Screen
10 Feb 2011
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An emerging force
With rising admissions and an expanding exhibition sector, Colombia is trying to confront piracy and build on the success of the 3D phenomenon. Hugo Chaparro Valderrama reports -
Artificial Eye strikes UK deal for Wenders' Pina
HanWay handles international sales for the dance film world premeiring on Sunday in Berlin. -
Atrix spreads the Light to four buyers
In The Beginning There Was The Light documentary does EFM deals. -
Australian report discusses boosting foreign producer rebates
A major government report released today, says two solutions are favoured by industry to best address the serious contraction in international work being experienced in Australia: increase the value of the rebates to offshore producers or peg them to the Australian/US exchange rate. -
Bankside dances with Jig: UK deal sealed
Bankside Films has taken on feature documentary Jig by Sue Bourne and will introduce the film to buyers at EFM. -
Beijing festival organisers open for submissions
Organizers of the inaugural Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) are in Berlin, taking submissions for the fest to be held April 23 - 28 this year. -
Benelux buyers strike string of deals
Deals for Cineart, Lumiere and -
Berlin buzz: non-US sellers
From auteur fare by big-name directors such as Polanski and Besson, to directorial debuts and genre titles, Geoffrey Macnab previews the new projects available for sale for the first time in Berlin’s market -
Berlin buzz: the Competition
The Competition lineup at the 61st Berlinale (Feb 10-20) includes a mouthwatering selection of new work fom established and new directors - including 16 world premieres. Screen profiles the films -
Berlin buzz: US sellers
The international sales market had grounds for optimism after last year’s European Film Market, and a host of hot new projects are heading to the EFM in 2011. Jeremy Kay explores US sellers’ offerings -
Berlin competition heats up with hot seller Nader & Simin
Asghar Farhadi’s feted Competition title Nader & Simin: A Separation has closed a number of deals. -
Berlinale Talent Campus targets Tokyo, Durban gets DocStation
Tokyo Filmex could become the next venue to host one of the Berlinale Talent Campus (BTC) Campus Abroad programmes. -
Berlinale's World Cinema Fund launches new programme for Africa
A new WCF programme entitled WCF Factories will contribute in the near future to the greater creative and structural autonomy of African cinema. -
Bille August checks in for Holmqvist's The Unit
Story is about an unusual romance between society outcasts in the near future. -
Black Gold shoot now moves to Qatar for four weeks
Production moves from Tunisia to desert dunes of Mesaieed. -
Bonnaire to shoot fiction feature debut starting today
French actress Sandrine Bonnaire is directing her first fictional feature film, with principal photography starting today.J’enrage de son absence (literal translation: An absence making me angry) will star William Hurt, Alexandra Lamy and Augustin Legrand.Bonnaire co-wrote the script with Jérôme Tonnerre. -
Braune, Grabmeyer join Lailaps
Germany-based Lailaps Pictures has added two new executives, Anja Braune and Rotraud Grabmeyer -
Buyers leap for Lord Of The Dance 3D
Deals done for North America home entertainment, German-speaking Europe and Taiwan. -
Buyers ravenous for Sushi from Fortissimo
Company has busy Berlinale including competition world premiere of Come Rain, Come Shine. -
Buyers travel to Ruiz's Lisbon; Giamatti, Binoche join Cosmopolis
Veteran producer and Alfama boss Paulo Branco also talks about new productions including Cosmpolis’ growing cast. -
Cage unlocked
Nicolas Cage cut his teeth playing offbeat characters in independent films before changing gears to become a major blockbuster star. With Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance and Drive Angry coming up in 2011, Leonard Klady assesses Cage’s continuing appeal at the global box office -
Cherien Dabis heads for Summer with Memento
May In The Summer will star Dabis and Hiam Abbas. -
China's international steps
Chinese investors are also beginning to explore overseas opportunities. By Sen-lun Yu -
China's Rabbit goes to France
Tianjin Film Studio’s Legend Of A Rabbit is hopping along with a sales. -
Co-producing with Spain
What makes Spain so attractive to foreign co-producers? Chris Evans reports -
CPH PIX welcomes Nordic Film Composers Award
The Nordic Film Composers Network has teamed with CPH PIX for the third edition of the festival to offer an extra spotlight on film music. -
