Screen
12 Aug 2010
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Imagina sells Spanish drama Paper Birds to Japan
Spanish outfit Imagina has sold Emilio Aragon’s $8m music drama Paper Birds to Alcine-Terran for theatrical distribution in Japan, ahead of its premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival. -
Japanese exhibitor T-Joy employs Twitter to offer user-selected screenings
Japanese exhibitor T-Joy and internet marketing company Bluem Inc. have launched a campaign to boost admissions by giving the public a chance to request films on the big screen. -
Olivier Père says his first Locarno exceeds expectations
Ahead of the awards ceremony at the Piazza Grande on Saturday evening, Olivier Père is very enthusiastic about his first outing as Locarno’s artistic director. -
Andrew Pike joins judging panel for MPA APSA fund
Andrew Pike, MD and founder of Australian distributor Ronin Films, will sit on the judging panel of the inaugural MPA APSA Academy Film Fund, the new $100,000 script development fund. -
BFI plans theatrical release, takes on sales rights to Venice selection Robinson in Ruins
The British Film Institute (BFI) has acquired the UK rights and the international sales rights for Patrick Keiller’s Robinson In Ruins. -
Brazil hopes to export more films to Argentina with grant programme
Argentina will be one of the countries targeted in future editions of the distribution grant program created to help the release of Brazilian films overseas. -
Cambridge to open with Adele Blanc-Sec, close with Made In Dagenham
The 30th Cambridge Film Festival will open with the UK premiere of Luc Besson’s fantasy costume drama The Extraordinary Adventures Of Adele Blanc-Sec starring Louise Bourgoin and Mathieu Amalric. -
Comic book veteran Mark Millar supports Glasgow Film Festival
The Glasgow Film Festival has recruited Mark Millar as a festival ambassador. -
Deauville to welcome David Chase, John C. Reilly, Zac Efron
The Deauville Festival of American Film this year will add a TV component for the first time. -
Dubai partners with Cairo for co-production events
In a move to strengthen ties in the Arab film industry, the Dubai International Film Festival has partnered with the Cairo Film Festival to collaborate on co-production markets at the two festivals. -
FIND names 12 Screenwriters Lab participants
Film Independent has announced the 12 screenwriters and film projects selected for its 11th annual Screenwriters Lab sponsored by the Writers Guild of America, West. -
French sales company picks up Golden Leopard winner; Lubitsch retrospective to tour
French sales agent/theatrical distributor Capricci Films has taken on international sales for Winter Vacation by China’s Li Hongqi, which won Locarno’s Golden Leopard at the weekend. Plus other touring news from Locarno. -
German film investor CP Medien to wind down
German film investor CP Medien, who raised €450m from private investors to channel into around 40 films between 1995 and 2002, is currently being wound up. -
Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez start shoot for Stockwell's Dark Tide
Principal photography is under way in Cape Town on John Stockwell’s action-thriller Dark Tide, starring Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez. -
Jerzy Skolimowski to get lifetime achievement award at Plus Camerimage
Jerzy Skolimowski will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for a Director with Unique Visual Sensibility at this year’s Plus Camerimage festival in Poland. -
Julia Roberts to receive San Sebastian's Donostia award
Julia Roberts will collect the Donostia lifetime acheievement award at this year’s San Sebastian film festival where she will also be promoting her new film Eat Pray Love, which will feature in official selection. -
London Film Festival to close with Danny Boyle's 127 Hours
The 54th BFI London Film Festival, in partnership with American Express, has selected Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours as its Closing Night Film on Oct 28. -
Love Manual 3, Garrel's Burning Summer set to shoot at Cinecitta
Production is picking up pace at Rome’s Cinecitta Studios, which will be hosting two feature films in August and September with international names. -
Mao's Last Dancer producer to take legal action against Australian distributors
On the eve of Samuel Goldwyn Films releasing Mao’s Last Dancer in the US, producer Jane Scott has said she is going to take legal action against the Australian distributors of the biggest local box office hit of 2009. -
Metrodome completes acquisition of Target Entertainment
Deal includes Target’s rights businesses as well as production labels Pink Sands and Target US. -
Michelle Carey to head Melbourne's film festival
