Screen
13 Oct 2011
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63 countries submit foreign language Oscar entries
The nominations will be announced on January 24. -
8 doc shorts on Oscar shortlist
The field has been narrowed from 35 down to 8 contenders. -
After leaving NFVF, Mbalo ramps up ambitions for Forefront
Eddie Mbalo, well known in the international film industry from his decade as CEO of South Africa’s NFVF, has now left his post there (as of the end of June) to concentrate on running his Johannesburg-based Forefront Media Group. -
Air Entertainment Group launches post equity service
AEG is the latest post production company to offer equity stakes in selected projects, with its first investment set to be Trevor Miller’s Riot On Redchurch Street. -
Alrick Brown's Kinyarwanda takes top award at Skip City
Vanja d’Alcantara wins best director for Beyond The Steppes. -
Amsterdam Film Week to showcase Best of Tribeca
The inaugural Amsterdam Film Week will open with Roman Polanski’s Carnage. -
Anne Hathaway confirmed for Les Miserables film
Working Title/Universal production will be directed by Tom Hooper. -
Artificial Eye circles 360; company builds on Paramount ties
UK distributor Artificial Eye is thought to be in final negotiations to acquire Fernando Meirelles’ 360, whichopened the BFI London Film Festival on Wednesday. -
Artificial Eye takes UK & Irish rights for Michael Winterbottom's Trishna
India-set Tess update stars Frieda Pinto and Riz Ahmed. -
Asian Film Market closes with 39% rise in attendance; European presence boosted
Busan’s Sixth Asian Film Market closed today (Oct 13) with a 39% increase of participants since last year. -
August's Beyond wins Nordic Council Film Prize
Pernilla August’s feature debut wins prize with $65,000 cash. -
Australia's Madman ramps up production division
Projects on the slate include a restaging of Shane Warne The Musical which will be filmed and shown in cinemas. -
Barry Ackroyd at LFF: 'Camera is there to convince the audience'
Acclaimed cinematographer Barry Ackroyd said his documentary background informs the ‘verisimilitude’ in the way he shoots narrative films today. -
Bearing Fruit
Frances Lea, a Screen Star of Tomorrow, presented the world premiere of her low-budget feature Strawberry Fields at the LFF. -
BFI London Film Festival 2011, part one
Scenes from first week of the BFI London Film Festival 2011. -
Blackburn in pre-production for Elstree shoot of Dream On
The Fades director Farren Blackburn makes his feature directorial debut; golfer Sam Torrance [pictured] to have a cameo. -
British Council adds six new overseas posts to arts team
New jobs will be based in Colombia, Turkey, Bangladesh, Egypt, South Africa and France/Romania. -
Busan closes with admissions jump; new Cinema Center leaking during rain
Busan’s New Currents Award shared by Mourning and Nino. -
Canal Plus to launch SVOD service in November
French legislation imposing a 36-month delay between a film’s theatrical release and its availability on a SVOD service seen as obstacle to growth in the market. -
CineEurope plans move from Amsterdam to Barcelona
CineEurope, formerly known as Cinema Expo or Cine Expo, will run June 18-21, 2012. -
Cinema Favela
Experiencing the impressive CineCarioca Nova Brasília. -
Donkeys, Neds lead BAFTA Scotland film nominees
Awards will be presented Nov 13 in Glasgow. -
EFA unveils documentary award shortlist
Three documentaries have been shortlisted for the European Film Academy Prix Arte Award. -
EFP to screen 12 European Oscar submitted films during AFM
European Film Promotion (EFP) will screen 12 European submissions for the foreign language Oscar during the American Film Market (AFM), Nov 2-9, in the Wilshire Screening Room in Beverly Hills. -
Elvis Mitchell lifts LACMA with laughter
Screen caught up with film critic, broadcaster and now curator Elvis Mitchell, head of the film series staged by Los Angeles County Museum Of Art (LACMA) and Film Independent. -
Five APSA nominees to screen at Australia's Gold Coast Film Festival
Five nominees for The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSAs) will screen at this year’s Gold Coast Film Festival (Nov 21-27). -
France’s CNC approves 12 film tax shelter Soficas worth €63 million
National Cinema Centre favoured shelters which put the accent on independent production, and first and second time features. -
Hot projects on Screenbase this week
Among this week’s highlights is an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s The Scapegoat, as well as a road trip comic thriller starring Talulah Riley and Tim Roth. -
IDFA to offer 88 world premieres
The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (Nov 16-27) has announced its programme of 319 titles, including 16 films in the feature-length documentary competition. -
Julia Short named head of acquisitions for The Works Film Group
Weiner, Bestwick also join The Works. -
Juliette Binoche and Edgar Ramirez to co-star in A Monkey on My Shoulder
French director Marion Laine co-wrote romance about two surgeons. -
