Chile Surges at Cannes With a Milestone Presence, Driven by Fast Emerging Key Production Players

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Cannes Welcomes Dominga Sotomayor, Lisandro Alonso, Manuela Martelli

Chile boasts a strong presence in Cannes this year with fast emerging companies leading the charge.

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New Films From Diego Céspedes, Valeria Hoffman, Marialy Rivas

An exciting new crop from some of Chile’s most acclaimed filmmakers and top production companies are being presented at Cannes Marché du Film

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Nishikawa Miwa’s War Orphan Drama ‘Children Untold’ Boards Intramovies for World Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

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Sony Pictures’ Sanford Panitch Puts Japan at Center of Theatrical Argument at Cannes Film Market: ‘True Global IP Has Never Been Created by a Streaming Service’

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Megumi on ‘Fujiko,’ Japan’s Cannes Moment and Being Actor-Producer

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Megumi on 'Fujiko,' Japan's Cannes Moment and Being Actor-Producer

Japanese star-producer Megumi on Japan's global moment, her pandemic pivot and a slate spanning Netflix and a U.K. co-production.

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Sony Pictures’ Sanford Panitch Puts Japan at Center of Theatrical Argument at Cannes Film Market: ‘True Global IP Has Never Been Created by a Streaming Service’
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Sony's Sanford Panitch Says Streaming Has Never Created True Global IP

Sony Pictures chief Sanford Panitch champions Japanese IP and challenges streaming's cultural clout at Cannes Film Market.

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Nishikawa Miwa's War Orphan Drama 'Children Untold' Boards Intramovies

Italian sales agent Intramovies has acquired worldwide rights to Nishikawa Miwa's WWII war orphan drama 'Children Untold.'

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New Noomi Rapace and Lone Scherfig Films Unveiled at Cannes, Plus a Doc About Ruben Östlund ‘That Hits the Viewer in the Gut’

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