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Black British cinema pioneer Menelik Shabazz dies aged 67 5q4i70
Filmmaker was known for titles such as ‘The Story Of Lovers Rock’ and ‘Burning An Illusion’.
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Bonnie Bunyik, champion of Hungarian cinema, dies aged 77 4s322p
Industry veteran survived by husband of 48 years, Bela Bunyik, children, grandchildren.
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“Elder brother” to the Korean film industry, producer Lee Choon-yun dies aged 69 234739
Lee Choon-yun’s Whispering Corridors horror series helped launch the renaissance of Korean cinema.
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Icelandic filmmaker Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson dies aged 49 c4x2
Final film ‘Wolka’ is set for release later this year.
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Helen McCrory, ‘Harry Potter’, ‘Peaky Blinders’ star, dies aged 52 1z3oo
The news was announced by McCrory’s husband, actor Damian Lewis.
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Mari Torocsik, Cannes award-winning Hungarian actress, dies aged 85 3m4s1u
Celebrated performer starred in more than 100 films.
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Bertrand Tavernier dies aged 79 6w4r3a
The French director’s films include Golden Bear-winner Fresh Bait, Bafta-winner Life And Nothing But and Round Midnight.
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Legendary French screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere dies at 89 3m5m32
Legendary screenwriter collaborated with scores of filmmakers including Jacques Tati, Luis Buñuel, Milos Foreman and Louis Malle.
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‘Sound Of Music’ star Christopher Plummer dies aged 91 5126g
Star ed away peacefully at home in Connecticut.
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Former Le Vision Pictures head Zhang Zhao dies aged 58 1v153
Beijing-based executive worked with acclaimed filmmakers such as Zhang Yimou and Zhang Yang.
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Michael Apted, director of ‘Up’ doc series and ‘The World Is Not Enough’, dies at 79 5e2g6m
Steven Soderbergh hails “remarkable body of work”.
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Former Thessaloniki director Dimitri Eipides dies aged 82 5j6g54
Respected festival executive also co-founded the Montreal Film Festival and was a long-time regional programmer for Toronto.
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Producer was longtime BAFTA LA board member.
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‘Alien’ franchise producer David Giler dies aged 77 l1127
Giler was also a screenwriter on films including ‘Alien3’ and ‘The Money Pit’.
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South Korean director Kim Ki-duk dies from Covid-19 aged 59 57233r
Award-winning filmmaker died in Latvia, according to reports.
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UK industry pays tribute to former Warner Bros, FDA executive Frank Pierce 6i6a4
David Puttnam leads tributes to “gentleman distributor”.
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UK industry veteran Steve Turney dies from Covid-19, aged 59 2l5o5o
Power Entertainment executive previously worked at Columbia, Fox, Goldcrest and Polygram.
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Genre filmmaker Johnny Kevorkian dies aged 48 6h2z4u
Films by the writer-director included ‘The Disappeared’, starring Tom Felton.
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Sean Connery, the original James Bond, dies aged 90 6y5y4t
Connery was first person to play iconic spy in film series.
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UK-French actor and ‘Moonraker’ star Michael Lonsdale dies aged 89 4e391z
Paris-born actor was best-known internationally for Moonraker and Of Gods And Men.
