All articles by Orlando Parfitt
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NewsTricia Tuttle to step down as BFI London Film Festival director after 2022 edition
She will deliver the 2022 edition and remain in the post until early 2023 while the BFI recruits a replacement.
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First trailer: Fatih Akin’s gangster rapper biopic ‘Rheingold’ (exclusive)
Biopic of the German rapper and label boss Xatar stars European Shooting Star Emilio Sakraya.
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Italy selects Cannes competition title ‘Nostalgia’ for Oscar race
Film is directed by Mario Martone and stars Pierfrancesco Favino.
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Academy disqualifies Bulgarian Oscar entry ‘Mother’
The film was deemed ineligible because more than 50% of the film’s dialogue is in English.
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TIFF Special 2022: digital edition
Features interviews with festival CEO Cameron Bailey and filmmakers Sally El Hosaini, Sebastian Lelio and Mary Harron.
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Cannes UCR jury prize winner ‘Joyland’ seals UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
Saim Sadiq’s debut feature was the first film by a Pakistani director to be selected for Cannes.
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Cineworld files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US
The move is “expected to significantly reduce debt and strengthen Cineworld’s balance sheet and liquidity position”.
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Six Gulf states threaten Netflix with legal action over content that violates “Islamic values”
“In the event that the violating content continues to be available, the necessary legal measures will be taken.”
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UK and US National Cinema Days see large spikes in admissions
Saturday saw over 1.46 million cinema admissions which translates to £4.38m in box office revenue.
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Deckert Distribution boards Venetian Nights Burkina Faso doc ‘Land Of Upright People’ (exclusive)
Project from Italian director Christian Carmosino Mereu tells the story of Burkina Faso’s 2014 revolution.
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Saudi’s Red Sea Film Festival teams with Venice Final Cut
RSIFF will give a cash award of €5,000 to one of the projects.
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US’ Cohen Media Group acquires Jeremy Thomas’ UK outfit HanWay Films
HanWay will continue to be branded as an independent label.
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Venice plans red carpet flash mob protest for Jafar Panahi premiere
Panahi, whose film No Bears plays in Venice’s Competition, was sentenced to six years in prison in June.
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Ewan McGregor to star in Paramount+ series ‘A Gentleman In Moscow’
The series is written by showrunner and executive producer Ben Vanstone (The Last Kingdom).
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Cineworld preparing to file for bankruptcy - reports
The WSJ report claims Cineworld is expected to file a chapter 11 petition in the US and is considering insolvency proceedings in the UK.
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Locarno appoints head of Open Doors programme
Zsuzsi Bánkuti was interim head of this year’s Open Doors event.
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Actress Anne Heche “not expected to survive” car accident, says family
Film credits include Donnie Brasco, Six Days Seven Nights, Wag The Dog, I Know What You Did Last Summer.
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Tallinn Black Nights adds new Critics’ Picks competition strand
The section will showcase up to 10 films selected by the festival’s programming team.
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San Sebastian competition line-up includes Sebastián Lelio, Hong Sang-soo titles
Lelio makes his San Sebastian competition debut with The Wonder starring Florence Pugh.
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Will Smith says Chris Rock “not ready” to speak to him after Oscars slap
Smith has opened up about the incident in an emotional video posted on YouTube
