Screen
28 Apr 2011
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Australia devises a new comprehensive way to measure film watching
Australian features were viewed 101m times locally in 2007-2009, but only 9% of the viewing was in cinemas. -
Bridesmaids
Dir: Paul Feig. US. 2011. 125mins -
D-day in the developing world
Despite the growth of DCI-compliant D-cinema, there’s still huge potential for lower resolution e-cinema in India and other emerging markets. -
Everywhere & Nowhere
Dir: Menhaj Huda . UK. 2011. 94mins -
Jig
Dir: Sue Bourne. UK. 2011. 90mins -
Something Borrowed
Dir: Luke Greenfield. US. 2011. 113mins -
The Ballad Of Genesis And Lady Jaye
Dir: Marie Loser. US-France. 2010. 70mins -
Variance Films takes US theatrical rights to eclectic trio
Founder Dylan Marchetti said the company has acquired experimental documentary General Orders No. 9,Littlerock and The Weird World Of Blowfly. -
69th Golden Globes ceremony set for Jan 15, 2012
Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Philip Berk has announced the awards timetable for the upcoming awards season. -
7th Art Releasing snaps up In Heaven Underground
The distributor has taken North American rights from Hot Docs to Britta Wauer’s reflection on former lives. -
A New Approach To The Window Wars
Some smart exhibitors are looking to get into the VOD business and extend their reach beyond the first window. It makes sense. -
Abel Ferrara wraps shoot for 4:44 starring Willem Dafoe
Partners on film are Fabula, Funny Balloons and -
Academy, Bafta set dates for 2012 awards shows
The Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Feb 26 at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, while the Baftas are set for Feb 12 at London’s Royal Opera House. -
Agyness Deyn, Richard Coyle to star in London-set Pusher remake
Model Agyness Deyn, Richard Coyle, Bronson Webb to star in thriller; Gaumont handling sales -
Amen, Rampart added to San Sebastian Official Selection
Steve McQueen’s Shame and latest from Johnnie To and Nicolas Provost added to Zabaltegi-Pearls section; 15 go for New Directors prize. -
Annie McDonough promoted at Falco Ink
The publicist becomes senior account executive, Falco Ink partners Janice Roland and Shannon Treusch announced today [27]. -
Antena 3 Films to co-produce terrorist drama Kazajo
Sergio Pablos and Antena 3 Films also join Juan Jose Campanella’s animation Futbolin -
Archstone adds Will, Crossmaglen to Cannes sales slate
Scott Martin, Brady Bowen, and Michael Slifkin’s LA-based sales and distribution company will be tempting Cannes buyers with the duo. -
Armie Hammer joins Lightstream’s psycho-thriller 2:22
Hammer delivered an acclaimed turn in The Social Network and recently wrapped filming on Clint Eastwood’s J Edgar opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. -
BAFTA adds documentary category
Addition of documentary category follows persistent industry calls for doc specific recognition -
Barry Levinson to direct Gotti crime saga
The veteran filmmaker comes aboard the Fiore Films drama following the departure from the project of Nick Cassavetes due to scheduling issues. -
Beware Cannes scams
Crooks are already swindling some festival goers with fake accomodation deals. -
Bleiberg heads to Cannes with Renner drama Ingenious
The Los Angeles-based company has swooped on sales rights two weeks before the industry descends on the Croisette. -
British Film Commission reception at 2011 Tribeca Film Festival
The impending royal wedding wasn’t the only British buzz in New York last week, as the newly rebranded British Film Commission US (formerly UK Film Council US) and UKTI NY Creative Industries teamed up in partnership with Screen International to host a reception during the 10th Tribeca Film Festival. -
Buirski plans narrative feature based on Tribeca doc The Loving Story
Buirski also producing Alex Gibney’s concert documentary Harlem Woodstock. -
Camelot to commence sales at Cannes on Norman
Camelot Distribution Group has acquired international sales rights to the coming-of-age story Norman as executives prepare to fly to the Croisette. -
Cannes Classics lineup announced
Lineup includes retored prints of films by Bertolucci, Kubrick, Rosselini and Melies -
Cannes to welcome Egypt as first guest country
Screenings include a 10-part shorts omnibus based on January 25 revolution. -
Cinema Management Group boards Deadheads for Cannes
Ed Noeltner’s Beverly Hills-based international sales company boarded the project from FroBro Films following the end of production late last year. -
