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Bon Appétit
Dir David Pinillos. Spain-Germany-Switzerland. 2010. 90mins -
brilliantlove
Dir: Ashley Horner. UK. 2010. 97mins -
Cambodia bans US documentary Who Killed Chea Vichea?
The Cambodian goverment has declared the film an illegal import -
Cherry Tree Lane
Dir-scr: Paul Andrew Williams. UK. 2010. 78mins -
Cherry.
Dir: Quinn Saunders. US. 2010. 98mins -
Cine Expo: Inception screening interrupted by sound snafu
Christopher Nolan’s hotly anticipated film was shown to exhibitors on 35mm. -
Columbus International Film And Video Festival
Columbus, US, November 11 - 18 -
German film industry mourns passing of Frank Giering at 38
The actor played the lead roles in Christopher Roth’s Baader and Romuald Karmakar’s Nightsongs. -
LA-based fund accesses $ 50m Russian investment for slate of international co-productions
Projects include Simon West’s Dali biopic and Patricia Riggen’s Vivaldi. -
Matthew Bristowe joins Prime Focus as senior producer
He joins the visual entertainment services group as a senior producer in its View-D division. -
Merantau Warrior
Dir/scr/ed: Gareth Evans. Indonesia. 2009. 106mins -
Moscow’s Co-Production Forum held for second time while first edition of film market lacks fizz
The forum attracted 150 foreign delegates over three days. -
Mother Teresa Of Cats (Matka Teresa od kotów)
Dir/scr: Pawel Sala. Poland. 2010. 95mins -
MPCA to produce US remake of Japanese Oscar winner Departures
The US-based company hopes to start production on the remake, which will be set in New York, before the end of the year. -
Sensoria Festival
Sheffield, UK, April, dates TBC -
Spanish Movie
Dir: Javier Ruiz Caldera. Spain. 2009. 85mins -
Sweet Evil (L’enfance du mal)
Dir/scr: Olivier Coussenacq. France. 2010. 90mins -
The Kid
Dir: Nick Moran. UK. 2010. 100mins -
The Last Rites Of Ransom Pride
Dir: Tiller Russell. US. 2010. 84mins -
The Mosquito Net (La Mosquitera)
Dir/scr: Agusti Vila. Spain. 2010. 95mins -
"Timely" report highlights importance of UK tax credit
The UK film industry contributes over $6.5billion a year to the UK GDP, according to a report, which aims to highlight the positive economic impact of the UK film industry. -
$100 Film Festival
Calgary, Canada, March 07 - 09 -
¡Viva! Spanish And Latin American Film Festival
Manchester, UK, March, dates TBC -
22 projects selected for Moscow Co-Production Forum
New features by Ismailova, Lehto and Pak among projects in the event taking place 18-20 June. -
3 Seasons In Hell (3 Sezony v Pekle)
Dir: Tomas Masin. Czech Republic-Germany-Slovak Republic. 110mins -
3D Stereo MEDIA
Liège, Belgium, December 03 - 06 -
4.3.2.1
Dirs: Noel Clarke & Mark Davis. UK. 2010.117mins -
4th Row Films line up National Lampoon doc
Douglas Tirola and Susan Bedusa of 4th Row Films are lining up a documentary about National Lampoon, the storied comedy publishing and production empire that started life as the Harvard Lampoon. -
7-57 Releasing captures Dominican thriller La Soga
7-57 Releasing and partner Markedia Worldwide have announced the acquisition of US distribution rights and international sales on Manny Perez and Josh Crook’s Dominican action thriller La Soga. -
A better tomorrow?
Despite their international profile, Danish films are struggling for market share at home, and financing is under pressure. -
A Family, Make Believe, Four Lions among LAFF winners
Pernille Fischer Christensen’s A Family (En Familie) and J Clay Tweel’s Make Believe earned top narrative and documentary jury honours as the Los Angeles Film Festival ended over the weekend. -
Abu Dhabi Film Festival
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 11 - 20 -
Abu-Assad to head up Doha Tribeca jury
The Palestinian film-maker will preside over the festival’s inaugural Arab film competition. -
Academy Awards
Los Angeles, US, February 24 -
Adam Severs joins De Lane Lea
He will be part of the audio post production company’s new sound and vision department. -
AFI Fest
California, US, November 01 - 08 -
AFI Silverdocs
Maryland, US, June 18-24 -
AFI to present Kaminski with Franklin J Schaffner Alumni Medal
Two-time Oscar winning cinematographer Janusz Kaminski will receive the AFI’s 2010 Franklin J Schaffner Alumni Medal. -
AFM
Santa Monica, US, October 31 - November 07 -
African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival
Milan, Italy, May 04 - 10 -
Alcine - Festival Du Cine De Alcala De Henares
Alcala de Henares, Spain, November 10 - 16 -
Alcon, Spike Lee in talks for action thriller Nagasaki Deadline
Spike Lee is in talks to direct the action thriller Nagasaki Deadline that Warner Bros-based Alcon Entertainment will finance and co-produce. -
Aldeburgh Documentary Festival
Suffolk, UK, November 16 - 18 -
Alter-Native - International Short Film Festival
Tirgu-Mures, Romania, November 07 - 11 -
Amal International Euro-Arab Film Festival
Santiago De Compostela, Spain, October 14 - 20 -
Amazonas Film Festival
Manaus, Brazil, November 03 - 09 -
Ambitious Freestyle looks to score with Wild Target
Freestyle Releasing is moving away from its roots as a service distributor and has taken its first step towards becoming a fully-fledged acquisitions and distribution company. -
American Black Film Festival
Miami, US, June 20-23 -
Amiens International Film Festival
Amiens, France, November 16 - 24 -
AMPAS extends invitations to 135 potential new members
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences (AMPAS) has invited 135 people invited to join the organisation’s roster of voting members. -
Anaheim Film Festival & Media Arts Expo
Anaheim, US, November 14 - 18 -
Anchor Bay promotes Kevin Kasha to worldwide role
Anchor Bay Entertainment has promoted Kevin Kasha to executive vice-president of worldwide acquisitions and co-productions. -
Angel Film Awards - Monaco International Film Festival
Monte Carlo, Monaco, December 07 - 10 -
ANIMA
Brussels, Belgium, February 08 - 17 -
Animated Exeter
Exeter, UK, February 18 - 23 -
Ann Arbor Film Festival
Ann Arbor, US, March 19 - 24 -
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Annecy, France, June 4-9 -
Another Hole In The Head
San Francisco, US, November 29 - December 05 -
Antimatter Underground Film Festival
Victoria, Canada, October 12 - 20 -
AOP, Castel Film Studios prepare Holocaust hoax tale The Apple
New York-based Atlantic Overseas Pictures (AOP) and Castel Film Studios in Romania have teamed up to produce The Apple based on a screenplay by Ivo Marloh. -
Arizona Underground Film Festival
Arizona, US, September 21 - 29 -
Aruba International Film Festival
Aruba, Dutch Caribbean, June 22-28 -
Ashland Independent Film Festival
Ashland, US, April 04 - 08 -
Ashley Judd joins Foresight Unlimited's heist caper Flypaper
Ashley Judd has joined the cast of Foresight Unlimited’s heist caper Flypaper, which is set to go before the cameras on June 7 in Louisiana. -
Asian American International Film Festival
New York, US, July 25 - August 5 -
Asian Film Festival
Reggio Emilia, Italy, March, dates TBC -
Asian Film Market
Busan, South Korea, October 08 - 11 -
Aspen Filmfest
Aspen, US, October 01 - 07 -
Aspen Shortsfest
Aspen, US, April 09 - 14 -
Atlantic Film Festival
Halifax, Canada, September 13 - 22 -
Aude Hesbert, festival director of Paris Cinema
Paris Cinema aims to offer French cinema-goers a taste of the latest films from festivals around the world. Festival director Aude Hesbert explains the festival’s ethos and plans for this year’s edition. -
Austin Film Festival
Austin, US, October 18 - 25 -
Australian International Documentary Conference
Adelaide, Australia, February 25 - 28 -
Australian International Movie Convention
Queensland, Australia, August 19 - 23 -
Babelgum offers WSFF shorts
Internet and mobile video platform Babelgum has partnered with the Canadian Film Centre’s Worldwide Short Film Festival (WSFF), which runs June 1-6 in Toronto, to create three online video channels of festival shorts. -
Babelgum strikes exclusive doc deal with Films Transit
Web and mobile video content platform Babelgum and documentary specialists Films Transit have struck a deal to present ten independent world-cinema documentaries as exclusive features on Babelgum’s online and mobile platforms. -
Babelgum, iThentic strike online alliance
Web and mobile video content platform Babelgum and online and mobile video producer and distributor iThentic have announced a partnership on two free streaming channels. -
BAFTA appoints Tim Corrie as chairman
The British agent will take over from current chair David Parfitt. -
BALINALE International Film Festival
Bali, Indonesia, October 22 - 28 -
Baltic Event
Tallinn, Estonia, November 25 - 28 -
Banff Mountain Film & Book Festival
Banff, Canada, October 27 - November 04 -
Barcelona International Women's Film Festival
Barcelona, Spain, June 7-17 -
Bare Bones International Film Festival
Muskogee, US, April 05 - 14 -
Battle for Lionsgate
In the months since billionaire investor Carl Icahn launched his hostile takeover bid for Lionsgate, the two have traded blows very publicly. So how will the battle for the mini-major be resolved? Jeremy Kay reports -
Bayside Shakedown 3 opens strong in Japan for Toho
The third feature film in the Bayside Shakedown series opened strongly at the top of the Japanese box office this weekend, with the potential to cross the $100m threshold. -
BBC, Evergreen to produce 3D dinosaur feature
It will bring together the teams behind Planet Earth and When Dinosaurs Roamed America. -
Beaune International Thriller Film Festival
Beaune, France, March, dates TBC -
Bechis honoured at One World Media Awards
Greta Scacchi presented the Chilean film-maker with the drama award for Birdwatchers. -
Bedrock Studios, Strange Weather Films form pact
Cary Granat and Ed Jones’ family content provider Bedrock Studios has signed a deal with new producer Strange Weather Films. -
Beirut International Film Festival
Beirut, Lebanon, October 03 - 11 -
Belfast Film Festival
Belfast, Northern Ireland, March, dates TBC -
Belgrade Documentary And Short Film Festival
Belgrade, Serbia, April 02 - 06 -
Belgrade International Film Festival
Belgrade, Serbia, February 22 - March 03 -
Ben Miller
The comedian turned film director talks about his debut feature Huge, which had its world premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival and stars Noel Clarke, Johnny Harris and Thandie Newton. -
Bergamo Film Meeting
Bergamo, Italy, March 09 - 17 -
Berlin And Beyond Film Festival
San Francisco, US, September 28 - October 04 -
Berlin International Film Festival
Berlin, Germany, February 07 - 17 -
Bermuda International Film Festival
Hamilton, Bermuda, March, dates TBC -
Beverly Hills Film Festival
Los Angeles, US, April, dates TBC -
Beyond This Place wins in Krakow
The best docuentary award went to Kaleo La Belle’s Swiss film Beyond This Place. -
BFI launches campaign for public to fund restoration of early Hitchcock films
The British Film Institute (BFI) is launching two new initiatives as part of the Long Live Film celebration of the 75th birthday of the BFI Archive. -
BFI London Film Festival
London, UK, October 10 - 21 -
BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
London, UK, March 14 - 24 -
Big Bear Lake International Film Festival
Big Bear Lake, US, September 13 - 16 -
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Missoula, US, February 15 - 24 -
Big Talk to make UK cheerleading film Ascension Eagles
Nira Park and Damian Jones to produce true-life project which falls under Big Talk’s deal with Optimum/StudioCanal and Film4. -
Bigelow, Nolan, Wright among LAFF special guests
Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow will be guest director of the 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival. -
Birds Eye View Festival
London, UK, March, dates TBC -
Black Death
Dir: Christopher Smith. UK-Germany. 2010. 97mins -
Bogota Film Festival
Bogota, Colombia, October 10 - 18 -
Bollywood box office disappoints in first half of 2010
Of the 80 Hindi films released in the first six months of 2010, only UTV’s Rajneeti can be declared a hit. -
Borderlines Film Festival
Herefordshire / Shropshire, UK, March 01 - 17 -
Boston International Film Festival
Boston, US, April 12 - 21 -
Boulder International Film Festival
Boulder, US, February 14 - 17 -
Bradford Film Festival
Bradford, UK, March, dates TBC -
Braunschweig International Film Festival
Braunschweig, Germany, November, 06 - 11 -
Brisbane International Film Festival
Brisbane, Australia, November 14 - 25 -
