All UK & Europe Newsletter articles – Page 38
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NewsRepublic acquires Iranian refugee doc ‘Love Child’ for UK & Ireland (exclusive)
Has played festival circuit at Toronto, IDFA, CPH:DOX.
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NewsParkland picks up Mika Kaurismäki’s ‘Master Cheng’ for UK & Ireland (exclusive)
The film won the audience award at Nordic Days.
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NewsLuxbox reveals first deals for Cannes 2020 title ‘Spring Blossom’ (exclusive)
Paris-set tale is debut feature of director and actress Suzanne Lindon.
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NewsJosh O’Connor, Odessa Young, Olivia Colman, Colin Firth to star in ‘Mothering Sunday’
Producers hope to shoot the UK film this year.
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NewsWorld premiere of Woody Allen’s ‘Rifkin’s Festival’ to open San Sebastian
Festival’s 68th edition set to go ahead in September.
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NewsLucrecia Martel, Lav Diaz films selected for Locarno’s Covid-19-era initiative
The special event was created to support feature films that have stalled at various stages of production due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsCurzon to begin reopening UK cinemas from July 17
The theatrical release of a black and white version of ‘Parasite’ is also being planned.
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NewsUK industry publishes Covid-19 safety guidelines for cinemas
UK Cinema Association publishes 29-page ‘Cinemas – keeping workers and customers safe during Covid-19’ guidance.
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NewsTencent confirms acquisition of ailing pan-Asian streamer iflix
Chinese tech giant will use the platform to expand its WeTV service, which it launched in Thailand last year, across the region.
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NewsOdeon unveils “safer cinema” plans for UK & Ireland
It will reopen its first venues from July 4.
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NewsEveryman to test reopening UK cinemas from July 4
It will be the first UK exhibitor to open a new venue post-lockdown
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NewsUtopia boards ‘And She Could Be Next’, exec produced by Ava DuVernay
Documentary miniseries follows women of colour transforming US politics.
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NewsScotland’s cinemas set for July 15 reopening
Exhibitors given greenlight to get back to business but social distancing challenge remains.
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NewsTF1 Studio launches sales on ‘Erna At War’ starring Trine Dyrholm (exclusive)
Queen Of Hearts star Trine Dyrholm plays woman who enlists in the army during World War One.
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NewsExhibitors respond to plans to reopen English cinemas from July 4
Scottish cinemas are set to open on July 15.
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FeaturesHow the Spanish film industry is slowly coming back to life
Sector by sector look at the reopenings.
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NewsFilm Constellation scores sales on Terry Gilliam doc ‘He Dreams Of Giants’ (exclusive)
The documentary goes behind-the-scenes of the director’s passion project ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’.
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NewsCannes Critics’ Week names new programme manager
New appointee replaces Rémi Bonhomme who is headed to Marrakech as artistic director.
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NewsFilms Boutique boards social media drama ‘La Veronica’ (exclusive)
Chile’s Leonardo Medel directs the drama starring Mariana Di Girolamo.
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FeaturesAnalysis: US indie sector looks to government for insurance backstop
“The US government needs to do something or there aren’t going to be any independent movies until we get a vaccine.”