Dawn Porter, Tina Mabry win Tribeca All Access Promise awards
Tribeca Film Institute today announced several award winners and grantees, during the 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival. -
Despicable Dick & Righteous Richard
Dir: Joshua Neale. UK. 2011. 79mins -
Detachment
Dir: Tony Kaye. US. 2011. 100mins -
Dimension swoops on spec script The Greys
The studio has concluded a deal with Adam Cohen and producers Sean and Bryan Furst, who have previously worked with Weinsteins on Sundance hit The Matador and three other projects. -
Dum Maro Dum
Dir: Rohan Sippy. India. 2011. 130mins -
EastWest Filmdistribution picks up two Cannes world premieres
EastWest Filmdistribution has pickedup international distribution rights for two films having world premieres in Cannes this year. -
Edinburgh unveils first titles including projects from David Mackenzie, David Hare
The EIFF line up includes David Hare’s political thriller Page Eight and David Mackenzie’s sc-fi drama Perfect Sense starring Ewan McGregor. -
Eureka inspired by Guilty Of Romance; Centipede sequel in balance
UK outfit Eureka Entertainment will distribute Cannes Directors’ Fortnight entry Guilty Of Romance. -
Fellenius named new CEO at Goteborg festival
The Goteborg International Film Festival has tapped Mikael Fellenius as its new CEO.He is a 13-year-veteran of the Goteborg Opera and had been CEO of the Gothenburg Wind Orchestra.“It is with great enthusiasm I look forward to lead one of the largest, most beloved and respected cultural events in Gothenburg. Simply a dream job,” said Fellenius in a statement. “The film festival in Gothenburg is one of the largest and most important film festivals in Europe and I see great opport -
Film Factory picks up sales rights to Ghost Graduation
The Spanish company has taken international sales rights to Javier Ruiz Caldera’s family comedy and will introduce to buyers on the Croisette. -
Film Movement takes Norwegian thriller King Of Devil’s Island
Hollywood’s fascination for all things Scandinavian continues apace as Film Movement announced it has picked up North American rights to the Norwegian thriller. -
Films Boutique offers two Fortnight titles, two market premieres
Berlin-based sales company’s slate includes Guilty of Romance, Iris in Bloom. -
First Grader, Life In A Day bookend 37th Seattle fest
The First Grader will open the 37th Seattle International Film Festival on May 19 and Ewan McGregor will receive the 2011 Golden Space Needle Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting. -
Focus picks up world on Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom
Bruce Willis, Ed Norton, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand and Jason Schwartzman star and Focus Features International will commence talks with buyers in Cannes. -
Fortissimo chimes with Roger Corman doc
Fortissimo takes international rights to Alex Stapleton’s homage to ‘King of Bs’ -
Fox to distribute Cannes entry Miss Bala in Mexico
Fox International Productions president Sanford Panitch said the film will open in its home county this autumn and added that sales head Shebnem Askin-Schreger had closed a deal with Ad Vitam for France. -
French gaming giant Ubisoft opens film division
The French videogame publisher wants to bring some of the most successful video games ever sold to film and TV screens. -
Fu Works, Samson team for coming of age film Milo
Dutch-Irish coming of age film Milo is about to go into production this week in Ireland. -
Give Up Tomorrow wins audience award at Tribeca
Director Michael Collins receives cash prize of $25,000. -
GK Films names Kahli Small evp production, development
The executive arrives from Focus Features where she served seven years, most recently as evp of production and development. -
Guam to launch inaugural film festival
The festival will take place on the US island of Guam in the Western Pacific. -
Harvey heads for Croisette with Studio City Pictures
Jim Harvey has resurfaced as president of Studio City Pictures and will be talking up his debut slate for Cannes, including the Vegas-set thriller Fortune to star Kim Basinger, Rose McGowan and Holly Hunter. -
Hazanavicius' The Artist moves into Competition in Cannes
Un Certain Regard adds Zvyagintsev’s Elena; UCR and Camera d’or juries completed. -
Hitchcock composers to be celebrated in Ghent
Taking place during the Ghent International Film Festival, the concert will feature music from legendary composers Bernard Herrmann and Franz Waxman. -
Honore's all-star musical Les Bien-aimes to close Cannes
