Screen
05 May 2011
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Bavaria to begin presales on Eddie – The Sleepwalking Cannibal
Bavaria Film International will begin presales on its latest acquisition of writer-director Boris Rodriguez’s Eddie – The Sleepwalking Cannibal at the Marché du Film in Cannes. -
Film Factory takes international sales rights to thriller The Path
Spanish outfit Film Factory Entertainment has picked up international sales rights to Miguel Angel Toledo’s hotly anticipated feature debut The Path (La Senda), co-written with Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. -
Speakers confirmed for Dimension 3 forum
Projects under discussion include The Amazing Spider-Man and Pina -
50 Cent to attend Aruba premiere of Things Fall Apart
50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson) will be attending the second annual Aruba International Film Festival to attend the red carpet premiere on June 14 of his new film Things Fall Apart. -
All Cannes news and reviews will be free on ScreenDaily
Screen will be offering our Cannes-related stories – including news and reviews – for free during the festival. -
Ameur-Zaimeche wins France's Prix Jean Vigo
Costume drama Les Chants de Mandrin, sold by MK2, was produced by -
Artificial Eye falls in love with Haneke’s Amour
EXCLUSIVE: UK distributor Artificial Eye has boarded Michael Haneke’s Amour.. -
Atlantic Screen Composers to bring new fund to Cannes
Ex Aramid executive Simon Fawcett and music publisher Tim Hollier plan to invest between $30K and $350K in up to 60 features a year. -
Baby love
Johannes Nyholm explains why he’s not letting the star of his short film Las Palmas make the trip to Cannes. -
Back in time with Woody
Fanciful Midnight in Paris could be the perfect Cannes opening film -
Black And Blue Films and The Mews sign co-production deal
Titles include Strippers Vs Werewolves and Elfie Hopkins -
British Airways launches short film mentoring programme
Winning project will screen on flights and at the 2012 Olympic Games -
Budapest to launch new film festival in September 2012
EXCLUSIVE: A major new film festival and market is being launched in Budapest, Hungary, with the first event scheduled to take place Sept 22-30, 2012. -
Bye Bye Blackbird starts Canadian shoot starring Connor Jessup
Jason Buxton makes his directorial debut with the story of troubled teenager. -
Cannes 2011 film profiles: Competition, Out of Competition and Un Certain Regard
Screen profiles the competition and out of competition films as well as Un Certain Regard titles, with international sales contacts for each project. -
Cannes 2011 film profiles: Directors Fortnight & Critics Week
The low-down on all the films in Directors’ Fortnight & Critics Week, with international sales contacts for each project. -
Cannes 2011 Market Buzz
Screen previews some of the new market titles expected to create a stir at the Cannes Marche from US sellers, from Paul WS Anderson’s Pompeii to Paul Weitz’s Robert De Niro-starring project, to a Gotti crime saga. -
Cannes 2011 Market Buzz: UK and international sellers
Hot projects from UK and international sales companies include two Kevin Macdonald films, Mike Newell’s Great Expectations, and Margaret Thatcher story The Iron Lady. -
Cannes adds new films from Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Rasoulof
Good Bye added to Un Certain Regard; This Is Not A Film will be a Special Screening. -
Cannes films on Screenbase
See Cannes selections on our newly redesigned European production database, Screenbase. -
Cinemavault brings two new thrillers to Cannes market
Toronto-based Cinemavault has acquired international rights to the crime-thriller A Violent State [pictured] and sci-fi thriller Recreator. -
CJ heads into Cannes with slew of pre-sales
EXCLUSIVE: Korea’s CJ Entertainment has announced a raft of presales on its titles in the Cannes market. -
Colin Firth, Emily Blunt line up for dark comedy with Focus
Academy Award winner Colin Firth will star opposite Emily Blunt in an untitled dark comedy that Focus Features International is introducing to buyers this week. -
Content Film takes on Hick starring Moretz, Lively
Derick Martini’s coming-of-age story has nearly finished shooting; Content will show first teaser in Cannes. -
Critic and filmmaker Michael Althen dies
German film critic and filmmaker Michael Althen passes away aged 48. -
Down but not out
Without Avatar or Alice In Wonderland to set the pace, the first quarter global box office in 2011 was down on 2010. Screen examines what the numbers reveal. -
Elephant Eye takes on sales for Tribeca's Swell Season, Beyond The Black Rainbow
