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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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NewsDariusz Jablonski elected president of European Producers Club
Polish producer replaces outgoing Gudny Hummelvoll as Pandora da Cunha Telles, Carlotta Calori and Mariela Besuievsky become vice-presidents.
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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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NewsMeteore takes French rights to Paulo Carneiro’s ‘Savanna And The Mountain’ (exclusive)
Portuguese title plays in Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes.
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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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NewsProducer Roger Frappier readies adaptation of children-of-war novel ‘The Orange Grove’ (exclusive)
The film will be written and directed by rising Arab filmmaker Murad Abu Eisheh.
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NewsThailand’s BrandThink unveils thriller ‘Lublae, Khaeng Khoi’, boxing doc ‘5th Round’ (exclusive)
The features are being introduced to buyers at the Cannes market.
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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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News‘Midsommar’, ‘Infinity Pool’ creators join UK Next Wave Genre Lab (exclusive)
Programme will open for one month from June 17.
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NewsNeue Visionen unwraps French family comedy ‘Present Perfect’ (exclusive)
Present Perfect is directed by Raphaele Moussafir.
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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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NewsFilmotor picks up CPH:DOX, Hot Docs title ‘Wilfred Buck’ (exclusive)
Lisa Jackson’s documentary follows a member of Canada’s indigenous Cree people.
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NewsHong Kong-Asia fund delivers first awards to Stanley Kwan, Shunsuke Koga projects
The titles are ’All The Things We Have Done Wrong That Led Us To This’ and ’38.83’.
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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’.