The film will screen on May 22, out of competition. -
Hoodwinked Too!: Hood Vs. Evil
Dir: Mike Disa. US. 2011. 87mins -
Horizon aims to light up Croisette with Bong Of The Dead
Rob Straight’s Vancouver-based sales company has acquired worldwide rights to Thomas Newman’s zombie horror-comedy. -
Horrid Henry: The Movie
Vertigo’s second live action 3D film is based on the international children’s phenomenon Horrid Henry and features an all-star British cast. With the project currently in post, Protagonist will be tempting buyers with footage in Cannes. -
Hot Docs festival and Blue Ice Film create $1million African doc fund
Six to 10 grants of $10,000-$40,000 will be given annually. -
House Of Film to offer eclectic slate to Cannes buyers
Beverly Hills-based worldwide sales agent and producer House Of Film heads into Cannes with a diverse slate featuring Beautiful Darling and The Treehouse. -
Hugh Dancy to star in Maya’s psycho-thriller Spree
Tommy O’Haver, whose credits include Ella Enchanted, is directing the Maya Entertainment production from his screenplay based on a story by Kevin Turen and O’Haver. -
Hungary ready to unveil revamped film support plans
The Hungarian government will announce Monday its plans for restructuring its support of the local film industry. -
Icon takes on sales for The Biggest Movie of All Time 3D
Icon Entertainment International is handling worldwide sales on the latest spoof. -
Indomina launches foreign sales with Quantschnigg, Siller
US and Dominican Republic-based The Indomina Group has set up its in-house international sales division on the eve of Cannes and appointed former IM Global executive Catherine Quantschnigg and Carole Siller to oversee. -
Jake Zim joins Sony as svp digital marketing
The executive will head up the team responsible for digital creative and digital brand strategy, overseeing their work across the domestic slate. -
Jerzy Stuhr heads Odessa Film Festival jury
Second festival will offer film market and pitching forum. -
Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo and Tracy Morgan are Predisposed
Production on the BCDF Pictures project is scheduled to begin this month in New York. ICM and UTA packaged the film and represent North American rights. -
JIFF gets underway with Golden Bear winner A Separation
The 12th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) opened on Thursday [28] with the Iranian film Nader And Simin, A Separation. -
Jury lines up for second Queer Palm in Cannes
French TV journalist Paris Elisabeth Quin will serve as president of the jury. -
K5 International strikes international deal for Paul Walker-starring Vehicle 19
K5 International has taken on international rights to Vehicle 19, which is set to star Paul Walker – who is hot off the huge international success of Fast Five. -
Kaleidoscope adds Reuniting The Rubins, Hooligans to Cannes slate
Fledgling UK sales outfit adds to its Cannes slate. -
Kevin Macdonald to direct How I Live Now
Protagonist to handle sales, Alliance and -
Klitschko doc lands North American deal at Tribeca
Sebastian Dehnhardt’s documentary Klitschko about the Ukrainian-born heavyweight boxing champions Vitaly and Vladimir Klitschko has been sold to US distributor Corinth Films. -
Knifer wins big at Hellenic Film Academy awards
Greek industry body supports Attenberg for next Oscar race. -
LAFF announces global line-up, spotlights Cuba, Mexico
Organisers at the Los Angeles Film Festival unveiled the first round of US and international selections, part of a line-up of more than 200 features that will screen from Jun 16-26. -
LIFF winners include Being Sold, The Honey Killer
The London Independent Film Festival wrapped its eighth edition with Phil Hawkins taking the top best film prize for Being Sold, a dark comedy about a man who sells himself at online auction. -
Lionsgate adds Knightley-Carell rom-com to Cannes roster
President of international Helen Lee Kim and her team will be talking up the Indian Paintbrush title Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World as well as Eva Mendes comedy-drama See If I Care and horror project Nurse 3D. -
Locarno Open Doors selects 12 Indian projects
Projects by Indian filmmakers Anup Singh [pictured] and Alka Raghuram are among 12 selected for this year’s edition of the Open Doors co-production lab to be held in Locarno from August 6-9. -
Magnolia takes North America on Tribeca entry Blackthorn
Spanish screenwriter Mateo Gil’s English-language debut will receive its market premiere in Cannes and screened at Tribeca last week. -
Montevideo: God Bless You!
