Berlin Film Market Adjusts to Major Shifts in Global Business — Variety

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Trends and shifts in the global indie film biz mark the 2020 European Film Market. Women direct or star in some of the hottest packages being brought to Berlin: Olivia Wilde’s biopic of gymnast Kerri Strug, “Perfect,” from FilmNation; Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut, “The Lost Daughter,” starring Olivia Colman, sold…

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African Voices Speak Up at Festivals — Variety

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The dearth of African contenders in the main competition at this year’s Berlinale might come as no surprise to the continent’s perennially disappointed filmmakers. One could argue — not unfairly — that Africa is still underrepresented at the world’s top film festivals. 16 more words via African Voices Speak Up at…

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