Screen
18 Nov 2010
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Essential Killing takes top prize at Mar del Plata
Other winners include Vega brothers’ October and Garateguy’s Pompeya. -
FDA to launch UK Cinema Showcase next week
The Film Distributors’ Association’s inaugural UK Cinema Showcase will take place December 2-4 at Empire Leicester Square. -
Hot projects on Screenbase this week
New productions from France, Spain and Germany can be found on Screenbase, including Livide, Grupo 7 and Halt Auf Freier Strecke. -
Optimum takes UK rights to $20m Spanish historical epic Lope
Wild Bunch has secured several key deals on Brazilian director Andrucha Waddington’s $20m historical epic Lope, including Optimum for the UK and Concorde for Germany. -
Spanish studio head Martinez appointed president of Spain Film Commission
Elsa Martinez, the director general of Ciudad De La Luz studios in Alicante, has been appointed president of the Spain Film Commission with the intention of “making cinema one of our country’s main industries”. -
10 1/2 wins top prize at Mannheim Heidelberg
10 1/2 by Canada’s Daniel Grou (aka Podz) picked up the Main Award of this year’s Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival which ended on Sunday evening. -
After co-production deal signed, two German-Norwegian features underway
Two German-Norwegian features will shortly roll on Norwegian locations, following Norway’s ratification of the European treaty on co-productions, including German directors Georg Maas’ Two Lives (Zwei Leben/To liv) and Matthias Glasner’s -
Australian features in good shape, according to conference
More films of scale are emerging, thanks to the 40% producer offset, and they are making an impact locally and abroad, delegates were told at the SPAA conference, although the jury is still out on their profitability. -
Bassett checks into UK horror film Saint Mary's
Michael J Bassett has signed on to write and direct supernatural horror film Saint Mary’s. -
Benjamin Johns shooting feature debut Tribe
UK singer David Essex has joined the cast of Tribe, an adaptation of John F. McDonald’s novel, which is currently shooting in the South East of England. -
Birmingham talent gets boost from Woolcock's 1 Day
Penny Woolcock’s musical hip hop drama 1 Day, which screened at the LFF and will air on Channel 4 this week, has proved to be a springboard for inner city urban talent in the UK city of Birmingham. -
Cairo Film Festival announces competition slate
Titles include five world premieres. -
Carlos, Of Gods and Men among Prix Louis Delluc shortlist
France’s prestigious Prix Louis Delluc has announced its preliminary shortlist for this year’s competition. Eight films will vie for the 73-year-old award which last year went to Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet. -
Cinepool reports strong AFM sales on family films, German Oscar submission
Munich-based sales company Cinepool, a division of Telepool, has confirmed a number of deals out of the AFM. -
Dogwoof acquires nine NFB docs including Up the Yangtze
Leading UK theatrical distributor for socially conscious films, Dogwoof, has acquired distribution rights to nine documentaries from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), including the multi-award winning Up the Yangtze( EyeSteelFilm/NFB). -
Ed King, Martin Gentles launch new UK production company
Ed King has launched a new Soho based production company, Starchild Pictures Ltd, which will specialise in genre projects. -
Engelke, Avandi to host European Film Awards
German comedian Anke Engelke and Estonian actor Mart Avandi will host the 23rd European Film Awards (Dec 4) in Talinn, Estonia. -
eOne's library now valued at $250m
In reporting its interim results for the six months ended Sept 30, eOne noted that its revenue was up 30% to £212m. -
Europe's LUX prize goes to When We Leave
Feo Aladag’s When We Leave (Die Fremde) has won the 2010 European Parliament LUX Cinema prize worth 90,000 Euros. -
Girls Aloud singer joins Horrid Henry cast
Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh has joined the cast of Horrid Henry: The Movie, playing Henry’s cousin Prissy Polly. -
Gomorrah being developed into 12-part TV series
Partners are Fandango, Cattleya and Sky. -
Haneke plans February start of shoot for Love
Michael Haneke is currently prepping his next project, Love, with stars Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva and frequent collaborator Isabelle Huppert. -
Hot Docs 2011 to honor IFDA's Ally Derks with mogul award and revamp its forum
The internationally-acclaimed documentary maven Ally Derks will receive the 2011 Doc Mogul Award at next year’s Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto (April 28-May 8). -
IDFA kicks off with pleas against Dutch cultural budget cuts
The 23rd International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) opened this week with Festival director Ally Derks making an impassioned plea for the new Dutch coalition Government to rethink its planned budget cuts in the cultural sector. -
IMAX signs deal with Odeon-UCI in Spain and Italy
The deal is for two new digital IMAX theatre systems under joint venture agreements in Mallorca and Milan. -
Italian strike over arts funding spills over into film industry
Cinemas and theatres are to go dark on Monday as Italy’s entertainment industry agitates against proposed budget cuts to their sector with a one-day national strike. -
Jeremy Thomas to be honoured by Academy