Dir: Dragan Bjelogrlic. Serbia. 2010. 144mins -
Moshe Greidinger wins CineEurope’s top exhibitor award
CineEurope awards Cinema City International CEO with top award -
New Hungarian fund plans up to 10 productions annually
Andy Vajna said the new fund will have a five-member panel of experts. -
One Eyed Films takes on sales for Italian Ghost Stories
The anthology horror comes from producer Gabriele Albanesi. -
Ophelia Lovibond to star in Gozo
The psychological ghost story is the feature debut of British director Miranda Bowen. -
Orange brings cinema promotion days to France
After the successful Orange Wednesdays programme in the UK, Orange is starting a similar scheme in France. -
Parlay to hit Cannes with Clive Owen financial thriller Cities
Roger Donaldson has signed on to his next directing job and has boarded Cities, which will star Owen and Anil Kapoor. Lisa Wilson’s Parlay Films commences pre-sales in Cann -
Picturehouse Entertainment falls for Romantics Anonymous
UK distributor plans November release for Jean-Pierre Ameris’ French hit -
Pretty Pictures takes French rights to Detachment
Tony Kaye’s drama premiered earlier this week at Tribeca and boasts a star-studded cast of Adrien Brody, Christina Hendricks, Marcia Gay Harden, Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner, James Caan, Tim Blake Nelson, Bryan Cranston, William Petersen and newcomers Betty Kaye and Sami Gayle. -
Rooney Mara to star in Wildgaze Films' Brooklyn
Nick Hornby has adapted the film from the Colm Toibin bestseller set in 1950s Ireland and New York -
Russia's Medvedev to improve system of state support of domestic film industry
Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has proposed a new initiative to improve the current system of subsidising the domestic film industry.At present, all the state funds, provided by the government for the support of the national film industry, are distributed by a special State Film Fund. However many of the films that receive state support aren’t popular with local audiences.According to Renat Davletyarov, one of Russia’s leading film producers, the current system of state -
Rutger Hauer joins cast of Jones' The Reverend
Director Neil Jones has confirmed that Rutger Hauer will be joining the cast of UK independent feature The Reverend, playing ‘The Withstander,’ aka ‘The Devil.’He will play opposite Giovanni Lombardo Radice (The Omen) as ‘The Almighty.’Hauer will film his scenes in Cardiff in mid-May.Writer/director Jones said -
Sales veteran Mark Austin joins LongTale International
Austin arrives as vp of international sales as the company announces it is expanding its production activities. -
Santa Barbara festival announces 2012 dates
The Californian event will run from Jan 26-Feb 5, executive director Roger Durling said on Thursday [28]. -
School's Out to be adapted for big screen
Scott Andrews’ post-apocalyptic novel about the final days of a boys’ public school is being produced by Multistory Films. -
Screen's second UK Marketing & Distribution Awards open for entries
The second annual Screen UK Marketing & Distribution Awards are now open for entries. -
Sheffield Doc/Fest reveals high profile line-up
Adam Curtis, Nick Broomfield, Molly Dineen and John Akomfrah are amongst the film-makers who will be appearing at next month’s Sheffield Doc/Fest. -
Shoreline, Forward Motion mine Black Gold for Cannes
Los Angeles-based Shoreline Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Black Gold – Struggle For The Niger Delta and Toronto-based Forward Motion has acquired all international rights. -
Showtime picks up Pepper & Bones’ SXSW doc Fightville
The premium network closed a deal with Submarine Entertainment’s Josh Braun and a US theatrical and DVD deal is believed to be in the works. -
Sierra / Affinity hires Jonathan Kier as evp sales
The executive arrives from The Weinstein Company where he served as svp of international sales and distribution. -
Skolimowski, Lonsdale specials guests at Paris Cinema International Film Festival
Michael Lonsdale, Jerzy Skolimowski among guests at 9th Paris Cinema International Film Festival -
SPC takes North America on Golden Bear winner A Separation
The distributor closed the deal on Asghar Farhadi’s Nader And Simin, A Separation with Memento Films International. -
Stars align for Ender’s Game heading into Cannes
Sierra / Affinity’s Nick Meyer (pictured) and his team will commence pre-sales on the sci-fi from OddLot, K/O Paper Products and Digital Domain. Summit Entertainment is on board as US distributor and Gavin Hood will direct. -
Summit, Tele München renew output deal through 2013
The arrangement covers German-speaking territories on all features produced by Summit, which include upcoming release on such titles as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and 2 and The Beaver (pictured). -
Sundance unveils 14 projects for June Directors and Screenwriters Labs
Sundance unveils 14 projects for June Directors and Screenwriters Labs -
Taipei Film Festival to open with Toast, Jump! A-shin
The Taipei Film Festival has unveiled its opening films and nominees of its competition section. -