British Shorts Film Festival
Berlin, Germany, January 11 - 14 -
Brocoli, Hillcoat sign up for Skillset mentoring scheme
They will join other industry professionals including Alex Garland and Stephen Woolley. -
Brooklyn International Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY, USA, June 1-10 -
Brother And Sister (Dos Hermanos)
Dir: Daniel Burman. Argentina-Uruguay-Spain. 2010. 105 mins -
Brussels Film Festival
Brussels, Belgium, June 8-16 -
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
Brussels, Belgium, April, dates TBC -
Buenos Aires International Film Festival (BAFICI)
Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 10 - 21 -
BUFF Film Festival
Malmo, Sweden, March 11 - 16 -
Bulla
Shooting is currently underway on Raw Productions’ Bulla, a British mockumentary feature based around comedian Ricky Grover’s East End gangster character, which began life on UK television series The 11 O’Clock Show. -
Bullock, Reynolds reunite on action comedy Most Wanted
Sandra Bullock is to reunite with The Proposal co-star Ryan Reynolds on the action comedy Most Wanted for Mandeville Films and Universal Pictures. -
Busan International Film Festival
Busan, South Korea, October 04 - 13 -
Buster Copenhagen International Children's Film Festival
Copenhagen, Denmark, September 13 - 23 -
Byron Bay International Film Festival
Byron Bay, Australia, March 01 - 10 -
Cabourg Film Festival
Cabourg, France, June 13-17 -
CAC report claims US cinema advertising grew 2% in 2009
Cinema advertising among Cinema Advertising Council (CAC) members grew by nearly 2% in 2009 to $584.1m according to a report by the non-profit. -
Cambridge Film Festival
Cambridge, UK, September 13 - 23 -
Cameras set to roll on US-German romance My Last Day Without You
Production is set to begin in New York on July 12 on New York-based Cicala Filmworks US-German romance My Last Day Without You. -
Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards
Vienna, Austria, October 18 -
Cannes Film Festival
Cannes, France, May 15 - 26 -
Carter to Dream On
Thomas Carter (Save The Last Dance) has been set to direct Mandate Pictures’ teen dance film Dream On. Mandate has the project on the fast track for production later this year. Lionsgate is handling international sales. -
Cartoon Movie
Lyon, France, March 06 - 08 -
Catching up with 3D
So far in 2010, 3D has delivered more than $1bn at the global box office. But with only 8% of global screens equipped for the format, can exhibitors keep up with the flow of product? -
Caught Inside
Dir: Adam Blaiklock. Aust. 2010. 92mins -
Cesar Awards
Paris, France, February, date TBC -
Chace Crawford joins Beresford's Peace, Love & Misnderstanding
Gossip Girl actor Chace Crawford has joined Jane Fonda and Catherine Keener on the cast on Bruce Beresford’s Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding. -
Channel 4 chief executive to launch Skillset campaign
David Abraham will speak at the launch of the campaign, which aims to strengthen the links between education and the media industry. -
Charleston International Film Festival
Charleston, US, April 24 - 28 -
Chiara Mastroianni to be honoured at Locarno
The French actress will receive the festival’s Excellence Award on 6th August. -
Chicago International Children's Film Festival
Chicago, US, October 26 - November 04 -
Chicago International Film Festival
Chicago, US, October 11 - 25 -
Chicago Latino Film Festival
Chicago, US, April 11 - 25 -
Chichester International Film Festival
Chichester, UK, August 16 - September 02 -
China Film Group signs $88m film and new media deals with Chinavision Media Group
Four feature film projects and two animated film projects are set to come out of the deal. -
China opens up to Taiwanese films
A new agreement between the two countries will ease restrictions on Taiwanese films. -
Christopher Smith & Dan Gitsham
Christopher Smith, whose film Black Death was released in the UK in June, talks to writer-director Dan Gitsham about meeting the demands of the collaborative film-making process while staying true to an original vision -
Cine Las Americas Film Festival
Austin, US, April, dates TBC -
CINEASIA
Hong Kong, June 18 - 21 -
CINECITY The Brighton Film Festival
Brighton, UK, November 15 - December 02 -
Cinéfest - Sudbury International Film Festival
Ontario, Canada, September 15 - 23 -
Cinekid Festival
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 13 - 26 -
Cinema du Reel Documentary Film Festival
Paris, France, March 21 - 31 -
Cinema Expo International
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 18-21 -
Cinema Jove International Film Festival
Valencia, Spain, June 17 - 24 -
Cinema Novo Festival
Bruges, Belgium, April 17 - 28 -
Cinema Tout Ecran Festival
Geneva, Switzerland, November 02 - 08 -
Cinemania
Quebec, Canada, November 01 - 11 -
CINEMART
Rotterdam, Netherlands, January 23 - February 03 -
Cinemas D'Amérique Latine
Toulouse, France, March 23 - April 01 -
Cinequest Film Festival
San Jose, US, February 26 - March 10 -
Cineworld takes over London’s O2 centre cinema
The 11-screen multiplex was previously operated by Vue Entertainment. -
Claire Wilson
Writer, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Class of 2009: where are they now?
Donning swords and armour in Clash Of The Titans and Ironclad, behaving badly at St Trinian’s and setting up a swathe of debut features ‹ Patricia Dobson catches up with a few of last year’s Stars of Tomorrow -
Cleveland International Film Festival
Cleveland, Ohio, US, April 03 - 14 -
Close, Franco, Dunst bring their shorts to Palm Springs
Directorial efforts from Glenn Close, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco will be among the line-up at the 16th Palm Springs International ShortFest. -
CMG reveals Cannes deals
Los Angeles-based sales company Cinema Management Group (CMG) has announced more than 30 deals on films in its Cannes slate. -
Cockatoo Island Film Festival
Cockatoo Island, Australia, October 24 - 28 -
ColCoa - City of Lights, City of Angels
Los Angeles, California, April 15 - 22 -
Cold Weather
Dir: Aaron Katz. US. 2009. 96mins -
Commission approves second futures exchange as Congress vote looms
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission gave the go-ahead on Monday [28] for the Cantor Futures Exchange amid doubts that such schemes will get off the ground as Congress considers financial reforms. -
Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival (CPH:DOX)
Copenhagen, Denmark, November 01 - 11 -
Cork Film Festival
Cork, Ireland, November 11 - 18 -
Cornwall Film Festival
Cornwall, UK, November 08 - 11 -
Côté Court Festival
Pantin, France, June 6-16 -
Courmayeur Noir In Festival
Courmayeur, Italy, December 10 - 16 -
Courtisane
Ghent, Belgium, March, dates TBC -
CPH PIX
Copenhagen, Denmark, April, dates TBC -
Craig Roberts
Actor, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Crime pays in Sweden
A wave of successful genre novels and movies has stoked international interest in Sweden. Niklas Eriksson looks at the growing momentum in the Swedish production sector -
Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz
Linz, Austria, April 23 - 28 -
Cucalorus Film Festival
Wilmington, US, November, 08 - 11 -
Curtas Vila do Conde
Vila do Conde, Portugal, July 7-15 -
Dan Gitsham
Writer-director, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Dance On Camera Festival
New York, US, February 01 - 05 -
Dances With Films
Los Angeles, US, May 31 - Jun 7 -
Darryl Iwai joins Toronto-based D Films as chairman of board
Darryl Iwai has been appointed chairman of the board of directors Toronto-based boutique marketing and distribution company D Films Corporation. -
David Stoddart
Writer-director, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Dawson City International Short Film Festival
Dawson City, Canada, March 28 - 31 -
DC Independent Film Festival
Washington DC, US, March 06 - 10 -
deadCENTER Film Festival
Oklahoma City, US, June 6-10 -
Deauville American Film Festival
Deauville, France, August 31 - September 09 -
Deauville Asian Film Festival
Deauville, France, March, dates TBC -
Denver International Film Festival
Denver, US, November 01 - 11 -
Despicable Me
Dir: Chris Renaud & Pierre Coffin. US-France. 2010. 95mins. -
Dinard British Film Festival
Dinard, France, October 03 - 07 -
DISCOP
Istanbul, Turkey, March 05 - 07 -
Disney licenses package to VOD outfit Picturebox in Poland
VOD subscription service PictureBox has acquired the on-demand rights in Poland to more than 30 films from The Walt Disney Company EMEA. -
Disney sets January 2011 date for Miramax thriller
Disney has set a January 21, 2011, domestic release date for the thriller Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark, one of several titles left on the Miramax slate. -
DIVERCINE
Montevideo, Uruguay, July 16-21 -
Docaviv – Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival
Tel Aviv, Israel, May 02 - 11 -
DocPoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival
Helsinki, Finland, January 22 - 27 -
Doha Tribeca Film Festival
Doha, Qatar, November 17 - 24 -
Dok Leipzig - International Documentary And Animation Festival
Leipzig, Germany, October 29 - November 04 -
Dok.Fest International Documentary Film Festival Munich
Munich, Germany, May 08 - 15 -
Dom Bridges
Writer-director, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Dominic Cooper to play Iron Man's father in Captain America: The First Avenger
Dominic Cooper has become the latest actor to join the cast of Marvel Studios’ Captain America: The First Avenger following yesterday’s news about Tommy Lee Jones. -
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Vancouver, Canada, May 03 - 12 -
Dubai International Film Festival
Dubai, UAE, December 09 - 16 -
Dublin International Film Festival
Dublin, Ireland, February 14 - 24 -
Dungog Film Festival
Dungog, Australia, June 29 - July 1 -
Durban International Film Festival
Durban, South Africa, July 19-29 -
Dutch Film Works acquires upcoming 3D features
The Dutch distributor has acquired a raft of forthcoming 3D titles, including Three Musketeers and Bait 3D (pictured), for Benelux -
E1 acquires US rights to Ashley Judd drama Helen
E1 Entertainment has acquired US rights from Vera Rights Management to the drama Helen starring Ashley Judd, Goran Visnjic and Lauren Lee Smith. -
East Lansing Film Festival
East Lansing, US, November 07 - 11 -
Eclipse rolls over international arena with $104.6m debut
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse amassed $104.6m from 6,951 screens in 42 territories since opening on June 30, according to fresh data released by Summit International on Monday [5]. -
Eclipse scores $19m from opening days in 22 territories
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse looks certain to dominate the overseas arena this weekend following an estimated $19m haul from opening days in 22 markets. -
Eclipse sets record $68.5m North American opening day
The records continue to tumble before The Twilight Saga Eclipse as Summit Entertainment reported the film grossed $68.5m on its Wednesday opening day (June 30). -
Eclipse sinks teeth into $30m+ midnight record
The results are in and it’s good news for Summit Entertainment as the studio estimated The Twilight Saga: Eclipse grossed a record $30m+ from midnight shows at more than 4,000 North American theatres on Wednesday (30). -
Ecofilms Rodos International Film & Visual Arts Festival
Rodos, Greece, June, dates TBC -
Edinburgh announces late additions to programme
Nick Hornby and Nick Cave will be attending the festival. -
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh, Scotland, June 20 - July 1 -
Edmonton International Film Festival
Edmonton, Canada, September 28 - October 06 -
Eighties remake The Karate Kid battles to number one on $56m
Hollywood released an updated a pair of pop culture staples from the 1980s this weekend to mixed results as The Karate Kid from Sony beat Fox’s The A-Team to open top on a terrific $56m, according to studio estimates. -
El Lugar Sin Limites
Quito, Ecuador, November 15 - 25 -
Elephant Eye takes US, Brazilian rights to Dog Pound
New York-based Elephant Eye Films has acquired US and Brazilian rights from Wild Bunch to the Cannes market and Tribeca hit Dog Pound. -
Ella Purnell
Actress, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Emilia Clarke
Actress, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Encounters - South African International Documentary Festival
Cape Town, South Africa, June 7-24 -
