Screen
09 Feb 2012
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Ainouz sees Futuro with German-Brazilian drama
Brazilian director Karim Ainouz, now based mostly in Berlin, is gearing up for a February 27 start of shoot for his next drama Praia Do Futuro. -
Alexander Rodnyansky
He is already one of the biggest figures in the Russian entertainment arena, and now Alexander Rodnyansky has turned his sights and his resources to the US. With his first English-language film in competition at Berlin, he spoke to Screen about his career and his ambitions in film -
Almodovar laughs with The Brief Lovers
El Deseo has confirmed details of Pedro Almodovar’s next film, The Brief Lovers (Los amantes pasajeros). -
Amour, The Master lead London Critics’ Circle nominations
Amour and The Master lead the nominations with seven apiece, Skyfall gets five nods, Sightseers four; Helena Bonham Carter to receive Excellence Award. -
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie talks candidly about the conception and making of her directorial debut, In The Land Of Blood And Honey, which has its international premiere in Berlin. -
Avalon team goes Under The Pyramid
EXCLUSIVE: Swedish producers also plan “Nazi orgy film.” -
Bachelorette party spreads for Elle Driver
EXCLUSIVE: Deals include Icon for UK and Telepool for Germany. -
Backup's draws Crowd for Heysel drama
EXCLUSIVE: The story of the Heysel Stadium football disaster, when 39 Juventus fans died just prior to the 1985 European Cup Final against Liverpool, is to be told in an ambitious new €7 million feature film. -
BBC takes on Beyond The Fire
Swipe Films also sells to France and Ireland. -
Beki Probst: EFM numbers up in 2012 despite economic issues
Statistics released by the European Film Market suggest that this has been a bumper Berlin. Bucking economic trends, the EFM is reporting increased attendance and screenings. -
Berlin buzz: market titles
As Berlin’s European Film Market kicks off, Screen looks at the hottest market debuts — at all stages of production — being offered by US, UK and European sellers -
Berlin festival buzz: Competition
Screen writers profile the world premieres in Berlinale 2012 competition, including Christian Petzold’s Barbara [pictured]. -
Berlin festival buzz: Other sections
Screen profiles selected world premieres across other festival sections, including Berlinale Special selection I, Anna [pictured]. -
Berlin roundup: Metrodome takes on Piggy; Autlook closes spate of deals on Beats
More news from the European Film Market. -
Berlin sellers roundup: Deals from Delphis, Locomotive, Jinga, Stealth and more
The latest sales news from the European Film Market. -
Berlin Today prizes flies to Batman At The Checkpoint
White Lobster gets honourable mention. -
Bettany eyes 3D film by Popogrebsky
EXCLUSIVE: Paul Bettany is in advanced negotiations to star in the new film from Alexei Popogrebsky, Lost Rooms. -
BFI restores silent Hitchcock films
Here in Berlin, the British Film Institute (BFI) has revealed further details of its major Alfred Hitchcock restoration project, which is being mounted for the London 2012 Festival (part of the Cultural Olympiad to tie in with the Olympic Games.) -
BFI Shorts scheme open for applications
The scheme is being managed by Lighthouse, the digital agency behind filmmaker mentoring programme Guiding Lights. -
Bier's Love spreads for TrustNordisk
Pierce Brosnan stars. -
Bingham Ray remembered in Berlin
Friends and colleagues gathered today at the Martin Gropius Bau to pay tribute to the late Bingham Ray, who died suddenly in January during the Sundance Film Festival. -
Bober's CoProduction Office blasts off with Meteora
Company also handling Ulrich Seidl’s sex tourism story Paradise, now a three-feature project. -
Boyfriend flirts with Italian remake
Guido Rud’s FilmSharks International continues to do strong business from its remakes division that was launched three years ago. -
