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Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Cannes title ‘About Dry Grasses’ picked up for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
The film is Picturehouse Entertainment’s second acquisition at the Cannes Film Festival.
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BFI, 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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Circle Women Doc Accelerator reveals 10 participants (exclusive)
The first part will take place on the Greek island of Evia in June.
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Korean drama ‘Hopeless’ lands Asia, Europe sales ahead of Cannes premiere (exclusive)
Kim Chang-hoon’s feature directorial debut plays in Un Certain Regard.
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Utopia acquires North American rights to ‘Femme’ with George MacKay, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (exclusive)
Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping made their feature directing debut with this acclaimed Berlin Panorama queer thriller.
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Mongolia’s Filmbridge on acquisitions spree at Cannes
Titles include Kim Jee-woon’s Out of Competition drama ‘Cobweb’.
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‘Mapantsula’ restoration goes to Film Movement for North America (exclusive)
The anti-apartheid South African drama premiered 35 years ago at Cannes.
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Crystal Hill promoted to senior vice president at Red Sea Media (exclusive)
The company’s Cannes slate includes Samuel L Jackson thriller Damaged.
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“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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Justine Triet’s ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ joins ‘May December’ at top of Screen’s Cannes jury grid
‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ scored a 3 average while ‘Firebrand’ also landed on the grid on 1.8
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Jude Law on the perfume he wore to ensure he “smelt awful” as Henry VIII in ‘Firebrand’
Specially-made scent was constructed of ”puss, blood, faecal matter and sweat” said the actor.
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UTA to duet with Playtime on ‘Monsieur Aznavour’ starring Tahar Rahim (exclusive)
The €26m production starts principal photography on May 30 in the Paris region.
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US indie projects eyeing European shoots as threat of strike escalation looms large
“Distributors are getting concerned about supply,” said one sales exec.
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Ramfis Productions readies feature version of ‘Ricky’ with WME (exclusive)
The company’s new feature Ricky, directed by Rashad Frett, is building on the short of the same name that premiered at Sundance 2023.
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‘Vivarium’ director Lorcan Finnegan taking Cannes meetings on dystopian project ‘Goliath’ (exclusive)
“It’s about creating monsters to start wars and steal natural resources.”
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Hong Sangsoo’s Directors’ Fortnight closer ‘In Our Day’ scores key sales
Further sales made of Hong’s Berlinale title ‘in water’ and others.
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Raven Banner sells Asian action, horror titles ‘Trigger’, ‘Aberrance’, ‘Day Zero’ (exclusive)
Deals closed for the US, Asia and Europe.
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Singapore’s Minri Media teams with Momo to invest in diverse filmmakers (exclusive)
First project to benefit is upcoming documentary ‘Tens Across The Borders’.
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Chile’s Antonia Zegers to star in Belén Funes’ ’The Turtles’ (exclusive)
Shooting is scheduled to begin at the end of this year.