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All articles by Melanie Goodfellow – Page 18
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NewsRussian LGBTQIA+ drama ‘Red Rainbow’ scoops top project prize at Series Mania
Eight-part drama was among 15 projects pitched in Series Mania’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions.
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NewsCairo 2021 moves forward to avoid Red Sea overlap
It will now not overlap with the inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia.
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NewsSeries Mania kicks off first physical edition in two-and-a-half years
The festival will showcase 60 drama series while some 2,000 professionals have signed up for industry events.
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NewsBest Friend Forever boards Calais ‘Jungle’ romance ‘A Change Of Heart’ (exclusive)
True love story co-stars French actress Marina Foïs opposite rising French-Afghan actor Seear Kohi.
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NewsSeries Mania to honour HBO Max exec Christina Sulebakk in new women’s initiative
HBO Max EMEA general manager Sulebakk is overseeing the EMEA rollout of HBO Max.
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NewsAfghan filmmaker exodus continues as Shahrbanoo Sadat quits country
The award-winning director is best known for Wolf And Sheep and The Orphanage.
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FeaturesLocarno’s Open Doors head Sophie Bourdon evaluates the end of the Southeast Asia cycle
Locarno’s Open Doors bids farewell to Southeast Asia and Mongolia this year, but pledges to stay connected with the region.
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Features“I’ve been working with my pleasure principle”: Locarno’s new artistic director on programming 2021 edition
Locarno returns as a physical event after last year’s mainly online edition, with a new artistic director at the helm.
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FeaturesIndependent VoD players in focus: FilmoTV
Launched by Wild Bunch in 2008, FilmoTV is one is France’s oldest digital distribution platforms and works across both SVoD and TVoD.
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NewsFrance unlocks $107m extra funding for Covid-19 hit cinema industry
$70m has been set aside for cinemas that were closed for a total of 300 days due to the health crisis.
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NewsCovid-19 health pass wreaks havoc on French summer box office
Box office has fallen by 50-70% following the introduction of mandatory Covid passport for cinema attendance on July 21.
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NewsMemento International boards Venice Horizons title ‘Miracle’ (exclusive)
Miracle is Romania’s first entry to a competitive section of Venice in 12 years.
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NewsSeven talking points from the Venice 2021 line-up
Return of the studios, UK and Italian presence, a new section… and what about Covid?
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NewsLocarno to honour Japan’s Mamoru Hosoda with new Locarno Kids Award
Festival will give Hosoda’s Cannes title ‘ Belle’ a Piazza Grande screening.
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NewsTotem racks up deals on Cannes Grand Prix winner ‘Compartment No.6’ (exclusive)
Juho Kuosmanen’s latest shared Cannes’ Grand Prix with Asghar Farhadi’s ‘A Hero’, and also scooped the Ecumenical Prize.
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NewsReel Suspects posts deals on sex worker romance ‘Bliss’ (exclusive)
Second feature from Germany’s Henrika Kull debuted in Berlinale’s Panorama this year.
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NewsDirectors’ Fortnight prize winner ‘A Chiara’ heads to multiple territories for mk2 films (exclusive)
Film world premiered in Directors’ Fortnight winning top Europa Cinemas award.
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NewsCharlotte Colbert’s ‘She Will’, Gleb Panfilov’s ‘100 Minutes’ join Locarno line-up
Swiss festival is gearing up for its first physical edition in two years, running August 4-14.
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NewsCannes mayor says he is ‘certain’ Mipcom will take place in October
“The film festival has been a demonstration that we can and must organise events,” says David Lisnard.
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FeaturesNabil Ayouch discusses youthful Cannes hip-hop drama ‘Casablanca Beats’
Drama was inspired by cultural centre Ayouch spearheaded in Casablanca slum neighbourhood.