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06 Sept 2012

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A Hijacking

Dir/scr: Tobias Lindholm. Denmark. 2012. 103mins
Austrian director Stefan Ruzowitzky returns to subject of the Holocaust

Documentary project, now shooting, is based on Christopher Browning’s Ordinary Men.
Blondie

Dir/scr: Jesper Ganslandt. Sweden. 2012. 88mins
Brawler

Dir/scr: Chris Sivertson. US. 2012. 83mins
Continuity

Dir/scr: Phillipe Mora. US, 2012, 91mins
Disconnect

Dir: Henry-Alex Rubin. US. 2012. 115mins
John Travolta eyes Vince Lombardi biopic, John Woo’s The Killer

John Travolta discusses next projects at the opening of the Zurich Film Festival, including a potential reunion with Face/Off director John Woo.
Looper

Dir/scr: Rian Johnson. US. 2012. 118mins
Love Is All You Need

Dir: Susanne Bier. Denmark. 2012. 112mins
Love Story

Dir: Florian Habicht. New Zealand. 2011. 96mins
Outrage Beyond

Dir/scr: Takeshi Kitano. Japan 2012. 112mins
Polanski to shoot adaptation of Venus in Fur, ahead of D

Emmanuelle Seigner and Louis Garrel to star.
Screen Media acquires exclusive rights to Media 8 library

The company will begin promoting its new catalogue at MIPCOM in October and closed the deal in the wake of Media 8’s ongoing restructure.
The Dead Man And Being Happy

Dir. Javier Rebollo. Spain-Argentina-France. 2012. 94mins
The Land Of Hope

Dir/scr: Sion Sono. Japan-UK-Taiwan. 2012. 134mins
The Secret Disco Revolution

Dir/scr: Jamie Kastner. Canada. 2012. 85mins
Thermae Romae

Dir: Hideki Takeuchi. Japan. 2012. 108mins
To The Wonder

Dir/scr: Terrence Malick. US. 2012. 113mins
You May Not Kiss the Bride

Dir/scr: Rob Hedden. US. 2012. 100mins
108 Media adds RastaFEARian to Toronto sales slate

The Toronto-based sales agent has taken on world rights to Sarah Lohman’s thriller starring Christian Slater.
108 Media reports sales on Kazakh Oscar entry

The Toronto-based sales agent has racked up its first sales on Akan Satayev’s Myn Bala – Warriors Of The Steppe.
108 Media, Paladin board The We And The I

In the first major deal since the companies launched their distribution partnership last month they have picked up North American rights to Michel Gondry’s latest film.
16 shorts get BFI/Lighthouse backing in £800,000 initiative

Adrian McDowall, Jamie Stone, Mustapha Kseibati, Michael Pearce, Jonathan Romney among successful applicants to scheme for shorts with budgets up to £50,000 each, fully funded by BFI.
21 filmmakers to participate in PUMA’s films4peace initiative on World Peace Day

Filmmakers to create 17 short films on the theme of peace, to be streamed online and across 100 global venues.
3 Mills Studios appoints Mel Nortcliffe as Bookings Manager

Nortcliffe was first AD on the likes of TV shows Strike Back and Waking the Dead.
3D Film and Music Festival to open with world premiere of Spiders 3D

Fifth edition runs Sept 20-22 in Los Angeles.
400 Boys set for October shoot

Alastair Paton’s action film, budgeted at $26m, set for eight-week shoot on location in Hong Kong, Macau and at Guangzhou’s ACE Studios in China.
90 Minutes

Dir/scr: Eva Sørhaug. Norway. 2012. 92mins
A Late Quartet

Dir: Yaron Zilberman. US. 2012. 105mins
A Liar's Autobiography

Dirs: Ben Timlett, Bill Jones, Jeff Simpson. UK. 2012. 82mins
A Month In Thailand

Dir: Paul Negoescu. Romania. 2012. 85mins
A Trip director Gazvoda starts shooting Dual

After his award-winning debut A Trip, 27 year-old Slovenian director Nejc Gazvoda has started filming his second feature Dual.
Abu Dhabi Film Festival names Saleh Karama as new EFC director

Karama [pictured] succeeds Ali Al Jabri as director of Emirates Film Competition, after Al Jabri promotion to ADFF director earlier this year.
Abu Dhabi lineup includes 81 features, 8 world premieres

Narrative feature competition includes Everyday, Ginger and Rosa; festival to host 8 world premieres, 3 international premieres.
Academy board approves music rules changes

There will now be five nominees in the original song category for the 85th annual Academy Awards.
Academy sets Oscar documentary feature deadline

Filmmakers must submit their entries to the Academy by Sept 24 at 5pm PT to be eligible for consideration in the 85th Academy Awards.
Academy switches nominations date in front of Globes

Nominations will now be unveiled on Jan 10 2013 – five days earlier than previously announced and – crucially – three days before the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) 70th annual Golden Globes.
AFI Awards date set for Jan 11, 2013

The honourees for this upcoming awards season will be announced on Dec 10.
Aftershock

Dir. Nicolás López. Chile. 2012. 90mins
Alcon acquires screen rights to sci-fi adventure Icons

The forthcoming novel is written by Margaret Stohl [pictured]. Erwin Stoff brought the project to Alcon and will produce alongside Alcon co-founder and co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson.
All That Matters Is Past

Dir/scr: Sara Johnsen. Norway. 2012. 106mins
Alois Nebel, Wrinkles and Pirates! up for EFA animated feature film award

Winner to be presented at ceremony in Malta on Dec 1.
Amr Waked ramps up Zad slate

Company in talks with Egyptian distributor for Winter Of Discontent; hoping to put Ahmed Maher’s In Which Land You Die into production next summer.
Anand Gandhi, Ship of Theseus

Screen talks to Mumbai-based filmmaker Anand Gandhi whose debut feature, Ship Of Theseus, will receive its world premiere in Toronto.
Anchor Bay lands North American, UK rights to Jayne Mansfield’s Car

Billy Bob Thornton wrote, directed and stars in the Toronto entry alongside Robert Duvall, John Hurt, Kevin Bacon, Katherine LaNasa, Ray Stevenson and Robert Patrick. Aldamisa International handles sales for the rest of the world.
Andrew Adamson, Mr Pip

The Shrek and Narnia director changes direction with his new literary adaptation.
Andrew Macdonald

DNA Films co-founder Andrew Macdonald has just completed one of his most ambitious films yet, Dredd 3D.
Ang Lee to take part in NYFF HBO Directors Dialogues

The filmmaker’s Life Of Pi will open the festival on Sept 28. Abbas Kiarostami, David Chase and Robert Zemeckis will also take part in the on-stage discussion series.
Anna Karenina

Dir: Joe Wright. UK. 2012. 130mins
Annapurna Pictures acquires US rights to Spring Breakers

This is the first publicised pick-up for some time for Megan Ellison’s company as attention has shifted this year to Ellison’s production, sales and financing entity Panorama Media. Spring Breakers gets its world premiere in Venice on Wednesday (5).
'Apparently it could break a man's arm...'

Hot Fuzz-inspired swan one of sixty swans set to be auctioned by McCubbing & Redfern for charity.
Arbitrage director Jarecki writing LA-set detective story

Jarecki hopes to shoot Fuel early next year.
Arbitrage to open Abu Dhabi

Sundance hit Arbitrage to open the Abu Dhabi Film Festival; festival to include Algerian films sidebar; programme announced September 25.
Argo

Dir: Ben Affleck. US. 2012. 120mins
Argo and The Master off to strong start in awards season

Jeremy Kay analyses how the awards race is shaping up after Venice, Telluride and Toronto.
Arnold Shapiro to receive IDA career honour

The 28th Annual IDA (International Documentary Association) Documentary Awards will be held on Dec 7 at the Director’s Guild in Los Angeles.
ARP Selection takes select territories on Samsara

Ron Fricke’s documentary will open in French, French-speaking Belgium and Switzerland.
Arrow pierces Soi Cheang's Motorway; packages up 7 Boxes

Hong Kong’s Media Asia Films has sold Soi Cheang’s action title Motorway to Arrow Films for the UK and Ireland.
Arthur Newman

Dir: Dante Ariola. US. 2012. 101mins
Artificial Eye strikes UK deal for Polley's Stories We Tell

EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Polley’s Venice and Toronto hit Stories We Tell has been acquired by Artificial Eye for the UK, Palace Films for Australia and Gutek Film for Poland.
Arts Alliance Media strikes deal with Neva Film

Neva Film to sell AAM’s digital cinema software to exhibitors across Russia.
Artsploitation Films acquires US rights to Clip

Maja Milos’ Serbian film will receive its North American premiere in Toronto on Monday (10) and won a Tiger Award and KNF Award earlier this year in Rotterdam.
Ascot Elite, New Select taste A Little Bit Zombie

Cave Painting Pictures’ first feature will open theatrically in Germany in 2013 through Ascot Elite while Japan’s New Select has acquired home entertainment rights.
At Any Price

Dir/scr: Ramin Bahrani. US. 2012. 105mins
Athens festival kicks off today with 179-film programme

Jacques Audiard’s Rust & Bone, starring Oscar winner Marion Cotillard and rising Belgian star Matthias Schoenaerts, and Benh Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild will bookend the 18th Athens International Film Festival-Cosmote.
Atlas International picks up sales rights to Yellow

Nick Cassavetes’ surreal drama premiered here at the weekend (7) and tells of a substitute teacher with a vivid imagination who takes a road trip to confront her family on a range of personal issues.
Austria chooses Haneke's Amour for Oscar entry

Palme d’Or winner was picked by a nine-person jury.
AV Pictures sets off on Mission To Lars

London-based company to handle worldwide sales on documentary [pictured].
Backup strikes partnership with Groupe 1

EXCLUSIVE: Film finance company Backup Films has struck up a new partnership with Daniel Marquet’s Groupe 1.
Bad 25

Dir: Spike Lee. US. 2012. 123mins
BAFTA and Deutsche Bank announce new partnership

Partnership is for BAFTA’s latest series of ‘A Life In Pictures’ interviews.
BAFTA appoint Harvey Elliott as new Chairman of Games Committee

Elliott [pictured] replaces Ray Maguire whose term ended in July.
Baltasar Kormakur, The Deep

Icelandic director talks to Screen about his latest project The Deep, which receives its world premiere in Toronto.
Bank Of America Merrill Lynch promotes Brian Stearns, Daniel Timmons

The executives will lead the entertainment industries coverage unit in their newly formed positions as co-heads.
Banks' thumbs-up for Creative Europe's proposed guarantee facility

The European Commission’s proposed guarantee facility for the cultural and creative sectors within the framework of Creative Europe from 2014 has been given a resounding thumbs-up by leading representatives of the banking sector.
Beasts of the Southern Wild wins top prize at Deauville

After Sundance and Cannes prizes, Beasts of the Southern Wild continues awards run at Deauville.
Beijing Flickers

Dir: Zhang Yuan. China. 2012. 96mins
Bela Tarr: Hungarian Film Fund 'unacceptable and illegitimate'

Hungarian director [pictured] responds to confirmation that the Film Fund - run by Andy Vajna - was to take over the property of the Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary.
Ben Holden gets Exclusive deal

EXCLUSIVE: Holden’s Lightbulb working on Matthew Read action horror and Ritsons’ supernatural thriller.
Betrayal

