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NewsFilmmaker Jafar Panahi leaves Iran for first time in 14 years
The award-winning auteur was released from prison in February.
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NewsRealness Institute partners with FAME Week Africa on three industry programmes (exclusive)
The Southern Africa-Locarno Industry Academy will be hosted with FAME Week in September.
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NewsMAD Solutions moves into sales with Cannes’ first Sudanese title ‘Goodbye Julia’ (exclusive)
Mohamed Kordofani’s debut feature will premiere in Un Certain Regard.
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NewsPalestine territory documentary ‘H2: The Occupation Lab’ scores US theatrical deal (exclusive)
Further deals for Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Turkey.
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NewsDocaviv unveils Israeli titles including competition lineup for 25th anniversary edition (exclusive)
13 titles in Israeli Competition including eight world premieres.
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NewsMiddle East’s MBC Group partners with Tokyopop on anime production venture
Initiative will focus on series but will also consider features.
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NewsDW Akademie Film Development Fund selects 15 filmmakers from Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda for grants
Recipients receive €10,000, training and mentoring.
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NewsIdris Elba, Mo Abudu partner on Afro-centric development slate and education initiative
Partership will develop joint film and TV development slate and offer pathways into industry for new talent
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NewsMichael Winterbottom on slow pace of UK filmmaking, streamer influence on indies, future projects
“In the heyday of cinema, everyone was making a film a year.”
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NewsFantawild deals for ‘Boonie Bears: Guardian Code’ include UK, France, Canada (exclusive)
The UK, France, Canada and EMEA among key sales.
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NewsCostume designer Jacqueline West describes hiding a secret item in Timothee Chalamet’s ‘Dune’ outfit
West has worked with Scorsese, Inarritu, Malick; and will design for Saudi project Neom.
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NewsStephen Frears’ ‘Billy Wilder And Me’ aiming for 2024 shoot, says Qumra master Christopher Hampton
Hampton gave updates on ‘Heart of A Soldier’, ‘White Chameleon’ and ‘Dalila’.
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News12 Saudi, Arab and Africa projects selected for Red Sea Lodge’s 2023 development programme
Programme is held in collaboration with TorinoFilmLab.
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NewsLynne Ramsay updates on ‘Stone Mattress’, ‘Polaris’, ‘Moby Dick’; talks Ezra Miller connection (exclusive)
Scottish filmmaker “hoping” to make Margaret Atwood adaptation ‘Stone Mattress’ this year.
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NewsDoha Film Institute unveils 44 projects for Qumra 2023
This year’s edition takes place in-person March 10-15 and online March 19-21.
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NewsFirst in-person Qumra in four years secures Masters including Lynne Ramsay, David Parfitt
Christopher Hampton, Michael Winterbottom also among speakers at the Doha incubator.
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NewsKristen Stewart, Berlinale Competition jurors join Iran solidarity demonstration
Downpour on red carpet didn’t stop around 100 guests showing solidarity.
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NewsActing debut of Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage wraps in Ghana (exclusive)
The project is also the first feature from African production company Unbound Studios.
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NewsWide acquires Apolline Traoré’s Berlinale Panorama feature ‘Sira’ (exclusive)
Paris-based sales company takes worldwide rights to Sahel-set feature
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NewsCercamon boards world sales on Berlinale Panorama title ‘Green Night’ (exclusive)
Director Han Shuai previously won the Generation KPlus Grand Prix for ‘Summer Blur’.