Screen
21 Oct 2010
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Carlos Cuatros to replace Ignasi Guardans as ICAA director
Spain’s minister of culture Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde made the surprise decision last night to remove Ignasi Guardans from his post as director general of Spain’s film institute, the ICAA, and will replace him with Carlos Cuatros, director of Spain’s film academy. -
Screen International to launch Global Guide To Soft Money 2011
The annual PDF report, available to buy online, is a territory-by-territory guide to the most lucrative international production incentives. -
BBFC reconsiders King's Speech rating
The BBFC (British Board Of Film Classification) has reclassified The King’s Speech after an appeal by its UK distributor Momentum. -
Bernard Rose to reunite with Huston on Boxing Day; plans Will Self adaptation
Bernard Rose’s Boxing Day, starring Danny Huston and writer/actor Mathew Jacobs, is set to shoot in the mountains of Colorado in early December. -
BFI London Film Festival, Oct 18 - 21
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British Council honours Nayla Al Khaja as Screen Entrepreneur
The United Arab Emirates’ first female producer Nayla Al Khaja has been honoured at the British Council’s International Young Interactive and Screen Entrepreneur Awards. -
Derek Morgan of PEC Video dies at age 53
Derek Morgan, the managing director of London-based PEC Video, has died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident at the age of 53. -
Desplat wins Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards
French composer Alexandre Desplat was a double winner at the World Soundtrack Awards, which took place last night at the 37th Ghent International Film Festival. -
Doha kicks off second year with new hub at Katara
The increasingly ambitious Doha Tribeca Film Festival kicked off its second edition Tuesday night with the Middle Eastern premiere of French-Algerian director Rachid Bouchareb’s Cannes competition title Outside the Law (HorsLa Loi). -
Entertainment One picks up Summer Coda
The film is the latest Australian feature, following South Solitary, Animal Kingdom and Mad Basterds, to be acquired by the distribution company. -
First Beautiful Thing to open Cinema Italian Style in LA
Italy’s Academy Awards submission The First Beautiful Thing (La Prima Cosa Bella) will open the Cinema Italian Style 2010 showcase in Los Angeles on Nov 9. -
Gabriel Yared to be honoured at EFAs
The European Film Academy’s European Achievement in World Cinema Award 2010 will go to composer Gabriel Yared. -
HanWay comes on board for Kevin Macdonald's Life In A Day
HanWay Films has taken on international sales rights to Life In A Day, the unique user-generated feature film that is being directed by Kevin Macdonald (Last King of Scotland) and executive produced by Ridley Scott (Gladiator). -
Heisenberg’s The Robber wins in Zagreb
Benjamin Heisenberg’s The Robber won the Golden Pram award for the best feature film at the eighth Zagreb Film Festival. -
Honey, Somewhere bookend Greece's Panorama of European Cinema
Semih Kaplanoglu’s Berlin Golden Bear winner Honey and Sofia Coppola’s Venice Golden Lion awarded Somewhere bookend the 23rdPanorama of European Cinema which opens in Athens today. -
Hot projects on Screenbase this week
New films this week include France’s Belle Du Seigneur, Argentinean-Canadian-French co-production Another Kind ofSilence as well as UK-German-Canadian drama The Song of Names. -
Local and international stars on hand as Tokyo kicks off 23rd edition
The 23rd edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) kicked off yesterday evening with the opening screening of David Fincher’s The Social Network. -
Middle East Is Middle East
Tarak Ben Ammar, Ed Pressman and others gave the UAE states plenty to think about at the Circle Conference last week in Abu Dhabi. -
Mr Fox, Nanny McPhee, Up and Toy Story 3 up for Bafta Children's Awards
Fantastic Mr Fox is amongst the nominations for best feature film at BAFTA’s Children’s Awards which take place next month. -
Non-Lottery, non-BFI film funding to be chopped in half as part of UK's budget cuts
After yesterday’s sweeping cuts across the board by the UK government, it has emerged that film-sector funding outside Lottery funds and the British Film Institute (BFI) has been slashed by over 50%. -
Olivier Assayas discusses influences from Rohmer to Bresson
French writer-director Olivier Assayas discussed his career during yesterday’s Screen-sponsored BFI London Film Festival masterclass. -
Production designer Peter M. Jamison dies
US production designer Peter M. Jamison has died aged 66, of heart disease. -
Richard Green named executive chairman of Compact Media Group
Rights administrator Compact Media Group has announced the appointment of executive chairman Richard Green and £17m investment from Lyceum Capital. -
Rotterdam to honour Ossang, Dorsky and Villaronga
The 40th Rotterdam Film Festival (Jan 26-Feb 21) will be paying tribute to filmmakers FJ Ossang, Agusti Villaronga and Nathaniel Dorsky. -
Scorsese to present restored La Dolce Vita in Rome; festival announces previews
Martin Scorsese will present a world premiere restoration of Fellini’s classic La Dolce Vita at the fifth International Rome Film Festival on Oct 30. -
Screen and Edinburgh party
Screen, EIFF, Features Scotland and Creative Scotland party at Mayfair’s Red Room -
Second Ventana Sur market to welcome 300 buyers and sellers
The second edition of Ventana Sur is being planned for Dec 3-6 in Buenos Aires. -
SND to start pre-sales on 3D Asterix
SND will launch pre-sales of Asterix: The Land Of The Gods at the upcoming AFM, the company said on Thursday. -
Stockholm to open 21st edition with Dolan's Heartbeats
Festival receives a record 1,500 submissions. -
This week's hot projects on Screenbase
Comic book adaptation Captain Thunder, Dreiviertelmond and Les Bien-Aimés are among the productions which are shooting across Europe at the moment. -
Thomas Vinterberg to lead Les Arcs jury
President Thomas Vinterberg will be joined by actors Connie Nielsen and Jonathan Zaccai and writer Philippe Dijan on the jury of the second Les Arcs European Film Festival (Dec 11-18). -
Universal strikes multi-territory deal for The Troll Hunter
Universal Pictures International (UPI) has acquired a host of territories on The Troll Hunter, the verite-style CGI creature feature from Norway which caused a sensation after its secret screening at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas last month. -
Volcano
Rúnar Rúnarsson is shooting his hotly anticipated feature debut in Iceland, with veteran producers Zik Zak on board. -
Winter's Bone and Two Escobars win at new American fest in Poland
Winter’s Bone and The Two Escobars have taken top honours at the inaugural American Film Festival (AFF) in Wroclaw, Poland, the first film event in Eastern Europe devoted to American cinema.
