Screen
19 July 2012
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Filmfest München 2012
The 30th edition of Filmfest München ran June 29 - July 7. -
Nichols' Mud to open Deauville Festival of American Film
Guests of honour include director William Friedkin, who will give masterclass, and prolific Hollywood producer Paula Wagner. -
Ben Rivers and Ben Russell complete shoot for documentary A Spell To Ward Off The Darkness
The director of Two Years At Sea finishes latest film co-directed with filmmaker Ben Russell. -
Berlin Film Society heads to London
Celebrating Jamaican independence with Rockers. -
Brains for brunch
Screen meets with Casey Walker, the director of A Little Bit Zombie, over Eggs Florentine. -
Cinematographer John Harris dies, aged 87
Career spanned 53 years, working on the likes of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Superman and The Running Man. -
Expanding Horizons
As the T-Mobile New Horizons film festival (July 19-29) kickstarts the Polish Days initiative, Marcin J Sobczak explains how government support and an emphasis on co-productions is giving the Polish film industry a stronger international standing. -
First edition of New Horizons' Polish Days includes new films from Folman, Wajda
New works in progress event in Wroclaw attracts more than 180 industry attendees. -
Hollywood A-list directors return to indie roots with Glasshouse Pictures
EXCLUSIVE: Mikael Håfström, the director currently in post on The Tomb starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger for Summit, plans to direct low-budget comedy thriller Snitch Jacket next. -
Ice Age 4 drifts back into top spot at the UK box office; Magic Mike thrusts into third
Fox’s 3D animation opens nationwide and pulls in $15.6m (£10.1m), including previews; Lionsgate’s comedy drama opens impressively with $4.1m (£2.6m). -
Locarno special
Screen’s special preview of the Locarno Film Festival 2012 spotlights the 12 projects in Open Doors, examines new industry initiatives, details the retrospectives and talks to Aritstic Director Olivier Pere about his ambitions for the festival this year and beyond. -
Looper to open 2012 Toronto International Film Festival
Rian Johnson’s time-travel thriller will kick off a mouthwateringly strong line-up that includes world premieres for Cloud Atlas, Hyde Park On Hudson (pictured) and Great Expectations, plus latest work from Terrence Malick, Ben Affleck, Chuan Lu, Francois Ozon, Chen Kaige and Derek Cianfrance. -
LUX prize's three finalists are Just the Wind, Shun Li and Tabu
The LUX Prize has unveiled the three finalists for its 2012 prize. -
Melbourne Film Festival platforms several new local releases
61st edition runs August 2-19. -
My Brother The Devil triumphs at Outfest 2012
Sally El Hosaini’s film won the international dramatic feature grand jury award as the 30th Los Angeles Gay And Lesbian Film Festival came to an end on Sunday night (22). -
NFTS launches diploma in entrepreneurial producing
EXCLUSIVE: “We need a more holistic entrepreneurial approach to the creative industries,” says course sponsor Patrick McKenna. Course director Chris Auty in talks with Peter Bazalgette, Peter Watson and Rough Trade to participate in diploma, which will teach business skills across seven creative fields, including film, music, games and theatre. -
North American premiere of For Love's Sake to open Fantasia
16th edition of Montreal’s genre film festival runs July 19-August 9 and will screen over 160 films, including over 30 world, international or North American premieres. -
Paul Willey joins Soho Square Studios
He had worked at Prime Focus since 2009. -
Portobello Pop-Up offers a platform for British gems
“British Films That Can’t Get Shown Season” (BFTCGSS) is a great sub-plot within this summer’s Portobello Popup programme. -
Sam Riley to play title role in Softley's Ivanhoe
UK actor Sam Riley is to play the title role in Iain Softley’s epic adaptation of Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe which is being developed by Berlin-based Egoli Tossell Film New GmbH (ETF) with Spain’s Morena Films as a European co-production with partners from Belgium and the UK. -
The Dark Knight Rises Paris premiere and press junket cancelled after US shooting
French promotional activities for new Batman film stopped following massacre at midnight screening near Denver, Colorado. -
The Genius of Hitchcock (and Sawhney)
On Saturday the BFI presented the premiere of the restored version of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1926 thriller The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog. -
The IMAX difference for The Dark Knight Rises
Screen enjoyed hearing about the merits of true IMAX from The Dark Knight Rises VFX supervisor Paul Franklin before a screening at London’s Science Museum. -
Venice Critics Week line-up includes Xan Cassavetes' Kiss of the Damned
Seven first features in competition including Sweden’s Eat Sleep Die [pictured]. -
Venice Days selections include Hiam Abbass' Inheritance
Venice Days has unveiled the line-up for its ninth edition (Aug 30-Sept 8). -
Venice to open with Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The 69th Venice International Film Festival will open Aug 29 with the world premiere of Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist. -
WIDE Management takes on The House With A Turret
Ukranian drama recently won prize in Karlovy Vary.
