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FeaturesGlobal Production Awards 2025 winners: Economic and Social Impact
Third Global Production Awards were held on May 19 at the Mademoiselle Gray Barriere in Cannes.
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FeaturesTarik Saleh: ‘Eagles Of The Republic’ is about “how much you can bend a man before he breaks”
’Eagles Of The Republic’ is the final instalment of Tarik Saleh’s Cairo trilogy.
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Features“I completely froze, and just burst into tears”: Six first-time feature producers on scoring a Cannes premiere
Rare are the producers who land an appearance on the Croisette with their first features.
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FeaturesWord of mouth: Screen Scotland’s Isabel Davis on her ruthless family WhatsApp group
Davis is the executive director of Screen Scotland.
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Features‘Pillion’ director Harry Lighton on finding the light in his transgressive queer drama: “I didn’t want the sex to feel like empty provocation”
Harry Lighton makes his feature debut with queer sub-dom drama ‘Pillion’.
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FeaturesNeeraj Ghaywan, director of Un Certain Regard premiere ‘Homebound’, talks 10-year gap between films, getting notes from Martin Scorsese
Ghaywan attributes the length gap between the two films to Cannes and his own imposter syndrome.
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FeaturesNew studios and growing investment: why South Africa is "definitely open for business"
The country has highly skilled crews and a competitive exchange rate.
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FeaturesBFI Filmmaking Fund team talk Cannes success, AI and investment strategy
My Father’s Shadow, Pillion and Urchin have been selected for Cannes.
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FeaturesFrance is now a go-to shooting destination to replicate territories such as Hollywood, Mexico and Iraq
France has a competitive tax incentive, revamped studios and VFX prowess.
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FeaturesHow Cannes Competition title ‘Sirat’ shot in the searing heat of the Moroccan desert
Morocco’s stunning scenery, skilled crew and 30% rebate make it a magnet for filmmakers.
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Features“A love letter to Lagos”: ‘My Father’s Shadow’ producers talk filming on location in Nigeria
Nigerian cinema joins the A-list with Akinola Davies Jr’s debut, following two brothers on a road trip across Lagos. Screen talks to producers Rachel Dargavel and Funmbi Ogunbanwo.
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FeaturesKleber Mendonca Filho on ‘The Secret Agent’: “I chose [the title] because it’s mysterious, exciting and sexy”
’The Secret Agent’ is Kleber Mendonca Filho’s third Palme d’Or contender.
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FeaturesMoroccan film sector's “vibrant female presence” is helping to strengthen its international outlook
Maryam Touzani, Laïla Marrakchi and Meryem Benm’Barek-Aloïsi are among a slew of Moroccan filmmakers with new work in the pipeline.
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FeaturesWhy Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' is the latest major production to shoot in Morocco
Christopher Nolan’s ’The Odyssey’ is the latest high-profile production to visit the North African nation.
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FeaturesIn focus: Cannes Festival’s 2025 Immersive Competition projects
Ellie Calnan talks to head of programming Elie Levasseur about the nine projects competing for the top prize in Cannes’ Immersive Competition dedicated to virtual reality and other new technologies, now in its second year.
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FeaturesKristen Stewart unpacks her feature directorial debut ‘The Chronology Of Water’
“I’m an angry optimist,” says the actress-turned-filmmaker
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FeaturesBasque Country's tax incentives and luscious landscapes are an appealing destination for productions
Filming on Catherine Zeta-Jones revenge thriller Kill Jackie began in March.
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FeaturesHow Spain and the Canary Islands became a hotspot for international production
The country has attractive tax incentives, magnificent landscapes and impressive local crew.
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FeaturesCarla Simon on taking big creative risks for new film ‘Romería’
Romería is the third film in Carla Simon’s cycle of personal films exploring her roots and identity.
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FeaturesHow powerful Hollywood players helped Iraq’s Hasan Hadi make feature debut ‘The President’s Cake’
Hadi’s crowdpleaser, screening in Directors’ Fortnight, is a co-production between two unlikely filmmaking partners: Iraq and the US.