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NewsVisit Films closes key sales on SXSW entry ‘40 Acres’ led by UK, Middle East (exclusive)
Magnolia plans early summer theatrical release in the US.
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NewsActress felt “humiliated and totally powerless” working with Noel Clarke, court hears
Actress tells court that Clarke apologised later “if he made me feel uncomfortable”.
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NewsDisney CEO Bob Iger talks ‘Coco’ sequel, AI; board rejects anti-DEI measure
Exec also says AI “may be the most powerful technology that our company has ever seen”.
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NewsFormer Screen Star of Tomorrow David Jonsson among CinemaCon honourees
Screen Star of Tomorrow 2023 David Jonsson among honourees.
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NewsApple TV+ reportedly losing more than $1bn a year
The Information says that tech giant has been spending more than $5bn a year on content, but has started to cut this back.
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NewsBFI Flare comedy ‘Departures’ picked up for sales (exclusive)
The queer comedy marks the first feature from collective Punk Spirit Films.
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NewsWorldwide box office share for UK indie films up in 2024, led by ‘Conclave’
UK independent films performed best in the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand.
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NewsDiana Sanchez named executive director of Canada’s Hot Docs
Veteran starts on March 31, succeeding interim executive director Janice Dawe.
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NewsTom Cruise to receive BFI Fellowship
The ’Mission: Impossible’ actor will also participate in an in-conversation at the BFI Southbank.
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News‘Night Mayor’, ‘Scarecrows’ win works in progress prizes at Meeting Point Vilnius
Jury member Barbara Wurm of the Berlinale Forum said she was impressed by the attendees at this year’s event.
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NewsMAD World boards sales on Yomna Khattab’s ’50 Meters’ ahead of CPH:DOX debut (exclusive)
The documentary marks a rare co-production between Egypt and Denmark.
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NewsBerlin Silver Bear winner ‘Living The Land’ lands US deal (exclusive)
Huo Meng’s second feature is set in 1991 China as it undergoes enormous socio-economic upheaval.
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NewsFilms Boutique takes on sales for Ira Sachs’ ‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ (exclusive)
The film starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall world premeried at Sundance and played in Panorama at Berlin.
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News“‘Conclave’ might have disappeared on a streaming platform,” director Edward Berger tells UK exhibitors
Berger was speaking at the UK Cinema Association’s annual conference in London.
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NewsFree speech activism doc ‘The Dialogue Police’ secures North America deal (exclusive)
Further distribution deals for Norway, Denmark.
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NewsBusan film festival appoints Jung Hanseok director, nearly two years after departures
The film programmer will begin his four-year tenure on March 21.
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News‘Plan 75’ director Chie Hayakawa among selection for Japan’s global networking scheme
The filmmaker is one of four emerging filmmakers chosen for the second Film Frontier Global Networking Program.
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NewsGlobal Cinema Federation report highlights need for more appealing films
72% of more than 68,000 global film-goers believe theatrical experience is good value for money.
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NewsSundance entry ‘Heightened Scrutiny’ among LGBTQ+ stories backed by Frameline fund (exclusive)
“If we don’t tell our own stories — and support our own stories — no-one else will.”
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NewsWarner Bros moves PTA Leo DiCaprio film to September, pushes ‘The Bride!’ into 2026
Horror Weapons moves from 2026 into August.