Dir: Kirill Serebrennikov. Russia. 2012. 115mins
BFI and Industry Trust announce new era for FindAnyFilm

Website will now come under the stewardship of the Industry Trust to play an integral part in its copyright education campaigns.
BFI London Film Festival unveils education and family programme

Programme includes 15 free screenings, special events, talks and workshops.
BFI opens applications for organisation to run film education strategy

The British Film Institute (BFI) has launched an open call for applications for its new film education strategy aimed at young people ages 5-19.
BFI Reuben Library opens at BFI Southbank

BFI CEO Amanda Nevill, BFI Chair Greg Dyke and Mayor of London Boris Johnson marked the opening at an event last night.
BFI to present two month retrospective project celebrating Ealing Studios

Ealing: Light and Dark will take place from Oct 22-Dec 30.
Bite-sized scares

When The Lights Went Out to receive a unique premiere.
Blackbird

Dir/scr: Jason Buxton. Canada. 2012. 103mins
Blackmagic Design announces new model of Cinema Camera

New model can also be used with other mounts using third party adapters.
Blancanieves

Dir/scr: Pablo Berger. Spain. 2012. 104mins
Brainstorm Media, DIRECTV team up on doc series

Brainstorm Media and DIRECTV have partnered to present a series of socially and culturally relevant documentaries for the beginning of October on the satellite service.
Brazil's Vinny takes on Out in The Dark

EXCLUSIVE: M-Appeal also close to deals on The Deflowering of Eva van End.
Breaking Glass Pictures to launch UK distributor

The new operation under the stewardship of CEO Richard Wolff and co-president Richard Ross plans to debut several titles a month including theatrical releases.
Bringing Graham Chapman back to life

Ben Timlett of Bill and Ben Productions talks about two very different projects: the dark comedic animated autobiography of a late Python, and a family film about football legend Matt Busby.
Brooklyn Castle

Dir: Katie Dellamaggiore. US. 2011. 101mins
Busan film festival unveils New Currents line-up

The 17th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced its New Currents competition, which includes six world premieres and four international premieres.
Busan to open with Cold War, close with Television

The 17th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) announced its official line-up today with Bill Kong-produced police drama Cold War to open the fest with stars Tony Leung Ka-fai and Aaron Kwok in attendance. BIFF will close with Mostofa Farooki’s Bangladeshi satire Television.
Buyers bite for Filmax’s zombie story The Returned

EXCLUSIVE: Film will start shooting Sept 24 in Canada with Emily Hampshire [pictured] leading the cast.
Buyers circle Cargo Entertainment's Booster

Cargo Entertainment is deep in talks with buyers here on the crime drama following its recent Deauville screening and has licensed rights to Italia for the Middle East and Pinema in Turkey.
Buyers jump on board for Lindholm's A Hijacking

TrustNordisk closes Benelux and Korea deals.
Byzantium

Dir: Neil Jordan. Ireland-UK. 2012. 118mins
Call For Submissions: Screen's AFM Product Guide for 2012

NEW listing options available. Screen International presents our AFM 2012 Product Guide; entries deadline is Oct 8.
Call Girl

Dir; Mikael Marcimain. Sweden-Ireland-Norway-Finland. 2012. 140mins
Canadian Academy unveils Canadian Screen Awards

Academy Of Canadian Cinema & Television CEO Helga Stephenson said the honours will recognise excellence in film, television and digital media productions and were the direct result of industry demand.
Capital

Dir: Costa-Gavras. France. 2012. 114mins
Cargo Entertainment talks up Tony Kaye's Attachment

EXCLUSIVE: Sales chief Mark Lindsay is introducing buyers here to the Sharon Stone and Tom Felton thriller about a married woman who has a one-night stand with a student who goes on to terrorise her family.
Cascade strikes first look deals with Pari Passu, Culmination

UK-based finance outfit Cascade Pictures is launching with first-look deals in place with producers Jessica Parker and Jessica Malik of Pari Passu Films and Tom Butterfield and Emily Man of Culmination Productions.
Caught In The Web

Dir: Chen Kaige. China. 2012. 120mins
Celluloid Nightmares Toronto slate includes Stage Fright

The sales partnership between Celluloid Dreams and Los Angeles-based XYZ Films – who produced Toronto 2011 sensation The Raid – will introduce buyers in Canada to a range of new genre titles.
Celsius takes international rights to Come Out And Play

EXCLUSIVE: TIFF Midnight Madness title is directed by Makinov.
Charles Roven promotes Atlas Entertainment executives

Andy Horwitz [pictured] goes from creative executive at the production company to vp, while director of development Jake Kurily is also named vp.
Chelsom, Temple, Dorrie, Wenders benefit from €9.7m payout by German regional funds

New films by Peter Chelsom, Julian Temple, Doris Dörrie and Wim Wenders [pictured] are among the projects benefitting from over €9.7m funding allocated by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and Film-und Medienstiftung NRW.
Cherchez Hortense

Dir: Pascal Bonitzer. France. 2012. 100mins
China box office monthly round-up: Spidey and DKR go head-to-head

The dominance of local films ended on August 27 when The Amazing Spider-Man and The Dark Knight Rises opened on the same day.
China holds key to international box office race

If the sterling performance of The Amazing Spider-Man in China continues through Sunday, the webslinger could end the dominance of The Dark Knight Rises. However the latter — the reigning champion for the past six sessions — also opened in China and it will be a close contest.
Christian Slater joins cast of Nymphomaniac

Christian Slater has joined the cast of Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac, which is currently shooting in Cologne, Germany.
Christie laser projection prototype premieres at IBC with Hugo

3D clips of Puss in Boots and Transformers: Dark of the Moon also screened at the Sept 10 event.
Christie projects Hitchcock in London

Projectors used for outdoor screening of Blackmail and restoration of The Lodger [pictured].
Cinedigm Entertainment Group acquires Love, Marilyn

The US DVD-Digital-VOD rights deal follows the world premiere of Liz Garbus’ documentary Toronto earlier in the month.
Cinedigm names key hires to marketing division

Jeff Reichert joins as vp of theatrical marketing and Stephanie Bruder becomes vp of marketing.
Cinema Audio Society embraces animation sound mixing

President David E Fluhr announced changes on Monday (17) to the Society’s (CAS) awards categories as well as additions to those sound mixers eligible for CAS Awards.
Cirque Du Soleil to open Tokyo International Film Festival

Producer James Cameron’s 3D production of Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away will open the 25th edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival (Oct 20-28) organisers announced today.
Cloud Atlas

Dirs: Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski. Germany. 2012. 163mins
CMG boards found footage spoof Paranormal Movie

Edward Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group has commenced talks with Toronto buyers on the story of a disturbed middle-aged man who resolves to film a poltergeist in his new house.
CMG closes Latin American deals on The Collection

EXCLUSIVE: Cinema Management Group head Ed Noeltner and David Dinerstein of domestic distributor LD Entertainment are co-hosting a Bloody Mary Brunch and presentation in Toronto following a market screening of the horror film on Sept 10.
CMG swoops on international sales rights to Still

Edward Noeltner’s Los Angeles-based Cinema Management Group announced the development hot on the heels of Samuel Goldwyn Films’ US acquisition.
Comrade Kim Goes Flying

Dirs: Anja Daelemans, Nicholas Bonner, Kim Gwang-hun. Belgium-North Korea-UK. 2012. 83mins
Constantin launches new subsidary NADCON

German production and distribution company has teamed up with Peter Nadermann to broaden their international production base.
Constantin, Nordisk among DreamWorks output partners

The studio and its new strategic partner Mister Smith pulled back the curtain on more of their international distribution strategy on Monday (17) after signing a number of multi-year deals in Toronto.
Content Media to commence sales on Mea Maxima Culpa

Alex Gibney’s documentary about church sex abuse will premiere in Toronto on Sunday (Sept 9).
Continental Media partners hit Toronto with ten-plus slate

EXCLUSIVE: Matthew Shreder and James Andrew Felts of the fledgling production and sales company are in town to talk up an inaugural slate that includes retro-horror Ritual from Eric B Fleischman’s EBF Productions and Chelsea Peters’ The Final Girl Presents to star Lisa Summerscales, Dean Cates and Derek Philips.
Corsan launches $100m third-party fund

Fund will invest in up to five new films per year.
Countries of former Yugoslavia select Oscar submissions

Bosnia sends Un Certain Regard title Children of Sarajevo [pictured], Slovenia opts for festival hit A Trip, Croatia selects visceral corruption story Vegetarian Cannibal, Macedonia chooses WW2 football-themed The Third Half, and Serbia goes for Nazi concentration camp drama When Day Breaks.
Creative Scotland appoint Brodie Pringle as Locations Manager

Pringle joins from BBC/Little Comet co-production.
Creative Scotland financing new Scottish Shorts initiative

Initiative will be jointly managed by Hopscotch Films and DigiCult.
Crimes Of Mike Recket

Dir/scr: Bruce Sweeney. Canada. 2012. 79mins
CTE expands distribution deal with Lionsgate

Hong Kong-based Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) has expanded its distribution deal with Lionsgate to include Japan and Korea, in addition to China and South-East Asia.
Curtain call

Producer Paul Webster talks about Joe Wright’s Anna Karenina at a special Q&A in London.
Czech Republic submits In The Shadow for Oscar race

David Ondricek directs the 1950s-set crime drama.
Dalian Wanda Group completes AMC acquisition for $2.6bn

Wanda and AMC announced the $2.6bn transaction at a press conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday (Sept 4) when Wanda said it would invest up to an additional $500m in the unit over time “to fund strategic and operating initiatives.”
Daly, Abrahamson, Sheridan line up for Fastnet’s Dubliners omnibus

EXCLUSIVE: Ireland’s Fastnet Films also readying The Ranger by PJ Dillon and Rebecca Daly’s Mammal.
Danny Cohen, McLeod Brothers and Barry Ryan to host masterclasses at Aesthetica

Short film festival runs Nov 8-11 in York.
DAR, Mobile dial up deal for Phone Thief

Pia Sukanya’s comedy to star Poorna Jagannathan and Vir Das [pictured].
Dark Knight Rises prevails in seventh international session

China returned more than $63m from two Hollywood smashes in a single week.
Dark Sky Films, Site B to partner on Late Phases

MPI’s Dark Sky Films announced at Fantastic Fest that it has signed a co-production agreement with producer Zak Zeman’s Site B to make the genre film Late Phases.
David Ayer & Nigel Sinclair, End Of Watch

Screen talks to End Of Watch director and producer ahead of its world premiere in Toronto.
David Michôd’s The Rover secures key sales

eOne will distribute the Lava Bear and Porchlight Films drama in the UK, Canada and Benelux, while Nordisk will release in Scandinavia and Sun Distribution in Latin America.
Deaner appointed executive director of SPAA

Australia’s independent film and television producers have a new chief advocate in the form of Matthew Deaner, who is currently manager of strategy and research at government agency Screen Australia.
Deepa Mehta, Terry Zwigoff to attend Vancouver Film & TV Forum

The directors will join each other on stage to talk about their motivations, choices and inspirations at the four-day event at the Rogers Industry Centre.
Demarest to co-finance, co-produce A Most Wanted Man

Sam Englebardt, Michael Lambert and William D Johnson’s new financier has boarded Anton Corbijn’s (pictured) contemporary spy thriller. FilmNation is handling international sales.
Demarest to finance, co-produce Two Night Stand

