All UK & Europe Newsletter articles – Page 52
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NewsScreen Ireland reveals screenwriters selected for Spotlight initiative (exclusive)
Initiative received additional investment as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsGalway Film Fair to be reimagined as a digital event (exclusive)
Long-running Irish industry event will take place digitally due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsFrench film publicists unite to create association as lockdown bites
Publicists have been hard hit by cinema closures and festival cancellations.
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NewsScreen Talks live Q&A: Marché du Film’s Jérôme Paillard to discuss Cannes virtual market
The executive director of the Cannes Marché will talk about what to expect from the virtual market.
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NewsDavid Freyne’s ‘Dating Amber’ to debut on Amazon Prime Video in June
Altitude handles international sales and will screen the film at Cannes virtual market.
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NewsIceland eases quarantine rules to allow in international productions
Iceland has successfully bought coronavirus under control, with only had three infections confirmed in May.
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NewsLuca Guadagnino to direct ‘Scarface’ remake for Universal
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen wrote latest verison of screenplay.
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NewsNorwegian government adds €7.7m to film funding for coronavirus support
€5m will come from the government, with €2.7m from the Norwegian Film Institute’s incentive scheme funding.
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NewsIstanbul Film Festival to screen 15 titles online including ‘Berlin Alexanderplatz’, ‘Martin Eden’
The films will run one a day from May 15-29.
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NewsProduction set to resume in Poland on May 18
Film and TV production in Poland has been shut down since mid-March.
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FeaturesMy Working From Home Life: Locksmith Animation’s Sarah Smith
”Today we screened the latest cut of ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ for Disney – and for our crew, using Pix.”
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NewsNetflix picks up Luxembourg-Egypt comedy ‘Sawah’
Source: Deal Productions ‘Sawah’ Netflix has acquired Luxembourgish-Egyptian director Adolf El Assal comedy Sawah, starring popular Egyptian actor Karim Kassem as a Cairo-based DJ whose trip to Europe takes an unexpected turn when his identity papers are stolen. Under the acquisition, the film began screening in 46 ...
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NewsHungary’s NFI backs three films as production awaits relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions
Projects include historical drama ‘Erasing Frank’.
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NewsHBO Max and Quibi to headline Marché du Film’s Meet the Streamers event
The initiative has been reconfigured for the digital edition of the Marché, running June 22 to 26.
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NewsGoldfinch creates £500,000 loans fund for independent UK producers
Companies must pay a minimum £2,000 admin charge.
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NewsMentors, participants revealed for 2020 BFI Network/Bafta Crew scheme (exclusive)
Mentors include Becky Martin, Nia DaCosta, Bart Layton, Stephen Beresford and Michael Pearce.
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NewsScreen Yorkshire launches £200,000 Covid-19 support fund
The Indie TV and Film Development Fund will allocate grants up to £25,000.
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NewsNetflix acquires global rights to Jan Komasa’s ‘The Hater’
Komasa’s previous film ’Corpus Christi’ was nominated for best international feature at the 2020 Academy Awards.
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NewsScreen Talks: Production experts talk new Covid-19 realities, pushing shoots to 2021
“There aren’t going to be as many people employed as previously.”
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NewsFinn Wolfhard fantasy among virtual Cannes-bound Frontières projects
Works include The Paper Tigers represented by XYZ Films, AMP International.