Kazik Suwala Outlines Plans for $150 Million European Film Center

Even before “The Dissident” made its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, director Bryan Fogel had a sense that his explosive Jamal Khashoggi documentary was going to be a tough sell.

Neil Young has sold 50% of the rights to his entire back catalogue in a landmark new deal.Hipgnosis Songs Fund purchased 1,180 songs by the Canadian musician in a deal that is said to be worth an estimated $150 million (£110 million), according to the BBC.The Young acquisition comes after the company acquired the rights to former Fleetwood Mac singer Lindsay Buckingham‘s back catalogue this week, as well as Jimmy Iovine’s worldwide producer royalties.“This is a deal that changes Hipgnosis

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefFilm industry relations between China and Europe have been kept alive throughout the coronavirus outbreak by Bridging The Dragon, an informal trade organization now in its sixth year.After its regular event held during the Berlin film festival in February, further seminars, presentations and mixers should have taken place in Cannes in May and in Beijing in November.

With 2020 coming to an end, too many people across the world will be reflecting on all that was lost this year.

Riley Keough mourned the death of her brother Benjamin Keough back in July and now she’s opening up about preparing for her first Christmas without him.

Riley Keough has said “words can’t describe how painful it is” to be without her brother this Christmas. 

The highest-paid YouTube stars of 2020 have been revealed, and a nine-year-old is at the top of the list.

one video of many, it's safe to assume he's making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year thanks to YouTube alone.P.S. The aforementioned music video aside, a lot of people have wondered how much money Jeffree made from his short-lived stint as a singer.

Thomas Vinterberg'sAnother Roundwas the big winner at the 33rd European Film Awards, taking best film, best director, and best actor for star Mads Mikkelsen who plays a day-drinking high school teacher in theDanish crowd-pleasing dramedy. Vinterberg also won best screenplay for the feature, an honor he shared with co-writer Tobias Lindholm.

In a tight Oscar race in the International Film category, Thomas Vinterberg‘s celebrated “Another Round” is increasingly looking like an easy bet for a nomination. The Venice Film Festival drama swept the major honors at the 2020 European Film Awards including European Film, Director (Vinterberg), Actor (Mads Mikkelsen) and Screenplay.

Janet W. Lee Thomas Vinterberg’s “Another Round” took home the top prize at the 33rd European Film Awards.The Danish dramedy swept Saturday’s virtual ceremony, nabbing additional wins for best director and best actor for Mads Mikkelsen, who plays an alcoholic high school teacher.

Also Read: 5 Things to Worry About This Oscar Season, From Virtual Ceremonies to Awards BoredomNonfiction director Mark Cousins was given the first EFA Award for Innovative Storytelling for his 14-hour, 40-chapter documentary “Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema.”The ceremony took place as a series of virtual events from Tuesday through Saturday, including a finale broadcast live from Berlin on Saturday, but without a live audience, and with nominees watching from remote locations.

Refresh for latest…: The European Film Awards are being held virtually this evening, culminating a series of online events over the past few days. Tonight’s categories include the EFAs for European Documentary, European Discovery, European Actress, European Actor, European Screenwriter, European Director and European Film races.

Two French films, Emmanuel Courcol's The Big Hit, and the hand-drawn Josep, have won the 2020 European Film Awards for best comedy and best animated film, respectively. In The Big Hit, French star Kad Merad (Welcome to the Sticks) plays a past-his-prime actor who attempts to give drama lessons to a group of prisoners staging a version of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot.

Will Tizard ContributorNow in its second year back in the city where it was born, the EnergaCamerimage International Film Festival has partnered with the Torun council in Poland and the national government in funding its most ambitious project, the European Film Center Camerimage, a $155 million facility now entering the architecture bidding stage.