Latest news
Abu Dhabi launches 30% production rebate
EXCLUSIVE: Abu Dhabi’s twofour54 and the Abu Dhabi Film Commission are launching a production rebate from September 1, marking the first major incentive scheme in the Middle East.
Sebastian Silva, Daniel Radcliffe boost Killer Films slate
EXCLUSIVE: Killer Films principals Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler are in the midst of their busiest ever production cycle and have funnelled a number of prestige titles into the market this week.
Wachsberger: business as usual at post-merger Lionsgate
EXCLUSIVE: Despite his entry into corporate America in the wake of the Lionsgate-Summit merger, Patrick Wachsberger has been ensconced in his office on the Croisette, in the thick of the market as usual.
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Metrodome, AB slayed by Guillotines
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Duncan Jones shoots for K5’s Ian Fleming film
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Icon strikes UK deal for TrustNordisk's Easy Money II
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Voltage sparks sales on Don Jon, Charlie Countryman
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Lightning closes deals on Jungle, 25th Reich
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Tony Grisoni's Kingsland amongst new Microwave projects
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Bona Film Group boosts credit facility to $80m
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Pictures Dept picks up Aoyama project
Future Leaders
On the eve of Cannes 2012, Screen presents our Future Leaders of Sales and Acquisitions: 50 of the hottest rising buyers and sellers.
Opinion
Cannes Champion
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?
One On One
Brandon Cronenberg
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.
Wayne Blair
Australian director Wayne Blair is in Cannes for the world premiere of his feelgood feature debut The Sapphires, which screens out of competition
International Project Of The Week
Sally Potter untitled project
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.
The Invisible Woman
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.
Diary Blog
A Happy Ending?
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.
In Focus
Hard times for soft money
Are Europe’s film tax credits under threat from the European Commission? Geoffrey Macnab reports on the truth about controversial new rules under discussion.
This Week on ScreenBase
Hot projects on Screenbase
William Moseley will star in Of Corset’s Mine, while Roman Polanski is preparing the shoot of his next film, D.
Festival Dailies
Cannes dailies 2012
Read all of Screen’s Cannes 2012 print dailies in online versions here for free.
Cannes buzz
Cannes market buzz
All the hottest films, at all stages of production, coming to market at Cannes 2012.
Latest Reviews
Territory Focus
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.
Cannes Product Guide
Festival Focus
Cannes dailies 2012
Read all of Screen’s Cannes 2012 print dailies in online versions here for free.
Box office
The Avengers reaches $400m at North American box office
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.
