Screen
29 April 2010
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Films Boutique picks up two Un Certain Regard premieres
The two new additions to Berlin-based sales company’s slate are Tuesday After Christmas and R U There. -
Apollo Cinemas launches first all-digital, all-3D multiplex in Europe
The new multiplex in Wales will house six Sony 4K digital screens, 3D enabled systems from RealD. -
Artists Cinema to show commissioned films at Tate Modern and in Cannes
Seven short films made by international artists will appear before screenings of selected feature films in UK cinemas, as part of an initiative to bring the visual art world to large scale audiences. -
Australia's Michael and Peter Spierig to direct Dark Crystal sequel
Power Of The Dark Crystal — sequel to Jim Henson/Frank Oz 1982 project — will be made in stereoscopic 3D. -
Bavaria takes on world sales for Black Butterflies
Paula van der Oest is directing the English-language romantic epic about South African poet Ingrid Jonker (played by Carice van Houten). -
Bertucelli's The Tree to close Cannes
English-language family drama stars Charlotte Gainsbourg with Marton Csokas and Aden Young. -
Cannes Cinema de la Plage to show The 2 Escobars, Women Are Heroes
Lineup announced for nightly public outdoor screenings in Cannes. -
Central Partnership to handle international sales on Konchalovsky’s The Nutcracker in 3D
The $90m epic will be launched on 1000 screens in Russia in December. -
China, France sign film co-production treaty
China-French co-productions will be able to enter the Chinese market outside of China’s import quota. -
Cinema Expo's Exhibitor of the Year is Pathe in Netherlands
Cinema Expo has announced that its 2010 International Exhibitor of the Year awards will go to Pathe Theatres BV and its managing director Lauge Nielsen. -
Cinemoi plans Cannes coverage on UK Sky channel
The free-to-air programming is on Sky channel 343. -
Clive Owen, Jason Statham set to shoot The Killer Elite starting May 13
Omnilab Media has released details of Irish director Gary McKendry’s The Killer Elite, the next chapter in the company’s plan to produce studio-style movies in Australia. -
Conspiracy of Silence producers launch online release
Producers buy back rights to the film about a Catholic Church scandal, starring Brenda Fricker, Sean McGinley, John Lynch and Hugh Bonneville. -
Date Night earns Fox another number one in the UK
Fox International’s Date Night adds a UK number one to its overseas run, while local production It’s A Wonderful Afterlife debuts in top 10. -
Die Like A Man in France, Welcome in Spain
ScreenDaily’s weekly round-up of the local and independent openings in key European markets this week. -
Dogtooth, Strella dominate Hellenic Film Academy's new awards
Event is first public activity from HFA, founded by Filmmakers in the Mist protest movement. -
Ealing plans film about Fisherman's Friends
Ealing Studios is planning a feature film about the story of Fisherman’s Friends, a group of Cornish sea shanty singers making it big on the pop charts. -
Film 4's annual production budget pushed back up to $15m
The 20% boost to Film 4’s budget returns the company’s investment capacity to its 2008 pre economic downturn level. -
Filmax plans two new [REC] films
[REC] directors Paco Plaza and Jaume Balaguero will split directing responsibilities for the two films. -
Fincher prepares to direct US remake of Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
David Fincher has arrived in Stockholm, where his production designer has already spent three weeks location scouting. -
First gay award planned for Cannes
Similar to Berlin’s Teddy Award, an independent group is establishing the Queer Palm. -
Fortissimo takes on Cannes Competition title My Joy
Sergei Loznitsa’s debut feature is a parable of contemporary life in Russia, telling the story of a truck driver who loses his way in the Russian wilderness . -
IDFA plans programmes in China
IDFA (The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam) will present a documentary program in Shanghai in May. -
iTunes launches movies stores in France and Ireland
Content partners include studios as well as Pathe, StudioCanal, Lionsgate UK and Optimum. -
Josh Lucas joins Australian shoot for Red Dog
Rachael Taylor, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Noah Taylor and Luke Ford are also among the cast. -
Le Pacte takes on La Terre Outragee, Dignitas and Just A Beginning
Le Pacte International has added the three titles to its slate in advance of the Cannes Film Festival. -