Sam Englebardt, Michael Lambert, and William D Johnson’s financing and production company will produce the rom-com alongside Beau Flynn and Ruben Fleischer. The Solution Entertainment Group is handling international sales.
Devise to Deliver to return for second consecutive year

The training scheme, held by Sheffield Doc/Fest and Crossover Labs, aims to help filmmakers expand their understanding of digital media.
Dhoom 3 to be first Indian film presented in IMAX

India’s Yash Raj Films has announced that upcoming action thriller Dhoom 3 will be the first Bollywood film to be released in the IMAX format.
Digital distribution platform Yekra begins beta launch

EXCLUSIVE: Lee Waterworth and Miles Romney initiated the beta launch on Tuesday (4) for their Los Angeles-based distribution, marketing and technology company, which they claim to be one of the very few digital media outfits plugged into social media that allows filmmakers to participate in profit share.
Digital Production Challenge applications open

Programme enables professionals to gain a better grasp of the digital world.
Distribution round-up: Film Movement acquires Broken

Film Movement has acquired North American rights to Rufus Norris’ Critics’ Week opener, while The Cinema Guild has swooped on US rights to Museum Hours and Freestyle Digital Media will release Amphibious (pictured) in North America.
Distribution round-up: Toronto’s Frances Ha, The Last Gladiator

IFC Films announced on Thursday (20) it will release Noah Baumbach’s Frances Ha in North and Latin America, while Phase 4 has acquired Alex Gibney’s ice hockey documentary The Last Gladiator.
DNA talks future of Dredd trilogy

DNA Films boss Andrew Macdonald has given further details about the screenwriting plans for the next installments in the Dredd trilogy.
Do Not Disturb

Dir: Yvan Attal. France. 2012. 92mins
Dogwoof's sales arm acquires 112 Weddings

UK distributor’s sales division picks up all international rights for Doug Block’s [pictured] documentary.
Dormant Beauty

Dir: Marco Bellocchio. Italy-France. 2012. 115mins
Drafthouse Films, Films We Like strike Canadian pact

Drafthouse Films has struck a Canadian distribution deal with boutique operation Films We Like and will kick off with Mads Brugger’s The Ambassador.
Dredd

Dir: Pete Travis. US-UK. 2012. 96mins
Dredd blasts away competition at the UK box office

Entertainment’s 3D reboot debuts top to become first 18-rated film to hit number one since Saw 3D in Oct 2010.
Dubai festival works with Arab British Centre, ICA on Middle Eastern showcase

The Arab British Centre and the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) are collaborating to create a showcase that raises awareness of the diversity andvibrancy of Middle Eastern film.
Echoes From The Dead starts shoot

Daniel Alfredson’s mystery drama will shoot in Cuba and Sweden.
Elias Axume launches Premiere sales company

The former Maya Entertainment senior executive announced on Friday (7) the launch of sales, financing and distribution company Premiere Entertainment Group.
Embankment takes on Michell's Le Weekend

Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan and Jeff Goldblum star in the Free Range Films production backed by Film4, Curzon, and the BFI.
End Of Watch

Dir/scr: David Ayer. US. 2012. 109mins
eOne buys Alliance for $230m, creating the UK and Canada’s largest independent distributor

After many months of speculation, eOne has entered into an agreement to acquire Alliance Films from affliates of GS Capital Partners and Investissement Québec for approximately $230 million.
eOne CEO Throop: post-merger teams won't be known for 'some months'

“Independent films will remain our bread and butter”, says eOne CEO after acquisition of Alliance Films for $230m; further acquisitions possible.
eOne Films Int’l sells F Word, Song For Marion

The F Word stars Daniel Radcliffe while Song For Marion received its world premiere when it closed the Toronto International Film Festival last weekend.
eOne strikes output deal with DreamWorks for UK and Benelux

Entertainment One has entered a four-year output deal with DreamWorks Studios to distribute the company’s films in all media across the UK and Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg).
Epicentre go for A Month in Thailand after Venice

EXCLUSIVE: Deal closed by Paris-based MPM Films immediately after official screening at Venice.
Epilogue

Dir/scr: Amir Manor. Israel. 2012. 96mins
Eran Riklis, Zaytoun

The director talks about working with Stephen Dorff, going beyond the headlines, and discovering child actors.
Eurasia international jury declines to award grand prix

EurasiaInternational Film Festival’s international jury, under the presidency of German director-producer Wolfgang Petersen, announced on the closing ceremony at Almaty’s Palace of the Republic in Kazakhstan at the weekend that it has decided not to award a grand prix for best film.
European cinema exhibitors: 'Safeguarding the cinema-going experience should be a top priority'

International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), CICAE and Europa Cinemas urge policy-makers to put cinema at centre of “new agenda for film”.
European premiere of Dans La Maison to close Zurich Film Festival

8th edition to screen 111 films from 22 different countries, including nine world premieres.
Event Cinema Association launches in UK

ECA plans a series of marketing initiatives and will next year launch a public-facing website about alternative content screenings.
Everybody Has A Plan

Dir/scr: Ana Piterbarg. Argentina. 2012. 118mins
Everyday

Dir: Michael Winterbottom. UK. 2012. 97mins
Ewan McGregor joins cast of August: Osage Country

Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts star in Jean Doumanian/ Smokehouse Production’s family drama, which is set to begin shooting on Sept 24.
Exclusive Media enters domestic distribution arena

Co-chairmen Nigel Sinclair (pictured) and Guy East announced the launch of Exclusive Releasing on Thursday (6) and have brought in Scott Pascucci as president and COO and Matt Brodlie as head of acquisitions.
Exclusive Media notches up key sales on The Green Inferno

EXCLUSIVE: Eli Roth’s new horror thriller will open in Germany through Constantin, Russia and the Baltic States through West Company and Latin America through IDC.
EXCLUSIVE trailer for Rowan Athale's Toronto and LFF entry Wasteland

Exclusive trailer for 2011 Screen Star of Tomorrow Rowan Athale’s thriller Wasteland, starring Luke Treadaway, Matthew Lewis, Timothy Spall and Neil Maskell.
Fantastic Fest: Magnet finds Devil, Tribeca gets Wicked

Magnet made the announcement about Here Comes The Devil at its US premiere in Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, following the recent world premiere in Toronto.
Farhadi : My films don’t represent all of Iran

Iranian director holds filmmaker master-class in Zurich to discuss his working methods, style and his next film.
Fifth annual 3D Film and Music Festival announces schedule

Three-day festival runs Sept 20-22 in L.A.
Fill The Void

Dir/scr: Rona Burshtein. Israel. 2012. 90mins
Film Bridge strikes slew of deals on Admissions

Anchor Bay takes for North America, Australia and the UK.
Film business insiders react to eOne-Alliance transaction

Industry sources polled by Screen are unanimous in their belief that eOne’s acquisition of Alliance Films will create a rupture in the landscape, although opportunities exist for smart new operators to move into the space.
Film District moves up thriller release Dead Man Down

The film will now open on Mar 8 2013 after FlimDistrict initially selected Apr 5 2013.
Film Factory heats up sales for Spanish thriller Unit 7

Alberto Rodriguez’s Spanish thriller sold to territories including US, France, Japan, China.
Film Independent unveils 11 Screenwriting Lab fellows

Film Independent has announced the 11 fellows for its 13th annual Screenwriting Lab that features an intensive six-week programme and mentors Robin Swicord and Jeff Stockwell.
Film Movement steps into Three Worlds

Catherine Corsini’s drama explores the interwoven lives of three people from vastly different backgrounds and is set to screen in Toronto on Tuesday (11).
Film Music competition launches in Zurich

Five finalists’ work to be performed in a concert on Thursday.
Film4's Tessa Ross to give TIFF Moguls talk today

Company has a record seven productions screening in Toronto.
Filmauro acquires Italian rights to Disconnect

Exclusive Media licensed Henry-Alex Rubin’s ensemble drama to Aurelio and Luigi De Laurentiis’ distribution company prior to the world premiere in Venice.
FilmDistrict picks up US rights to Oldboy remake

Spike Lee directs Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen and Sharlto Copley in Good Universe’s remake of the celebrated Korean revenge saga.
FilmDistrict’s Red Dawn to close Fantastic Fest

Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianna Palicki and Jeffrey Dean Morgan star in the action reboot.
Filmmaker Marcel Hanoun dies, aged 82

New Wave director, photographer and journalist emerged at the height of the movement with Une Simple Histoire.
FilmNation adds A Tale Dark & Grimm to pipeline

The company has acquired feature rights to Adam Gidwitz’s children’s book and will finance the development and produce alongside Marissa McMahon of Kamala Films.
Filmscape launches new film finance initiative

Digital production equipment supplier also joins forces with LipSync for joint investment offering.
Finalists unveiled for fifth Virgin Media Shorts competition

Phyllida Lloyd CBE, 2010 Star of Tomorrow Luke Snellin [pictured] and Julie Walters CBE among judges for the short film prize.
Finecut seals further deals on Pieta

Korean sales company Finecut has closed further deals on Kim Ki-duk’s Venice Golden Lion winner Pieta, including the sale of rights for French-speaking Europe (excluding Belgium) to Pretty Pictures.
Finecut seals raft of deals on Venice title Pieta

Korean sales company Finecut has announced a raft of sales for Kim Ki-duk’s Pieta after its screening at the Venice Film Festival. The competition film was met with standing ovations yesterday.
First Time Fest launches in New York in March 2013

Co-founders Johanna Bennett and Mandy Ward of First Time Fest (FTF) said industry experts and select members of the public will judge 12 finalists from a potential pool of thousands.
Five nominees for World Soundtrack Award newcomer prize

The Discovery Of The Year Award contenders are Brian Byrne for Albert Nobbs, David Wingo for Take Shelter, the Fall On Your Sword duo for Lola Versus and Nobody Walks, Lucas Vidal for The Raven, The Cold Light Of Day and Mientras Duermes and Trevor Morris for Immortals.
Focus Features acquires US rights to Pines

UPDATE: In the first major on-site domestic deal of Toronto the distributor concluded US negotiations for The Place Beyond The Pines early on Sunday morning (9), paying in the mid-$2m range. Focus will release Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine follow-up in 2013.
Focus Features to handle sales on Perez's Alone In Berlin

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Classics already in place to distribute English-language adaptation of Hans Fallada’s bestselling novel.
Forgotten

Dir: Alex Schmidt. Germany. 2012. 102mins
Fox releases Prometheus early through Digital HD start-up

The new service from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will allow download of more than 600 Fox films in the US on Amazon, CinemaNow, Google Play, iTunes, PlayStation, VUDU, Xbox Live and YouTube.
Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang

Dir: Laurent Cantet. France-Canada. 2012. 143mins
Frances Ha

Dir: Noah Baumbach. US. 2012. 86mins
Francesco Bruni to lead Rome's Perspectives Italy jury

Section to open with Carlo Verdone film Carlo!
Frankenweenie

Dir: Tim Burton. US. 2012. 87mins
Frankenweenie colourist Rob Pizzey on using Da Vinci Resolve to revive old-fashioned aesthetics

Company 3’s Rob Pizzey talks to ScreenTech about his work on Tim Burton’s latest film.
French buyers circle Una Noche, Booster after Deauville screenings

Deauville promotes US indie fare alongside red carpet rollouts of blockbuster titles Taken 2 [pictured] and The Bourne Legacy.
Galloping Horse, Reliance join forces to buy Digital Domain

