Screen
03 Feb 2011
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Wild Bunch, Gaga tie for sales of Kore-eda's I Wish
Gaga Corporation and Wild Bunch have announced they will jointly handle sales for Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film I Wish (Kiseki). -
AB Groupe signs 8-year deal for Paramount library titles on French TV
French TV company AB Groupe has signed a long-term distribution deal with Paramount Pictures, which will include 175 Paramount catalogue titles for French-speaking Europe. -
Arcel's A Royal Affair to roll with Mikkelsen, Wikander
Zentropa readies Danish director Nikolaj Arcel’s 18th century palace love story, which has been four years in preparation. -
Art Directors Guild honour King's Speech, Inception, Black Swan
Honorary awards go to Patricia Norris, Syd Dutton and Bill Taylor. -
Aruba film festival plans second edition for June 10-16
Government support for new festival continues; Masenza returns as artistic director. -
Bankside travels with Winterbottom's Trishna starring Pinto, Ahmed
Bankside Films has acquired Michael Winterbottomís next film Trishna, which will star Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) and Riz Ahmed (Four Lions). -
Carl Franklin to start shoot with Facinelli in June
Director Carl Franklin will start shooting drama El Chico Blanco in June 2011. -
Cinemavault acquires mobster biopic Boca
Brazilian film won prizes at Rio International Film Festival. -
Coach14 closes first deal on Azazel Jacobs' Terri
Also, sales outfit takes on another Sundance title, On The Ice. -
Foreign shoots can get break on VAT in Italy
Reimbursement of VAT is being sped up for foreign producers. -
Goteborg's Dragon Award goes to She Monkeys
Derek Cianfrance wins Bergman International Debut Award. -
Hallstrom plans first Swedish feature in 24 years
Svensk/Sonet will produce thriller The Hypnotist, based on bestselling crime novel. -
Hot projects on Screenbase
Screenbase provides in-depth information about all the European 2011 Berlinale films with all the latest updates, but a range of newly announced projects have also been added in the last week, with Trishna, 1 -
Hot projects on Screenbase
Among the brand new additions to Screenbase are French adaption Delicacy, German film Drei Zimmer Küche Bad, German-Polish co-production Lasting Moments, as well as UK feature I, Anna. -
Hot Projects on Screenbase
Currently shooting in Paris and in Northern France (Le Havre) are Talk Show and One Night respectively, while Blutzbrüder has commenced principal photography in Germany. -
Hot projects on Screenbase
With the Berlinale and EFM coming to an end, a flurry of new projects have been announced in the last week, with Russendisko, 360 and Tabu among them. -
How Hollywood could benefit from 'Box Financing'
LA-based lawyer Schuyler M. Moore argues that the finacial overhaul bill new definitions will offer transparent equity investing to benefit many sectors of the film industry. -
Human Rights Watch fest to kick off with Incendies, Whistleblower
Festival now in its 15th year. -
Imagina seal more key deals on Allen’s Midnight In Paris
Woody Allen’s Midnight In Paris has been sold to several more territories ahead of its world premiere as the opening film at Cannes, including to Italy, Germany and Latin America. -
IMAX strikes four-cinema deal with Blue Ocean in China
Jiangsu Eudemonia Blue Ocean Cinema Development Co. (Blue Ocean) today announced an agreement to install four new digital IMAX theatre systems in China. -
Inbetweeners team starts UK, European shoot for feature film
Principal photography will start Sunday for The Inbetweeners Movie, the big-screen project based on the hit UK TV comedy about hapless sixth form students. -
Inception, The Social Network take top honours at WGA awards
Inception and The Social Network won the main prizes at the Writers Guild of America (WGA) awards on Saturday night. -
Inseparable
While US stars are pouring into China this year to work on co-productions and local projects, black comedy Inseparable can claim to be the first fully Chinese production to tap a major Hollywood actor. -
