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26 Aug 2010

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A Smiley Face For Europe

StudioCanal has stepped up to fully finance Working Title’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. It is a significant deal for all parties.
Black Swan

Dir: Darren Aronofsky. US. 2010. 110 mins
Hatchet II

Dir: Adam Green US. 2010. 90mins
Love Crime

Dir: Alain Corneau. France. 2010. 106mins
Machete

Dirs: Robert Rodriguez & Ethan Maniquis. US. 2010. 104mins
Matching Jack

Dir: Nadia Tass. Aust. 2010. 103 mins
OMDC selects 39 projects for fifth annual Financing Forum

New projects from Christopher Smith, Rowan Woods, Keith Gordon, Richie Mehta in lineup
Piers Ashworth and Nick Moorcroft

UK screenwriting duo Piers Ashworth and Nick Moorcroft talk about their longtime collaboration with Ealing Studios, their latest project Burke And Hare, and cracking Hollywood.
Piranha 3D

Dir: Alexandra Aja. US. 2010. 88mins
PRIMEXCHANGE to hold second forum in Warsaw, Goa

Germany’s PrimeHouse will hold the second edition of its Indo-European project packaging forum PRIMEXCHANGE in Warsaw and during Film Bazaar in the Indian state of Goa.
The Clink Of Ice (Le bruit des glaçons)

Dir/scr: Bertrand Blier. France. 2010. 87mins
The Counsel (L’Avocat)

Dir: Cedric Anger. 2010. France. 100 mins.
26th Spirit Awards set for February 26, 2011

FIND has set the 26th Spirit Awards in the Los Angeles area for February 26, 2011 at a location to be announced.
9th Annual IFFLA sets April 2011 dates

The 9th Annual Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (IFFLA) will take place in Hollywood from April 12-17, 2011.
Abe Sylvia

First time director Abe Sylvia speaks to Jeremy Kay about making Dirty Girl, a 1980s set road movie which premieres in Toronto’s Discovery section.
Academy announces scientific and technical achievement longlist

The scientific and technical awards committee of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has selected 15 scientific and technical achievements for further awards consideration.
Adam Deacon starts London shoot for hoodie spoof Anuvahood

Shooting starts today on urban comedy Anuvahood on location in and around West London. The film will shoot for four weeks.
AFI FEST names David Lynch first guest artistic director

David Lynch will serve as AFI FEST’s first guest artistic director when the festival runs in Hollywood from November 4-11 .
Airbender rules on $18m as Avatar crosses $2bn overseas

Inception was finally forced to cede authority to another film as Paramount/PPI’s The Last Airbender ruled the waves over the weekend thanks to an estimated $18m haul from 5,843 sites in 51 territories that boosted the running total to $120m.
Alain Corneau dies at 67, days before premiere of Love Crime

Alain Corneau, the celebrated French director who won the best director Cesar for Tous Les Matins Du Monde in 1992, has died from cancer. He was 67.
Ammer exits Relativity as Adee takes marketing reins

Geoff Ammer is leaving his post as president of worldwide marketing at Relativity, effective immediately.
Anchor Bay secures US, Australian and New Zealand rights to Tekken

Anchor Bay Films has acquired US, Australian and New Zealand rights from Crystal Sky Pictures to the video game adaptation Tekken.
Articuls options Bryson memoir and A Dirty Job

Los Angeles-based Articulus Entertainment has optioned the rights to the bestsellers A Dirty Job from Christopher Moore and The Life And Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson.
Arts advocate Arceneaux to head Sundance Institute's external relations

Sundance Institute has appointed Jennifer Arceneaux to the newly created position of director of external relations.
Avatar: Special Edition ready for global IMAX blitz

Fox’s Avatar: Special Edition will open in 175 IMAX theatres around the world this weekend.
Bavaria, Beta bulk up slates ahead of awards season

Bavaria Film International has taken on worldwide sales rights to Icelandic film-maker Fridrik Thor Fridriksson’s melancholic comedy Mamma Gogo ahead of its international premiere in Toronto.
BBFC cuts I Spit On Your Grave for Frightfest screening; festival pulls A Serbian Film

The British Board Of Film Classification (BBFC) has cut two controversial features; Frightfest responds by pulling A Serbian Film.
Bleiberg to tempt buyers with thriller Phasma Ex Machina

Bleiberg Entertainment has picked up international sales rights to writer-director Matt Osterman’s thriller Phasma Ex Machina.
Braven Films launches in New York, greenlights Gloria Trevi biopic

New York-based Braven Films is launching with more than $6m in private funding to develop feature screenplays and further funds available to produce select projects.
Cambodia launches first film festival

The inaugural Cambodia International Film Festival (CIFF) will take place in the city of Phnom Penh in October.
Campion to head jury of Mumbai Film Festival

