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Melanie Goodfellow
Senior International Film Correspondent
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Melanie joined Deadline in 2022 as Senior International Film Correspondent. She came from UK trade Screen International, where she spent a decade covering film and TV news out of France, Europe and the Middle East. She has also worked for Variety and Moving Pictures as well as the UK broadsheet The Independent, entertainment magazine Heat and Japan’s The Daily Yomiuri, working out of London, Rome, Brussels, Tokyo and Jerusalem. Melanie originally trained in journalism at Reuters and spent four years there in the mid-1990s as a reporter.
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Dominique Boutonnat Given Three-Year Sentence For Sexual Assault, Quits As Head Of CNC
Dominique Boutonnat has been given a three-year prison sentence, one of which will be custodial, after being found guilty of charges of sexually assaulting his godson and has quit his role as head of France's National Cinema Centre (CNC).
Per local media reports, Boutonnat will not serve time in jail…
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The Gotham Group Signs Singapore Filmmaker Nelicia Low Ahead Of Karlovy Vary Debut For First Feature ‘Pierce’
EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham Group has signed Singaporean writer and director Nelicia Low ahead of the world premiere of her debut feature Pierce at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
The thriller will be the first ever Singaporean feature to compete in the main Crystal Globe Competition of the…
First Look At Maria Menounos In Rom-Com ‘Christmas at Plumhill Manor’ As Production Wraps In UK
EXCLUSIVE: Narrative Pictures has wrapped production on Christmas at Plumhill Manor, a rom-com set in the heart of the UK countryside.
Maria Menounos (The Holiday Dating Guide, Entourage, Fantastic Four) leads the cast with Brian Herzlinger (My Date with Drew, The Holiday Dating Guide)…
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“Bumble,” “Bluster” & Questions Over Whether Biden Should Step Down: World Media Reacts To First Presidential Debate
The Biden vs Trump debate took place in the small hours of the morning in many parts of the world but one only needed to watch a few clips and glance at headlines within minutes of waking up to get a feel for what had happened.
Unsurprisingly, the majority of the global press focused on a very tough…
Arvet Agency Takes Rights To Finnish-Swedish Novel ‘Dusk 41’ From Author Kjell Westö
EXCLUSIVE: Sweden’s Arvet Agency has acquired media rights to Finnish-Swedish author Kjell Westö’s book ‘Dusk 41.’
The story delves into the darkest years of Finnish history during 1940 and 1941, when Joseph Stalin’s Russian invaded Finland under the guise of a military drill. Young couple Molly and…
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Michael Douglas Heads To Deauville; Les Arcs Sets Iceland Focus & Christos Nikou To Close Karlovy Vary – Festival Briefs
Michael Douglas Set As Guest Of Honor Of 50th Deauville Film Festival
Michael Douglas will be guest of honor at the 50th Deauville American Film Festival. It will be the actor’s fifth trip to the fall festival unfolding in the swanky northern French beach resort. The organisers suggested Douglas has…
Mubi Takes North America & Multiple Key Territories For Miguel Gomes’ Cannes Best Director Picture ‘Grand Tour’
EXCLUSIVE: Mubi has snapped up multiple key territories for Portuguese filmmaker Miguel Gomes' Grand Tour, following the film's world premiere in Competition at Cannes where it won the Best Director prize.
The global distributor, streaming service and production company has acquired North America…
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Isabelle Huppert To Be Honored With French Lumière Award
Isabelle Huppert has been announced as this year's recipient of the Lumière Award at the 16th edition of the classic film-focused Lumière Festival in Lyon this fall.
"Her career encompasses an immense part of the history of contemporary cinema," the Institut Lumière, which oversees the festival…
‘Despicable Me 4’ Director Chris Renaud Talks Minions Fandom, Why Gru’s Kids Won’t Age & Thoughts On A Mega Minions Spinoff
Felonious Gru and his brood return to the big screen July 3 in Illumination and Universal Pictures’ Despicable Me 4, seven years after its predecessor and two years after spinoff prequel Minions: The Rise of Gru.
Co-directors Chris Renaud and Patrick Delage touched down at the Annecy International…
Universal Says Proposed UK Theme Park & Resort Will Give $53B Boost To Country’s Economy
Universal has suggested that a proposed UK theme park and resort will generate close to $53B (£50B) in economic benefits to the host country.
Universal Universal Destinations & Experiences (UDX), the theme park unit of Comcast subsidiary NBCUniversal, announced last December that it had acquired a…
Sideshow & Janus Films Take U.S. Rights For Jia Zhangke’s ‘Caught By The Tides’
Sideshow and Janus Films have bought U.S. rights for Chinese director Jia Zhangke's epic drama Caught By The Tides, following its buzzy world premiere in competition at Cannes in May.
Written by Jia and Wan Jiahuan, the film follows a deeply moving love story over a 23-year time span against the…
Timur Bekmambetov & Image Nation Abu Dhabi Team On UAE Screenlife Accelerator Program
EXCLUSIVE: Image Nation Abu Dhabi is teaming with L.A.-based Russian-Kazakh director Timur Bekmambetov and his production banner Bazelevs to launch the Screenlife Accelerator Program in the UAE.
The initiative will train local talent – both UAE nationals and residents – in the innovative digital…
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