Screen
09 Sept 2010
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A Barefoot Dream is Korea's surprise Oscar submission
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has announced Kim Tae-kyun’s A Barefoot Dream will be submitted as South Korea’s candidate for the 2011 Academy Awards’ Best Foreign Language Film category nominations. -
Animated 3D Thor being readied for autumn 2011 launch
Production is continuing on Legends of Valhalla – Thor, which is being made as an animated 3D movie. -
ATO takes TIFF world premiere Casino Jack
A December release is being targeted for the film, which stars Kevin Spacey as a disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abranoff. -
Bankside and Killer strike first-look, co-development deal
First projects under the deal include Jeff Garlin’s Dealin With Idiots and Julianne Moore-starring Innocence. -
Beijing Screenings to showcase 60 Chinese films to international buyers
The 14th Beijing Screenings will be held from Sept 7-10 tin Beijing with up-and-coming filmmaker Kong Lingchen’s City Monkey being the opening film of the 4-day film market, the event’s organizer China Film Group and China Film Promotion International announced. -
Canada opens co-production talks with India
Canada’s Heritage Minister James Moore announced that Canada is launching co-production talks with India. -
Ciaran Foy to make first feature with Blinder, Sigma
Blinder Films (which is behind TIFF title Sensation) is at work on its next feature film, Citadel, which will shoot on location in Glasgow in November. -
D Films in deal with Foundation Features.
Canadian companies announce first-look development deal. -
Deluxe group strikes ITFC deal
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group has acquired the business and assets of post production and content management provider ITFC. -
Denise Robert wins CMPA prize and gives cheque to Belanger
Oscar-winning producer Denise Robert says that being the first woman to win the Canadian Media Production Association award makes her feel “honoured … like one of the boys! And I’ve been waiting for that for a long time.” -
Drafthouse picks up Four Lions
The Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse cinema is expanding into distribution through Drafthouse Films and has taken US rights to Chris Morris’ Four Lions. -
Easternlight shines for Chen Kaige's epic Sacrifice
Easternlight Films has acquired worldwide rights excluding China and Japan to Sacrifice, the new film from Chinese auteur Chen Kaige. -
Easternlight takes on Malaysian action drama Bunga Lalang
Arclight Films’ Asian division Easternlight has picked up Malaysian action drama Bunga Lalang, directed by Dain Iskandar Said and produced by Convergence Entertainment and Malaysia’s Apparat. -
Ebert inspires Twitter showdown
Film critic Roger Ebert will be at TIFF participating in a festival panel that conducts a “Twitter showdown.” -
EFP supporting campaigns for 47 films in Toronto
Under European Film Promotion’s Film Sales Support scheme, 47 European films from 18 European countries will receive help with their marketing campaigns during the Toronto International Film Festival. -
European digital distribution network Ichnos launches with Venice titles
A new plan for a pan-European digital distribution network specially for festival films was announced in Venice. -
Films Boutique picks up Colombian animated doc
Berlin-based sales agent Films Boutique has picked up the international rights for Jairo Eduardo Carrillo’s Little Voices which premiered in Venice Days.. -
Fortissimo slays buyers with Assassins
Fortissimo has announced several deals finished at TIFF for Reign of Assassins, co-directed and produced by John Woo. -
Fox Searchlight takes on Malick's The Tree of Life
Fox Searchlight has taken US rights from River Road Entertainment to Terrence Malick’s The Tree Of Life but the film won’t be a player in this year’s awards season. -
Garcia's Mother and Child wins in Deauville
A week filled with several films about family wrapped up on a sunny note this weekend in Normandy where the Deauville Festival of American Film awarded its jury prize to Mother And Child. -
ID takes on Michael Jackson documentary
Montreal-based ID Communications has taken on international distribution rights to documentary Michael Jackson: The Untold Story of Neverland. -
Katrin Bowen working on hostage story
