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Todd Haynes

Todd Haynes to direct Carol

By Andreas Wiseman

EXCLUSIVE: Todd Haynes and Christine Vachon board Number 9’s drama starring Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska.

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Coraline producer ties with UK animation firm

By Andreas Wiseman

Claire Jennings ties with UK animation team Nexus.

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Sundance Selects gets Blue

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Sundance Selects announced out of Cannes it is acquiring rights to Abdellatif Kechiche’s competition entry Blue Is The Warmest Color from Wild Bunch.

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Harper, Thorne team for War Book

By Andreas Wiseman

EXCLUSIVE: Sixteen Films produce London-set thriller from writer Jack Thorne, director Tom Harper [pictured], set to shoot in July.

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IM Global Walks with Redford

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EXCLUSIVE: Comedy directed by Robert Redford [pictured] sells to France, Germany, Australia and Latin America, among others.

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FEATURES

Future Leaders

Future Leaders: Producers 2013

13-May-2013

The hottest upcoming producers from around the world.

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Future Leaders: Festival pass

13-May-2013

From targeting the best festival for a premiere to connecting with rising talents, Wendy Mitchell asks the experts how new producers can make the most of festivals

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The keys to unlocking film finance

13-May-2013

Financing independent films is notoriously tough, so how can new producers attract backing? Geoffrey Macnab speaks to the seasoned professionals

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Sales: Pitch Perfect

13-May-2013

First-time producers should understand the commercial appeal of their film and know when to approach a sales company. Andreas Wiseman speaks to key industry sellers about what newcomers need to know about working with them

Interviews

David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff took to the beach in Cannes this week, this time for business meetings not for Baywatch duty.

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Amit Kumar, Monsoon Shootout

Leon Forde talks to Amit Kumar about his feature debut Monsoon Shootout, which screens in Cannes as a Midnight Screening.

Terry Gilliam, The Zero Theorem

Jeremy Kay talks to Terry Gilliam about his latest feature The Zero Theorem, which just wrapped production in Romania.

Last Days on Mars

Territory Focus: Ireland

Browse Screen’s focus on film-making in Ireland, including an overview of the industry, the Irish Film Board and the hottest upcoming movies.

In Production

Miss Julie

Set report: Miss Julie

Liv Ullmann’s first film as a director in more than a decade, Miss Julie stars Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton. Mark Salisbury visits the set and speaks to the director about relocating August Strindberg’s masterpiece to Northern Ireland

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In Production: Starred Up

Andreas Wiseman talks to director David Mackenzie, actor Jack O’Connell and producer Gillian Berrie about new prison-drama Starred Up, which Independent will be shopping in Cannes.

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In Production: Hello Carter

Writer-director Anthony Wilcox’s London-set debut feature Hello Carter is a comedy adapted from his buzz short of the same name.

BFI Cannes

BFI pre-Cannes Lunch

Cannes talents and industry experts were invited to the BFI Southbank on Thursday [May 9] to celebrate this year’s British Cannes titles.

More of The Circuit

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All Is Lost

By Tim Grierson

Dir/scr: J.C. Chandor. US. 2013. 105mins

Only God Forgives

Only God Forgives

By Mark Adams, chief film critic

Dir/scr: Nicolas Winding Refn. Denmark-France. 2013. 90mins

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Blogs

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Screen's Cannes Competition Blog: Grigris and Only God Forgives

Screen’s Cannes 2013 Competition blog continues with Soderbergh’s last film.

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Get ready for your close-up

Screen’s photobooth is back in Cannes.

Japan Special 2013

Japan Special 2013

In a big year for Japan at the Cannes Film Festival, Screen offers a detailed insight to the industry, plans for TIFF, the growth of TIFFCOM and a look at Japan on the Croisette.

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Fast & Furious 6 tops UK box office

By Ian Sandwell

Sixth instalment in the racing action franchise scores Universal’s biggest-ever three-day opening weekend at $13.2m (£8.7m).

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Baz Luhrmann at the box office

Baz Luhrmann’s Cannes opener The Great Gatsby is his first film in 3D. Will it continue the director’s upward trajectory at the global box office?  Ian Sandwell reports.

THE EDITOR

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What producers need to know about the press

By Wendy Mitchell

Some advice for new producers.

Print Issue

Print Issue

Analysis

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Cannes: Documentary boom

Documentaries are booming at Cannes, both in selection and the market. Melanie Goodfellow looks at this year’s crop and asks the experts about the current appetite for non-fiction work.

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Dimension 3: viewing the future

The rise of high frame rate and 4K technology will be among the points of discussion at France’s Dimension 3 (June 18-21). By Melanie Goodfellow.

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Pinewood: From stage to screen

The Pinewood Group is eyeing ambitious expansion, with plans to build its first US studio and to double capacity at the UK’s Pinewood Studios. Andreas Wiseman reports.

Hot projects on Screenbase

Chloe Moretz and Asa Butterfield re-unite for White Circus and German director Christian Petzold prepares his new film Phoenix.

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