Encounters International Film Festival
Bristol, UK, September 18 - 23 -
Era New Horizons
Wroclaw, Poland, July 19-29 -
Eros teams with Vistaar Religare to co-produce Mausam
India’s Eros International is teaming with local film fund Vistaar Religare and production house Cinergy to co-produce love story Mausam starring Shahid Kapur and Sonam Kapoor. -
Espoo Ciné International Film Festival
Espoo, Finland, August 17 - 26 -
Europe’s next dimension
European animation producers are increasingly focused on 3D, with a range of new stereoscopic projects in the works. But is the 3D market big enough and are the extra costs worth the effort? -
European Cinema Festival
Lecce, Italy, April 09 - 13 -
European Film Awards
Tallinn, Estonia, December 01 -
European Film Festival Palić
Subotica, Serbia, July 14-20 -
European Film Market
Berlin, Germany, February 07 - 15 -
European Youth Film Festival Flanders
Antwerp, Bruges, Belgium, February 09 - 17 -
Everything to play for
China’s exhibition sector has seen astounding growth in the past few years, with a large number of new cinemas being built. Yet the territory remains under-screened and is set for further major expansion -
Exground Filmfest
Wiesbaden, Germany, November, 16 - 25 -
Fajr International Film Festival
Tehran, Iran, February, dates TBC -
Fantasia Festival to open with The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Montreal based festival will close with the Canadian premiere of Eli Craig’s Tucker And Dale Vs Evil. -
Fantasia International Film Festival
Montreal, Canada, July 19 - August 7 -
Fantasporto - Oporto International Film Festival
Oporto, Portugal, March 01 - 10 -
Fantastic Mr Fox claims top prize at Annecy animation festival
Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr Fox has picked up the Cristal for best feature at France’s International Animation Film Festival Annecy, which ran from June 7-12. -
Fantasy Filmfest
Various cities, Germany, August 21 - September 13 -
Far East Film Festival
Udine, Italy, April, dates TBC -
Fastlane, Findlay head to Sydney to shoot Trouble Down Under
Fastlane Entertainment has joined forces with Australian film-maker Tony Findlay to fast-track its animated theatrical feature Trouble Down Under for an early July start. -
Festival De Gramado
Gramado, Brazil, August 10 - 18 -
Festival Des Deutschen Films
Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany, June 14-24 -
Festival Des Trois Continents
Nantes, France, November 20 - 27 -
Festival Du Cinema International En Abitibi-Temiscamingue
Rouyn-Noranda, Canada, October 27 - November 01 -
Festival Du Nouveau Cinéma
Montreal, Canada, October 10 - 21 -
Festival Gay Et Lesbien De Belgique
Various cities, Belgium, February 28 - March 03 -
Festival International des Cinémas d'Asie
Vesoul, France, February 05 - 12 -
Festival International Des Programmes Audiovisuels
Biarritz, France, January 22 - 27 -
Festival International Du Film Francophone De Namur
Namur, Belgium, September 28 - October 05 -
Festival International Du Film Sur L’art (FIFA)
Montreal, Canada, March 14 - 24 -
Festival Of European Films On Wheels
Ankara, Kars, Samsun, Sarajevo, November 30 - December 16 -
Festival Of Nations
Ebensee, Austria, June 10-16 -
Festival Premiers Plans D'Angers
Angers, France, January 18 - 27 -
FESTROIA - International Film Festival Of Setubal
Setubal, Portugal, September 21 - 30 -
FIDMarseille, International Documentary Film Festival
Marseille, France, July 4-9 -
Film Auckland, China Film Association sign agreement
New Zealand-based industry organisation Film Auckland and the China Film Association have signed a memorandum of understanding designed to form a closer working relationship between the two countries. -
Film By The Sea
Vlissingen, Netherlands, September 14 - 23 -
Film Festival Of Douarnenez
Douarnenez, France, August 17 - 25 -
Film Movement, Soda Pictures pounce on A Screaming Man
Film Movement has picked up North American rights from Pyramide International to the Chadian Cannes competition entry A Screaming Man. -
Film Sales Co takes on Garbo
The Film Sales Company has acquired worldwide distribution rights, excluding Spain and the UK, to Edmon Roch’s documentary Garbo: The Spy. -
Film sales Company boards Garbo: The Spy
The Film Sales Company president has acquired worldwide rights excluding the UK and Spain to Goya winner Garbo: The Spy. -
Film Sales Company to tempt global buyers with Mockingbird doc
The Film Sales Company has acquired worldwide sales rights to the new documentary film Hey Boo: Harper LeeAnd To Kill A Mockingbird. -
Film4 FrightFest
London, UK, August 23 - 27 -
Film4 Frightfest scares up nine world premieres
The horror festival’s line-up includes the remake of the controversial revenge thriller I Spit On Your Grave. -
FilmBuff picks 11/4/08 doc and elects for October release
VOD distributor FilmBuff as picked up Jeff Deutchman’s documentary project 11/4/08 for an October release. -
Filmfest DC
Washington DC, US, April, dates TBC -
Filmfest Dresden: International Film Festival for Animation and Short Films
Dresden, Germany, April 16 - 21 -
Filmfest Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany, 24 September - 03 October -
Filmfest Munchen
Munich, Germany, June 29 - July 7 -
FilmFestival Cottbus
Cottbus, Germany, November 06 - 11 -
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
Saarbrücken, Germany, January 21 - 27 -
Film-makers behind banned Cambodia doc vow to fight on
The producer of a documentary banned by the Cambodian government is meeting with foreign sales agents and festival chiefs in a bid to give the film the widest possible exposure. -
FilmVideo - International Short Film Festival Of Montecatini
Montecatini, Italy, July 07 - 09 -
FIND unveils inaugural Alfred P Sloan winners
Writer-director Jenny Deller and producer Kristin Fairweather have been chosen to receive FIND’s inaugural Alfred P Sloan grant. -
Finecut sells well on Cannes quartet
Poetry, Hahaha, Carancho, Bedevilled score multiple international sales after festival. -
Finland: animated strength
The territory is making its mark in Europe and banking on its strength in animation. -
FIP acquires Latin American rights to La Otra Familia
Sanford Panitch’s Fox International Productions (FIP) has acquired Latin American rights to Gustavo Loza’s Mexican film La Otra Familia (The Other Family). -
First Run Features sets November theatrical launch for Bhutto
First Run Features has acquired Duane Baughman’s documentary Bhutto based on the life of the assassinated Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto. -
First Run nabs Making The Boys for North America
First Run Features has acquired all North American rights to Crayton Robey’s Making The Boys on the eve of its North American premiere at Silverdocs. -
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival
Sydney, Australia, January 11 - 20 -
Florida Film Festival
Florida, US, April 05 - 14 -
Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival
Ankara, Turkey, May, dates TBC -
Football Fables
Dir-scr: Baff Akoto. UK. 2010. 52mins -
Former Screen writer Denis Seguin triumphs in short film contest
Former Screen International contributing editor and Canadian correspondent Denis Seguin has won first prize in the Canadian Film Centre’s (CFC) The REEL Challenge. -
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
Fort Lauderdale, US, October 19 - November 11 -
Four world premieres in Sarajevo feature competition
The 16th Sarajevo Film Festival has revealed a nine-strong line-up for its feature film competition. -
Fox International storms to $2bn in record time
Fox International has crossed $2bn for the fourth time in its history, reaching the milestone at least five months before any other distributor. -
Freestyle to release Bran Nue Dae in US theatres
Freestyle Releasing will handle the US theatrical release of the Australian hit Bran Nue Dae in September, Omnilab Media managing director Christopher Mapp announced. -
French Film Festival UK
Various, UK, November 08 - 30 -
Fribourg International Film Festival
Fribourg, Switzerland, March 16 - 23 -
Fulcrum secures $16.7m loan, looks to UK for expansion
The Australian film finance company has secured additional funding and now hopes planning to provide cash flow support to UK productions. -
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Durham, North Carolina, US, April 04 - 07 -
Galway Film Fleadh
Galway, Ireland, July 10-15 -
Gerard Yubero partners with Legacy, Wind Fish for Tango Dancer
The Spanish producer will work with Canada’s Legacy Filmeworks and UK’s Wind Fish on $7m Spain-set thriller. -
Gerardmer Fantasy Film Festival
Gérardmer, France, January 30 - February 03 -
German Films Previews
Hamburg, Germany, July 10 - 13 -
German national, regional funds hand out over €9m to European productions
Cronenberg’s Method gets €0.5m from MFG Baden-Württemberg, while MDM awards Golubovic, Dresen. -
GFI launches DVD distribution arm and educational programme
The Global Film Initiative (GFI) has expanded its distribution enterprise and launched a DVD arm dedicated to films from its Traveling Lens series. -
Ghent International Film Festival
Ghent, Belgium, October 09 - 20 -
Giffoni Film Festival
Giffoni Valle Piana, Italy, July 14-24 -
Gijon International Film Festival
Gijon, Barcelona, November 16 - 24 -
Gilroy returns to write Universal's fourth Bourne episode
Universal has announced plans for the fourth Jason Bourne instalment and hired the franchise’s key writer Tony Gilroy. -
Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow, UK, February 14 - 24 -
Go Short International Film Festival Nijmegen
Nijmegen, Netherlands, March 14 - 17 -
GoEAST
Wiesbaden, Germany, April 10 - 16 -
Goemon
Dir: Kazuaki Kiriya. Japan. 2009. 128mins -
Goi elected to serve second term as ASC president
Michael Goi will serve a second term as president of the American Society Of Cinematographers (ASC) and has set education and technology as the organisation’s priorities. -
Golden Globe Awards
Los Angeles, US, January 13 -
Gotham Screen International Film Festival
New York, US, October 04 - 14 -
Gothenburg International Film Festival
Gothenburg, Sweden, January 25 - February 04 -
Gravitas in VOD YouTube deal
VOD distributor Gravitas Ventures has signed a deal with YouTube to make hundreds of independent films available through a branded channel on the online video site. -
Grimm Up North
Manchester, UK, October 03 - 07 -
Grown Ups
Dir: Dennis Dugan. US. 2010. 102mins -
Guadalajara International Film Festival
Guadalajara, Mexico, March 01 - 09 -
Gwyneth Keyworth
Actress, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Hackney Film Festival
Hackney, UK, September 07 - 09 -
Haifa International Film Festival
Haifa, Israel, September 29 - October 08 -
Hamburg International Short Film Festival
Hamburg, Germany, May 29 - June 4 -
Hamptons International Film Festival
East Hampton, US, October 04 - 08 -
Harry Lloyd
Actor, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Harryhausen pledges life work to Bradford Media Museum
Gesture coincides with the visual effects creator’s 90th birthday. -
Hattie Dalton
The director of Third Star, which the Closing Night Gala at EIFF, talks about her experiences of shooting the low-budget film in a remote part of Wales and how she set out to confound genre expectations. -
Havana Festival Of New Latin American Cinema
Havana, Cuba, December 04 - 14 -
Hawaii International Film Festival
Honolulu, US, October 11 - 21 -
Helsinki International Film Festival
Helsinki, Finland, September 20 - 30 -
Higginson, Huntley promoted at Fox International
Fox International has made two key promotions, naming Paul Higginson executive vice-president of Europe theatrical and Todd Huntley senior vice-president of Europe theatrical. -
High Fliers picks up The Stoning Of Soraya M
The UK based company has secured UK distribution rights for the film from MPower Distribution. -
High Point Media Group closes raft of sales across Eastern Europe
The company’s sales arm has completed a number of deals on titles including Martin Koolhoven’s Winter In Wartime. -
High Point scores US distribution deal on Freestyle
Independent distribution company Phase 4 Films will release the low budget British basketball inspired drama in the US. -
Hof International Film Festival
Hof, Germany, October 23 - 28 -
Hollywood Film Festival
Los Angeles, US, October 18 - 22 -
Honeymooner
Dir/scr: Col Spector. UK. 2010. 75mins -
Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF)
