Screen
22 Sept 2011
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Colla and Madsen among 20 European filmmakers showcased by EFP in Korea's Busan
Switzerland’s Rolando Colla, Romania’s Adrian Sitaru and Denmark’s Ole Christian Madsen are among 20 European directors who will be having their latest films showcased by European Film Promotion (EFP) at the forthcoming Busan International Film Festival (Oct 6-14). -
Extremely Tragic Story top winner at Adana's Golden Boll
Festival prize money totals $543,500. -
Adrian Sitaru plans third feature, Domestic
Romanian writer-director Adrian Sitaru is gearing up for a November shoot in Bucharest for his third feature film, Domestic. -
Andrea Wong named president, international, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Wong also becomes resident of international production for Sony Pictures Television -
Another hot trailer for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
More plot, and more girl-on-girl action. -
Athens International Film Festival (Sept 14-25)
Winners and attendees at the 17th Athens International Film Festival -
Blaze You Out starts shoot for producer Alicia Keyes Touche
Veronica Diaz-Carranza [pictured] and Melissa Cordero star. -
Bodega takes on Policeman for France
Highly feted Israeli thriller Policeman has been picked up by Bodega Films for France. -
CentEast selects 10 works in progress
The CentEast Warsaw-Moscow has selected 10 Eastern European films to present as works-in-progress. -
Dutch industry calls for regional film funds in wake of government cuts
Hot topic at this week’s Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht will be how the industry can cope with government cuts. -
FilmFlex partners with Film4oD for downloads-to-rent
FilmFlex Movies, the European on-demand company backed by Sony and Disney, is launching a download-to-rent option on Film4oD. -
Filmmakers launch Golden Rhino festival to boost South African talent
Durban festival’s Noshen Moodley to serve as artistic director. -
Framestore's Iceland office doubles in size, completes first whole studio project
The Icelandic outpost of post-production/visual effects company Framestore has now doubled in size since its inception three years ago. -
HanWay sells You're Next to more than 30 territories
Deals include UK (Icon), Germany (Splendid), France and Benelux (French Connection), and Japan (Asmik Ace). -
Jokinen starts shoot in Estonia for Purge
Film based on Finninsh bestselling novel by Sofi Oksanen. -
Kormakur dives into post for The Deep for end-of-year release
Baltasar Kormakur’s The Deep is one of a number of hot Icelandic titles, also including thriller Black’s Game, that are in post production now. -
Latest Oscar hopefuls include Summer Games, Miss Bala
Countries entereing the race include Switzerland, Mexico, Israel and Peru. -
Lone Scherfig says she'd like to try 'more genre-oriented' films
Speaking at the Reykjavik International Film Festival, Scherifg also talks about why she’s drawn to characters unlike herself. -
Music Box acquires US rights to Canadian Oscar submission Monsieur Lazhar
Paris-based sales company Films Distribution has secured a slew of sales on heart-warming tale about an Algerian refugee who lands himself ajob as a replacement teacher, including to US distributor Money Box. -
Netherlands Film Festival showcases 'rich year' of Dutch production
Organisers have been striking a defiant note about future prospects for the Netherlands Film Festival, the main festival showcase for Dutch cinema. -
Niki Caro to direct biopic of Maria Callas
Niki Caro (Whale Rider) will direct the new Maria Callas biopic, Callas, for Rome-based De Angelis Group. -
Reykjavik Film Festival kicks off tonight with Sigur Ros film Inni
Guests and honorees at festival will include Bela Tarr and Lone Scherfig. -
Reykjavik rocks for opening weekend
Sigur Ros film opens RIFF, and the Romanians get the party started at new local hotspot KEX. -
Screen Awards 2011: Photo Slideshow
More photos from the Screen UK Marketing & Distribution Awards. -
Screen Awards 2011: Winners Slideshow
Winners photos from the Screen UK Marketing & Distribution Awards, at the Hilton Park Lane on Sept 27. -
Soda to launch Gerhard Richter doc to coincide with Tate exhibition
Soda Pictures is planning the UK launch of Corinna Belz’s Gerhard Richter Painting for Oct 3, just ahead of the opening of his retrospective at the Tate Modern (Oct 6-Jan 8). -
Someday This Pain set for Rome premiere
Italian director Roberto Faenza’s English language project Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You will have its world premiere at the upcoming edition of the International Rome Film Festival (Oct 27-Nov 4). -
Spain chooses Black Bread over Almodovar for Oscar race
The Spanish Film Academy has made the surprising decision of putting forward Agusti Villaronga’s post Spanish Civil War drama Black Bread (Pa Negre) as Spain’s entrant for the foreign-language Oscar, snubbing Pedro Almodovar’s critically acclaimed film -
Zhang Ziyi, Jang Dong-gun to star in Chinese Dangerous Liaisons
Shoot starts tomorrow in Shanghai for director Hur Jin-ho.
