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NewsGeorgian film ‘The Antique’ cleared to screen in Venice after court decree overturned 6s446f
Rusudan Glurjidze’s film had been prevented from screening at the festival by a Court of Venice emergency decree obtained by the film’s co-producers.
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Autlook takes on international sales for Toronto doc ‘Patrice: The Movie’ (exclusive) 105j6w
Billed as a documentary romcom, Patrice: The Movie is being released by Hulu in the US.
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NewsEuropean and Middle Eastern film execs talk challenges and opportunities of preserving film heritage 5p5r5w
Screen International roundtable at the Venice Film Festival explored topics such as AI, costs and technology of restoring classic movies.
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News‘Riefenstahl’ doc scores key sales following Venice and Telluride premieres 5k64
Andres Veiel’s documentary investigates influential director Leni Riefenstahl’s close involvement with the Nazis.
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NewsItalian minister outlines why attracting international projects is a top priority under revised tax credit (exclusive) 3h476n
Lucia Borgonzoni outlines key changes including reforms around use of AI.
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Features‘There was no budget’: The Quay Brothers on their epic 19 -year journey to make ‘Sanatorium Under The Sign Of The Hourglass’ 3k3550
Acclaimed UK-based animators have spent 19 years creating their latest feature-length film, a mixture of stop-motion and live action.
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NewsItaly revises international tax credit, maintaining headline 40% rate and banning relief for AI spend 472n46
Italy is one of the first countries to exclude AI costs from financial incentives.
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NewsGaumont vice CEO Christophe Riandee exits French major 5g714h
Gaumont confirmed his departure in a short statement this morning.
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Minerva Pictures takes on sales for Venice comedy ‘High Stakes – A Night On The Ward’ (exclusive) 1p2e62
The Italian comedy is playing in Giornate degli Autori.
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The Open Reel boards Giornate degli Autori title ‘Soul Of The Desert’ (exclusive) 546y6a
Colombia-set documentary is the feature debut of Mónica Taboada-Tapia.
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Mediawan takes majority stake in Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli’s Our Films o23n
Acquisition adds to European production and distribution group’s labels including Brad Pitt’s Plan B.
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Is Creative Europe Media "drifting away" from its core cultural objectives? m5626
The Creative Europe Media programme has long been a cornerstone of the European film industry. But some worry it is now prioritising business objectives over cultural ones — and independent filmmakers are losing out.
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NewsThe Match Factory appoints former Netflix exec as head of acquisitions 1a1w6m
Marc van den Bosch-Mprah will lead sales company’s worldwide acquisition strategy.
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NewsWim Wenders to receive European Film Academy’s lifetime achievement award 1j1u5
Honour will be given to veteran German director at this year’s European Film Awards.
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News‘Erin Brockovich’ producer Stacey Sher: ’This is a job of psychotic optimism’ 533c3g
Leading US producer was speaking in Locarno where she received the Raimondo Rezzonico Award.
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True Colours picks up Ciro De Caro’s Venice Giornate degli Autori title ‘Taxi Monamour’ (exclusive) 306w1s
Taxi Monamour is De Caro’s fourth feature, following the Giulia, which also debuted in the Venice sidebar in 2021.
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NewsIndie execs talk inflation challenges and ‘pale, male reviewers’ at Locarno 66q2d
HanWay’s Katie Ellen, WME Independent’s Alex Walton and microFilm’s Ada Solomon were speaking at Locarno Pro’s StepIN think tank.
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FeaturesOpen Doors preview: how Locarno is championing filmmakers from Latin America and the Caribbean 235z18
Locarno’s Open Doors launched in 2003 as a co-production platform, later becoming a development programme as well.
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FeaturesLocarno festival director on 2024 highlights, helping arthouse titles reach “the largest audience possible” 4l4q1j
Locarno’s artistic director Giona A Nazzaro says the festival is the perfect place for filmmakers who want to see how their films play with audiences.
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NewsSix Spanish titles selected for Locarno Pro’s work-in-progress section First Look 1e3u5j
Spain is the country in focus for the 13th edition of First Look.
