Screen
03 May 2012
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European Commission rules that Spain must recover €265m public funding granted to Ciudad de la Luz studio
The European Commission (EC) has ruled that Spain must recover the €265m public funding granted by the Valencia Regional Government in 2000 to the Ciudad de la Luz (City of Light) studio complex in Alicante. -
Pierre Spengler mounts four movies based on Humanoids properties
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran producer Pierre Spengler is heading into Cannes to complete financing on five projects being developed under his Clubdeal Ltd production label. -
After Hunger Games, North Carolina to host Iron Man 3 and You Are Here
EXCLUSIVE: State to surpass $275m spend target this year; also will host TV shoots for second season of Showtime hit Homeland and Alan Ball’s Banshee. -
Catherine Deneuve hits the road with Elle Driver
Paris-based Elle Driver to unveil five new projects in Cannes including Catherine Deneuve road movie, post-Vogue Carine Roitfeld documentary and Cherien Dabis’ May In The Summer. -
David Jourdan to move to London for IM Global as Tim Grohne departs
EXCLUSIVE: IM Global CEO Stuart Ford is moving David Jourdan from the company’s LA headquarters to run the European base in London as former UK office head Tim Grohne moves on to a digital distribution venture that will be announced shortly. -
David Slade to direct Villain for Wayfare Entertainment
The psychological thriller will shoot in Alaska and centres on two brothers who confront their past in a hostile environment. The producers are out to casting for the two leads. -
Entering The Zone
Geoff Dyer talks Stalker. -
Fortissimo comes on board Genghis Khan epic An End To Killing
Wang Ping (Six Women In War, Jin Hun) directs the Chinese/Mongolian epic. -
Hellenic Film Academy honours go to Unfair World, City of Children, Christmas Tango
Awards handed out amidst post-electoral uncertainties; Unfair World to be official Greek Oscar submission. -
Independent makes sales on Ai Weiwei ahead of Cannes
Independent has secured more sales on Alison Klayman’s Sundance Award winning documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry ahead of the Cannes Film Market. -
Justin Kurzel to direct le Carre adaptation Our Kind of Traitor
Snowtown director Justin Kurzel has been tapped to direct John le Carre adaptation Our Kind of Traitor. -
Katie Cassidy to star in NAA, Caliber's The Scribbler
New Artists Alliance and Caliber Media Co begin production this week in downtown Los Angeles on The Scribbler. -
Montreal’s Fantasia unveils co-production projects
Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival (July 19-August 7) has unveiled the 14 projects selected for the inaugural edition of its Frontières international co-production market. -
MPM Film hooks sales for Quinzaine screener La Sirga
EXCLUSIVE: Colombian William Vega’s La Sirga won the Cinema in Construction prize at Toulouse’s Cinelatino festival just prior to its Directors Fortnight selection. -
Open Road acquires US rights to Arnie thriller Ten
Tom Ortenberg has acquired all US rights to the Arnold Schwarzenegger thriller in a pre-Cannes coup for financier QED, which now heads to the Croisette with domestic distribution attached to one of the biggest projects in the market. -
Phase 4 hires Ben Means as svp of global business development.
Means brings more than 20 years of entertainment industry management experience and is a specialist in key account operations, retail distribution, strategic planning, execution and development. -
Radiant Films Int’l adds An Ordinary Man to Cannes slate
Brad Silberling will direct Brendan Gleeson and Abbie Cornish in the dramatic thriller about the relationship between a war criminal and his maid. -
Sundance Institute selects four artists to receive NativeLab Fellowship
The fellowship is a two-stage development programme that provides support to Native American, Native Hawaiian and Alaskan film artists. -
Tribeca Enterprises, IMG Artists launch Tribeca Firenze
Tribeca Film Festival parent company has teamed up with the performing arts and lifestyle event management operators on a slate of films that will screen during the Jun 11-18 Tuscan Sun Festival in Florence, Italy. -
Will Clarke launches new production/sales/finance company Altitude
The London-based outfit is also led by ex-Pathe exec Mike Runagall and Andy Mayson, formerly of Exclusive; James Watkins to be a key collaborator with company.
