Screen
22 July 2010
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Aftershock breaks Chinese and Hong Kong box-office records
Feng Xiaogang’s disaster drama opens on 4,000 Chinese screens; Aftershock also marks the first time a foreign-language film will be released by IMAX. -
Aronofsky's Black Swan to open Venice, in competition
In other Venice news, jurors across sections will include Raja Amari, Lav Diaz and Stanley Kwan. -
BFI says it will 'work in collaboration' with UK Government
BFI says it welcomes news that it will report direct to Government; says UKFC has done ‘really important work’ over past decade. -
Bollywood gets serious
Mumbai’s mainstream film industry is starting to mix serious subject matter with commercial elements for some interesting results, Liz Shackleton writes. -
Deauville competition includes Cyrus, Winter's Bone, Buried
The competition in Deauville (Sept 3-12) will include American films ranging from Debra Granik’s Sundance winning drama Winter’s Bone to Cannes Critics Week selection The Myth of the American Sleepover to Diego Luna’s directorial debut feature, Abel. -
Ed Vaizey on UKFC: 'People in the film industry are spreading scare stories'
Speaking on BBC 4’s The Media Show today, Vaizey said: “My message to the film industry is, while I understand you have concerns, the government is committed to supporting film and my commitment is to sit down and work with you.” -
eOne adds distribution partners Svensk in Scandinavia and Next in South Africa
Entertainment One has now expanded its distribution into Scandinavia and South Africa. -
Facebook campaign, independent petition set up to ‘Save The UK Film Council’
The UK film community is starting to rally around grassroots efforts to save the UK Film Council, a day after the Department of Culture Media and Sport announced its surprising decision to abolish the UKFC. -
FiGa takes on Locarno premiere Aardvark
Los Angeles-based sales company FiGa Films has taken on international sales of two titles that will be showing in Locarno. -
Gardiner promoted to Head of Fox Searchlight UK
Kate Gardiner, currently Marketing Manager at Twentieth Century Fox UK, has been promoted to Head of Searchlight UK. -
Grlic's Just Between Us triumphs at Pula
Rajko Grlic’s Just Between Us won seven Golden Arenas at the Croatian national Pula Film Festival, including best film and best director. -
Group rallies to save UK's Bray Film Studios
A campaign has been launched to oppose the potential demolition of the Bray Film Studios, which were set up in 1951 by British horror label Hammer Films. -
IMAX continues European grown with 14-screen pact in Russia
IMAX has signed its biggest European deal in company history: a 14-theatre pact with Russian exhibitor Cinema Park. -
India races to restore its film classics
India is renowned for having one of the world’s most prolific film industries, but it’s only in the last couple of years that the country has started to think seriously about preserving its cinematic heritage. -
Jenna Cato Bass wins top prize at first Durban FilmMart
The inaugural Durban FilmMart gave its Hubart Bals Fund Award, with Euros 5,000, to Jenna Cato Bass for her project Tok Tokkie. -
Lars von Trier starts Melancholia shoot with Dunst, Gainsbourg, Sutherland
The cast for the ‘psychological disaster movie’ includes Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Alexander Skarsgård, Stellan Skarsgård, Jesper Christensen, Udo Kier, Brady Corbet and Cameron Spurr. -
Lionsgate CEO Feltheimer to deliver keynote at MIPCOM
Lionsgate CEO and co-chairman Jon Feltheimer has been chosen as the Mipcom 2010 Personality of the Year. -
New Belgian distributor Starway strikes output deal with E1
New Belgian outfit Starway Film Distribution is to launch in September and will be handling exclusively E1’s films. -
PiFan top awards go to Bedevilled, Monsters, Fire of Conscience
At the 14th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan), Jang Cheol Su’s graphic thriller Bedevilled snapped up the top Best of Puchon Award, along with the Fujifilm Eterna Award and Best Actress Award for Seo Yeong Hee. -
Puchon It Project award goes to James Leong's Camera
Asia’s largest genre film fest, the Puchon International Film Festival (PiFan) wrapped its third Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) today with the top Puchon Award for the It Project market going to James Leong’s Camera. -
Pusan Asian Cinema Fund supports Tan Chui Mui, Ashvin Kumar
The Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) has selected 27 winners for this year’s Asian Cinema Fund (ACF), including Tan Chui Mui’s second feature The Year Without a Summer for post-production support. -
Reykjavik festival to honour Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch will receive the Honorary Creative Award at the upcoming Reykjavik International Film Festival. -
Russia's Rising Star to add one more IMAX screen