Wanchai, Hong Kong, March 18 - 20 -
Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART)
Wanchai, Hong Kong, March 18 - 21 -
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Various, Hong Kong, March 17 - April 02 -
Hong Kong’s Media Asia set to produce Bruce Lee biopic
Media Asia Films has announced that it is producing a $4.5m (HK$35m) film about martial arts legend Bruce Lee, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the late star’s birthday. -
Hong Kong’s OSGH, Cyberport join venture to screen 3D World Cup
Hong Kong exhibitor Orange Sky Golden Harvest (OSGH) has teamed with local partners to screen live 3D broadcasts of World Cup matches in its cinemas starting on June 18. -
Hospital 100 includes Emily Blunt, Mike Leigh, Danny Boyle
The Hospital, a London members’ club, has announced this year’s The Hospital Club 100, which recognises influential people in the creative industries. -
Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival
Toronto, Canada, April 25 - May 05 -
How small screen success translates to the big screen
Films adapted from or inspired by television series have been around nearly as long as TV sets ? but there is no guarantee that success on the small screen will transfer to the international box office. Leonard Klady reports -
Howl to open Outfest
Outfest 2010: The 28th Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, has unveiled its line-up, with Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s Allen Ginsberg drama Howl opening the event on July 8 and J B Ghuman’s feature debut Spork closing it on July 18. -
Huge
Dir: Ben Miller. UK. 2010. 80mins -
Human Rights Nights
Forli, Italy, October 17 - 21 -
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
New York, US, June 14-28, Chicago, US, May 18-30, Tucson, US, February 7 - April 17, Washington D.C., US, April 18 - May 16 -
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival London
London, UK, March, dates TBC -
I Love You, Mommy earns Silverdocs best US feature prize
Stephanie Wang-Breal’s Wo Ai Ni Mommy (I Love You, Mommy) has won the AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival’s Sterling Award for Best US Feature. -
Ian George named EVP international marketing at Paramount
Veteran executive leaves job as managing director of Fox UK to replace Jon Anderson at Paramount Pictures International in London. -
Icahn aims for Lionsgate board
Continuing his battle with the board of leading US independent Lionsgate, billionaire investor Carl Icahn has again extended his offer for the company and said he will stage a proxy fight to replace the board later this year. -
Icahn increases stake in Lionsgate, raises prospect of proxy battle
Corporate raider Carl Icahn’s stake in Lionsgate has grown to 33.9% after the June 30 expiry of his $7 per share tender offer, putting further pressure on the Santa Monica-based studio. -
Iceland: industry on the brink
Film has been hit hard by the financial crisis, and there may be worse to come. -
Icon secures multi territory sales on Coriolanus
Deals include Spain, Scandinavia and Latin America. -
IFC drawn to SXSW psycho-thriller Wake
IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Chad Feehan’s psychological thriller Wake following its world premiere at SXSW earlier this year. -
IFP unveils ten summer Filmmaker Lab fellows
IFP has announced the ten projects selected for this year’s narrative edition of the Independent Filmmaker Labs set to take place in New York from June 7-11. -
Il Cinema Ritrovato
Bologna, Italy, June 23-30 -
Imagenation, ADFC launch internship programme
Imagenation Abu Dhabi and the Abu Dhabi Film Commission have jointly launched an internship programme, Mawaheb, which offers Emirati student filmmakers the chance to gain hands-on experience overseas. -
Images Festival
Toronto, Canada, April 11 - 20 -
Imagina
Monaco, France, February 19 - 21 -
IMAX hires Vogels with eye on global expansion
Seeking to expand its global footprint, IMAX Corporation has hired Anthony Vogels to the new position of vice-president of international film development. -
IMAX to add five theatres in Philippines
IMAX and exhibitor and mall operator SM Prime Holdings have struck a deal to install five digital IMAX projection systems at SM shopping centres across the Philippines. -
IMAX to add two more screens in Russia with Formula Kino
Russian exhibitor Formula Kino today announced an agreement to install two digital IMAX theatre systems in Russia before the end of 2010. -
IMAX, Major sign deal for five theatres in Thailand
IMAX Corp has signed a deal with leading Thai exhibitor Major Cineplex to install five IMAX digital theatres in Thailand, starting with two in Bangkok. -
Inception
Dir/scr: Christopher Nolan. US. 2010. 147mins -
Independent Film Festival of Boston
Boston, US, April 24 - 30 -
Independent Film Week
New York, US, September 16 - 20 -
Independent Filmfest Osnabrück
Osnabrück, Germany, October 10 - 14 -
Independent Spirit Awards
Los Angeles, US, February 23 -
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, US, April 09 - 14 -
Indian film's tender shoots
Against a backdrop of social and economic change, Indian cinema has started to diversify. But it will take more time for India’s new wave of film-makers to compete at an international level -
Ingenious' Kip Meek joins South West Screen
Meek joins the regional agency as it launches a $4.8m digital innovation programme. -
Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film And Video Festival
Toronto, Canada, May 23 - June 02 -
Interfilm - International Short Film Festival
Berlin, Germany, November, 13 - 18 -
International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
Antalya, Turkey, October 06 - 12 -
International Crime & Punishment Film Festival
Istanbul, Turkey, September 27 - October 04 -
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 14 - 25 -
International Environmental Film Festival
Barcelona, Spain,November 05 - 10 -
International Family Film Festival
Los Angeles, US, March 27 - 31 -
International Festival Of Fantastic Films
Manchester, UK, October 26 - 28 -
International Film Camera Festival - Manaki Brothers
Bitola, Macedonia, September 15 - 21 -
International Film Circuit acquires Cambodian genocide doc
International Film Circuit has acquired US rights to the Cambodian genocide documentary Enemies Of ThePeople. -
International Film Festival Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia, November 09 - 15 -
International Film Festival Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria, June 5-10 -
International Film Festival Of India
Goa, India, November 20 - 30 -
International Film Festival Of Kerala
Kerala, India, December 10 - 17 -
International Film Festival Of Uruguay
Montevideo, Uruguay, March 23 - April 06 -
International Film Festival On Human Rights
Geneva, Switzerland, March 01 - 10 -
International Film Festival Summit
Texas, US, December 02 - 04 -
International FilmFest Emden/Aurich/Norderney
Emden, Aurich, Norderney, Germany, June 6-13 -
International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
Mannheim, Germany, November 08 - 18 -
International French Film Festival
Stuttgart, Germany, October 31 - November 07 -
International Huesca Film Festival
Huesca, Spain, June 9-16 -
International Love Film Festival
Mons, Belgium, February 15 - 22 -
International Monterrey Film Festival
Monterrey, Mexico, August 16 - 26 -
International Rome Film Festival
Rome, Italy, November 09 - 17 -
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
Oberhausen, Germany, May 02 - 07 -
International Wildlife Film Festival
Montana, US, April 27 - May 04 -
International Women's Film Festival
Creteil, France, March 22 - 31 -
International Young People's Film Festival Of Wales
Various, Wales, March 11 - 15 -
Iris Prize Festival
Cardiff, UK, October 10 - 14 -
Irons joins cast of Wall Street thriller Margin Call
Jeremy Irons has joined the cast of Wall Street thriller Margin Call in its third week of principal photography in New York City. -
Israel Film Festival
Los Angeles, US, March 06 - 21; Miami, US, April 18 - 25; New York, US, May 02 - 16 -
Istanbul International Film Festival
Istanbul, Turkey, March, dates TBC -
Italian Kiss Me Again sweeps Shanghai’s Golden Goblet Awards
Gabriele Muccino’s sequel to The Last Kiss scooped the best picture, script and actress awards. -
Itinérances - Alès Film Festival
Alès, France, March 22 - April 01 -
It's All True - International Documentary Film Festival
Sao Paulo, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, March, dates TBC -
Iwan Rheon
Actor, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Jack Gordon
Actor, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Jackboots On Whitehall
Dirs/scrs: Edward McHenry, Rory McHenry. UK. 2010. 93mins -
Jackson report critical of New Zealand Film Commission
New Zealand’s leading director and David Court, director of AFTRS Centre for Screen Business, lay out a blueprint for the future of the country’s film industry. -
Jaipur International Film Festival
Jaipur, India, January 27 - 31 -
Jerusalem International Film Festival
Jerusalem, Israel, July 5-14 -
Jessica Brown Findlay
Actress, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Jessica Pidsley
Actress, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
Jihlava, Czech Republic, October 23 - 28 -
Joanna Vanderham
Actress, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Jonah Hex
Dir: Jimmy Hayward. US. 2010. 81mins -
Jonathan Entwistle
Writer-director, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Jonathan Van Tulleken
Writer-director, UK Stars Of Tomorrow -
Jönköping Film Festival
Jönköping, Sweden, October 10 - 14 -
Junkhearts
Shooting is drawing to a close on Junkhearts, a London based drama starring Eddie Marsan, directed by first time feature film-maker Tinge Krishnan for Coded Pictures. -
Karl Golden
The Irish director talks about making his second feature, Pelican Blood, which had its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival last week. -
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, June 29 - July 7 -
Katic, Yustman join The Double for Hyde Park, Imagenation Abu Dhabi
Stana Katic and Odette Yustman have joined Richard Gere, Topher Grace, and Stephen Moyer in writer Michael Brandt’s directorial debut project The Double. -
Katzenberg, Kennedy receive AFI honorary degrees
The American Film Institute (AFI) has conferred honourary degrees upon Jeffrey Katzenberg and Kathleen Kennedy for their “contribution of distinction to the art of the moving image.” -
Kelly Marcel
Writer, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Ken Russell gets lifetime achievement award at Montreal's Fantasia
A rare 35mm print screening of his notorious 1971 classic The Devils will accompany the presentation. -
Kerry Film Festival
Kerry, Ireland, October 09 - 13 -
Kiev International Film Festival
Kiev, Ukraine, October 20 - 28 -
Kiev Media Week
Kiev, Ukraine, September 11 - 14 -
Killers
Dir: Robert Luketic. US. 2010. 98mins -
King, Berney said to be in talks over distribution venture
Graham King is reportedly preparing to launch a new distribution venture and is in advanced talks with Bob Berney. -
Kingston Canadian Film Festival
Kingston, Canada, February 28 - March 03 -
Kinopolis works with XDC, FTT for digital installations in Germany
Exhibitor Kinopolis, digital cinema service company XDC, and digital cinema service provider FTT have agreed on terms for deployment of 123 digital systems at 15 cinemas in Germany. -
Knight And Day
Dir: James Mangold. US. 2010. 109mins -
Kooky
Dir/scr: Jan Sverak. Czech Republic–Denmark. 2010. 95mins -
Korean box-office grosses up 14% thanks to 3D boom
South Korean box office gross went up 14.6% year-on-year in the first half, despite a 3.9% dip in admissions, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). -
Krakow Film Festival
Krakow, Poland, May 26 - June 02 -
Kratkofil International Short Film Festival
Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina,July 18-22 -
Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival
Kristiansand, Norway, April 23 - 27 -
LA Greek Film Festival hands out Orpheus Awards
Plato’s Academy was named best feature and Colossi Of Love took the documentary award as the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) came to a close. -
LA Harbor International Film Festival
San Pedro, US, May, dates TBC -
Lagardere to launch IPO for 20% Canal Plus stake
