All articles by Orlando Parfitt – Page 4
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NewsDoha’s Ajyal Film Festival cancelled in “solidarity” with Palestine
It is the latest film festival from the region to be cancelled due to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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NewsEgypyt’s El Gouna film festival postponed indefinitely due to Hamas-Israel war
No new dates set for 2023 edition.
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NewsIranian director Dariush Mehrjui and wife stabbed to death
Mehrjui’s 1969 film The Cow is considered one of the most important films of the Iranian New Wave of the 1960s and 70s.
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NewsEgypt’s El Gouna Film Festival rescheduled due to Israel-Hamas war
The event has been moved to October 27-November 2.
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NewsRenowned UK director Terence Davies dies aged 77
Filmmaker died after a short illness, according to his family.
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News‘Taylor Swift: Eras Tour’ concert film set for worldwide theatrical release
‘Taylor Swift: Eras Tour’ is the first film to be distributed by AMC
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NewsDenmark picks Nikolaj Arcel’s ‘The Promised Land’ as Oscars submission
The Nordic western premiered at Venice.
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NewsMubi acquires ‘The Last Year Of Darkness’ (exclusive)
The film will stream on Mubi from February 2024, with select screenings in the US.
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NewsThe British Blacklist, DDA to launch initiative for Black journalists at London Film Festival
Applications are now open for the Red Carpet Accelerator Programme.
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NewsConnext 2023 line-up includes Adil & Bilall project; Lukas Dhont to curate rising talent scheme
‘Girl’ and ’Close’ director Dhont will select five emerging filmmaking talents for The Future Five.
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NewsHow did Venice 2022 titles perform at the global box office?
The 2022 cohort included several US-financed titles that would go on to become major awards contenders.
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News’Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry’ wins top prize at Sarajevo film festival
Other prize winners included Philip Sotnychenko’s ’La Palisiada’ and Vladimir Perisic’s ’Lost Country’.
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NewsSan Sebastian to open with Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy And The Heron’
The European premiere of the Studio Ghibli animation will play out of competition on September 22, after the opening gala.
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NewsBox office figures for more than 300 South Korean films inflated, say police
Officials said 2.67 million admissions were over-counted.
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NewsSarajevo film festival cancels screenings as part of day of mourning for victims of triple murder
Among the cancelled events was a masterclass with Lynne Ramsay, which the festival is planning to rearrange.
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NewsFirst trailer for Bradley Cooper’s Venice premiere ‘Maestro’ co-starring Carey Mulligan
The film will premiere at this year’s Venice film festival, before a release in select cinemas on November 22, then Netflix on December 20.
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NewsKevin Spacey found not guilty in UK sexual offences trial
Spacey started to cry in the dock at London’s Southwark Crown Court when the verdicts were read out.
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NewsSeven talking points from the Venice 2023 line-up
Potential star power on the red carpet amid the strikes; a heavy Netflix presence; and another poor showing for women directors.
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NewsVenice Film Festival reveals 2023 line-up
Includes films from David Fincher, Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay, Yorgos Lanthimos, Bradley Cooper and Ryusuke Hamaguchi.