Brits abroad
A string of global successes has underlined the breakout potential of British films. But how easy is it to sell UK projects around the world? Geoffrey Macnab reports -
Brugger takes on Quatraro Mystery
Zentropa’s Peter Engel producing. -
Buoyant, but not booming, Berlin market points to busier Cannes
Hottest sellers include 2 Guns starring Denzel Washington [pictured] for Foresight and Steven Soderbergh’s Bitter Pill for FilmNation. -
Buyers cuddle up to Visit Films' Teddy Bear
EXCLUSIVE: Other deals done for First Position and Fortunate Sons. -
Buyers fall for TrustNordisk's Fjallbacka
TV series and features adapted from Camilla Lackberg [pictured] bestsellers. -
Buyers laugh along with Magnolia's hot comedies
EXCLUSIVE: Magnolia International’s Laird Adamson reports busy business on two hot titles - Bobcat Goldthwait’s God Bless America and recent Sundance selection Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie [pictured]. -
Canada checks into Astral City
EXCLUSIVE: FilmSharks International handles Brazilian hit. -
Cargo flies with Paquin's Angel
EXCLUSIVE: Cargo Entertainment has taken on Black Wings Has My Angel, set to star Anna Paquin, Tom Hiddleston and Elijah Wood. -
Chronicle flies into top spot at UK box office
Fox’s sci-fi takes the reins from War Horse, which drops to 4th, over a snow-affected weekend in the UK; StudioCanal has DVD hit with Tinker Tailor. -
Cinando revamps offerings
Industry platform and database Cinando has relaunched this week with a new design and new functionality. -
Content seals The Pact across multiple territories
EXCLUSIVE: Deals include eOne for UK, Australia and New Zealand. -
Dana Harrison joins Paradise FX Europe as sales director
Harrison will be running the company’s London and Berlin offices. -
Deborah Young leaves post as director of Taormina Film Fest
Film critic Deborah Young is leaving her post as director of the Taormina Film Fest after five years with the event. -
Dragojevic gets prickly with Julian Barnes' Porcupine
EXCLUSIVE: WIDE strikes French deal for Panorama title The Parade. -
Edinburgh to reinstate awards at 2012 festival
The Edinburgh International Film Festival will re-introduce its major awards this year, after dropping them for the 2011 edition. -
Edwin
The director of the first Indonesian film to be selected for Berlin Competition talks about censorship and other animals in Indonesia. -
eOne takes US rights to Ken Scott's Starbuck
Comedy already a hit in its native Canada. -
Epic takes on foreign rights to horror anthology V/H/S
EXCLUSIVE: Epic Pictures has taken on foreign sales rights to Sundance hit V/H/S. -
Exclusive starts sales at EFM for Robot & Frank, Quiet Ones
EXCLUSIVE: Robot & Frank to screen for EFM buyers on Sunday and Monday. -
F&ME gets DVD box set; plans Streetkids United follow-up
EXCLUSIVE: HB Films to launch 10-film box set of international co-productions; F&ME readies two shoots in Brazil. -
Fast Girls
Ealing Metro will be tempting buyers in Berlin with British athletics drama Fast Girls, produced by Damian Jones, directed by Regan Hall, and described by star Noel Clarke as “Rocky with girls in lycra”. -
Figgis starts shoot for Suspension of Disbelief
EXCLUSIVE: Content sells thriller starring Sebastian Koch. -
Filmax closes Japan deal for Childish Games
Filmax launches special Valentine’s Day trailer for Rec 3. -
Ghost Protocol retains top spot over chilly int’l weekend
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol held firm in the face of sub-zero temperatures across much of Europe to reign supreme internationally for the second week running. -
Global Screen launches with strong I, Anna sales
EXCLUSIVE: Sonia Mehandjiyska, new head of Telepool-Bavaria joint venture talks to Screen about strategy. -
Gore Verbinski