Both films will have market premieres at Cannes Market. -
Fandango Portobello closes slew of deals on Habemus Papam
Le Pacte take France; Cineart, Benelux; -
Film France members have record 25 features in Cannes
Film France, the national film commission which groups together a network of 40 regional commissions, has announced that a record number of films in this year’s Cannes selection have been aided by its members throughout the country. -
Film4 to hire new executive to spearhead digital initiatives
New banner Film4.0 being created for making, marketing and distributing films digitally. -
Filmmakers have Niki Lauda’s near fatal crash of 1976 in their sights
Former Formula One racing champion Niki Lauda’s near fatal crash on the Nürburgring in August 1976 is at the heart of two rival film projects. -
Fund times in Europe
What do producers really think about the manner in which national funds choose projects and allocate money? Screen profiles a selection of European bodies and gauges local opinion on how they operate. We also look at the role played by public bodies in Canada and Australia in supporting film production -
Galli, Ulfsather take leads in Lackberg adaptations
The Fjallbacka Murders project will star Claudia Galli (pictured) and Richard Ulfsather. -
Gaumont cooks up The Chef with Jean Reno
EXCLUSIVE: French major also announces two sales on Quad’s buzzy Untouchable. -
GK Films hires Fergus, Ostby to write Tomb Raider reboot
Mark Fergus [pictured] and Hawk Ostby wrote the upcoming Cowboys & Aliens as well as Iron Man and earned an Academy Award nomination for Children Of Men. -
Harbour, Tideway to produce sibling rivalry story Blood Over Water
Film is about brothers rowing on opposite teams at the Oxford-Cambridge boat race of 2003. -
Hot projects on Screenbase
This week’s new features on our brand new, re-designed Screenbase site include Pusher , Lay The Favorite, as well as Cities. -
Hugh Grant to lead voice cast of Aardman/Sony's The Pirates!
Other voice cast members include Martin Freeman, David Tennant, Salma Hayek. -
Industry veteran David Stone dies at age 78
David Stone, a producer, distributor and exhibitor best known as the head of Cinegate Film Distribution and the Gate Cinema in west London, has died at the age of 78 after a short illness. -
Intandem gets Bright with Craig Roberts, Imogen Poots project
EXCLUSIVE: UK outfit Intandem Films has snapped up international rights to Comes A Bright Day, the new British love story/thriller starring Craig Roberts [pictured] and Imog -
Jinga goes extreme with busy new slate
New titles include Ghett’A Life -
Julia Ivanova, Rama Rau among winners at Hot Docs
Hot Docs wraps with top prizes going to Family Portrait in Black and White and Dragonslayer -
K5 takes two more Zanuck productions to Cannes Market
After working together on the Robert Duvall hit Get Low, sales company K5 is again working with producer Dean Zanuck and his company Zanuck Independent on two new titles headed to Cannes Market. -
Kicking around for a Dreams cast
Some lucky kid will get a big break with Theatre of Dreams. -
Marley and me
Oscar winning director Kevin Macdonald talks to Screen about the making of his Bob Marley doc, which is almost completed. -
Miramax's third act
Well-respected former Fox executive Mike Lang is making an impression at the head of the newly re-independent Miramax Films. He talks to Jeremy Kay about exploiting the library, rebooting production and working with the Weinsteins -
Mobilising for MEDIA
The future role of the European Union’s MEDIA programme in the continent’s film industry remains unclear following plans to restructure arts spending in Europe. Martin Blaney reports -
Moviehouse builds slate, strikes US deal for Dead Cert
EXCLUSIVE: UK vampire film has sold to several territories -
On Egypt's front lines
Young Egyptian film-makers are emerging to portray their lives on the big screen. As Cannes prepares to pay tribute to Egypt as its first guest country, Screen asks if there is a market and finance for this new Arab generation -
Open City documentary festival to launch in London in June
Jury at new festival to be chaired by Cristi Puiu -
Other Angle takes on Back To Square One
France’s Other Angle has announced the acquisition of Back To Square One, a comedy produced by Alain Goldman. -
Paris when it sizzles
After one false start in 2006, Woody Allen has finally made a film in Paris, which has been selected to open Cannes this year. Melanie Goodfellow discovers how the master film-maker shot all over the city last summer -
PTZ takes on Eve Ensler’s directorial debut starring Jane Fonda
