Screen
03 June 2010
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Ascot’s German theatrical arm readies launch with Buried
Leading Swiss independent distributor Ascot Elite Entertainment has now put its German theatrical arm Ascot Elite Filmverleih, in place to begin with its first release – Rodrigo Cortes’ Buried - this autumn. -
China’s Jia Zhang-ke youngest director ever to receive Locarno’s Leopard of Honour
China’s Jia Zhang-ke is to become the youngest director ever to receive Locarno’s Leopard of Honour at the forthcoming edition in August. -
Cine Expo to present animation award to Chris Meledandri
Cinema Expo International will present its 2010 “Cinema Expo Award of Achievement in Animated Filmmaking” to Illumination Entertainment CEO Chris Meledandri. -
Creative Scotland names Dhupa, Munro, Parkinson to director posts
The new arts body Creative Scotland has lined up its senior team. Andrew Dixon, chief executive designate, has appointed Vena Dhupa, Iain Munro and Caroline Parkinson as three directors of creative development. -
Czech box office having record year thanks to Avatar and local hit Zeny v pokusení
Admissions and sales are booming in the Czech Republic, where local cinemas earned $25.3m (CZK 551.5m) in first four months of the year — almost half the year-end figure for last year. -
E1 takes on 13 titles from Cannes
Deals include Three Musketeers for UK, Universal Soldier IV for Canada. -
Ed Pressman
The veteran producer talks about the process of revisiting Wall Street for a “bookend” sequel and his plans for reinventing The Crow as a $70m tentpole. -
Elisa Salinas
Mexican businesswoman and leading film/TV producer Elisa Salinas talks to Chris Evans about her own companies, Television Azteca and Corazon Films, and her new post on the board of Filmax. -
Film Education, FDA launch 10th year of Teaching Trailers
The programme encourages schools to analyse how UK distributors bring films to the market; 25,000 free DVDs are sent to schoosls. -
Golem picks up slew of Cannes award winners for Spain
Leading indie/arthouse distributor Golem has picked up Spanish rights to several Cannes award winners, including Aussie director Michael Rowe’s Camera D’Or winner Leap Year from Pyramide and Xavier Beauvois’ Grand Prix winner Of Gods And Men from Wild Bunch. -
Hubert Bals, Jan Vrijman funds plan tour of African festivals
The programme includes 12 fiction films and documentaries all made with support from the funds. Tour kicks off in Tanzania. -
IMAX plans systems in Shanghai, Beijing with Stellar Cinemas
The IMAX Corp. is working with China’s Stellar Investment Co. to install two digital IMAX systems into Stellar Cinemas multiplexes in Shanghai and Beijing. -
Kanzaman to produce Blood Wedding, also comes on board for Don Quixote
Leading Spanish outfit Kanzaman Films has come on board for Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, starring Robert Duvall, and David Carson’s Blood Wedding, -
Karlovy Vary to honour Jude Law
Jude Law will receive the Festival President’s Award at the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which runs July 2–11. -
Kay joins Sheridans as media partner
He previously held the role of partner at rival London law firm Olswang. -
Korea's CJ CGV to open new Los Angeles multiplex
Leading Korean exhibitor CJ CGV is set to open a mulitplex in LA on June 11. CGV LA will have three screens, 600 seats and 3D projection. -
Korea's N.E.W and Gyeonggi Commission form $16m fund
South Korean distributor Next Entertainment World (N.E.W.) and Gyeonggi Performing & Film Commission have formed a partnership to create a KW20bn ($16.02m) investment fund specializing in visual contents. -
London's Comic Con to run July 17-18
Showmasters is planning this summer’s London Film and Comic Con for July 17-18 at Earls Court Two. -
MaagFilm comes on board as German producer for Wireless
Written by Shawn Parker, Wireless is a dystopian action-thriller with a political edge, scheduled to shoot in Brussels and Cologne. -
Major European outfits partner for The Violin of Auschwitz
German outfit Rich And Famous Film are set to co-produce a new English-language WWII drama called The Violin Of Auschwitz with several major producers, including Lolafilms in Spain and TF1 from France. -
Match Factory climbs The Wall with Martina Gedeck
The Match Factory has picked up international sales for Julian Roman Pölsler’s adaptation of Marlene Haushofer’s bestselling novel The Wall (Die Wand) which has begun shooting in Upper Austria. -
Melbourne to open with The Wedding Party
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is to open on July 22 with the Australian film The WeddingParty. -
New chairs named at Personal Managers Association in UK
The Personal Managers’ Association (PMA) has appointed Michaelle Braidman (Michelle Braidman Associates) and John Grant (Conway Van Gelder Grant) will join Fiona Williams (Berlin Associates) as co-chairs of the PMA Council. -
Northumberland joins Northern Film & Media's partnership
Northern Film & Media’s Filming Friendly Partnership has now been signed by Northumberland County Council, and NF&M will now launch phase two of its Filming Friendly Partnership to extend to larger locations across the region. -
Norwegian Film Institute backs 3D Magic Mountain sequel
The Norwegian Film Institute has allocated $4.5m (NOK 29m) for two features and four television series, including Arne Lindtner Næss’ 3D-production, Magic Mountain 2 (Blåfjell 2), and Ole Endresen’s King Curling(Kong Curling). -
Plan B options Tom Rachman's hot novel The Imperfectionists
Brad Pitt’s Plan B production company has optioned film rights to Tom Rachman’s debut novel The Imperfectionists, the author confirmed to ScreenDaily. -
PVR's Cannes acquisitions include Another Year, Bel Ami
PVR Pictures, the Indian film production and distribution arm of the PVR Group, made a number of acquisitions for release in India at the recent Cannes festival and market. -
Screen's Global Top 10 - May 28-30
Screen International’s top 10 films worldwide this weekend. -
Sex And The City 2 takes UK crown
Glamorous sequel to 2008’s Sex And The City debuts at the top in the UK. -
Sex and the Souk
Sex And The City 2’s trip to the Middle East can either be seen as silly fun or deeply offensive. Mike Goodridge goes further and asks why Hollywood and the Gulf States aren’t making as many strides together as expected. -
Skylab
Shooting has just started on Skylab, a loosely autobiographical family comedy written and directed by Julie Delpy and produced by Michael Gentile’s Paris-based outfit The Film. -
This week's highlights on Screenbase
This week on Screenbase: new productions by Stephan Schesch and Ismaël Ferroukhi, as well as a joint project by Julien Lacombe and Pascal Sid. -
UK film football event raises $52,500 for charity
Provenance Films took the trophy in the final against Buffalo Films. -
UK producer-financier Nigel Glynn-Davies dies
British film industry veteran Nigel Glynn-Davies died on May 22, during his visit to the Cannes Film Festival. -
Voltage Pictures turns up the charge on illegal downloaders of The Hurt Locker
John Hazelton explores why Voltage Pictures is going after 5,000 illegal downloaders of The Hurt Locker and why the case could be crucial for independents. -
Weekly International Box Office - May 28-30
ScreenDaily brings you the weekly international box-office news.