Tarifa African Film Festival announces lineup; Abderrahmane Sissako to attend
Microphone, A Screaming Man, Shirley Adams and Venus Noir among competition entries. -
Tesson to lead Cannes Critics Week after Berjon's term ends
Former Cahier du Cinema editor Tesson to take charge of Cannes Critics Week. -
The Film Sales Company snaps up Hollywood Complex
Andrew Herwitz has acquired US sales rights to Dylan Nelson and Dan Sturman’s film ahead of its premiere this weekend at Hot Docs in Toronto. -
The Inbetweeners Movie
Dir. Ben Palmer. UK, 2011. 96mins. -
The Inbetweeners Movie
The cast, crew and creative team behind hit UK TV series The Inbetweeners re-locate to Magaluf, Mallorca for the £3.5m budgeted-feature version, due to reach UK screens August 19. -
The Match Factory has four world premieres in Cannes
The Match Factory will be coming to Cannes this year with four new films as world premieres showing in the festival’s Official Selection. -
The Tree Of Life caught in UK crossfire as Cannes approaches
Uncertainty hangs over the UK release of Terrence Malick’s upcoming Cannes competition entry after a disagreement appears to have broken out between Icon Film Distribution and Bill Pohlad’s River Road. -
Thor hammers competition on $89m overseas launch
The latest Marvel Studios franchise was born at the weekend as PPI delivered the biggest overseas debut of the year-to-date on $89.2m. UPI’s Fast And Furious Five continued to roar on $46m and Rio climbed to $263m for Fox International. -
Thor king of UK box office over royal wedding weekend
The UK heads back to the cinemas, as Paramount’s Thor takes £5.4m from 500 screens in its first week -
Thor races to $23m overseas as weekend beckons
Thor grossed $8m from its opening days in 25 markets through Paramount Pictures International for a $23m international running total including Australia and previews in the UK, Italy and elsewhere. -
TLA Releasing sells as parent company refocuses
TLA Entertainment’s acquisitions director Derek Curl and investors have purchased a 75% controlling interest in TLA Releasing. -
Trans Atlantic Partners training scheme recruits 24 producers
Karyn Edwards, Jared Moshe, Tom Collins among producers taking part in co-production training event -
Tribeca awards go to She Monkeys, Bombay Beach
New filmmaker awards go to Park Jungbum and Pablo Croce. -
Tribeca claims festival attendance exceeded 430,000
Tribeca organisers announced that more than 430,000 people attended the event, which ran from Apr 20-May 1. -
Troika Pictures hires Bradley Gallo as head of production and development
Principals Robert Stein and Michael Helfant hailed Gallo’s “great energy and production skills”, adding that he brought “a network of New York literary relationships.” -
Two Gates of Sleep takes top prize at CPH PIX
Other winners include The Solitude of Prime Numbers, and composer Gaute Storas for Elias and the Hunt for the Gold of the Sea. -
Universal announces production department reshuffle
Peter Cramer and Jeffrey Kirschenbaum are promoted to co-presidents of production following news of the departure of production head Debbie Liebling “to pursue other opportunities.” -
Universal's VOD service PictureBox seals Polish deal
Universal Pictures’ subscription service PictureBox will now be available on Multimedia Polska. -
UPDATE: Warner, Sony sign strategic distribution pact for Italy
A deal for Warner Bros to distribute Sony films in the territory has been confirmed. -
US summer gets early start as Fast Five steals $84m
Universal delivered the biggest domestic weekend of 2011 so far as Fast Five shredded the competition to open top on an estimated $83.6m. -
Venice Days' Gosetti replaces Eipides as programme head for Reykjavik
The Reykjavik International Film Festival has appointed Giorgio Gosetti as programme director of its main section New Visions and general programme advisor for the festival. -
Venice to honour Pacino, to screen his new doc Wilde Salome
Actor and director Al Pacino has been tapped to receive Venice’s Glory to the Filmmaker 2011 Award dedicated to an artist who has left an original mark on contemporary cinema. -
Verve Pictures falls for The Story Of Lovers Rock
UK outfit picks up documentary about reggae music in 1970s London. -
VSC acquires Canadian rights to rakontur doc Limelight
Nightclub documentary Limelight is in the spotlight again as Toronto-based Video Services Corp (VSC) acquired Canadian rights from Magnolia Pictures at Tribeca. The Canadian premiere is set for May 5 at Hot Docs in Toronto. -
Warner Bros and NonStop agree TV deal
Deal gives NonStop channels the rights to more than 50 Warner Bros. features and TV programmes. -
Weekly international box office April 22-24
Rio made it a hat-trick of number one performances atop the international box office -
Wild Bunch on board for Marsh's thriller Shadow Dancer
Paramount Pictures will handle UK distribution; Clive Owen and Andrea Riseborough star. -
XYZ Films moves into local-language production
The LA-based company says it has assembled a slate of projects and is serving as executive producer on The Raid from Welsh-born action director Gareth Evans, currently shooting in Indonesia.
