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NewsScreen Talks: BFI CEO Ben Roberts reveals plans to restart production and retain the UK’s competitive edge
Roberts conducts first major interview since taking the role in mid-February.
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NewsChina’s Huayi Brothers reports $565m loss for 2019, removes CEO Jerry Ye
Beleaguered Chinese studio plans to raise $325m (RMB2.3bn) in a private placement of shares to repay debt and boost capital.
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NewsVertigo acquires ‘Fanny Lye Deliver’d’ for UK; sets digital release (exclusive)
Thomas Clay’s period drama stars Maxine Peak and Charles Dance.
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NewsBFI launches £2m crisis fund for UK indie films impacted by Covid-19
Up to £150,000 will be awarded to productions interrupted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsLocarno Film Festival cancels 2020 edition, creates special prizes for stalled films
The physical festival will be replaced with a new format called “Locarno 2020 - For the Future of Films”.
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NewsUNIC weighs in on ‘Trolls World Tour’ release row
“Unusual circumstances should not be used to redesign a longstanding business model.”
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NewsNoah Media Group picks up Steven Gerrard doc ‘Make Us Dream’, HBO’s ‘Bleed Out’
UK company will represent international sales on both.
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NewsCineworld says it will not show films that ‘fail to respect windows’
“Cineworld’s policy with respect to the window is clear, well known in the industry and is part of our commercial deal with our movie suppliers.”
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NewsLe Pacte sells French rights for ‘Pinocchio’ to Amazon Prime Video
Wide French theatrical release in March was cancelled due to Covid-19 lockdown.
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NewsSouth Korean cinemas slowly reopening over holiday weekend
CJ CGV, Lotte and Megabox are all reopening sites as the country reports only four new Covid-19 cases on April 30.
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NewsThailand’s Purin Pictures unveils projects in spring 2020 funding round
Two fiction and three documentary projects from Southeast Asia will receive production grants from Bangkok-based fund.
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NewsChina box office expected to decrease more than $4.2bn due to coronavirus
Speculation mounts that cinemas may reopen in June after the Chinese government’s “Two Meetings” take place in late May.
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NewsBIFA takes unconscious bias training free and online during crisis
BIFA voters to take part in training, adapted for social distancing.
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NewsTokyo’s TIFFCOM to launch gap financing market at 2020 edition
Tokyo Gap-Financing Market aims to provide a platform for up to 20 selected projects to secure finance through one-on-one meetings.
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NewsLocarno chief Lili Hinstin talks completely new 2020 iteration
“We looked at what would be helpful for the films and their creators.”
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NewsScandinavian fund Film i Väst hires new head of production
Kristina Börjeson is presently head of drama production at TV4/C More.
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NewsRussia unveils virtual content market for international buyers in early June
The Key Buyers Event: Digital Edition to launch on June 8.
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NewsPact taskforce tackles UK insurance concerns
Fears start to emerge over inability to secure cover against Covid-19-related suspensions post-lockdown.
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NewsCurzon acquires UK rights to three features to strengthen online offer during lockdown (exclusive)
Plans to screen all three theatrically when UK cinemas reopen.