Michelle Carey, the new artistic director of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), is an internal promotion rather than new blood.Carey began her relationship with MIFF as one of the organising team behind MIFF’s 37ºSouth Market in 2007 and has been senior programmer alongside former executive director Richard Moore for the past three festivals. She has also been involved in two Adelaide Film Festivals.In 2009, there was a lot of controversy involvin -
Mike Leigh involved in London 2012 Olympics project
A number of top British filmmakers, including Palme D’Or and Golden Lion winner Mike Leigh, look set to participate in the cultural events being staged across Britain in 2012 to celebrate London’s hosting of the Olympic Games. -
Network takes UK rights to Asian slasher film Dream Home from Fortissimo
Network Releasing has acquired all UK rights to Pang Ho-Cheung’s Dream Home, a slasher movie set against China’s housing crisis. -
Nordisk Fund, Power to the Pixel pact for kids cross-media project development
Nordisk Film & TV Fond is joining forces with UK cross-media company Power to the Pixel to collaborate on developing six pre-selected Nordic cross-media projects for children. -
Online competition launched for Relative Desire soundtrack
UK production company NyAC is launching an online competition – Soundtraxs - to create a feature film soundtrack for Michael Baig Clifford’s upcoming feature film Relative Desire. -
Pusan Promotion Plan takes on new projects from Tsai, Ovashvili, Trapero, Pang
The 15th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) has announced 27 selections for the Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP) including projects from Tsai Ming Liang, Oxide Pang, Xie Fei, Choi Dong-hoon and Anocha Suwhichakornpong. -
Record industry attendees head to New Nordic Films in Haugesund
The market, co-production and film financing forum (Aug 18-21) also boasts 13 world premieres in market programme. -
Rolling Stones 1972 tour film coming to 800 cinemas
Distributors Eagle Rock Entertainment and Omniverse Vision have teamed up to bring a re-mastered and restored version of The Rolling Stones concert ‘Ladies & Gentleman…The Rolling Stones’ to cinemas worldwide. -
Russian movies slip in local market-share
Box-office in Russia is up 29% over last year, but domestic films are suffering compared to Hollywood 3D blockbusters. -
San Sebastian's additions include works from Poitras, Trapero, Lacuesta
Specials boasts world premiere of Lacuesta’s All Night Long. -
Secret Cinema sells 9,000 tickets already for September London event
Organisers have already sold 9,000 tickets for the latest Secret Cinema event in London which is due to take place from September 3-5 at an as-yet-undisclosed location. -
SquareOne takes on Hungry Rabbit Jumps, Dark Tide, Ironclad
German independent licence trader SquareOne Entertainment is set to consolidate its new position in the German theatrical market with further acquisitions to be released with distribution partner Universum Film. -
Tamara Drewe to open third Branchage film festival
Stephen Frears’ Tamara Drewewill open the third Branchage International Film Festival, which runs Sept 23-26 on the island of Jersey. -
Third Narnia film selected for Royal Film Performance in November
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader has been selected for this year’s Royal Film Performance. -
This week’s hot projects on Screenbase
New films on Screenbase include Spanish co-productions Windows, Wednesday and Callejon, as well as a German 3-D adaptation of Tarzan. -
TIFF industry speakers include Dustin Lance Black, John Sayles
New this year in industry offerings, TIFF launches the Filmmakers’ Lounge, an activity hub for all badge-holders. -
Toronto also unveils more programme plans, including Istanbul focus
Even more films have been announced for the Toronto International Film Festival. The festival has finally revealed that its second City to City programme will focus on Istanbul, presenting new and recent Turkish films. -
UPDATE: Toronto adds more big world premieres; unveils Midnight Madness line-up
Toronto International Film Festival has unveiled more films in its programme. Notable new world premieres include Matt Reeves’ Let Me In, Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter, and Dustin Lance Black’s What’s Wrong With Virginia. -
Vaizey accuses UKFC of 'overzealously' promoting its own interests
Amid signs of increasing tension between the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the UK Film Council, the DCMS has effectively accused UKFC of briefing against it — a charge that the Film Council has strongly denied. -
Vinca Wiedemann joins Zentropa as producer
Former film consultant with the Danish Film Institute, Vinca Wiedemann, hans joined Lars von Trier and Peter Aalbæk Jensen’s production outfit, Zentropa Entertainments. -
Zurich to welcome Milos Forman for honour, retrospective
The Zurich Film Festival will give its Golden Eye Award this year to director Milos Forman.