Jane Campion will head the jury of this year’s Mumbai Film Festival, which is scheduled to run from October 21-28.
Case 39

Dir: Christian Alvart. US. 2009. 109mins
Chan set to shoot Wu Xia starring Yen, Kaneshiro

Hong Kong’s Peter Ho-sun Chan is set to start shooting $20m action thriller Wu Xia, starring Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Chinese actress Tang Wei.
Chang joins board of Hong Kong International Film Festival

Taiwanese actress and filmmaker Sylvia Chang has joined the board of the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) in the role of vice chairman.
China's Winter Vacation lights up Locarno summer

Locarno’s top award, the Golden Leopard (Pardo d’oro), has been awarded by the international jury headed by Singaporean film-maker Eric Choo to Li Hongqi for his third feature Winter Vacation.
Cinemavault's Cinderella 3D casts spell over buyers

Toronto-based sales agent Cinemavault has secured multiple pre-sales on the animation project Cinderella 3D.
Coixet’s documentary Aral to premiere at San Sebastian

Leading Spanish director Isabel Coixet’s documentary Aral: El Mar Perdido will receive its world premiere in the non-fiction sidebar of San Sebastian, alongside Andrei Ujica’s The Autobiography Of Nicolae Ceaucescu and Federick Wiseman’s Boxing Gym.
Coppola, Godard to be among honorary Oscar recipients

Francis Ford Coppola will receive the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences’ Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award while honorary awards go to film historian and preservationist Kevin Brownlow, Jean-Luc Godard and Eli Wallach.
Curious strikes Australian deal for Zonad with The Works

The Works International has sold Irish comedy Zonad to Curious Film for distribution in Australia and New Zealand.
Curtain rises on new-look Toronto

2010 is a year of change for the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 9-19) with the opening of the event’s new headquarters. Suzan Ayscough speaks to festival co-directors Piers Handling and Cameron Bailey while Screen profiles select world premieres showing as galas and special presentations.
D Films to release I'm Still Here in Canada

D Films has acquired Canadian distribution rights from Magnolia Pictures International to Casey Affleck’s documentary I’m Still Here.
D'Amico promotes Sivkov, Dettrow at Myriad

Santa Monica-based production, financing and distribution company Myriad Pictures has made two promotions in the company’s marketing and distribution departments.
Danis Tanovic

Bosnian director Danis Tanovic gets back to his roots with his fourth feature Cirkus Columbia, which is screening in Venice Days.
Dead Cert

Dir: Steven Lawson. UK. 2010. 92mins
Dimension Films greenlights Piranha 3D sequel

Dimension Films chief Bob Weinstein has greenlit a sequel to Piranha 3D three days after the horror film opened in the top ten on $10.1m.
Disputes intensify over Michael Radford's Spanish project La Mula

Radford seeks injunction; Spanish production company Gheko Films approaches UK and Irish authorities over financing troubles.
DNA's Judge Dredd to shoot at Cape Town Film Studios

It will be the first major 3D action film to be made in Africa.
DokuFest Prizren (Kosovo)
Eastwood's Hereafter to close New York Film Festival

Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter will close the 48th New York Film Festival on October 10 ten days before Warner Bros releases it in North America.
Eat Pray Love

Dir/co-scr: Ryan Murphy. US. 2010.143mins
EFP San Sebastian forum recruits 10 distributors

Ten distributors from across Europe have been selected to take part in the third edition of the European Film Promotion forum, which runs during the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
Ellison's Skydance to co-finance Paramount films

Paramount has closed its first slate financing deal since talks with Deutsche bank collapsed in 2008 according to reports, signing a pact with Skydance Productions run by Oracle founder Larry Ellison’s son David Ellison.
Engendered launches I View Film Festival

Transnational arts and human rights body Engendered has launched I View Film Festival 2010 designed to spotlight work from South Asian diaspora film-makers.
eOne signs first look deal with Silver's Blue Ice Films

Steven Silver has departed eOne to head up the new production and financing venture.
eOne swoops on US rights to Jolene

eOne has acquired US rights to Next Turn Productions’ coming-of-age drama Jolene based on E L Doctorow’s short story Jolene: A Life.
eONe Television head Barna to deliver SP market keynote

Entertainment One Television president and Canadian television mogul Laszlo Barna will deliver the keynote address at the international co-production market, Strategic Partners (SP), taking place in Halifax, Nova Scotia from September 16-19.
Essential to sell international on Barney's Version

Los Angeles-based Essential Entertainment will handle international sales on the drama Barney’s Version ahead of its world premiere in Venice.
Eurocinema to expand Comcast VOD offerings

VOD service Eurocinema has launched Eurocinema On Demand as it expands its platform on Comcast.
European Audiovisual Observatory adds SAA to Advisory Committee

