Screen
17 June 2010
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Aktis strikes for Broken Nose; in Moscow with Berlin
German sales agent Aktis Film International has picked up international sales for Serbian director Srdjan Koljevic’s second feature The Woman With a Broken Nose which won five awards at last week’s Cinema City film festival in Novi Sad. -
Anita Killi to shoot first feature for Zentropa Norway
Zentropa is also developing Unni Straume’s Faith. -
Anna Godas, Dogwoof
Dogwoof CEO Anna Godas talks about the challenges and rewards of distributing socially conscious films. -
APSA and MPA partner in film fund for Asia-Pacific filmmakers
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) have jointly announced a film fund of $100,000 for Asia-Pacific filmmakers. -
BackUp backs Emilie Jolie, Pinocchio
French financing outfit BackUp Films is investing in several new productions through its Cofanim fund for animated projects. -
BAFTA, Media Trust launch new Youth Mentoring programme
BAFTA and Media Trust have announced the launch of their new joint Youth Mentoring programme aimed at enhancing disadvantaged young people’s knowledge, skills and personal development. -
Bornedal on board for Slaughterhouse Dybbol
Danish director Ole Bornedal, of Nightwatch (Nattevagten) fame, will direct Slaughterhouse Dybbøl (Slagtebænk Dybbøl), a DKK 90m ($14.9m) double feature based on Danish author Tom Buk-Swienty’s award-winning book. -
British director Ronald Neame dies at age 99
Veteran British director Ronald Neame has died in hospital in Los Angeles aged 99. He directed a series of successful UK films, including The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and The Horse’s Mouth (1958) before making one of the first of the great disaster movies, The Poseidon Adventure (1972) . -
Christie opens Shenzhen factory as Asian sales boom
Digital cinema company Christie has opened a new manufacturing facility in Shenzhen, China. -
Cine Expo: Disney unveils first footage of Tron: Legacy
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International wowed exhibitors at Cine Expo today by unveiling world premiere footage from Tron: Legacy in 3D. -
Cine Expo: Fox flies with Rio footage, racy Anne Hathaway in Love and Other Drugs
At Cine Expo Tuesday evening, Fox’s presentation included a big push for Rio, the new animated project from Ice Age veteran Carlos Saldanha of Blue Sky. -
Cine Expo: Paramount kicks off with 3-D penis from Jackass, sizzle reel from Morning Glory
As the first studio to present at Cinema Expo 2010, Paramount certainly got exhibitors’ attention with a 3-D flying dildo and penis courtesy of Jackass 3-D. -
Confessions rules Japanese box office for third week
Tetsuya Nakashima’s Confessions retained its top spot at the Japanese box office this past weekend for the third week in a row, holding off major Hollywood and local releases during its run. -
Danny Boyle, Stephen Daldry come on board for Olympics 2012
Two leading UK film directors will get prime roles for the 2012 Olympic Games in London -
Dieter Kosslick to be honoured at Sarajevo
The director of the Berlin Film Festival will receive the festival’s Honorary Heart of Sarajevo award. -
Ecosse plans adaptation of Faulks' On Green Dolphin Street
London-based production company Ecosse films is developing the screen adaptation of Sebastian Faulks’ Cold War love story novel On Green Dolphin Street. -
Edinburgh kicks off 64th year with Chomet's The Illusionist
Sylvain Chomet was in Edinburgh last night to introduce the UK premiere of his Scottish themed animated feature, The Illusionist, which opened the 64th Edinburgh International Film Festival. -
Edinburgh: The discovery channel
The Edinburgh International Film Festival has a reputation for breaking new talent. Matt Mueller explores the importance of the event as a launch pad, and profiles selected titles world premiering at this year’s edition. -
Edinburgh's cutting edge
Underlining its emphasis on discovery, the Edinburgh International Film Festival (June 16-27) brings new UK and international work to the attention of distributors and audiences. Matt Mueller reports -
Eurimages backs 14 new European co-productions
The total investment in the projects will be $5.9m. -
European Commission approves Czech incentives
Czech state radio is reporting that the European Commission has approved the Czech Republic film incentives program. -
Filmax pick up sales rights to Vaca Films’ thriller Kidnapped
Spanish mini studio Filmax has taken international sales rights outside Spain and France to award winning director Miguel Angel Vivas’ new project Kidnapped, starring leading Spanish actor Fernando Cayo. -
Garcia-Montero has Bad Intentions
The Peruvian director’s first feature is about a girl growing up in Peru in the 1980s, for Barry Films. -
Ghent plans Jacques Tati exhibition
Legendary French filmmaker Jacques Tati is to be celebrated in an exhibition organized by the Ghent Film Festival. -
