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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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From The Next Yorgos Lanthimos, Paul Thomas Anderson & Spike Lee, To Scarlett Johansson & Kristen Stewart’s Directorial Debuts & A Tom Cruise Return To Cannes?: 71 Films From Around The World That Could Light Up Festivals In 2025
Happy New Year! As the Deadline team gears up for another busy and discovery-filled 12 months on the global film festival circuit, here is our annual (non-exhaustive) list of U.S. and international movies we expect to see on the way. While we scored better than an 80% strike rate for 2024, this year's…
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The coming 12 months will be huge for the international entertainment landscape, with change certain on multiple fronts. Here, our overseas team make some bold predictions for 2025.
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French Box Office Edges Higher In 2024 With 181M Admissions As Local Movies Take 44% Market Share
The French box office edged up by 0.5% year-on-year in 2024 hitting 181.3M admissions for an overall gross of roughly $1.36B, according to figures released by France's National Cinema Centre (CNC).
The body said that while the overall admissions figure for 2024 remained some 12.8% below pre-pandemic…
Cate Blanchett & Nadine Labaki Send Messages Of Support To Beirut’s Metropolis Cinema As It Opens New Venue Against The Odds
Cate Blanchett and Nadine Labaki were among the stars sending messages of support for Beirut's landmark arthouse Metropolis Cinema as it officially opened its new venue in the city's port area of Mar Mikhael on Saturday.
The launch marks a new chapter in the cinema's 18-year journey after being…
Best Int’l Feature Film Oscar Hopeful ‘Kneecap’ Wins Les Arcs Crystal Arrow
Rich Peppiatt’s drama Kneecap, which made it onto short list for Best International Feature Film for the 97th Academy Awards earlier this week, has scooped the top Crystal Arrow for best film at France's Les Arcs Film Festival.
The prize, awarded in partnership with state broadcaster France…
‘Emilia Pérez’ Composer Agent Martin Delemazure Talks Music’s Evolution; Hollywood Appetite For The French Touch & Plans To Rep Int’l Talent
It has been a banner year for Martin Delemazure, the managing director of Paris-based composer agency Grande Ourse.
He had seven films at the Cannes Film Festival in May featuring music by composers on the agency's books, topped by Jury Prize-winner Emilia Pérez, which also won Best Cannes Soundtrack…
France’s Goodfellas & Rectangle Productions Announce Merger
French film companies and long-time collaborators Goodfellas and Rectangle Productions have finalized a merger, which has been in the works since the summer.
The partners said in a statement on Friday that the deal marked "an important milestone" for both parties and "had been carried out in the…
Zoe Saldaña To Receive Derek Malcolm Award For Innovation At London Critics’ Circle Awards
Zoe Saldaña, who is currently enjoying a high-profile awards season for her performance in Emilia Pérez, will be honoured with the Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation at the 45th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards in February, 2025.
The actress is the second recipient of the award created in the…
‘The Black Sea’ Actress Irmena Chichikova Signs With Rewind
EXCLUSIVE: Bulgarian actress Irmena Chichikova, seen recently in SXSW 2024 breakout The Black Sea, has signed with L.A.-based boutique management and production company Rewind.
Chichikova appeared opposite Derrick B. Harden in his critically acclaimed American-Bulgarian comedy The Black Sea…
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‘Anora’ & ‘The Brutalist’ Lead London Critics’ Circle Film Awards Nominations – Full List
Sean Baker's Anora and Brady Corbet's The Brutalist have topped the nominations for the 45th London Critics' Circle Film Awards, each making it into seven categories.
Further frontrunners in the nominations, announced today, include Edward Berger's Conclave and Coralie Fargeat's The Substance with…
MAD Distribution Snaps Up MENA Rights To Sundance Title ‘Where The Wind Comes From’
EXCLUSIVE: MAD Distribution, the theatrical arm of Cairo-based studio MAD Solutions, has acquired MENA rights to Tunisian director Amel Guellaty's coming-of-age road movie Where The Wind Comes From ahead of its world premiere in Sundance.
The movie – described by MAD Distribution as "a refreshing…
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French Star Karin Viard Posts Update After Ski Accident Scare At Les Arcs Film Festival
French actress Karin Viard's stay as guest of honor at the Les Arcs Film Festival in the French Alps got off to a dramatic start over the weekend after she fell while skiing and banged her head.
The star, who is a best known internationally for her roles in films La Famille Bélier (which was remade…
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