The European Audiovisual Observatory has added the Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) to its Advisory Committee.
Expendables holds on to pole position with $17m

The Expendables held on to its number one berth over a quiet weekend that brought plenty of new blood but nothing to threaten Sylvester Stallone and his cohorts.
Felipe Cazals’ Chicogrande to open San Sebastian

The San Sebastian film festival has announced four more titles for its official selection, including the international premiere of Felipe Cazals’ Mexican drama Chicogrande, which will open the festival.
Film Movement hears the call of If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle

Film Movement has acquired US rights to If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle (Eu Cand Vreau Sa Fluier, Fluier) and have set a January 2011 platform release in New York ahead of nationwide roll-out.
Film Movement picks up US rights to Illegal

Film Movement has acquired US rights to Olivier Masset-Depasse’s French and Russian- language immigration drama Illegal.
FineCut has sales spree including two deals for Japan

South Korean sales company FineCut has sold a raft of films including two to Japan - Korean War film 71 – Into The Fire, which sold to Kadokawa Pictures and Cannes Critics’ Week title Bedevilled, which sold to King Records.
Four films selected as part of BFI backed scheme Endz Projection

The four films, which each deal with a different local community issue, will be screened in Peckham on 24th September.
Fourth Abu Dhabi Film Festival to run October 14-23

The fourth Abu Dhabi Film Festival, formerly the Middle East International Film Festival, will be held from October 14–23.Festival heads will announce the full line-up on September 27, several weeks after the Sanad Development & Post-Production Fund grant recipients are unveiled on September 5.The festival was established in 2007 with the goal of helping to create a vibrant film culture throughout the region. The event is presented each October by the Abu Dhabi Authority For
Freestyle picks up US rights to I Want Your Money

Freestyle Releasing will handle the US theatrical release on RG Entertainment’s politically charged documentary I Want Your Money.
Freestyle, Cinemarket to launch The Nutcracker In 3D

Freestyle Releasing and Cinemarket Films are partnering on the North American release of Andrei Konchalovsky’s interpretation of the classic fairytale.
Garcia appointed executive director of Hong Kong film festival

The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) has appointed Roger Garcia as executive director, effective from the end of September.
Gary Young and Gael McLaughlin

Harry Brown script-writer Gary Young and producer Gael McLaughlin talk about their joint project, Madam Samurai, a graphic novel/feature film about a female samurai warrior in Victorian London.
Get Low

Dir: Aaron Schneider. US. 2010. 101mins
Ghent to open with romantic comedy Madly In Love

The 37th Ghent Film Festival will open with Madly In Love by director Hilde Van Mieghem.
Going The Distance

Dir: Nanette Burstein: US. 2010. 102mins
Grown Ups beats Scott Pilgrim to top UK box office

Adam Sandler enjoyed his best-ever UK opening as Grown Ups deposed The Expendables at the top of the UK box office.
Gyllenhaal, Dancy pair up for vibrator rom-com Hysteria

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy will star in the romantic comedy Hysteria for Forthcoming Films, Beachfront Films and Informant Media.
Habana Eva, El Ambulante among LALIFF winners

Fina Torres’ Habana Eva won the 14th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival’s (LALIFF) Rita Award for best film.
Hadi Hajaig

British writer/director/producer Hadi Hajaig talks about his latest project, a London based terrorist thriller called Cleanskin, which is currently shooting in London with Sean Bean and Charlotte Rampling.
Hart to write Chinese Odyssey for Tiger 62, CFG, Galloping Horse

Screenwriter James V Hart will write Tiger 62 Media’s 3D action-adventure Chinese Odyssey that Rob Minkoff is directing.
HBO takes US rights to Bleiberg's Precious Life

HBO has acquired US rights to Shlomi Eldar’s Israeli documentary Precious Life days before its Toronto slot in the Real To Reel programme.
Henner, McDowell join Vamps shoot in Michigan

Marilu Henner, Zak Orth and Malcolm McDowell have joined the cast of Red Hour Films and Lucky Monkey Pictures’ romantic comedy Vamps.
Hermano to open 14th LALIFF on August 19

The North American premiere of Marcel Rasquin’s Hermano has been selected as the opening night gala presentation at the 14th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival on August 19.
High Point takes Blame

High Point has picked up distribution rights to Michael Henry’s thriller, which will play in TIFF’s Discovery section.
Holly Hunter to preside over Stockholm jury

Holly Hunter has been named president of this year’s Stockholm International Film Festival.
HPI takes on international sales for My Idiot Brother

Hyde Park International chief Mimi Steinbauer has picked up international sales on Big Beach and Likely Story’s the upcoming all-star ensemble comedy My Idiot Brother.
I Saw The Devil (Angma-reul Boatta)

