Screen
14 August 2009
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Academy elects Tom Sherak as president
Marvel Studios consultant Tom Sherak has been elected as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences following a meeting of the Board of Governors. -
Bafta to honour Monty Python team at New York reunion
The Monty Python team will receive a Bafta Special Award at the official 40th anniversary Monty Python reunion in New York on October 15. -
ContentFilm takes on sales for Toronto selection Gaia
ContentFilm International has acquired worldwide sales rights to Jason Lehel’s Gaia, which will have its world premiere in Toronto’s Visions section. -
Frankfurt's LUCAS children's festival to spotlight animation
The 32nd LUCAS International Children’s Film Festival will open September 6 in Frankfurt with a screening of French fairytale Trouble At Timpeltill. -
Guy Daniels starts shooting Love/Loss with McKenna, Michell
Shooting has begun on UK independent film Love/Loss, which marks British actress Virginia McKenna’s return to the big screen after 11 years. -
Iranian director Jafar Panahi to lead Montreal's competition jury
Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi will preside over the competition jury of the 33rd Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF). Panahi is best-known for such works as the Camera d’Or-winning The White Balloon, The Circle and Offside. -
Lionsgate picks up North American rights to Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass
Lionsgate has picked up North American rights from Matthew Vaughn to his action-comedy Kick-Ass that is currently in post-production. -
Milos Forman to get tribute in Reykjavik
The Reykjavik International Film Festival will give its 2009 honorary award to director Milos Forman. -
Post-production company Rushes appoints Frankie Limata
Rushes, the UK post-production and visual effects company, has appointed Frankie Limata as senior producer. -
Red Union's Powder kicks off shoot this weekend at V Festival
Shooting begins on August 22 on rock and roll film Powder, starring Liam Boyle (Awaydays) and Alfie Allen (Flashbacks Of A Fool). -
Sundance Channel starts VOD day-and-date with Spike Lee project
The Sundance Channel is moving into the VOD day-and-date arena with the announcement of Sundance Selects. -
Ten screenwriters selected for Film Independent's Lab
Film Independent has announced the screenwriters and film projects selected for its 10th annual Screenwriters Lab that takes place in Los Angeles from August 17-September 16. -
TIFF adds 19 more titles, including world premieres from Saura, Roos
The Toronto International Film Festival has added seven more Galas and 12 more Special Presentations to its lineup. The selections include world premieres from Carlos Saura, Don Roos, Christian Carion and Dev Benegal. -
UK producer Clive Parsons dies at age 66
Film producer Clive Parsons, who produced films by Bill Forsyth, Lindsay Anderson and Franco Zeffirelli, has died in the UK at age 66. -
UKFC trials funding scheme to support digital marketing
The UK Film Council is seeking help distributors to build digital marketing campaigns through a new scheme that will allow them to apply for funding earlier in the application process. -
Xiaolu Guo's She, A Chinese takes Locarno's Golden Leopard
This year’s Golden Leopard in Locarno was awarded to Chinese novelist-filmmaker Xiaolu Guo for the UK-German-French co-production She, A Chinese. -
Zurich Film Festival to highlight Argentina in New World View series
The Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) will focus on Argentine films in its New World View series at this year’s festival, which runs September 26 – October 4.
