Screen
30 Sept 2010

View all stories from this issue.

Actress Molly Parker set for directorial debut

The Canadian actress’s first feature, The Ballad Of Maura MacKenzie, will shoot in Newfoundland and Toronto late summer 2011.
All The Night Long (La Noche Que No Acaba)

Dir: Isaki Lacuesta. Spain. 2010. 80mins
Alta Films take Spanish rights to Even The Rain

The distributor plans to release the Iciar Bollan’s drama, which has been shortlisted to represent Spain at the Oscars, on January 7
Amigo

Dir/scr/ed: John Sayles. US-Philippines. 2010. 128mins
ATTENBERG

Dir/scr: Athina Rachel Tsangari. Greece. 2010. 95mins
Berlinale revamps EFM local cinema showcase

The German Cinema sidebar at EFM will now feature films from the longlist for the German Film Awards.
Berlin-based EEAP signs exclusive distribution deal with Bulgaria

Berlin-based license trader Eastern European Acquisition Pool (EEAP) has signed an exclusive distribution deal with Bulgaria’s leading theatrical distributor and exhibitor Alexandra Groupholding.
Beyond (Svinalangorna)

Dir: Pernilla August. Sweden/Denmark/Finland. 2010. 94mins
Brighton Rock

Dir/scr: Rowan Joffe. UK. 2010. 111mins
Can Eye galvanise Dutch film culture?

It could be rocky times ahead for Dutch public spending. A figure of 22% is bandied about as the possible hit that Dutch cultural organisations may have to take. As the Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht begins, the prospect of such savage cuts is inevitably causing alarm.
Cell 211, Lope and Even The Rain compete to represent Spain at the Oscars

Daniel Monzon’s successful prison drama Cell 211 has been selected as one of three potential candidates to represent Spain for the foreign-language Oscar, alongside Andrucha Waddington’s romantic period drama Lope and Iciar Bollain’s Even The Rain.
Ces Amours-La…

Dir/scr: Claude Lelouch. France. 2010. 115mins
Dogwoof runs with Tabloid in UK

UK indie picks up Errol Morris doc and announces release date for The Interrupters
Elisa K

Dirs: Judith Colell, Jordi Cadena. Spain. 2010. 72mins
Fribourg fest director Waintrop moving to Geneva arthouse cinema

He will leave his post as director of the Fribourg Festival after the festival’s 25th edition.
Genpin

Dir. Naomi Kawase. Japan. 2010. 92mins
Happy Few

Dir: Antony Cordier. France. 2010. 103mins
Home For Christmas (Hjem Til Jul)

Dir/scr: Bent Hamer. Norway-Germany-Sweden. 2010. 85mins
I’m Still Here

Dir: Casey Affleck. US. 2010. 107mins
Japan's Kadokawa to merge film and publishing operations

Kadokawa Group Holdings has announced it will merge its publishing and film entities in a major restructuring of the media conglomerate’s operations.
Little White Lies (Les Petits Mouchoirs)

Dir/scr: Guillaume Canet. France. 2010. 154mins
Lucia

Dir/scr: Niles Atallah. Chile. 2010. 80mins
Meek’s Cutoff

Dir/ed: Kelly Reichardt. US. 2010. 101mins
Neds

Dir/scr: Peter Mullan.UK-France-Italy. 2010. 124mins
Never Let Me Go

Dir: Mark Romanek.UK. 2010. 103mins
Norwegian Wood

Dir/scr: Tran Anh Hung. Japan. 2010. 133mins
Paramount’s German outpost picks up second German production

Shooting has begun today on Elmar Fischer’s sensitive comedy Offroad, which marks the second local pickup by the German outpost of Paramount Pictures.
Paskaljevic to head San Sebastian official selection jury

San Sebastian has announced its official selection jury for this year, which will be chaired by award winning Serbian director Goran Paskaljevic.
Scorched (Incendies)

Dir: Denis Villeneuve. France/Canada. 2010. 131mins
Sophie Okonedo narrates five shorts for health campaign

Brighton-based Lambent Productions have shot five short films for health campaign Make Women Matter.
Spain’s film funding reduced due to crisis

The Spanish Film Institute (ICAA) has been forced to half its funding for individual film projects from $1m (€800,000) to $500,000 (€400,000) based on their commercial success, due to the economic crisis.
StudioCanal and RTL announce output deal

StudioCanal and German broadcaster RTL Television today announced a comprehensive TV output deal in Germany beginning Jan 2011.
The Child’s Eye 3D (Tungngaan 3D)

