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NewsGlobal box office heading for 58% improvement in 2022, says analyst Gower Street
However, the global box office is not likely to return to pre-pandemic levels until 2023.
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NewsUniversal moves ‘Fast & Furious 10’ 2023 release to May
Separately Sony Pictures moves Brad Pitt thriller Bullet Train from April 8 to July 15, 2022.
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NewsBritBox International to launch in Nordic region
Expansion grows BBC Studios and ITV streaming service footprng to eight countries.
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NewsNBCUniversal to debut most films on Peacock 45 days after theatrical starting in 2022
Strategy shortens UFEG pay 1 windows but does not impact studio’s exisiting PVOD deals with exhibitors
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NewsDisney pulls ‘Fatal Attraction’ director Adrian Lyne’s first film in nearly 20 years from release schedule
British director’s credits include Unfaithful, Fatal Attraction, Indecent Proposal.
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NewsUK Global Screen Fund backs further nine co-productions, including ‘Merkel’ and ‘The Miracle Club’
Countries the UK will co-produce with include China, South Africa and Chile.
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NewsFace coverings mandatory in English cinemas from Friday but no Covid pass
England has adopted ‘Plan B’ following fears over a surge in Omicron cases
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NewsIFC acquires Australian Academy Awards winner ‘Nitram’ starring Caleb Landry Jones
Wild Bunch International handles international sales.
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NewsMiddle East heavyweights Cedars Art, Ritix launch theatrical label Arab Motion (exclusive)
Joint venture spurred by burgeoning Saudi box office following the lifting of 35-year cinema ban.
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NewsApple Studios to produce Adam McKay, Jennifer Lawrence Theranos feature ‘Bad Blood’
Apple Studios producing in association with Legendary Pictures.
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News‘West Side Story’ banned in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, other Gulf nations
Disney refuses to comply with requests for cuts in other countries in the region.
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NewsGerman distributors push back releases amid Covid surge but Berlinale holds firm
Tighter national measures mean cinemagoers must be vaccinated or have proof of recovery from Covid-19.
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NewsBlu-ray label Kani Releasing to bring Asian cinema to North America
Label aims to support up-and-coming filmmakers as well as reintroduce underseen classics from acclaimed directors to NA audiences.
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NewsAngel Oak Films closes US, territory sales on South African drama ‘Good Life’ (exclusive)
Erica Wessels plays broken-hearted oral hygienist who flees Cape Town for Greece.
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NewsVenice 2020 title ‘Listen’ picked up for UK and Ireland release (exclusive)
It will be in cinemas and available to stream on May 13 2022.
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NewsMeet the Dutch duo who created Picl, one of the first digital platforms for arthouse theatres
“We are our own best customers,” says Picl co-founder Noortje van de Sande.
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NewsFilm Bazaar highlights post-Covid need for indie funding, distribution support
Speakers on the Knowledge Series panels discussed the precarious position of South Asian independent filmmaking following the pandemic.
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NewsWildcard lands UK-Ireland rights to small-town GAA drama ‘Lakelands’ (exclusive)
It is the debut feature from Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney, whose short film Drifting starring Paul Mescal premiered in Galway last year.
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NewsHot Docs entry ‘Love And Fury’ lands North America, UK, Australia distributor
Director Sterlin Harjo co-created FX comedy Reservation Dogs with Taika Waititi.
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NewsGKids adds ‘Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko’ to awards season pipeline
Distributor plans awards run on latest collaboration with Studio 4°C.