All articles by Melissa Kasule – Page 4
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FeaturesAml Ameen on making ‘Boxing Day’, the UK’s first Christmas-set romantic comedy led by an all-Black cast
Meeting his now-agents at Idris Elba’s wedding accelerated the project.
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NewsSan Sebastian winner ‘Blue Moon’ acquired for Spain
Germany’s Patra Spanou negotiated the deal with distributor Film Buró.
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NewsPaul Webster to deliver keynote speech at the UK’s Production Finance Market
The award-winning producer will deliver the keynote at the two-day event held at BFI London Film Festival.
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NewsDiane Kruger, Talia Ryder to star in ballet drama ‘Joika’; Embankment closes first sales
Territories include Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece, Israel, South Africa and Portugal.
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NewsFilm4 and NFTS unveil £50,000 scholarship in honour of the late Sue Bruce-Smith
The Sue Bruce-Smith scholarship was announced at the NFTS’ 50th anniversary fundraising gala.
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NewsFran Kranz’s Sundance hit ‘Mass’ to debut on Sky in the UK and Ireland
Sky is also planning a theatrical releaes for Fran Kranz’s directorial debut.
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NewsPrano Bailey-Bond wins Screen FrightFest Genre Rising Star 2021
Bailey-Bond wins the award for feature debut ’Censor’.
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NewsZurich Film Festival to honour Paolo Sorrentino
Paolo Sorrentino will receive the Tribute to… Award at the 17th Zurich Film Festival.
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NewsTLA Releasing acquire UK and North American rights to two Turkish LGBTQ+ focused films
Leyla Yilmaz’s ’Not Knowing’ and Ümit Ünal’s ’Love, Spells And All That’ premiered at Antalya in 2019.
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NewsUK’s Grimmfest reveals 2021 festival line-up (exclusive)
Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe’s ‘The Beta Test’ will open the festival.
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NewsPeccadillo Pictures picks up a trio of titles from women directors (exclusive)
The UK and Ireland-based distributor acquires Cannes’ titles.
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NewsNFTS unveils 2021 Sue Gibson cinematography award nominees (exclusive)
Award nominees include previous Bifa and Bafta nominees.
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NewsEdinburgh film festival unveils 2021 programme
Features world premieres of Cindy Jansen’s documentary Prince Of Muck and Richie Adams’ The Road Dance.
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NewsThe Ink Factory hires Warp Films exec as head of production
Barry Ryan replaces former head of production Tracey Josephs.
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NewsRyusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Drive My Car’ finishes top of Screen’s 2021 Cannes jury grid
Justin Kurzel’s ’Nitram’ and Joachim Lafosse’s ’The Restless’ were the final two films to land on the grid.
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NewsApichatpong Weerasethakul’s ‘Memoria’ soars to second on Screen’s Cannes jury grid
Bruno Dumont’s ‘France’ and Nabil Ayouch’s ’Casablanca Beats’ also land on the grid.
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News‘Paris, 13th District’, ‘Red Rocket’ land mid-pack on Screen’s Cannes jury grid
Today’s grid also includes Ildiko Enyedi’s ’The Story Of My Wife’.