All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 75
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NewsFortissimo Films acquires Berlinale title ‘We Might As Well Be Dead’ (exclusive)
The satire opens Perspective Deutsches Kino.
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NewsBlue Finch Films boards sales on UK home invasion thriller ‘Barbarians’ (exclusive)
The UK company will launch sales at next month’s online EFM.
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FeaturesSiân Heder on ‘Coda’ success: “I hope it means more stories like this get told”
Writing and directing a film about a deaf family was one steep learning curve for Sian Heder.
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NewsJean-Jacques Beineix, director of ‘Diva’ and ‘Betty Blue’, dies aged 75
The French filmmaker passed away after a long illness.
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NewsRadu Jude’s ‘Heia, Heia, Safari!’ among projects heading to 2022 Berlinale Co-production Market
Projects from Agnieszka Holland, Burhan Qurbani and Sophie Hyde will also take part.
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NewsCineworld reveals strongest months of 2021; confirms appeal over Cineplex court judgement
The group ended 2021 with revenue at 88% of 2019’s levels in December 2021.
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NewsAnton, AGBO partner on horror ‘All Fun And Games’ starring Asa Butterfield and Natalia Dyer
Sales will launch at next month’s EFM.
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NewsHBO Max France snaps up Arte exec for key content role
Bobin takes on the role of senior creative executive for HBO Max in France.
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FeaturesFive talking points from the Bafta Film Awards 2022 longlists
Impact of longlists, studios vs. streamers… and where are the British films?
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NewsFrançois Ozon’s ‘Peter von Kant’ to open Berlinale 2022
It will receive its world premiere on February 10.
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FeaturesNine talking points for the global film industry in 2022
The struggles of indie films, shrinking theatrical windows and two full years of Covid uncertainty.
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NewsGlobal box office up an estimated 78% in 2021, but well below pre-pandemic levels
This is still 48% down on the average of the last three pre-pandemic years.
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NewsHirokazu Kore-eda to shoot Kyoto-set ‘The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House’ for Netflix
It is adapted from a popular Japanese comic by Aiko Koyama.
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FeaturesFive talking points for the UK industry in 2022
Public film funds, UK exhibitors and indie producers all face challenges heading into the new year.
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NewsSheffield DocFest bolsters senior leadership team with key IDFA appointment (exclusive)
A new head of programmes, alternative realities curator and marketing and audience leads have been appointed.
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News‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ stays top of UK-Ireland box office; ‘The King’s Man’ leads new releases
New releases across the New Year weekend include ‘Titane’ and ‘The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain’.
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NewsJohn Boorman, Horace Ové and Barbara Broccoli recognised in UK’s 2022 New Year’s Honours List
Vanessa Redgrave and Michael G Wilson have also been honoured.
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NewsAnimated title ‘Coppelia’ secures UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
A theatrical release is planned for early 2022.
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FeaturesThe BFI’s 10 biggest distribution awards of 2021
Titles include ‘Minari’, ‘Censor’, ‘Limbo’ and ‘Pirates’
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FeaturesThe BFI’s 10 biggest production awards of 2021
Titles include ’The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’, ’Typist Artist Pirate King’ and ‘A Silent Roar’.