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All articles by Melanie Goodfellow – Page 5
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NewsCannes confirms Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ has been selected for 75th edition
Australian director returns to Cannes for fourth time after ’Strictly Ballroom’, ’Moulin Rouge!’ and ’The Great Gatsby’.
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NewsFriends, colleagues of Mariupol-slain filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravičius evoke a singular talent
Producers, directors, and programmers recall a brave, fearless filmmaker.
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News‘Petrov’s Flu’ director Kirill Serebrennikov leaves Russia after travel ban lifted
The Russian theatre and film director was first spotted in Paris.
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NewsFeature film investment in France rose 75% year-on-year in 2021
The French production sector is on route to recovery as it plays catch-up after a difficult 2020 pandemic year.
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NewsAmir Ramses appointed director of Cairo International Film Festival
Egyptian filmmaker was previously artistic director of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival.
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News‘Le Monde De Demain’, ‘Chair Tendre’ among Series Mania 2022 winners
Accredited on-site attendance for forum gains 22% on 2019.
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FeaturesFour talking points from the Series Mania Forum 2022
The Euro push of the US streamers, the rise of the big European production groups and president Volodymyr Zelensky were among the topics in the spotlight.
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NewsFrance’s Indie Sales bolsters sales and acquisition team with two new hires
The company welcomes new staff as it prepares for the Cannes Film Festival and Marché du Film.
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NewsWarnerMedia to produce six to eight features a year for theatrical release in France
Company subsidiary Warner Bros. France has released 55 local production in the country over the last 25 years.
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NewsParamount+, France’s Gaumont strike high-end drama partnership
Gaumont’s previous drama hits include Lupin, Narcos, Barbarian and Stillwater.
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NewsFrance’s Vendôme, Pathé to work on US stage musical version of ‘Coda’
They are partnering with Los Angeles-based non-profit theatre company Deaf West Theatre.
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NewsIris Knobloch appointed Cannes Film Festival’s first female president
Former WarnerMedia executive will take up the role at the beginning of 2023.
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FeaturesQumra mentor Ghassan Salhab talks about his early career and his new Beirut vampire film
Senegalese-born, Lebanese-French director talks about his hands-off mentoring approach.
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Features“We wanted to make a punk film,” Ariel Escalante Meza talks ‘Domingo And The Mist’
Second feature revolves around a man refusing to leave land frequented by the ghost of dead wife.
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NewsSouth African drama ‘Paradys’ wins top Series Mania project prize
Drama was among 15 series projects pitched at Co-Pro Pitching Sessions.
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FeaturesHow Keshet Media Group blazed the trail in exporting Israeli drama and talent to the world
Tel Aviv-based Keshet Media Group has blazed the trail in exporting Israeli drama and talent to the world.
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NewsDamien Ounouri on his Algerian costume drama and Cannes hopeful ‘The Last Queen’
The feature is being showcased as a work in progress at Qumra this week.
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News“Don’t lose hope” - Qumra mentors Talal Derki, Tala Hadid, Annemarie Jacir offer words of wisdom
Award-winning filmmakers are helpin filmmakers develop their projects at the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra event.
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NewsCannes 2022: What is in the running?
Cannes Film Festival will announce the official selection for its 75th edition on April 14.
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Features“We want to be a nurturing place for independent filmmakers”: Doha Film Institute talks 360-approach
DFI meted out grants to 675 projects from 70 territories over the past decade but its remit goes far beyond funding.