Italy’s Buskin Film on board. -
King's Speech duo set to travel with The Lady Who Went Too Far
Gareth Unwin, one of the producers of Telluride and Toronto hit The King’s Speech, is now at work developing another period drama, about Lady Hester Stanhope, for his UK-based Bedlam Productions. -
Magnet gets US rights to Ong Bak 3
Magnet Releasing has acquired US rights to Sahamongkolfilm International’s martial arts epic Ong Bak 3. -
Malin Akerman to star with Ethan Hawke in The Numbers Station
Malin Akerman has joined the cast of The Numbers Station, opposite Ethan Hawke. -
m-appeal picks up The Christening; Media Luna New Films Silence is Golden
Berlin-based sales company m-appeal has added Polish filmmaker Marcin Wrona’s second feature film The Christening to its lineup ahead of its international premiere in Toronto’s Vanguard sidebar next week. -
Martin Landau in talks for Canada black comedy Born Into This
Oscar-winner Martin Landau (Ed Wood) and actor Devon Bostick (Adoration) are in negotiations with Canadian producers David Miller and newcomer Darren Portelli to star in the heartbreaking comedy, Born Into This, by first-time feature director Emmanuel Shirinian. -
Mary Harron starts Montreal shoot for The Moth Diaries
Mary Harron has started shooting The Moth Diaries in and around Montreal as of Aug 31. The film, a Canada-Ireland co-production, is adapted by Harron from the cult novel by Rachel Klein. -
Match Factory sells Attenberg to Benelux and Austria
Cologne-based sales agent The Match Factory signed deals for Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Attenberg to Benelux and Austria ahead of the awarding of the Best Actress Coppa Volpi to Ariane Lebed in Venice on Saturday evening. -
Max Winkler
The director of Toronto world premiere Ceremony talks about Jason Reitman’s advice, working with actors, and finding that sweet spot between funny and sad. -
Mem Ferda and White Lantern launch development fund for new UK screenplays
UK production company White Lantern Film has teamed up with actor Mem Ferda to launched a £100K development fund aimed at finding new screenplays in the UK. -
Metrodome bites on UK rights to Stake Land
Metrodome has acquired all UK rights to vampire thriller Stake Land. Jim Mickle directs the MPI Media Group project. -
MPI strikes North American deal for Hammer's Wake Wood
Chicago-based MPI Media Group has acquired all North American rights to Hammer Films thriller Wake Wood. -
Polish Oscar submission is All That I Love
The Polish Oscar Committee has chosen All That I Loveas the candidate for the Best Foreign Language Film. -
Pretty Pictures takes France for Fortissimo's Norwegian Wood
Fortissimo Films has struck a French deal for Tran Anh Hung’s Venice and Toronto film Norwegian Wood. -
Prime Numbers sales add up for Le Pacte
Elisabeth Perlie, head of international sales at France-based Le Pacte International, has closed a number of deals for its Cannes and Toronto CWC title The Solitude of Prime Numbers. -
Project Canvas a potential ‘game changer’ for filmmakers says John Woodward
John Woodward, CEO of the UK Film Council, said Friday that controversial internet-connected television platform Project Canvas could be a ‘game changer’ for UK filmmakers and independent distributors. -
Pyramide has strong sales on Venice titles
Titles sold include Angele Et Tony and Naomi. -
Recreation, TFC move into Shapiro's Country
Recreation Media and The Film Collaborative have taken worldwide rights to Jody Shapiro’s How To Start Your Own Country ahead of its world premiere tonight. -
Revolver strikes UK deal for Chatroom
Revolver Entertainment has taken UK rights to Hideo Nakata’s Un Certain Regard selection Chatroom. -
Ron Perlman rides with Refn's Drive
Ron Perlman is now attached to star opposite Ryan Gosling in Nicolas Winding Refn’s action drama Drive. -
Sofia Coppola's Somewhere wins Venice Golden Lion
Other awards include Alex de la Iglesia for Best Director. -
Some UKFC activities to continue, says culture secretary
The Culture Secretary, who was speaking in London today, said that the Government had a “very clear idea” about its plans for public investment in the UK film industry. -
Spotlight on San Sebastian
On the eve of the San Sebastian Film Festival (17-25 September), Chris Evans looks at this year’s eclectic line-up, the last before festival director Mikel Olaciregui steps down. -
