Screen
20 November 2009
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Baltic co-production market unveils new projects
Projects from Estonian film-maker Kadri Kousaar, Finland’s Petri Kotwica, Poland’s Bartosz Konopka and Uzbek producer-director Ella Vakkasova are among 12 projects selected for the Baltic Event Co-Production Market. -
FFI boards select territories on Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass
Focus Features International (FFI) has picked up select international rights from Mandate International to Matthew Vaughn’s action comedy Kick-Ass. -
Academy Awards animation: the directors
Screen International brings you three of the directors of this year’s Oscar-nominated animation films. -
Ajami and Medal Of Honor win at Thessaloniki as festival faces big changes in 2010
Yaron Shani and Scandar Copti’s dynamic debut feature Ajami and Calin Netzer’s Romanian drama Medal Of Honour took the top prizes at the 50th Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece on November 22. -
Almanya
A Turkish family has lived in Germany for three generations and then sets off - on the grandfather’s instigation - on a turbulent journey to the homeland. -
AMPAS names ten on shortlist for animated short Oscar
Ten animated short films have made it on to the shortlist for the 82nd Academy Awards from an original pool of 37 eligible titles. -
Armored
Dir: Nimród Antal. US. 2009. -
Cairo festival hands main prizes to Letters To Father Jacob and The Hedgehog
The main awards at this year’s Cairo International Film Festival, which ran from to November 10-20, were shared by two European fables of spiritual growth and redemption. -
Crossroads Co-Production Forum awards project prize to Marinovic's Pasqua
Thessaloniki’s Crossroads Co-production Forum, headed by former Directors’ Fortnight chief Marie-Pierre Macia, presented the €10,000 Crossroads award to Ivan Marinovic’s project Pasqua. -
Das Ende ist mein Anfang
A critically ill journalist recounts to his son the story of his life, his spiritual experiences andhow he is preparing for death. -
Das System
A young dropout becomes involved in a parallel world of international lobbyists and former GDR secret service agents and soon realises that his own life is more closely connected with this than he had previously believed. -
Die Friseuse (The Haircutter)
Social comedy about woman from Marzahn overcoming all kind of obstacles to become a hairdresser -
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Every Little Step
Dir: Adam Del Deo, James D. Stern. US. 2008. -
Facing Ali
Dir: Pete McCormack. US. 2009. -
Fido Awards announce winners
The winners of the Fido Awards – the Oscars of the canine world - were announced in London on November 22. -
Film Agency for Wales invested $1.9m in local film industry last year
The UK’s Film Agency for Wales invested $1.9m (£1.15m) in the Welsh film industry during 2008/2009, according to its annual report, which was published on November 24. -
Garbage Dreams
Dir: Mai Iskander. Egypt/US. 2009. -
Germany’s Senator launches Cologne production arm
German producer-distributor Senator Entertainment is launching a Cologne-based production arm to be called Senator Film Koln Produktion to take advantage of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) as an international production hub. -
Gestern ist nirgendwo (Yesterday Is Nowhere) (working title)
An architect returns involuntarily to his home town and is confronted by his past. -
Globescreen digital conference: Howard Kiedaisch speech
Digital cinema isn’t coming. It’s right here, right now. And when I say digital cinema I’m not just talking about the projection equipment, I’m referring to the real benefits that get consumers excited. -
Happy Feet 2
Sequel to the 2006 animated film Happy Feet. -
Hausgäste (Houseguests) (working title)
Docu-feature exploring the phenomenon of couch surfing with director Eva Stotz becominmg a house guest around the globe. -
Herzog to head Berlinale jury
Werner Herzog will head the jury at the upcoming 60th Berlin International Film Festival (February 11-21). -
Honeymooner
Fran Goldman learns some new rules of love having been dumped by his fiancee four weeks before the wedding. -
Hopes and Dreams
Gazza Snell is mad about karting – as are his teenage boys Marc and Ed.When the boyscollide on the track, their mother’s worst nightmare come true and the family is tornapart. But perhapsmiracles can happen. -
India’s indies set global goals
It is too early to talk of an Indian film wave, but certain indie titles from the country are gaining recognition among international buyers. Liz Shackleton looks at the challenges they face in finding a global audience. -
