All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 16
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NewsMubi scoops Cannes Competition title ‘The Girl With The Needle’
Marks the third Palme d’Or contender secured by the streamer and distributor.
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NewsProducer Roger Frappier readies adaptation of children-of-war novel ‘The Orange Grove’ (exclusive)
The film will be written and directed by rising Arab filmmaker Murad Abu Eisheh.
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NewsRialto appoints head of acquisitions, secures major funding boost (exclusive)
The distributor is hunting up to eight strong titles at the market.
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NewsNeon snaps up Mohammad Rasoulof’s Cannes contender ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’
The filmmaker has fled his native Iran following pressure from authorities over the feature.
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NewsFocus Features lands Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Bugonia’, starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons
The feature is a remake of South Korean science fiction comedy ‘Save The Green Planet’.
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NewsMAD picks up Cannes titles ‘Ghost Trail’, ‘The Village Next To Paradise’ for MENA (exclusive)
Further upcoming titles from the 30-strong haul include Anne-Marie Jacir’s upcoming ‘All Before You’’.
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News‘Goodbye Julia’ takes top prize at Critics Awards for Arab Films
‘Four Daughters’ and ‘Inshallah A Boy’ also ranked among the big winners at the awards.
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NewsTony Leung to head Tokyo film festival jury
The Hong Kong star will serve as president of the international competition jury.
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NewsBarunson E&A sells Indonesian horror ‘Respati’ to US, Asia (exclusive)
It is directed by Sidharta Tata, whose feature debut ‘Waktu Maghrib’ ranked as the fifth biggest title at the Indonesian box office in 2023.
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News‘Civil War’ set as first A24 production to land China theatrical release
The Alex Garland feature will open in mainland China on June 7.
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NewsFront Row takes global distribution rights to Saudi-Emirati comedy ‘Al Eid Eiden’
The feature is set for a theatrical release on July 4.
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NewsFinecut lands pre-sales of ‘The Desperate Chase’, sells ‘A Normal Family to US (exclusive)
‘The Desperate Chase’ marks the second feature of ‘Devils’ director Kim Jae-hoon.
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NewsKorean remake of ‘You Are The Apple Of My Eye’ heads to Cannes market (exclusive)
K-pop stars Jung Jin-young and Dahyun to lead romantic comedy drama.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2024: Gu Pengyuan (China)
In his role as Head of Programme at FIFF, he helped discover Lan Tian’s Southern Afternoon.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2024: Viknesh Kobinathan (Singapore)
Kobinathan is film programmer is Singapore’s Asian Film Archive.
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NewsKorean horror thriller ‘Tarot’ lands sales across Asia (exclusive)
‘Parasite’ star Cho Yeo-jeong is among the cast of the anthology film.
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FeaturesCannes 2024: South Korea hot projects
Screen profiles some of the top titles being showcased by Korean sellers at the festival and market.
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NewsMohammad Rasoulof flees Iran, calls for support ahead of Cannes premiere
The Iranian auteur had been sentenced to eight years in prison.
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NewsMAD World takes sales on Lebanese thriller ‘In This Darkness I See You’ (exclusive)
The newly launched sales company will launch the ghost story at the Cannes market.
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NewsJapanese film fund from K2 Pictures to launch at Cannes; backing Hirokazu Kore-eda, Takashi Miike projects
The company is led by former Toei producer Muneyuki Kii.