Dirs: Danny & Oxide Pang. China. 2010. 96mins
The Ditch

Dir/scr: Wang Bing. Hong Kong-France-Belgium. 2010. 114mins
The Great Vazquez (El Gran Vazquez)

Dir/scr: Oscar Aibar. Spain. 2010. 106mins
The King’s Speech

Dir: Tom Hooper. US-Australia. 2010. 118mins
The Sleeping Beauty (La belle endormie)

Dir/scr: Catherine Breillat. France. 2010. 82 mins
Tokyo Filmex to open with Palme d’Or winner Uncle Boonmee

The 11th edition will see the launch of the Next Master Tokyo initiative, which aims to support up and coming Asian talent.
Tracker

Dir: Ian Sharp. UK-New Zealand. 2010. 102mins
Vallanzasca

Dir: Michele Placido. Italy. 2010. 125mins
Veteran Spanish producer buys film rights to bestselling Iraq novel

Andres Santana of Aiete Ariane Films has picked up the film rights to Spanish journalists Eduardo Martin de Pozuelo and Jordi Bordas’ number one best-selling novel No Coverage from literary agency Pontas.
Wang to start epic drama White Deer Plain

Chinese filmmaker Wang Quanan is to start shooting historic epic White Deer Plain, starring Kitty Zhang Yuqi, Duan Yihong and Zhang Fengyi.
127 Hours

Dir: Danny Boyle. US. 2010. 93mins
13 Assassins

Dir: Takashi Miike. Japan. 2010. 125mins
33Story tours DIY cinema to UK universities

Independent production outfit 33Story will tour its debut feature film, Big Font, Large Spacing, on a self-built cinema screen across a number of UK university campuses at the end of September.
4th Abu Dhabi Film Festival to open with Secretariat

The festival has announced its complete line-up, which includes 70 features from over 28 countries.
Abu Dhabi Film Commission launches Education Day

The Abu Dhabi Film Commission has announced its first Education Day will take place at the 2010 Circle Conference on October 14.
Abu Dhabi Film Festival announces 28 Sanad fund recipients

The Abu Dhabi Film Festival has unveiled the first round of recipients of the new Sanad film fund.
Abu Dhabi unveils 28 recipients of Sanad film fund

The Abu Dhabi Film Festival has announced the first round of grant recipients for its Sanad film fund for Arab filmmakers.
Academy sets October 1 deadline for foreign language submissions

The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has set an October 1 deadline for submissions in the foreign language film and the live action short film and animated short film categories.
Affleck's The Town opens top in North America on $24m

Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures’ crime drama The Town directed by and starring Ben Affleck opened top on an estimated $23.8m.
Africa United

Dir: Debs Gardner-Paterson. UK. 2010. 90mins
Afterlife goes on at international box office

Resident Evil: Afterlife continued its powerful international run this weekend, grossing another $15m from holdover territories alone for an international total to date of $181.2m.
Aftershock (Tang Shen Da Di Zhen)

Dir: Feng Xiaogang. China. 2010. 128mins
Algeria submits Bouchareb's Outside The Law for Academy Awards

Algeria will submit Rachid Bouchareb’s Outside The Law (Hors La Loi) as its foreign language contender.
All About Love (De-Xian-Chao-Fan)

Dir: Ann Hui. Hong Kong-China.2010. 105mins
Amanda Nevill, director of BFI

The BFI has had budgetary setbacks and its National Film Centre plan was shelved by the new government, but the organisation has reconnected with audiences and there are bright prospects for the future.
American World adds two for Mipcom

American World Pictures has taken on worldwide sales rights to Savages Crossing and Kill Katie Malone.
Anchor Bay strikes US deal for Meet Monica Velour

Anchor Bay Films has acquired all English-speaking rights to Gilbert Films’ comedy Meet Monica Velour starring Kim Cattrall.
Anchor Bay takes English-speaking on Bello, Dorff thriller Carjacked

Anchor Bay Films has acquired North American, UK and Australian rights to John Bonito’s thriller Carjacked set to star Maria Bello and Stephen Dorff.
Anchor Bay takes English-speaking territories on Horrible Way To Die

Anchor Bay Films has closed yet another deal in Toronto, concluding talks with Celluloid Nightmares for English-speaking rights to A Horrible Way To Die.
Anchor Bay to release unrated I Spit On Your Grave remake

Anchor Bay Films has elected to release an unrated version of Steven R Monroe’s new take on Meir Zarchi’s horror classic I Spit On Your Grave.
Animation spotlight among Hamptons special events roster