Dir: Kim Jee-woon. South Korea. 2010. 143mins
I Spit On Your Grave

Dir: Steven R. Monroe. US. 2010. 109mins.
Icahn attaches strings to latest tender offer for Lionsgate

Carl Icahn has intensified his bid for control of Lionsgate and raised his offer for outstanding common shares from $6.50 to $7.50 per share.
Icahn extends tender offer deadline until after BC court ruling

Carl Icahn has extended the deadline for his tender offer to Lionsgate shareholders until October 22.
Icarus aims to soar with North American rights to Nostalgia For The Light

Icarus Films has acquired all North American rights to Patricio Guzman’s documentary Nostalgia For The Light.
IM Global's Octane boards Barry Levinson zombie thriller The Bay

IM Global’s genre division Octane will commence sales in Toronto on Barry Levinson’s upcoming zombie eco-thriller The Bay from the producers of Paranormal Activity and Insidious.
Image picks up US rights to drama Every Day

Image Entertainment has acquired all US rights to Ambush Entertainment’s Every Day starring Helen Hunt and Liev Schreiber.
Imagenation, Parkes / MacDonald prepare international thriller

Imagenation Abu Dhabi and Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald of Parkes/MacDonald Productions are developing an international action thriller with the writing team of Neal Purvis and Robert Wade from Casino Royale and Quantum Of Solace.
IMAX signs new installation, digital upgrade deal with Cinema City

IMAX has signed a deal with Cinema City International to install two new IMAX systems in Israel.
IMAX’s international push

Andreas Wiseman examines Imax’s recent international boom, from big deals with Chinese exhibitors to the company’s first foreign-language film release.
Inception faces off against Salt, Toy Story 3 overseas

Inception has grossed $334m through Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) and goes into the weekend as a strong defending international champion.
Inception set to extend reign overseas and cross $300m

Inception should cross $300m overseas by the end of its fifth weekend in release and remains a strong bet to maintain its international supremacy.
Inception soars past $300m overseas for Warner Bros

Inception’s $36m haul meant it still had too much in the tank for the competition although Toy Story 3 continued to bring joy to Disney chiefs as it became the company’s biggest animation release overseas.
Inception, Expendables, Airbender battle for overseas

Warner Bros Pictures International’s Inception will battle with Nu Image’s The Expendables and Paramount’s TheLast Airbender for box office supremacy this weekend.
Indian state orders cinemas to protect local-language Marathi films

The state government of Maharashtra (of which Mumbai is the capital), has made it mandatory for all multiplexes in the state to lower ticket rates for films in the local Marathi language and allocate them prime slots.
Inferno to screen Tomorrow When The War Began for Toronto buyers

Los Angeles-based financing, sales and production company Inferno Entertainment will launch the action adventure to the sales community next month.
Isabella Rossellini to chair 61st Berlinale jury

The Italian-American actress and director will serve as president of the Jury for the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, set to run from February 10-20, 2011.
Jamie Foxx, Deon Taylor partner for No Brainer Films

Jamie Foxx and film-maker Deon Taylor have linked up to launch the production label No Brainer Films.
Jenny Ash

Emmy-nominated director Jenny Ash talks to Screen about developing her first feature film, a Bob Marley biopic about the year he spent in London in 1977.
Joan Rivers doc to open Sheffield

The 17th edition of Sheffield Doc/Fest will open with the UK premiere of Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work on Nov 3rd.
Jordan Stone

The Italy-based producer worked on Sofia Coppola’s Venice premiere Somewhere; he talks about the challenges of the Milan shoot and about bridging the cultural gap.
Julian Fellowes adapts The Girl On The Landing for producer Robert Jones

British screenwriter Julian Fellowes has written the script for a feature adaptation of The Girl On The Landing, a psychological thriller/love story set in London and Scotland.
Kafka, comedy and Keitel among Canadian line-up at Toronto

At a standing-room-only press conference in Toronto on Tuesday [10], the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) unveiled a stellar line-up of 28 Canadian features.
Kampe, Tron launch US distributor Baxter Brothers

New York-based Ryan Kampe and Sylvan Tron of Visit Films have launched the distributor Baxter Brothers Film Releasing.
Kavanaugh to receive Israel Film Festival honoue

Relativity Media CEO Ryan Kavanaugh will receive the Israel Film Festival’s 2010 IFF Achievement In Film Award.
Killer's Vachon to deliver keynote at Strategic Partners co-pro market

Killer Films co-founder Christine Vachon will give the keynote address at Strategic Partners’s 13th Canadian co-production market in September.
L’Amour Fou

Dir: Pierre Thoretton. France. 2010. 104mins
Langella to serve as president of Zurich festival's international section

Frank Langella will serve as jury president of the international section of the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) that takes place in Switzerland from September 23-October 3.
Lars Grarup joins Nordisk Film as development director