Beijing-based Galloping Horse and India’s Reliance MediaWorks (RMW) have formed a joint venture to buy bankrupt US visual effects studio Digital Domain for $30.2m.
Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla to open on May 16, 2014

Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures announced the scheduling on Thursday (13), two months after previewing footage at Comic-Con. Studio sources said they expected the film would play in 3D.
GFM Films board Australian animation Stonerunner

EXCLUSIVE: British company working for the second time with FG Film Productions.
GFZ Group to handles effects on Andy Lau thriller Switch

Vancouver-based visual effects company GFZ Group has won a contract to act as lead visual effects and post-production house on the China-US action thriller Switch.
GoDigital adds Sons Of The Clouds to distribution pipeline

Javier Bardem, Alvaro Longoria and Lilly Hartley produced and Longoria directed the documentary, set to screen in Toronto on Sept 13.
Gone Fishing

Dir/scr: Carlos Sorin. Argentina. 2012. 78mins
Gong Li to star in The Last Empress

The China-US co-production involving Bruno Wu’s Seven Stars Film Studios is scheduled to begin shooting in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Gonzaga to open Rio Film Festival

The Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival will screen approximately 400 films from more than 60 countries. The festival is scheduled to run from Sept 27 for 15 days.
Graham King returns to Warner Bros

The Oscar winning producer has signed an exclusive first-look deal for one year with his frequent studio partner.
Great Expectations

Dir: Mike Newell. UK. 2012. 128mins
Hallström’s The Hypnotist selected as Sweden's entry for the Oscars

Director’s first Swedish film in 25 years selected for Oscar consideration by the Swedish Film Institute.
Hannah Arendt

Dir: Margarethe von Trotta. Germany. 2012. 113mins
Harmony Korine brings spring break style to Toronto

Filmmaker says he wanted to “make a movie that was like candy.”
Haute Cuisine

Dir: Christian Vincent. France. 2012. 95mins
Helen Hunt to be feted at Zurich

Helen Hunt is to receive a career Golden Eye award at the Zurich Film Festival.
Hellbenders

Dir/scr: JT Petty. US. 2012. 85mins
Here Comes The Devil to open 20th Raindance festival

Mexican horror [pictured] is one of 13 international premieres at this year’s edition of the London-based festival which runs Sept 26-Oct 7.
Hervé Lasgouttes' Crawl wins Europa Cinemas Label in Venice

Film will receive promotional support from Europa Cinemas as part of the award.
Herwitz's Film Sales Company hungry for Men at Lunch

Documentary received its North American premiere in Toronto yesterday.
History Films, RADiUS-TWC, Participant team on Don Rumsfeld doc

Errol Morris [pictured] will direct The Unknown Known: The Life And Times Of Donald Rumsfeld. Hanway Films will handle international sales.
Hollywood films gain traction in India

This year, US studios have scored big in the idiosyncratic and fragmented territory with films such as The Avengers and The Amazing Spider-Man.
Hot projects on Screenbase

Newly added films to Screenbase include Daniel Alfredson’s Echoes From The Dead as well as Australian-UK co-production The Riders.
Hotel Transylvania

Dir: Genndy Tartakovsky. US. 2012. 92mins
House At The End Of The Street

Dir: Mark Tonderai. US. 2012. 101mins
How To Make Money Selling Drugs

Dir/scr: Matthew Cooke. US. 2012. 95mins
Huayi to release seven additional films in IMAX format

Beijing-based Huayi Brothers is expanding its relationship with IMAX by presenting seven additional films in the immersive format.
Hyde Park Imagenation, Troika, Merced team on Careful

Hyde Park Imagenation, Troika Pictures and Merced Media Partners will finance and produce the thriller Careful What You Wish For.
Hyde Park International starts talks on Every Secret Thing

Diane Lane and Elizabeth Banks will star in Likely Story’s crime drama Every Secret Thing to be financed by Merced Media Partners, Palmstar Media Capital and Hyde Park Entertainment.
Hyde Park On Hudson

Dir: Roger Michell. UK. 2012. 95mins
Iceberg Slim: Portrait Of A Pimp

Dir/scr: Jorge Hinojosa. U.S. 2012. 90mins
ICG event to fete quartet of honourees

The International Cinematographers Guild is set to host a special lunch in Los Angeles on Sept 28.
IFC Films closes US deal for rights to Inescapable

The latest domestic deal from Toronto is understood to have closed last week following a tepid festival in terms of horse-trading that was shaped by cautious buyers and the variable quality of acquisition titles.
IFTA extends contracts for Jean Prewitt, Jonathan Wolfe

The top executives will continue to serve as the Independent Film And Television Alliance through 2015.
Igor & The Cranes’ Journey

Dir: Evheny Ruman. Israel-Germany-Poland. 2012. 90mins
iLL Manors, Shadow Dancer amongst Dinard's competition titles

23rd edition of the festival, which promotes British films to French audiences, runs Oct 3-7.
Imogene

Dir: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini. US. 2012. 102mins
In Darkness wins Manaki Brothers’ Golden Camera 300

Vasily Sigarev’s Living wins Silver Camera 300 and Paolo Sorrentino’s This Must Be The Place receives Bronze Camera 300 at the world’s oldest festival dedicated to cinematographers in Bitola, Macedonia.
In The House

Dir/scr: Francois Ozon. France.2 012. 105mins
Inception Media Group picks up North American rights to genre pair

Causeway Pictures licensed rights to DEADlocked and Vampires Vs. Leprechauns at Toronto.
Independent, Fandango to release Reality in UK

Independent Distribution, Fandango Portobello to co-release Matteo Garrone’s Reality; Independent promotes Sarah Townsend, Stefanie Fahrion.
Indican Pictures takes North American rights to A Green Story

Paramyth Films’ biopic about Van Vlahakis, the Greek founder of Earth Friendly Products who arrived a penniless immigrant in the US, will open theatrically in April 2013.
Industry moves: Federbush to Sundance Institute, Harris to Dolby

Paul Federbush [pictured] has joined the Sundance Institute as international director of the Feature Film Programme (FFP).
Inside Pictures announces 16 selected for LA trip

The European film industry business training programme has brought over the producers and executives for a series of meetings with senior Hollywood executives that runs from Sept 17-21.
Intandem takes on sales and UK distribution for Jadoo

Intandem Films has taken on worldwide sales rights for UK comedy Jadoo. The company’s new distribution outfit, Intandem Film Distributors (IFD), has also boarded UK distribu
Intouchables is France’s foreign language Oscar submission

Film recently overtook Amélie as most seen French-language film at international box office.
Intouchables smashes int’l box office record

Intouchables overtakes The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain as most seen French language picture.
IOSONO brings 3D sound to Asia

German company recently worked on Korean drama R2B: Return to Base.
Iron Sky: Invasion set to launch

Iron Sky to invade games consoles and PCs near you.
Isabel Coixet begins shooting mysterious 'small' project in Barcelona

Javier Camara to star in Yesterday Never Ends.
Isabel Davis grows international role at BFI

Davis will now be responsible for BFI’s international strategy, while continuing to track international filmmaking talent who might partner with the UK.
It Was The Son

Dir: Daniele Cipri. Italy-France. 2012. 90mins
Jackie

Dir: Antoinette Beumer. Netherlands. 2012. 90mins
Jacques Audiard plans trip to Helsinki for closing night screening of Rust & Bone

The Helsinki International Film Festival will welcome Jacques Audiard to the closing night gala of his film Rust & Bone.
Jake Eberts dies, aged 71

Canadian producer founded Britain’s Goldcrest Films and worked on Oscar winners such as Chariots Of Fire.
Jan Chapman to head Asia Pacific Screen Awards' international jury

Producer [pictured] will lead six-member jury for the upcoming sixth annual APSA, to take place in Brisbane on Nov 23.
Jane Campion to discuss Top of the Lake at MIPCOM

Jane Campion to give Creative Talks presentation on See Saw drama Top of the Lake.
Jason Reitman joins all-star cast for American Beauty event

The live table read of Alan Ball’s celebrated screenplay will take place at the Ryerson Theatre on Sept 6.
Jeffrey Katzenberg to receive Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

The Academy’s board of governors also voted on Wednesday (5) to give honorary awards to stunt performer Hal Needham, documentarian D A Pennebaker and arts advocate George Stevens Jr.
Jeremy Thomas shares his tricks of the trade

The Chairman of Recorded Picture Company and HanWay Flilms is featured Mogul in TIFF’s industry events line-up.
John Dies At The End

Dir/scr Don Coscarelli. US. 2012. 99mins
John Turturro to meet buyers on QED's Fading Gigolo

The actor-filmmaker is due to fly in to Toronto to talk up his upcoming role as director and lead opposite Woody Allen on Fading Gigolo, which QED International is fully financing and will introduce to the market.
Jon Thum, VFX supervisor

Screen talks to Thum about his work on Dredd 3D.
José Luis Cuerda to open Valladolid Film Festival with All Is Silence

Pere Vilà, David Trueba and Chapero Jackson also showcasing new work at Seminci.
Josh Boone, Writers

Writer/director Josh Boone made his feature film debut at Toronto with Writers, a semi-autobiographical film about a family of writers dealing with a difficult divorce.
Julian Richards' Darklands picked up by MVD for US and Canadian release

Richards’ ‘lost debut’ out on DVD on Nov 20.
Juliette Binoche joins cast of Erik Poppe's A Thousand Times Good Night

Norwegian director’s drama, based on his own experiences as a war photographer, set to start shooting in October.
Jump

Dir: Kieron J. Walsh. Ireland. 2012. 84mins
Jump, Let The People Sing to open LAIFF

The Los Angeles Irish Film Festival will open with the US premiere of Kieron J Walsh’s Jump and Gary Kenneally’s tell-all documentary Let the People Sing.
Just The Wind announced as Hungarian candidate for Oscar race

Hungarian Oscar Committee selects Bence Fliegauf’s drama is to be considered for Best Foreign Language Film nomination.
Kath & Kimderella

Dir: Ted Emery. Australia. 2012. 86mins
Keanu Reeves-produced documentary Side by Side to open Plus Cameraimage

Reeves-produced documentary about digital and film stock will open the Plus Camerimage festival in Poland.
Kenneth Branagh starts shoot for Jack Ryan

Film shooting in New York, Moscow and London.
Kim Longinotto, Sam Fell, Jeremy Thomas among guests at 18th Encounters

Short film and animation festival to take place in Bristol from Sept 18-23.
'King of Sexploitation’ Stanley Long dies, aged 78

Filmmaker produced a series of hugely successful ‘X’ certificate movies between 1958 and 1983.
Kinshasa Kids

Dir/scr: Marc-Henri Wajnberg. Belgium-France. 2012. 85mins
Kiss Of The Damned

Dir/scr: Xan Cassavetes. USA. 2012. 96mins
Kit Ryan's Dementamania to start shooting in October

Stealth Indie’s psychological horror, starring Kal Penn [pictured], set for four week shoot in Yorkshire.
Kodak announces scholarship winners

The winners of the 2012 Kodak Student Scholarship Awards and Kodak Student Cinematography Scholarship Awards have been announced.
Kon-Tiki

Dirs: Joachim Roenning & Espen Sandberg. Norway-Denmark-UK. 2012. 118mins
Kon-Tiki enters Oscar race for Norway

Historical adventure story playing this week at Toronto.
Koole’s Kauwboy selected as The Netherlands’ Foreign Language Oscar entry

