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CommentWhat terms must I include if I commission a screenplay from a writer?
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: Abigail Payne, a partner in the Film and Television Group of law firm Harbottle & Lewis, explains.
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NewsEddie Redmayne leading BAFTA buzz
Star Wars actor John Boyega pulls ahead among BAFTA Rising Star contenders.
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NewsEFM: Protagonist boards Dome Karukoski’s 'Tom Of Finland'
Drama about the iconic gay artist to shoot in Sweden.
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NewsBrazilian YouTube stars Porta Dos Fundos shooting feature
Porta dos Fundos - Contrato Vitalicio, from the YouTube comedy troupe, is now filming in Rio de Janeiro.
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Reviews'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny': Review
Dir. Yuen Wo-ping. US/China, 2016, 96 mins
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NewsCinesite opens animation studio in Montreal
Top brass at the effects and feature animation studio said on Monday the 54,000 sq ft Canadian hub – backed by Québec’s investment arm, among others – will get nine features into production and create 500 permanent jobs by 2020.
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NewsUS Briefs: Julie Delpy joins 'The Bachelors'
Plus: Call Me Francesco to open LA Italia festival; and more…
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CommentSpotlight shifts to Berlin
After a buzzy Sundance for US deals, attention now turns to Berlin and the European Film Market (EFM), which for the European film industry always serves as the pre-eminent launchpad to the year’s deal-making.
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FeaturesEFM preview: changing fortunes
The Sundance plays made by Fox Searchlight for The Birth Of A Nation and Amazon for Manchester By The Sea will be hot topics at the European Film Market (EFM). Jeremy Kay explores what the deals mean for the independent sector.
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FeaturesProduction Focus: Ireland hits its stride
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: The Irish film industry is walking tall thanks to the success of Brooklyn and Room, and a record seven titles launching at Sundance. Tom Grater looks at how Ireland aims to build on its creative prosperity.
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FeaturesOn Location: 'Alone In Berlin'
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: Originally conceived as a German-language project, Alone In Berlin failed to entice financiers. But when Hans Fallada’s novel was republished in English to huge acclaim, director Vincent Pérez re-imagined the film. Now it is making its debut in Competition at the Berlinale.
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FeaturesThomas Vinterberg on how his unusual childhood inspired 'The Commune'
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: Thomas Vinterberg tells Wendy Mitchell about drawing on his childhood for his most personal film yet, The Commune, which reunites him with the stars of Festen and is screening in Competition at Berlin
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FeaturesUK VFX industry going above and beyond
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: The UK’s VFX facilities are growing on the back of rising global demand. But how is the pressure to meet deadlines affecting business models and employees?
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NewsGSP Studios to sell 'Mad To Be Normal' at EFM
The R.D. Liang biopic stars David Tennant in the lead role, alongside Elisabeth Moss.
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NewsArtist Richard Billingham to direct first feature film
The producers are launching a kickstarter campaign to unlock further funding for Ray & Liz.
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NewsPluto Film acquires Berlinale Generation title 'Mellow Mud'
The sales outfit has also taken two other films for EFM: Yaniv Berman’s Land Of The Little People and Jan Speckenbach’s Freedom.
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NewsCinema do Brasil promotes Panorama pair
The Brazilian promotional body will attend the EFM for the tenth consecutive year to talk up a slate of national films that includes Panorama selections Time Was Endless and Don’t Call Me Son.
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NewsBritish Council adds two film programme managers
Jemma Desai to work on shorts and global exhibition; Wendy Mitchell takes permanent post working on festivals and digital.
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NewsSXSW Midnighters includes 'Hush', 'Carnage Park'
Mike Flanagan’s eagerly anticipated film that thrilled buyers at a secret screening in Toronto last September is among the ten-strong genre roster in the 23rd edition of the festival, set to run from March 11-19 in Austin, Texas.
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NewsFilm4 funding increased to record $36m; signs Fox Searchlight deal
New deals announced with Fox Searchlight and The Inbetweeners creators FP Films in statement of intent from Film4 boss David Kosse.