All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 25
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NewsAFM 2024: attendees prepare for Las Vegas dining, excursions, US election, and hard work
Market runs November 5-10 at Palms Casino Resort
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FeaturesAFM 2024: The buzz titles from the UK
Screen profiles a selection of key titles, at various stages of production, available across the market.
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NewsRomain Gavras’ Film4-backed ‘Sacrifice’ starts shooting in Greece, Bulgaria
Vincent Cassel, John Malkovich and Ambika Mod also join the cast.
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NewsTribeca gaming doc ‘Break The Game’ picked up for sales (exclusive)
The feature doc follows a celebrated gamer who loses her online fanbase after coming out as trans.
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NewsDaniel Hui’s ‘Small Hours Of The Night’ pulled from screening at Singapore International Film Festival (exclusive)
The film was refused classifcation by the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore.
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News“It’s make or break”: UK sellers talk AFM expectations ahead of first Las Vegas edition
After a chaotic 2023 edition in Santa Monica, UK sales agents hope a move to Sin City will give the AFM a fresh lease of life.
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NewsEmbankment on board for Rob Savage horror ‘Molepeople’ starring Anthony Ramos, Ben Mendelsohn
BoulderLight Pictures and Rough House Pictures produce the New York-set horror.
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NewsUK parliament to launch second British film and high-end TV inquiry
Artificial intelligence in filmmaking and the work of the BFI will be under the spotlight.
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NewsUK autumn budget confirms VFX tax relief uplift, generative AI exclusion dropped
A 40% relief in business rates for retail, hospitality and leisure has also been set.
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NewsSXSW prize winner ‘We Were Dangerous’ boarded for sales (exclusive)
New Zealand filmmaker Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu won a special jury prize for filmmaking at SXSW.
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News‘The Great Lillian Hall’ starring Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Pierce Brosnan picked up for sales (exclusive)
Signature Entertainment will launch sales at the upcoming AFM.
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NewsBritish Urban Film Festival unveils 2024 winners
Marcus Flemmings’ ’White Guilt’ took home the best feature prize.
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NewsErotic horror ‘Swap’ sells across North America and Europe (exclusive)
UK genre specialist Jinga Films represents sales.
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NewsBFI says it remains “committed” to African Odysseys strand amid concerns over its future (exclusive)
It is understood that David Somerset, who runs the programme, is facing redundancy.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ swings into 622 sites
Further new releases this weekend include ’The Room Next Door’, ’Emilia Perez’ and ’Dahomey’
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NewsThird season of ‘Good Omens’ to be feature-length episode for Amazon Prime Video
The third seaon was originally planned as a full series.
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NewsBankside’s ‘Learning To Breathe Under Water’ wraps production, locks in deals (exclusive)
Rory Kinnear and Maria Bakalova star in the project, from the producers of Kneecap.
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NewsJeremy Irvine, Rupert Everett, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett to star in ballroom comedy ‘The Light Fantastic’ for Cornerstone
Production is set to begin in the UK in early 2025.
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News“The doors are closing again”: Black creatives call out loss of commissioning momentum
A panel of four Black creatives, including ’Supacell’ producer Sheila Nortley, spoke yesterday on a panel at Bafta HQ.
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NewsUS stoner comedy ‘Extremely Unique Dynamic’ picked up for sales (exclusive)
New UK outfit Rapt Films International is taking the title to AFM.