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Optimistic US sellers anticipate strong Cannes business from Europe and Asia
Two weeks in Cannes can determine the rest of the year, say US buyers and sellers.
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Buyers want certainty but need new stars, say UK sales agents as they gear up for busy Cannes
Fully-packaged projects and clear genres are important but risks need to be taken to reach younger audiences, say sellers.
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The lowdown on all the Cannes 2024 titles
Screen profiles all the films in the Cannes Film Festival’s Official Selection and parallel sections.
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Cannes 2024 line-up guide: Competition and Out Of Competition titles
Cannes’ competition strand includes films from Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold and Francis Ford Coppola.
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Cannes 2024 line-up guide: Special, Midnight Screenings and Premiere titles
Includes films from Oliver Stone, Sergei Loznitsa and Ron Howard.
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Cannes 2024 line-up guide: Directors’ Fortnight titles
Includes films from the late Sophie Fillières, plus Tyler Taormina and Ryan J. Sloan.
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Cannes 2024 line-up guide: Critics’ Week titles
Includes films from Saïd Hamich Benlarbi, Constance Tsang and Antoine Chevrollier.
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Cannes 2024 line-up guide: Un Certain Regard titles
Includes films from Laetitia Dosch, Rungano Nyoni and Runar Runarsson.
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Why Cannes is striving for a balance between auteur-driven art and audience-friendly entertainment
The festival has become a key launchpad for titles that can loosely be termed ‘broad arthouse’.
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The UK film festivals you need to know: 2024 dates, submission and contact details
Screen profiles the major film festivals in the UK.
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‘Exhuma’ director Jang Jae-hyun on what lies beneath his horror hit and next project plans (exclusive)
The filmmaker reflects on the blockbuster success of his latest occult thriller and muses on vampires for his next production.
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Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge talk 2024 Hot Docs world premiere ‘Red Fever’
”One of the things we’re known for is not shaming people.”
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Drew Simon of FilmNation label Infrared talks early strategy: “I want to make clutter-busters” (exclusive)
“We saw an opportunity to deliver action movies, comedy movies, thrillers, sci fi and horror.”
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Why an IP focus will take centre stage at Cannes 2024
The Market is hosting Cannes Remakes, Spotlight on IP from Asia, and a bolstered Shoot the Book! programme.
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Nthibah Pictures heads on fully financing projects, filming in South Africa, plans for ‘Boy Kills World’ spin-offs
“What makes us a little different is that we are making content for the global marketplace,” says CEO Simon Swart.
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In a golden age of documentary, why are so many struggling at the UK and Ireland box office?
“Our real value add now is in terms of international sales,” revealed Oli Harbottle of Dogwoof.
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‘Robot Dreams’ producer Sandra Tapia on forging a career based on international collaboration
Tapia is the recipient of the inaugural Screen International Catalan Producer of the Year award, to be presented with BCN Film Fest.
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Directors’ Fortnight’s Julien Rejl on a line-up “exploring serious issues with comedy, fantasy, and imagination”
”“We don’t want radical films or films that are chic or snobby,” said Rejl.
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“My films are cut through with the need to resist the violence of our times,” Alice Diop tells Visions du Reel audience
“My aim is to find the right format for the film I want to make,” said the French filmmaker of documentaries and ‘Saint Omer’.
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How the ‘Back To Black’ designers revived Amy Winehouse’s most iconic looks for screen
Costume designer PC Williams and hair and make-up designer Peta Dunstall discuss raiding the singer’s wardrobe, not using wigs and keeping track of tattoos.