Latest News
Pooh creator biopic hits Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: The Iron Lady producer Damian Jones is teaming with Pinewood Films’ Steve Christian to produce a biopic of Winnie the Pooh creator AA Milne.
Kusturica to direct Love and War
EXCLUSIVE: Double Palme D’Or winner Emir Kusturica is to direct and star alongside Monica Bellucci in Love And War, a new feature to shoot next month in southern Bosnia.
Solar Studios to launch in Romania
Bobby Paunescu and Jared Underwood’s Solar Entertainment Group (SEG) has partnered with Romanian real estate entrepreneur Dragos Savulescu to launch Solar Studios.
Protagonist bites Lanthimos' Lobster
EXCLUSIVE: UK outfit boards Yorgos Lanthimos’ English-language debut.
Dinklage to star in Hop Frog
EXCLUSIVE: Peter Dinklage, riding high on the global success of Game Of Thrones, has signed on to star in Hop Frog.
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Sweet Pepperland among Sanad recipients
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Cinepix joins space-shoot Newcomers
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Exclusive Media, Moores, Rutland sign pact
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Pretty Pictures takes The Notebook
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Tomahawk sells for Celluloid, uConnect
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Mongrel acquires Warmest Color
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Uncork'd, Viva get Cold Blooded
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Last Days team open to sequel
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Picturehouse takes Blue Ruin UK rights
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Wenders: loss of 'cultural exception' would be disaster
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Fast & Furious 6 tops UK box office
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Black Book star to play Garbo
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UPI gets Posh as cast gathers
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Cinemavault boards Johnny Christ
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FSC scores Crash Reel sales
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First image: Catch Me Daddy
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Damon: Cannes 2013 lacking riches
FEATURES
Future Leaders: Festival pass
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
The keys to unlocking film finance
Financing independent films is notoriously tough, so how can new producers attract backing? Geoffrey Macnab speaks to the seasoned professionals
Sales: Pitch Perfect
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 took to the beach in Cannes this week, this time for business meetings not for Baywatch duty.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
The Circuit
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.
Cannes Dailies
Latest Reviews
Blogs
Screen's Cannes Competition Blog: Shield of Straw
Screen’s Cannes 2013 Competition blog continues with Takashi Miike’s police story.
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.
Box Office
Fast & Furious 6 tops UK box office
Sixth instalment in the racing action franchise scores Universal’s biggest-ever three-day opening weekend at $13.2m (£8.7m).
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
Analysis
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.
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.
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.
This Week on ScreenBase
Hot projects on Screenbase
Chloe Moretz and Asa Butterfield re-unite for White Circus and German director Christian Petzold prepares his new film Phoenix.