The Hamptons International Film Festival has announced its special programmes for the 2010 edition.
Anusha Rizvi’s satire Peepli Live to represent India in Oscar race

The Film Federation Of India has selected Anusha Rizvi’s satire Peepli Liveas the country’s foreign language Academy Awards submission.
Aronofsky, Swank, Duvall and Schamus get IFP tributes

The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) has named director Darren Aronofsky, actors Hilary Swank and Robert Duvall, and Focus Features CEO James Schamus as recipients of career tributes at the 20th Anniversary Gotham Independent Film Awards.
Artificial Eye connects with Archipelago

Artificial Eye has acquired all UK rights to Joanna Hogg’s drama Archipelago from Wild Horses Film Company.
Arts Alliance Media opens Berlin office

Digital service provider Arts Alliance Media (AAM) today announced that it is opening a Berlin office.
As If I Am Not There

Dir. Juanita Wilson, Ireland-Macedonia-Sweden. 2010. 109mins
ASC creates student cinematography award

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has created the William A Fraker Heritage Award competition for outstanding artistic achievement in student filmmaking.
ATO Pictures swoops on US rights for comedy Terri

ATO Pictures has acquired US rights to the upcoming coming-of-age comedy Terri starring John C Reilly and newcomer Jacob Wysocki.
Aurora CineStreem Corporation unveils secure streaming service

Aurora CineStreem Corporation has unveiled a professional set top box to provide a secure streaming service for film dailies and offer a safe platform in lieu of DVD screeners.
Austria launches 20m euros film financing incentive

Austria launches new film incentive after green light from Brussels; International co-productions attract most support from German fund this year
AWP, Bron Studios team up on trio of sci-fi projects

Los Angeles-based distribution and production company American World Pictures (AWP) has teamed up with producer Aaron L Gilbert and his Bron Studios (Bron) to co-produce three sci-fi films.
Babelgum launches channels with UK's Encounters festival

Babelgum is working with the UK-based Encounters International Film Festival to create several online and mobile video channels.
BAFTA / LA honour for Scott Free Productions

BAFTA/LA will honour Ridley Scott and Tony Scott’s Scott Free Productions at the 2010 BAFTA / LA Britannia Awards in Los Angeles on November 4.
Ball leaves Exclusive to launch new venture

Chris Ball is leaving his post as co-chairman of Nigel Sinclair and Guy East’s Exclusive Media Group to establish Wrekin Hill Entertainment, a new independently financed production and US distribution company.
Barney’s Version

Dir: Richard J. Lewis. Canada-Italy. 2010. 134mins
Barney's Version to open Hamptons Int'l FIlm Festival

Barney’s Version, the Sony Pictures Classics acquisition that is set to receive its world premiere in Toronto, will open the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) on October 7.
Baron Cohen to star in GK Films' Freddie Mercury project

Graham King, Tribeca Productions and Queen Films have cast Sacha Baron Cohen as Freddie Mercury in an untitled film about the late Queen frontman’s life.
Barreto and Goldcrest team on Art of Losing

LC Barreto/Filmes do Equador of Brazil and the UK’s Goldcrest Films have announced a co-production deal for period drama The Art of Losing (A Arte de Perder). The deal was announced at Festival do Rio.
Beautiful Boy

Dir: Shawn Ku. US. 2010. 100mins
Beckinsale back as Selene for next Underworld episode

Kate Beckinsale has signed on to reprise her role as the warrior vampire Selene in Screen Gems and Lakeshore Entertainment’s fourth Underworld instalment.
Beginners

Dir/Scr: Mike Mills. USA. 2010. 104mins
Beginners leads final rush of deals at Toronto

As a remarkably productive Toronto wound down [19] Focus Features closed a deal for worldwide rights excluding several territories to Mike Mills’ drama Beginners.
Belgium picks Illegal as foreign Oscar contender

Oliver Masset-Depasse’s film premiered at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
Ben Ammar among Abu Dhabi Circle Conference attendees

Quinta Communications founder Tarak Ben Ammar, Endemol chief commercial officer Tom Toumazis and Al Jazeera documentary channel head Atef Dalgamouni are among the participants at next month’s The Circle Conference in Abu Dhabi.
Bernal, Luna join Ferrell on Nala's The House Of My Father

Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna have joined Will Ferrell on Nala Films’ Spanish language comedy Casa De MiPadre (The House Of My Father).
Bertolucci to receive BBC World Cinema Award