Dutch debut feature Kauwboy by director Boudewijn Koole chosen as official entry for Best Foreign Language Film.
Kormákur to film Independent People

The Deep director will tackle Halldór Laxness’ novel about poor Icelandic farmers in the early 20th century.
Krivina

Dir/scr: Igor Drljaca. Canada-Bosnia. 2012. 70mins
Krzystek's 80 Million selected as Poland's entry for Academy Awards

Nine-person committee chose Krzystek’s drama about the struggle against communism in 1981.
Kurosawa to direct Japan-China co-production starring Leung

Japanese film maker Kiyoshi Kurosawa will direct Hong Kong star Tony Leung Chiu-Wai in period action-drama 1905.
Lakeshore to finance Baby Jane remake

More than two months after it emerged that Walter Hill [pictured] would remake the 1962 thriller What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? A clearer picture of the elements is beginning to emerge.
Land Of Hope to open in France through Metropolitan

Japan’s Pictures Dept and Metropolitan have closed a French distribution deal for Toronto entry The Land Of Hope.
Legendary Entertainment promotes Marlin Prager to CFO

The executive has been with the company since 2005 and previously held the position of svp of finance.
Les Films du Losange signs Marian Crisan’s Rocker

EXCLUSIVE: Father and son drama set against backdrop of contemporary Romania to premiere at San Sebastian.
LevelK signs William Baldwin thriller The Stranger Inside

EXCLUSIVE: Thriller latest addition to Danish sales and distribution outfit’s After Dark label.
Lincoln Centre appoints programming duo

Kent Jones joins as director of programming at the New York Film Festival and Robert Koehler is named director of programming, year-round.
Lincoln, Hitchcock slot into awards race starters blocks

AFI FEST announced on Thursday (20) that the world premiere of DreamWorks-Fox’s Lincoln will close the festival on Nov 8, two weeks before Fox Searchlight drops Hitchcock into the race with a Nov 23 platform release. Looking ahead to next year’s contest, Warner Bros has set a May 10 2013 date for The Great Gatsby.
Lines Of Wellington

Dir: Valeria Sarmiento. Portugal-France. 2012. 152mins.
Lionsgate announces Australian output deal

The “longterm” arrangement with Roadshow Films covers The Hunger Games series.
Lionsgate grows borrowing base with $800m facility

The new five-year revolving credit facility replaces the studio’s previous $340m deal.
Lionsgate strikes Spanish output deal with Alliance

The multi-year agreement covers features from the Lionsgate and Summit slates and will go out through Alliance-owned Aurum.
Lionsgate, Roadside swoop on Much Ado, Sharing

Following their domestic buy on Imogene, the distribution partners have taken North American rights in Toronto to Joss Whedon’s Shakespearean comedy adaptation Much Ado About Nothing and US rights to Stuart Blumberg’s Thanks For Sharing.
Lionsgate, StudioCanal extend distribution deal in Germany, Austria, including Mockingjay part 1 and 2

StudioCanal to handle Mockingjay part 1 and 2 and “other films” on the Lionsgate slate in Germany and Austria.
London: A Modern Babylon

Dir: Julien Temple. UK. 2012. 128mins
Louis Phillips joins Focus as evp physical production

Phillips [pictured] recently served as a production consultant at Lionsgate and was a co-producer on The Hunger Games and What To Expect When You’re Expecting.
Lovelace to open PIFF

The Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) will open on Jun 19 with Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s Lovelace and close four days later with Francesca Gregorini’s Emanuel And The Truth About Fishes.
Luc Besson officially opens Cité Du Cinéma complex

Cinema complex on outskirts of Paris heralded as “Hollywood à la Française” has been operational since the beginning of the summer.
Lunch in the Air, and the Streets of Toronto

As the subject of a documentary premiere, as well as a mobile sculpture display and a public re-enactment, the iconic photograph Lunch atop a Skyscraper is being brought to life this year at TIFF.
M3 Creative Film launches as production company

Creative content agency M3 Creative has formed a vertically integrated, multi-platform marketing and promotion and film production company.
Magnet Media on board for Dolman's Recklessness

EXCLUSIVE: Company adds Veronica Ferres to cast of Married and Cheating.
Magnet Releasing acquires world rights to Kiss Of The Damned

Xan Cassavetes’ erotic vampire film is set to receive its world premiere on Friday (7) as the closing night film of International Critics’ Week at Venice.
M-Appeal takes on Dutch family comedy Eva Van End

M-Appeal has added Michiel ten Horn’s family comedy The Deflowering of Eva Van End to its Toronto slate.
Marisa Tomei and Sam Rockwell up for laughs with Godere and Martin

EXCLUSIVE: Parts & Labor, newly signed to WME, on board for low-budget comedy to shoot in November.
Mark de Quervain leaves Vue

Vue Entertainment sales and marketing director leaves company after ten years.
Master breaks into US top ten as two vie for number one

Another tepid session at the North American box office down approximately 25% on last year saw new releases End of Watch and House At The End Of The Street battle it out for the top spot while Paul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed drama surged into the top ten.
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence In The House of God

Dir/scr: Alex Gibney. US. 2012. 106mins
Men At Lunch

Dir: Seán Ó Cualáin. Ireland. 2012. 80mins
Merced invests in select Exclusive Media titles

The joint venture from Minneapolis-based private investment film EBF & Associates and Kevin Frakes’ PalmStar Media Capital’s strategic partnership has closed on a structured facility for some Exclusive films, the first of which is the 2013 Formula One release Rush (director Ron Howard pictured in pre-production.)
Metrodome dives into UK deal with BAC for Kormakur's The Deep

EXCLUSIVE: US and Australian buyers are circling the survival thriller.
Metrodome takes UK rights to Come Out And Play

EXCLUSIVE: Toronto Midnight Madness horror film is sold by Celsius’ genre label Fahrenheit Pictures.
Michael Clarke Duncan dies, aged 54

Oscar-nominated actor failed to recover from heart attack suffered in July.
Michael Rosser joins Screen International; Andreas Wiseman promoted

Michael Rosser has been appointed News Editor for Screen International and ScreenDaily.com; Andreas Wiseman promoted to Chief Reporter.
Midnight's Children

Dir: Deepa Mehta. Canada-UK. 2012. 148mins
Millennium buys Maisie, XLrator snaps up Thale

The Toronto deals continued to trickle in on Wednesday (12) as it emerged that Scott McGehee and David Siegel’s family drama What Maisie Knew and Norwegian fantasy thriller Thale had found domestic buyers. In addition Freestyle Releasing has acquired Jinn.
Millennium takes US rights to Writers as TIFF deals flow

EXCLUSIVE: Josh Boone’s family drama stars Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly and Lily Collins and premiered in Toronto over the weekend. Millennium Entertainment brokered the low seven-figure domestic deal with CAA on the day when deals also closed for The Reluctant Fundamentalist, No Place On Earth, How To Make Money Selling Drugs, Casting By and White Elephant.
MK2 sells Assayas' Something In The Air to more than 20 territories

IFC takes US; Film won screenplay prize in Venice.
Momentum strikes UK deal for Toronto hit Wasteland with Bankside

EXCLUSIVE: Bankside also sells Rowan Athale’s debut feature to France, Japan and airlines; Ben Drew’s urban drama iLL Manors sells to six new buyers.
Monster Pictures slices up UK deal for Excision

Distributor to release Richard Bates Jr.’s debut in the UK in November.
Mordini, Dinslage among Busan Flash Forward competitors

The 17th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced eight films for its Flash Forward competition, including three world premieres and five international premieres.
Motorway

Dir: Soi Cheang. Hong Kong China. 2012. 85mins
Moving towards smart Chinese co-productions

If anyone was under the impression that the Chinese backing for a film like Toronto opener Looper would become the new norm, the local industry has a response to that: China isn’t an ATM machine for Hollywood.
MPI Media, Fantastic Films strike genre deal

MPI Media Group and its Stitches producing partner Fantastic Films from Ireland have struck a three-film deal to make and distribute genre films.
MPI Pictures secures US rights to Thérèse Desqueyroux

The late Claude Miller’s film stars Audrey Tatou and will open theatrically in the major markets in spring followed by DVD and VoD roll-out.
Mr. Pip

Dir: Andrew Adamson. New Zealand. 2012. 130mins
Much Ado About Nothing

Dir/scr: Joss Whedon. US. 2012. 107mins
My Awkward Sexual Adventure

Dir: Sean Garrity. Canada. 2012. 98mins
MyMovies promotes Nick Austin to Digital Director

Austin’s new role will see him identifying potential opportunities and solutions to create leading products and services that are multiplatform.
Myriad gets Caught Stealing with Patrick Wilson, Alec Baldwin

Kirk D’Amico is introducing buyers here to the noir mystery written by David Hayter based on the first book in Charlie Huston’s trilogy. Paul Wagner serves as executive producer and Myriad and APA co-represent US rights.
National Society Of Film Critics pick awards date

The group led by David Sterritt will announce their winners on Jan 5, 2013 following the 47th annual voting meeting.
Nicole Kidman looks Grace-ful

Pierre Ange Le Pogam shows test shots of Nicole Kidman playing Princess Grace in Olivier Dahan’s Grace of Monaco.
Niels Arden Oplev to return to Denmark for next feature

Director is currently shooting his first US feature Dead Man Down.
Nikolaj Arcel’s A Royal Affair picked as Denmark's Oscar entry

Historical romance world premiered in Berlin, taking home two prizes for best script and best actor.
Non-profit The Film Collaborative launches legal service

The flat-fee TFC Legal is designed to help filmmakers navigate their way through distribution agreements.
Obit: Geoffrey Ammer

UPDATE: The former president of worldwide marketing at Sony and top executive at some of the biggest studios in Hollywood died from a heart attack on Sunday in Santa Monica. He was 62.
Obit: Sandy Mandelberger

The editor-in-chief of Film Professional died on Aug 29 following a nine-year battle with cancer. He was 57.
Odeon's been expecting you

Bond doc Everything Or Nothing to get exclusive Odeon UK release through Sony.
Open Road Films, Endgame partner on A Haunted House

IM Global’s Octane genre label financed and produced the horror spoof and Open Road plans to release the film nationwide in the US on Jan 11 2013 with a P&A commitment from Endgame’s fund and Open Road.
Open Road in talks to acquire Emmett/Furla’s Fair Trade

Randall Emmett and George Furla have boarded the thriller from Alcon Entertainment and will fully finance the project, set to begin shooting in April 2013 in Pennsylvania.
Our Children enters Oscar race for Belgium

The Belgian selection committee has submitted Our Children (A Perdre La Raison) by Joachim Lafosse as the country’s candidate for the Best Foreign Language Oscar.
Outfest to fete Craig Zadan and Neil Meron

The organisation dedicated to showcasing, protecting and nurturing LGBT film imagery and artistry will honour the producers at the 8th annual Legacy Awards on Oct 13 in Los Angeles.
Overbrook, Roc Nation to partner on Free Angela doc

Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment and Shawn ‘Jay Z’ Carter’s Roc Nation are teaming up with Realside Productions and De Films Aiguille on the film ahead of its world premiere in Toronto.
Palm Springs to host awards gala on Jan 5 2013

The Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) is scheduled from January 3-14, 2013.
Paradise: Faith

Dir: Ulrich Seidl. Austria-Germany-France, 2012. 113mins
ParaNorman creeps into top spot at the UK box office

