All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 81
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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.
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NewsWay to Blue acquires Abundant
Way to Blue has acquired UK-based digital creative and PR agency Abundant.
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CommentLife in Venice
Venice might have been sans Clooney this year, but there are plenty of reasons why this festival is still vital.
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NewsCalinos veterans launch new Turkish distributor
Two former executives from Calinos Films have set up a new distribution company, Fabula Films, acquiring all Turkish rights.
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NewsCroatia, Italy, Slovenia plan new co-pro programme
New programme has budget of €120,000 per year.