IMAX adds three Disney titles for 2011
Films are Mars Needs Moms, Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Cars 2. -
IMAX eyes 100 European screens by end of 2010
IMAX could double its presence in Russia this year, the company told ScreenDaily at Cine Expo. -
Inaugural London Indian Film Festival planned for July
Dibakar Banerjee’s fairy tale romance Love, Sex Aur Dhokha (Love, Sex and Betrayal) will open the festival with a screening at Cineworld, Haymarket. -
India: Ganguly honoured
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Indiemoviesonline lands 50 new films, for total of 500
New on-demand site indiemoviesonline.com has acquired 50 films, which brings its total library to more than 500 films. -
Issues, with an element of surprise
Producer Peter Carlton, chair of the drama jury for the One World Media Awards, says cinema and social issues can go together with entertainment and surprise. -
John Schoonraad
John Schoonraad has spent over 30 years working in prosthetics and life casting for films. He set up his own company eight years ago, Life Cast Limited, which he runs with his two sons out of a workshop at Elstree Studios. -
Killers tops UK box office; Wild Target debuts at number 7
Vertigo’s powerhouse StreetDance 3D takes $688,000 to cross £11m in its fifth weekend. -
Kosse: International could be 80% of film business
David Kosse, President of Universal Pictures International, told the industry gathered at Cine Expo 2010 that he thinks international distribution is set for a growth period in the decade ahead. -
Madrid's Spanish Screenings shows promo for Julia's Eyes
The fifth edition of Madrid de Cine’s Spanish Film Screenings offers a broad selection of new - and newish - films for more than 100 buyers and press attending the showcase. -
Marketplace: No laughing matter
Comedies can score big at home but struggle abroad. Leonard Klady looks at why US comedy can be lost in translation overseas -
Marketplace: word of mouse marketing
From Twitter to transmedia content, the fast-moving digital sphere is changing the face of theatrical marketing. But while online spend is rising, traditional media still claims the bulk of distributor advertising spend in the US. Robert Marich explores how the two arenas intersect -
Medusa signs Fausto Brizzi to four-film deal
Italian box office wunderkind Fausto Brizzi has signed a four-film deal with Medusa, the production-distribution giant confirmed to ScreenDaily today. -
Memento books more sales for The Tree, Think Global
Memento Films International has announced further sales on its Cannes titles. -
Moscow International Film Festival
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Norwegian Film Institute backs projects by Sorensen, Poppe, Johnsen
Swedish leading stand-up comedian (and novelist, playwright, screenwriter) Jonas Gardell will star in People in the Sun (Mennesker i solen), a Norwegian production of his own doomsday comedy, which will start principal photography on August 9. -
Novi Sad's Cinema City Festival
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Odeon to add IMAX system in Liverpool
Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group have struck a deal with IMAX Corp. to bring a new IMAX system to Odeon’s flagship in Liverpool, England. -
Panavision to launch new 3D system to work with all screens
At next week’s Cinema Expo in Amsterdam, Panavision will introduce the first 3D system compatible with all installed cinema screens (white or silver) and all projectors (film or digital). -
Philip Rose joins Jam as Commercial Director
Digital creative, marketing and PR agency Jam has appointed Philip Rose to the post of Commercial Director. -
Pirate DVD sellers arrested in North London
The latest arrest is part of an ongoing campaign by the Federation Against Copyright Theft and the police to crackdown on illegal pirating in the UK. -
Power To The Pixel to start first market
Power To The Pixel will host its first Pixel Market from October 13-14, and 20 cross-media projects will be selected to participate. -
Puttnam supports competition for young filmmakers
Oscar-winning film producer David Puttnam will judge The Young Filmmaker Competition on behalf of the Transformation Trust, which celebrates its first anniversary next month. -
Salt shakes for George Lucas documentary
UK-based sales company Salt has taken on world rights outside the UK and Canada to feature documentary The People Vs. George Lucas by Alexandre O. Philippe. -
Sarajevo Film Festival to combine fiction and documentary Panorama sidebars
Sarajevo first introduced fiction Panorama in 1999, and Panorama Documentaries in 2001, and now, following the suggestion by festival director Miro Purivatra, they have been combined into one umbrella Panorama. -
Screen Australia injects some flexibility into its co-production rules
Screen Australia has proposed several changes aimed at getting more films through the gate as official co-productions but by chief executive Ruth Harley’s own admission, she doesn’t expect it to “change the world”. -
