All articles by Tim Dams – Page 3
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News‘Rose’s Baby’ starring Antonio Banderas and Eva Birthistle scores key pre-sales
Trudie Styler directed film is about a long-divorced couple who team up to have another baby.
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FeaturesWhy several European film companies are ready for a fresh approach to YouTube
For many in the film industry, YouTube is simply a place to upload trailers. But is it time to adopt a new attitude to the platform?
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FeaturesFilm industry’s shift to embracing AI a key talking point at AFM
As more film and TV companies publicly embrace AI, the technology is one of the key talking points at this year’s AFM conference programme
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NewsSean Baker named jury president of Red Sea’s feature competition
The Red Sea features competition spans 16 films from Asia and Africa, including the Arab world.
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NewsWarner Bros Discovery’s Clément Schwebig to succeed RTL Group CEO Thomas Rabe
Schwebig, president and managing director Western Europe & Africa at Warner Bros Discovery, will take over from Rabe in May 2026.
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NewsLuckyChap teams with Mediawan for London-based division run by Mona and Tanya Qureshi
Netflix exec Mona Qureshi and BBC drama commissioner Tanya Qureshi will run the TV-focused company.
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NewsBeta scores key presales for Nordic thriller ‘Operation Napoleon – Tears Of The Wolf’
The English-language sequel is currently shooting in Finland, Iceland, and Germany.
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NewsUS president Donald Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1bn over edited documentary
US President’s threat to sue follows the resignations of BBC director general Tim Davie and head of BBC News Deborah Turness
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NewsIsabel Coixet’s romantic drama ‘Three Goodbyes’ scores key sales following Toronto premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Three Goodbyes stars Alba Rohrwacher and Elio Germano.
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NewsMunichFilmUp! unveils six international filmmakers for mentoring and residency programme
EXCLUSIVE: Six recent film school graduates selected for fifth edition of the programme.
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NewsMarrakech’s Atlas Workshops unveils 28 projects by directors including Scandar Copti and Asmae El Moudir
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu is the patron of the eighth edition of the workshops.
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NewsEuropean Film Academy to honour Alice Rohrwacher
Italian filmmaker to receive the European Achievement In World Cinema Award at January ceremony.
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FeaturesThe Brit 50: Hera Pictures
Liza Marshall’s eight-year-old company is making serious noise this year with Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet
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NewsFilm Clinic and Front Row team for Omar Hilal’s ‘His Weakest Creatures’ starring Ahmed Helmy and Hend Sabry
Hilal previously directed Voy! Voy! Voy!, Egypt’s submission to the Academy Awards
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NewsMarrakech to honour four including Jodie Foster and Guillermo del Toro
Marrakech International Film Festival runs from November 28-December 6
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NewsCroatian director Ivan Ramljak’s ‘Peacemaker’ leads winners at DOK Leipzig
Seth Scriver and Peter Scriver for Endless Cookie wins animation prize, while Cutting Through Rocks by Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni takes audience award
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NewsSola Media adds tiny troll animation ‘Curly Burly’ to AFM slate
EXCLUSIVE: Hybrid live action / animation family feature from Denmark centres on a mischievous small troll.
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NewsSeven talking points from Saudi Film Confex 2025: From Johnny Depp to AI and local box office hits
The third edition of Saudi Film Confex attracted international guests including Stuart Ford, Alex Walton and Tom McGrath
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NewsSaudi films surge in popularity at local box office, taking 23% share in 2025 to date
Backing local films is key to driving growth of the Saudi cinema industry, say experts.
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NewsIndustry veterans Amanda Nevill and Tom McGrath share advice on how Saudi film industry can grow
Former BFI CEO Nevill and ex-Paramount Pictures president McGrath talk long-term horizons, government support, developing talent and streamlining paperwork.