![[L-R]: Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas, Yasmina Praderas](https://d1nslcd7m2225b.cloudfront.net/Pictures/274x183/6/4/1/1471641_pxl_20251224_103354743_618426_crop.jpg)
All articles by Tim Dams – Page 8
-
NewsLiv Ullman to receive European Film Academy’s lifetime achievement award
Norwegian actress, director and screenwriter “has helped to shape our understanding of European film”
-
NewsItaly reports growth in film and scripted TV production spend
APA report says total production spend hit €2.2bn, a rise of 10% year on year.
-
News‘Sentimental Value’ among five films nominated for 2026 Lux Audience Award
Line-up for European prize includes films from Cannes and Berlin.
-
NewsItaly’s True Colours unveils first slate at MIA following pivot towards TV sales
EXCLUSIVE: Sales company is branching out into TV in response to changing film market in Italy.
-
NewsTereza Nvotová’s ‘Father’ wins top prize at Zurich Film Festival
Freiburghaus’s directorial debut also scooped the festival’s Audience Award.
-
NewsEurope’s Films on the Move box-office support has a “significant positive impact” report finds
Supported films generate on average €1.70 at the box office for every €1 invested.
-
NewsEuropean director’s organisation Fera names Julie Belgrado as CEO
Exec replaces long-serving Fera head Pauline Durand-Vialle.
-
NewsRome Film Festival to honour Richard Linklater, Nia DaCosta and Edgar Reitz
Rome Film Festival runs from October 15 to 26.
-
NewsBenedict Cumberbatch on the kinds of titles his production company SunnyMarch is looking to back
Actor was speaking at Zurich Film Festival where he received a Golden Eye Award, ahead of a screening of The Thing With Feathers.
-
News“Cinema is under attack everywhere”: film execs talk navigating a charged political landscape
Steering a course through a charged political landscape was the big talking point of this year’s industry Summit at the Zurich Film Festival.
-
NewsCreator of AI actress Tilly Norwood responds to social media backlash: “She’s not a replacement for people”
Particle6 founder Eline van der Welden says AI creation is ’’not a replacement for a human being” amid talk of talent agency taking on digital avatar.
-
NewsTom Quinn talks Neon sale rumours and the art of distribution at Zurich Summit
Quinn was honoured with the festival’s Game Changer Award.
-
News“I have one Oscar, who needs two?”: Russell Crowe bats away awards chatter for Hermann Göring role in ‘Nuremberg’
”Oscars, there’s lots of bullshit. My preference is that I don’t ever get to that situation again,” says Crowe who plays Nazi leader Hermann Göring in Nuremberg.
-
News‘Jay Kelly’ director Noah Baumbach on George Clooney: “He could have been a movie star in any era”
Baumbach talks about making of Clooney starring comedy during Masterclass at the Zurich Film Festival.
-
NewsZurich Film Festival kicks off with ‘Splitsville’ gala and tribute to Dakota Johnson
Relationship comedy about an open marriage went down well with the festival’s well-heeled Swiss crowd.
-
NewsZurich Summit set for hot topic debates on AI, woke films and YouTube
Neon founder Tom Quinn will be feted with Game Changer Award during the Summit.
-
NewsSata Cissokho named head of Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund and Toolbox Programme
Cissokho joins initiatives from Paris-based Paradise City Sales.
-
FeaturesWhy Christian Jungen and Reta Guetg bought the Zurich Film Festival
Jungen and Guetg, who took part in a management buyout of festival earlier this year, talk through their plans for Swiss event.
-
NewsZurich confirms status as key awards staging post with packed line-up of hopefuls
Bugonia, The Smashing Machine, Nuremberg, The Testament Of Ann Lee and Frankenstein are among those hoping to build awards momentum at Swiss festival.
-
NewsEuro indie producers voice “serious concerns” about proposals to replace Creative Europe
Joint statement describes AgoraEU programme as a ”risky turning point for the future of independent audiovisual creation in Europe.”