The American director reflects on the making of Rango, which recently won top honours at the Annie Awards and is up for an Academy Award. -
Gothenberg closes in style
The closing night ceremony at the 35th Gothenberg International Film Festival (GIFF) last night was a cheerful affair livened up by brassy host Shima Niavarani a Swedish hybrid of Bernadette Peters and Bette Midler who had a whipsmart sense of humour (in English, no less) and a powerful singing voice. -
Hall, Foster, Sedgwick, Leigh join cast of Kill Your Darlings
Young Beats story starts shooting on March 19 in New York. -
Hansel and Gretel in 3D sells widely
Live action film to shoot this summer. -
Highmore meets Bardot
Carol Polakoff’s production slate also includes Eran Riklis project. -
Iben Akerlie to star in Knut Hamsun adaptation Victoria
The film will start shooting for director Torun Lian later this month. -
Imagina takes on I Want You
EXCLUSIVE: Spanish outfit Imagina is starting sales on I Want You (Tengo Ganas Di Ti), the follow up to runaway Spanish hit, 3 Meters Above The Sky. -
Independent takes on sales for Sundance hits Safety Not Guaranteed, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
EXCLUSIVE: Independent is continuing its collaboration with Cinetic by taking on two hot titles from Sundance: Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly’s time-travel comedy Safety Not Guaranteed and Alison Klayman’s documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, about the Chinese artist. -
Indomina, BET go for LUV
Theatrical launch planned in autumn 2012. -
Intandem's Bright Day shines for buyers
EXCLUSIVE: Simon Aboud’s debut feature goes to Australia, CIS, Middle East, Portugal. -
Italian industry group backs Marco Mueller for Rome job
Aiming to quell a month of political infighting over the fate of the Rome Film Festival, Anica, the Italian motion pictures association, has issued a statement today backing Marco Mueller as the “right solution” as artistic director of Italy’s second festival. -
James Hickey, Irish Film Board
While Ireland’s economy continues to suffer, its film sector remains a bright light. The Irish Film Board CEO talks about the growing ambitions of the Irish audiovisual industry. -
Jan Troell
The Swedish film-maker talks to Screen about his first digital film, Truth & Consequence, and how he has no plans to retire at age 80 -
Jane Lynch joins cast of A.C.O.D.
Jane Lynch (Glee) has joined the cast of Black Bear Pictures’ A.C.O.D. alongside Richard Jenkins and Adam Scott. -
Japan's Gaga continues lively acquisitions with Farewell My Queen and The Chef
Sales lineup includes Himizu and I Wish. -
Jinga adds horror Rites of Spring to EFM slate
US horror already sold to IFC for US and Mongrel for Canada. -
Kijak's Smiths comedy attracts hot young cast including Jessica Brown-Findlay
EXCLUSIVE: Shoplifters of the World to be directed by Stephen Kijak and produced by Lorianne Hall. -
Lasowski thrills with The Timber
French actress Elisa Lasowski (Eastern Promises) will star opposite Josh Peck and James Ransone in Western thriller The Timber, currently shooting in Romania for Los Angeles-based ANA Media. -
Lee Tamahori signs on for Corsan's Emperor
Lee Tamahori will direct action epic Emperor for Corsan. -
Leijonberg to direct Swedish remake of Ben X
Shoot set to start in late March in Sweden. -
LevelK takes on Emily Watson-starring Blood Ties
Emily Watson will join John Hannah and Harry Treadaway in Blood Ties, a UK time-twisting thriller. -
Lindholm reunites with R star for A Hijacking
Danish director Tobias Lindholm and actor Pilou Asbaek, who first collaborated on hard-hitting prison drama R in 2010, reunite for Lindholm’s new movie A Hijacking, which is being readied for completion by Cannes. -
LUFF readies 9th edition for June 25-28
More than 120 buyers expected to attend the London event. -
M-Appeal goes Electrick with Aussie deal
Rebecca Thomas’s Electrick Children is generating a buzz with buyers. -
