Tim Dams

1 week ago | screenglobalproduction.com | Tim Dams

Auschwitz survivor Ryszard Horowitz, now aged 86, is in Cannes to support the launch of Picture From Auschwitz, a digital replica of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp for use in film productions. “Given the Museum does not allow any feature film crews into the camp, it’s a wonderful way to help more people to do their work and also to get interest in the story,” said Horowitz, rescued by Oskar Shindler and one of the youngest known survivors of the camp.

2 weeks ago | screendaily.com | Tim Dams

Source: Mathilde petit-Boh/ FDC This year’s Cannes Film Festival seems to have marked a turning point for the European film industry. Going into Cannes, the European industry felt distinctly on the back foot. Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on “foreign” movies was just one part of what felt like a wider assault on the Europe’s cultural ecosystem.

2 weeks ago | screendaily.com | Tim Dams

Source: Vision Distribution EXCLUSIVE: Rome-based Vision Distribution has sold a number of key territories in Cannes for Massimiliano Bruno’s comedy Love In Separate Beds. The film has sold to Spain’s A Contracorriente Films, Poland’s Mayfly, Portugal’s Outsider Films, Israel’s New Cinema and Bulgaria’s Beta Film. Starring Edoardo Leo and Claudia Pandolfi, it’s about a woman who hates men, and a man who hates complications.

2 weeks ago | screendaily.com | Tim Dams

EXCLUSIVE: Festival accreditation body FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers’ Association) has issued a public statement to reaffirm the artistic and operational independence of film festivals. FIAPF, which accredits the world’s leading film festivals including Cannes, Berlin and Venice, issued the statement after becoming concerned about the increasing number of festivals facing ‘unprecedented pressure’, including threats of violence, over their selections.

2 weeks ago | screendaily.com | Tim Dams

Auschwitz survivor Ryszard Horowitz, now aged 86, is in Cannes to support the launch of Picture From Auschwitz, a digital video replica of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp for use in film and television productions. “Given the Museum does not allow any feature film crews into the camp, it’s a wonderful way to help more people to do their work and also to get interest in the story,” said Horowitz, one of the youngest known survivors of the camp.