International filmmakers join Hungarian protest against budget cuts
Bela Tarr and other Hungarian filmmakers today fired a shot across the bow of their government, decrying measures there which they say endanger their industry. -
Jinga's A Serbian Film sells to three more territories pre-EFM
Jinga Films continues to close deals on the uber-controversial A Serbian Film. -
Kaleidoscope sees double with Black and Blue Films
UK sales agent takes worldwide rights to Black and Blue’s Elfie Hopkins And The Gammons and Strippers vs Werewolves, as well as James Erskine’s From The Ashes. -
Lapland Odyssey, Rare Exports lead Jussi winners
Finnish director Dome Karukoski’s local blockbuster, Lapland Odyssey (Napapiirin sankarit) [pictured], scooped four prizes in the heavy categories – Best Feature, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, the Audience Prize – as the Filmiaura, the Finnish Film Professionals’ Association, Sunday announced their annual Jussi awards at a televised Helsinki gala.A comic road movie filmed in Lappland, where death by suicide far outnumbers fatal car accidents, Lapland Od -
Last Tango star Maria Schneider dies at age 58
Maria Schneider was 19 when she starred opposite Marlon Brando in the controversial classic. -
Luc Besson says Le Pogam’s resignation is 'not a divorce'
In Friday’s edition of Le Film Français, Luc Besson commented on the recent resignation of Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, cofounder of EuropaCorp, the French mini-major. -
New films added to lineups for Media Luna, Beta Cinema and m-appeal
My Best Enemy has already pre-sold to the UK (Metrodome), Japan (Klockworx), Czech Republic/Slovakia (Hollywood C.E.) and China (ERG Film). -
Odin's Eye to sell Inseparable starring Kevin Spacey
Dayyan Eng’s black comedy is about a brash American who befriends a Chinese neighbour. -
Prison drama R sweeps Danish Robert Awards
A low-budget film about life in a Danish prison, R, by writer-directors Tobias Lindholm and Michael Noer, swept the Danish Robert Awards at Sunday’s gala ceremony in Copenhagen’s Cirkusbygningen. -
Rotterdam Tigers go to Journals of Musan, Finisterrae, Eternity
Return of The Tiger Award goes to Oki’s Movie and Club Zeus. -
Russian, Indian film studios plan joint projects
Russia and India will strengthen ties for movie production, as they implement joint projects bringing together leading film studios from both countries. -
Sky said to be making 'excess profits' from movies service
The findings could affect Sky’s exclusivity deals with the US studios as well as the wholesale price it charges rivals, such as Virgin Media, to carry the service. -
Strand strikes deal for Bedways with Jinga
Strand Releasing has taken North American rights to erotic thriller Bedways from UK sales company Jinga Films. -
Swedish actress Lena Nyman dies at 66
I Am Curious (Yellow) star dies. -
The Iron Lady shoot underway in UK
Shooting began on location in the UK last week; Meryl Streep comments on role as first still of her as Margaret Thatcher is released. -
Tongues of Fire to host 13th London Asian Film Festival
The 13th London Asian Film Festival will come ablaze as Tongues of Fire (TOF), a non-profit organisation celebrating Asian cultures, is set to host the event from Mar 18-27.As the only South Asian film festival in the UK, The London Asian Film Festival is dedicated to revealing the spirit and culture of Asian independent media. With the help of TOF, the festival hopes to raise awareness of key issues in Asian cultures through the use of film with the intention to educate and entertain. -
Toronto to spotlight Buenos Aires in next City to City programme
This marks the third year of the City to City series. -
WestEnd takes on Panorama title Invisible
Michal Aviad’s feature tells the story of two women haunted by a shared experience. -
Woody Allen’s Stranger to Bradford International Film Festival
Artistic Director Tony Earnshaw of the Bradford International Film Festival (BIFF) announced today that Woody Allen’s romantic comedy You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger will open the festival on Mar 16.
