All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 125
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NewsCascade Media Development launches new screenwriting initiative
Up to 24 projects selected to pitch each month.
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NewsEFP plans foreign Oscar contender screening series in LA
Majority of the films seek US distributors, while Adopt Films acquired Sister during the EFM and released it in the US two weeks ago.
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NewsVice and Grolsch Filmworks' The Fourth Dimension launches on YouTube
Val Kilmer stars in three-part portmanteau feature.
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CommentCostumes come to life
The V&A’s new Hollywood Costume exhibition wows with its selections and staging.
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CommentGetting playful with storytelling
Yesterday was the first time I’ve used Play-Doh in a professional capacity.
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NewsFortissimo shops its way into Bergdorf documentary
Fortissimo Films has acquired all rights outside of North America to Matthew Miele’s feature documentary Scatter My Ashes At Bergdorf’s.
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NewsIDFA Forum includes new projects from Shamir, Ostergaard
Programme expands to include work in progress screenings.
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FeaturesConcrete Night
Acclaimed Finnish director Pirjo Honkasalo adapts Pirkko Saisio’s novel about two young brothers during a pivotal weekend in their lives.
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NewsChristoph Waltz will play Gorbachev in Mike Newell's Reykjavik
HanWay films handling international sales and will launch at AFM.
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NewsRegent Street Cinema restoration moves forward after Heritage Lottery Fund grant
Currently the space is used as a lecture theatre but it will be reborn as a state-of-the-art modern cinema.
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NewsAltitude takes on sales for Son of a Gun starring Ewan McGregor
Jerrycan director Julius Avery to shoot film in early 2013.
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NewsAbu Dhabi Media Summit: Local start-ups unveil projects including Sira interactive storybook
Tech entrepreneurs including Ayham Gorani of AlphaApps and May Habib of Qordoba [pictured] unveiled their latest offerings.
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Features'A huge opportunity for local films'
The global potential of regional films was among the hot topics under discussion at the Third Film Finance Forum @ Zurich Film Festival. By Wendy Mitchell
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FeaturesThe public eye
The BFI London Film Festival (Oct 10-21) enters a new era in 2012, with Clare Stewart at the helm and a focus on engaging audiences.
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CommentDemanding more
The recent VoD success in the US of Bachelorette and Arbitrage shows that theatrical doesn’t have to be the starting point for independent films.
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NewsAbu Dhabi Media Summit: How TV has transformed Afghanistan
There are a lot of opportunities for media concerns willing to take risks in emerging markets.
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NewsAbu Dhabi Media Summit: What the Big Bird controversy means for children's media
Sesame Workshop CEO says children’s learning should be non-partisan; defends public-private partnership but calls for more federal backing.
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NewsAbu Dhabi Media Summit: Li Ruigang talks about Dreamworks' China deal
The film market is one of the biggest sectors of growth in the Chinese media landscape, China Media Capital chairman Li Ruigang told the Abu Dhabi Media Summit today.
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NewsBFI to honour Burton and Bonham Carter; LFF jurors to include Trapero, Garai, Yates
Jury presidents are David Hare, Hannah McGill, Roger Graef, and David Heyman.