Universal’s animation holds impressively to topple The Sweeney; Entertainment’s Killing Them Softly opens strongly in second.
Passion

Dir/scr: Brian De Palma. France-Germany. 2012. 97mins
Patricia Ferreira to direct comedy Salsa de Arándanos

Aralán Films also introduces new project Asesinos Inocentes.
Penelope Wilton, Sam Reid join cast of Amma Asante's Belle

Penelope Wilton, Sam Reid, Tom Felton and James Norton have joined the cast of Amma Asante’s Belle, which starts shooting in the UK on Sept 23.
Peter Webber, Emperor

Webber talks to Screen about his new historical drama which premieres in Toronto on Friday.
Philip Seymour Hoffman to direct Ezekiel Moss

The Oscar wining actor, currently earning rave reviews for his performance in The Master, will direct the Depression Era ghost story for Likely Story and Mandalay Pictures.
Philippines selects BWAKAW as Oscar submission

The Film Academy of the Philippines has selected BWAKAW as the country’s entry to the best foreign-language film category of the Academy Awards.
Pieta

Dir/scr: Kim Ki-duk. South Korea. 2012. 104mins
Pieta, The Master dominate Venice awards

Kim Ki-duk’s South Korean tale about a loan shark who meets a woman claiming to be his mother scooped the Golden Lion best film award at the 69th Venice Film Festival on Saturday (8).
Pinewood launches new TV facilities

Studios also offer new 30,000 sq ft stage for larger productions, including films.
Pinewood Shepperton finalises £25m Isle of Man fund deal, will add 45,000 sq ft studio

Pinewood Shepperton finalises Isle Of Man fund deal, which has been in the works over the summer; Board approves an additional 45,000 sq ft studio facility.
Power to the Pixel unveils selections for The Pixel Market 2012

Two-day co-production market to take place in London on Oct 17-18, during the annual Cross-Media Forum held in assocation with the 56th BFI London Film Festival.
Premium takes on Greek buzz title The Boy Eating The Bird’s Food

EXCLUSIVE: Greek drama plays in TIFF Discovery.
Private equity fund Outsource Media acquires great Expectations

The new Los Angeles and New York-based buyer has snapped up all North American rights to Mike Newell’s Charles Dickens adaptation. Hanway is handling international sales.
Producers launch Kickstarter campaign for Central Park Tale

EXCLUSIVE: Film France has got behind a Kickstarter campaign by producer-writer Jacqui Barcos to realise the hip-hop animation project Central Park Tale.
Producers line up Chicago shoot on Warren

Mark Hannah and Caliber Media are teaming up to produce the coming-of-age story Warren. Alex Beh will star and directs from his own screenplay.
Production round-up: The 33, Fishing Without Nets, The Shipkiller, Cheap Thrills

Mike Medavoy announced on Tuesday (11) that Patricia Riggen has come on board to direct The 33, based on the story of the trapped Chilean Miners.
Purge enters Oscar race for Finland

Antti Jokinen’s first Finnish film is currently number one at the local box office chart.
QED International boards Zac Efron rom-com

Tom Gormican wrote the Blacklist screenplay and is scheduled to begin shooting Are We Officially Dating? for TreeHouse Pictures in New York in November. QED will introduce to buyers in Toronto next week.
Quartet

Dir: Dustin Hoffman. UK. 2012. 97mins
Randy Hermann joins Red Granite as CFO

The veteran finance executive arrives at Riza Aziz and Joey McFarland’s Los Angeles-based film production, finance and international sales company having most recently served as CFO at Exclusive Media.
Raven Banner acquires sales rights to Dark Hollow

The project is based on US author Brian Keene’s bestseller set in the present day about an evil satyr. Production is set to begin in spring 2013
Raven Banner, 108 Media forge genre alliance

Busy Toronto sales company 108 Media has struck a partnership with Toronto and Las Vegas-based genre specialist Raven Banner Entertainment to acquire genre titles for worldwide sales.
RealD to open Russian office

Opening later this month in Moscow, the new office will aim to increase RealD’s presence across Russia’s emerging cinema landscape.
Recapitalised San Diego Film Festival unveils line-up

Wayne Blair’s The Sapphires [pictured] and the pair of Dustin Hoffman’s Quartet and Stephen Gyllenhaal’s Grassroots bookend the festival, set to run from Sept 26-30.
Red Granite, Mandalay bulk up on Horns cast

Juno Temple (pictured), Joe Anderson, Kelli Garner and Max Minghella are in talks to join the supernatural thriller starring Daniel Radcliffe.
Reincarnated

Dir/scr: Andy Capper. US. 2012. 98mins
Renee Zellweger to direct Johnny Knoxville comedy

The star will make her feature directorial debut on PalmStar Media Capital’s 4 ½ Minutes. K5 International will introduce the project to buyers in Toronto and CAA handles North American rights.
Report claims UK industry “thriving” with contribution of £4.6bn to GDP

Inward investment and Film Tax Relief key to growth, employment in film sector surges, claims new report from UK consultancy.
Resident Evil 5 stays atop international charts

UPDATE: The horror thriller added an estimated $33m over the weekend as the running total climbed to $103.3m. Sony Pictures Releasing International markets have generated $99.2m overall.
Resident Evil returns to dominate international arena

UPDATE: The preceding fourth episode scored a whopping $236m internationally and the latest entry has got off to a great start, grossing an estimated $49.6m through Sony Pictures Releasing International.
Resident Evil: Retribution

Dir: Paul W.S. Anderson. US. 2012. 96mins
Retribution rules US though $21m launch

The latest entry in the hit Resident Evil global franchise opened well enough to secure number one spot above Buena Vista’s re-release of one of Pixar’s most enduring stories Finding Nemo, replete with a 3D retro-fit.
Revolver pacts for investment from Farsi's Corniche

EXCLUSIVE: UK distributor and producer Revolver Entertainment has sold a significant minority stake in the company to Hani Farsi’s Corniche Pictures, the film division of Corniche Capital.
Revolver, NFTS to produce feature from NFTS talent

EXCLUSIVE: Revolver’s production arm Gunslinger is teaming with the NFTS on horror The London Syndrome from BAFTA-nominated Afarin Eghbal and student Oscar nominee Len Rowles.
Rhino Season

Dir/scr: Bahman Ghobadi. Turkey-Kurdistan. 2012. 103mins
Road North

Dir: Mika Kaurismaki. Finland. 2012. 110mins
Roadside Attractions takes Stories We Tell

The distributor has struck a US deal for Sarah Polley’s documentary and plans a 2013 release.
Roadside salutes Emperor, SPC finds Wadjda, Patience Stone

A flurry of Toronto acquisitions emerged at the weekend as the festival neared its conclusion.
Robin Swicord elected to Academy board of governors

The Oscar nominee for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, which she co-wrote with Eric Roth, will fill the seat left vacant following the death of Frank Pierson.
RoboCop set to start production

José Padilha’s [pictured] reboot to commence principal photography tomorrow in Toronto.
Rocket Pictures taps John Stevenson for Sherlock Gnomes

Kung Fu Panda director boards 3D sequel to Rocket Pictures’ hit Gnomeo & Juliet; Rocket hires Carolyn Soper to help oversee the production; production set for early 2013 with Elton John composing original songs for the feature.
Roger Ebert to receive Sundance Institute Vanguard Award

Robert Redford will personally present the Vanguard Leadership Award to Ebert [pictured] “in recognition of his advocacy of independent cinema”.
Rola Nashef, Detroit Unleaded

Detroit Unleaded fuels first-time filmmaker’s career.
Rolf de Heer to direct fourteenth feature

de Heer’s Charlie’s Country is one of a number of projects to receive Screen Australia backing, also including Wolf Creek 2 and Predestination.
Romancing the romcom

Kudos to Susanne Bier’s Love Is All You Need for reminding the world that romantic comedies don’t have to be embarrassing.
Rome to host world premiere of project by Kaurismaki, Costa, Erice and de Oliveira

Artist Douglas Gordon to serve as jury president of CinemaXXI.
Rosamund Pike, Christopher Plummer join Hector

Production is scheduled to commence in January 2013 on Hector And The Search For Happiness, starring Simon Pegg as a disillusioned psychiatrist who goes on a quest for contentment.
Rotterdam reception in Toronto

The International Film Festival Rotterdam and Screen International celebrated in Toronto on Monday on the rooftop of Dolce Social.
Rubenstein Communications hires PR veteran Joe Libonati

The execiutive joins as svp effective immediately, Steven and Howard Rubenstein announced on Monday (10).
Russia, Kazakhstan seek more collaborations

Russia’s Cinema Fund (RCF/Fond Kino) and Kazakhfilm have signed a memorandum of understanding to foster closer cooperation between the two nations’ film industries.
Ryan Phillippe to make directorial debut on Chained

UPDATE: IM Global’s Octane division will introduce the thriller to international buyers in Toronto. Merced Media Partners and PalmStar Media Capital are financing the Twisted Pictures presentation and Cassian Elwes represents domestic rights.
Sam Claflin to star in Brit List rom-com Modern Life is Rubbish

EXCLUSIVE: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Quiet Ones actor and former Screen Star of Tomorrow Sam Claflin to star in Brit comedy.
Sam Neill, Rosamund Pike join A Long Way Down

Sam Neill and Rosamund Pike join cast of Nick Hornby adaptation starring Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul and Imogen Poots.
Samuel Goldwyn Films falls for Toronto drama Still

Michael McGowan’s story about a couple in their twilight years stars James Cromwell and Geneviève Bujold and will open in 2013.
Samuel Goldwyn Foundation unveils writing finalists

The five entrants in the 2012 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards, now in its 57th year, prevailed from a pool of more than 250 submissions from eight University Of California campuses.
San Francisco Film Society announces festival dates

The 56th San Francisco International Film Festival will takes place from Apr 25- May 9 2013.
San Francisco Film Society names screenplay winners

Screenwriting partners Maryam Keshavarz [pictured] and Paolo Marinou-Blanco receive this year’s $15,000 SFFS/Hearst Screenwriting Grant for The Last Harem.
San Sebastian 2012

The lauded Spanish festival celebrates its 60th anniversary with a strong line-up of films and new industry initiatives.
San Sebastian's Zabaltegi-Pearls section includes Amour, Caesar Must Die

Sociedad General de Autores y Editores to sponsor audience award for the first time at this year’s festival.
Sanford 'Sandy' Lieberson awarded honorary CBE

Sanford ‘Sandy’ Lieberson has been presented with an honorary CBE by Culture Minister Ed Vaizey in recognition of his services to the film industry.
Sarah Wright replaces Simon Rexworthy as controller of acquisitions for Sky Movies

Wright, controller of acquisitions for Sky Entertainment, has been promoted to controller of acquisitions, Sky.
Screen Media Films launches Primal Screen

The curated horror label will focus on the development, production and acquisition of genre titles.
Screen to publish dailies for second year at Film Bazaar

Screen International is partnering with India’s National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) for the second year to publish dailies at annual co-production market Film Bazaar (Nov 21-24).
Screen to publish print editions in Zurich

Screen International will be publishing two special print editions during the forthcoming Zurich Film Festival.
Sean Bean to walk through Scorched Earth

24 director Brad Turner will turn his hand to the post-apocalyptic action film from a screenplay by Bobby Mort and Kevin Leeson. VMI Worldwide will handle worldwide sales.
Secret Cinema announce new production

