All Screen articles in 18 December 2009
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CommentWorlds apart but moving closer
While a gulf still exists between India’s overtly commercial and star-driven film industry and its European counterpart, there are signs that producers from both regions are looking for ways to secure crossover success.
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CommentA Locker full of gold
Despite the difficulties in producing and distributing The Hurt Locker, the heart-pounding Iraq drama is a perfect example of how an independent production can reap the greatest rewards.
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FeaturesAwards Countdown: Adapted Screenplay
Screen brings you a selection of this year’s potential adapted screenplay awards contenders.
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FeaturesAwards Countdown: Original Screenplay
Screen brings you a selection of this year’s potential screenplay awards contenders.
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FeaturesWise words
From Up to Inglourious Basterds, The Hangover to A Serious Man, there are some choice, wildly creative original screenplays on offer for awards voters this year. Likewise in the adapted category, films from stage plays, books old and new and foreign-language films are all in contention. Mike Goodridge surveys the ...
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FeaturesHarry Potter weaves magic on 2009 box office
Warner Brother’s Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Price has topped the worldwide box office so far this year, taking $929.4m.
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FeaturesTen billion and a happy Hangover
The North American box office is on track for a record-breaking year. Jeremy Kay charts the highs and the lows.
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NewsColin MacCabe calls for BFI to handle industry statistics
Outspoken British academic and film producer Colin MacCabe has called for the British Film Institute (BFI) to take over the research and statistics work currently carried out by the UK Film Council.
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FeaturesOlivier Aknin, Financier, Backup Films, France
Favourite film Slumdog Millionaire (pictured) is the epitome par excellence of a concept film and its public and critical success shows that we can bring everyone together around a strong story that has a good marketing position despite the language the film is in. When has ...
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FeaturesFaruk Alatan, head of acquisitions, Medusa Films, Italy
Favourite filmIt was definitely My Bloody Valentine 3D (main picture), it was the opening of the 3D season [here] and we released it on 125 3D cinemas and made more than $8.6m (€ 6m). It was a surprise nobody expected. Everyone said, “don’t buy 3D films” ...
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FeaturesHussain Amarshi, Distributor, Mengrel Media, Canada
Favourite film: The White Ribbon (main picture) by Michael Haneke is my absolute favourite film of the year. The scope of the film, the incredible tension that Haneke creates and the absolutely beautiful black and white images make this one the most compelling and ...
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Cameron Bailey, Co-Director, Toronto International Film Festival
Favourite filmNobody who sees several hundred films a year could give you just one. Right now I’m rooting for both Up In The Air (main picture) and Precious (pictured, right) in the year-end awards. American movies aren’t always allowed the privilege of aesthetic invention AND moral ...
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FeaturesTim Bevan (pictured), Producer, Working Title Films and Chairman, UK Film Council
Favourite filmDistrict 9 (pictured, right). In a thin year both commercially and artistically District 9 shines for its originality, innovation and the fact that is was done on a budget.Biggest news story The collapse of the DVD market, meaning that studios have to work harder than ...
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FeaturesKevin Chang, Producer and Asia Pacific Producers Network (APPN) Secretary General
Favourite filmI liked Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds (main picture) and District 9 (pictured, right) which Peter Jackson produced. There are certain kinds of films that the Korean industry has yet to make into our own and I especially liked that sci-fi films are invigorating the industry ...
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FeaturesYolanda del Val, Head of Acquisitions, Deaplaneta, Spain
Favourite film It would have to be Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire (main picture) for being surprisingly different. We, the buyers, are tired of reading and watching the same kinds of movies with different actors. I actually fell in love with the script for Slumdog before watching ...
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FeaturesJyoti Deshpande (pictured), Coo & Commercial Director, Eros International
Favourite filmLove Aaj Kal (pictured, right), a fabulous love story told by Imtiaz Ali in his inimitable style. This is film is special as I feel no one could have told the story better than Imtiaz. And no one could have played the parts better than ...
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FeaturesKim Dong-Ho, Festival Co-Director, Pusan International Film Festival, South Korea
Favourite filmI liked Bong Joon-ho’s Mother (main picture) best. It has an extraordinary innate artistic value and Kim Hye-ja’s acting was excellent, too. Of course, across the years I had seen her mostly in TV dramas and in Kim Soo-yong’s film Late Fall [which was released ...
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FeaturesLeonard Glowinski, Head of French and European Co-Productions, Studiocanal, France
Favourite filmUp (main picture) for its script and 3D in a tie with The Hangover( pictured, right) – it’s rare to find a typical US comedy without big stars that travels so well!Biggest news storyAvatar (pictured, right) for its advances in 3DChanges in store for ...