All articles by Melanie Goodfellow – Page 45
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FeaturesCannes 2020: Industry debates pros and cons of festival label
Expectations are running high that the festival will announce some sort of Official Selection in the coming weeks.
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NewsLe Pacte sells French rights for ‘Pinocchio’ to Amazon Prime Video
Wide French theatrical release in March was cancelled due to Covid-19 lockdown.
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NewsLocarno Film Festival cancels 2020 edition, creates special prizes for stalled films
The physical festival will be replaced with a new format called “Locarno 2020 - For the Future of Films”.
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NewsIDFA chief talks finding new online audiences, plans for 2020 edition
Visitors to festival’s IDFA Online Collection webpage surge during global lockdown.
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NewsFrench cinemas to remain closed until early June, with large gatherings banned until September
French government presented strategy to lift Covid-19 strategy to parliament on Tuesday.
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NewsDario Argento producers deny reports Daft Punk to score ‘Dark Glasses’
Dark Glasses is 80-year-old Italian director Dario Argento’s first film in eight years.
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NewsTV sales professionals talk lessons learned from virtual markets
“It’s not enough to simply put the shows online.”
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NewsCharades, Neon sign innovative sales on three titles including ‘She Dies Tomorrow’
Sundance docs ’Spaceship Earth’ and ‘The Painter And The Thief’ are also part of the deal.
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NewsRosalie Varda joins mk2 films to manage 800-title classic film catalogue
Appointment comes hot on heels of mk2’s Netflix deal in France.
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NewsCharades seals fresh deals on ‘Swallow’ as title gets VoD boost in the US (exclusive)
Indie title topped the US box office chart in April thanks to drive-in cinema screening.
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News‘Between Two Dawns’, ‘Grace’ clinch top awards at Turkey’s Meetings on the Bridge
15th edition took place online due to Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsWorks of François Truffaut, Jacques Demy head to Netflix, following mk2 deal
50 classics films in catalogue will be available on Netflix in France in deal running for rest of 2020.
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NewsFilmmakers react to Qumra Online: “It was beautiful this happened in such hard times”
“People wanted to be productive and help the filmmaking community.”
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NewsSeries Mania extends project component of Digital Forum until May 29
Online platform was created to replace physical event that was due to take place in northern French city of Lille.
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FeaturesMy Working From Home Life: Lebanese producer Georges Schoucair
“We finished the shoot for Ely Dagher’s Harvest just as the first case of Covid-19 was reported in Lebanon.”
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NewsCannes acknowledges late June start no longer possible, considering other options
Film festival mulling options after government bans large gatherings until at least mid-July.
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NewsCannes dealt blow as France bans larger gatherings until mid-July
National lockdown extended through May 11.
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NewsInternational buyers talk virtual markets, Cannes odds and holding the theatrical line
“Pre-buying is very tricky, when you don’t know when they are going to be able to shoot the film.”
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Newsmk2 films veteran Juliette Schrameck reveals departure from leading French sales outfit
Schrameck piloted sales on titles including ’Personal Shopper’ and ’Portrait Of A Lady On Fire’.
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NewsFestival Scope, Shift72 join forces as online film festivals proliferate
Paris-based festival platform specialist and online streaming expert sign exclusive deal.









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