Screen
3 January 2013
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A window on France
Rendez-vous with French Cinema in Paris (Jan 15-21), which showcases the latest productions from the territory, will host its biggest selection yet at the event’s 15th edition. Melanie Goodfellow reports. -
Allegiance
Dir/scr: Michael Connors. US. 2012. 93mins -
Gulf Stream Under The Iceberg
Dir/scr: Yevgeny Pashkevich. Latvia. 2012. 125mins -
Out of the shadows
Awards can play a big role in helping feature documentaries connect with audiences. Geoffrey Macnab explores the leading contenders for recognition this year. -
Wild Bunch’s Vincent Maraval blasts French star system
Producer and sales chief slams salaries of France’s top stars, calling for rethink of French film subsidy system and cap on actor wages. -
Academy announces scientific and technical achievements
Twenty-five individual recipients will attend the annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation in Beverly Hills on Feb 9. -
Al Jazeera acquires Current TV in $500m deal
International news operator Al Jazeera has acquired Al Gore’s Current TV in a move that will give it significant access to the US market. -
Call Girl leads Swedish film award nominations
Swedish director Mikael Marcimain’s feature debut Call Girl has taken the lead in the race for the Guldbagge – the Swedish national film awards – collecting 11 nominations. -
Capri honours Silver Linings, Beasts
David O Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook was named Best Film Of The Year as the Italian event came to a close on Wednesday [Jan 2]. -
Casablanca Mon Amour
Dir/scr: John Slattery. Morocco. 2012. 78mins -
Chaos, Disorder
Dir: Nadine Khan. Egypt. 2012. 78mins -
Codeblack Films picks up Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain
The acquisition kicks off the partnership established with Lionsgate in May 2012 to build a production and distribution slate for the urban market. -
Danish box office records 30-year high
Strong performances by The Hobbit, Skyfall and domestic productions generated more than 14 million admissions in Denmark in 2012. -
Danny Boyle’s Trance gets UK release date
Pathé and Twentieth Century Fox have set the date for the UK release of Danny Boyle’s new film, Trance. -
eOne cleared to acquire Alliance for $228m
Waiting period expires to pave way for major indie acquisition. -
Europe's most wanted
From Intouchables to The Impossible, a host of local productions lit up the European box office in 2012. Ian Sandwell analyses the successes. -
Haneke withdraws Amour from Austrian Film Awards
Michael Haneke’s multi-award-winning Amour will not figure in the nominations for this year’s Austrian Film Awards after the director decided not to submit the film for consideration by the members of the Austrian Film Academy (AFA). -
It’s About To Rain
Dir/scr: Haider Rashid. Iraq-Italy-Kuwait-UAE. 2012. 107mins -
Leonardo DiCaprio to receive Santa Barbara Fest honour
The actor will receive the American Riviera Award. Festival organisers also announced on Wednesday [2] that the annual jamboree will open on Jan 24 with The US premiere of Henry-Alex Rubin’s ensemble drama Disconnect. -
Lionsgate secures US rights to Reasonable Doubt
Samuel L. Jackson thriller is Bavariapool’s first international co-production. -
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Artificial Eye board Frank
Michael Fassbender, Domnhall Gleeson also star in Lenny Abrahamson’s comedy, which gets underway this week. -
Open Road snaps up US rights to jOBS in preemptive deal
Another product of the independent space has found a US distributor after Open Road announced on Thursday [3] it had acquired rights to the Sundance Film Festival closing night film jOBS, stealing a march on Sony’s rival biopic. -
PGA announces motion picture nominations one day early
The Master and The Dark Knight Rises miss the cut but James Bond smash Skyfall is among the 10 nominees for the Darryl F Zanuck Award For Outstanding Producer Of Theatrical Motion Pictures. -
Quentin Tarantino to receive lifetime award in Rome
Director Quentin Tarantino is to receive a lifetime achievement award ahead of the European premiere of Django Unchained. -
SFFLA embraces Baltic cinema for first time
Latvia’s Oscar submission Gulf Stream Under The Iceberg will receive its North American premiere in January at the Scandinavian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (SFFLA). -
Silver service
Silver Linings Playbook director David O Russell and producer Donna Gigliotti tell Jeremy Kay about developing the emotional source material into an award-winning package. -
Stewart Mackinnon
Headline Pictures co-founder Stewart Mackinnon talks to Screen about Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut Quartet and the growth of the company -
Trieste reveals co-pro projects
EXCLUSIVE: New films by Zglinski, Mitic and Mikesch among 22 projects selected for the first co-production forum of 2013 in Trieste, which also presents its first Italian Screenings to international buyers -
What the PGA list misses
Why The Master and The Dark Knight Rises deserved to be on the PGA’s list.
