Screen
04 Aug 2011
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Locarno's Open Doors top award shared by two Indian projects
The Trapper’s Snare and Burqa Boxers win the Open Doors Co-Production Lab awards. -
Spain’s Balearic Islands propose new film funding incentive
The Balearic Islands in Spain, which includes Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza, have put forward a proposal to the Spanish Government for a new regional incentive to attract more film and TV productions. -
AND festival in Liverpool to include UK premieres of Septien, Okay Enough Goodbye
Festival of new cinema and digital culture also shows cross-platform artworks by Dawood, Mayeri, Cohen. -
Apes climb to the top in the UK
Fox’s Apes beats out Smurfs and Harry Potter for UK box-office crown. -
Aviva Silver speaks about future MEDIA Programme from 2014
Role of international projects discussed going forward. -
Bret + Jane + Nelly
What happens with Flight of the Conchords star Bret McKenzie starts gyrating in Regency attire… -
Channel 4/Film4 plan dozens of community screenings for Debbie Tucker Green's Random
Channel 4 and Film4 have launched an innovative public screening campaign in support of Debbie Tucker Green’s 60-minute film Random, which will have its international premiere in Toronto. -
Fest hits should be rewarded, Swiss minister says
Meanwhile, Locarno kicks off with rain, Abel Ferrara honours and Cowboys & Aliens. -
Festival Scope builds on Locarno partnership
Online industry platform Festival Scope is working with the Locarno film festival for the second year, with new content offered in 2011. -
Fiennes confirmed to direct The Invisible Woman for Headline
Headline’s slate also includes Dustin Hoffman’s Quartet, The Recycler, and The Drivers. -
Fox goes all-digital for distribution in Hong Kong, Macau
Twentieth Century Fox International will cease distribution of 35mm film prints to theatres in Hong Kong and Macau as of Jan 1, 2012. -
German films sold to Asia, South America and Scandinavia
Rainer Matsutani’s horror thriller Room 205, Christian Zübert’s comedy drama Three Quarters Moon and Joseph Vilsmaier’s mountaineering drama Nanga Parbat are among a raft of titles sold by German sales companies at this year’s German Films Previews. -
Give That Ape An Oscar
Movie magic takes a giant leap in Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes as a group of digital apes give fully realised performances that outclass their human counterparts. -
Harry Potter makes it four in a row in UK
Harry Potter still wizard in UK as newbies Super 8 and Mr Popper’s Penguins are among six to gross over £1m -
Hell to China and CIS, other Locarno titles picked up for sales
Also, Swiss distributor Ascot Elite adds five titles. -
Howard Feinstein steps down as Sarajevo's Panorama programmer
Veteran critic and festival programmer Howard Feinstein is stepping down from his role as head of the Panorama section at the Sarejevo Film Festival. -
Locarno 2011: Key World Premieres
Hot titles include Headhunters (pictured). -
Locarno finds a new voice
This year’s Locarno Film Festival has a distinctly French flavour as the event stakes its claim to become the perfect stepping stone between Cannes and Venice. -
London International Animation Festival to open with Mulloy's Dead
The London International Animation Festival (LIAF) returns this summer promising 280 films from across the globe, divided into eight competition sections. -
London riots: Ealing Studios impacted, some cinemas closed under police advisory
Ealing says damage has already been repaired; Film London advises productions to ‘exercise caution.’ -
Michael Axelgaard and Matthew Holt
The director and writer/producer duo talk about their debut feature Hollow, a found-footage horror film that has just received its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal. -
Pitt meets Pasties
While we love hearing about any productions coming to shoot in the UK, team Screen was especially cheered by the thought of Brad Pitt heading to Cornwall. -
San Sebastian adds Scorsese's George Harrison documentary
Four midnight films also added, including Snowtown and The Monk. -
San Sebastian to close with Untouchable
Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache’s friendship comedy stars Francois Cluzet. -
Screen Awards shortlist led by 127 Hours, King's Speech and TT3D campaigns
Optimum leads distributors with 13 shortlist mentions, Fox and Momentum have 11 each. -
Screen Stars of Tomorrow Party 2011
Industry veterans and rising talents mingled over cocktails and canapes at our Aug 4 event in London. -
Second edition of Producers Lab Toronto selects 24 producers from Europe and Canada
Producers Lab Toronto has selected 24 producers from Europe and Canada for the second edition of the lab (Sept 7-10).The initiative is again being organised by Hamburg-based European Film Promotion (EFP) with the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) and Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to foster more co-productions between Europe and Canada.The 2011 programme of Producers Lab Toronto – which is also supported by the European Union’s MEDIA Mundus programme - inc -
The Interrupters interrupted..
The Curzon Soho screening of Steve James’ doc was plunged into darkness last night…. -
The Sorcerer And The White Snake
Chinese producer Chui Po-chu talks to Screen about upcoming $25m fantasy drama The Sorcerer And The White Snake, starring Jet Li, which is being sold internationally by Hong Kong-based Distribution Workshop. -
Tokyo Film Festival announces opening film and disaster aid initiatives
The 24th edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will open with Paul W.S. Anderson’s The Three Musketeers, festival organisers announced today. -
Toronto's Canadian features include Maddin's Keyhole, Dowse's Goon
Ken Scott’s Starbuck added to Galas. -
UK premiere of One Day at Westfield
Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess were out on the pink carpet for the UK premiere of One Day at London’s Westfield Shopping Centre. -
Venice adds Johnnie To's Life Without Principle to Competition
Hong Kong action filmmaker Jonnie To’s financial-crisis themed Life Without Principle (Dyut Ming Gam) will be the 22nd film in competition in the upcoming Venice Film Festival, organisers confirmed. -
Wales shoot planned for Olympics-themed zombie feature
Cardiff-based Severn Screen (formerly Garage Light Films) is working with Warp Films to make a zombie film based on the 2012 Olympics. -
Zwart partners with Max Manus team to form Motion Blur Films
Harald Zwart founds the new production company with Norwegian directors Sondberg, Ronning and Horn.
