All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 6
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Neon snaps up Mohammad Rasoulof’s Cannes contender ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’
The filmmaker has fled his native Iran following pressure from authorities over the feature.
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Focus Features lands Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Bugonia’, starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons
The feature is a remake of South Korean science fiction comedy ‘Save The Green Planet’.
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MAD picks up Cannes titles ‘Ghost Trail’, ‘The Village Next To Paradise’ for MENA (exclusive)
Further upcoming titles from the 30-strong haul include Anne-Marie Jacir’s upcoming ‘All Before You’’.
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‘Goodbye Julia’ takes top prize at Critics Awards for Arab Films
‘Four Daughters’ and ‘Inshallah A Boy’ also ranked among the big winners at the awards.
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Tony Leung to head Tokyo film festival jury
The Hong Kong star will serve as president of the international competition jury.
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Barunson E&A sells Indonesian horror ‘Respati’ to US, Asia (exclusive)
It is directed by Sidharta Tata, whose feature debut ‘Waktu Maghrib’ ranked as the fifth biggest title at the Indonesian box office in 2023.
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‘Civil War’ set as first A24 production to land China theatrical release
The Alex Garland feature will open in mainland China on June 7.
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Front Row takes global distribution rights to Saudi-Emirati comedy ‘Al Eid Eiden’
The feature is set for a theatrical release on July 4.
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Finecut lands pre-sales of ‘The Desperate Chase’, sells ‘A Normal Family to US (exclusive)
‘The Desperate Chase’ marks the second feature of ‘Devils’ director Kim Jae-hoon.
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Korean remake of ‘You Are The Apple Of My Eye’ heads to Cannes market (exclusive)
K-pop stars Jung Jin-young and Dahyun to lead romantic comedy drama.
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Future Leaders 2024: Gu Pengyuan (China)
In his role as Head of Programme at FIFF, he helped discover Lan Tian’s Southern Afternoon.
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Future Leaders 2024: Viknesh Kobinathan (Singapore)
Kobinathan is film programmer is Singapore’s Asian Film Archive.
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Korean horror thriller ‘Tarot’ lands sales across Asia (exclusive)
‘Parasite’ star Cho Yeo-jeong is among the cast of the anthology film.
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Cannes 2024: South Korea hot projects
Screen profiles some of the top titles being showcased by Korean sellers at the festival and market.
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Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran, calls for support ahead of Cannes premiere
The Iranian auteur had been sentenced to eight years in prison.
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MAD World takes sales on Lebanese thriller ‘In This Darkness I See You’ (exclusive)
The newly launched sales company will launch the ghost story at the Cannes market.
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Japanese film fund from K2 Pictures to launch at Cannes; backing Hirokazu Kore-eda, Takashi Miike projects
The company is led by former Toei producer Muneyuki Kii.
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Arab sales firm MAD World launches ahead of Cannes; titles and team unveiled
Inaugural slate includes Rani Massalha’s ‘The Return Of The Prodigal Son’ and ‘Thank You For Banking With Us’ from Palestinian filmmaker Laila Abbas.
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Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging, says lawyer
The filmmaker’s latest feature ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Hong Sangsoo’s Berlin Silver Bear winner ‘A Traveler’s Needs’ lands Europe, Asia sales
Sales agent Finecut has also closed deals on upcoming horror-thriller ‘Noise’.