All articles by Tim Dams – Page 6
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NewsItaly’s Minerva Pictures strikes television sales agreement with TVCO (exclusive)
TVCO to handle global television sales for partner company Minerva Pictures
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NewsHollywood calls on US government to prevent AI firms from exploiting copyrighted works
Over 400 have signed open letter including Cynthia Erivo, Cate Blanchett, Cord Jefferson, Ben Stiller, Ron Howard and Bette Midler.
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NewsTorinoFilmLab unveils line-up for 2025 comedy development programme
ComedyLab was launched last year as an annual programme to develop feature film comedies.
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NewsVillage Roadshow Entertainment Group files for bankruptcy in US court
Film producer and financier has backed films including the Matrix trilogy and Joker.
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NewsItalian Global Series Festival to launch in June
Bille August, Cristina Comencini and Paolo Genovese announced as first jurors for event organised by Italy’s producers’ association.
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NewsEuropean Producers Club appoints Julie-Jeanne Régnault as managing director
Régnault replaces Alexandra Lebret as head of group representing 200 European production companies.
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NewsFilmfest Hamburg to host European Work in Progress and distribution summit
Hamburg has also appointed film producer Fabian Massah as its new head of Industry Days.
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NewsLocarno to host restrospective on British postwar cinema
Retrospective of over 40 films will focus on British cinema from 1945-1960.
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NewsMediawan takes majority stake in See-Saw Films
French production and distribution giant invests in UK-Australian indie behind Slow Horses, The King’s Speech and The Power Of The Dog.
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NewsEFP and CPH:DOX launch European documentary showcase for US buyers
Online initiative aims to boost the visibility of European documentaries in the North American market.
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FeaturesBuyers deliver verdict on Berlinale 2025: “A start in the right direction”
Distributors praise the quality of films in official selection, but question the commercial potential of many of them.
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News“I am gobsmacked”: UK industry reacts to collapse of film visual effects giant MPC
The sense of shock at the sudden demise of MPC – part of the Technicolor Group – is palpable within the tightknit VFX industry, but few are surprised.
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NewsGo2Films acquires sales rights to Tom Shoval’s Israeli hostage documentary ‘A Letter To David’ (exclusive)
Doc is a “multi-layered cinematic letter” to Shoval’s friend David Cunio who was taken hostage by Hamas with his brother Ariel.
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News‘Sandbag Dam’ scores US and European deals after Berlinale Generation 14plus premiere (exclusive)
Sold by Open Reel, Croatian director Čejen Černić Čanak’s film is a story of forbidden love.
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NewsSibling drama ‘The Good Sister’ scores key sales following Berlinale Panorama premiere (exclusive)
Sarah Miro Fischer’s debut feature sells to buyers including Memento Distribution for France.
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NewsNetflix to invest $1bn on film and TV production in Mexico over next four years
Netflix’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos announced investment in a press conference with Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum.
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NewsItaly’s Minerva Pictures unveils raft of EFM deals
Italian sales agent scored a raft of sales at this year’s market on titles including Finnish survival thriller Ice Skater.
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NewsGermany’s One Two Films takes a leap forward with Berlin titles ‘Köln 75’ and ‘Peter Hujar’s Day’
One Two’s Sol Bondy and Fred Burle on building a world cinema-focused production company.
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NewsAttendees at busy EFM want marquee sales titles, strong festival selection into second week
With many buyers leaving on Sunday, the market has mostly been used by sellers to round off sales on pre-existing slates.
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NewsAI takes centre stage at EFM Startups as entrepreneurs pitch distribution and production tools
11 start-up entrepreneurs pitched to an audience of film sales, production, finance and distribution execs.