The French company is moving ahead with plans after failing to reach an agreement with majority shareholder Vivendi. -
L'Alternativa - Independent Film Festival Of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain, November 16 - 24 -
Latin American Film Festival
Huelva, Spain, November 17 - 24 -
Le Festival International Du Film De La Roche Sur Yon
La Roche Sur Yon, France, October 11 - 16 -
Leeds International Film Festival
Leeds, UK, November 01 - 18 -
Legend Of The Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen
Currently in post-production, Legend Of The Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen is one of Asia’s most highly-anticipated late summer releases. -
Les Arcs European Film Festival
Les Arcs, France, December 15 - 22 -
LesGaiCineMad - Madrid's International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Madrid, Spain, November 01 - 11 -
Lionsgate adopts "poison pill" strategy to fend off Ichan
The studio adopts a rights plan aimed at giving shareholders greater control over the company’s future. -
Lionsgate to release Machine Gun Preacher in North America
Lionsgate today confirmed it will handle the North American release of Machine Gun Preacher, the real-life action story that was a marquee title for the company’s international sales division in Cannes. -
Liverpool Arabic Film Festival
Liverpool, UK, July 6-15 -
Ljubljana International Film Festival
Ljubljana, Slovenia, November 07 - 18 -
Locarno announces early competition titles
The line-up will feature Daniel Gaglianone’s Pietro and Bruce LaBruce’s Zombie. -
Locarno International Film Festival
Locarno, Switzerland, August 01 - 11 -
London Indian Film Festival
London, UK, June 14-26 -
London institution starts film/TV acting course
London college Arts Ed is launching a new acting course specialising in film and television. -
London International Documentary Festival
London, UK, May, dates TBC -
London Screenwriters' Festival
London, UK, October 26 - 28 -
London Short Film Festival
London, UK, January 04 - 13 -
London's Electric Cinema, Soho House Group launch Electric Shorts competition
Winning entrants will receive funding of £5,000 to produce a two-minute short film on the theme of desire. -
Long Island International Film Expo
New York, US, July 13-19 -
Lorber Films adds pair of US cinema docs to slate
Lorber Films has acquired all North American theatrical and DVD rights to the cinema documentaries AmericanGrindhouse and Nightmares In Red, White And Blue. -
Lorber picks up Gould documentary
Lorber Films has acquired US theatrical, DVD, digital and educational rights to Genius Within: The Inner Life ofGlenn Gould. -
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Los Angeles, US, May, dates TBC -
Los Angeles Film Festival
Los Angeles, US, June 16 - 26 -
Los Angeles Greek Film Festival
Los Angeles, US, May 31 - Jun 3 -
Lost City Of Z catches fire for Inferno
Los Angeles-based Inferno Entertainment has virtually sold out the upcoming adventure epic The Lost City Of Z, its marquee title that is being lined up for Brad Pitt and director James Gray. -
Lou
Dir/scr: Belinda Chayko. Aust. 2010.82 mins -
Lu Chuan plans war epic Grand Feast Of The King
The project will be the award-winning director’s fourth feature but his first historical film. -
LUCAS International Children's Film Festival
Frankfurt, Germany, September 02 - 09 -
Lucy Walker
UK-born director Lucy Walker talks about the challenges she faced making her nuclear weapons documentary Countdown To Zero, and why she was honoured to be one of a handful of women directors at this year’s Cannes film festival. -
Luh promoted at Participant Media
Laurie Luh has been named senior director of human resources and office operations for Participant Media. -
Luke Snellin
Writer-director, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
LUX prize contenders unveiled
Of the ten films, at least three will make up the shortlist for this year’s LUX Prize. -
Magnolia adds SXSW rom-com Barry Munday to US pipeline
Magnolia Pictures has acquired US rights to Far Hills Pictures, Stick N Stone Productions and Corner Store Entertainment’s romantic comedy Barry Munday. -
Mahler On The Couch (Mahler Auf Der Couch)
Dirs: Percy Adlon & Felix Adlon. Austria-Germany. 2010. 102mins -
Major European producers unite for sea drama Wave
Maria Ripoll’s tragic sea adventure film Wave is finally set to go ahead after four years in gestation with several leading European producers attached, including Belgium’s Banana Films, Spain’s Kanzaman Films and Ireland’s Samson Films. -
Malaga Spanish Film Festival
Malaga, Spain, April 20 - 27 -
MALESCORTO - International Short Film Festival
Malesco, Italy, August 06 - 11 -
Mami Blue
Dir: Miguel Angel Calvo Buttini. Spain. 2010. 89mins -
Mandate, Rough House line up comedy Bullies
Mandate Pictures has acquired Bullies based on an original idea from Danny McBride that will be written by Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul and produced through Rough House Pictures. -
Manhattan Short Film Festival
New York, US, September 28 - October 07 -
Mar Del Plata International Film Festival
Mar Del Plata, Argentina, November 17 - 25 -
Mara Sternthal promoted to GMX general manager
Mara Sternthal has been promoted from senior vice-president of business development to general manager at Global Media Exchange (GMX). -
Marmaduke
Dir: Tom Dey. US. 2010. 89mins -
Marrakech International Film Festival
Marrakech, Morocco, November 30 - December 08 -
Martin Sheen rounds out casting on The Double
Martin Sheen has joined Hyde Park Entertainment and Imagenation Abu Dhabi’s upcoming spy thriller The Double. -
Maryland Film Festival
Baltimore, US, May 08 - 12 -
MasterImage 3D to open Pinewood office
The US company is expanding its European operations. -
Maui Film Festival
Maui, US, June 13-17 -
MDA appoints organiser for ScreenSingapore event
Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) has appointed Singapore Airshow & Events as the official organiser for its recently-announced international cinema event ScreenSingapore. -
Media Asia’s Legend Of The Fist sells to 18 territories
Hong Kong’s Media Asia Films has wrapped up 18 deals on Andrew Lau’s Legend Of The Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen, starring hot action star Donnie Yen, after screening 11 minutes of footage during Cannes. -
Media City Film Festival
Windsor, Canada, May, dates TBC -
Media Luna to handle sales on Black Field, Im Not Harry Jenson
The Cologne based company will handle the Greek cross gender love story and New Zealand murder mystery. -
Mediawave Film and Music Festival
Gyor, Hungary, April, dates TBC -
Melbourne International Film Festival
Melbourne, Australia, August 02 - 19 -
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Melbourne, Australia, March 14 - 24 -
Men Who Swim, Bye Bye Now win Silverdocs audience awards
Men Who Swim directed by Dylan Williams won the audience award for a feature at the AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival. -
Metrodome appoints new sales chief
The indepedent distributor has promoted its theatrical sales manager to the top job. -
Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Miami, US, April 26 - May 05 -
Miami International Film Festival
Miami, US, March 01 - 10 -
Mike Newell & Luke Snellin
Mike Newell began directing for television and earned global acclaim with the international hit Four Weddings And A Funeral. He talks to writer-director Luke Snellin about the importance of luck - and grabbing opportunities -
Milan International Film Festival
Milan, Italy, May 08 - 18 -
Mill Valley Film Festival
California, US, October 04 - 14 -
Minimalen Short Film Festival
Trondheim, Norway, February 27 - March 03 -
MIPCOM
Cannes, France, October 08 - 11 -
MIPTV
Cannes, France, April 08 - 11 -
Mission puts faith in Cannes quartet
Cindy Bond and Chevonne O’Shaughnessy’s family and faith-based Mission Pictures International recently came on board to handle sales on a handful of titles in Cannes. -
Mission: London breaks Bulgarian records
Dimitar Mitovski’s film has become the highest local grosser ever. -
Mo & Friese Children's Short Film Festival
Hamburg, Germany, May 28 - Jun 3 -
Monsters
Dir/scr: Gareth Edwards. UK. 2010. 97mins -
Montana Cine International Film Festival
Missoula, US, October 22 - 28 -
Montpellier International Mediterranean Film Festival
Montpellier, France, October 26 - November 03 -
Montreal World Film Festival
Montreal, Canada, August 23 - September 03 -
Morgan Freeman to be honoured at Sarajevo
The festival will close with a gala screening of Invictus. -
Morgan heads new arrivals on Peace cast
Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Nat Wolff have joined Jane Fonda and Catherine Keener on BCDF Pictures’ Peace,Love, & Misunderstanding to be directed by Bruce Beresford. -
Moscow International Film Festival
Moscow, Russia, June 21-30 -
MOTELx - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival
Lisbon, Portugal, September 12 - 16 -
Motovun Film Festival
Motovun, Croatia, July 28 - August 1 -
Mourning For Anna (Trois temps après la mort d’Anna)
Dir/scr: Catherine Martin. Canada. 2010. 87mins -
Movies That Matter Festival
The Hague, Netherlands, March 21 - 27 -
MPAA coalition urges Congress to block box office trading
A coalition led by the Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA) has urged Congress to block a futures market that will allow large and institutional investors to bet on box office results. -
Mumbai Film Festival
Mumbai, India, October 18 - 25 -
Mundane History takes grand prize in Cluj
Thai director Anocha Suwichakornpong was presented with her prize by Wim Wenders, who himself received a lifetime achievement award. -
Munich Film Festival to open with Me Too
Abbas Kiarostami and Mads Mikkelsen to be honoured at the festival which opens on June 25. -
Munich International Festival Of Film Schools
Munich, Germany, November, 11 - 17 -
Murdoch's Star Network to premiere Eros films
The network has signed a deal with Eros India to premiere films before other channels. -
Myriad promotes Axume to evp distributions and operations
Elias Axume has been promoted to executive vice-president of distribution and operations at Santa Monica-based sales, finance and production company Myriad Pictures. -
Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival
Sonoma, US, September 12 - 18 -
Naples International Film Festival
Naples, US, November 01 - 04 -
Nashville Film Festival
Nashville, US, April, dates TBC -
NATPE
Florida, US, January 28 - 30 -
NBR sets 2011 awards evening date
The National Board Of Review (NBR) has said it will hold next year’s annual awards on January 11 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York. -
Netherlands Film Festival
Utrecht, The Netherlands, September 26 - October 05 -
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
Neuchatel, Switzerland, July 6-14 -
New Directors/New Films
New York, US, March, dates TBC -
New film funding sparks criticism from Russian industry
New film investment from the Russian government has been criticised by local sources, who claim the money will not help the wider industry. -
New law to make broadcasters pay into German film fund
Germany’s broadcasters will be required to make statutory payments to the German Federal Film Board (FFA) in future after the Bundestag passed an amendment to the existing German Film Law (FFG) on Friday [11]. -
New Orleans Film Festival
New Orleans, US, October 12 - 18 -
New Video picks up Kells
New Video has acquired US television, digital, VOD and home video distribution rights to Irish animated feature The Secret of Kells from Gkids, the film’s US rights holder. -
New York Asian Film Festival
New York, US, June 29 - July 12 -
New York Film Festival
New York, US, September 28 - October 14 -
New York Jewish Film Festival
New York, US, January, dates TBC -
New Zealand International Film Festival
Auckland, New Zealand, July 19 - August 5; Wellington, New Zealand, July 27 - August 12; Christchurch, New Zealand, August 9 - 26; Dunedin July 27 - August 12 -
Newfest: The New York LGBT Film Festival
New York, US, July 21-28 -
Newport Beach Festival
Newport Beach, US, April 25 - May 02 -
Nick Nolte to star in US-Spain drama At 2:15
Spanish outfit CLO D’Art Productions will make a $3m (€2.5m) drama titled At 2:15 with a US co-producer and a mixture of leading American and Spanish actors, including Nick Nolte. -
Night Catches Us
Dir/scr: Tanya Hamilton. US. 2009. 89mins -
Nikesh Patel
