Screen
01 Sept 2011
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Berlin Today Award to be presented for last time in 2012, new screening venue added for Berlinale
The Berlinale Talent Campus (BTC) will making its last presentation of the Berlin Today Award (BTA) during the Campus‘ 10th anniversary edition next February. -
Oldbury factory worker jailed for 21 months for piracy
West Midlands Police and FACT work together on the case. -
Albany Films comes on board for sales of My Name Is Ki
Polish drama is playing in Venice Days. -
Autlook takes international rights to Beats, Rhymes & Life
Vienna-based sales outfit Autlook has taken worldwide rights to Michael Rapaport’s Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe CalledQuest. -
Bac takes on sales for Provost's The Invader
French sales outfit Bac has swooped to take international sales rights on Nicolas Provost’s The Invader — a world premiere in Orrizonti (Horizons) in Venice this week before going on to Toronto. -
Cannes Film Festival shifts dates of 2012 edition to May 16-27
Cannes Film Festival delays 2012 edition by one week to May 16-27, from originally announced May 9-20, due to clash with French presidential elections at the beginning of the month. -
Cloud Atlas awarded the maximum amount by German incentive programme
The €100m Cloud Atlas has become the first project in the history of the German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) incentive programme to be awarded the maximum possible sum of Euros 10m. -
David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg talks about the lure of Freud and Jung in his new film A Dangerous Method. -
Diego Batlle leads Toronto's Fipresci jury
TIFF hosts international critics jury for 20th consecutive year. -
EFP's Film Sales Support backs 55 films in Toronto
Sellers being backed for the first time include EuropaCorp and Bankside. -
European Film Academy shorlists 8 films for People's Choice Award
Voting online starts today. -
Frederick Wiseman plans documentary about UC Berkeley
As he unveils Crazy Horse in Venice, Wiseman talks about new project about a large university. -
Greenberg Fund backs projects written by Boxen, Morton/Fogliato, McGowan
On the eve of the Toronto International Film Festival, Astral’s Harold Greenberg Fund English-Language Program has announced its latest funding round through its Equity Investment Program. -
Groups stake their positions for UK Film Policy Review
With a Sept 9 deadline looming, industry groups are readying their submissions for the government’s review about future support of film. -
Gusyatinskiy, de Leeuw join Rotterdam programming team
Follows the departure of Erwin Houtenbrink, Ludmila Cvikova and Irma Dulmers. -
HanWay takes on sales for Mark Cousins' Toronto-bound The Story of Film
The 15-hour project was six years in the making. -
HanWay taking on Bertolucci's Me and You
Jeremy Thomas has long working relationship with Bertolucci going back to The Last Emperor. -
IFTA launches Ireland-UK industry network
Irish Film & Television Academy launches bilateral industry and talent network. -
Imagina books deals for Amador, Red Eagle, Three Meters
Spanish outfit Imagina International Sales has announced a load of big deals on its titles ahead of Toronto, including Fernando Leon De Aranoa’s award-winning drama Amador to Film Movement for the US and Canada. -
Madonna on W.E.: 'subconscious attraction' to Wallis Simpson
Madonna’s second directorial effort W.E. opened out of competition on the Lido Thursday where the singer/actress-turned-director discussed the project – which she said took “years of research.” -
New Awards Season Blog: Tracking early contenders from Venice
Welcome to Open Season, Screen’s new blog on the awards race, an on- the-ground account of the movies and performances in contention for this year’s awards, giving first reaction, word of mouth and plenty of opinion about the avalanche of films that will start falling onto our screens over the next four months. -
Panama plans to launch film festival in April 2012
Panama Tourist Authority involved. -
S3D plans next short film session for Nov 28-Dec 3
Shorts will be based on Roald Dahl’s The Landlady. -
San Sebastian jurors to include Arriaga, Okonedo, Hausner
San Sebastian has announced the juror’s for this year’s festival. -
Six Degrees documentary moves on to shoot in Miami
After shooting in Warsaw and London, director Bartosz Dombrowski [pictured] has now moved on to Miami, continuing the shoot for his documentary road movie Six Degrees. -
Slawomir Fabicki readies second feature in Warsaw
Polish Oscar-nominated director readies next film in Warsaw. -
Soderbergh details next three films, starting with male stripper movie
Speaking in Venice this weekend, Steven Soderbergh has revealed when he will be shooting his next three projects. -
Sonny Boy becomes Dutch Oscar submission
Maria Peters’ Sonny Boy will represent The Netherlands in the Foreign Language Oscar race. -
Spanish heavyweights join forces for Torregrossa thriller Fin
Major Spanish producers Mod Producciones, Apaches Entertainment and Antena 3 Films are set to co-produce the thriller Fin, directed by Jorge Torregrossa and starring Maribel Verdu [pictured]. -
Speleers, Szohr, Pasqualino sign on for Love Bite
WestEnd handling sales on the Andy de Emmony-directed comedy/horror. -
Stellan Skarsgard lines up for von Trier's Nymphomania
Von Trier says he is doing extensive research for the project. -
StudioCanal's new look
As Kinowelt and Optimum are rebranded, the company’s new ident showcases music by Alexandre Desplat. -
Tania Chambers to leave Screen NSW
After five years, Chambers will leave her job as chief executive of the active government agency. -
Telluride line-up includes The Descendants, Shame, Into The Abyss
The 38th Telluride Film Festival, which kicks off Friday and runs through Monday, has now announced most of its programme. -
The Help's international premiere kicks off Deauville's 37th edition
Guests walking Deauville’s famed Les Planches broadwalk this weekend included Francis Ford Coppola, Shirley Maclaine, Bill Murray, Michael Shannon, Ellen Barkin and Kate Bosworth. -
This week’s hot projects on Screenbase
New additions to Screen’s European Film Index include Jorge Torregrossa’s Fin and Etienne Chatiliez’s L’Oncle Charles. -
Tinker Tailor's latest fan: John Le Carre
As Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy gets rave reviews in Venice, author John Le Carre offers his support of the film and says Alec Guinness himself would have given it a standing ovation. -
Tintin and the hunt for box-office treasure
Can the unusual global release strategy of Sony and Paramount’s The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn pay off to mark the beginning of a thrilling new franchise? -
UK's Hong Kong Film Week to host Overheard 2
London event organised by Hong Kong Trade Development Council. -
Vachon, Hastings, Ankner line up for panel at OMDC Financing Forum
Expert producer Christine Vachon, UK film packager Chris Hastings of 1066 Productions and Mark Ankner of William Morris Endeavor will be the participants in this year’s panel discussion at the OMDC International Financing Forum in Toronto. -
Venice's surprise film is China's People Mountain People Sea
Cai Shangjun’s drama is about a young man who wants to find his brother’s killer. -
Wei Te-sheng, director of Warrior of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
The Taiwanese filmmaker talks about the unique financing and production process of his Venice competition film Warrior of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, which is billed as the biggest-ever Taiwanese production. -
Zurich Film Festival to honour Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Director will also give a masterclass.
