All articles by Ben Dalton – Page 8
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News‘Facing War’, about Nato handling of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, to open CPH:DOX 2025
Film will play in the main Dox:Award competition.
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FeaturesFour UK indie distributors share strategies behind their highest-grossing titles of 2024
Win-win windows, National Trust inspiration - and an audience member throwing up.
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NewsCPH:DOX launches human rights initiative and film programme with art institution
Human:Rights aims to communicate the topic of human rights through lived experiences.
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News‘Companion’ leads UK-Ireland box office openers; ‘A Complete Unknown’ stays top again
‘The Brutalist’ posts excellent second weekend, remaining in top five.
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NewsIcelandic drama ‘When The Light Breaks’ leads Goteborg winners
‘Trans Memoria’, ‘Love’ among other winning films.
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NewsMohammad Rasoulof says Iranian prison guards asked to watch his films with him
“They praised me for how well I made the film; while I’m sitting in prison because I made said movie.”
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NewsACE Producers selects 17 independent producers for animation initiative (exclusive)
‘Brides’ producer Marica Stocchi among the participants.
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NewsCPH:Forum selects new projects from ‘Notes on Blindness’, ‘Honeyland’ directors
‘Flee’ producer Monica Hellstrom, director Mark Cousins will also present projects.
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NewsAbba’s Benny Andersson launches feature doc about Swedish icon Siw Malmvkist (exclusive)
Andersson has developed the documentary with producers Mantaray Film.
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NewsLevelK acquires Norwegian box office hit ‘Nr. 24’ for Asia, Australia-NZ (exclusive)
Second World War drama recorded 250,000 admissions in Norway.
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NewsFilm Republic acquires Jack King’s Edinburgh 2024 winner ‘The Ceremony’ (exclusive)
Film received two Bifa nominations last year.
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NewsFinland’s Into Films launches with Goteborg market title ‘Flowers Of Farewell’ (exclusive)
Former Made producer Inka Hietala is heading up the new company.
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NewsQatar’s Doha Film Institute backs 47 projects in latest funding round
47 projects include post-apocalyptic ‘In Memory Of Times To Come’, a UK co-production.
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NewsRuben Östlund criticises “embarrassingly uneducated” Swedish cultural policy
Östlund compared culture minister Parisa Liljestrand to Elon Musk.
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NewsLondon’s Prince Charles Cinema fights back against closure risk
Cinema has launched a petition protesting the break clause in its landlord’s latest contract.
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NewsBerlinale title ‘Late Shift’ heads to France, Spain, Benelux (exclusive)
The film, starring Leonie Benesch, will debut as a Berlinale Special premiere.
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News‘The Brutalist’ starts in top five at UK-Ireland box office; ‘A Complete Unknown’ stays first
‘The Brutalist’ took over £4,000-per-cinema for a strong opening.
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NewsBFI Flare to open with ‘The Wedding Banquet’ starring Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone
The film is a comedy-drama about a deal between a gay man and his lesbian friend.
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NewsCarla Simon, lldiko Enyedi titles among first recipients of Eurimages marketing support programme (exclusive)
Recipients also include Berlinale Competition feature ‘Yunan’.
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News‘Mufasa’ withstands ‘Flight Risk’ at global box office; ‘The Brutalist’ steps out
’Mufasa: The Lion King’ has made over $400m in international territories.