Industry welcomes UKFC overhaul
The UK film industry has generally welcomed the news of the potential reorganisation of the UK Film Council, describing the major changes as “producer friendly”. -
Kiedaisch urges industry to embrace digital transition
CEO of European digital provider Arts Alliance Howard Kiedaisch has urged companies to innovate and embrace the digital transition, or face the risk of being left behind. -
Living In Emergency: Stories Of Doctors Without Borders
Dir: Mark Hopkins. US. 2008. -
Marrakech announces line-up
Marrakech film festival has selected 15 films for its competition line-up. -
Meeting at the crossroads
Film Bazaar in Goa, which takes place this week, is where the independent indian cinema sector meets the international film industry. Liz Shackleton takes a look at what is on offer. -
MercuryMedia appoints Simon Shaps as chairman
Simon Shaps, the former director of television at British broadcaster ITV, has been appointed chairman of UK-based documentary distributor MercuryMedia. -
Mugabe And The White African
Dir: Lucy Bailey, Andrew Thompson. UK. 2009. -
New indies could renew awards
The effective closure of Miramax Films come January further depletes the supply of quality drama to US, and indeed, global audiences. -
New Moon post biggest midnight opening record in US
Teeing up what looks to become an astonishing opening weekend for The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Summit Entertainment top brass said the film had shattered the midnight opening record with an estimated $26.27m. -
No Greater Love wins Britspotting award, Janine Marmot announces projects
Michael Whyte’s documentary No Greater Love, has been awarded the Best Feature Film Audience Award at the 10th Britspotting Festival in Berlin. -
Sergio
Dir: Gerg Barker. UK / US. 2008. -
Soundtrack For A Revolution
Dir: Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman. US. 2009. -
Take 12: Metrodome
As part of Screen’s year-long series tracking the progress of Nesta and the UKFC’s Take 12 digital innovation programme, Sarah Cooper talks to Sara Frain (pictured) and Jezz Vernon of UK indepependent distributor Metrodome, about the challenges facing the distribution sector in the digital age. -
The Damned United play in France, UK gets Glorious 39
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week. -
The Girl From Slaveikov Square
Great pop singer Lea Ivanova became popular in the 1960s as the “Star from the East”, but failed to gain recognition in her home country. -
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Dir: Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith. US. 2009. -
The Sea Wall
Dir: Rithy Panh. France. 2008. -
The Solitude of Prime Numbers (Die Einsamkeit der Primzahlen)
Based on Giordano’s debut novel, a meditation on loneliness, love and the weight of childhood experience. -
Three Cannes competition titles vie for Prix Louis Delluc
The shortlist for the Prix Louis Delluc has been announced with Cannes favorites among the eight films in line for the award.The prestigious prize this year is eyeing, from the Cannes selection, Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet, Alain Resnais’ -
Tracker
Arjan, a guerrilla survivor of the South African Boer War, lands in colonial New Zealand and is promised a bounty to capture Kereama, a Maori seafarer accused of killing a British soldier. What should be a simple job for Arjan, a master tracker, turns into a gripping and dangerous game of cat and mouse. -
UK short film fest Encounters rewards Princess Margaret
Kazik Radwanski’s short film Princess Margaret Boulevard picked up the top prize at the UK’s Encounters Short Film Festival in Bristol on November 21. -
Under Our Skin
Dir: Andy Abrahams Wilson. US. 2008. -
Uninhabited
A young couple go to an idyllic and uninhabited coral island for a romantic camping holiday, only to discover that they are not alone. -
Unmade Beds
Dir: Alexis Dos Santos. UK. 2009. -
Venice to screen world premiere of Ray's We Can't Go Home Again
Nicholas Ray’s restored version of the experimental We Can’t Go Home Again will be shown at the 68th Venice film festival in 2011. -
War Games opens International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
The 22nd International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), opens today (November 19 ) with the world premiere of War Games And The Man Who Stopped Them by Polish director Dariusz Jablonski. -
Weekly international box office – November 20
Screen brings you the weekly international box-office news. -
Which Way Home
Dir: Rebecca Cammisa. US / Mexico. 2009. -
Wir sind die Nacht (The Dawn)
Vampire film set in Berlin.
