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NewsUNIC weighs in on ‘Trolls World Tour’ release row
“Unusual circumstances should not be used to redesign a longstanding business model.”
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NewsLocarno Film Festival cancels 2020 edition, creates special prizes for stalled films
The physical festival will be replaced with a new format called “Locarno 2020 - For the Future of Films”.
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NewsIndian actor Irrfan Khan, star of ‘The Lunchbox’, ‘Life Of Pi’, dies aged 53
Award-winning actor announced a cancer diagnosis in 2018.
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NewsBFI launches £2m crisis fund for UK indie films impacted by Covid-19
Up to £150,000 will be awarded to productions interrupted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsVertigo acquires ‘Fanny Lye Deliver’d’ for UK; sets digital release (exclusive)
Thomas Clay’s period drama stars Maxine Peak and Charles Dance.
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NewsChina’s Huayi Brothers reports $565m loss for 2019, removes CEO Jerry Ye
Beleaguered Chinese studio plans to raise $325m (RMB2.3bn) in a private placement of shares to repay debt and boost capital.
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NewsScreen Talks: BFI CEO Ben Roberts reveals plans to restart production and retain the UK’s competitive edge
Roberts conducts first major interview since taking the role in mid-February.
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NewsKorea’s Jeonju film festival to go ahead without a public audience
Screenings for the International and Korean Competition sections will be held with only the relevant filmmakers and jury members in attendance.
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NewsIDFA chief talks finding new online audiences, plans for 2020 edition
Visitors to festival’s IDFA Online Collection webpage surge during global lockdown.
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NewsFrench cinemas to remain closed until early June, with large gatherings banned until September
French government presented strategy to lift Covid-19 strategy to parliament on Tuesday.
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NewsBeijing International Film Festival to run online version with streamer iQiyi
Fest was scheduled to take place in mid-April; Shanghai film fest still on schedule to take place in June.
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NewsWar of words erupts after AMC says it will ban Universal films from its global sites (update)
Tensions rise over threat to theatrical exclusivity model.
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NewsMubi launches UK Cinema Fund to support exhibitors during lockdown (exclusive)
Fundraising campaign will contribute to the BFI’s FAN Covid-19 Resilience Fund.
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NewsAcademy allows Oscar contenders to launch on streaming or digital platforms during pandemic
Oscar show keeps February 2021 date as top brass “recognise the importance of work being seen and also celebrated when audiences appreciate movies more than ever.”
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NewsBleecker Street to release ‘Military Wives’ on digital platforms in US
Distributor partnering with groups through expanded ’Community Cinema’ programme.
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News‘Trolls World Tour’ numbers signal long-term shift, NBCUniversal head says
”As soon as theatres reopen, we expect to release movies on both formats.”
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NewsHFPA extends Golden Globes eligibility rule change amid pandemic
Ruling continues ”until a date to be determined by HFPA when cinemas in the Los Angeles area have generally reopened.”
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NewsNeon promotes Elissa Federoff, Christina Zisa
Documentary Spaceship Earth debuts online on May 8 in traditional and non-traditional venues.
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NewsOliver Hermanus’ ‘Moffie’ leads Curzon streaming chart
‘Portrait Of A Lady On Fire’, ‘And Then We Danced’ lead MUBI, BFI Player charts.
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NewsKaren Gillan to play double role opposite Aaron Paul in ‘Dual’
Production is scheduled to start later this summer.