EXCLUSIVE: PTZ International is packaging a new project from Vagina Monologues creator Eve Ensler -
Reel Suspects gets Happy
International sales and coproduction company Reel Suspects is racking up sales -
Runar Runarsson
Cannes Meet The Debutants: Screen talks to the Volcano director about sunken ships and his elderly coming-of-age story. -
SC Films takes on sales for Bad Ass starring Danny Trejo
Simon Crowe’s UK-based SC Films has snapped up sales rights to all-action film Bad Ass, starring Danny Trejo (Machete), and will be introducing the project to buyers in Cannes. -
Sellers gain from capital
Access to capital is the key for top-tier sales agents to secure A-list projects in today’s ultra competitive, slimmed-down marketplace. -
Shanghai unveils competition lineup
The Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) announced the first 9 films of its competition lineup. -
Slew of deals signed for titles at Hot Docs festival
A number of deals have been signed for feature documentaries showing at Hot Docs, now underway in Toronto. -
Something to defend
As the British Film Institute takes over the distribution of public film funds to UK producers, Screen asks what makes a good national film fund and how can success be measured? -
Stay tuned for all the buzz on the Palme d'Or race
Welcome to Screen’s new Cannes 2011 Competition blog. -
Strong arm of the law
Sylvie Barnaud must be one of the most credited police chiefs in the history of IMDb. Julie & Julia and The Da Vinci Code are just two of the productions to mention the Paris-based police commander for her help during shoots. -
StudioCanal strikes big Block deal with Sony
EXCLUSIVE: StudioCanal has announced a 7-figure deal on Attack the Block with -
The French 50
France has a dynamic film industry with a global outlook, and its leading players will all be in Cannes. Screen profiles the industry insiders, producers, distributors, sales companies and financiers it pays to know -
The new European studios
What has happened to the dream of a European studio? Screen looks at the new model for pan-regional buying partnerships and discovers the challenges in releasing independent films across multiple territories -
The world from Wilshire
UTA independent film group is using its international insight to connect film-makers to innovative financing partners. Screen talks to Rena Ronson and Rich Klubeck about comedies, co-productions and Cannes -
Til Schweiger box-office hit among four Beta market premieres
Beta’s Cannes Market titles also include family film The Tigerduck Gang. -
Tokyo edition of Talent Campus to welcome 12-15 participants
Details of the first edition of Talent Campus Tokyo were announced today by the event’s Berlin and Tokyo organising committees. -
Trinity X label starts with Red, White and Blue
UK independent distributor Trinity Entertainment has announced a X-rated label, Trinity X. -
UK industry alive and kicking
Provenance Films stormed to victory for the second year running at the annual film industry five aside football event, which took place at Millwall football stadium in London on Sunday. -
UK premiere of Red Dog to kick off London Australian Film Festival
AFI winners Animal Kingdom and Tomorrow, When The War Began also screening at 17th edition of festival (May 5-12) at the Barbican -
Von Trier, Scorsese confirm plans to work on another Obstructions
In a long rumoured collaboration, it has now been officially confirmed that Martin Scorsese is to join forces with Danish maverick Lars Von Trier on a follow-up to The Five Obstructions (2003), Von Trier’s collaboration with Jorgen Leth. -
Warp Films ramps up ambitious international slate
EXCLUSIVE: As Warp Films comes to Cannes with the first Warp Australia production - Justin Kurzel’s Snowtown [pictured] in Critics Week - the company is working on a number of new high-profile projects. -
We Believed takes seven awards at Italy's Davids
Daniele Luchetti’s Our Life (La Nostra Vita) wins best director; 20 Cigarettes also honoured. -
Wild Bunch's slate includes new films from Castellitto, Frears, Ozon
EXCLUSIVE: Castellitto’s Twice Born to star Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch; Frears’ Lay The Favorite boasts Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall; Ozon’s -
WWE, Pathe team for Kitamura horror starring Luke Evans
WWE and Pathe UK are partnering to co-finance and distribute horror No One Lives, written by David Cohen and to be directed by Ryuhei Kitamura. -
Zentropa launches VOD platform
Danish powerhouse Zentropa is launching its own VOD platform, zentropaondemand.com, available internationally. Prices start at 3 Euros per film.
