All articles by Tim Dams – Page 62
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NewsMembers of UK union Bectu vote to reject Pact’s proposals for TV drama agreement
Union balloted members on producer proposals last week.
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NewsFrance to scrap television licence fee to tackle cost of living crisis
Public broadcasting to be funded via VAT instead.
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NewsSan Sebastian unveils 13 films in the running for the New Directors award
Award comes with €50,000 prize.
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NewsUK indie film producers keep close eye on outcome of Pact / Bectu TV crew negotiations
Terms of a deal on pay and working conditions likely to spillover to indie film
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News‘Peaky Blinders’ XR project among 2022 Venice Immersive competition
Venice’s XR strand has rebranded to include immersive media beyond VR.
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FeaturesEight talking points from the Venice 2022 line-up
Talking points include the powerhouse competition line-up, the heavy presence of streamers, and the ”modest but mighty” UK showing.
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NewsNicolas Winding Refn wraps noir series ‘Copenhagen Cowboy’ for Netflix
Thriller marks director’s first project in native Denmark in 15 years.
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FeaturesFrom creepy cats to haunted palaces, Frontières throws the spotlight on hot international genre projects
The Frontières Co-Production Market works to meet the rising demand for genre films.
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NewsGolden Bear-winning Iranian director Jafar Panahi sentenced to six years in prison
Filmmaker was arrested last week in Tehran.
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NewsNetflix partners with Microsoft to launch cheaper subscription plan with adverts
Streamer hopes lower-cost option will help arrest subscriber decline.
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News‘The Unstable Object II,’ ‘We Had the Day Bonsoir’ and ‘Dying In Ibiza’ win top prizes at FIDMarseille
French festival wrapped on July 11.
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NewsUK performing arts union Equity publishes guidance to combat “bullying and over-reaching” NDAs
Harvey Weinstein used NDAs against women he had attacked.
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NewsArrest of Golden Bear -winning Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof prompts growing protests
Iranian authorities have arrested Mohammad Rasoulof and fellow filmmaker Mostafa Al-Ahmad over social media appeals.
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NewsWorld Soundtrack Awards to honour French composer Bruno Coulais (exclusive)
The ‘Wolfwalkers’ composer will recieve lifetime achievement award.
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NewsWarner Bros Discovery to halt development of HBO Max original shows in key European territories
Ceases development in Nordics, Central Europe, Netherlands and Turkey.
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NewsVenice Gap-Financing Market reveals narrative and doc feature line-up
International projects already have at least 70% of funding in place.
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NewsDanish film festival CPH PIX closes down permanently
Organisers blame lack of funding and increased competition.
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NewsWorld premiere of ‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical’ to open BFI London Film Festival
Matthew Warchus directs for Sony, TriStar and Netflix.
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NewsStars of Tomorrow pair team with Independent and Trademark for ‘Black Dog’ (exclusive)
Independent to handle sales, David Parfitt to exec produce UK feature.
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NewsSheffield DocFest reveals 2022 film and pitch winners
Festival reveals award winning docs, and the winners of its pitching sessions.