Month-long project to start on Halloween, running to Dec 2.
Senna, The King's Speech, Lee Walpole among winners at Conch Awards

Ceremony took place in London last night with around 250 people in attendance.
Seven Psychopaths

Dir/scr: Martin McDonagh. US-UK. 2012. 109mins
Shakespeare's Globe and Arts Alliance Media announce 2012 Globe on Screen season

Season includes three of the Globe’s 2011 productions and kicks off on Sept 26.
Shepard And Dark

Dir/scr: Treva Wurmfeld. US. 2012. 89mins
Ship Of Theseus

Dir/scr: Anand Gandhi. India. 2012. 139mins
Shortland's Lore to represent Australia in Oscar race

German language film is about daughter of Nazi parents.
Sierra/Affinity touts The Way, Way Back in Toronto

Nick Meyer and his team have begun talks with buyers in Toronto on OddLot Entertainment, Sycamore Pictures and The Walsh Company’s The Way, Way Back marking the feature directorial debuts of Alexander Payne’s Oscar winning screenwriting partners Jim Rash and Nat Faxon.
Silver Linings Playbook

Dir: David O. Russell. US. 2012. 121mins
Silver Linings Playbook scoops Toronto audience award

No film earned the rapturous reception enjoyed by David O Russell’s rom-com (pictured) starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence and it heads into awards season with the BlackBerry People’s Choice Award under its belt.
Silver Linings Playbook, On The Road to open Mill Valley

David O Russell’s crowdpleaser and Walter Salles’ Jack Kerouac adaptation will open the festival on Oct 4 in Marin County, California. Ang Lee’s Life Of Pi will close the event.
Sky ‘fit and proper’ to hold TV licence

Ofcom has ruled that Sky is a “fit and proper” company to hold a broadcasting licence but criticised former chairman James Murdoch’s conduct in the wake of the phone hacking scandal.
Sky, Warner Bros. lock UK film deal

Sky locks new multi-year Warner Bros. first-window deal after contract was up for renewal; future films will include Man of Steel, The Hangover Part III and The Great Gatsby.
Skyfall’s world premiere to take place on Oct 23

His Royal Highness Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall will be in attendance at the Royal Albert Hall.
Slated unveils roster of strategic alliances

The online private marketplace for film financing and dealmaking has struck a slew of partnerships with companies involved in every step of the film-making process.
Snoop Lion roars into TIFF

Snoop Dogg’s transformation into Snoop Lion is the subject of Andy Capper’s new documentary Reincarnated, which premiered last night in Toronto.
Soda goes for UK ride with Wadjda

EXCLUSIVE: Soda Pictures strikes deal with The Match Factory for Haifaa Al-Mansour’s Venice buzzer.
Soho House moves out... but AMC and Virgin Mobile move in

2012 brings a new series of exclusive parties at the Storys building in Toronto.
Something In The Air

Dir/scr: Olivier Assayas. France. 2012. 122mins
Song For Marion

Dir/scr: Paul Andrew Williams. UK. 2012. 93mins
Sony unleashes Resident Evil 5 in first international wave

The latest instalment in the horror franchise will open in more than 65 territories this weekend and looks good to usurp The Dark Knight Rises after that film’s seven consecutive sessions at the top.
South Africa’s biggest exhibitor upgrades to Christie screens

Ster-Kinekor Theatres began the conversion in 2008 and aims to have the upgrades complete by 2013.
South Korea selects Pieta as Oscar submission

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has announced Kim Ki-duk’s recent Venice Golden Lion winner Pieta as South Korea’s submission for the Academy Awards’ best foreign language film category.
Spanish filmmaker wins $500k to make film with Ridley Scott and Michael Fassbender

YouTube and Emirates prize goes to The Guilt director David Victori in Venice; Michael Fassbender and Ridley Scott to act as executive producers on next film.
SPRI expects Resident Evil 5 to prosper in holdover weekend

Sony Pictures Releasing International’s Resident Evil: Retribution has amassed $69m since it launched last weekend and opens in around eight new markets.
Spring Breakers

Dir/scr: Harmony Korine. US. 2012. 93mins
Starry Starry Night

Dir: Tom Shu-Yu Lin. China-Taiwan. 2012. 98mins
Stealth boards Outpost 11 and The Rapture

Both films now in post.
Stealth Media Group hires Tania Sarra to senior sales role

The former director of sales at Arrow Entertainment moves from Toronto to London.
Stephen Daldry to receive Frankfurt Book Fair’s prize for best international film adaptation

Award ceremony to take place during the Frankfurt StoryDrive conference as part of Frankfurt Book Fair, which runs Oct 10-14.
Stephen Dillane, Celia Imrie, Marjane Satrapi among jurors at Dinard

23rd edition sees Celia Imrie, Stephen Dillane, Adrian Hodges and Marjane Satrapi among the jury.
Stephen Traynor named partner at The Film Farm

Co-founders Simone Urdl and Jennifer Weiss made the announcement on Tuesday (4).
Stevan Riley talks about James Bond doc Everything or Nothing

Director talks how he found out Bill Clinton was a Bond fan, and how Skyfall director Sam Mendes questioned Daniel Craig as 007.
Strand Releasing takes US on In The Fog

Sergei Loznitsa’s WWII period drama will screen in Toronto on Sept 12 and stars Vladmir Svirski and Vlad Abashin.
Strand takes US rights to Seidl's Paradise trilogy

Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to Ulrich Seidl’s Paradise trilogy: Paradise: Love, Paradise: Faith and Paradise: Hope.
Submarine acquires world rights to Time Zero

Grant Hamilton’s documentary Time Zero: The Last Year Of Polaroid Film focuses on the history of the photographic format and its inventor Edwin H Land. Submarine will commence sales talks in Toronto.
Submarine, Music Box to team up on cult pair

Submarine Entertainment and Music Box Films have partnered on the release of two cult films celebrating their 30th anniversary release – Wild Style by Charlie Ahearn and Downtown 81 by Edo Bertoglio.
Sue Bruce-Smith, Sam Lavender promoted at Film4

Bruce-Smith becomes head of commercial and brand strategy, Lavender becomes commissioning executive.
Summit / Lionsgate sets Twilight Saga marathon for Nov 15

To mark the conclusion of the four-part blockbuster franchise Summit Entertainment is collaborating with exhibition partners to present all four episodes back-to-back on a single day.
Swedish Film Institute backs eight new features with $5.8m

Films backed include new projects from Måns Mårling & Björn Stein [pictured], Daniel Alfredson and Stig Björkman.
Swiss cinema booming in 2012

Local films at box office led by The Foster Boy.
Syrian producer Orwa Nyrabia reported freed

Producer and pan-Arab DOX BOX film festival founder had been missing since August 23.
Taken 2

Dir: Olivier Megaton. France. 2012. 92mins
Tango Libre

Dir: Frederic Fonteyne. Belgium-France-Luxembourg. 2012. 109mins
Telluride to screen Hyde Park On Hudson, Midnight’s Children

The 39th annual Colorado event has announced its annual line-up featuring the customary list of unofficial world premieres prior to or around the same time as their official outings in Venice and Toronto.
Thanks For Sharing

Dir: Stuart Blumberg. US. 2012. 112mins
The Act Of Killing

Dir/scr: Josh Oppenheimer. Denmark-Norway-UK. 2012. 116mins
The Bay

Dir: Barry Levinson. US. 2012. 85mins
The Body, Invader lead Spanish selections at 45th Sitges Film Festival

12 Spanish films will premiere in Catalonia, including two world premieres.
The Brass Teapot

Dir: Ramaa Mosley. US. 2011. 102mins
The Bullet Vanishes

Dir: Lo Chi-leung. Hong Kong, China. 2012. 103mins
The Cinema Guild takes US rights to Leviathan

Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel’s documentary will screen here on Sept 12 and receive its official US premiere at the New York Film Festival prior to theatrical release in early 2013.
The Clown to represent Brazil in Oscar race

The Ministry of Culture of Brazil has announced Selton Mello’s The Clown (O Palhaço) as the country’s official entry for best foreign-language film in the 85th Academy Awards.
The Company You Keep

Dir: Robert Redford. US-Canada. 2012. 121mins
The Dark Knight Rises crosses $600m internationally

Warner Bros Pictures International’s The Dark Knight Rises ruled the box office for the seventh consecutive weekend thanks to an estimated $13m haul that saw the Batman epic cross $600m.
The Deep

Dir: Baltasar Kormakur. Iceland-Norway. 2012. 95mins
The End Of Time sells to US, Australia and Poland

National Film Board of Canada struck deals in Toronto for Peter Mettler’s documentary [pictured].
The Exchange takes on sales to Midnight Madness entry Hellbenders

JT Petty’s horror-comedy receives its world premiere on Sunday (9) and stars Clancy Brown, Clifton Collins Jr and Dan Fogler.
The Fifth Season

Dir/scr: Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodworth. Belgium–Netherlands–France. 2012. 94mins
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas

Dir/scr: Edward Burns. US. 2012. 99 mins
The Gatekeepers

Dir: Dror Moreh. Israel-France-Germany-Belgium. 2012. 95mins
The Hobbit journeys to 65th Royal Film Performance

First instalment of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy to have its Royal UK premiere on Dec 12.
The Holy Quaternity

Dir: Jan Hrebejk. Czech Republic. 2012. 78mins
The Iceman

Dir: Ariel Vromen. US. 2012. 97mins
The Impossible

Dir: Juan Antonio Bayona. Spain-US. 2012. 107mins
The Imposter crosses £1m at the UK box office

Revolver/Picturehouse’s documentary becomes eighth biggest non-music doc in the UK of the last ten years, and first to cross £1m since Senna last year.
The Last Supper

Dir/scr: Lu Chuan. China. 2012. 115mins
The long road to exoneration in West of Memphis

Producer Peter Jackson, director and screenwriter Amy Berg, producers and subjects Damien Echols and Lorri Davis and supporter Johnny Depp reopen the case of the West Memphis Three in a new documentary screened today at TIFF.
The Lookout

Dir: Michele Placido. France-Belgium-Italy. 2012. 89mins
The Man Who Laughs

Dir: Jean-Pierre Ameris. France. 2012. 95mins
The Master

Dir/scr: Paul Thomas Anderson. US. 2012. 137mins
The Match Factory strikes deal for Palestinian Oscar entry When I Saw You

Annemarie Jacir’s drama gets its world premiere in Toronto.
The Patience Stone

Dir: Atiq Rahimi. France-Germany-Afghanistan. 2012. 98mins
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

Dir: Stephen Chbosky. US. 2012. 112mins
The Place Beyond The Pines

Dir: Derek Cianfrance. US. 2012. 140mins
The Possession leads dismal US box office weekend

The weakest session in years saw Lionsgate’s horror film anchor its status as the number one film as the running total climbed to $33.3m
The Possession rules last weekend of summer 2012

UPDATE: A typically slow end to summer saw Lionsgate’s horror film score well with a $21.3m four-day number one result, while The Weinstein Company released Cannes entry Lawless in second place with a $15.1m four-day weekend.
The Sapphires stays strong at Oz box office

After six weeks in cinemas, home-grown musical The Sapphires is about $1m away from becoming one of Australia’s top 15 local films of all time.
The Script Connection relaunches as Story HQ

Company joins with Aria Films to launch Story-HQ.com, a new online platform for film development.
The Sessions team bares all