Stealth gets spidery with 3D remake
Stealth Media Group has come on board for the 3D remake of Kingdom of the Spiders. -
Stealth Media group scares up Ellie Rose
Horror project stars Lucy Benjamin, Bill Ward and Alexandra Moen. -
Summer box office slumps, but indies show strength
Len Klady analyses the US box office results this summer, with revenues down but niche films doing well. -
Swipe Films boards Venice, Toronto title That Girl In Yellow Boots
UK-based Swipe Films has taken worldwide rights to controversial Indian film That Girl In Yellow Boots. -
Tarantino talks about Venice 2010 competitors; explains awards rule change
As Venice wrapped its 67th edition – Quentin Tarantino dominated the winner’s press conference as journalists questioned the jury’s selection. -
TF1 takes on Greed
TF1 International has acquired Greed by Eric Guirado and will begin world sales in Toronto. -
The Outlander co-pro team signs scriptwriter Spalding
The Canada-British co-production team of The Outlander has signed Esta Spalding (Falling Angels) to write the script of what Xingu Film’s’ Alex Francis calls a “western thriller reminiscent of The Searchers set in the Canadian rockies.’’ -
TIFF celebrates Bell Lightbox opening
Five-storey complex houses five cinemas. -
TIFF explains Saturday’s Scotiabank chaos
Subtitles snafu leads to shifting of press and industry screenings. -
Toronto genre finance panel to include Bowles, King, Seghatchian
Three senior executives are lined up for the annual panel discussion at the fifth-annual International Financing Forum (IFF) on Sunday in Toronto. -
Toronto's Handling says it's a 'fine year' for British cinema
“It has been a very fine year for British cinema,” according to TIFF CEO Piers Handling, underlining the irony that just six weeks ago it was announced that the UKFC will close its doors, likely in 2012. -
Tributes pour in as Claude Chabrol passes away at age 80
French filmmaking legend Claude Chabrol died Sunday in Paris at the age of 80. -
Universal picks up UK and Spain for Barney’s Version
Universal Pictures International (UPI) has acquired distribution rights for Barney’s Version for the UK and Spain, producer Robert Lantos told Screen. -
Vancouver to open with Barney's Version
The Vancouver International Film Festival’s Canadian programme will consist of 87 homegrown films (of which 34 are features). -
Vancouver's Greenstone sparkles with launch funding of $25m
Financed partly through sunken treasure, the upstart Vancouver-based Greenstone Film Partners — named for the Queen Isabella Emerald — is launching its feature film production, distribution and international sales venture at TIFF, its CEO John Curtis told Screen. -
Venice sidebar winners include Beyond, The Clink Of Ice
As Venice draws to a close, a handful of awards have been announced. -
Weinsteins' Marilyn is among hot fare tempting TIFF buyers
The Weinstein Company is stirring up interest here on two titles new to the international marketplace as buyers mill around Toronto’s hotels and screening venues eager to fill slots in 2011 and beyond. -
West is West director De Emmony is Driving Over Lemons
He is set to direct the feature adaptation of Chris Stewart’s travel book Driving Over Lemons, which will be a UK-Spanish co-production. -
When We Leave finds North American buyers
Munich-based sales agent Telepool has sold Feo Aladag’s feature debut When We Leave (Die Fremde) to the US and Canada. -
Wild Bunch takes on The Last Furlong, The Girl Is In Trouble; Potiche a hot seller
Wild Bunch has acquired two new projects as Toronto rolls along this week. -
Withoutabox adds Toronto and other festivals
Withoutabox has added Toronto and several other high-profile festivals to its International Film Festival Submissions System linking film-makers and rights-holders with festivals. -
Yellow Affair spearheads distribution platform
Miira Paasilinna, MD of new sales outfit The Yellow Affair, has unveiled details of the company’s new digital distribution platform.The system can be used not only as an online screening room for buyers, but also for material delivery. “All of our CRM functions are there. Clients, press, festivals can be handled through this platform,” Paasilinna told Screen. “You can actually download high resolution quality film or television series. Some channels prefer digital rather than ta