Critical window: Cartagena international film festival
With a new artistic director this year, Colombia’s oldest film festival (Feb 24-March 3) is aiming to become the leading international platform for the territory’s fast-rising film-makers. By Hugo Chaparro Valderrama -
Dadi, Myung partner on animated Leafie
Chinese Distributor Dadi and Myung Films are partnering to release the Korean production house’s first feature animation Leafie: A Hen Into The Wild. -
Digging for gold
The ambitious $55m oil epic Black Gold is emblematic of the rising ambition of film-making in the Middle East. Geoffrey Macnab speaks to producer Tarak Ben Ammar about mounting an international epic on which he first started work more than 30 years ago -
EFM buyers like sound of Parlay's The Words
Buyers have been flocking to The Words, Parlay Films’ drama that will star Bradley Cooper as an ambitious writer whose plagiarism returns to haunt him. -
Entering the dragon
The Chinese market may be booming, but with quotas very much in place it remains off-limits to many foreign films. Liz Shackleton explores the reality of releasing in China -
eOne boards sales on $5m Elephant at EFM
eOne Films International head Charlotte Mickie is introducing buyers here to the $5m Elephant, an ambitious feature constructed from documentary elements about a herd in the Indian province of Assam. -
Film Commission talks planned during Berlinale
Olsberg SPI, the Sweden Film Commission and the Association of Film Commissions International (AFCI) are planning a conference during the Berlinale about the opportunities and challenges facing film commissions. -
Film Factory gambles with Winning Streak
Daniel Brühl (pictured) to star. -
Filmax to produce English-language horror The Returned
Major Spanish studio Filmax is set to make a new horror project titled The Returnedwith Manuel Carballo in the director’s chair, following his success with Exorcismus. -
Films Distribution chats up The Slut
Israeli-German co-production is directed by Hagar Ben Asher. -
Films Transit, Autlook join forces on select films
Jan Rofekamp’s Quebec-based Films Transit and Peter Jager’s Vienna-located Autlook, two of the leading sales agents for feature docs, are to join forces on selected projects. -
Flatley talks about 3D film
The project was filmed during five nights of live performances, using 20 3D cameras at every possible angle. -
Focus, Universal take on distribution for The Debt
Focus Features and Universal Pictures International have come on board to distribute Miramax’s thriller The Debt. -
Foresight Unlimited sells out on Universal Soldier 4
Foresight Unlimited owner Mark Damon has announced a slew of sales on Universal Soldier: A New Dimension, the fourth entry in the action canon set to begin production in a month. -
Fortissimo closes more deals on Winter's Bone
Fortissimo Films has continued to do more sales on Sundance 2010 hit and multiple Oscar nominee Winter’s Bone. -
Fortissimo kicks off busy year of 20th anniversary celebrations
Events throughout the year include HKIFF retrospective, MoMA programme and EYE masterclasses. -
Fountain of youth
Colombia is one of the most exciting emerging markets in Latin America, with a diverse range of films breaking out on the international stage. Hugo Chaparro Valderrama explores how the territory’s new wave of directors are combining local support with international savvy -
French buyer signs on for The Great Bear
Danish sales company Copenhagen Bombay Sales has sold The Great Bear to Bac Films for France. -
Ghent festival to honour Ronni Chasen
The Film Festival Ghent 2011 (October 11-22) is to hold a special tribute to publicist Ronni Chasen, who was murdered in Los Angeles last November. -
Gnomeo & Juliet dwarfs rivals at UK box office
eOne UK recorded its fifth number one as 3D comedy Gnomeo & Juliet supplanted Tangled at the top of the UK box office. -
Greenaway readies Goltzius, Eisenstein projects
Two new Peter Greenaway features are in the pipeline. -
Haas joins Paramount Germany
Former Disney and Sony Pictures studio executive Maike Haas has brought onboard by Paramount Pictures Germany as executive consultant for local language acquisition and production. -
Hallstrom set to start The Danish Girl shoot in July
Nicole Kidman and Rachel Weisz will star. -
HanWay boards Snoot's thriller You're Next
HanWay Films is handling international sales for Snoot Entertainment’s new thriller You’re Next. -
Hopscotch strikes double deal with WestEnd
