Screen
19 Aug 2010
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Almodovar adds leading Spanish actors to cast for The Skin I Live In
Almodovar’s $13m thriller starts shooting Monday for El Deseo. -
Arts Alliance Media signs big digital deal with Australian exhibitor Hoyts
Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has signed a deal to equip 400 Hoyts cinemas with its Theatre Management System, across the entire Hoyts circuit in Australia and New Zealand. -
Bavaria takes on world sales for Toronto premiere The Poll Diaries
Chris Kraus directs the Baltic-set drama set on the eve of World War I. -
Chinese officials give no-go to film rating system
Chinese officials governing film policy and film-related affairs said that China will not introduce a film ratings system in the near future. -
Danny DeVito to accept Michael Douglas' award in Zurich
Zurich Film Festival’s Golden Icon Award for 2010 will be given to Michael Douglas. -
Development Director leaves Nordisk after only three weeks
Lars Grarup, whose new job as Development Director for Nordisk Film was announced on Aug 1, has already announced plans to leave the company. -
Disney India to release first live-action Hindi feature
The Walt Disney Company (India) Private Limited, which set up its India operations in Mumbai in 2004, will release its first live action Hindi feature Do Dooni Chaar on October 8. -
Ellen Burstyn, Marcia Gay Harden start shooting with Faenza in New York
Italian director Roberto Faenza has started principal photography for his English-language feature One Day This Pain Will Be Useful To You, adapted from the Peter Cameron novel. -
Finland's Markus Selin lines up six more Vares thrillers
At least two of the features, which will be shot back to back, will be theatrical releases. -
FrightFest to kick off with world premiere of Hatchet II
Now in its 11th year, the London-based FrightFest is set to horrify audiences again when it returns to the Empire Leicester Square this coming Bank Holiday weekend. -
German writer/director Christoph Schlingensief dies at 49
Christoph Schlingensief, the “enfant terrible“ of the German theatre and film scene, has lost his battle against lung cancer at the age of 49 on Aug 21. -
Hannah McGill to leave Edinburgh; festival to start recruiting successor
Hannah McGill is moving on from her role as artistic director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. She took the post in 2006 and curated her first festival in 2007. -
Indian Film Festival of London to open with Peepli Live
The inaugural Indian Film Festival of London will open at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith on Aug 25 with the UK premiere of Peepli Live, a comic satire about suicide in an Indian farming village. -
Japan offers financial support to visiting productions to boost tourism
The Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) has announced plans to offer financial and logistical support to selected foreign film and TV productions in an effort to boost overseas visitors to the territory. -
Japanese animation master Satoshi Kon dies at 46
Revered Japanese animation director Satoshi Kon died suddenly on August 24 at the age of 46. The cause of death has been reported as pancreatic cancer. -
Job Title: Managing Director, Film Education
Industry-funded UK charity. -
LevelK comes on board for Say Nothing starring Joel Edgerton
Denmark’s LevelK has acquired international sales rights to Australian drama/mystery Say Nothing. -
Marketing Movies Online conference planned for Sept 29 in London
Film training specialist Diversity in Visual Arts (DiVA) and digital strategy consultant MTM London will host a one-day conference titled Marketing Movies Online. -
Mission: Impossible IV prepping for Prague shoot
The Czech Republic’s new 20% tax rebate, implemented in late July, is attracting a raft of runaway productions, including Mission: ImpossibleIV. -
Murali Thalluri relaunches Australia's M2 Entertainment
Murali K Thalluri, the director/producer of Australian teen drama 2:37, is re-establishing his company M2 Entertainment (M2E) as a production and financing outfit. -
Nordic Council Film Prize nominees include Vinterberg, Kari
Other nominees are Berghall/Hotakainen, Johnsen, Saleh. -
Paul Verhoeven, San Fu Maltha reunite for The Hidden Force
Story will be set in year 1900 in Java in Dutch East Indies. -
Pinewood says year revenues should 'exceed market expectations'
