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All articles by Tim Dams – Page 29
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FeaturesFront Row’s Gianluca Chakra on spotting a gap in the Middle East and the importance of strategic alliances in the region
In just 20 years, Front Row has established itself as the go-to distributor for indie fare in the Middle East and has recently pushed into production. Founder Gianluca Chakra tells Tim Dams about navigating the fast-changing MENA market
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FeaturesRed Sea’s programming team talk pushing boundaries for festival’s 2023 edition
As Red Sea International Film Festival kicks off its third edition, director of international programmes Kaleem Aftab and director of Arab programmes and film classics Antoine Khalife talk Tim Dams through the programme
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NewsSony Pictures Entertainment strikes film and TV deal with UK newspaper The Guardian
Sony will take exclusive first rights to UK-based newspaper’s journalism
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NewsProducer and media consultant Thomas Augsberger dies at 60
German-born laywer acquired hundreds of film and TV projects as pre-buys from US producers.
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NewsImax agrees five screen and distribution deal with Pathe Cinemas
Deal expands existing partnership between European exhibitor and large format specialist.
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NewsSaudi's Red Palm Pictures launches with development deal with ‘Norah’ director Tawfik Alzaidi
Company is headed by former Universal Pictures exec Paul Chesney
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NewsBerlinale’s World Cinema Fund backs 14 projects
Fund to invest a total of €360,000 in latest funding of financing
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NewsIPR.VC unveils €100m film and TV fund, hires Ingenious exec as investment director
Company has slate wide partnerships with US and European producers including A24, XYZ Films and Gigglebug.
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NewsMartin Moszkowicz to step down as chairman of Constantin Film
Veteran exec will be replaced by deputy chairman Oliver Berben.
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NewsNew Europe Film Sales, Anonymous Content board IFFR title ‘Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust’ (exclusive)
Animated feature will premiere in January in the Rotterdam Film Festival’s Bright Future section
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News‘20 Days In Mariupol’ scoops IDFA audience award
Mstyslav Chernov’s unflinching account of the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine wins the public vote at the documentary festival
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NewsEna Rahelić appointed head of industry for Meeting Point Vilnius
Rahelić is a former manager of Sarajevo Film Festival’s CineLink Industry Days
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News‘1489’ leads 2023 IDFA winners
Documentary chronicles the Armenian director’s search for her missing soldier brother.
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NewsSaudi fantasy romance feature ‘HWJN’ to open Red Sea film festival
Story of a kind-hearted jinn is a co-production from Image Nation Abu Dhabi, MBC Studios and Vox Studios.
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NewsCinema set to open in Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool
Cinema will show the latest movies for free to children and young people being treated at Alder Hey
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FeaturesOscars international feature race 2024: the contenders from Europe
Europe dominated last year’s international feature Oscar, earning four out of five nominations and winning with Germany’s entry.
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NewsGrierson British Documentary Awards honour ‘All That Breathes’, ‘Moonage Daydream’
Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes took home the best cinema documentary prize
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NewsHubert Bals Fund selects 10 projects for 2023 Development Support scheme
Selection includes new projects from prize winning directors Martika Ramirez Escobar, Leonardo Martinelli and Le Bao.
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NewsRiyadh-based distributor TwentyOne Entertainment launches into MENA market
First acquisition is Red Sea competition title ’Norah’ by Saudi director Tawfik Alzaidi