All articles by Tim Dams – Page 2
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NewsFilmmaking bodies hit out at “one-dimensional” Venice lineup for lack of female directors
Italian and European film organisations publish open letter decrying festival’s ‘troubling’ 2026 lineup.
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NewsVenice artistic director Alberto Barbera on 2026 lineup, lack of female and studio films
Barbera talks Screen through the selection for his 19th edition at the helm of Venice.
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FeaturesSix talking points from the Venice 2026 lineup: Studios and female directors go missing
In Competition, just one title out of 20 is directed by a woman.
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NewsBiennale president launches extraordinary attack on EU for withdrawing €2m funding over Russian participation
Pietrangelo Buttafuoco was speaking at launch of Venice Film Festival line-up.
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NewsVenice film festival reveals 2026 lineup
The competition titles include new films by Martin McDonagh, Florian Zeller, Lee Chang-dong, Hirokazu Koreeda, Werner Herzog and May el-Toukhy.
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NewsEU approves Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros Discovery with conditions
Paramount agrees to end United International Pictures (UIP) film distribution joint venture with Universal Pictures.
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NewsLocarno to honour US filmmaker James Gray
Festival will present award to Gray ahead of a Piazza Grande screening of his latest film ‘Paper Tiger’.
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NewsLocarno Pro 2026 to debate fast-evolving market dynamics, showcase fresh talent
Locarno Pro head Markus Duffner on what to expect at the festival’s industry programme this year.
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NewsParamount offers EU commitments to clear Warner Bros Discovery takeover
Paramount could pull out of its United International Pictures film distribution joint venture with Universal Pictures to gain clearance.
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NewsSuzannah Mirghani’s ‘Cotton Queen’ among features selected for Locarno’s Open Doors Screenings
Sudanese director’s feature is one of eight features and five shorts selected for programme focused on African continent.
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News€1.5m Fondazione Prada Film Fund returns with 2026 call for entries
Fund for independent films from around the world first launched last year.
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NewsEAVE names new co-heads of Producers Workshop
EXCLUSIVE: They will replace outgoing head of studies, the Oscar-nominated Lise Lense‑Møller.
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NewsTinto Brass’s 1967 pop thriller ‘Deadly Sweet’ to screen as “pre-opening film” at Venice
Jean-Louis Trintignant and Ewa Aulin star in the London-set film by the ‘Caligula’ director.
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NewsMohamed Kordofani and Mohammed Alomda projects among Doha Film Institute spring selection
The DFI grants are for first- and second-time filmmakers globally and MENA directors in post-production.
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NewsSteven Soderbergh’s ‘The Christophers’ wins best film prize at Mediterrane Film Festival
The people’s choice award was won by Kiah Roache-Turner’s Second World War shark-attack thriller Beast Of War.
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NewsAmazon MGM Studios strikes first-look deal with ‘My Fault’ author Mercedes Ron
Half of Prime Video’s Top 10 most-watched original films worldwide this week are adaptations of Ron’s works.
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News‘Rose’ director Markus Schleinzer to make coming-of-age musical biopic ‘Klaus’
The film is a biopic of German singer Klaus Nomi, who made waves in New York’s East Village art scene in the 1970s and 80s.
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NewsVirginie Efira to receive Locarno’s Leopard Club Award
Efira recently won Cannes’ best actress prize for her role in Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden.
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NewsÁlex de la Iglesia to make animation feature debut with ‘Ages of Madness: The Howling of the Jinn’
Adult 3D animation production is based on the universe of influential US horror and sci-fi writer H.P. Lovecraft.
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NewsBruce LaBruce and Hilal Baydarov projects among 11 selected for Locarno Pro’s Alliance 4 Development
The development programme is aimed at feature-length projects from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland.