Latest festival news – Page 69
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NewsToronto unveils Wavelengths, Classics selections
Classics includes restored version of Jacques Rivette’s New Wave film L’amour Fou.
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NewsAustria’s new film and TV incentive schemes fuel growth in local and international productions
FISA+ and ÖFI+ schemes have paid out €40m in grants since launch in January.
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NewsHaugesund’s New Nordic Films to host UK focus including four co-production pitches
Hot Nordic works-in-progress at the Norwegian event include ’Handing The Undead’ starring Renate Reinsve.
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NewsMichael Mann’s Venice premiere ‘Ferrari’ granted SAG-AFTRA interim agreement
But will Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz et al attend the Lido?
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NewsFilms Boutique boards latest film from Bhutanese director of Oscar-nominated ‘Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom’ (exclusive)
Bhutanese director Pawo Choyning Dorji’s ‘The Monk And The Gun’ plays in Toronto’s Centrepiece programme next month.
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NewsLocarno round-up: festival’s attendance up 6%; Pitching Day projects; €300,000 development fund launch
Admissions to indoor screens are up, but Piazza Grande open-air screenings hit by rain.
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NewsCrowdfunding campaign in support of low-income writers attending BFI London Film Festival tops 100 backers
Critics Hanna Flint and Hannah Strong have launched the campaign.
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NewsSan Sebastian WIP Latam selection includes Lola Arias, Maximiliano Schonfeld projects
The six projects are all Latin American Films in post-production.
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NewsRoya Sadat’s ‘Sima’s Song’ among San Sebastian’s WIP Europa projects
Five projects from Germany, Spain, Hungry and Turkey will participate in this year’s initiative for films in post-production.
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NewsLocarno artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro addresses the drop in films by female directors in festival’s line-up
Fewer films by female directors were selected for this year’s programme
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NewsSarajevo’s Kinoscope strand selects ‘Disco Boy’, ‘The Vanishing Soldier’
18 films across three Kinoscope sections.
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NewsThe French summer film festivals shining a spotlight on hot local titles with international appeal
Cannes may get all the attention, but France’s summer film festivals are essential launchpads for local features ready to hit the international market. Here are the ones to look out for.
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NewsNYFF completes main slate with films from 18 countries
The Zone Of Interest, Poor Things and Last Summer among the new additions.
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NewsProjects from Dominican Republic and Nicaragua among big winners at Locarno’s Open Doors
’Three Bullets’ by Génesis Valenzuela wins three prizes, with Gloria Carrión’s ’Pantasma’ also honoured.
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News‘My Life As A Courgette’ director Claude Barras’ ‘Savages!’ supported by Valais’ new rebate scheme
’Savages!’ is one of three projects to secure funding from Swiss canton’s cash rebate scheme.
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NewsLynne Ramsay to receive honorary award at Sarajevo 2023
Director’s 2017 feature ‘You Were Never Really Here’ to have an open-air screening at the festival.
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NewsMelbourne reveals pitch winners as industry head Mark Woods steps down
Three projects win places at London’s Production Finance Market.
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NewsLocarno round-up: Swiss broadcaster SRG boosts film funding; Cinéconomie industry alliance launched
A digest of key Swiss industry news announced during the Locarno Film Festival.
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NewsFinnish Film Affair to open with Teemu Nikki’s ‘Death Is A Problem For The Living’
The industry event of Helsinki International Film Festival runs from September 20-22.
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NewsEmerald Fennell’s ‘Saltburn’ to open BFI London Film Festival in international premiere
LFF provides venue details for 2023 edition.