Latest Cannes News – Page 9
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NewsSamantha Morton joins Ruben Ostlund’s ‘The Entertainment System Is Down’ (exclusive)
Morton joins previously announced cast Keanu Reeves, Kirsten Dunst and Daniel Bruhl.
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NewsMainland Europe and UK becoming one big production hub, say experts
Check out images from British Film Commission event.
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NewsNeue Visionen unwraps French family comedy ‘Present Perfect’ (exclusive)
Present Perfect is directed by Raphaele Moussafir.
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NewsPia Tjelta to star in ‘Don’t Call Me Mama’ for REinvent (exclusive)
Kristoffer Joner, Tarek Zayat, Kathrine Thorborg Johansen also star.
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NewsUS, UK distributors bite into BIFA winner ‘The Taste Of Mango’ (exclusive)
Chloe Abrahams won best debut director for her documentary at last year’s BIFAs.
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NewsWildstar inks deals on slate including romantic comedy ‘F.L.Y.’ (exclusive)
Further sales to France, Spain.
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NewsMexican producer Pimienta boards Sundance hit ‘Sujo’ as co-producer in Cannes (exclusive)
Company will add weight to film’s profile as it rolls out across Latin America through Cinepolis.
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News‘Twilight of The Warriors: Walled In’ set for a prequel and sequel (exclusive)
The two films will reunite filmmaker Soi Cheang with producers John Chong and Wilson Yip.
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NewsStoryboard Media boards ’The Island Between Tides’ for Cannes sales (exclusive)
XYZ Films represents North American sales.
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NewsHeads of Argentinian academy defiant in Cannes amid funding crisis
“We are here for our industry.”
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NewsFrancesca Archibugi to direct ‘The Italian Chapel’ for Blue Horizon, Greenboo Production (exclusive)
The long-gestating project has revived thanks to the new UK tax credit.
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NewsNaomie Harris, Lashana Lynch back new hair and make-up clause for Black and global majority actors
Garden Studios is one of several partners on the campaign.
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NewsUK publicist duo launch new business Critical (exclusive)
Critical will focus on campaigns for international independent cinema.
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NewsCannes Market brings in measures to alleviate Palais access bottlenecks
Long lines caused frustration over first four days.
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NewsNeon snaps up Mohammad Rasoulof’s Cannes contender ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’
The filmmaker has fled his native Iran following pressure from authorities over the feature.
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NewsCannes Close-Up: Anton’s Louis Balsan on his most memorable deal
Attendees should “prioritise films and build the rest of your schedule around that and not the other way around,” says Balsan.
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NewsNeon pounces in Cannes on Stephen King adaptation ‘The Monkey’
Production recently wrapped and Neon plans a 2025 theatrical release.
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News“We do not fund films in a vacuum”: UK’s film funders to discuss remit, risk and ambition at Cannes pavilion
Also taking place at the UK pavilion on Sunday (May 19) is a talent talk with Sandhya Suri, the writer-director behind Un Certain Regard title ’Santosh’.
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NewsBomb scare temporarily shuts down entrance to Cannes Palais
Festival staff required to close Palais entrance and terrace due to “suspicious” package.
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NewsPaul Schrader reveals details of next film ‘Non Compos Mentis’
The director described the film as ”a noir, [about] a kind of sexual obsession.”