Latest Venice news – Page 31
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NewsGrindstone takes Cymbeline for North America
Grindstone Entertainment acquires North American distribution rights for Shakespeare adaptation ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
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NewsVersatile acquires Chan’s Dearest
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese child abduction film to screen in Toronto following world premiere in Venice.
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NewsLars von Trier to make TV series
Lars von Trier is readying an English-language TV series called The House That Jack Built.
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NewsCroatia, Italy, Slovenia plan new co-pro programme
New programme has budget of €120,000 per year.
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NewsNetflix's Italian challenges; IQIYI's Chinese boom
Is Netflix coming to Italy? Not any time soon if the comments at yesterday’s Venice Film Market panel, “VOD in China and Europe - What is the strategy for Netflix arrival”, are taken as the measure.
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NewsWords With Gods to launch with inter-faith campaign
Further details have emerged of the marketing and release plans for religious-themed portmanteau picture Words With Gods, which features contributions from such directors as Guillermo Arriaga, Emir Kusturica, Mira Nair and Hector Babenco.
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NewsCinephil strikes Italian deal for The Look of Silence
Follow-up to the Act of Killing goes from Venice to Telluride and Toronto.
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NewsIran's Tales selected for int'l festivals
Rakhshan Bani-Etemad’s feature, which upset Iranian censors, is in competition at the Venice Film Festival.
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NewsWiseman working on Titicut Follies ballet
Documentary legend Frederick Wiseman is to revisit his first documentary, 1967’s Titicut Follies.
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NewsVilla Touma director surprised by controversy
Few films in Venice this year have arrived trailing as much controversy in their their wake as Palestinian-Israeli filmmaker Suha Arraf’s new feature Villa Touma, which screens in Venice Critics Week.
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NewsCoproduction Office boards Fires On The Plain
Shinya Tsukamoto’s film plays in Venice Competition and Toronto Wavelengths.
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NewsVenice Film Market on the rise
Entering its third edition, the Venice Film Market is ramping up.
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NewsFortissimo takes Theeb world rights
Fortissimo Films has acquired world rights, excluding the Middle East, UK and Switzerland, to Venice Orizzonti title Theeb, directed by Naji Abu Nowar.
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NewsVenice to honour Frances McDormand
US actress best known for her work in Coen Brothers’ movies including Fargo to receive talent award.
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NewsIsrael demands money back from ‘Palestine’ film
Suha Arraf’s Villa Touma, selected for Venice Critics’ Week, received $400,000 from the Israel Film Fund but has been classified as Palestinian by the director.
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NewsVenice adds Bogdanovich, Penn docs
Two new documentaries about cinema, centred on the work of US directors Peter Bogdanovich and Arthur Penn, have been added to the Venice Classics strand of the 71st Venice International Film Festival (Aug 27 - Sept 6).One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & The Lost American Film by Bill Teck ...
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NewsVenice Days premiere for Larry Clark
Kids director to world premiere The Smell of Us at Venice Days.
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NewsVenice wanted Gone Girl, Inherent Vice
Artistic director says US focus on local market may have contributed to Venice missing out on the new films.