Stars Helen Hunt and John Hawkes are among the guests at the Zurich Film Festival.
The Sweeney arrests Dredd at the UK box office

eOne’s reboot takes top spot with $2.5m (£1.5m) debut with Universal’s ParaNorman charting second; Disney’s Brave crosses the £20m mark.
The Tightrope: A Theatrical Adventure With Peter Brook

Dir: Simon Brook. France-Italy. 2012. 86mins
The Two Faces of January starts shooting

Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst co-star in adaptation of Patricia Highsmith thriller, produced by Working Title and financed by StudioCanal.
The Watchtower

Dir/scr: Pelin Esmer. Turkey-Germany-France. 2012. 100mins
Three in a row in Spain for Tad, The Lost Explorer

Spanish animation released by Warner Bros has already grossed $11.7m in its native country and ruled the box office for the last three weekends.
Thykier, Foldager plan Danish football feature with Barfoed

Kris Thykier’s UK-based PeaPie Films is partnering with Meta Foldager’s Meta Films to produce Denmark ‘92, about Denmark’s unlikely victory at the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship.
TIFF unveils 16 participants for inaugural STUDIO initiative

The year-round programme for Ontario-based producers received more than 200 applications and participants will work with Canadian and international contacts to develop their film, television, interactive or transmedia projects.
TIFFCOM unveils projects market, partners with ACE

Tokyo International Film Festival’s contents market TIFFCOM (October 23-25) has announced the participants and partners for its reworked projects market.
Tobias Lindholm, A Hijacking

The director follows up his acclaimed prison drama R with the powerful modern pirates story A Hijacking.
Tokyo International Film Festival unveils line-up

Five world premieres in the competition section, including Riri Riza’s Atambua 39° Celsius; Hiroshi Okuhara’s The Black Square and Wang Jing’s Feng Shui.
Tom Rothman to quit Fox by end of year

Jim Gianopulos to become chairman and CEO of reorganised studio, now renamed Twentieth Century Fox Film.
Tom Wilkinson joins The Solution’s thriller Felony

The British actor will star opposite the previously announced Joel Edgerton in the project. The Solution Entertainment Group is selling internationally and CAA represents US rights.
Toronto 2012 dailies

FINAL UPDATE: Catch up with pdfs of all five of Screen’s Toronto print dailies here.
Toronto awaits the acquisitions avalanche

Sources close to Thanks For Sharing were confident the comedic drama might generate the second major US deal of the festival on Sunday night (9) as buyers and sellers waited for the acquisitions avalanche to come.
Toronto buyers gear up as busy weekend beckons

The distribution community buzzed into life on Friday (7) heading into a packed weekend of screenings as FilmDistrict moved on US rights to Good Universe’s Oldboy remake and Anchor Bay picked up North America and the UK on Billy Bob Thornton’s Toronto entry Jayne Mansfield’s Car.
Toronto deals: Magnolia buys Teapot, Cinedigm finds Play

As the Toronto deals continued to come in, Magnolia Pictures announced on Friday (14) it had taken North American rights to The Brass Teapot.
Toronto: Domestic buyers circle embarrassment of riches

One of the most dazzling Toronto line-ups in years – on paper at least – has set up what could well become a memorable 10 days of business as domestic distributors old and new prepare to battle it out for rights.
Toronto: Imogene sells as buyers remain cautious

UPDATE: The second major on-site deal at Toronto concluded on Monday (10) as Lionsgate acquired Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s comedy starring Kristen Wiig.
Total Recall wipes out Brave at the UK box office

Sony’s reboot tops chart with $4.4m (£2.8m) debut; Universal’s Ted becomes the distributor’s second biggest release since 2007 in the UK.
Tribeca Film picks up The Fitzgerald Family Christmas

Burns wrote, directed and stars in the Toronto-bound family drama and reunites with former collaborators Connie Britton and Michael McGlone.
Trouble With The Curve

Dir: Robert Lorenz. US. 2011. 111mins
Trouble with the Curve to close Tokyo International Film Festival

Robert Lorenz’s father-daughter drama Trouble with the Curve, starring Clint Eastwood, Justin Timberlake and Amy Adams, will close TIFF.
TrustNordisk takes on Norwegian thriller Pioneer

Film is from Christian Fredrik Martin of Friland, who also produced Headhunters.
TWC On The Other Side of the Tracks with Omar Sy

EXCLUSIVE: Following their US release of Intouchables, The Weinstein Company acquires latest Omar Sy picture from Other Angle.
Twice Born

Dir: Sergio Castellitto. Italy-Spain. 2012. 129mins
Two more deals confirmed out of Fantasia's inaugural Frontières market

Raven Banner Entertainment board Dark Hollow, while EMAfilms sign on as producers of Turbo Kid.
UK premiere of Paris-Manhattan to open the UK Jewish Film Festival

Writer/director Sophie Lellouche’s debut feature [pictured] to open the festival at the BFI Southbank in London and at Manchester’s Parrs Wood Cineworld.
UK reception in Toronto

The BFI, BFC, British Council, Northern Ireland Screen, Creative England, the Edinburgh International Film Festival and Screen International held a reception celebrating UK filmmakers on Monday night in Toronto at the Spoke Club.
Universal moves back Les Miserables to Dec 25

The switch means that the studio’s classic adaptation joins Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained as the last of the expected Oscar contenders to open in North American theatres this year.
Ursula Meier's Sister entered for Oscar race

Jury praised Meier’s film for its “intelligent and original screenplay”.
Vertigo high on Safety Not Guaranteed

EXCLUSIVE: Vertigo picks up Sundance hit Safety not Guaranteed from Independent Film Company for a November release in the UK.
Virgil Films takes US rights to Fred Won’t Move Out

Richard Ledes wrote and directed the drama about ageing family relatives starring Elliot Gould and Fred Melamed.
Voice of My Father takes top prize in Adana

Watchtower also wins two prizes at the Turkish festival.
VVS Films adds Spring Breakers, Horns to pipeline

The distributor snapped up all Canadian rights to Harmony Korine’s coming-of-age romp starring James Franco, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens.
Wadjda

Dir/scr: Haifaa al Mansour. Saudi Arabia. 2012. 97mins
Wajda Studio’s The Performer wraps filming

Maciej Sobieszczanski and Lukasz Ronduda’s directorial debut stars Oskar Dawicki as himself.
Walloon-Brussels Federation grants €3m to 50 projects

David Lambert [pictured], Vanja D’Alcantara and Frédéric Dumont among filmmakers to receive funding.
Wanda goes extreme with Red Bull's 3D films

San Sebastian titles The Art Of Flight 3D and Storm Surfers 3D [pictured] picked up for Spanish distribution.
War Witch named Canadian Oscar submission

Kim Nguyen’s film was funded by the Canada Feature Film Fund, produced by Pierre Even and Marie-Claude Poulin of Item 7 and distributed in Quebec by Métropole Films. Tribeca Films holds US rights. Telefilm Canada made the announcement on Tuesday (18).
Warm Bodies

Dir/scr: Jonathan Levine. US. 2013. 97mins
Warner Bros dates Hobbit finale on Jul 18 2014

Warner Bros and New Line announced the release date on Friday (Aug 31) for The Hobbit: There And Back Again.
Warner’s Bruce Rosenblum to keynote at MIPCOM

Warner Brothers Television Group president to give speech on the future of media, entertainment and broadcasting.
Wasteland

Dir/scr: Rowan Athale. UK. 2012. 106mins
Well Go USA swoops on North American rights to The Thieves

Choi Dong-hoon’s South Korean heist thriller was a summer smash in its home country where it reportedly generated more than 10m admissions – the first film to do so since tsunami action film Haeundae three years ago.
Well Go USA takes US rights to Dangerous Liaisons

The distributor negotiated the deal with Arclight Films’ Asian arm Easternlight ahead of the romantic thriller’s North America premiere in Toronto on Monday (10).
What Maisie Knew

Dirs: Scott McGehee and David Siegel. US. 2012. 93mins
What Richard Did

Dir: Lenny Abrahamson. Ireland. 2012. 87mins
Where The Fire Burns, The Last Sentence among winners at Montreal's World Film Festival

36th edition ran Aug 23-Sept 3, screening 432 films from 80 countries.
White Tiger enters Oscar race for Russia

Karen Shakhnazarov’s World War II-set fantasy action selected by Russian Oscar committee.
Wide has a Bad Hair day; Wide House closes Gang deal

Two new pick-ups for Wide Management and a documentary deal for Wide House.
Wide House picks up Amos Gitai’s Lullaby to my Father

EXCLUSIVE: Wide strikes non-exclusive sales deal for Gitai’s Venice Out of Competition entry, also picks up director’s 2009 film Carmel.
Winners of BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum's initiative announced

Initiative sought to find UK’s most promising comedy writers.
Woman With A Camera, Red Wedding win IDFA WorldView Award

Films awarded grant of £10,000 towards their production.
Woolley, Jordan go back to vampires with Byzantium

Stephen Woolley discusses the inspirations and challenges behind new vampire thriller Byzantium, which screens tomorrow [Sunday 9] at Toronto.
Worldview to finance and produce southern drama Joe

Christopher Woodrow and Molly Conners’ busy finance and production company has come on board to finance and produce David Gordon Green’s film starring Nicolas Cage.
Worldview, Octane to finance and produce The Sacrament

Worldview Entertainment has joined IM Global’s Octane division on Ti West’s horror-thriller. Octane will introduce the project to international buyers in Toronto and CAA represents domestic rights.
Writers

Dir/scr: Josh Boone. US. 2012. 96mins
XLrator Media pledges January 2013 release for Allegiance

XLrator Media has acquired all domestic rights to the military thriller Allegiance starring Shad ‘Bow Wow’ Moss, Seth Gabel, Aidan Quinn, Malik Yoba and Pablo Schreiber.
Yekra secures $3m capital raise

The digital distribution platform’s top brass said on Thursday [9] they had secured an investment from several investors that would enable the service to deploy its audience-building technology.
Yellow

Dir: Nick Cassavetes. US. 2012. 110mins
You're nicked

The Sweeney cast and director Nick Love talk about toy guns, The Wire and sushi.
YouTube chief to reveal content partners in Mipcom keynote

YouTube global head of content Robert Kyncl is set to use his keynote speech at Mipcom to reveal the partners that have landed up to £500,000 to produce content for the Google-owned platform.
Zaytoun

Dir: Eran Riklis. UK-Israel-France. 2012. 107mins
Zodiak takes Scott Free’s In a Day to global market

Brazil, India and Australia may be the next territories to recreate the “…In a Day” format for their respective audiences, with Zodiak Rights speaking to local broadcasters ahead of Mipcom.
Zurich 2012 special issues

Read Screen’s special issues from the Zurich Film Festival, with news, photos, reviews, director profiles and more.
Zurich adds nine titles to festival slate

The Zurich Film Festival adds nine films, taking its total to 120.
Zurich expands industry offerings with new market

Works in progress selections include Horizon Beautiful and Recycling Lily.
Zurich opens with 'Thursday night fever' welcoming Stone, Travolta

Zurich Film Festival underway with Oliver Stone’s Savages [pictured], lifetime achievement award for John Travolta.
Zurich's Finance Forum sees growing opportunities for international producers

The world of film finance is in good health despite the economic downturn. That was the message at the Third Film Finance Forum @ Zurich Film Festival.

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