All Screen articles in 08 Sept 2011
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NewseOne UK acquires Icelandic thriller Black’s Game
TrustNordisk handling thriller executive produced by Nicolas Winding Refn [pictured].
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NewsTerri Hooley biopic Good Vibrations shoot underway in Belfast
Five-week shoot on UK-Irish co-production gets underway in Belfast.
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FeaturesToronto 2011: Gala Presentations, Special Presentations
As international buyers and visitors prepare for this month’s Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 8-18), Screen gets the scoop on all the world premieres across TIFF’s main sections
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FeaturesToronto 2011: Real to Reel
Real to ReelThe Boy Who Was A King (Bulg-Ger)Dir Andrey PaounovThe story of Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha who became the tsar of Bulgaria at the age of six and returned from exile following the end of communist rule to be elected prime minister.Contact Zero One - office@zeroone.deComic-Con: Episode IV — A Fan’s ...
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FeaturesToronto 2011: Vanguard, Midnight Madness, Visions, TIFF Kids
VanguardCARRÉ BLANC (Fr-Lux-Bel-Switz)Dir Jean-Baptiste LéonettiThe first feature from acclaimed French commercials director Léonetti, Carré Blanc is a futuristic drama set in a dark dystopian world, about a suicide survivor who works for a nameless corporation. Produced by Tarantula, Solair Films and CJSC CTC Network, the film’s cast includes Sami Bouajila ...
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Toronto 2011: Contemporary World Cinema
Contemporary World Cinema388 Arletta Avenue (Can)Dir Randall ColeVincenzo Natali and Steven Hoban produced this high-concept thriller described by TFI International as Paranormal Activity meets Rear Window. It was presold to eOne for Canada and StudioCanal for the UK.Sales TFI InternationalALWAYS BRANDO (Tun)Dir Ridha BehiTunisian writer-director Behi worked with Marlon Brando ...
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FeaturesIndependent streak
Steve Bersch leads the formidable Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions team, which has made its mark on numerous indie hits in recent years. He tells Screen what they will be looking for at Toronto.
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FeaturesWill Toronto see a buying spree?
The heavyweight US sales companies are set to unveil new projects at Toronto ahead of the AFM, confident a weaker US dollar and a buoyant mood from Cannes will prove good for business.
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NewsCampbell, Doyle, Downey line up for The Disappeared
Shandi Mitchell’s The Disappeared begins filming in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia on September 12.
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NewsRouleau wins CMPA Producer's Award in Toronto
The Canadian Media Production Association awarded André Rouleau with its sixth-annual $10,000 Producer’s Award tonight.
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NewsFinecut's new deals include Arirang to Italy, Day He Arrives to France
Korean sales company Finecut has announced a raft of deals as the Toronto International Film Festival kicks off.
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NewsWinterbottom eyes Jack Black, Steve Coogan projects
As he hits Toronto with his new film Trishna, Michael Winterbottom says he is waiting to hear if his next project to shoot will be one with Jack Black or one with Steve Coogan.
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NewsWill Gluck talks about Sex On The Moon adaptation
Will Gluck, director of Easy A and Friends With Benefits, tells Screen that he’s already starting to think about who should take the demanding lead actor role in his adaptation of Sex On The Moon.
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NewsTF1 makes a pact with UK thriller Demons
TF1 International has taken on sales for Demons Never Die, which is written and directed by Screen International 2011 Star of Tomorrow Arjun Rose.
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FeaturesToronto 2011: Gary Hustwit
The New York City-based director is in Toronto to present the world premiere of his city design documentary Urbanized, the third film is his design trilogy after Helvetica and Objectified.
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FeaturesToronto 2011: Michael Winterbottom
The prolific English director returns to TIFF (where he has shown many of his films, including 2010’s The Trip), with his first India-set film, Trisha.
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NewsContent takes on Nothing To Fear starring Thomas Haden Church
Content will handle international sales on Nothing To Fear, the first film from Slasher Films.
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NewsK5 saddles up for box-office hit Buck
K5 International has taken on international rights to Sundance Audience Award-winning documentary Buck.
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NewsScanbox gains strength in Sweden, Finland with acquisition of PAN Vision
Scanbox Entertainment has struck a deal to acquire PAN Vision’s Nordic Film Division.
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NewsFortissimo hops on Quentin Lee's White Frog
Fortissimo Films has acquired international sales rights to Quentin Lee’s White Frog, and will introduce the project to buyers here in Toronto.