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Lucía Aleñar’s anticipated first feature ‘Forastera’ confirms April shoot (exclusive)
The Spain-Sweden co-production will shoot entirely on location on Mallorca.
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Peruvian Indigenous-language drama ‘Yana-Wara’ sells to Italy’s Exit Media (exclusive)
‘Yana-Wara’ is screening in competition at this month’s Malaga Film Festival in Spain.
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British Urban Film Festival appoints new director
Jennifer G Robinson will take over from Justin Chinyere.
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‘Dragonkeeper’ director Salvador Simó now preparing ‘Caramel’s Words’ (exclusive)
Source: Courtesy of Sygnatia Salvador Simó Salvador Simó, the Spanish co-director of Málaga film festival opener Dragonkeeper is readying his next animation Caramel’s Words, about the friendship between a deaf child and a camel. The story takes place in the Sahara desert, depicting the harsh life of ...
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Berlin award-winner ‘All Shall Be Well’ to open 2024 Hong Kong film festival
The festival will close with Miyake Sho’s ‘All The Long Nights’.
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Kino Lorber acquires Bruno Dumont's Berlinale selection 'The Empire'
Memento International has closed a raft of territory deals.
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TIFF premiere ‘I Don’t Know Who You Are’ lands US deal (exclusive)
Queer drama will open in select US theatres in May.
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Magnolia Pictures, Participant acquire TIFF selection ‘The Grab’
Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary investigates land grabs to control food and water.
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Claire Denis talks new Africa-set film ‘The Fence’, and why she will never retire
“The best way to retire is to die. I would like to go on making films.”
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Berlinale confirms 2025 dates
The 2025 will be the first under the aegis of incoming festival director Tricia Tuttle.
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Irish doc ‘Don’t Forget To Remember’ wins audience award at Dublin film festival (exclusive)
Further DIFF winners included ’Do Not Expect Too Much From The End Of The World’, ’That They May Face The Rising Sun’ and ’Bye Bye Tiberias’.
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BFI London Film Festival reveals 2024 dates
The 68th edition will be the second under the aegis of Kristy Matheson.
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Berlinale co-director Carlo Chatrian says closing-night criticism ‘weaponises antisemitism’
“The award ceremony on Saturday, February 24 has been targeted in such a violent way that some people now see their lives threatened.”
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Doha Film Institute execs call for ceasefire to “genocide in Gaza” at Qumra opening
DFI CEO Fatma Al-Remaihi and artistic advisor Elia Suleiman spoke on the ongoing conflict.
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Isaki Lacuesta and Pol Rodríguez’s ‘Saturn Return’ to world premiere at Malaga Film Festival; line up unveiled
Lacuesta previously won a slew of awards at Malaga for ‘The Next Skin’.
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Xavier Dolan named 2024 jury president for Cannes’ Un Certain Regard
Canadian filmmaker and actor has a long track record of premiering his films at the festival.
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BFI, British Council expands travel grant fund for international festivals and events
The organisations will issue £623,000 across three years.
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LGBTQ+ org Frameline appoints first woman of colour as executive director
Allegra Madsen served as interim executive director and director of programming prior to appointment.
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Berlinale funds under threat but festival co-director says closing-night speeches “not antisemitic”
”The Berlinale stands for democracy and openness. We are explicitly opposed to discrimination and all forms of hatred,” said Mariette Rissenbeek.