Actor, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Nippon Connection Japanese Film Festival
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, June 04 - 09 -
Northwest Film & Video Festival
Portland, US, November 09 - 17 -
Now appearing in theatres
The cinema is being redefined by alternative content - screenings of opera, theatre, sport and rock concerts to bring in new audiences. And with digital expansion, it is an area set for further growth. -
NY/SF International Children's Film Festival
San Francisco, US, October 21 - 23 -
Obi Abili
Actor, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Odense International Film Festival
Odense, Denmark, August 20 - 25 -
Ojai Film Festival
Ojai, US, October 25 - 28 -
Okinawa International Movie Festival
Okinawa, Japan, March, dates TBC -
Oldenburg International Film Festival
Oldenburg, Germany, September 12 - 16 -
Oliver Refson
Writer-director, UK Stars Of Tomorrow -
One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
Prague, Czech Republic, March 04 - 13 -
Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt
Weiterstadt, Germany, August 09 - 13 -
Ophelia Lovibond
Actress, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Orange British Academy Film Awards
London, UK, February 10 -
Oscilloscope takes Burroughs documentary
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American distribution rights to Yony Leyser’s documentary WilliamS Burroughs: A Man Within. -
O-Scope acquires North American rights to John Cazale doc
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to The Matador director Richard Shepard’s documentary I Knew It Was You. -
Ottawa International Animation Festival
Ottawa, Canada, September 19 - 23 -
Oulu International Children's Film Festival
Oulu, Finland, November 19 - 25 -
Our Family Wedding
Dir: Rick Famuyiwa. US. 2010. 97mins -
Out Of The Ashes
Dirs: Timothy Albone, Lucy Martens, Lesley Knott. UK. 2010. 90mins -
Outfest Los Angeles Gay And Lesbian Film Festival
Los Angeles, US, July 07 - 17 -
Overture chiefs McGurk and Rosett leave the company
Overture Films chiefs Chris McGurk and Danny Rosett walked out late on Thursday [July 1] following differences of opinion with parent company Starz over the distributor’s future. -
Ozark Foothills FilmFest
Arkansas, US, April 03 - 07 -
PACT proposals: ambitious but timely
UK producers have long survived on resourcefulness rather than reward; trade association PACT is determined to rebalance the industry although its plans to help producers get their share have met with lively debate. -
Palm Beach International Film Festival
Palm Beach, US, April 04 - 11 -
Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival
Palm Beach, US, January 17 - 27 -
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Palm Springs, CA, US, January 03 - 14 -
Palm Springs International ShortFest
Palm Springs, US, June 19-25 -
Pan African Film & Arts Festival
Los Angeles, California, USA, February 07 - 18 -
Paramount first studio to cross $1bn domestic in 2010
Paramount Pictures has become the first studio this year to cross $1bn at the domestic box office on the back of Iron Man 2’s $306.9m theatrical run. -
Paramount promotes Marc Evans to production president
Marc Evans has been promoted to president of production at Paramount Pictures after joining the studio in 2003. -
Paramount, MTV to give Les Grossman his own feature
Paramount Pictures and MTV Films are teaming up on a feature based on Tom Cruise’s foul-mouthed producer alter ego. -
Parisfx
Paris, France, November 26 - 27 -
Park Circus picks up Renoir classic
The Glasgow based company has acquired UK distribution rights to the restored version of Boudu Saved From Drowning. -
Pärnu International Documentary And Anthropology Film Festival
Pärnu, Estonia, July 2-22 -
Pau International Film Festival
Pau, France, December 04 - 09 -
Paul McGuire lands senior communications role at Warner Bros
Paul McGuire has been named senior vice-president of worldwide corporate communications at Warner Bros Entertainment. -
Paven Virk
Writer, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Pawlikowski descends on film adaptation
The My Summer Of Love director is developing a film version of James Meek’s novel We Are Now Beginning Our Descent. -
Pelican Blood
Dir: Karl Golden. UK. 2009. 99mins -
Pesaro Film Festival
Pesaro, Italy, June 25 - July 2 -
Petaluma International Film Festival
Petaluma, US, October 19 - 21 -
Peter O'Toole to narrate Fantastic Films and House Of Fear's Eldorado
Peter O’Toole has signed on as narrator on Fantastic Films’ and House of Fear’s 3D comedy horror Eldorado. -
Peter Schlessel exits Sony to become GK Films president
Longtime Sony Pictures executive Peter Schlessel is joining Santa Monica-based GK Films as president. -
PGA appoints Mark Gordon, Hawk Koch co-presidents
The Producers Guild Of America (PGA) has announced its national board and delegate 2010 election results as Mark Gordon and Hawk Koch were elected co-presidents. -
Philadelphia Film Festival
Philadelphia, US, October 18 - 28 -
Philadelphia Film Sociey promotes Lerman, hires Quinn and Werner
The Philadelphia Film Society has promoted director of programming Michael Lerman to artistic director and hired Tom Quinn and Ryan Werner as programmers of the Philadelphia Film Festival. -
Philadelphia QFest
Philadelphia, US, July 12-23 -
Phoenix Film Festival
Phoenix, US, April 04 - 11 -
Pia Film Festival
Tokyo, Japan, September 18 - 28 -
Planet In Focus: International Environmental Film and Video Festival
Toronto, Canada, October 10 - 14 -
Pohlad begins Apparition restructure amid staff lay-offs
Bill Pohlad has commenced the first stage of restructuring at Apparition, cutting 60% of the company’s bicoastal workforce and hiring Tom Ortenberg as consultant. -
Point Blank prepares rites-of-passage tale Tom's Dad
The Way Back producer Joni Levin and co-writer Keith Clarke have boarded the coming-of-age story Tom’s Dad through their Point Blank Productions. -
Polar bear still on top of the world
Set up more than a century ago, Denmark’s Nordisk Film is a major regional producer and buyer of films. Now the company is looking to build on high-profile successes such as the Millennium trilogy. -
Polish Film Festival In America
Chicago, US, November 02 - 18 -
Polish Film Festival Los Angeles
Los Angeles, US, October 09 - 18 -
Port Townsend Film Festival
Port Townsend, US, September 21 - 23 -
Portland International Film Festival
Portland, US, February 07 - 23 -
Portobello Film Festival
London, UK, August 30 - September 16 -
Potter's Orlando set for US re-launch
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) is to re-release Sally Potter’s Orlando in North American cinemas and on DVD and Blu-ray. -
Prime Focus appoints financial chief to its board
The visual services company has promoted its finance director Neil Barnett to its board. -
Prishtina International Film Festival
Prishtina, Kosovo, September 22 - 29 -
Prix Europa
Berlin, Germany, October 20 - 27 -
Producers and financiers square up at Spanish film finance conference
The Screen International-backed conference reveals the chasm between producers and private financiers in Spain. -
Production underway on DVD sequel Honey 2
Principal photography is underway in Los Angeles on the dance sequel Honey 2. -
Provincetown International Film Festival
Provincetown, US, June 13-17 -
Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
Bucheon, South Korea, July 19-29 -
Pula Film Festival
Pula, Croatia, July 14-28 -
Purbeck Film Festival
Swanage, UK, October 12 - 27 -
Q Cinema - Fort Worth's Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival
Fort Worth, US, May 31 - Jun 3 -
Raavan
Dir/scr: Mani Ratnam. India. 2010. 130mins -
Raindance Film Festival
London, UK, September 26 - October 07 -
Raindance launches extraordinary film competition
The panel will be headed up by actor Matthew Horne. -
Reaching outside Norway
With strong state support, Norway has ambitious goals to attract international partners. -
Red Square Screenings
Moscow, Russia, October 15 - 19 -
Redbox, Paramount strike day-and-date deal
Redbox has scored a coup following a deal with Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) that grants the ultra-cheap video rental service the right to rent titles on the same day as the studio’s sell-through launch. -
Regensburg Short Film Week
Regensburg, Germany, March 13 - 20 -
REGIOFUN International Film Festival
Katowice, Poland, October 24 - 28 -
Regional releasing
Nordisk is one of several major companies releasing across the Nordic region. -
Relativity strikes pay-TV deal with Netflix
Netflix and Relativity Media have struck a long-term deal to offer some Relativity films through Netflix’s streaming service for subscribers. -
Rennes Film Festival
Rennes, France, February 19 - 26 -
Revelation Perth International Film Festival
Perth, Australia, July 5 - 15 -
Reykjavik International Film Festival
Reykjavik, Iceland, September 27 - October 07 -
Rhode Island International Film Festival
Providence, Rhode Island, August 07 - 12 -
Richard Bridgwood to step down from MD role at E1 UK
Charles Ogilvie to step into role of COO and work with theatrical and home entertainment teams; Bridgwood was founder of Contender in 1995 and engineered sale to E1 in 2007. -
Ridley Scott, Kevin Macdonald team with YouTube for doc
Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald are teaming up with YouTube to make what is being called the “first user generated feature length documentary film shot on a single day.” -
River To River – Florence Indian Film Festival
Florence, Italy, December, 07 - 13 -
Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival
Urbana, US, April 17 - 21 -
Rome Independent Film Festival
Rome, Italy, April 04 - 12 -
Romics - International Comics and Cartoon Festival
Rome, Italy, September 27 - 30 -
Rosemary's Baby cinematographer William Fraker dies aged 86
The renowned British cinematographer William A Fraker, who earned six Academy Award nominations during an illustrious career, has died in Los Angeles. He was 86. -
Rotterdam International Film Festival
Rotterdam, Netherlands, January 23 - February 04 -
Rottofest
Rottnest Island, Australia, September 08 - 09 -
Route 132 to open Montreal World Film Festival
Louis Bélanger’s film will also feature in the festival’s world competition section. -
Rowe, Golihew earn TV publicity stripes at Warner Bros
Scott Rowe has been appointed to the newly created position of senior vice-president of worldwide communications at Warner Bros Television Group. -
Royal Flush Festival
New York, US, September 13 - 16 -
Rudd signs for My Idiot Brother
Paul Rudd has signed to star in My Idiot Brother, a comedy from Anthony Bregman’s Likely Story and Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub’s Big Beach. -
Sam Claflin
Actor, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Samuel Goldwyn to partner SPWAG on Rileys release in US
Samuel Goldwyn Films will partner with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) to release Jake Scott’s Welcome To The Rileys. -
San Diego Latino Film Festival
San Diego, US, March 07 - 17 -
San Francisco Documentary Film Festival
San Francisco, US, November 08 - 21 -
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
San Francisco, US, March 14 - 24 -
San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco, US, April 25 - May 09 -
San Francisco International Latino Film Festival
San Francisco, US, September 14 - 29 -
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
San Francisco, US, July 19 - August 6 -
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
San Luis Obispo, US, March 06 - 10 -
San Marino Animation Film Festival
San Marino, Italy, December 05 - 07 -
San Sebastian International Film Festival
San Sebastian, Spain, September 21 - 29 -
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Santa Barbara, US, January 24 - February 03 -
Santa Cruz Film Festival
Santa Cruz, US, May, dates TBC -
Sao Paulo International Film Festival
Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 19 - November 01 -
Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival
Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 23 - 31 -
Sarajevo Film Festival
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 6-14 -
Sarasota Film Festival
Sarasota, US, April 05 - 14 -
Sasha sounds right note for Strand Releasing
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to Dennis Todorovic’s gay coming-of-age tale Sasha. -