In his new role the former media director of Danish public broadcaster DR will initiate feature film projects as well as boosting TV drama.
Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga'Hoole

Dir: Zack Snyder. US. 2010. 91mins
Lightning adds TIFF premiere Beautiful Boy to autumn slate

Santa Monica-based Lightning Entertainment has acquired international sales rights to Shawn Ku’s drama Beautiful Boy ahead of its world premiere in Toronto.
Liman teams up with FIP on Mandarin-language Toronto premiere

Fox International Productions president Sanford Panitch announced last night [26] that Doug Liman will present the company’s Mandarin-language film The Butcher, The Chef And The Swordsman.
Lisa Gutberlet promoted to vp distribution at Myriad

Lisa Gutberlet has been promoted to vice-president of distribution at Myriad Pictures.
Locarno Film Festival
London boroughs launch fifth short film scheme

Film London has launched the fifth edition of its London Borough Film Fund Challenge (LBFFC), a short film scheme which aims to encourage local film-making across the UK capital.
LoveFilm strikes digital deal with MGM

LoveFilm has agreed a UK distribution deal with MGM to enable its members to watch MGM titles online and on internet-enabled devices through the LoveFilm Player.
Lucky Red scoops up Italian rights to Machete ahead of Venice premiere

Andrea Occhipinti of Italy’s Lucky Red has closed a deal with Hyde Park for Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis’ Machete, in advance of its out of competition midnight screening on Venice’s opening day.
MacLachlan, Arquette join Peace, Love & Misunderstanding in New York

Kyle MacLachlan and Rosanna Arquette have joined Bruce Beresford’s family comedy Peace, Love &Misunderstanding.
Magnolia takes US rights to All Good Things

Magnolia Pictures has acquired US rights to Andrew Jarecki’s All Good Things and is planning a December theatrical release.
Man At Bath (Homme Au Bain)

Dir: Christophe Honore. 2010. France. 72 mins.
MDA unveils dates for inaugural ScreenSingapore

Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) has confirmed that the inaugural ScreenSingapore event will be held from June 5-12, 2011, with the trade exhibition section scheduled to run from June 7-9.
Media Luna boards Blessed Events ahead of Toronto

Media Luna New Films has taken on worldwide distribution rights to Blessed Events by Berlin-based director Isabelle Stever, which will receive its world premiere in Toronto’s Contemporary World Cinema section.
Metrodome in the black for first half of 2010

UK distributor Metrodome Group has announced its half year financial results for 2010, with profits of £161,000 for the six months ending June 30.
Metropolitan Opera expands live transmission network

The Metropolitan Opera’s series of live performances The Met: Live In HD will expand is theatrical run this season.
Miller and Savin prepare Beach Boys drummer biopic

Randall Miller and Jody Savin, the film-making team behind Bottle Shock, are developing a project about the life and times of The Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson.
Minnie Driver starts shoot for Hunky Dory in Wales

Marc Evans directs the high school musical comedy
Monga to represent Taiwan for Oscar foreign language race

Doze Niu’s hit gangland drama will now represent Taiwan to vie for the best foreign language film title at 83th Academy Awards, Taiwan’s Government Information Office (GIO) announced today.
Moving Pictures Film & TV strikes sales on rom-com pair

Santa Monica-based Moving Pictures Film & TV has closed a string of sales heading into Toronto on its slate of romantic comedies.
MPAA upholds R rating for The Tillman Story

The film-makers on The Tillman Story have lost their appeal to the MPAA against the R rating one week before the film is due to open in North America.
My Idiot Brother

Paul Rudd stars alongside Elizabeth Banks and Zooey Deschanel in this recently wrapped ensemble comedy written and directed by Jesse Peretz.
Natja Rosner to head LevelK's New York office

Copenhagen-based international sales company LevelK has opened a US office based in New York. Natja Rosner will head the new office, which opens Sept 1.
Netflix continues content expansion strategy with Epix deal

Netflix and pay-TV platform Epix have confirmed a deal granting Netflix the right to stream new titles from Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM.
NETPAC celebrates 20th anniversary with Imaging Asia

The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a five-day film festival and conference (Aug 18-22), Imaging Asia, which kicked off in Delhi today.
NGCV reaches for the sky with 3D doc Flying Monsters

National Geographic Entertainment’s Cinema Ventures (NGCV) group has acquired the prehistoric adventure documentary Flying Monsters3D from Atlantic Productions in association with Sky 3D.
Nu Image / Millennium set to commence Louisiana shoot on Trespass

Joel Schumacher is ready to start filming in Shreveport on Monday [30] on the thriller starring Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage.
Optimum announces spate of deals

Acquisitions include Tom Hanks’ Larry Crowne and Inarritu’s Biutiful.
O-Scope takes US rights to Shapiro's Monogamy

Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired US rights from Submarine to Murderball director Dana Adam Shapiro’s narrative feature film debut Monogamy.
Outbound (Periferic)

Dir: Bogdan George Apetri. Romania-Austria. 2010. 87 mins
Palm Springs announces 2011 festival dates

The 22nd Palm Springs International Film Festival will run from January 6-17 2011.
Peter Cornwell to direct Ecosse's Treasure Island

The Australian director is attached to direct Ecosse Films’ feature adaptation of Treasure Island, which is due to start shooting in spring 2011.
Phillip Noyce

As Sony’s summer blockbuster Salt rolls out across Europe, director Phillip Noyce talks about working with Angelina Jolie and why he isn’t ruling out a sequel.
Pixar general manager Jim Morris to receive VES Founders Award

Pixar Animation Studios general manager and executive vice-president of production and former VES chair Jim Morris will receive the 2010 VES Founders Award.
Playoff

Shooting wrapped this week on Eran Riklis’ first film to be shot in Germany, a drama inspired by the life of Israel’s most famous basketball coach Ralph Klein.
Primal

Dir: Josh Reed. Australia. 2009. 85mins
Public invited to vote for EFA people's choice award

The European Film Academy is inviting people to vote for its annual People’s Choice Award, with the chance to win an invitation to the European Film Awards ceremony on 4 December in Tallinn, Estonia.
Pusan to launch new online screening service

Secure site will offer festival and market films as well as Pusan Promotion Plan directors’ previous works.
Pusan unveils jurors including Wada Emi

The 15th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) will have Academy Award-winning costume designer Wada Emi heading its New Currents jury while Sundance festival director John Cooper will head the Flash Forward jury.
Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton join Alcon's Joyful Noise

Warner Bros-based Alcon Entertainment will finance and produce the musically driven feature Joyful Noise starring Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton.
Raleigh opens four-stage Georgia facilities

Raleigh Studios has now opened its Atlanta, Georgia facilities.
Rashaad Green wraps filming on Gun Hill Road

Filming has wrapped in The Bronx, New York, on Rashaad Ernesto Green’s debut feature Gun Hill Road, which was selected for this year’s Tribeca All Access Programme.
Redistributing the wealth

With new titles increasingly being squeezed into the schedules of the four major festivals, is it time that sales agents took a punt on other festivals, like Locarno?
Relativity Media adds three titles to inaugural slate

Relativity Media has added three titles to its initial slate of films that it will self-release following the acquisition of Overture Films’ distribution and marketing operations.
Relativity, AMC team up on distribution competition

Relativity Media’s Rogue and AMC Theatres have launched the Big Break Movie Contest to offer film-makers with previously undistributed features the opportunity to obtain exclusive on-screen distribution.
Reliance MediaWorks expands 3D services to industry

Reliance MediaWorks Ltd has expanded its global 3D capabilities by offering integrated 3D services to the film services community.
Restored silent film Namus to open Arpa festival in Hollywood

Amo Bek-Nazaryan’s 1926 silent film Namus (Honor) will open the 13th annual Arpa International Film Festival in Hollywood on September 21.
Richard Hober returns to film with Antibes

After five years working in the theatre, Swedish writer-director Richard Hober will return to the screen, having started started principal photography for A One-Way to Antibes (En enkel till Antibes), starring Swedish actor-singer Sven-Bertil Taube, at Luleå in northern Sweden.
Riley, Blue Valentine to bookend New Orleans Film Festival

Welcome To The Rileys has been selected as the opening night film while Blue Valentine will close the 21st Annual New Orleans Film Festival.
Roadside takes US, ContentFilm to handle overseas sales on Cool It

Busy Roadside Attractions has acquired US rights to Ondi Timoner’s topical documentary and potential awards contender Cool It ahead of its world premiere in Toronto.
Roadside, Liddell Entertainment confirm Biutiful acquisition

Roadside Attractions has confirmed it has picked up Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Biutiful, partnering with Liddell Entertainment on US rights.
Roadside, Liddell partner again on I Love You Phillip Morris

Roadside Attractions and Liddell Entertainment have announced their second acquisition of the week, partnering for North America on the highly regarded true-life drama I Love You Phillip Morris.
Rome to open with Last Night; Japanese cinema showcased

The fifth International Rome Film Festival will open on Oct 28 with Last Night.
Rooney Mara to play Salander in Sony's Dragon Tattoo

Rooney Mara will star opposite Daniel Craig as the crime fighting Lisbeth Salander in Sony’s English language remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
Ross hails global animation champion Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3 has become the highest worldwide grossing animated film of all time on $920m.
SAG to present Borgnine with lifetime achievement award

Ernest Borgnine will receive the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment.
San Sebastian Basque section boasts five world premieres

The San Sebastian film festival has announced eight titles for its Zinemira Basque Film section, including the world premiere of Juan Miguel Gutierrez’s The Music Square.
San Sebastian's Made In Spain line-up includes Cell 211

