All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 17
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NewsAfghan filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat: ‘Cinema is the only thing left for me’
Sadat was in conversation at the Zurich Film Summit.
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NewsFinnish Film Affair winners include ‘The Great Silence’, ‘Bubble’, ‘Nasrin’s Voice’
The 10th edition of the Finnish Film Affair took place as a hybrid event from Helsinki.
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FeaturesDanish producer Jesper Morthorst on the slate he is revving up at Motor
Jesper Morthorst gives the lowdown on rising Danish production house Motor, including San Sebastian feature ‘As In Heaven’.
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NewsNordic VoD platform Viaplay to launch in five new markets including UK, Germany and Canada
Viaplay will be in 16 international markets by the end of 2021.
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NewsArctic Indigenous Film Fund awards first development grants
Baltasar Kormakur, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Nukaka Coster-Waldau join as ambassadors.
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NewsJalmari Helander’s ‘Immortal’ starts shooting in Finland
The WW2 action film stars Jorma Tommila and Aksel Hennie.
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FeaturesJoanna Hogg, Lynne Ramsay, Terence Davies and more look back at their NFTS shorts
Screen selects 10 of the best NFTS shorts across animation and fiction, and asks their directors to reflect on their filmmaking journeys.
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NewsDenmark selects three films in Oscar international feature shortlist
Denmark is the current holder of the award with ‘Another Round’.
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NewsDanish director Malene Choi shooting second feature ‘The Quiet Migration’ (exclusive)
Filming began on August 30 and runs until October 8.
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NewsSwedish government takes first steps towards 25% filming incentive
The first year would be capped at $11.6m.
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NewsREinvent boards ‘The Guilty’ director’s first TV series (exclusive)
Gustav Möller has co-created the five-part pyschological drama with Oskar Soderlund.
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FeaturesTerence Davies on exploring the life of gay First World War poet Siegfried Sassoon in ‘Benediction’
Source: Laurence Cendrowicz/Bankside Sales/EMU Films Terence Davies directing Kate Phillips and Jack Lowden on ‘Benediction’ Screen talks to the veteran British director ahead of the film’s TIFF premiere on Sunday.
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NewsGoteborg Film Fund backs new international projects, including next Oleg Sentsov feature
Some 22 projects are receiving support from the Swedish fund.
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NewsREinvent boards Danish youth drama ‘Pretty Young Thing’
Tilde Harkamp (Hunting Season) directs from a script by Line Mørkeby. Marcella Dichmann produces for SF, which will also distribute in the Nordics.
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NewsFinnish Film Affair to showcase new films from Aku Louhimies, Suvi West
The 10th anniversary edition will take place as a hybrid event.
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NewsFormer Rocket Science exec becomes CEO of Iceland’s Zik Zak (exclusive)
Erlingsdóttir previously oversaw legal and business affairs for the London-based sales, production and finance company Rocket Science.
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NewsPicture Tree boards Oliver Hirschbiegel, Albert Oehlen collaboration ‘The Painter’ (exclusive)
Oehlen is one of the world’s top-selling artists globally.
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NewsJeppe Ronde’s ‘Acts Of Love’ wins Haugesund co-production prize
Producers aiming for autumn 2022 shoot at convent on west coast of Denmark.
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NewsMotor, Scanbox strike multi-year distribution deal
The companies are already working together on two forthcoming films.
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NewsBerlinale, Cannes titles nominated for $47,000 Nordic Council Film Prize
The lucrative prize is now in its 19th year.