All articles by Tim Dams – Page 39
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      FeaturesUTA bolsters UK presence as it opens London office, eyes possible acquisitions in Europe
Managing director David Kramer reflects on acquisition of Curtis Brown Group and talks UTA expansion in Europe.
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      NewsKarlovy Vary unveils 27 projects taking part in Eastern Promises strand
Projects will be presented during festival’s Industry Days section.
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      NewsBFI London Film Festival to receive £1.7m from UK government as part of creative industries funding package
A total of £77m is earmarked to grow the sector.
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      NewsMarc Turtletaub’s UFO comedy ‘Jules’ starring Ben Kingsley racks up key sales through Protagonist (exclusive)
Protagonist will screen comedy at London Screenings this month.
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      NewsSacha Polak’s Berlinale Panorama title ‘Silver Haze’ picked up for UK and Ireland (exclusive)
Film reunites writer/director Polak with British actor Vicky Knight.
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      News‘Firebrand’ to open Karlovy Vary; festival to honour Alicia Vikander, Ewan McGregor
Czech festival runs from June 30 to July 8.
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      NewsClare Stewart, former London Film Festival director, to join Rotterdam as managing director
Stewart will work alongside festival director Vanja Kaludjercic.
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      News12 series writers selected for European Showrunner Programme (exclusive)
Programme at International Film School Cologne is headed by ’Borgen’ showrunner Jeppe Gjervig Gram.
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      NewsMedia magnate and former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi dies aged 86
Italian business magnate and politician had been receiving treatment for chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia,
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      NewsHeretic boards Stephan Komandarev’s Karlovy Vary suspense drama ‘Blaga’s Lessons’; reveals first trailer (exclusive)
Komandarev’s 2017 feature Directions premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes.
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      NewsAlice Rohrwacher’s Cannes competition film ‘La Chimera’ scores multiple international deals
The Match Factory announces key sales for tomb robber drama.
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      NewsLocarno unveils projects, producers for 2023 Open Doors
Directors Paz Fábrega and Gloria Carrión among those presenting projects.
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      NewsPeter Chernin’s North Road Company acquires Turkey’s Karga Seven Pictures
Deal marks first major international acquisition for former Fox chief’s entertainment group.
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      NewsFIDMarseille lines up 34 world premieres across competition sections
German director Angela Schanelec to head international competition jury.
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      NewsAxa acquires France’s Bry-sur-Marne film studio in €150m deal, plans to double production capacity
Investment manager wants to develop site into one of largest studios in continental Europe.
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      NewsViaplay CEO Anders Jensen resigns as weak ad market and slowing subscriptions hit Nordic streamer
Former MTG CEO Jorgen Madsen Lindemann takes over at Nordic streamer.
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      NewsDocumentary feature ‘Intelligent Animals’ scores threatrical deals in France and Germany
Doc is produced by German directing and producing duo behind ‘Intelligent Trees’
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      NewsLeading Saudi producer Telfaz11 commits to nine film and TV productions at Neom
Production company agrees partnership deal with media hub.
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      NewsSandra Hüller to star in Markus Schleinzer's period drama ‘Rose’; The Match Factory boards sales (exclusive)
Hüller’s character is inspired by numerous accounts of women disguised as men in European history.
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      NewsZurich Film Festival takes over running of city’s six screen Kosmos cinema
Venue used by the festival closed last year amid bankruptcy.
 








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