Schwerin International Film Festival
Schwerin, Germany, April 30 - May 05 -
Sci-Fi London Film Festival
London, UK, May, dates TBC -
Scotland's Centre for Moving Image appoints senior team
The new parent body for the Edinburgh Film Festival has appointed a chief executive and chief operating officer to join chair Leslie Mills. -
Scottsdale Film Festival
Scottsdale, US, October 05 - 09 -
Screen Gems appoints Loren Schwartz marketing chief
Creative advertising veteran Loren Schwartz has been promoted to executive vice-president of marketing for Screen Gems. -
Screen Media corrals Edinburgh favourite Ransom Pride for US release
Screen Media has acquired worldwide rights to Horsethief Pictures’ graphic novel western The Last Rites Of Ransom Pride following its world premiere in Edinburgh. -
Screen South launches producer development programme
The 12 month programme will be open to 10 producers from the South East region of the UK. -
Screen's Global Top 10 - June 25 - 27
Global Top 10 June 25 - 27TitleGross $ScrnsToy Story 398,544,9299843 -
ScreenSingapore
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, December 04 - 07 -
Seattle Jewish Film Festival
Seattle, US, March, dates TBC -
Seattle Lesbian And Gay Film Festival
Seattle, US, October 11 - 21 -
Secret Cinema screens Bladerunner to packed audiences
The event took place over six days in London’s Canary Wharf. -
Sedona International Film Festival
Sedona, Arizona, US, February 23 - March 03 -
SEE: The Brighton Documentary Film Festival
Brighton, UK, February, dates TBC -
Sega Sammy relaunches CG animation company
The Japanese video game and pachinko giant intends to ramp up its feature film production as part of the rebrand. -
Seoul International Youth Film Festival
Seoul, South Korea, August 23 - 29 -
Sex 2 dominates the overseas market with $45m haul
Warner Bros’ comedy sequel towered over the international arena and is on the cusp of $100m after a robust performance in the second weekend. -
Sex 2 looks to score again at international box office
After making a stronger start internationally than domestically last weekend, Sex And The City 2 will be hoping to score again at the international box office this weekend as it expands into six more major markets. -
Sex 2 looks to score again in fourth weekend
Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) executives will be looking for a third consecutive weekend of overseas rule for Sex And The City 2. -
Sex sells overseas for Warner Bros during World Cup
Sex And The City 2 maintained its winning ways overseas thanks to a confirmed $23m haul through Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI). -
SFG to launch joint venture with Technicolor
China’s state-owned film studio Shanghai Film Group (SFG) has announced it is to set up a joint venture with post-production group Technicolor. -
Shanghai International Film Festival
Shanghai, China, June 16-24 -
Sheffield Doc/Fest
Sheffield, UK, June 13-17 -
Shooting begins on Ben Crowe's Verity's Summer
The coming of age drama is the Short Film Palme D’Or nominee’s first feature length film. -
Shooting underway in Australia on sports drama The Cup
Production has begun in Melbourne, Australia, on sports drama The Cup starring Brendan Gleeson. -
Short Shorts Film Festival Asia
Tokyo, Japan, June 1 -
Showeast
Orlando, US, November 05 - 08 -
Shrek Forever After takes spoils at UK box office
Paramount Pictures’ Shrek Forever After rumbled into top spot on its debut weekend in the UK. -
Shrek's $25.3m leaves pretenders green with envy
Shrek Forever After continued to prosper in its third weekend, demonstrating that solid word of mouth will keep a popular film on the road to profit even if its opening weekend falls short of the exacting demands of box office watchers. -
Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
Alabama, US, August 24 - 26 -
Sierra nets key sales on Cannes market hit Catfish
Sierra Pictures president and CEO Nick Meyer has reported a successful Cannes, closing key sales on the hit Sundance documentary Catfish (pictured) and virtually selling out on Shark Night 3D. -
Sitges Film Festival
Sitges, Spain, October 04 - 14 -
Skillset launches new higher education strategy
The initiative is part of the UK training body’s Bigger Future campaign. -
Skillset sets out training priorities for UK film industry
Skillset pinpoints new technologies and talent development as key areas for development. -
Skip City International D-Cinema Festival
Saitama, Japan, July 14-22 -
Slamdance Film Festival
California, US, January 18 - 24 -
Sofia International Film Festival
Sofia, Bulgaria, March 07 - 24 -
Solothurn Film Festival
Solothurn, Switzerland, January 24 - 31 -
Son Of Babylon
Dir: Mohamed Al-Daradji. Iraq-UK-France-Germany-Palestine-United Arab Emirates-Egypt. 2009. 90 mins -
Son of Babylon selected as Iraq's entry for Oscar race
Festival hit Son of Babylon has been selected as Iraq’s official entry for the foreign language Oscar at the 2011 Academy Awards. -
Sonoma Valley Film Festival
Sonoma, US, April 10 - 14 -
Sony unveils Andrew Garfield as its new Spider-Man
The little-known Andrew Garfield will play Peter Parker and his superhero alter ego in Sony’s upcoming Spider-Man reboot. -
Sorrentino's Sean Penn project to start shooting August 16
Italian director’s English-language debut This Must Be The Place, also starring Frances McDormand, will have a budget of $28m. -
Sottodiciotto Film Festival
Turin, Italy, December, December 06 - 15 -
SoulBoy
Dir: Shimmy Marcus. UK. 2010. 82mins -
South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival
Austin, Texas, US, March 08 - 16 -
South Solitary
Dir-scr: Shirley Barrett. Australia. 2010. 120mins -
Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back
Dir-scr: John H Williams. US. 2010. 76mins -
Spanish Film Festival
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Australia, July, dates TBC -
SPC takes North America from Bavaria for Life, Above All
Munich’s Bavaria Film International has licensed North American rights on Oliver Schmitz’s coming-of-age drama Life, Above All to Sony Pictures Classics (SPC). -
Split Film Festival
Split, Croatia, September 15 - 22 -
Sports Movies And TV - Milan International Ficts Festival
Milan, Italy, December 05 - 09 -
St John's International Women's Film And Video Festival
St John’s, Canada, October 16 - 20 -
St Louis International Film Festival
St Louis, US, November 08 - 18 -
St. Barth Film Festival
St. Barthelemy, French West Indies, April, dates TBC -
Standing guard
Most wide releases score the bulk of their theatrical gross in the opening few weeks - but exhibitors remain fiercely protective over the established four-month release window. -
Stassen plans 3D wildlife doc in Africa
The Belgian film-maker plans to shoot in November this year. -
Stewart Comrie
Animator, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Stockholm International Film Festival
Stockholm, Sweden, November 07 - 18 -
Stony Brook Film Festival
Stony Brook, US, July 19-28 -
Strand falls deep in love with Purple Sea
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to Donatella Maiorca’s Purple Sea following a deal between co-president Jon Gerrans and Intra Movies’ Jef Nuyts. -
Strand strikes US deal for Uncle Boonmee with Match Factory
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Palme D’Or winner Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. -
Strand takes US rights to Camera D'Or winner Leap Year
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights from Pyramide International to Michael Rowe’s Camera D’Or winner Leap Year (Ano Bisiesto). -
Strategic Partners Co-Production Market
Halifax, Canada, September 13 - 16 -
Submissions open for Olympic short film competition
First workshops will take place at the Edinburgh Film Festival -
Summit has eyes for Now You See Me
Summit Entertainment has acquired Boaz Yakin and Edward Ricourt’s spec script for the cat-and-mouse heist thriller Now You See Me. -
Summit to release Breaking Dawn in two parts
Summit Entertainment has ended speculation over the format of the final instalment in its Twilight series and confirmed that Breaking Dawn will be released as two separate parts. -
Sundance Film Festival
Park City, US, January 17 - 27 -
Sundance Film Festival brought in $63m for Utah, report claims
The 2010 Sundance Film Festival generated an overall economic impact of $62.7m for the state of Utah according to a new report. -
Sundance Institute announces 12 documentary Fellow
The Sundance Institute has announced the 12 documentary film fellows representing five feature projects participating in the seventh documentary edit and story laboratory that runs until June 27. -
Sundance Institute unveils 18 Documentary Film Program grantees
The Sundance Institute announced 18 recipients on Wednesday (June 30) of its Documentary Film Program grant for the spring 2010 round. -
Sunny Side Of The Doc - International Documentary Market
La Rochelle, France, June 26-29 -
Sunscreen Film Festival
Florida, US, April 18 - 21 -
Super Shorts International Film Festival
London, UK, November 25 -
Sydney Film Festival
Sydney, Australia, June 6-17 -
Syracuse International Film Festival
Syracuse, US, October 11 - 14 -
Taking the initiative
Exhibitors are increasingly proactive when it comes to attracting audiences. Screen International correspondents explore programmes in key markets around the world -
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Tallinn, Estonia, November 13 - 28 -
Tampere International Short Film Festival
Tampere, Finland, March 06 - 10 -
Taormina Film Fest
Taormina, Italy, June 11 - 18 -
Taormina Film Fest to open with Toy Story 3 3D
Seven titles will compete for the festival’s top prize, the Golden Tauro, whilst highlights will include a masterclass with Robert De Niro and a series of World Cup themed parties. -
Tarifa International Film Festival
Tarifa, Spain, October 13 - 21 -
Telluride Film Festival
Telluride, US, August 31 - September 03 -
Terracotta Far East Film Festival
London, UK, April, dates TBC -
Territory Focus: Israel
Despite its small size Israel has produced a string of international breakouts in recent years. Edna Fainaru tracks the rise of Israel’s film-makers — and profiles the talent and financiers keeping the momentum going. Editor Mike Goodridge introduces. -
Thailand’s Extra Virgin revives arthouse distribution project
Thai producer-distributor Extra Virgin and the independent film community have revived the Director’s Screen project which aims to give commercial releases to local and international arthouse films in Bangkok. -
The A-Team
Dir: Joe Carnahan. US. 2010. 119mins -
The City Of Gardens wraps in Peru, moves to Los Angeles
Production is underway in Los Angeles on The City Of Gardens, the 1980s story of an American surfer wrongfully imprisoned for cocaine trafficking. -
The Collector
Dir: Marcus Dunstan. US. 2009. 90mins -
The Dead
Dirs/scr: Howard J Ford & Jon Ford. UK. 2010. 98mins -
The Film-Makers
The writers, directors and animators selected as UK stars of tomorrow in 2010 are blazing a trail with a range of bold and ambitious projects. Patricia Dobson reports. -
The Gold Mine among Palm Springs ShortFest winners
Jacques Bonnavent’s The Gold Mine (La Mina De Oro) (Mexico) won the Best Of Festival Award at the culmination of the 2010 Palm Springs International ShortFest & Short Film Market. -
The Karate Kid
Dir: Harald Zwart. US. 2009. 140 mins -
The Last Airbender
Dir/scr: M. Night Shyamalan. US. 2010. 103mins -
The Norwegian International Film Festival
Haugesund, Norway, August 17 - 26 -
The Other Venice Film Festival
Venice, US, October 11 - 14 -
The Reverse, Marwencol among big winners at Seattle
Borys Lankosz The Reverse claimed the grand jury prize and Jeff Malmberg’s Marwencol took top documentary honours as the 36th Seattle International Film Festival close at the weekend. -
The sky's the limit
Ross Pollack, the new CEO of Hong Kong’s Celestial Pictures is looking to build the company brand and exploit its Shaw Brothers library digitally. -
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Dir: David Slade. US. 2010. 124mins -
The Weinstein Company picks up Woo’s Reign Of Assassins
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has acquired North American and South African rights to upcoming martial arts blockbuster Reign Of Assassins, produced by John Woo and starring Michelle Yeoh. -
The Woman With A Broken Nose sweeps unofficial Serbian awards
