Screen
24 June 2010
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BBC2 to become official home for BBC Films projects
UK TV channel BBC2 is to become the new home for films coming out of the BBC’s movie arm BBC Films. -
Beyond China’s Borders
Liz Shackleton argues that the Chinese film industry can’t overlook the usefulness of Hollywood and the international film business. -
BFI strikes multi-year partnership deal with American Express
American Express and the British Film Institute have signed a landmark, multi-year partnership. -
BFI to tour silent film programme
Several silent films from the BFI National Archive will screen at the Phoenix Square in Leicester, Watershed in Bristol and the Arts Picturehouse in Cambridge. -
Bobcat Goldthwait to direct UK-set film based on Kinks album
Bobcat Goldthwait will direct a new film based on the Kinks album Schoolboys in Disgrace. -
British Invasion
Geoffrey Macnab previews the seventh London UK Film Focus, which is including non-British films for the first time. -
Chinese box office grew 80% in first half of year
The box office gross from April to June reached $242m, thanks to Hollywood blockbusters such as Iron Man 2. -
City Screen strikes programme deals with Glyndebourne, Traverse
City Screen, which runs Picturehouse Cinemas, has announced plans for two satellite live broadcast initiatives for opera and theatre. -
Cristi Puiu to head Sarajevo jury
Cristi Puiu will head to the Sarajevo Film Festival as the president of this year’s feature film competition jury. -
Croatia includes minority co-productions in Pula national competition
Croatia’s national event Pula Film Festival will for the first time accept minority co-productions for awards consideration, in a separate competition category. -
Dave Harries joins Icon UK Group as CFO
Dave Harries has joined the Icon UK Group as Chief Financial Officer reporting to CEO Stewart Till. -
Eurimages starts new co-production award worth $36,600
The Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund has joined forces with co-production markets in Rotterdam (CineMart), Sarajevo (CineLink) and Rome (New Cinema Network) to start the Eurimages Co-production Development Award. -
European Producers Club pacts with Abu Dhabi
The European Producers Club and Abu Dhabi Film Commission have renewed and furthered their partnership that started in 2009. -
HBO launches UK website
The HBO UK Shop resides within the site. -
Industrial prepares J-horror shoot Haunted Temple
Eric Bassett’s LA-based Industrial Entertainment is lining up a Japan shoot with Neal Edelstein and Mike Macari and Shinya Egawa formerly of Kadokawa Pictures on horror project Haunted Temple, which genre specialist J T Petty will direct. -
Kidulthood director begins shooting Everywhere & Nowhere
The London based coming of age drama will be the first in a number of collaborations between director Menhaj Huda and Arena Productions. -
Kusturica gears up for Cool Water shoot in Israel and Palestine
Also, Hiam Abbass’ debut feature, drama The Inheritance will shoot in early 2011. -
Last Chushingura in Tokyo
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London's Tibet festival to open with Road to Peace
The third edition of the Tibet Film Festival, based in London, kicks off July 1 with the international premiere of Road to Peace, including a Q&A with director Leon Stuparich and the Dalai Lama’s UK representative, Thubten Samdup. -
MacKenzie to co-produce Dreamland, Birthday Girl
The first module of Trans Atlantic Partners, held in Berlin June 19-24, has resulted in two co-production deals being signed. -
Medienforum NRW
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Millbrook Pictures joins financiers for Cronenberg's Freud-Jung film
Zurich-based Millbrook Pictures has come on board as one of the financiers of David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method. -
MMC Studios lines up shoots with Szabo, Rappeneau and Hallstrom
Cologne’s MMC Studios are currently giving Studio Babelsberg a run for its money in the no-holds barred competition for hosting attractive international projects with films by Istvan Szabo, Jean-Paul Rappeneau and Lasse Hallström lined up on its sound stages for the coming months -
Moscow Awards
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Neil Jordan to lead Tokyo's international jury
Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan will serve as jury president at the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival. -
PictureBox strikes Polish deal with Disney
Universal Pictures’ subscription service PictureBox has acquired the on-demand rights in Poland to more than 30 films from the Walt Disney Company. -
Prime sells film directors series to three territories
France’s Prime Entertainment Group has closed new deals on its series series Hollywood’s Best Film Directors with Ovation for the US, HD Net for Canada, and SBS for Australia. -
Ray Harryhausen at BAFTA
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Roskilde's film programme includes Danish premiere of A Somewhat Gentle Man
This year’s Danish rock festival Roskilde will be hosting a two-theatre cinema programme. -
Rotterdam brings African filmmakers to China
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has invited seven filmmakers from Africa to make films in China. -
Russia seeks to attract foreign productions by creating National Film Commission
The Russian Ministry of Cultural Affairs hasput forward an initiative to create a National Film Commission in the country, which will be responsible for attracting foreign film companies to make movies in Russia. -
Salzgeber gets the Jitters for Germany
Raven Banner has licensed German rights to Baldvin Z’s teen drama Jitters to Salzgeber, which plans to release the film in 50 cities. -
Sarajevo documentary premieres include Cycles, The Flood
The Sarajevo Film Festival’s documentary competition will include six world premieres, seven international premieres, and four Bosnian premieres. -
Scott Cooper, Adrien Grenier to attend Karlovy Vary
Czech festival also announces that its “surprise” screening will be Knight and Day. -
Stephen Kijak signs with UTA
Writer/Director Stephen Kijak has signed with Steve Rabineau at UTA. -
Susanne Bier plans new romantic comedy with Zentropa
Anders Thomas Jensen is co-writing the film about a hairdresser/cancer survivor who falls in love en route to her daughter’s wedding. -
Weekly International Box Office - June 25-27
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