Veteran UK producer Jeremy Thomas will be celebrated with a tribute evening from the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) in London on Thursday. -
Kim Dong-ho honoured
Pusan IFF’s council made Kim Dong-ho an honorary festival director upon his retirement. He is pictured with mayor Hur Nam-shik who is also head of the organising committee. -
LipSync on board at production stage for The Deep Blue Sea, My Week With Marilyn
London-based post production company Lip Sync has signed on as a production partner on The Deep Blue Sea and My Week With Marilyn. -
Lovefilm secures online rights to Momentum titles
Film subscription service Lovefilm has partnered with UK distributor Momentum to offer members a catalogue of Momentum’s titles via internet enabled devices. -
Medusa strikes multi-territory deal with Alliance Films
Italy’s leading distributor and film production company Medusa and Canada’s Alliance Films have inked a multi-territory deal to cooperate on acquisitions and co-productions. -
Mysterious Foundation launches trailer competition with London Film School
A mysterious new organisation called The Foundation is launching a film trailer competition in association with the London Film School. -
NMA partners with Bellwood Media
Los Angeles-based entertainment promotions and publicity firm Norm Marshall & Associates is to partner up with UK company Bellwood Media, which specializes in production resources, film clearances and celebrity events. -
Optimum takes UK rights to Blue Valentine
Optimum Releasing has taken UK rights from The Weinstein Company for Blue Valentine, and will co-distribute the film with TWC. -
Sales and distribution panel coming to London
Speakers will include Mark Webster, Lyn Goleby, Ken Marshall and Andrew Orr. -
Sean Penn, Souleymane Cisse to receive awards in Dubai
The seventh Dubai International Film Festival (Dec 12 – 19) features 41 world premieres and is bookended by The King’s Speech and Tron: Legacy. -
Taiwanese films lead Golden Horse Awards winners
Taiwanese films dominated the 47th Golden Horse Awards with three Taiwanese films: When Love Comes, Monga and The Fourth Portrait taking home major awards at the awarding ceremony on Saturday Nov 20 in Taiwan’s Taoyuan City. -
Taskovski reveals cross-media slate including Tesla doc
Company also boards sales for Little Heaven and Work Hard - Play Hard. -
The Bureau launches second series of screenwriting, production labs
London-based Production company The Bureau is starting the second year of its Save Our Scripts (SOS) development lab, seeking to work with rising screenwriters and producers. -
The Veteran continues sales for Intandem
Intandem Films has secured a slew of international sales on Matthew Hope’s action thriller The Veteran starring Toby Kebbell. -
Thessaloniki's Agora/Market to showcase 15 features, 11 works in progress
Agora/Market, the film market strand of the 51st Thessaloniki International Film Festival-TIFF (Dec 3-12) is showcasing this year no less than 15 feature film projects and 11 works in progress introducing them to a network of financiers, producers and leading industry executives. -
Toy Story 3 sets ancillary record in UK
Disney announces record day one DVD, Blu-ray and download sales for Toy Story in UK. -
Transmission takes on Mad Bastards
Transmission has signed up to distribute Brendan Fletcher’s visceral feature debut Mad Bastards in Australia and New Zealand. -
Turkish director Evci finishes shoot for second feature Winds
Selim Evci has finished shooting his second feature Winds (Ruzgarlar) in Imbros Island and Istanbul, Turkey. -
UK Film Council gives latest round of innovative digital distribution support
Upcoming UK releases Monsters, Chalet Girl and Chatroom are amongst the films to benefit from the last round of the UKFC’s Digital Innovation in Distribution scheme. -
UK indies partner on new transmedia thriller project
New Black Films is partnering with Pure Grass Films (backed by Endemol) to launch a cross-platform project entitled Shape Shifter. Regional screen agency Northern Film & Media has invested in the project. -
UKFC's Film Fund backs a slew of projects despite government uncertainty
Even with plans to abolish the UK Film Council, the UKFC’s new Film Fund has been quietly operating business as usual, funding dozens and dozens of diverse projects. -
Universal strikes partnership with Australia's Hopscotch
Universal Pictures International (UPI) has formed a partnership with Australian independent production company Hopscotch Features to develop, produce and distribute films for the global marketplace. -
Vaizey to reveal government plans for UK film on Monday
Vaizey will deliver speech followed by question-and-answer session. -
Venice titles head to Brazil for Venezia Cinema Italiano
Competition titles The Passion and The Black Sheep (La Pecora Nera) among slate to play in Brazil as part of the Venezia Cinema Italiano. -
Vicente Canales steps down as head of Filmax International
Filmax International director Vicente Canales has left his post after 13 years at the Spanish studio and will be replaced by Ivan Diaz, head of international sales. -
Wide House strikes pact with First Run Features
French sales outfit Wide House (the doc arm of Wide Management) has struck an alliance with US outfit First Run Features. -
XDC International to digitise Balkan screens under Eurimages scheme
Theatres are in Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Albania. -
Zoe Brown promoted at BBC Films
Zoe Brown has been appointed as senior legal and business affairs manager in fiction at BBC Films.
