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Apple Wins Cuarón, But Hindsight Is the Streaming Wars’ Most Valuable Weapon
Another day, another auteur picks his or her side in the streaming wars. This week it was Alfonso Cuarón, the Netflix golden boy who switched allegiances after “Roma” and signed an exclusive TV deal with Apple. It was for a lot of money, and he joins a growing list of big streaming deals that include […]
Continue readingMagnolia Nabs Norway Oscar Entry ‘Out Stealing Horses’ Starring Stellan Skarsgård — Exclusive
Global Swedish star Stellan Skarsgård (“Chernobyl”) has long collaborated with Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland (“Aberdeen” and “A Somewhat Gentle Man”). Their most recent film, “Out Stealing Horses,” celebrated its world premiere in Competition at the 2019 Berlinale and is now Norway’s official Oscar entry for Best International Film Feature.Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights […]
Continue readingKew Media Distribution Signs Distribution Deal With Participant
Kew Media Distribution has signed a multi-year distribution agreement with Participant, the L.A.-based company behind “Spotlight,” “Green Book” and “Roma,” to start handling global television and digital rights on some new projects from Participant.As part of the deal, Kew Media will distribute Participant’s socially and politically engaged documentaries and narrative feature films, as well as […]
Continue readingNetflix, You Have a Problem: ‘The Irishman’ Is Too Good (Column)
When the executives at Netflix saw the response to “The Irishman” on Friday, the opening night of the New York Film Festival, they must have been popping champagne corks. The audience was hugely enthusiastic about the film, and the critical response was through the roof, with many hailing Martin Scorsese’s three-and-a-half-hour swan-song-of-the-Mob drama as a […]
Continue reading‘Joker’ Wins Venice Film Festival Golden Lion, Roman Polanski Gets Grand Jury Prize
The 2019 Venice International Film Festival has wrapped, and this year’s edition has announced its award winners. The Golden Lion, the festival’s top laureate, went to “Joker,” which is a strong statement from this year’s competition jury led by Lucrecia Martel. See the complete list of this year’s winners below.In recent years, the Venice Golden […]
Continue readingFirst Look: Trailer for Venice Critics’ Week Closing Film ‘Sanctorum’ by Joshua Gil (Exclusive)
Mexican filmmaker Joshua Gil’s “Sanctorum” bows its trailer exclusively through Variety as it gears up for its world premiere at the 34th Venice International Film Critics’ Week.Gil’s second feature film is set to screen out of competition as it closes Venice Critics’ Week, an independent and parallel section organized by the Italian Critics union Sncci […]
Continue readingNetherlands, Finland pick Oscar 2020 international film entries
Which film will follow on from ‘Roma’ in winning the prize?Submissions for the best international feature film award at the 2020 Academy Awards have started to come in, and Screen is keeping a running list of each film below.This is the first year the award will be given under the new name of ‘best international […]
Continue readingBAFTA Introduces Casting Award, Will Continue to Allow Netflix and Amazon to Compete
BAFTA is introducing a casting category for both its film and TV awards for the first time. The British Academy also said Wednesday that it would stick to its guns on the eligibility criteria for films, which allow streamers such as Netflix and Amazon to compete, to the annoyance of some exhibitors.Other changes to the […]
Continue readingNetflix Repeats ‘Roma’ Oscar Strategy With Big ‘Irishman,’ ‘Marriage Story’ Festival Rollout
After breaking through at the Oscars in a big way with Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma,” Netflix is aiming to achieve similar success this upcoming awards season with two high profile titles: Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” and Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.” One of the driving forces behind Netflix’s Oscar campaign for “Roma” was giving Cuarón’s epic as […]
Continue readingMartin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ to close 2019 BFI London Film Festival
Netflix mob drama starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci will have international premiere on October 13.The international premiere of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman will close the BFI London Film Festival (Lff) on Sunday October 13.There will also be simultaneous preview screenings of the Netflix mob drama taking place at cinemas across the […]
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