All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 194
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FeaturesFinding A Place In The Crowd
With all the buzz about crowdsourcing being one way to save the indie film sector, the International Film Festival Rotterdam this year put the concept to the test – with mixed results.
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FeaturesBAFTA to give special honour to Harry Potter franchise
BAFTA will give this year’s Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema to the Harry Potter film series at this year’s Orange BAFTAs.
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FeaturesWisit Sasanatieng
Thai filmmaker Wisit Sasanatieng is having a busy Rotterdam, presenting his new film The Red Eagle, pitching his next project at CineMart, and serving on the Tiger jury.
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NewsEd Gass-Donnelly lines up several projects to follow Murder Songs
Toronto-based Ed Gass-Donnelly has several projects in the works to follow up his festival hit Small Town Murder Songs (which premiered in Toronto and this week screens in Rotterdam).
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NewsNewell in talks for Nicholls' Great Expectations
Director Mike Newell is in advanced talks to direct a new adaptation of Great Expectations, written by David Nicholls.
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Insomnia takes on world sales for Just Ines
Paris-based Insomnia World Sales has taken on world rights (excluding North America) to Just Ines.
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NewsEgyptian film 678 added to Rotterdam programme
Cairo-set film will screen in IFFR’s Bright Future section.
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Dutch digital cinema project ready for rollout
Dutch Media Hub and EYE Film Institute have completed a pilot project for delivery of film content online to cinemas.The Pilot Digital Cinema project worked with Dutch companies including BT, Felton, Gofilex, inVision Subtitling, KPN Broadcast Services and Technicolor.This month sees the creation of the Digitalisering Nederlandse Cinema Foundation, created ...
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NewsEYE launches new online platform for experimental film
Instant Cinema project initiated by René Daalder.
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NewsFestivals can't be substitute for distribution, Rotterdam panel says
Film festivals should not become a replacement for distribution, festival experts said at today’s Rotterdam panel entitled Film Festivals, Who Needs Them?
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FeaturesGareth Unwin
One of the producers of The King’s Speech talks about the film’s 12 Oscar nominations and the box-office boom.
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NewsWasted Youth team plans EFM screening
Rotterdam opening film (and Tiger competitor) has no sales company attached yet; Nutopia to release in Greece in March.
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NewsAndrea Picard to oversee curation for Toronto's Visions strand
Andrea Picard, Toronto International Film Festival Cinematheque Programmer and Wavelengths curator, will also now be responsible for the overall curation of Visions.
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NewsPoland's Manana lines up next Jacek Borcuch film
Poland’s Manana is gearing up for its first feature film production, Jacek Borcuch’s Lasting Moments (working title).
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NewsFortissimo takes on Berlin competitor Come Rain, Come Shine
Lee Yoon-Ki’s relationship drama is the only Asian film in competition at Berlin.
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NewsDirty Girl withdrawn from Berlin Panorama
Dirty Girl has been withdrawn from the Berlinale’s Panorama section, because the new version of the film has not been finished in time to screen.
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NewsFestival Scope partners with Berlinale
Some Panorama and Forum titles to screen online for film professionals.
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NewsGoldcrest takes on world sales for thriller A Thousand Kisses Deep
Goldcrest Films International will handle worldwide sales on Dana Lustig’s UK psychological thriller A Thousand Kisses Deep.
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NewsVaizey holds first Film Forum with industry
Attendees at the meeting represent BFI, Film 4, Warner Bros, BBC Films, Directors UK, Lionsgate, Big Talk Productions and Skillset.
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NewsRevolver takes UK rights to Knuckle
Sundance hit doc is about bare-knuckle fighting in Irish Traveller community.