Pinewood Shepperton profits are down for the first half of 2010, but the company said it is expecting a strong end to 2010 thanks to solid film production business. -
Richard Lester gives box of mementos and stills to BFI Archive
Veteran director Richard Lester - best known for making Beatles films A Hard Day’s Night and Help! - has donated a 60-box collection of his scripts, correspondence and stills to the BFI National Archive. -
Romanian National Film Center awards $6.5m to new wave of features
The Romanian National Film Center (CNC) has announced roughly $6.5m in funding for new projects, including $3.5m in funding for new features from established directors. -
Russian Standard Vodka starts classic film festival across UK
Screen readers can enter to win a pair of tickets to launch on Aug 31. -
San Sebastian Film In Progress selections include Terrazas' debut
Seven unfinished projects from Latin American film makers will be presented in this year’s Films In Progress section at San Sebastian, including Gael Garcia Bernal collaborator Kyzza Terrazas’ directorial debut The Language of The Machetes (El Lenguaje De Los Machetes). -
Second-quarter box office: Depth but no breadth
Len Klady analyses the second quarter at the global box office, with theatrical up 11% driven by 3D but admissions up less than 3% over 2009, esentially flat overseas. -
Sugarman starts Wales shoot for punk comedy Vinyl
Shooting has begun in North Wales on Vinyl, a punk rock comedy starring Brit actors Phil Daniels, Keith Allen and Perry Benson. -
Tokyo Project Gathering's 28 selections include Ryuichi Hiroki, Pen-ek Ratanaruang
The sixth Tokyo Project Gathering (TPG) has selected an increased 28 projects this year. -
Tomson Group launches Hong Kong distribution outfit
Veteran producer-turned-property developer Hsu Feng is making a return to the film business by establishing a Hong Kong-based company, Tomson International Entertainment Distribution, which will initially focus on theatrical distribution. -
Toronto 2010 final lineups: Masters, Visions, Vanguard and Mavericks
Films added include works by Godard, Gitai, Loach, Breillat, Leopold, Araki. -
Toronto 2010 full lineups announced: Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery
Films added include world premieres by Debs Gardner-Paterson, Justin Chadwick, Kim Tae-Yong, Koen Mortier, Max Winkler, Justin Lerer, Zhang Meng, Shawn Ku. -
Toronto adds 37 more world premieres to lineup
Festival announces a whopping 104 further titles today; Mavericks speakers to include Bruce Springsteen and Bill Gates. -
Twickenham Studios Theatre gets Dolby award
London’s Twickenham Studios has refurbished and upgraded its Richard Attenborough Theatre. -
UK veteran James Lee proposes creation of Government-backed film distributor
Ex-UK Film Council Board member and former Chairman of Scottish Screen James Lee has called for the creation of a State-backed “British National Distribution Company.” -
Unfinished Lars von Trier film Dimension headed to DVD
Twenty-five minutes of the film shot more than 30 years ago will be on DVD later this month; von Trier had shelved it in late 1990s. -
UPDATE: Angelina Jolie scouting Budapest for Bosnian love story
Sources in Hungary say Raleigh Film Budapest is in negotiations with Angelina Jolie to host the actor’s directorial debut, a love story set against the backdrop of the war in Bosnia. -
Upperdog leads winners of Norwegian awards
Lena Endre receives Haugesund’s honorary award. -
Vancouver 2010 highlights to include Africa Today, Filmmaker's Day
The Vancouver International Film Festival (Sept 30 - Oct 15) has unveiled its annual environmental series, Ecologies of Mind, hot on the heels of its new Life Above All: Africa Today program and a Trade Forum (Sept 28 - Oct 1) with an expanded documentary program and a new Filmmaker’s Day (Oct 2). -
Venice adds world premiere of Poe's La Commedia
The film is composed of 20,000 animated still images divided into three cinematic sequences. -
Viennale devotes special programmes to Rohmer, Lubtchansky, Denis Cote
The Viennale has unveiled some highlights from its 2010 programme (the festival runs Oct 21-Nov 3). -
Where will Angelina Jolie shoot her Bosnia-Serbia love story for GK Films?
Confirming rumours from recent days, production company GK Films has confirmed that Angelina Jolie will make her feature film directorial debut with a love story set during the Bosnian war. -
Zurich to close with Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Attendees on Oct 3 will include director Oliver Stone and producer Ed Pressman.
