All articles by Tim Dams – Page 39
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FeaturesOscars 2024 talking points: Bafta crossover, international presence and studios back on top
This year’s US Academy Awards matched the outcome of last month’s Baftas in 18 feature categories.
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NewsUK broadcaster ITV enjoys 1.9m peak audience for Oscars coverage
Ceremony aired in the UK on free-to-air TV for the first time in two decades.
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NewsFilms Boutique scores key deals for Berlinale title ‘Young Hearts’ (exclusive)
The film won a special mention in the Generation Kplus section of the Berlinale.
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NewsEuropean directors worked on an average of just 1.4 films between 2015-2022
New figures from European Audiovisual Observatory span the period 2015-2022.
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NewsPact CEO John McVay on lobbying Rishi Sunak for a “transformational” indie tax credit
Producers alliance CEO on how the UK Independent Film Tax Credit was secured and what it means for the British film industry
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NewsXavier Dolan named 2024 jury president for Cannes’ Un Certain Regard
Canadian filmmaker and actor has a long track record of premiering his films at the festival.
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NewsFremantle unveils new CEOs for The Apartment and Wildside
Also strikes co-pro deal with former bosses Lorenzo Mieli and Mario Gianani.
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News“Buyers came with enthusiasm”: international sellers enjoy buoyant EFM
“People had had a bit of a disappointing AFM in so many different ways, and everyone was ready.”
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NewsThe Match Factory scores multiple deals for Berlinale competition titles ‘Dying’ and ‘Architecton’
German sales agents announces slew of sales for films by Matthias Glasner and Victor Kossakovsky
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NewsLFF winner ‘Bye Bye Tiberias’ secures UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
Lina Soulem’s ’Bye Bye Tiberias’ was also Palestine’s entry to the Oscars.
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NewsMinerva strikes key deals for Italian thriller ‘The Net’
Sardinia-set crime drama is directed by Domenico Emanuele de Feudis
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NewsTed Hope, Beki Probst and Bobby Allen join Locarno’s new industry advisory board
Board is led by Nadia Dresti and aims to help festival navigate shifts in the indie cinema landscape
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NewsTrue Brit Entertainment snaps up UK rights to Morgan Matthews’s ‘500 Miles’ (exclusive)
Road movie starring Bill Nighy and Roman Griffin Davis is being sold by Beta Cinema
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NewsAre series still in the frame at festivals like Berlin?
Top industry executives say endorsement from events like Berlin and Cannes can have “halo effect” for premium shows.
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NewsNew Europe agrees US deal for sci-fi romance ‘Eternal’, boards Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s ‘Hot Spot’ (exclusive)
’Eternal’ world premiered at Rotterdam, while ‘Hot Spot’ is set to shoot later this year
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NewsBeta acquires Italian drama ‘My Place Is Here’ (exclusive)
Set in the aftermath of WWII, the film stars ’Cinema Paradiso’s’ Marco Leonardi and ’Skam Italia’s’ Ludovica Martino.
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NewsItaly’s Minerva Pictures and TVCO strike international sales partnership (exclusive)
Italian sales companies will jointly acquire films together and share expertise.
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NewsTeresa Cavina appointed as artistic director of Malta’s Mediterrane Film Festival
Fest’s second edition takes place from June 22-30 in Valletta.
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NewsLocarno Pro’s works-in-progress First Look strand to focus on Spain
Six films from Spain will be showcased in post-production strand.
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NewsWhy Greek art world doc ‘exergue’ is splitting 14-hour run-time for its Berlin screening
Greek director Dimitris Athiridis’ documentary film will play over two days as a Berlinale Special screening.