All articles by Melanie Goodfellow – Page 2
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Berlin 2020: Screen’s guide to the Special, Forum and Generation titles
Agnieska Holland, Oleg Sentsov, and the mysterious ‘Dau’ project all feature.
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Berlin 2020: Screen’s guide to the Panorama titles
Queer identities, poverty in smalltown Texas, and migrants dreaming of a better life all feature.
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Berlin 2020: Screen’s guide to the Encounters titles
This is the first year of the Encounters section at the Berlinale.
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Berlinale Series’ new head Julia Fidel on her bold first selection
This year’s titles include Freud, Stateless with Cate Blanchett and Trigonometry directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari.
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EFM chief talks staying relevant in the age of the streamers
“The DNA of the market and what is actually being done here has changed,” says Matthijs Wouter Knol.
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EFM preview: Will Carlo Chatrian’s debut selection breathe new energy into the market?
Ditching the out-of-competition category, reducing the number of Panorama titles and creating the Encounters sidebar has been welcomed by the industry.
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France’s Daniela Elstner sets out her priorities as new Unifrance chief
She talks about increasing support for producers, advising on the overhaul of France’s audiovisual laws and a code of conduct to support victims of sexual harassment.
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The global film industry storylines set to dominate 2020
Streaming launches, Disney dominance, and changes at major festivals will be among the big talking points for the film industry in 2020.
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Original documentaries chief Diego Bunuel to leave Netflix
There are no plans to replace him at present, according to the streaming giant.
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French 2019 box office report: admissions recover, indie market share declines
The box office in France bounced back this year with the upper reaches of the chart were dominated by Disney.
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Russian drama wins €50,000 Eurimages prize in Les Arcs
Buzzy non-prize winners included Lamb and Shorta.
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Netflix, Gaumont team on animation adaptation of Paul McCartney’s 'High In The Clouds'
McCartney created original songs and music for film based on children’s adventure novel he co-wrote.
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Filmmakers at Risk initiative launched by European Film Academy, IDFA and IFFR (exclusive)
Helen Mirren, Jafar Panahi lend support to new initiative focused on filmmakers in danger.
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Autobiographical documentary ‘In A Whisper’ wins top IDFA prize
UK director Lucy Parker’s investigative work Solidarity wins best first appearance prize for debut features.
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‘Cook F*** Kill’: First trailer for Mira Fornay’s Tallinn premiere
The film will have its world premiere at Tallinn’s Rebels With A Cause competition.
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Screen unveils Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2019
Screen has announced the five filmmakers and actors selected for the third edition at the Cairo International Film Festival.
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Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2019: Kawthar Younis, filmmaker (Egypt)
Her 2016 graduation film A Present From The Past became a breakout arthouse hit.
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Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2019: Fares Landoulsi, actor (Tunisia)
He makes his international debut next year in Netflix series Messiah.
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Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2019: Nisrin Erradi, actress (Morocco)
She won praise for her performance in Maryam Touzani’s debut feature Adam, which premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes.
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Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2019: Raed Alsemari, filmmaker (Saudi Arabia)
He made history over when his short film Dunya’s Day became the first Saudi film to premiere theatrically at home since the lifting of the cinema ban in 2018.