All articles by Ellie Calnan – Page 7
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NewsAGC International launches horror ‘Menace’ from Spooky Pictures, Image Nation
The film stars Isabel May as a student who is sent to live with her aunt and uncle in a small town.
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NewsUruguay film festival launches $50,000 fund for Ibero-American projects
The José Ignacio International Film Festival runs in January 2025.
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NewsAndy Serkis to direct ‘The Hunt For Gollum’ for Warner Bros, New Line
The film is aiming for a 2026 release.
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NewsVenice Film Festival to present Peter Weir with honorary Golden Lion
The Australian filmmaker is a six-time Oscar nominee for films including ‘Dead Poets Society’ and ‘The Truman Show’.
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NewsLuxbox boards Jonas Carpignano-produced ‘Basileia’ (exclusive)
The Italian fantasy drama is Isabella Torre’s debut feature.
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NewsSheffield DocFest 2024 line-up includes Tilda Swinton feature directorial debut
The 109-strong line-up includes 48 world premieres.
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NewsIsabelle Huppert to head Venice Film Festival jury
The French actor was nominated for an Oscar in 2017 for ‘Elle’.
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NewsIcelandic animation ‘Ploey 2 – The Legend Of The Winds’ flies east for The Playmaker (exclusive)
The sequel follows from the Icelandic box office hit ’Ploey - You Never Fly Alone’.
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NewsErige Sehiri, Danielle Arbid projects awarded Hubert Bals funding
Ten European projects have each been awarded €60,000 co-production and post-production.
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NewsAudrey Diwan’s ‘Emmanuelle’ to world premiere at San Sebastian film festival
The film stars Naomi Watts, Jamie Campbell Bower, Will Sharpe and Noémie Merlant.
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NewsSheffield DocFest unveils ‘Reflections On Realities’ theme with ‘No Other Land’ among films (exclusive)
A special ‘Days Of Reflection’ programme will feature four films addressing the themes.
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NewsBafta launches Refugee Journalism grants, awards Prince William bursaries
The Refugee Journalism Project is awarding £30,000 to 11 individuals.
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NewsCannes Investors Circle to showcase upcoming Ruben Östlund, Nadav Lapid projects
10 filmmakers will present their projects to private investors.
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NewsMike Leigh to be honoured at Malta’s Mediterrane film festival
The UK director will also host a masterclass.
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NewsCannes adds two animations, first Cinema de la Plage titles, Valeria Golino conversation
The Italian actor and filmmaker will premiere the first episode of her series ’The Art Of Joy’.
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NewsThe Story Collective producers launch film and TV studio complex in southwest London (exclusive)
The Story Works housed production on Disney+ series ‘A Thousand Blows’
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NewsHelen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley set to star in ‘The Thursday Murder Club’
The crime thriller is produced by Amblin Entertainment and will shoot this summer.
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NewsSwiss doc ‘The Landscape And The Fury’ leads Visions du Réel 2024 winners
Further winners included Kamal Aljafari’s ‘A Fidai Film’ in Burning Lights.
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NewsVisions du Réel 2024 presents industry prizes worth €50,000
The Iran-born French filmmaker Mehran Tamadon won €20,000 for ‘The Last Days Of The Hospital’.
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NewsNetflix thriller ‘Ad Vitam’ starring Guillaume Canet starts shooting in Paris
The French-language film follows a man who must find his kidnapped wife.