London-based WestEnd Films has secured high-profile sales to Hopscotch in Australia for two of its main EFM titles, Albert Nobbs and the recently announced A Late Quartet. -
Hot properties
Spain has a wealth of high-profile projects lining up for 2011, from the anticipated new film from Pedro Almodovar to the latest horror titles. Chris Evans profiles some of the most exciting titles -
HPI reports strong trade on Ghost Rider 2, Idiot Brother, Double
Hyde Park International head Mimi Steinbauer has reported a busy EFM on Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance 3D, Sundance comedy My Idiot Brother and Richard Gere CIA thriller The Double. -
In the chair: top Colombian directors
Hugo Chaparro Valderrama profiles some of Colombia’s leading film-makers -
Industry worries about MEDIA's future
Some industry observers are worried that with the current economic climate, MEDIA after 2013 will be severely curtailed or phased out. -
Internet pioneers
Liz Shackleton profiles China’s major online players -
Italy's M2 at EFM scouting for 2012 titles
New Italian distributor M2 Pictures is attending the EFM with an eye on completing their 2011-2012 roster of films, which is aimed at the 14-34 year-old demographic. -
Jinga signs Russian deal for Iron Doors 3D
Thriller also sells to Erkul for Turkey. -
Jonny Greenwood scoring Lynne Ramsay's Kevin
Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood is now working on the score for Lynne Ramsay’s We Need To Talk About Kevin. -
Joshua Marston
The Maria Full of Grace director talks about his new Berlinale competition film about Albanian blood feuds. -
Karlovy Vary plans include Villeneueve retrospective
Other plans include a tribute to Samuel Fuller and a spotlight on young Greek directors. -
KfW Bank Group offers new film financing plans
Germany’s KfW Bank Group has now launched its raft of film financing instruments for development funding as well as interim and gap financing. -
Kravitz, Rourke head to Brazil for Blind Bastard Club
Ash-Baron Cohen to direct the $6m film. -
Lailaps plans international slate including August’s Time
German outfit takes rights to three screenplays; director Billie August attached to In A Different Time. -
Lara, Hogg join cast of Jakimowski's Blind Watching
The shoot will start in early May in Lisbon. -
Late Bloomers sells to US
Gaumont also closes a batch of other territories on Julie Gavras’ Berlinale Special title. -
London UK Film Focus set to return in June
Film London announced that the London UK Film Focus will return for an eighth year, to be held June 27-30 at the BFI Southbank. -
Marston's Blood sells to Australia/New Zealand
Fandango Portobello handling sales of Berlinale Competitor. -
Marvin Gaye biopic slated to shoot later this year
British director Julien Temple is set to make a biopic, tentatively titled Sexual Healing, about legendary soul singer Marvin Gaye. -
MEDIA programme to have three major meetings about programme's future
MEDIA unit head Aviva Silver speaks about programme’s future, cinema digitization pilot project launched with €2m in 2011 -
Michael London's Groundswell climbs into Koltai's Treehouse
Jeremy Irons, Tom Sturridge and Kim Cattrall to star. -
Net worth
With 450 million internet users and moves to tackle piracy, the online video market in China has huge potential. Liz Shackleton assesses a burgeoning market which is striking content deals with Hollywood -
New international filmmaking lab launches in Jerusalem
New international lab will award production prizes of $80,000. -
Niners slate includes Ronin Pop starring ZE:A
Korean sales company also working on Mary, Miss Conspirator and Late Blossom. -
Playing the field
From political dramas to US studio-backed thrillers, Hugo Chaparro Valderrama looks at some of the hottest Colombian titles gearing up for 2011 — and the talent behind them -
Protagonist takes on Wheatley's SXSW-bound Kill List
Protagonist Pictures has taken on sales for Kill List, the new film directed by lauded new talent Ben Wheatley (Down Terrace). -
Protagonist's Tyrannosaur stomps into US, Canada deals
Paddy Considine’s debut film screens at EFM today after winning acclaim in Sundance. -
Resnais currently shooting project starring Amalric, Wilson
StudioCanal handling sales and will distribute in France. -
Revolver takes UK rights to Creation Records doc
The feature doc tells the story of music impresario Alan McGee and the Creation Records label he co-founded. -
Rules of attraction
With a growing economy, diverse locations and an expanding skills base, Colombia is aiming to overcome foreign misconceptions and attract international shoots. By Hugo Chaparro Valderrama -