Shanghai's winning projects include Lost In Touch, Last Valentine's Day
Quan Ling’s Lost In Touch and Sheng Zhimin’s Last Valentine’s Day took the top two prizes at China Film Pitch and Catch (CFPC) and Co-production Pitch and Catch (Co-FPC), the project market of Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF). -
Sheffield Doc/Fest plans move to June in 2011
Sheffield Doc/Fest will move from November to a June slot starting with its 2011 edition, which is slated for June 8-12. The 2010 edition, the festival’s 17th run, will take place as scheduled Nov 3-7. -
Soda Pictures plans September launch for SoulBoy
UK outfit Soda Pictures is to release new Northern Soul movie SoulBoy under its recently launched distribution fund, Soda Film Fund. -
Sony Russia eyes international co-productions; starts 3D shoot for Best Movie
Sony Pictures Entertainment Russia is considering becoming involved in international co-production in the future as its local franchise The Very Best Movie starts shooting in 3D this week. -
Studios support international rollout of Technicolor 3D
Several studios have now announced support for the newly launched Technicolor 3D format as it rolls out internationally following the US launch. -
Summer Chill
This summer not many of the tentpole movies have been delivering the goods, Mike Goodridge argues. -
Sundance Directing Lab 2010
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Swiss and Austrian producers join forces for 3D slasher film
Zurich-based HesseGreutert Film and Vienna’s Superfilm are to co-produce the first 3D feature film to come from Switzerland and Austria. -
Sydney Film Festival
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Taormina Film Festival
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Taormina's top prize goes to Lazotti's From The Waist Up
Gianfrancesco Lazotti’s From The Waist Up (Dalla Vita In Poi) has won the Golden Tauro for Best Film in the Mediterranean Competition at the 56th Taormina Film Fest. -
Technicolor reveals cost structure of 3D 'bridging the gap' system
Technicolor was in Cine Expo today to unveil further details of its new Technicolor 3D system, which employs a ‘pay as you go’ model for exhibitors. -
Thailand picks up the pieces
Thailand’s film business suffered during the country’s civil unrest — and at least one arthouse cinema shuttered — but the situation is now getting back to normal, Liz Shackleton reports. -
The Eye Of The Storm
Shooting is drawing to a close on Fred Schepisi’s $13m (A$15m) family drama, which stars Charlotte Rampling, Judy Davis and Geoffrey Rush. -
This week’s hot projects on Screenbase
This week’s new projects on Screenbase include two cross-continental co-productions between Germany and the US, a romantic comedy by Jean Luc Perréard, as well as a horror film by Richard Driscoll. -
This week’s hot projects on Screenbase
This week Screenbase features a joint project by Reinhard Kloosse and Holger Tappe, the debut films by Paula Ortiz and Christophe Sahr, as well as a production by Sebastian Mantilla. -
Toby Kebbell takes lead role in Hope's The Veteran
Toby Kebbell (Dead Man’s Shoes, Control, Prince Of Persia) has taken the lead role in The Veteran, which will also star Brian Cox, Ashley Thomas (aka Bashy), Adi Bielski a -
Todorovic's Sasha to have world premiere at Frameline today
M-Appeal is handling world sales. Strand Releasing has US rights, while Salzgeber will distribute in Germany. -
Tornasol, Haddock reteam for thriller Everyone Has A Plan
Leading Spanish producers Tornasol Films are once again uniting with Argentina’s Haddock Films on a new thriller titled Everyone Has A Plan, following their collaboration on the Oscar winning drama -
Turin Commission buys Endgame's stake in film fund
The Turin Piedmont Film Commission has bought out LA based Endgame Entertainment’s 18 percent share in an ambitious film fund the two groups launched in tandem in 2007 under the name of Film Investment Piedmont (FIP). -
UCLA: Corman, Daniels spotlight
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UK government pulls funding for BFI's National Film Centre
The British Film Institute has reacted with a mix of stoicism and dismay to the news (confirmed today) that the new UK coalition Government has scrapped plans for a National Film Centre. UKFC-BFI merger now looking shakier. -
Warner strikes multi-year deal with LoveFilm
Warner Bros. Entertainment has signed a multi-layered UK film distribution agreement with Europe’s LoveFilm. -
WFC. International Capital Group extends its portfolio to include first film fund
WFC. International Capital Group has extended its portfolio of financial services to the field of media funds with the setting up of its Motion Picture Fund 1. -
Writer Simon Lewis lands deal with Cloud Eight, Film4, Pathe
Christian Colson’s Cloud Eight Films, Film4 and Pathe are offering a script deal to Simon Lewis.