Kevin Smith's Red State wins in Sitges
Joe Cornish’s Attack The Block also awarded; Jaume Balagueró’s Sleep Tight builds buzz at the genre festival. -
Latin American film panel, LFF 2011
Branding Latin America welcomed filmmakers Fernando Meirelles (360) and Marco Dutra (Hard Labor) to discuss Latin American cinema at an Oct 13 discussion. -
Log Media strikes new 3D content deals
Projects include Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake in 3D [pictured]. -
Lord Puttnam calls for bigger UK P&A Fund as part of Audience Development Fund
Puttnam also calls for BFI to create special events and media promotions to stimulate audiences. -
My Man wins Busan award at Asian Project Market
The 6th Asian Film Market’s newly renamed Asian Project Market (APM), formerly known as the Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP), closed with Kumakiri Kazuyoshi’s My Man – Watashino Otoko winning the Busan Award. -
Nicolas Cage to headline first film project from Bavariapool International Coproductions
Nicolas Cage is to headline Brian Goodman’s psychological thriller Black Butterfly (working title) which will be the first project for the cinema from Bavariapool International Coproductions, a joint venture between Bavaria Film and Telepool. -
Nikolaj Lie Kaas starts shoot for Canadian feature Mad Ship
Enigmatico Films and Buffalo Gal Pictures have started principal photography on Mad Ship, based on a true story. -
Nordic Council Film Prize - watch live Monday morning
On Monday Oct 17, the Nordic Council Film Prize will announce its winner. Watch live streaming of the event here. -
Pixel Pitch Prize goes to Aho, Hristov's Love & Engineering
Also at Power To The Pixel’s Cross-Media Forum in London, the Pixel Lab prizes go to Turning Point from Tobias Buchne and The Elders Project from Marc Boothe. -
Raindance Film Festival 2011
London-based independent film festival Raindance celebrated its 19th year, running Sept 28-Oct 9. -
Redgrave, Ganz, Laurent join cast of Bille August's Night Train To Lisbon
An all-star cast has come aboard Night Train To Lisbon, the new Bille August film which is being sold by K5 International with PalmStar Media Capital and EFish Entertainment who are co-financing. -
RioFilme in talks to back Noyce's Bloodsport remake
Underlining its growing enthusiasm for supporting high profile international productions, Brazilian outfit RioFilme is in talks to back Phillip Noyce’s remake of martial arts film, Bloodsport. This follows on the city-owned audiovisual investment company’s $500,000 investment in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1. -
Rome Film Festival to welcome Michael Mann, Richard Gere, Noomi Rapace
Competition features 15 films including Babycall starring Noomi Rapace. -
Royal Treatment
A hot new teaser for Nikolaj Arcel’s A Royal Affair. -
Russian Film Festival in London to present Co-Production Forum
Festival to open Nov 4 with Generation P. -
Shame, Coriolanus to screen at Wales' Soundtrack Festival
Guests attending the festival include award winning film-maker/musician Don Letts and comedian Adam Buxton. -
Sophie Fiennes wraps The Pervert's Guide To Ideology
The feature doc is the second collaboration between Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow director Fiennes and philosopher Slavoj Zizek. -
Stockholm International Film Festival to support women directors
One female director will receive $0.8m, a distribution deal with NonStop Entertainment and will have their film premiered at next year’s festival. -
Stockholm to present 173 films starting with Tinker Tailor
26% of the films in the festival catalogue have female directors, 43% also a female producer. -
Thessaloniki's Crossroads Co-Production Forum selects 17 projects
The Greek festival will offer 10 films as works in progress and there will be 250 international titles in Film Market. -
Top Brazilian filmmakers launch new distribution company
Jose Padilha, Fernando Meirelles are among filmmakers seeking greater control of their box-office revenues. -
UK's Soda Pictures moves into US with Red Flag partnership for Norwegian Wood
New Video’s Flatiron to handle DVD/digital release in US. -
Village, China Film, Wanda to finance Keanu Reeves' Man Of Tai Chi
Village Roadshow, China Film and Beijing-based exhibitor Wanda Group are understood to have reached a deal to finance Keanu Reeves’ martial arts project, Man Of Tai Chi, which will mark the star’s directorial debut. -
Warsaw Film Festival
The 27th event ran Oct 7-16. -
Wojciech Smarzowski's Rose takes top prize in Warsaw
Polish cinema triumphed at the International Competition of this year’s Warsaw Film Festival (Oct 7-16) with Wojciech Smarzowski’s Rose picking up the Warsaw Grand Prix and Greg Zglinski’s Courage taking the special jury award for Best Actor as well as the ecumenical jury’s award. -
Yellow Bird's Gray talks about importance of producer-author relationships
The Sweden-based producer says that the US version of Headhunters could shoot as soon as 2012.