Screen grab
The Chinese box office hit $1.5bn in 2010 — yet the territory remains vastly under-screened. Sen-lun Yu explores the fierce competition in China’s exhibition sector, and the potential for foreign investment -
Shoot wraps for Solimeno's thriller The Glass Man
UK independent film The Glass Man starring Andy Nyman, Neve Campbell and James Cosmo has finsihed principal photography. -
Soda, Ad Vitam listen to Doherty's Confession
Wild Bunch is showing first footage at EFM. -
Sola closes US deal on Turtle documentary
Nick Singer’s feature documentary Turtle: The Incredible Journey has closed a US deal for Sola Media. -
Speedman and Reilly to star in bank robber love story Edwin Boyd
Myriad Pictures holds international rights and eOne will distribute in Canada. -
StudioCanal digs up new dinosaur adventure
StudioCanal is financing and producing a new CGI dinosaur adventure film, The Dinosaur Project (working title). -
StudioCanal sees 'incredible response' for African Safari 3D
Other hot sellers at EFM include Tinker, Tailor and Blackbird. -
Taking the stage
Cross Creek Pictures, a new film fund backed by US oil and gas players, has jumped onto Hollywood’s radar with its first investment, Black Swan. Its president, Brian Oliver, tells Mike Goodridge the company’s gameplan -
Teddy power
From their origins in a bookshop, the Teddy awards celebrate their 25th anniversary in 2011 as part of the Berlinale. Matt Mueller explores how they became the most prestigious festival awards for gay, lesbian and transgender cinema -
Terra Mater picks up sales for Olivares' Among Wolves
Film has already taken $4m in Spain. -
TF1 flies with Santa's Magic Crystal
Finland’s Antti Haikala directs the 3D animated feature. -
The China hotlist, 2011-12
Liz Shackleton profiles some of the hottest new films coming out of China -
The future on demand
Online VoD is changing the face of film distribution — as seen by the huge growth of Netflix and Amazon’s recent acquisition of LoveFilm. Colin Brown explores the latest moves in the battle for the living room -
The new face of Spain
Spain’s film-makers are tapping international talent and scoring success on the world stage. Chris Evans explores the growing ambition of the territory — and the realities of film financing -
The pain in Spain
The Spanish box office may have risen in 2010 but the market remains squeezed by piracy. Chris Evans reports -
The powerhouse
The runaway success of the Chinese film business has led to an influx of investment capital. Sen-lun Yu explores how the flow of finance is shaping the future of the industry -
The Social Network triumphs at London Film Critics' Circle Awards
David Fincher’s film picked up four prizes; The King’s Speech missed out on the Film of the Year award. -
The talent pool
When it comes to acting and film-making talent, Spain is an international hotspot. Chris Evans rounds up the new names emerging from the country -
uCarmen gang heads back to film with F&ME deal
Also, Ian McKellen joins South Africa’s acclaimed Isengo Ensemble as patron. -
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Vertice's new projects include The Golden Nose
Also, Vertice Cine picks up Last Night and -
We Pictures signs French deal for Wu Xia
This is the first European deal for the new Asian action title, which previously sold to Singapore/Malaysia during the AFM. -
Werner Herzog exits Cave, goes to Death Row
Maverick German director Werner Herzog is unable to attend the Berlinale screening of his 3D film Cave Of Forgotten Dreams this year because he’s in a “tense” period of shooting for a new documentary about death row in the US. -
WestEnd tunes up Late Quartet with Hoffman, Walken
London-based sales outfit WestEnd is introducing new project A Late Quartet to buyers at the EFM. -
When East meets West
International film-makers are increasingly exploring Chinese co-productions — not least because it means a film can bypass the territory’s import quotas. Liz Shackleton looks at the opportunities for co-producing with China -
Who to know in China
Key business leaders are plotting the future course of the Chinese film industry. Screen profiles the leading executives on the international radar -
Wild Bunch goes full circle with Meirelles' 360
Busy Wild Bunch EFM slate also includes Pete Doherty’s acting debut in Confession Of A Child Of The Century. -
Young sailor gets documentary, drama treatment
Filming has started for projects about 15-year-old Dutch girl Laura Dekker.
