All articles by Tim Dams – Page 29
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NewsDariusz Jablonski elected president of European Producers Club
Polish producer replaces outgoing Gudny Hummelvoll as Pandora da Cunha Telles, Carlotta Calori and Mariela Besuievsky become vice-presidents.
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NewsMatch Factory, CAA team for Jayro Bustamante’s dystopian thriller ‘El Sombreron’
Adria Arjona and Edgar Ramirez to star.
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NewsNew Europe, Spade and Plaion launch ‘edgy’ film development fund Cherry (exclusive)
Fund will focus on edgy films with cross-over potential.
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NewsIntramovies takes on sales for Venice prize-winning director duo’s ‘Vittoria’ (exclusive)
Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey Kauffman’s previous film Californie won the Europa Cinema award in 2021.
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NewsFilms Boutique acquires Ildiko Enyedi’s ‘Silent Friend’ starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai (exclusive)
Ildiko Enyedi won the Golden Bear for ‘On Body And Soul’ in 2017.
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NewsJessica Hausner to chair international competition jury of 2024 Locarno Film Festival
Leading Austrian filmmaker returns to Swiss festival having won its short film prize back in 1997.
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NewsCoccinelle scores ‘Gondola’, ‘Fragments’ sales (exclusive)
Veit Helmer’s Gondola is a gay love story told without dialogue.
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NewsTrue Colours secures US, UK and French homes for key titles (exclusive)
Sales include Venice opener Comandante, Laura Luchetti’s The Beautiful Summer and suspense thriller Don’t Hang Up.
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FeaturesSwiss filmmaker puts ChatGPT to the test in AI-scripted feature ‘The Last Screenwriter’
Made as an experiment, director Peter Luisi says the not-for-profit feature reveals how “scarily good” AI can be in filmmaking.
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FeaturesAnatomy of a buy: how key distributors released the 2023 Palme d’Or winner
Distributors talk to Screen about how they marketed ’Anatomy Of A Fall’ to audiences in their territory.
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FeaturesCannes 2024: buzz titles from Italy, Spain and the Nordics
As the 2024 Cannes Marche du Film kicks off, Screen highlights the buzz titles ready to entice international buyers.
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NewsSandrine Bonnaire tunes into music biopic ‘Slow Joe’ (exclusive)
Bonnaire to direct true story of Indian musician starring Jackie Shroff.
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Features“Things are finally looking up”: European buyers on the state of the distribution market
Can this year’s festival deliver another bumper crop of arthouse titles?
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NewsAugust Diehl, Andrea Riseborough to star in Christopher Hampton adaptation of ’The Noise Of Time’ for Beta (exclusive)
Beta Cinema launches pre-sales on adaptation of Julian Barnes’ acclaimed novel to be directed by Jan Komasa.
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NewsPlaytime boards Tarik Saleh’s political thriller ‘Eagles Of The Republic’ (exclusive)
Final film in director’s Cairo trilogy starts filming tomorrow with Fares Fares, Lyna Khoudri and Cherien Dabis.
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NewsQueer Palm reveals eligible titles from 2024 Cannes lineup
Any title playing in Cannes which addresses LGBTQ+ themes is eligible for the Queer Palm.
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NewsSan Sebastian to honour Cate Blanchett with Donostia Award
Donostia Award is Spanish festival’s highest honour.
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NewsCate Blanchett and Molly Manning Walker among record 709 new members of European Film Academy
49% of new members are women, 50% are men and 1% defines as non-binary.
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NewsTrue Colours boards Christoph Hochhäusler thriller ‘Death Will Come’ (exclusive)
Currently in post, film centres on a female assasin.
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NewsFremantle revenues fall back in first quarter of 2024
Parent company RTL blames ’timing effects’ of show deliveries in the UK, Italy and Germany for the fall.














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