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NewsAurit Zamir appointed new director of Israel’s Sam Spiegel International Film Lab
Zamir, who is a producer and graduate of the Sam Spiegel Film School, replaces Renen Schorr.
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‘Parasite’ backer CJ Entertainment, RedBird Capital in $275m Skydance investment
Partners aim to create universally appealing stories, strengthen presence across Asia-Pacific region.
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Globalgate adds Indonesia’s Falcon to worldwide consortium of partners
Other partners include Televisa, TF1, Nordisk, Tobis, Rai, Kadokawa.
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Oscars 2020 speeches: crowd demands encore after ‘Parasite’ producer cut off
Representation across borders was a key theme in many speeches.
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How Cannes winner ’Parasite’ made history to win the best picture Oscar
Trailblazer has grossed more than $165m at global box office.
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Oscars 2020: South Korea’s ’Parasite’ becomes first foreign-language film to win best picture
Bong Joon Ho named best director.
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Australia’s Aquarius hires former STXinternational senior executive Rachel Okine
Company pipeline includes Guy Pearce directorial debut Poor Boy.
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Tokyo Film Festival sets 2020 dates, new TIFFCOM venue
Festival and market will be held at the same time and in venues that are walking distance from each other.
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Sundance films earn Frameline LGBTQ+ completion funds (exclusive)
Frameline increases total awards sum from $25,000 to $30,000.
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Disney+ ahead of schedule as global subscribers hit 28.6m
Platform will launch in India on March 29 and in Belgium, Nordics, Portugal in summer.
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Filmart 2020 in the balance as coronavirus fears hit plans for Hong Kong event
Organisers are in talks with exhibitors and partners about whether to proceed, postpone or cancel.
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James Gray, Jessica Hausner, Mark Mangini join Doha’s Qumra Masters programme
Feted film professionals will each deliver a masterclass at talent development event.
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“The smells are more intense”: Bong Joon Ho on the black-and-white version of ‘Parasite’
Bong Joon Ho hosted a masterclass at IFFR this week.
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Chinese streaming platforms flourish during virus outbreak
The cancellation of Chinese New Year releases, and the fact that China has quarantined more than 50 million people, is turning out to be a huge boon for the nation’s streaming services.
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Doha supports new film and TV projects by Hicham Lasri, Soudade Kaadan and Karim Aïnouz
Qatari institute supports a record 42 projects in autumn funding round.
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“We are ready to fight and go to court”: Rotterdam directors discuss censorship
Five directors spoke at a press conference at IFFR.
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Anurag Kashyap on the challenges of launching an arthouse VoD service in India
Blockchain-powered VOD platform myNK was launched in 2019 through India and Singapore-based MinersInc.
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How the Chinese film industry is responding to the coronavirus crisis
For an industry that was already suffering from unfavourable market and regulatory forces, the crisis has wiped out the most profitable box office season of the year.
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Locarno to fete Japan’s Kinuyo Tanaka in first retrospective devoted to female filmmaker
Pioneering filmmaker and actress was second woman to direct a feature in history of Japanese cinema.
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Chinese New Year film releases pulled due to coronavirus outbreak
Seven major blockbusters were set for release during the holiday.