IMAX and leading Russian exhibitor Rising Star Media, today announced a deal for one additional IMAX location in Moscow, following the success of the exhibitor’s first three IMAX locations in the capital and St. Petersburg. -
San Sebastian adds films from Sayles, Kawasi, Ruiz
Several titles from major award-winning international film makers, including John Sayles, Naomi Kawasi and Raul Ruiz, have been added to the official selection line-up at the San Sebastian film festival, where they will compete for the coveted Golden Shell. -
San Sebastian world premieres include Villaronga's Black Bread
The San Sebastian film festival has announced four Spanish titles for its official selection, which will all compete for the Golden Shell. -
Screen Opinion: Black day for UK film
Screen editor Mike Goodridge argues that the British government’s proposed abolition of the UK Film Council is a major betrayal to film-makers, the industry and the medium of film. -
Screen's UK Stars of Tomorrow 2010 party: full slideshow
Screen International welcomed the industry to toast the UK Stars of Tomorrow 2010 at The Red Room in London’s Mayfair on July 26. Sponsored by De Lane Lea, the specialist post production studio for feature films and television, the event celebrated the hottest new actors and filmmakers from Screen’s annual UK talent survey. All photos by Helen Marsden, click on each photo for captions. -
Script Factory launches third script development scheme
Winners will get to meet BBC Films and have a lunch with Peter Morgan. -
The inaugural Durban FilmMart
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This week’s hot projects on Screenbase
The latest films on Screenbase include the debut features by France’s Sylvain Fusé and Italy’s Ruggero Dipaola, as well as a Spanish-Cuban co-production helmed by Alejandro Brugués and the new production by Maïwenn Le Besco. -
Toronto selections show the 'angst' of the modern world
“Probing” is the word Piers Handling, CEO/director of the Toronto International Film Festival, used to describe current world cinema. -
Toronto world premieres to include The Conspirator, Never Let Me Go, Rabbit Hole
TIFF to also premiere new films from Mike Mills, Guillaume Canet, Michael Winterbottom, David Schwimmer. -
UK government to shut UK Film Council, Lottery funding to continue
The UK’s Department of Culture, Media and Sport has confirmed that it will abolish the UK Film Council and have a more direct relationship with the BFI. -
UK industry reacts with shock to UKFC closure plans
Members of the UK film industry have reacted with anger, bafflement and dismay at today’s shock DCMS decision to abolish the UK Film Council. -
UKFC: A snapshot of the organisation
Since its creation in 2000, the UK Film Council has invested over $248m (£160m) of Lottery funding into more than 900 films, helping to generate over $1.1bn (£700m) at the box office worldwide. -
UKFC: Biggest box-office hits and other stats
A look at the top 10 performing films backed by the UKFC; and stats on UKFC funding. -
UKFC: Hunt says he 'wants to hear everyone's opinions' on planned closure
Jeremy Hunt cites UKFC’s £3m budget on overheads as one reason to abolish the organisation. -
UKFC: John Woodward says target is to close down by April 2012
Woodward tells industry that today’s move by DCMS “is short-sighted and potentially very damaging, especially as there is at present no roadmap setting out where the UK Film Council’s responsibilities and funding will be placed in the future.” -
Venice adds world premiere of Robert Rodriguez's Machete
Venice continues to enrich its opening day world premiere offerings, adding Robert Rodriguez’s Machete as a world premiere as the opening night Midnight film at the end of opening day. -
Venice Critics week selections include August's directorial debut Beyond
The 25th edition of the International Critics’ Week at the 67th Venice Film Festival has announced the seven world premiere titles in competition. All films are debut features.The line up offers a more geographically rich offering than in recent years. Titles hail from the Mediterranean countries of Greece, Slovenia, Israel, France and Italy and accompanied by works from the farther flung territories of Mexico, Sweden and the Philippines.The section opens with a re-visit of Carl -
Venice Days to open with Blier's The Clink Of The Ice
Twelve titles hailing from regions as diverse as Burkina Faso and Chile have been selected for the seventh edition of the official Venice Days sidebar, set to unspool during the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival. -
Venice Horizons includes new works from Vincent Gallo, Guillermo Arriaga
Orizzonti lineup includes features from Kim Gok and Kim Sun, Jaoa Nicolau, Amit Dutta, Sion Sono. -
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group names Bracey CFO
Susan Bracey has joined Los Angeles-based Village Roadshow Entertainment Group as CFO and executive vice-president.
