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24 Mar 2011
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104 Films to produce homeless awareness thriller NFA
The £100,000 feature tackles the issue of homelessness and will shoot in Birmingham this May. -
Arts Council cuts ICA funding, adds Tyneside Cinema and Berwick festival
Some film-related organisations in the UK are affected by today’s annual portfolio funding decisions by the Arts Council England, which has unveiled the organisations it is backing between 2012 and 2015. -
As Luck Would Have It
Cult Spanish director Alex De La Iglesia follows the success of his Silver Lion winning film The Last Circus with this dark film starring Salma Hayek, which was blacklisted for five years before being rescued by Spanish producer Andres Vicente Gomez. -
Asia Film Group seeks partners for Asian remakes of RKO classics
Los Angeles-based Asia Film Group is now meeting with production and distribution partners to finance its Asian-language remakes of RKO Pictures’ classics. -
Atli Orvarsson
The composer talks about the ‘archaeological journey’ of scoring The Eagle, real instruments vs. samples, and Hans Zimmer’s influence. -
AV takes on sales for Kieron Walsh's Jump
UK-based AV Pictures has taken on worldwide sales for comedy thriller Jump. -
Documentary pioneer Richard Leacock dies at age 89
Pioneering documentary filmmaker Richard Leacock died on Wednesday at the age of 89, at his home in Paris. -
Federal government’s proposed budget commits $240m to Canadian moving pictures
Buried deep in Canada’s proposed federal budget lies an unprecedented “commitment” to the Canada Media Fund, granting it the coveted “A” status to receive $102m (C$100m) annually for five years. -
Film London to receive $2.1m from Mayor of London
Despite a 22% drop on last year’s funding, it represents an ongoing commitment from the Mayor of London to film. -
Filmart 2011: Growing confidence in pan-Chinese market
Hong Kong Filmart had a busy year in terms of networking and big launches, with some deals closed; but some Asian sellers bemoaned the lack of Western buyers attending. -
Galloping Horse secures second-round private equity financing
Financiers include culture fund of CCB International, Kaixin Investment, ChinaEquity, Zero2IPO and New Access Capital. -
Hot projects on Screenbase
This week a werewolf invades Galicia in Juan Martínez Moreno’s horror comedy and two teenagers kidnap their teacher in Safy Nebbou’s new feature set in France. -
Italy's new culture minister named; arts budget reinstated to 2010 levels
Giancarlo Galan, the former governor of Italy’s Veneto region and most recently minister of Agriculture, has been named Italy’s new culture minister. -
Kicking around Tribeca
Dinard has its golf tournament, and now Tribeca has its football (that’s soccer for our Stateside readers). -
Kim Eui-suk becomes chairman of Korean Film Council
His term will run to March 29, 2014. -
Lars von Trier considers Nymphomaniac project
The film could be his most controversial to date, about a woman who discovers her eroticism. -
Libertines doc gets world premiere at East End Film Festival
The East End Film Festival will open April 27 with documentary The Libertines – There Are No Innocent Bystanders. -
My chance to meet Zammo
A new BFI programme unveils some cultural touchstones of a certain era. -
NonStop strikes DVD deal with Warner Bros for Nordics
Deal starts this month and upcoming titles include Let Me In and Barney’s Version. -
Oberhausen launches VOD platform that gives filmmakers more options
Short films by Robert Frank, Jan Svankmajer and Jeanne Faust are among the first titles available at Oberhausen Films Online, a new kind of video-on-demand platform launched by the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. -
Pagan gods, and lots of rain
A film shot in the wettest part of the UK! -
Park Circus to handle repertory theatrical sales for MGM
Deal to kick off later this year with 50th anniversary release of West Side Story, plus launch of restored Kes. -
Pirates not welcome at CinemaCon
CinemaCon’s hottest draw: Chris Hemsworth or PirateEye? -
Scotland's Italian Film Festival opens with Beautiful Thing
Festival will offer spotlight on Toni Servillo including One Man Up. -
Serbia passes 15% cash rebate for international productions
The Serbian government has passed a decree establishing a new Film Incentive programme. -
Sky veteran James joins LoveFilm
European DVD and internet subscription service LoveFilm has appointed Nick James as its new Digital Technical Development Director. -
Start planning your outfit for CTBF's ball
The CTBF annual summer ball is just round the corner..and it’s fancy dress! We know you love it really… -
Terracotta Far East fest to run in London in May
European premieres include Japanese film Karate Girl . -
The regional divide
As the UK industry is invited to consult on a draft strategy for new regional body Creative England, Sarah Cooper discovers that there is a fierce debate going on behind the scenes. -
The Russians are coming
As the BFI kicks off its Russian season, Alexei Popogrebsky talks about his Fellini phase. -
Tornasol to work with Cell 211 director Daniel Monzon on murder mystery
Spanish outfit Tornasol Films, producers of Oscar winner The Secret In Their Eyes, will work on an -
W for Wesper
In the name of investigative journalism, we inspect the party spaces and cocktail selections at London’s coolest new hotel. -
Zbanic receives $593,580 from Croatia for Love Island
Jasmila Zbanic’s new project Love Island has received $593,580 at the Croatian Audiovisual Centre’s competition for funding of film productions.
