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NewsIceland eases quarantine rules to allow in international productions
Iceland has successfully bought coronavirus under control, with only had three infections confirmed in May.
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NewsIndian cinema chains PVR, Inox push back against digital premieres
Major exhibitors protest at films moving straight-to-digital in the midst of India’s Covid-19 lockdown and cinemas closures.
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NewsSix more Indian movies to premiere digitally on Amazon Prime Video
All seven films are acquisitions during a time when Indian cinemas have been closed since mid-March.
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NewsLuca Guadagnino to direct ‘Scarface’ remake for Universal
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen wrote latest verison of screenplay.
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News‘Stray’, ‘Prayer For A Lost Mitten’ among Hot Docs winners
Rodrigo Reyes’s 499 (Mexico/USA) wins Special Jury Prize – International Feature Documentary.
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NewsFormer AwesomenessTV finance head named COO at Concordia Studio
Content stable includes Sundance U.S. grand jury prize-winner Boys State.
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NewsNorwegian government adds €7.7m to film funding for coronavirus support
€5m will come from the government, with €2.7m from the Norwegian Film Institute’s incentive scheme funding.
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NewsIstanbul Film Festival to screen 15 titles online including ‘Berlin Alexanderplatz’, ‘Martin Eden’
The films will run one a day from May 15-29.
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NewsProduction set to resume in Poland on May 18
Film and TV production in Poland has been shut down since mid-March.
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NewsMGM acquires George Miller’s ‘Three Thousand Years Of Longing’
Production expected to commence in Australia, London and Istanbul once guidelines permit.
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NewsNetflix picks up Luxembourg-Egypt comedy ‘Sawah’
Source: Deal Productions ‘Sawah’ Netflix has acquired Luxembourgish-Egyptian director Adolf El Assal comedy Sawah, starring popular Egyptian actor Karim Kassem as a Cairo-based DJ whose trip to Europe takes an unexpected turn when his identity papers are stolen. Under the acquisition, the film began screening in 46 ...
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NewsHungary’s NFI backs three films as production awaits relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions
Projects include historical drama ‘Erasing Frank’.
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NewsHBO Max and Quibi to headline Marché du Film’s Meet the Streamers event
The initiative has been reconfigured for the digital edition of the Marché, running June 22 to 26.
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NewsGoldfinch creates £500,000 loans fund for independent UK producers
Companies must pay a minimum £2,000 admin charge.
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NewsMentors, participants revealed for 2020 BFI Network/Bafta Crew scheme (exclusive)
Mentors include Becky Martin, Nia DaCosta, Bart Layton, Stephen Beresford and Michael Pearce.
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NewsScreen Yorkshire launches £200,000 Covid-19 support fund
The Indie TV and Film Development Fund will allocate grants up to £25,000.
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NewsNetflix acquires global rights to Jan Komasa’s ‘The Hater’
Komasa’s previous film ’Corpus Christi’ was nominated for best international feature at the 2020 Academy Awards.
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News‘Children Of Men’ screenwriter to adapt Wattpad book
What Happened That Night, The Hound to bemefit from new development fund.
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NewsAmazon to premiere ‘Gulabo Sitabo’ exclusively on Prime Video
Shoojit Sircar directed A Rising Sun Films production.
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NewsScreen Talks: Production experts talk new Covid-19 realities, pushing shoots to 2021
“There aren’t going to be as many people employed as previously.”