Screen
17 Feb 2011
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A-Film picks up slew of titles for Benelux at EFM
Benelux distributor A-Film Distribution has been on an acquisition spree, picking up a number of titles for its Quality label. -
Alta Films pick up Midnight In Paris for Spain
Woody Allen’s romantic comedy Midnight In Paris has been sold to indie outfit Alta Films for release in Spanish theatres through their distribution wing Alta Classics. -
Aurum picks up Man On A Ledge and Gone for Spain
Aurum has picked up Spanish rights to Asger Leth’s thriller Man On A Ledge, starring Ed Harris, Sam Worthington and Jamie Bell, and Heitor Dhalia’s thriller Gone, starring Amanda Seyfried. -
Berlin's Golden Bear goes to Farhadi's A Separation
This marks the first time that an Iranian film has won the Golden Bear; other winners include The Turin Horse, If Not Us, Who, The Forgiveness of Blood and -
Beta signs more than 35 deals during busy EFM
Hot sellers include My Best Enemy, Almanya, In Darkness, Black Bread and Naples -
Brim wins best film at Iceland's Eddas
Dagur Kari’s The Good Heart also wins several prizes. -
Cartoon Movie to welcome more than 660 participants
Chico & Rita to open 13th edition of Cartoon Movie, the forum that awards and honours the best in European animation. -
Doc & Film takes on The Fatherless
Sales continue for Noir Ocean, Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow. -
Dolan’s Laurence Anyways set to begin shoot in Montreal
Lyla Films (Lafontaine) and MK2 (Nathanaël Karmitz and Charles Gillibert) co-produce the transgender love story. -
EFM 2011: Berlin’s most successful ever market for arthouse titles
Hot sellers included Nader and Simin: A Separation, Tomboy and documentary Khodorkovsky. -
EFM deals strong despite lackluster festival
Even though critics have been mostly uninspired by the Berlinale festival selection this year, EFM attendees reported robust business with one eye on the prospect of more promising things to come in Cannes. -
European Commission supporting film in the Mediterranean with $15m
The European Commission is supporting the film industry in the Mediterranean region through a third edition of its Euromed Audiovisual Programme with $15m (€11m) between 2011-2013. -
GDC and Shochiku strike VPF deal in Japan
Hong Kong-based GDC Technology has reached an agreement with Shochiku to provide digital cinema equipment to the studio’s exhibition subsidiary. -
Hong Kong's Imagi buys China’s Toon Express
The $105m deal covers merchandise and licensing of the popular TV and film series Pleasant Goat and Big Bad Wolf. -
Independent's We Need To Talk About Kevin travels to Diaphana for France
The Lynne Ramsay film, now in post, has also sold to Benelux, Israel, Greece and the Middle East. -
Italian EFM deals led by Sacher taking on Nader and Simin
Bim takes on Pina, while Eagle boards several high-profile projects including StudioCanal’s The Dinosaur Project. -
Japan's J Cine Quanon outlines Asia focus under new leadership
Resurrected Japanese production and distribution company Cine Quanon explained the company’s Asia-focused strategy today. -
Kosslick says 2011 Berlinale couldn't 'avoid the political'
Dieter Kosslick says Bela Tarr FIPRESCI prize could be a show of solidarity with Hungarian filmmakers; he also talks about challenges of digital cinema in regards to festival and market. -
Latido reveals a number of deals for EFM slate
Hot titles include No Return and Free Birds. -
Mikael Persbrandt cast as Carl Hamilton for Guillou trilogy
Danish director Katrine Windfeld will helm first part of the trilogy, In The Interest Of The Nation. -
Nadia Fares to play Dalida in new biopic
Lisa Azuelos and Kamir Aïnouz are preparing a biopic about music icon Dalida. -
On The Ice wins Berlin Crystal Bear for Generation 14plus
Andrew Okpeaha MacLean’s thriller On The Ice has taken the Crystal Bear for best feature film in the Berlinale’s Generation 14plus section. -
Pathe's busy EFM includes sold out Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
Pathe International has reported more than 90 deals across its slate during the recent EFM. -
Pusan festival changing its name to Busan International Film Festival
The Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) is set to change its name to Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). -
R leads winners at Denmark's Bodil awards
Other winners at Danish critics’ 64th annual awards include Susanne Bier’s In A Better World and Thomas Vinterberg’s Submarino. -
Shoot starts for first Scandinavian live action 3D feature
Kids Christmas adventure film started shooting in Norway in January. -
Sydney to unveil new 3D, AI cinema experience
Scenario, the world’s first 360-degree 3D Artificially Intelligent (AI) cinematic experience, will premiere in Sydney in June 2011. -
Top filmmakers sign petition to support future of MEDIA Programme
More than 300 European filmmakers including Wim Wenders and Mike Leigh sign the petition. -
UK conference Beyond HD to address future of digital formats
Beyond HD, a two-day film and TV conference on Feb 26 and 27, will host seminars, panels and workshops about how filmmakers can best use digital formats, including 3D. -
UK deal for Pyramide's Free Men and EFM deal round-up
Catch up on the latest EFM deals here. -
Venice 2011 to offer updated venues, competitive hotel prices
The Venice Film Festival is wading through its infrastructure problems at good pace, upgrading key venues like the Sala Grande screening room and negotiating better hotel fees in time for the upcoming 68th edition. -
Wide closes US, Taiwan deals for Mill And The Cross
Wide House signs Germany/Austria deal for Black Power Mixtape. -
Wide does more deals for Mill And The Cross
Neue Visionen Filmverleih has taken for Germany and Austria, while Xenix has taken Swiss rights.
