All articles by Tim Dams – Page 9
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NewsRome artistic director Paola Malanga: “This is an urban, contemporary and audience-orientated festival”
Rome Film Festival kicks off today with world premiere of Andrea Segre’s ’The Great Ambition.’
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NewsItalian audiovisual production crossed €2 billion mark in 2023 amid boom in filmmaking
The number of films produced in Italy reached a record 354 in 2023, according to APA figures.
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NewsThe Creatives hire veteran media exec Romain Bessi as CEO
Former Newen Studios and Studiocanal executive to work with nine member companies of European network.
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NewsRome Film Festival unveils competition jury
Argentinian director, screenwriter and producerto head jury for festival’s Progressive Cinema Competition.
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NewsEuropean Film Awards animation shortlist includes ‘Flow’ and ‘Savages’
Five animated features are in the running.
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NewsTribeca unveils line-up for inaugural spin-off festival in Lisbon
Robert De Niro, Whoopi Goldberg and Patty Jenkins among talent giving talks.
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NewsCoccinelle scores US deal for Veit Helmer’s ‘Gondola’ (exclusive)
Italian sales company also sells Chloé Barreau’s documentary Fragments Of A Life Loved
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NewsMPA appoints president for EMEA region
Stan McCoy to depart US studio and streamer lobby group after more than a decade at helm of EMEA office.
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News‘Rust’ to world premiere at Camerimage in honour of Halyna Hutchins
World premiere takes place almost three years after the death on set of its cinematographer.
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NewsRotterdam names Marten Rabarts as head of IFFR Pro
Veteran exec previously worked at New Zealand Film Festival and Binger Filmlab.
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NewsRome Film Festival sets Viggo Mortensen, Dennis Lehane, Chiara Mastroianni masterclasses
Other speakers at festival include Mexican stars Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna and director Saverio Costanzo.
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NewsEuropean Film Awards to allow animated and doc features to compete for top film prize
Rule change is effective for 2024 edition of the awards.
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NewsFormer Match Factory exec joins Berlinale Talents as programme manager
Pausinger is part of a dual leadership team of the Berlinale’s talent development initiative.
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News‘Heimat’ director Edgar Reitz starts shooting portrait of Enlightenment thinker ‘Leibniz’ (exclusive)
91-year-old German director’s latest is produced by Ingo Fliess, who produced the Oscar-nominated The Teachers’ Lounge, and Christian Reitz.
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FeaturesBringing “quality to mass audiences”: Amazon’s UK and European originals heads talk film and scripted strategy
Tara Erer and Nicole Morganti explain how local talent and targeted demographics are the route to global hits.
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News‘A Star Is Born’ lead and country singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson dies aged 88
Country singer and actor Kris Kristofferson won a Golden Globe for his role in 1976 version of A Star Is Born.
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NewsMichael Tyburski’s romantic comedy ‘Turn Me On’ sells to North America
Film starring Bel Powley and Nick Robinson world premiered in New Directors competition at San Sebastian
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NewsMaggie Smith dies aged 89
Oscar winner’s credits included ’The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ through to ’Harry Potter’ and ’Downton Abbey’
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NewsItaly’s Lucky Red to be honoured at International Film Distribution Summit
Andrea Occhipinti’s independent distributor to receive best international innovation distribution award
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NewsUNIC’s Laura Houlgatte to chair European Audiovisual Observatory’s advisory committee
Houlgatte takes over from FERA’s Pauline Durand-Vialle.