Lorianne Hall joins Scanbox acquisitions team
Hall, an industry veteran in Europe and the US, is based in London and will be attending Cannes for the company. -
Naomi Wright tries for online investors for short Join My Band
The film stars UK musical theatre actress Jessie Buckley, who was a runner up on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s reality TV show I’d Do Anything in 2008. -
New Aruba festival to honour Bernardo Bertolucci
The festival runs June 4-11 and Bertolucci will attend for a special tribute and an on-stage conversation. -
No summer at the beach
After years of struggling to book high-profile releases during summer months, Italy finally offers a complete roster of films including blockbusters, family, horror, comedies, local and auteur-driven films between May and August. Sheri Jennings reports on distributors’ high hopes riding on this Italian summer. -
Odeon & UCI signs on Universal for digital rollout
Chain will be 100% digital on its 800 screens by end of 2012. -
Organisers plan UK's first 3D short film festival for July
Organisers are planning the UK’s first 3D short film festival – Short and Sweet 3D – to run at London’s Barbican on July 16.Organisers Julia Stephenson and Jordan Crute of Short and Sweet hope to make the festival an annual event and give further exposure to 3D shorts by subsequently taking the festival on tour in the UK and Europe.Short and Sweet already runs a Monday night shorts screening series in London, and they are starting the new 3D festival to take advantage of the pub -
Peter O’Toole and Geraldine Chaplin to star in Paris ballet drama
The $6.6m (€5M) French-UK production Jennifer And The Swan Boat will be directed by feature first timer Michael Beyer and produced by David Amory Lown and Patricia Twohill Lown of Palancar Productions. -
Reliance MediaWorks plans industry open house in Cannes
Reliance MediaWorks Ltd., the services company of the Reliance ADA group, will be in Cannes to host an open house each day for the industry. -
Rodar Y Rodar set to produce Sergi Viscaino's horror film Scars
The Orphanage producers are making another Spanish-language horror project; DeaPlaneta will handle sales. -
Screen lines up dailies and events schedule for Cannes
Screen International will be presenting a series of publications and events at the Cannes Film Festival and Cannes Market, which kicks off May 12. -
Screen's Global Top 10 - April 23-25
Screen International’s top 10 films worldwide this weekend. -
Soul Food launches as new Eastern Europe-focused sales company
Belgrade-based company will present its initial slate at Cannes. -
South Eastern European countries expand joint pavilion in Cannes Marche
Following the initiative from last year’s Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Serbia the Pavilion will add Marche first-timers Albania, Cyprus and Macedonia. -
Sydney Film Festival to open with the world premiere of South Solitary
Selections include Solondz’s Life During Wartime, Winterbottom’s The Killer Inside Me, and Lucas’ Wasted on the Young. -
The romance of remakes
It’s easy to scoff at remakes but only if you don’t understand that a US remake will be seen by millions more around the globe than a non- English language original, Mike Goodridge argues. -
Timeless to handle sales on Wickie's 3-D sequel
Rat Pack Filmproduktion and Constantin Film are producing the sequel to the 2009 hit. -
Transilvania announces 12 competition titles
Founded in 2002, Transilvania is synonymous with the Romanian new wave and its international competition focuses on first and second features. -
Weekly International Box Office - April 23-25
ScreenDaily brings you the weekly international box-office news. -
Why we need PMDs (Producers of Marketing and Distribution)
Digital distribution guru Jon Reiss says film-makers need this key crew position from the inception of the project. -
Wild Bunch comes on board for Lou Ye's Love and Bruises
Shooting in France, the film stars A Prophet breakout Tahar Rahim; Wild Bunch will have the script in Cannes. -
Wild Bunch lines up new films from Kusturica, Dardennes
Wild Bunch to handle Kusturica’s Cool Water and an as-yet-untitled project project from the Dardenne brothers, both to shoot this summer. -
World Soundtrack Awards plan 10th anniversary concert
Howard Shore, Elliot Goldenthal, Gabriel Yared, Gustavo Santaolalla and Stephen Warbeck will participate. -
Wroclaw plans first American Film Festival
The first edition, planned for late October, will present about 75 films in four sections.
