All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 81
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News'Montenegro' team plan Berlin TV series
EXCLUSIVE: Alex Holdridge and Linea Saasen, the writer/directors in Toronto with Meet Me in Montenegro, are now writing an ambitious TV series to be set in 1945 post-war Berlin.
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FeaturesOlivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, Samba
The French directing duo follow up their huge hit Intouchables with Samba, starring Omar Sy as an African immigrant in Paris who falls in love with his immigration worker.
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NewsIFFR Live! to kick off with Atlantic
EXCLUSIVE: European cinemas and VOD platforms to host films simultaneously with Rotterdam festival launches.
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CommentTrumbo hits Toronto
Bryan Cranston and Jay Roach promote their upcoming biopic of Dalton Trumbo.
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NewsNimbus scares up ghost story
EXCLUSIVE: Producer Lars Bredo Rahbek of Copenhagen’s Nimbus Film, whose Itsi Bitsi screened premiered at TIFF last night, is now developing a big-screen adaptation of In Search of a Distant Voice by author Taichi Yamada.
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NewsBuyers hello to Farewell
Venice Days BNL People’s Choice award winner sells to Benelux, Germany and Australia/New Zealand, among others.
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NewsSoda takes UK/Canada for Angel
EXCLUSIVE: Distributor acquires UK/Ireland and Canadian rights to Michal Winterbottom’s Toronto premiere.
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CommentAll the Toronto tips you'll ever need...
If you can’t take one more drink in the Hyatt bar, two Torontonians have just the list for you.
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NewsDavid Gordon Green heads to Bolivia
Our Brand Is Crisis stars Sandra Bullock, who will also executive produce, with the Warner Bros project produced by Smokehouse.
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NewsUS experts head OMDC panel
John Sloss of Cinetic Media, Jonathan Sehring from IFC Films and Jason Janego & Tom Quinn [pictured] from RADiUS among those on panel.
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FeaturesSusanne Bier, A Second Chance
The Oscar-winning Danish filmmaker follows the romance Love Is All You Need with this darker tale of a detective (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) who crosses a moral line after a family tragedy.
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NewsSola spreads Secrets of War
Dennis Bots’ Secrets of War has already been sold to German Speaking Europe, Turkey and Estonia.
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NewsSoda, Thunderbird kick off merger with Riot Club deal
EXCLUSIVE: Soda brand continues to exist as the company expands to include Canadian distribution, starting with The Riot Club.
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FeaturesBaldvin Z, Life In A Fishbowl
Icelandic director Baldvin Z’s second feature interweaves the story of three very different characters struggling with modern life in Reykjavik.
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FeaturesMichael Winterbottom, The Face of an Angel
Michael Winterbottom talks about his genre-bending new film inspired loosely by the Amanda Knox-Meredith Kercher case.
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CommentToronto: such lofty heights
While the huge programme is a challenge for industry, this festival offers more great new films in one place than any other.
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FeaturesToronto 2014: World premieres
A round up of the world premieres across TIFF’s programme, with details on each film including contact information.
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NewsFront Row named iTunes Middle East aggregator
Deal covers United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman.
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NewsFive nominated for lucrative Nordic prize
There are five films now nominated for the 2014 Nordic Council Film Prize.