Latest Berlin news – Page 29
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NewsPhoenix rises for Martin Villeneuve’s ‘Imelda’
UK-based sales outfit Phoenix Worldwide for international sales.
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NewsFilmmaker Guy Nattiv addresses Helen Mirren ‘Golda’ casting controversy: “She’s got the Jewish chops”
Mirren’s casting as Israeli prime minister Golda Meir ignited debate over non-Jewish people playing Jewish roles.
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News‘Past Lives’ leads Screen’s jury grid nearly mid-way through the Berlinale Competition
Eight films have screened with 11 more to come.
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NewsEuropean initiative to support Ukrainian cinema launched at the Berlinale
A budget of more than €1m to support feature-length films from the country.
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NewsJohn Malkovich on disappearance of ‘Seneca’ castmate Julian Sands: “It’s a very sad event”
British actor Sands has been missing in California’s San Gabriel Mountains since January 13.
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NewsSpain’s ‘Iván & Hadoum’, Ukraine’s ‘The Blindsight’ win top prizes at Berlin Co-Production Market
Each will receive a prize of €20,000 from Eurimages.
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News101 Films International celebrates six Christmas film pickups (exclusive)
Titles all directed by ‘The Duff’ director Lane Shefter Bishop.
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NewsBerlin 2023: Screen’s dailies
Browse Screen International’s daily editions from the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival and European Film Market.
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NewsSylvia Hoeks, Jamie Bell set to star in Anna Nicole Smith drama ‘Hurricanna’ (exclusive)
Sierra/Affinity handles international sales.
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NewsReel Suspects scores key deals on erotic drama ‘White River’ (exclusive)
The film world premiered in Rotterdam’s Bright Future Competition.
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NewsKirill Serebrennikov’s ‘The Disappearance’ to shoot later this year
The exiled Russian producer is in Berlin with Encounters title ’The Cage Is Looking For A Bird’.
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NewsWorld Cinema Fund expands distribution offering
The Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund (WCF) is expanding its distribution offering to European territories beyond Germany.
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NewsKleptocracy doc ‘Breaking Social’ steals early deals at EFM
Fredrik Gertten’s feature doc Breaking Social has been selected to world premiere in competition at CPH:Dox.
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NewsJunji Sakamoto’s ‘Okiku And The World’ lands China distribution deal (exclusive)
The film received its world premiere in Rotterdam’s Big Screen Competition.
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NewsVietnamese action ‘578 Magnum’ shoots around the world for Media Move (exclusive)
578 Magnum was Vietnam’s official entry to the Oscars.
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NewsYellow Veil sells key territories on ‘Living With Chucky’, ‘King On Screen’ (exclusive)
Rights go in UK & Ireland, Australia/New Zealand, Italy.
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NewsSphere Films reports brisk EFM sales on ‘Riceboy Sleeps’, ‘Vikings’, ‘Into The Weeds’ (exclusive)
Canadian sales agents licenses Viking, Into The Weeds to US.
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NewsPEG boards genre trio for EFM led by creature feature ‘Crom’ (exclusive)
Action thriller Safehouse, family sci-fi Space Pups on slate.
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NewsMexican animation ‘Little Eggs: An African Rescue’ scrambles further deals for Odin’s Eye (exclusive)
Animation set for France (Alba) and the UK and Ireland (Dazzler).
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NewsOther Angle sends French comedy ‘Sweet Little Things’ worldwide (exclusive)
French schoolhouse-set comedy directed by Mélanie Auffret.