Daniel Monzon’s Cell 211 and Elias Querejeta’s Cerca De Tus Ojos are among the 19 films which will participate in San Sebastian’s Made In Spain section, highlighting key local titles of 2010.
Secret Cinema, London
Sherlock Holmes, Crazy Heart among World Soundtrack nominees

The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the list of nominees for the 2010 Awards.
Sony projects world's first 3D press conference to Madrid

US studio Sony broke new ground Friday by projecting the first 3D press conference for its film Resident Evil: Afterlife to Spanish press in Madrid.
Speakers at Producers Lab Toronto to include Heinen, Perry

The new Producers Lab Toronto, organised by European Film Promotion with Ontario Media Development Corp, TIFF and MEDIA,has unveiled its moderators and speakers.
SPHE appoints Magnus Hollo to senior worldwide licensing role

Magnus Hollo has joined Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) in the newly created position of managing director of worldwide licensing.
Spyglass chiefs Barber and Birnbaum in the mix to run ailing MGM

Spyglass Entertainment co-heads Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum are reportedly close to a deal to run the stricken studio.
Stallone is back: Expendables conquers US on $35m

The lure of Sylvester Stallone’s old school action extravaganza proved irresistible for North American audiences as the boys with toys blew Julia Roberts’ comeback vehicle Eat Pray Love out of the water.
Stone to open Chicago International Film Festival

The Ed Norton and Robert De Niro thriller Stone will open the 46th Chicago International Film Festival on October 7.
Strand hops aboard US road movie Feed The Fish

Strand Releasing has acquired US rights to Michael Matzdorff’s ensemble comedy Feed The Fish co-starring Tony Shalhoub.
Strand to release Berlin Panorama hit Red Hill in November

Strand Releasing will distribute Patrick Hughes’ Australian thriller Red Hill in partnership with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG), which originally picked up all US rights in Berlin.
Stuart Beattie

Australian writer turned director Stuart Beattie talks about the challenges of directing his first feature, the teen action drama Tomorrow When The War Began.
Sundance Institute names six Composers Lab Fellows

The Sundance Institute has announced the six composers selected as Fellows for its Film Composers Lab, set to run in Utah from August 11-26.
Sundance Institute unveils series of producer support initiaitives

The Sundance Institute has announced a series of initiatives to support independent feature and documentary producers.
Takers

Dir: John Luessenhop. US. 2010. 106mins
Takers snatches US box office crown in tight weekend

Screen Gems’ heist thriller Takers edged out Lionsgate’s The Last Exorcism over the weekend as $20.5m secured the crown by the tightest of margins according to confirmed results issued on Monday [30]
Tatum ties up lead role in Das, GreeneStreet, Kimmel's Contortionist

Channing Tatum will play the lead in The Contortionist’s Handbook for Das Films, GreeneStreet Films and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment.
Telefilm Canada invested C$11.3m in 22 features during fiscal 2009-10

Federal funder Telefilm Canada invested C$11.3m in 22 regional English-language features during the fiscal year 2009-2010, including three that will debut in Toronto.
The American

Dir: Anton Corbijn. US-UK. 2010. 105mins
The Awakening

David Thompson’s second project for Origin Pictures is a supernatural period thriller starring Rebecca Hall and Dominic West, directed by Nick Murphy.
The Expendables unseats Inception at international box office

Analyzing the international peformances of The Expendables, The Last Airbender, Toy Story 3 and more.
The Human Resources Manager

Dir: Eran Riklis. Israel-Romania-Germany-France. 2010. 103mins.
The Last Exorcism

Dir: Daniel Stamm. US. 2010. 88mins
The Last Seven

Dir: Imran Naqvi. UK. 2010. 84mins
The Man from Nowhere (Ajeossi)

Dir/scr: Lee Jeong-beom. South Korea. 2010. 119mins
The post-UKFC future: experts share their visions

Screen asked experts from production and distribution to share their thoughts about how the UK government can best support film.
The Remakes Market to launch in LA in November

Paris-based The Media Faculty and Los Angeles-based Basic Lead are launching The Remakes Market, an inaugural event dedicated to adaptation rights of European films, books, and television properties.
The starting post

A host of titles are jostling for position in the awards race as Venice and Toronto kick off. Jeremy Kay assesses the credentials of the leading contenders.
The Switch

Dirs: Josh Gordon, Will Speck. US. 2010. 101mins
The Tillman Story film-makers to appeal MPAA's R rating

The Tillman Story director Amir Bar Lev and producer John Battsek are to appeal the MPAA’s R rating for the documentary.
This week’s hot projects on Screenbase

Italian film Manual For Love 3, French-Belgian-Swiss co-production Last Winter and a German-produced adaption of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer feature on screenbase this week.
This week’s hot projects on Screenbase