Maya adds Between Us to Berlin market slate
Maya Entertainment Group has acquired foreign rights to Between Us and added the Bugeater Films drama to its Berlin sales slate. -
Mediabiz expands debt financing
Montreal-based Mediabiz International Group has expanded its financing ability for senior and mezzanine debt financing for its film and TV productions. -
MediaXchange plans pre-AFM finance conference
Advisory board Jason Blum, Cassian Elwes, John Sloss and Michael J Werner. -
Metrodome goes on buying spree at EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Acquisitions include The Sorcerer And The White Snake. -
MK2 to produce Turturro's Gigolo, Demme's Zeitoun
EXCLUSIVE: John Turturro is set to star in and direct Fading Gigolo, which French mini major MK2 is producing. -
Mousetrap catches Jinga's Face to Face for US
Santa Barbara Indie Spirit award winner to be released on 200 screens. -
Music publisher Atlantic Screen Group launches second fund for film, TV investment
EXCLUSIVE: Atlantic Screen Group, the film and TV music publisher, has launched a second fund to invest in movies and television. -
Naomi Watts to play Princess Diana
Downfall director Oliver Hirschbiegel will direct Caught In Flight for Ecosse Films. -
New Horizons on board for new Antoniak film
Poland’s New Horizons Association, which runs the New Horizons Film Festival in Wroclaw and is also involved in distribution, has expanded into production. -
New Toronto-based sales and distribution company launches
108 Media’s first acquisition is the Korean hit animation Leafie: A Hen Into The Wild. -
New Zealand, Denmark co-produce Borgman's debut feature
Daniel Joseph Borgman will start shooting his debut feature The Weight of Elephants in Southland, New Zealand in March. -
Opus checks out library of Peakviewing classics
EXCLUSIVE: Opus Distribution has acquired the library from Peakviewing Transatlantic, including 19 classic titles. -
Peccadillo adds four in Berlin, including Panorama opener Kuma
UK film distributor Peccadillo Pictures have secured UK and Ireland rights to Panorama opening film Kuma.Director Umut Dag’s film is sold by Films Boutique.Peccadillo has been especially busy in Berlin, also buying Sheldon Larry’s contemporary musical Leave It On The Floor from The Film Collaborative; Italian sci-fi -
Postcards From The Zoo sells to Germany, Korea, Taiwan, Austria
The Match Factory has closed a number of deals on Berlin Competition title Postcards From The Zoo by Indonesian filmmaker Edwin. -
Radius-TWC is high on Pusher
Label acquires US rights to English-language remake of Nicolas Winding Refn cult hit. -
Reel Suspects has busy deals for Dolly Parton, X-Femmes, Vanishing Waves
EXCLUSIVE: Matteo Lovadina’s Reel Suspects has been closing multiple deals on its EFM slate. -
Robert Redford to star in J.C. Chandor's All Is Lost
FilmNation Entertainment is handling international sales on the project, which will be distributed in the US by Lionsgate. -
Roland Joffe lands Forest Whitaker as Desmond Tutu
EXCLUSIVE: Roland Joffe is plotting a prison movie set in South Africa that will deal with the Truth and Reconciliation hearings. -
Sarajevo honours Soldondz
He will attend for audience Q&As. -
Schwarzenegger joins Stallone in The Tomb, sold by Summit
Mikael Hafstrom directs the Emmett-Furla Films/Mark Canton production. -
Screen party at Berlinale 2012
Screen International celebrated the Berlinale with a reception at Soho House Berlin. -
Sky 1 named Broadcast channel of the year
Sky 1 picked up the coveted channel of the year prize at last night’s Broadcast Awards in the UK– as ITV drama including Downton Abbey [pictured] stole the show. -
SND strikes for Joel Hopkins' Love Punch
Pierce Brosnan and Emma Thompson to star. -
Soda's New British Cinema Quarterly gets BFI investment, launches 2012 slate
BFI’s P&A fund backs the programme with £50,000. -
