All Territory Focus articles – Page 2
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FeaturesShooting in France: Bon Voyage
France’s reputation as an expensive place to shoot for both local and international film-makers may be about to change with significant enhancements to the country’s tax credits.
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FeaturesFilms Distribution: academy of film
The founders of Paris-based sales outfit Films Distribution talk to Melanie Goodfellow about their diverse slate, which includes foreign-language Oscar hopeful Son Of Saul.
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FeaturesRendez-vous in Paris
International buyers are heading to Paris for a first glimpse at the new French films of the year at Unifrance’s annual Rendez-vous with French Cinema.
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FeaturesBuzz Titles: China & Hong Kong
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: High-rolling sequels, a Wong Kar Wai-produced rom-com and Johnnie To’s latest crime thriller: Liz Shackleton previews the top titles marching out of China and Hong Kong
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FeaturesChina & HK: indie and arthouse space facing challenges
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: Despite another record year at the Chinese box office, buyers, sellers and distributors in the independent and arthouse space have less to celebrate.
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FeaturesTerritory focus: The changing colours of Brazil
Fuelled by generous incentives, Brazilian cinema is healthy and robust, and local film-makers are reflecting their country’s improved circumstances, drifting away from the focus on poverty, violence and social issues that have become familiar to international audiences. Elaine Guerini reports.
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FeaturesTerritory Focus: Colombia
Colombia has hit its cinematic stride with prizes in Cannes and foreign productions drawn to its film-friendly incentives.
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FeaturesFrance Focus: producers
French producers are rising to the challenges in the changing landscape of finance and production. Melanie Goodfellow meets some of the most enterprising players.
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FeaturesFrance Focus: fast forward
As France celebrates 120 years of cinema, its film industry is facing economic pressures and a production downturn. But entrepreneurial producers are already finding solutions.
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FeaturesTerritory Focus: Spain
Spain is not an easy territory to categorise. In many ways, it is a cinema industry of contrasts.
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FeaturesSpain: battle for the box office
Spain has seen a box-office boom in 2014 but admissions were driven by discount ticket schemes. Distributors and exhibitors are looking for new solutions, Juan Sarda reports.
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FeaturesSpain: hot projects
A preview of some of the most-anticipated Spanish productions and co-productions of the year, from big-budget English-language dramas to Pedro Almodovar’s next women-centric tale. By Juan Sarda.
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FeaturesSpain: Overview - a torrid affair
Why are some Spanish producers struggling when home-grown titles are enjoying unprecedented success at the local box office, asks Juan Sarda.
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FeaturesTERRITORY FOCUS: Australia
There is much to champion in Australia this year, and Screen is thrilled to highlight a few of these talents and trends.
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FeaturesTERRITORY FOCUS: China
Screen’s third China special looks at Sino-US collaborations and the trends shaping domestic production.
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FeaturesChina: A territory transformed
The Chinese market once again proved its might with Transformers 4’s record-setting box office; but beyond the tentpoles are changing trends in finance, audiences and production. Liz Shackleton assesses the state of the industry in 2014.
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FeaturesChina: Revolutionising content
The three internet companies known collectively as BAT are having a major impact on the Chinese film industry. Liz Shackleton reports on what the major players are producing and why they want to sit across the entire value chain.
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FeaturesChina: The next big things
From stories of modern romance in Beijing to a Chinese-language rom-com scripted by Justin Lin and the controversial Crouching Tiger sequel, Liz Shackleton previews some of the hottest films coming out of China.
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FeaturesWelcome to Chilewood
Eli Roth and his Santiago-based partner Nicolas Lopez talk to Jeremy Kay about how they are reinventing the rules of film-making and turning their energy and ideas into a genre boom in Chile
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FeaturesIceland: Hot talent - a cool dozen
Despite local budget cuts, Iceland’s directors and producers are preparing a slew of exciting projects. Wendy Mitchell talks to 12 of the country’s top talents.