All articles by Melanie Goodfellow – Page 6
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NewsJury for Arab Critics’ Awards for European Films revealed
The award will be announced at the Cairo International Film Festival I Egypt (November 20-29)
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News‘Arab Blues’ starring Golshifteh Farahani scores Canada deal (exclusive)
Farahani as a French-trained psychoanalyst attempting to build a practice in post-revolutionary Tunisia.
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FeaturesAlice Winocour talks ‘Proxima’: “Cinema doesn’t often show women as both a mother and a super-heroine”
Alice Winocour talks to Screen about her Platform title Proxima, the story of an astrophysicist juggling astronaut training with bringing up her young daughter.
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FeaturesDirectors of Venice doc ‘Woman’: “Weinstein, MeToo… we weren’t surprised when this all happened”
The documentary gives voice to 100 women from all walks of life on topics ranging from what it means to be a woman, to motherhood, marriage, education and darker subjects such as sexual violence and genital mutilation.
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NewsThe Bureau Sales pounces on snow leopard doc ‘The Velvet Queen’ (exclusive)
The film follows award-winning French nature photographer and explorer Vincent Munier.
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NewsIndie Sales boards Brazilian period drama ‘All The Dead Ones’ (exclusive)
Dutra whose credits include 2011 Un Certain Regard entry Hard Labor and Good Manners, which won the Locarno jury prize in 2017.
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NewsFrance TV Distribution launches sales on love triangle drama ‘Dreamchild’, releases first look (exclusive)
Company also announces first sales on ‘Between Two Worlds’.
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NewsPrinc Films boards sales on Marie Grahtø’s Venice Critics’ Week title ‘Psychosia’ (exclusive)
Danish filmmaker Grahtø’s feature debut stars Lisa Carlehed and Victoria Carmen Sonne.
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NewsIDFA artistic director Orwa Nyrabia ignites Saudi film festival debate
Festival chief posts incendiary critique of Saudi Arabia’s plans to launch its first major film festival.
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NewsCarine Chaiban joins Dubai-based distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment
Chaiban takes up the role of senior director of non-theatrical.
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NewsKarim Aïnouz talks new Algerian revolution doc ‘Nardjes, Algiers, March 2019’ (exclusive)
The Un Certain Regard winner found himself caught up in Algeria’s revolution earlier this year
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NewsPolanski producers attempt to draw line under ‘An Officer And A Spy’ controversy
The film was warmly received at its first Venice screening.
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FeaturesCan Red Sea Film Festival reconcile its bold vision with Saudi Arabia’s political controversy?
Saudi Arabia is receiving ongoing criticism for its human rights record.
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NewsRed Sea International Film Festival announces $3m worth of prizes
New ‘Yusr’ awards are named after a type of black coral found in the Red Sea.
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News“Most of the people who harass me do not know me,” says Roman Polanski
Polanksi was interviewed for press notes of his Venice Competition film ’An Officer And A Spy’.
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NewsLuxbox secures French rights to Isabel Sandoval’s ‘Lingua Franca’, unveils first trailer (exclusive)
The film is playing in both Giornate degli Autori at Venice and iin competition at the LFF.
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NewsVenice opening night shines a spotlight on complexity of gender debate
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s The Truth puts spotlight on motherhood, female relationships and the nature of cinema itself.
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NewsEgypt’s El Gouna Film Festival unveils 2019 line-up
‘Aladdin’ star Mena Massoud confirmed to attend.
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NewsWild Bunch boards Tunisian TIFF divorce drama ‘Noura’s Dream’ (exclusive)
The film explores themes of female independence in contemporary Tunisia.
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NewsKristen Stewart, Sophie Turner, Sienna Miller, Catherine Deneuve head to Deauville Film Festival
Festival celebrating US cinema unveils full line-up of 45th edition.