All articles by John Hazelton – Page 34
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FeaturesToronto 2020 preview: Screen’s guide to the gala and special presentations
Toronto International Film Festival (September 10-19) has this year selected 50 titles.
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FeaturesBritBox eyes expansion in North America, more original content
BritBox’s North American operation having grown by 20% during the pandemic.
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NewsWarner’s ‘Tenet’ secures September 4 date for China
Christopher Nolan tentpole will take advantage of China’s early cinema re-opening.
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NewsWarnerMedia shakes up film, streaming and TV, creates new international unit
Studio head Ann Sarnoff and HBO programmer Casey Bloys promoted as restructure ‘elevates’ HBO Max
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NewsHFPA president Lorenzo Soria dies, aged 68
Soria covered Hollywood for Italian publications and served three terms as HFPA president.
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NewsUS judge approves end to exhibition business consent decrees
The ruling clears the way for the Department of Justice to end restrictions on studio practices.
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NewsTribeca Film Festival moves to early June slot for 2021
New York event will return for twentieth anniversary edition after cancelling this year’s April run.
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News‘Trollhunters’ animated feature coming from Guillermo del Toro for DreamWorks, Netflix
The film will feature characters from Del Toro’s three Tales Of Arcadia Netflix series.
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NewsSundance set for shortened run in 2021
The festival is also expected to spread out beyond Park City and reduce audience sizes.
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NewsFantasia Festival adds third wave titles, John Carpenter masterclass
The Canadian virtual festival will include more than 100 features and 200 shorts.
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NewsViacomCBS launching new international streaming service in 2021
The service will include Paramount Pictures features and original series from US cable network Showtime.
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NewsICM signs new WGA agreement as packaging dispute drags on
Two of the four major agencies have now agreed to new representation terms for writers.
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NewsReport attacks Hollywood for “appeasing” Chinese gatekeepers
Writers organisation PEN America says studios are setting a bad standard for the rest of the world.
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NewsMillennium’s ‘Till Death’ starts shoot at Bulgaria’s Nu Boyana
Thriller is the first American production to shoot at the studio since the start of the pandemic shut down.
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NewsDisney sets ‘Mulan’ for premium VoD and theatrical in September
CEO Bob Chapek says release pattern for delayed blockbuster is a “one-off.”
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NewsGrandave takes worldwide on Venice Days entry ‘My Tender Matador’ (exclusive)
Rodrigo Sepulveda’s pan-Latin American drama will be offered to buyers during the Toronto market.
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NewsJake Gyllenhaal’s Nine Stories in New Republic first look deal
1917 producer New Republic adds Gyllenhaal company to its first look roster.
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NewsSteve McQueen’s ‘Lovers Rock’ to open New York Film Festival
The film will join two others from McQeen’s Small Axe anthology in the New York line-up.
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NewsHollywood Foreign Press Association protects “monopoly position,” says lawsuit
Legal action says the Golden Globe voter group excludes qualified applicants from membership.
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NewsSTX takes US rights on Kevin Macdonald’s untitled Jodie Foster thriller
Legal thriller - originally known as Prisoner 760 - previously went to STX for the UK and international.