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Ad Vitam charmed by Fortissimo’s Miss Lovely

22-May-2012 | By

Ad Vitam has snapped up French rights to Un Certain Regard title Miss Lovely, directed by India’s Ashim Ahluwalia, from Fortissimo Films.

Sahamongkol’s erotic Jan Dara sparks buying frenzy

22-May-2012 | By

Thailand’s Sahamongkolfilm International has sparked bidding wars across Asia with its erotic drama Jan Dara, which has already sold to five territories during Cannes.

MVP's Naked Soldier storms into France

22-May-2012 | By

Hong Kong’s Mega-Vision Project (MVP) has sold Marco Mak’s action title Naked Soldier to a slew of territories including France, where it was jointly acquired by AB Groupe and AAA.

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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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Mean Streets and mini macaroons

21-May-2012 | By Sarah Cooper

Ben Drew (aka Plan B) was in Cannes for the market premiere of his hard hitting directorial debut iLL Manors as well as a great party afterwards.

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Skyfall teaser lands

21-May-2012 | By Ian Sandwell

Screen surveys the first teaser of Bond 23.

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Bill Murray and Wes Anderson at the photo call for opening film Moonrise Kingdom.

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

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

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Maddened By His Absence

21-May-2012 | By Lisa Nesselson

Dir: Sandrine Bonnaire. France-Luxembourg-Belgium. 2012. 99mins

Confessions of a Child of the Century

Confessions Of A Child Of The Century

21-May-2012 | By Lee Marshall

Dir: Sylvie Verheyde. France-UK-Germany. 2011. 121mins

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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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Cannes 2012 bumper

Click here for the Cannes bumper in pdf format.

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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.

Festival Focus

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Cannes dailies 2012

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

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The Dictator seizes control of the UK box office

21-May-2012 | By Ian Sandwell

Paramount’s comedy prevents The Avengers from going four straight weeks at the top; Momentum’s The Raid opens in fifth.

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