All articles by Tim Dams – Page 7
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NewsMonth of European Film initiative boosts ticket sales to European movies
European Film Academy says admissions to European films as part of scheme have grown rapidly in past three years.
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NewsNine talking points from Series Mania 2025: “The scripted TV market is not going down any further”
From the rise of co-productions to the absence of political talk, Screen rounds up scripted festival’s main talking points
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News“It is the only way to compete”: Series Mania execs debate AI’s impact on film and TV
Producers should embrace AI, says Wild Sheep founder Erik Barmack, who also said it scared him.
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NewsMichel Franco’s ‘Dreams’ scores multiple sales through The Match Factory
Berlinale competition title stars Jessica Chastain and Isaac Hernández.
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NewsRomantic comedy ‘Tokyo Crush’ wins Series Mania best project award
French-Japanese co-production selected from 15 projects for €50,000 series prize.
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NewsVuelta Group takes minority stake in Italian distribution and sales firm PiperFilm
European group extends its footprint with stake in recently launched PiperFilm
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News10 key trends shaping the European film and TV industries
Screen summarises 10 findings from the European Audiovisual Observatory’s Key Trends 2025 report.
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NewsApple TV+ reportedly losing more than $1bn a year
The Information says that tech giant has been spending more than $5bn a year on content, but has started to cut this back.
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FeaturesWill funding reforms make Germany a more attractive co-pro partner?
Several major US films and TV series are understood to be actively eyeing Germany as a location.
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NewsFilms Boutique takes on sales for Ira Sachs’ ‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ (exclusive)
The film starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall world premeried at Sundance and played in Panorama at Berlin.
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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.