The Screen Podcast

Cannes day 7: Genre films shine, market buzz for ‘Club Kid’ and ‘A Man Of His Time’

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Show Notes

In the seventh episode of The Screen Podcast at Cannes, the team spotlights genre titles and discusses the films causing market buzz. Host Wendy Mitchell is joined by Screen’s reviews editor Nikki Baughan and Americas editor Jeremy Kay to discuss the genre highlights from the programme, the buyers circling 'Club Kid' and 'A Man Of His Time' as well as new distributor Cineverse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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