All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 48
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NewsProtagonist boards game-show thriller ‘Press Your Luck’
A first-look at the thriller, based on a true story about a game show scandal, has also been unveiled.
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NewsCannes UK Pavilion to host talks on indie tax credit, international co-pros, engaging audiences
There will also be Talent Talks with creatives including Sandhya Suri and Robbie Ryan.
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NewsThea Gajić’s Cannes Great 8 selection ‘Surviving Earth’ swept up by Bankside Films (exclusive)
The film will feature in the Cannes Great 8 showcase.
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NewsKevin Spacey facing civil trial in UK over sexual assault
The trial relates to an assault that took place in 2008.
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NewsDiane Keaton to star in survival thriller ‘Constance’ for WestEnd Films (exclusive)
Mark Pellington will direct the film which is set to shoot in August in Los Angeles.
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NewsFilm Constellation hails supernatural horror ‘Black Cab’ starring Nick Frost, unveils first look (exclusive)
AMC Networks’ Shudder will release in North America, UK-Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, later this year.
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NewsJamie Bell, Olivia Cooke lined up for Nathalie Biancheri’s romance ‘Takes One To Know One’
The Rome-set film is produced by Potboiler, BCDF Pictures and Chippy Tea Productions.
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NewsAnthony Hopkins to play composer George Frideric Handel for Embankment Films
Welsh operatic mezzo-soprano star Katherine Jenkins is an executive producer.
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NewsLee Tamahori’s ‘The Convert’ starring Guy Pearce sells to key territories, including North America (exclusive)
Magnolia Pictures will release in North America on July 12.
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NewsUK’s Cannes Great 8 showcase includes ‘Bring Them Down’, ‘The Salt Path’
Further titles include ‘Brides’, ‘On Falling’ and ‘Surviving Earth’.
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NewsGlenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Henry Winkler, Don Johnson to star in ‘Encore’ for Protagonist
The comedy is from the producers of ’The Twilight Saga’ and ’The Maze Runner’ trilogy, Temple Hill Entertainment.
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NewsCharades, Mubi board Seán Dunn’s ‘The Fall Of Sir Douglas Weatherford’ (exclusive)
A first-look image of the dark comedy starring Peter Mullan has also been unveiled.
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NewsA24 boards John Patton Ford’s ‘Huntington’ for US; Ed Harris, Margaret Qualley join cast
Harris and Qualley join the previously announced Glen Powell.
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NewsBFI Creative Challenge Fund for project and talent labs unveils first recipients
Film Constellation, Sheffield DocFest and Glasgow Film Festival have received awards.
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NewsSundance Film Festival: London unveils industry programme; Carlos López Estrada to deliver keynote (exclusive)
The June event will also feature speakers from Searchlight Pictures, Studiocanal, BFI, BBC Film, Film4 and Bafta.
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NewsPaul Schrader's Cannes title ‘Oh, Canada’ lands France deal
Arclight Films is handling international sales, with WME Independent co-repping domestic rights with producer David Gonzales.
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NewsJinga Films adds sci-fi horror ‘Protos’ to Cannes slate (exclusive)
The UK genre sales specialist has boarded husband-and-wife team Brian and Laurence Avenet-Bradley’s sci-fi horror.
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NewsTrue Brit Entertainment hires eOne, Pathé UK exec Chris Besseling
Besseling joins Zygi Kamasa’s company as head of theatrical distribution, marketing and publicity.
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NewsJoy Gharoro-Akpojotor wraps directorial debut ‘Dreamers’; The Yellow Affair to handle sales (exclusive)
’Dreamers’ is the directorial debut of ’Blue Story’ producer Gharoro-Akpojotor, produced by Emily Morgan of Quiddity Films.
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NewsReason8 picks up buzzy dark comedy ‘Tummy Monster’ starring Lorn Macdonald (exclusive)
The dark comedy stars ’Bridgerton’ actor Lorn Macdonald.