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Cargo escorts Hendricks film Zipper into Cannes

20-May-2012 | By

EXCLUSIVE: Cargo Entertainment sales chief Mark Lindsay has been talking up the thriller Zipper starring Patrick Wilson and Christina Hendricks, which Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures is on board to produce.

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Mister Smith's 3,096 days in demand

20-May-2012 | By Andreas Wiseman

EXCLUSIVE: David Garrett’s new sales outfit Mister Smith, a joint venture with Constantin, has seen strong demand for Natascha Kampusch drama 3,096 Days.

Gens planning Monet art heist caper

20-May-2012 | By Melanie Goodfellow

EXCLUSIVE: French genre director Xavier Gens is set to direct a comedy crime caper inspired by the real-life robbery of Claude Monet’s Impression, Soleil Levant.

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Future Leaders

11-May-2012

On the eve of Cannes 2012, Screen presents our Future Leaders of Sales and Acquisitions: 50 of the hottest rising buyers and sellers.

Cannes Champion

By Mike Goodridge

Ken Loach has made Cannes history with his 11th film in competition this year, so why don’t the UK media and industry revere him as they should?

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Back in The Hunt

By Mike Goodridge

Some 14 years after Festen, Thomas Vinterberg is back in Competition at Cannes with his latest drama, The Hunt. It’s been a long road back, he tells Mike Goodridge.

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Brandon Cronenberg

By Wendy Mitchell

Brandon Cronenberg, son of David, makes his feature directorial debut with Antiviral in Un Certain Regard, about a man who sells celebrity diseases to the obsessed public. TF1 handles sales.

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Revolver celebrates 15 years with a new look

19-May-2012 | By Wendy Mitchell

Company unveils new logo designed by uber-cool artist Shepard Fairey’s Studio Number One.

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A Happy Ending?

19-May-2012 | By Sarah Cooper

Dr Who actress Karen Gillan is in Cannes to promote her first feature, the Glasgow set indie romantic comedy Not Another Happy Ending, directed by John McKay and produced by Claire Mundell of Synchronicity.

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Cannes 2012 gallery

A slideshow of photos from the festival and market.

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Cannes Producers Network 2012

Photos from select speakers at the Producers Network.

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Sally Potter untitled project

By Andreas Wiseman

Screen talks to director Sally Potter and producer Christopher Sheppard about their as yet untitled period drama, which shot in and around London earlier this year.

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The Invisible Woman

By Sarah Cooper

Ralph Fiennes’ second directing project following Coriolanus tells the story of Charles Dickens’ secret love affair with a young actress. Who better to play the iconic author than Fiennes himself. Sarah Cooper reports.

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Hard times for soft money

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Are Europe’s film tax credits under threat from the European Commission? Geoffrey Macnab reports on the truth about controversial new rules under discussion.

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Hot projects on Screenbase

By Maria Sell

William Moseley will star in Of Corset’s Mine, while Roman Polanski is preparing the shoot of his next film, D.

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Cannes dailies 2012

UDPATED: Read all of Screen’s Cannes 2012 print dailies in online versions here for free.

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Cannes market buzz

All the hottest films, at all stages of production, coming to market at Cannes 2012.

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The Hunt

20-May-2012 | By Fionnuala Halligan

Dir: Thomas Vinterberg. Denmark. 2012. 106mins

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Dir: Nabil Ayouch. Morocco-France-Belgium. 2012. 115mins

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Japan spotlight

Screen’s 2012 Japan special looks at the country’s film business rebuilding after the 2011 disaster. Plus, a preview of the Tokyo International Film Festival including an interview with Tom Yoda.

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Cannes 2012 bumper

Click here for the Cannes bumper in pdf format.

Festival Focus

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Cannes dailies 2012

UDPATED: Read all of Screen’s Cannes 2012 print dailies in online versions here for free.

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The Avengers reaches $400m at North American box office

18-May-2012 | By

Marvel Studios’ superhero mash-up has crossed the threshold in a record 14 days after adding $6.2m on Thursday to reach $402m. It is now Disney’s biggest worldwide release of all time and the industry’s sixth biggest in history.

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