Additions to our online production listings Screenbase include new features by French actor/director/producer Mathieu Kassovitz and British director Nigel Cole.
TIFF confirms 112 world premieres; Canadian produces shortlisted for prize

Five Canadian producers have been shortlisted for the fifth-annual CMPA (formerly CFTPA) Feature Film Producer’s Award, which will be presented at the Toronto film festival on Sept 9.
Tirza named Dutch foreign language Oscar submission

Rudolf van den Berg’s drama has been selected as the Netherlands’ official Academy Awards submission for best foreign language film.
Toronto 2010: This year's hottest titles

Profiles and sales details of the gala and special presentations, plus key world premieres at this year’s Toronto.
Toy Story 3 heads to $1bn and beyond at worldwide box office

History beckons Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3 this weekend as it prepares to become only the seventh film to join an elite club of box office titans on Friday [August 27].
Toy Story 3, ESPN drive Disney to strong third quarter results

Announcing third quarter results, the Walt Disney Company reported strong growth driven by the runaway success of Toy Story 3 and previously deferred revenue from ESPN.
Tribeca heads announce 2011 festival dates

The tenth annual Tribeca Film Festival will takes place from April 20 May 1, 2011.
Tribute: Colette Koo

Hong Kong film producer and night club owner Colette Koo died on Monday, aged 50, following complications related to cancer.
UK government should direct Lottery funds to arthouse film

Commercial UK cinema should live or die on the open market both in financing and distribution, but artistic cinema needs government support.
Vamps

Filming is underway in Detroit, Michigan, on Amy Heckerling’s [Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Clueless] rom-com Vamps. The film reunites the director with her Clueless star Alicia Silverstone and a striking cast that includes Krysten Ritter and Sigourney Weaver.
Venice 2010: Profiles of the hottest films

Profiles and sales information for the hottest titles in Venice, in competition and out of competition.
Venice 2010's youthful outlook

The Venice Film Festival (which runs through Sept 11) has a strong ‘indie twang’ this year, according to director Marco Müller, as studios pull back on festival activities.
Venice provides early glamour as curtain is raised on festival

The 67th edition of the festival gets underway today with the world premiere of Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan followed by Robert Rodriguez’s Machete.
Venice's John Woo tribute to include screening of The Killer

Venice has announced the films screening as part of the festival’s tribute to John Woo.
Verberg appointed as general manager Universal Pictures Benelux

He will be responsible for Universal’s home entertainment operations in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
VES sets January 28 for 2011 awards night

The Visual Effects Society (VES) has set January 28, 2011, as the date for its 9th Annual VES Awards in Los Angeles.
Visit Films picks up international sales on Toronto-bound duo

Ryan Kampe and Sylvain Tron of New York-based Visit Films will commence sales next week on Small Town Murder Songs and Look, Stranger.
Voltage expects sparks to fly in Toronto over The Reasonable Bunch

Nicolas Chartier’s Voltage Pictures has acquired international rights to the upcoming all-star ensemble comedy and will be opening talks with buyers at Toronto.
Voltage takes on international sales to Toronto premiere Conviction

Nicolas Chartier’s Voltage Pictures has taken on international sales rights to the Hilary Swank drama Conviction ahead of its world premiere here tonight [11].
Vue strikes deal for Sony 4K projectors

UK cinema chain Vue Entertainment has signed an “agreement in principle” with Sony Europe to install 4K digital cinema projection systems across its circuit.
Weekly International Box Office - August 27 - 29

The Expendables held firm in the face of stiff competition from The Last Airbender to retain its international crown for a second week.
WIDE takes on sales for Scena Del Crimine

Naples documentary to premiere at Venice Days.
Winter Vacation (Han Jia)

Dir/scr/ed: Li Hongqi. China, 2010. 91mins
WMM acquires US rights to Longinotto's Toronto world premiere Pink Saris

Women Make Movies (WMM) has acquired US rights to Kim Longinotto’s documentary Pink Saris ahead of its world premiere in Toronto.
Woo’s Flying Tigers to be shot in IMAX format

John Woo and producer Terence Chang’s upcoming action epic Flying Tigers will be digitally re-mastered into the IMAX format, marking IMAX Corporation’s second release in China following blockbuster Aftershock.
YouTube launches rental service in UK

Google’s partners for the UK service include Universal, Sony, WB, Lionsgate, eOne, Metrodome and Revolver.
YouTube UK offers 400 movies online

YouTube has launched a new movies section of its site in the UK, offering more than 400 films free, on demand.
Zeitgeist Films acquires Kevin Kline drama Queen To Play

Zeitgeist Films has acquired US rights to Queen To Play starring Kevin Kline and Sandrine Bonnaire.

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26 Aug 2010