Michael Werner

Fortissimo strikes up partnership with CJ Entertainment

6-Nov-2009 | By Liz Shackleton

Fortissimo Films has entered into a strategic partnership with Korea’s CJ Entertainment that covers co-production and library sales, and gives CJ a first-look deal for Fortissimo’s upcoming titles.

Ribbon, Prophet, Slumdog lead EFA Award nominations

8-Nov-2009 | By Geoffrey Macnab

Cannes favourites The White Ribbon and A Prophet and last year’s Oscar sensation Slumdog Millionaire both figure prominently in the 22nd European Film Awards nominations, which were announced this weekend. All three have received nods as “European Film 2009” alongside Fish Tank, Let The Right One In and The Reader.

ContentFilm's Ironclad slices up the world

8-Nov-2009

Buyers are rallying to Ironclad, the historical action epic being sold by ContentFilm International at the AFM.

Beta Cinema takes on sales rights to Stolz's Goethe!

8-Nov-2009 | By Geoffrey Macnab

Blue-chip German outfit Beta Cinema has taken on international rights to North Face director Philipp Stölz’s next feature film, Goethe!, which comes billed as a “modern pop fairytale” biopic of Germany’s most celebrated writer in the vein of Shakespeare In Love and Amadeus.

The Works International, Mann Made team on The Drought

8-Nov-2009 | By Geoffrey Macnab

The Works International is partnering with Mann Made Films on The Drought, an ecological action horror set in a terrifying post-apocalyptic world.

The Auteurs unveils membership, visits data

8-Nov-2009 | By Geoffrey Macnab

Online movie venture The Auteurs, a global VOD platform that bills itself as “a virtual cinematheque,” has revealed  details of traffic and activity on its site. Its “executive summary,” published this month, indicates that the platform now has 145,000 registered members.

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Mike Goodridge, editor Screen International

Success on a local level

By Mike Goodridge

If there has ever been a time for locally sourced product to succeed, apparently it is now.

Ruth Pitt, executive director Screen England

There's life outside London

By Ruth Pitt

The perception that English productions made outside the capital are inherently lacking in quality is unfair and outdated, so it’s time for a change of attitude.

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The Crazy Horse cabaret in Paris is the subject of Celluloid's upcoming documentary

France at AFM

By Nancy Tartaglione

A project with real bite, cabaret nights and seeing red.

StreetDance 3D, featuring the stars of TV show Britain's Got Talent

United Kingdom at AFM

By Geoffrey Macnab

Action thrillers galore, a 3D musical and a virgin comedy.

Borja Cobeaga's comedy Pagafantas

Spain at AFM

By Chris Evans

Crisis, crashes - and a new Bigas Luna film.

David Pinillos' romantic comedy Stories For Friends Who Kiss

Germany at AFM

By Martin Blaney

Horror, a local hit comedy and a family animation.

Danny Trejo as Machete, now being turned into a feature and sold by Hyde Park International.

United States at AFM

By Jeremy Kay

New projects from Robert Redford, Catherine Hardwicke, Paul Haggis and Sofia Coppola.

First Squad: The Moment Of Truth

Greater China at AFM

By Liz Shackleton

Box-office growth boosts new action and comedy projects

Paju

South Korea at AFM

By Jean Noh

Leading ladies are set to dazzle

Paolo Bertola's directorial debut My Lai Four

Italy at AFM

By Sheri Jennings

And then there was one…

NTV is also screening the world premiere of 'tearjerker comedy' No More Cry

Japan at AFM

By Jason Gray

AFM offers a first glimpse of anticipated new titles.

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Paranormal Activity

Paranormal Activity

6-Nov-2009 | By Brent Simon

Dir: Oren Peli. US. 2008. 85 mins.

The Box

The Box

5-Nov-2009 | By John Hazelton

Dir. Richard Kelly. US. 2009. 110 mins

Everybody's Fine

Everybody's Fine

4-Nov-2009 | By Tim Grierson

Dir: Kirk Jones. US. 2009. 99 mins.

Disney's A Christmas Carol

Disney's A Christmas Carol

3-Nov-2009 | By John Hazelton

Dir Robert Zemeckis. US. 2009. 96 mins

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City of Life and Death

Fionnuala Halligan's Blog

By Fionnuala Halligan

It’s not China’s Oscar submission and it was disturbingly passed over by several major festivals, but City of Life and Deathis one of the year’s best foreign language titles.

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Christian Klandt’s City Of The World (Weltstadt)

Bright Star shines in UK, France and Spain open The Box

6-Nov-2009 | By Screen staff

ScreenDaily’s weekly round-up of the local and independent releases in key markets this week.

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson dominates the international box office

4-Nov-2009 | By Evan Wetmore

Sony’s This Is It topped international box office charts this week as the Michael Jackson documentary grossed a total of $68.9m in 74 territories.

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AFM Daily: News Digest

By Screen staff

ScreenDaily brings you all of the stories from the AFM dailies.

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Box office

Global: Oct 20-21

  • 1Paranormal Activity ($21.1m)
  • 2Up ($20.2m)
  • 3Saw VI ($18.9m)
  • 4Couples Retreat ($14.7m)
  • 5Astro Boy ($14.1m)
  • 6Where The Wild Things Are ($14m)
  • 7Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs ($12.8m)
  • 8Law Abiding Citizen ($12.4m)
  • 9Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant ($9.2m)
  • 10G-Force ($8.5m)

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