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International Insider: BAFTA Film Noms; Amazon’s International “Rebalance”; French Cinema Rebounds
Good afternoon Insiders, Jesse Whittock back with you. So much news to get through this week — here’s a pick of the biggest and best stories. Sign up for the newsletter here. BAFTA Film Award…
The figures are still some 19% off the last pre-pandemic levels of 2019, but the international performances of feature animation Miraculous, Cannes Palme d’Or winner and Oscar hopeful Anatomy of A Fall and costume dramas Jeanne du Barry and The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan helped fuel optimism about the sector. “Sundance is the f*cking sh*t”: With the event now under way, news has been coming from the likes of Oppenheimer helmer Christopher Nolan, who praised the fest’s power, and Kristen Stewart, who delivered an excitable, expletive-laden speech on stage after receiving the Visionary Award at the Opening Night gala. Check back here for our full Sundance coverage, hear about the non-fiction line-up here through our Doc Talk podcast, hosted by Matt Carey and John Ridley, and make time to read Deadline Co-Editor-In-Chief Mike Fleming Jr’s movies Hot List.
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