All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 17
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NewsFront Row boards Zaid Abu Hamdan’s crime thriller ‘Boomah’ starring Rakeen Saad
Filming is set to begin in spring 2024.
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NewsMENA’s Front Row promotes Nicolas Torloting, Carine Chaiban, Elie Touma
The moves comes as the leading MENA distributor ramps up activity.
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NewsFortissimo boards Feng Xiaogang comedy ‘If You Are The One 3’ (exclusive)
The follow-up comes 15 years after the original box office hit.
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NewsUS thriller ‘Fourth Wall’, romance ‘Chasing Red’ to shoot at Saudi’s Film AlUla
The films are the first two titles in a 10-project deal between Stampede Ventures and Film AlUla.
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NewsFatima AlBanawi's Saudi drama ‘Basma’ to premiere on Netflix
The drama marks the feature directorial debut of Saudi actress and filmmaker Fatima AlBanawi.
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NewsFormer Mister Smith exec launches management firm Untamed Talent, signs AB Shawky, Amjad Al Rasheed
‘Hajjan’ director Abu Bakr Shawky and ‘Theeb’ producer’ Bassel Ghandour on initial clint roster.
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Features‘HWJN’ director talks bringing a rare Saudi fantasy feature to screens
Director Yasir Al Yasiri talks to Screen about Saudi fantasy romance HWJN, which opens this year’s Red Sea International Film Festival
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NewsBaz Luhrmann investigated Saudi before committing to Red Sea jury
‘Elvis’ filmmaker is looking to champion original voices and emerging talent from Saudi Arabia.
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NewsKorea box office boosted by political drama ’12.12: The Day’
Box office in South Korea has faced a challenging 2023.
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NewsJoel Kinnaman, Freida Pinto join Red Sea jury; Ranveer Singh, Diane Kruger to receive honours
Baz Luhrmann will preside over the jury for the third edition of the festival
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NewsJerome Paillard to head industry for new Asia-Europe Young Cinema Festival in Macau
Festival veteran Marco Mueller will oversee the new festival, which is set to launch in January.
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NewsMichael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’ to close Red Sea film festival, International Spectacular line-up revealed
Films from Sofia Coppola, Ava Duvernay, John Woo and Hayao Miyazaki to be screened.
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NewsIndia boosts film production incentive to 40%, cap raised to $3.6m
An addition 5% bonus will be granted for “significant Indian content”.
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NewsJapan’s Gaga Corp. acquired by entertainment firm Genda
Gaga’s Tom Yoda will retain a stake in the company.
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NewsWarwick Thornton’s ‘The New Boy’ wins Golden Frog at Camerimage 2023
Yorgos Lanthimos drama ‘Poor Things’ won two prizes.
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FeaturesOscars international feature race 2024: the Asia Pacific contenders
Parasite and Drive My Car won the 2020 and 2022 international feature Oscars — but the Asia Pacific region failed to land a nomination at the 2023 awards.
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FeaturesHow Mumbai Film Festival is sowing the seeds of a new industry market
The Indian festival’s fledgling Market Place includes companies from Europe, Saudi and beyond.
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NewsChina’s Fantawild Animation launches expanded sales division at AFM (exclusive)
The studio is behind the hit ‘Boonie Bears’ franchise.
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FeaturesAFM 2023: The hot projects from South Korea
A horror comedy, mystery thriller and giant robot feature are among the titles being introduced by South Korean sellers at AFM.
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FeaturesAFM 2023: The hot projects from Hong Kong and China
Hong Kong and mainland China sellers return with projects that include the sequel to box-office smash ‘Table For Six’ and the latest from superstar Donnie Yen.