All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 208
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NewsAct of Killing wins at Doc/Fest
Joshua Oppenheimer’s documentary wins jury award at the Sheffield festival.
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NewsPalin: TV production like selling toilet paper
Michael Palin, the travel documentary presenter and Monty Python comedian, has taken a swipe at some modern forms of documentary storytelling.
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NewsNBCUni expands consumer VoD service
NBCUniversal is offering its movie subscription VOD service PictureBox Films direct to consumers in the UK and Ireland following a major redesign and rebrand of the site.
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NewsMuhammad Ali theatrical doc planned
EXCLUSIVE: Passion Pictures, executive producer of Searching for Sugar Man and The Imposter, board documentary centred on recorded conversations of the boxing champion.
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NewsBradford ties with Bollywood school
BFI hosts launch of Bradford-Whistling Woods International Film School.
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NewsPixel Lab 2013 projects named
Power to the Pixel has selected more than 30 participants for its cross-media workshop.
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NewsBerlinale Residency launches second round
The international Berlinale Residency fellowship programme is inviting six filmmakers with their latest film projects to Berlin to finalise their screenplays, and develop production and distribution strategies.
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NewsOdessa reveals competition line-up
Fredrik Bond’s The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman among the 11 films competing for the Golden Duke award at the 4th OIFF.
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NewsWanda adds Christie digital projectors
Wanda Cinema Line, Asia’s largest cinema chain, has added 350 Christie Solaria Series 2K and 4K digital projectors to its expanding screen base in China.
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NewsUniFrance to receive first CineEurope award
Award will recognise more than 60 years of promoting and distributing French films around the world.
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NewsSundance Channel expands to DirecTV Latin America
September launch will make Sundance Channel available for the first time in seven Latin American countries.
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NewsStudent Academy Awards names winners
Miss Todd, directed by Kristina Yee from the UK’s NFTS, wins Best Foreign Film - the first animated feature to ever win the category.
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NewsLevel K ignites Rocket sales
Kim Mordaunt’s Tribeca and Berlinale winner The Rocket has been snapped up in the UK and Middle East among others.
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NewsEFA masterclass to spotlight animation
The European Film Academy’s masterclass will this year will focus on animation.
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FeaturesHeather Croall, Sheffield Doc/Fest
The 20th Sheffield Doc/Fest promises to be one of its biggest and most “mind-blowing” to date, festival director Heather Croall tells Michael Rosser.
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NewsAmazon unveils Storyteller tool
Amazon has launched a free online tool that enables writers and filmmakers to quickly turn their scripts into storyboards.
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NewsLocarno to honour Sergio Castellitto
Italian actor, director and screenwriter Sergio Castellitto is to be honoured at the 66th edition of the Locarno Film Festival (August 7-17).
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NewsBritdoc launches Euro film fund
Britdoc has unveiled a new fund open to independent documentary filmmakers across Europe – and revealed the first two recipients.
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NewsContent secures Milius rights; StudioCanal takes UK
Content Film has snapped up international sales rights (excluding Spain) to a documentary about John Milius, the director of Conan the Barbarian and screenwriter behind Apocalypse Now.
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NewsBAFTA, Sargent-Disc pact for Filmmakers’ Market
UK event for budding filmmakers includes a directors masterclass and a session on crowdfunding.