Stealth boards Kitamura/Rourke action, Tagliavani comedy, Iron Sky in demand
UK sales outfit Stealth Media Group has boarded writer-director Ryuhei Kitamura’s action Marble City starring Mickey Rourke and Cam Gigandet. -
STS launches with Wild Bill sales; Serkis, Reid films
UK producer Sam Tromans and sales executive Simon Barnes, formerly of Park Entertainment, have launched new sales/production/finance company STS, which is at the EFM selling Wild Bill. -
The hard sell
Selling arthouse cinema from anyone other than a major-name director can be tough, reports Geoffrey Macnab, but can multi-platform releasing help breathe new life into this market? -
The Power Of Two
Leading UK producers Ruby and See Saw are going out to investors together next week with a new EIS investment scheme designed to raise working capital for upcoming productions. -
Third Outpost film to shoot in April for Content
Kieran Parker to direct third film with script by Rae Brunton. -
TLA takes Kiss from Yellow Affair
Distributor also takes Four More Years. -
Trade secrets
Traditional film sales are in flux, with the rise of digital platforms creating new opportunities for sellers against the backdrop of tough economic times. On the eve of Berlin’s European Film Market, John Hazelton explores a fast-evolving sector -
Tribeca scoops Side By Side
Keanu Reeves produces and presents the documentary. -
True life cow story comes to big screen
US producer Max Howard and Munich based Papa Löwe Filmproduktion are partnering with Torsten Poeck and UK-based writer/producer Kirsty Peart on the development of the partly animated family feature film, Cow On The Run, in collaboration with Gut Aiderbichl.The true story of Yvonne, the bovine bandit from Bavaria, is to be brought to Hollywood and the international markets by an international team of award-winning animators, writers and producers. Yvonne escaped a Bavarian -
TrustNordisk signs raft of deals for The Hunt, Black's Game
TrustNordisk has shown buyers a promo for Thomas Vinterberg’s The Hunt, which is now in post-production. -
Universal sings with Marley in UK/Scandinavia deal with Fortissimo
Fortissimo has closed a number of deals for Kevin Macdonald’s Bob Marley documentary Marley, led by Universal Pictures International Entertainment taking rights for UK and Scandinavia. -
Urban's Love spreads
French sales and production outfit Urban Distribution International has sold One Love (Un Amor) by Paula Hernandez to a number of territories early in the EFM.Deals done include Switzerland, Austria (Trigon), Finland (Cinema Mondo), Sweden (Triart Film), Uruguay and Argentina (DCA).The Argentinian film tells the story of two childhood friends who fall in love with the same girl, Lisa. A love triangle starts until she suddenly leaves town.Thirty years later, on a business -
Van Hoy and Knudsen line up slate with Rapp, Araki, Devor, Foster
US producers Jay Van Hoy and Lars Knudsen of Parts & Labor are lining up a busy slate of projects including Adam Rapp’s Red Light Winter, Gregg Araki’s The Womb, and new films from Robinson Devor and Ben Foster, the latter making his directorial debut. -
Voltage sparks for Week, Sharing sales
EXCLUSIVE: Nicolas Chartier’s Voltage Pictures continues strong sales for its comedies The Longest Week and Thanks for Sharing. -
Weinsteins Company's Radius-TWC takes North American rights to Bachelorette
The Weinstein Company’s new label Radius-TWC has acquired North American rights to Leslye Headland’s comedy Bachelorette, fresh off its world premiere at Sundance. -
Wild Bunch delves into Lou Ye's Mystery
EXCLUSIVE: Wild Bunch also boosts slate with Leconte’s feature animation The Suicide Shop, Tony Krawitz’s Dead Europe, and more. -
Winter Warmer
Jeremy Kay analyses the deals from Sundance — including the $6m deal for The Surrogate [pictured] and looks ahead to Berlin’s European Film Market.
