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UK’s Empire Cinemas goes into istration, six sites to close 1l2a4u
Sites at Bishop’s Stortford, Catterick Garrison, Sunderland, Swindon, Walthamstow and Wigan ceased trading today.
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Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Challengers’ to open 2023 Venice Film Festival 3e4l
The film stars Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist.
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Studiocanal CEO to oversee Polish distributor Kinoswiat 2y4l64
Current CEO Kalle Friz has been promoted to EVP of international operations.
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Body found in California mountains area where Julian Sands disappeared 4d123q
Sands, known for his roles in A Room With A View and Warlock, was reported missing in January.
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Together Films boards Sheffield DocFest opener ‘Tish’, unveils UK-Ireland deal (exclusive) 4d6o27
A UK-Ireland deal with distributor Modern Films has already been signed.
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Sheffield DocFest appoints Raul Niño Zambrano as creative director following interim stint 6l2x1h
Zambrano has served as acting creative director over the past year.
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Cannes Film Festival reveals dates for 2024 edition 552gn
The festival announced the dates with the message: “See you next year for a new celebration of cinema from around the world!”
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‘How To Have Sex’ wins top Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes 2023 1o5i3l
Other winners included ’Hounds’, ’The Mother Of All Lies’, ’Goodbye Julia’ and ’The Buriti Flower’.
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Directors’ Fortnight SACD prize goes to Pierre Creton’s ‘A Prince’ 494n1p
Creton also features in the cast, with Mathieu Amalric providing the inner voice for one of the characters.
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‘The Pot-Au-Feu’ posts solid score on Screen’s Cannes jury grid; ‘A Brighter Tomorrow’ falters 101w6n
New films by Tran Anh Hung and Nanni Moretti take their place on the grid.
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Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Cannes title ‘About Dry Grasses’ picked up for UK-Ireland (exclusive) 2j524i
The film is Picturehouse Entertainment’s second acquisition at the Cannes Film Festival.
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World Soundtrack Awards matches composers with filmmakers (exclusive) 262e6p
Composers including Howard Shore, Patrick Doyle and Daniel Pemberton have taken part.
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Wang Bing’s ‘Youth (Spring)’ takes early lead on Screen’s 2023 Cannes jury grid 6u3g4o
Documentary about rural Chinese people who move to work in a textile factory is currently on a 2.7 average.
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Screen International at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival 3q5b6g
Screen is launching the Global Production Awards at Cannes this year, and celebrates anniversaries for Stars of Tomorrow and the jury grid.
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Working Title, Independent set Frankie Goes to Hollywood biopic ‘Relax’ starring Callum Scott Howells 655160
The film was written and will be directed by Bernard Rose, the director of the original ’Relax’ music video.
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Visions du Réel awards top prize to ‘While The Green Grass Grows’ 4u2bt
The Swiss documentary festival runs April 21-April 30.
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Eva Green wins “painful and damaging” UK court battle over collapse of sci-fi film ‘A Patriot’ 464z23
In a statement Green said she was proud to stand up against “bully-boy tactics”.
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Sony Pictures Classics picks up Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Strange Way Of Life’ with Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal 142h3a
SPC picked up the short in pre-production and will release in the autumn.
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Kevin Spacey set to stand trial for sex offences in the UK in June 6n6d5t
The US actor appeared via video link at Southwark Crown Court at a pre-trial review.
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Cannes Film Festival to close with Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ 1x631n
It is the fourth Pixar feature to be presented in Cannes’ Official Selection.