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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Emerging Digital Technologies Shaping the Evolution of the Distribution Sector

Karlovy Vary Explores How Emerging Technologies and AI Will Affect Film Distribution

On July 3, the Imperial Spa, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival’s elegant new industry venue, hosted a panel discussion titled “Emerging Digital Technologies Shaping the Evolution of the Distribution Sector,” moderated by industry consultant Michael Gubbins. The event saw the participation of…

Tom Quinn of NEON at the 2024 Marche du Film during the Cannes Film Festival

At Marché Du Film, NEON’s Tom Quinn Discusses Current State of Film Distribution and His Company’s Influence in the Marketplace

On May 15, the Marché du Film at the Cannes Film Festival hosted a panel titled “Connecting Europe and USA in Film Financing & Distribution,” moderated by Christian Jungen, Artistic Director of the Zurich Film Festival, in conversation with Tom Quinn, CEO and founder of NEON. Quinn talked…

Marche du Film - 2024 - The Future Role of Theatrical Exploitation in Europe - Panel

At Marché du Film, European Audiovisual Observatory Surveys State of the Continent’s Box Office

On May 17 and 18, Marché du Film at the Cannes Film Festival hosted two sessions organised by the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO). The first, headlined “Key Trends in the Film Sector” outlined just that, whilst the second was titled “The Future Role of Theatrical Exploitation in Europe”. The…

2024 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners

“Anora” Wins Palme d’Or at 2024 Cannes Film Festival

With only his second film in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Sean Baker won the Palme d’Or for “Anora” as the 77th annual event concluded on 25 May. The comedic-drama about a sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch was one of the highlights at this year’…

Jared Geesey - Chief Distribution Officer, Angel Studios at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival

Angel Studios Lights Up the Marché du Film in Cannes

It is often remarkably easy to measure one’s artistic and/or professional success at the Cannes Film Festival. It is, after all, the event in which standing ovations after a movie’s premiere are measured by the minute in rapturous news reports. Conversely, Cannes is also where a new film…

2024 Cannes Film Festival - Kevin Costner & Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola and Kevin Costner Pay Their Own Way to Cannes

Two of the most high profile selections at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival come from filmmakers with a lengthy and acclaimed history in Hollywood. Even so, neither Francis Ford Coppola or Kevin Costner could rely upon Hollywood and its usual cast of executives and financiers to help them make the film…

Donna Langley - Chief Content Officer, NBCUniversal at 2024 Cannes Film Festival

NBCUniversal’s Donna Langley Addresses Depressed State of Theatrical Distribution During Cannes Film Festival

While Hollywood studio executives of various ilk are known to turn up at the Cannes Film Festival, it is historically rare for members of the C-suite to be spotted on the Croissette. Perhaps that’s changing. Last year, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav made a splash by throwing a 100th anniver…

2024 Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival Set for Glitzy Filmmaker-Focused 2024 Edition

The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival is set to roll out its red carpet along the French Riviera from today, May 14th, through the 25th, 2024. After official selections from last year’s festival went on to critical acclaim, with nine titles earning 26 Oscar nominations across 16 categories, cin…

Thierry Fre?maux and Iris Knobloch - Cannes Film Festival 2024

Cannes Film Festival Faces Potential Labor Strike and #MeToo Revelations

The Cannes Film Festival which officially kicks off 14 May 2024 is facing both the possibility of a strike by hundreds of the event’s freelance workers during its 77th edition, as well as the release of a report accusing high profile members of the country’s film industry of sexual misco…

Berlinale - Mariëtte Rissenbeek, Executive Director and Carlo Chatrian, Artistic Director

Berlinale 2024 Highlights the Divide Between Art and Commerce at International Film Festivals

The 74th Berlinale ended last month, and what remains is to look back and ruminate about what the future might bring. It is the first significant European festival of 2024, but this edition was the last one led by its Artistic Director, Carlo Chatrian, and Executive Director, Mariëtte Rissenbeek, th…