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All Staff moves articles – Page 13
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NewsDistribution veteran Wendy Lidell departing Kino Lorber after eight years
Chief revenue officer Lisa Schwartz will oversee theatrical distribution, acquisitions in interim.
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NewsBanijay UK buys ‘Peaky Blinders’ production outfit Caryn Mandabach Productions
Producer Caryn Mandabach will pivot to a first-look deal with Banijay under her newly formed label Conduit Productions.
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NewsRed Sea Film Foundation CEO Mohammed Al-Turki steps down
Exec will focus on personal projects and career as a film producer, and will continue as advisor to Foundation.
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NewsUK’s Documentary Film Council elects first board of representatives
DFC was set up last summer to lobby for the sector
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NewsThe Mediapro Studio US/Canada unveils US leadership team
Spanish media giant offshoot to play key role in accelerating English-language pipeline.
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NewsJoel Pearlman to leave Australia’s Village Roadshow after 30 years
The executive’s tenure included the launch of the ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Lord Of The Rings’ franchises in Australasia.
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NewsFormer Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick returns to the festival scene
Kosslick is festival director of environmental event Green Visions Potsdam.
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NewsFremantle confirms Mark Reynolds as global head of documentaries
Reynolds joined as interim global head of documentaries in January.
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NewsEuropa Cinemas elects Mathias Holtz as president (exclusive)
Metka Dariš confirmed as vice-president of exhibition network.
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NewsBFI Filmmaking Fund director Mia Bays extends contract by two years (exclusive)
Bays is extending her contract to October 2026.
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NewsScanbox Production hires ‘The Guilty’, ‘Margrete: Queen of the North’ producers (exclusive)
Flint is a Producer On The Move at Cannes this year.
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NewsNeon promotes Elissa Federoff, Ryan Friscia
Ambitious company has been on a strong box office run.
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NewsEmily Morgan’s Quiddity Films lands Mexican investment and key hires (exclusive)
Morgan has received backing from Mexico’s The Lift and expanded her team by hiring a head of production and head of development.
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NewsDoug Belgrad joins new Netflix film team
The former Sony Motion Picture Group president will work with Netflix film head Dan Lin.
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NewsMediapro Studio launching Los Angeles office in English-language push
Former Paramount executive Juan Acosta will head the Spanish company’s US operation
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NewsBerlinale appoints Tanja Meissner as Berlinale Pro and European Film Market director
Reshaped role will see German-French exec Meissner oversee both areas.
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NewsVenice extends artistic director Alberto Barbera’s contract through 2026
New president Pietrangelo Buttafuoco says “I felt an immediate understanding” with Barbera.
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NewsFormer WME Independent’s Nelson Mok launches investment and sales outfit Mokster Films
The Singapore-based firm will focus on international sales of Asian titles as well as on project development and financing in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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NewsArab sales firm MAD World launches ahead of Cannes; titles and team unveiled
Inaugural slate includes Rani Massalha’s ‘The Return Of The Prodigal Son’ and ‘Thank You For Banking With Us’ from Palestinian filmmaker Laila Abbas.
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NewsStudiocanal appoints Netflix exec as head of global acquisitions & analytics
New hire will be responsible for setting overall strategy for Studiocanal’s film acquisitions.