All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 45
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NewsCurzon CEO Philip Knatchbull to leave UK distributor and exhibitor after 17 years (exclusive)
Knatchbull will remain in post until November.
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NewsUK’s Equity launches AI toolkit to protect performers from unregulated technology
The toolkit was produced after Equity received a substantial increase in members contacting the union for advice and support following an AI surge.
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News‘The Full Monty’ writers picket series premiere in support of US writers’ strike
Series creator Simon Beaufoy and co-writer Alice Nutter have shown their support for the US writers’ strike by picketing the Disney+ show’s premiere.
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NewsWriters’ Guild of Great Britain plan UK protest to support US strike
It will take place in London’s Leicester Square on June 14.
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NewsLeo Leigh’s comedy drama ‘Sweet Sue’ snapped up for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
HanWay Films represents sales on Leigh’s feature debut.
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NewsNordisk Film Production appoints new head of international financing, co-production
Muselaers joins from Benelux production outfit the Lumière Group.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ swings into cinemas
Also new this weekend: Disney’s ‘The Boogeyman’ and Paul Mescal-starring musical drama ‘Carmen’.
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NewsPicturehouse Entertainment swoops up Un Certain Regard title ‘Only The River Flows’ (exclusive)
It is the third feature from Chinese filmmaker Wei Shujun, and the sixth title Picturehouse has picked up from this year’s Cannes.
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NewsMister Smith Entertainment to handle sales on Tribeca MMA documentary ‘Stylebender’
Mister Smith is overseeing international sales and co-representing North American rights with WME Independent.
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NewsBafta unveils dates for 2024 film awards ceremony, nominations
As per last year, the ceremony will take place during the Berlinale in February.
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NewsDeluge of packages overwhelms Cannes buyers as international deal-making carries on
“Everyone felt like there was too much product out there.”
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News“We can’t be all the answers,” says BFI Filmmaking Fund team at Cannes’ UK Pavilion
“Be as production-ready as possible,” they advised of applications to the new-look Fund.
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NewsMubi picks up Cannes’ Un Certain Regard title ‘The Settlers’
It is the feature debut of Chilean filmmaker Felipe Gálvez.
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NewsFatima Djoumer named CEO of Europa Cinemas as founder steps down
Claude-Eric Poiroux steps down as general director after 30 years.
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FeaturesCannes Confidential: Protagonist Pictures’ George Hamilton remembers the “genuinely wild” ‘American Honey’ party
He joined the UK sales company in 2013 and is now on his 11th Cannes.
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News’Give Me Pity!’ lands for UK and Ireland (exclusive)
Sophie von Haselberg stars in the film that has played at Rotterdam, Fantasia, Edinburgh and Fantastic Fest.
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NewsBFI, Diversity In Cannes reflect on Black women in film programme: “This has to happen again”
The BFI teamed up with Yolonda Brinkley’s Diversity In Cannes to launch a programme of events to build creative and financial partnerships for Black women in film.
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News“It’s really tough”: producers and financiers debate future of independent film at Cannes’ Investors Circle
Panellists cite slowdown in streamer investment and difficulties in attracting audiences to cinemas.
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NewsUK Global Screen Fund partners on European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian filmmakers
The emergency funding programme has an overall budget of €1.2m.
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NewsBFI’s Mia Bays, Ama Ampadu and Louise Ortega to explore restructured Filmmaking Fund at Cannes’ UK Pavilion
Taking part will be Mia Bays, director of the BFI National Lottery Filmmaking Fund and Ama Ampadu and Louise Ortega, the fund’s senior production and production executives.