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Neon snaps up Mohammad Rasoulof’s Cannes contender ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ 1w3x1f
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 3ve3r
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) 4a5f4v
Further titles from the 30-strong haul include Anne-Marie Jacir’s ‘All Before You’’.
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News‘Goodbye Julia’ takes top prize at Critics Awards for Arab Films 406z20
‘Four Daughters’ and ‘Inshallah A Boy’ also ranked among the big winners at the awards.
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NewsTony Leung to head Tokyo film festival jury 6j355g
The Hong Kong star will serve as president of the international competition jury.
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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 4p3k1w
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’ 3q3625
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) 3f3e5i
‘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) 5x6k2c
K-pop stars Jung Jin-young and Dahyun to lead romantic comedy drama.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2024: Gu Pengyuan (China) 2y2d2r
In his role as Head of Programme at FIFF, he helped discover Lan Tian’s Southern Afternoon.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2024: Viknesh Kobinathan (Singapore) r2f4v
Kobinathan is film programmer is Singapore’s Asian Film Archive.
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Korean horror thriller ‘Tarot’ lands sales across Asia (exclusive) 364o3a
‘Parasite’ star Cho Yeo-jeong is among the cast of the anthology film.
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Cannes 2024: South Korea hot projects j6m12
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 ahead of Cannes premiere 615k6r
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) 3q3g37
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 36522r
The company is led by former Toei producer Muneyuki Kii.
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NewsArab sales firm MAD World launches ahead of Cannes; titles and team unveiled 435f72
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 4j2i2b
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 6q1z6a
Sales agent Finecut has also closed deals on horror-thriller ‘Noise’.
