All articles by Sarah Cooper – Page 7
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NewsEvent Cinema on growth curve
Event Cinema (formerly known as alternative content) could account for 3% of the worldwide box office by 2017, according to experts at an all day networking event dedicated to the sector.
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NewsFirst Event Cinema Awards unveiled
NT Live and the Royal Opera House among winners at the first Event Cinema Awards, organised by the Event Cinema Association to honour content including opera, ballet and rock concerts.
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NewsVenice selects 12 for filmmaking scheme
A total of 12 projects have been selected for the second edition of Venice filmmaking scheme, the Biennale College - Cinema, a programme for training young filmmakers and producing micro-budget films.
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FeaturesLFF 2013: London steers successful course
In her second year heading up the BFI London Film Festival (Oct 9-20), Clare Stewart tells Sarah Cooper about consolidation, competition and LFF’s place in the international calendar.
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NewsEncounters attracts record numbers
Managing director Liz Harkman is stepping down on a high, after 6 years heading up Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival in Bristol.
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FeaturesUK distribution: Independent spirit
The UK remains a challenging market for independent distributors, but the mood is one of cautious optimism, as Sarah Cooper discovers.
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CommentAll in the Imagination
US screenwriter-director Geoffrey Fletcher talks about collaborating with Bombay Sapphire on its Imagination Series short film competition, now in its second year.
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NewsBFI to host National Archive fundraising gala
The inaugural Luminous gala aims to raise funds to preserve and digitize the UK’s National Collection of film and TV, with attendees including Danny Boyle, Ralph Fiennes and Jude Law.
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NewsAbu Dhabi reveals 2013 line-up
The full line up has been unveiled for the 7th edition of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
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CommentFrom Abu Dhabi...to Bristol
Rafed Alharthi’s Feeding Five Hundred was the only Arab film selected for this year’s Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival.
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NewsDouble British win at Encounters
The two top prizes at Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival went to Screen Stars of Tomorrow Jamie Stone and Felix Massie.
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NewsKirsty Bell joins Nyman Libson Paul
The tax specialist recently produced UK feature Harrigan starring Stephen Tomkinson.
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NewsEast End fest reveals 2014 dates
Sebastian Hoffman to co-curate focus on new wave in Mexican Cinema; partnership with Sheffield Doc/Fest strengthened.
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NewsEncounters spotlights Future Talent
Jesse Armstrong and Gunhild Enger are amongst the ten film-makers/animators highlighted by Ecounters Short Film and Animation Festival as rising stars.
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FeaturesDenis Villeneuve, Prisoners/Enemy
French Canadian director Denis Villeneuve talks to Sarah Cooper about his busy two years making Prisoners and Enemy, which are both playing at Toronto.
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NewsGreengrass: British film-making “never been stronger”
British film-making has “never been stronger” according to director Paul Greengrass, who was speaking at the programme launch of the London Film Festival, which will open with his latest feature Captain Phillips.
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FeaturesA window on Zurich
Ahead of Zurich Film Festival’s ninth edition (Sept 26-Oct 6), festival director Karl Spoerri tells Sarah Cooper about new festival partnerships, world premieres and showcasing local talent.
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NewsTuttle named BFI festivals deputy
The appointment comes as a result of the BFI’s newly structured Exhibition department.
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FeaturesThe Scottish studio debate
After numerous false starts, the plans for a film and TV studio in Scotland are now back on the agenda. And the word is, it’s more likely than ever to actually happen.