Srdjan Koljevic’s The Woman With A Broken Nose won five awards in the national competition of Cinema City Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia. -
The Woods Hole Film Festival
Woods Hole, US, July 28 - August 4 -
The Writing On The Wall to launch second Varg Veum series
The latest film is the first of six new thrillers featuring the Norwegian dectective. -
The Method Fest Independent Film Festival
Calabasas, CA, US, March, dates TBC -
There Are Things You Don’t Know (Chiz-hale hast keh nemidani)
Dir/scr: Fardin Saheb Zamani. Iran. 2010. 92mins -
Thessaloniki cuts jury members, prize amounts during Greece financial crash
In the wake of Greece’s financial crisis, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival has announced several changes ahead of its 51st edition (which runs Dec 3-12). -
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Thessaloniki, Greece, March 22 - 31 -
Thessaloniki Film Festival
Thessaloniki, Greece, November 02 - 11 -
Third Star
Dir: Hattie Dalton. UK. 2010. 92mins -
This week’s hot projects on Screenbase
German production Der Ganz Grosse Traum Des Konrad Koch, Everywhere and Nowhere (UK) and French-German co-production Affaires Etrangères are among the titles new to ScreenBase this week -
Tiburon International Film Festival
Tiburon, Ca, US, April 11 - 19 -
Tim Key
Writer, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Titanic International Film Festival
Budapest, Hungary, April, dates TBC -
Tokyo FILMeX
Tokyo, Japan, November 23 - December 02 -
Tokyo International Film Festival
Tokyo, Japan, October 20 - 28 -
Tokyo release of The Cove cancelled indefinitely
Distributor Unplugged attributes cancellation to protests and threats from right-wing groups. -
Tom Basden
Writer, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Tom Bidwell
Writer, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Tom Judd
Animator, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Tommy Lee Jones joins Captain America cast
Tommy Lee Jones has been cast as US Army Colonel Chester Phillips in Marvel Studio’s Captain America: The First Avenger. -
Torino Film Festival
Torino, Italy, November 23 - December 01 -
Torino GLBT Film Festival
Turin, Italy, April, dates TBC -
Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto, Canada, September 06 - 16 -
Toronto Int'l Film Festival to run for extra day
The Toronto International Film Festival will run for an extra day this year as staff gear up for the 35th edition. -
Toronto Jewish Film Festival
Toronto, Canada, April 11 - 21 -
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
Toronto, Canada, November 06 - 11; Richmond Hill, November 16 - 17 -
Toy Story 3
Dir: Lee Unkrich. US. 2010. 102mins -
Toy Story 3 aims for infinity and beyond after $109m lift-off
Toy Story 3 blew away the opposition thanks to a superb $109m estimated launch in the US through Buena Vista that set a new opening record for a Pixar release. -
Toy Story 3 aims to rule overseas for second weekend
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International’s Toy Story 3 arrives in eight new markets this weekend including Australia. -
Toy Story 3 charms overseas market with $44.8m launch
Toy Story 3 soared to the top of the international charts, just as it did in North America, thanks to an estimated $44.8m launch weekend from 4,787 theatres in 35 territories. -
Toy Story 3 retains international crown on $36.1m
Toy Story 3 ruled the international market for the second straight weekend as an estimated $36.1m from 6,278 from 32 territories boosted Pixar’s latest gem to an even $100m. -
Toys too strong for Grown Ups with $59m number one hold
Toy Story 3 added an estimated $59m in North America to sweep past $200m in its second weekend as it held on to pole position despite a spirited launch by Sony’s comedy Grown Ups. -
Trans Atlantic Partners producer programme to kick off in Berlin
Strategic Partners and Germany’s Erich Pommer Institut have unveiled the participants in their second annual Trans Atlantic Partners producer trainee programme. -
Transilvania International Film Festival
Cluj, Romania, June 1-10; Sibiu, Romania, June 13-17 -
transmediale
Berlin, Germany, January 29 - February 03 -
Trento Film Festival
Trento, Italy, April 25 - May 08 -
Tribeca Film Festival
New York, US April 17 - 28 -
Tribeca, Gucci assign finishing funds
The Tribeca Film Institute and Gucci have picked seven projects to receive a total of $100,000 in finishing finance from the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund. -
Trieste International Film Festival
Trieste, Italy, January 17 - 23 -
Tromso International Film Festival
Tromso, Norway, January 14 - 20 -
TrustNordisk seals key territories on Bier, Von Trier titles
Japan, Korea sold on In A Better World, Melancholia lands in Germany, Italy. -
Tucci latest recruit to Marvel Studios' Captain America
Stanley Tucci will play Dr Abraham Erskine in Marvel Studios’ Captain America: The First Avenger. -
Two members of Fox dynasty join cast of Madonna's W.E
James and Laurence Fox have signed on to play father and son in Madonna’s film about Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. -
UK box-office boom continues, spurred by 3D
UK box-office tops $756m (£500m) in first half of 2010, 3% ahead of first half of 2009. -
UK film industry breathes sigh of relief over Budget
Lottery funding to remain in place, only one small change made to film tax relief. -
UK Jewish Film Festival
London, UK, November 01 - 18 -
UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010
Introducing the UK actors, film-makers, writers and animators who are shaping up as the hottest prospects in the business and whose stars are most likely to be on the rise in the coming year -
UKFC clarifies position on quango high earners list
The film industry body points out a significant restructure means only two members of staff should be included on the list. -
UKFC, British Council withdraw funding from Dinard Film Festival
The festival, which aims to promote British films in France, will still go ahead with continued support from France’s CNC. Sam Taylor Wood’s Nowhere Boy to be opening film. -
UKFC/BFI merger called off
Creative Industries Minister Ed Vaizey said in a written statement that there were “no current plans to merge” the two bodies. -
Umbria Film Festival
Montone, Italy, July 5-10 -
Undertow, Mao's Last Dancer share Provincetown audience award
Javier Fuentes-Leon Undertow and Bruce Beresford’s Mao’s Last Dancer shared the HBO Audience Award Best Narrative Feature as the 2010 Provincetown International Film Festival closed. -
Undertow, The String among Frameline34 winners
Frameline34, the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, closed on June 27 with Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s Howl. -
United Nations Association Film Festival
Palo Alto, US, October 18 - 28 -
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Uppsala, Sweden, October 22 - 28 -
Urie, Castelluccio join cast of Decoy Bride
Shooting will begin on Ecosse Films’ romantic comedy this weekend on the Isle of Man and Scotland. -
USA Film Festival
Dallas, US, April, dates TBC -
Vacation!
Dir: Zach Clark. US. 2010. 95mins -
Vampires own July Fourth weekend as Eclipse takes $82.5m
As expected Summit Entertainment’s The Twilight Saga: Eclipse dominated the Independence Day holiday weekend with an estimated $82.5m four-day weekend that climbed to $175.3m factoring in the midnight launch on Wednesday [June 30]. -
Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver, Canada, September 27 - October 12 -
Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Vancouver, Canada, August 16 - 26 -
VCU French Film Festival
Richmond, US, March, dates TBC -
Venezuelan debut earns top prize at Moscow Int'l Film Festival
Venezuela’s Marcel Rasquin’s Brother (Hermano) was presented with the Golden St George Grand Prix at this year’s Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF), which closed on Saturday evening [26] with jury president Luc Besson’s latest film The Extraordinary Adventures Of Adele Blanc-Sec. -
Venice International Film Festival
Venice, Italy, August 29 - September 08 -
Vera Farmiga starts shooting directorial debut Higher Ground
Oscar-nominated actress also plays the lead in Higher Ground inspired by Carolyn Briggs’ novel. -
Vertigo to co-produce 3D feature version of Horrid Henry
It will be the first British children’s film to be shot in 3D. -
Verzaubert - International Queer Film Festival
Various, Germany, April, dates TBC -
Viacom 18 considers takeover of The Indian Film Company
Viacom 18, the 50:50 joint venture between Viacom Inc and India’s IBN18, is considering making a voluntary offer to buy out film investment fund The Indian Film Company (TIFC), which is listed on the London-based Alternative Investment Market (AIM). -
Viennale
Vienna, Austria, October 25 - November 07 -
Vietnam competition authorities announce probe into MegaStar
The Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) has announced that it is officially investigating a class action law suit brought against distributor-exhibitor MegaStar Media by six local cinema operators. -
Viewfinders: International Film Festival for Youth
Halifax, Canada, April 14 - 20 -
Vues d'Afrique
Montreal, Canada, April, dates TBC -
Wah Do Dem
Dirs/scr: Ben Chace, Sam Fleischner. US. 2010. 76mins -
Wales One World Film Festival
Wales, UK, March, dates TBC -
Warner Bros challenges fans to find The Extractor
The studio is supporting the launch of Christopher Nolan’s Inception with a social media campaign. -
Warner Bros Polska, Andrzej Saramonowicz strike two-film deal
Warner Bros continues to grow its local language production business with a deal to co-produce and distribute two films in Poland between now and 2011. -
Warsaw Film Festival
Warsaw, Poland, October 12 - 21 -
Wasted on the Young
Dir/scr: Ben C. Lucas. Aust. 2010. 96mins -
Waterfront Film Festival
Michigan, US, June 14-17 -
Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival
Cambridge, UK, March, dates TBC -
Wayne Borg
The COO of Abu Dhabi’s twofour54 talks about his ambitions for the media zone, and what makes it different from other entertainment organisations. -
WBPI banks on Sex appeal as World Cup kicks off
Sex And The City 2 complemented its number one international status by crossing $100m on Wednesday and enters the opening weekend of the World Cup as the favourite to retain its crown. -
Whistler Film Festival
Whistler, Canada, November 28 - December 02 -
Whitfield's Skeletons takes top prize at Edinburgh
Nick Whitfield’s surrealist comedy wins the EIFF Michael Powell Award, The Dry Land scoops best international feature. -
Wild Target
Dir: Jonathan Lynn. UK. 2010. 97mins -
Williamsburg Film Festival
Williamsburg, US, March 06 - 09 -
Wisconsin Film Festival
Madison, Wisconsin, US, April 11 - 18 -
Wiseman's Boxing Gym to get US run
Zipporah Films, distributor of the films of veteran documentarian Frederick Wiseman, has contracted mTuckman media to handle the US theatrical release of Wiseman’s Cannes Directors Fortnight entry Boxing Gym. -
Woman With A Broken Nose (Žena sa slomljenim nosem)
Dir/scr: Srdjan Koljevic. Serbia-Germany. 2010. 101mins -
Woodstock Film Festival
Woodstock, USA, October 10 - 14 -
World Cinema Fund works with new films from Morocco, Mexico, Armenia
The Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund jury has selected three new film projects for production funding. -
WorldFest-Houston Intl Film Festival
Houston, Texas, US, April 12 - 21 -
Worldwide Short Film Festival
Toronto, Canada, June 5-10 -
Yasmin Paige
Actress, UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2010 -
Yorkton Film Festival
Yorkton, Canada, May 23 - 26 -
Zagreb Film Festival
Zagreb, Croatia, October 14 - 21 -
Zanzibar International Festival Of The Dhow Countries
Zanzibar, Tanzania July 7-15 -
Zhang Yimou to mentor Palestinian director Jacir
The House Of Flying Daggers director will team up with Annemarie Jacir as part of the Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative. -
Zinebi - International Festival Of Documentary And Short Films
Bilbao, Spain, November, 16 - 23 -
Zlín Film Festival
Zlín, Czech Republic, May 27 - June 01 -
Zombieland's Fleischer stays with Columbia for Babe In The Woods
Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer will develop the action comedy Babe In The Woods at Columbia Pictures as a directing vehicle. -
Zurich Film Festival
Zurich, Switzerland, September 20 - 30