Bernardo Bertolucci is to receive the World Cinema Achievement Award at the seventh BBC Four World Cinema Awards.
Bicycle, Spoon, Apple (Bicicleta, Cullera, Poma)

Dir: Carles Bosch. Spain. 2010. 106mins
Biutiful to fly flag for Mexico in Oscar race

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Biutiful will represent Mexico in this year’s foreign language Academy Awards race.
Black Bread (Pa Negre)

Dir/scr: Augusti Villaronga. Spain. 2010. 108mins
Black Ocean (Noir Ocean)

Dir/scr: Marion Hansel. Belgium-France-Germany. 2010. 92mins
Bonham Carter, Garfield among Hollywood Film Festival honorees

Helena Bonham Carter and Sam Rockwell will receive the 14th Annual Hollywood Film Festival’s supporting actress and actor awards at a gala in Beverly Hills on October 25.
Bonnie And Clyde director Arthur Penn dies at 88

Arthur Penn, whose startling work on Bonnie And Clyde ushered US cinema into a new age of awareness, died from heart failure at his Manhattan home on Tuesday [28], one day after his 88th birthday.
Bosnia selects Cirkus Columbia; Bulgaria submits Eastern Plays for Oscars

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s candidate for best foreign language film at the Academy Awards will be Danis Tanovic’s Cirkus Columbia. Kamen Kalev’s Eastern Plays will represent Bulgaria
Boyle, Colson to join Hollywood Film Festival honor roll

Danny Boyle and Christian Colson, Aaron Sorkin and Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall are the latest round of honorees to be unveiled by the 14th annual Hollywood Film Festival for its upcoming awards.
Brazil picks Lula for Oscar race

While Fabio Barreto remains unconscious after a car accident, his Lula, the Son of Brazil has been chosen to represent the country in the Foreign Language Oscar race.
Bridges, White to receive BAFTA/LA honours

BAFTA/LA will honour Jeff Bridges and Betty White at the 2010 BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards on November 4 in Los Angeles.
British films in spotlight as LFF programme announced

The programme for the 54th BFI London Film Festival also includes 11 world premieres, 23 international premieres and 33 European premieres.
British Lion completes post on Hardy's The Wicker Tree

British Lion has completed post-production on Robin Hardy’s TheWicker Man follow-up, The Wicker Tree.
Bunraku

Dir/scr: Guy Moshe. US. 2010. 118mins
CAA sells 35% stake to TPG

The deal, which also creates a $500m investment fund, is expected to help the Hollywood agency expand. Agency’s four managing partners commit to stay on.
Camino Filmverleih to release Womb in Germany

Stuttgart-based distributor Camino Filmverleih will release Benedek Fliegauf’s English language debut Womb in Germany next spring.
Canadian shoot starts on Pascal Laugier's The Tall Man

Production is underway in British Columbia on Pascal Laugier’s mystery The Tall Man starring Jessica Biel
Carl Clifton leaves The Works to join expanding K5

Also, K5 to open a Los Angeles office in addition to Munich and London.
Casino Jack

Director: George Hickenlooper. Canada. 2010. 108mins
Cause, Picture Palace to co-produce Spottiswoode’s First Class Man

Cause Entertainment, an Indian fund established to invest in socially conscious movies, has announced that its first project will be Roger Spottiswoode’s A First Class Man, a biopic about Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
Cave Of Forgotten Dreams

Dir/Scr/Narrator: Werner Herzog USA. 2010. 90mins
Ceremony

Dir/scr: Max Winkler. US. 2010. 89mins
Channel 4 Britdoc and Puma launch documentary initiatives

The partnership includes an annual 50,000 euros award for the documentary that has made the most significant social interest.
Charlize Theron takes remake rights to Two Eyes Staring

Charlize Theron has taken remake rights to Dutch psychological thriller Two Eyes Staring (Zwart Water) by Dutch writer/director Elbert van Strien.
Chawz attracts Magnet for North American distribution

Magnet Releasing has acquired North American rights to Jeong-won Shin’s South Korean film Chawz about a giant pig that terrorises an idyllic countryside region.
China drafting law to promote film industry

The Chinese State Council is currently drafting the Film Industry Promotion Law, the first law governing all policies related to the film industry in China.
China Film Group to add two IMAX theatres

State owned film enterprise China Film Group (CFGC) has agreed a two-theatre deal with IMAX.
Chris Jones

Chris Jones talks about his role as the creative director of the first London Screenwriters’ Festival, which will run Oct 29-31.
Christopher Kirby reaches for Iron Sky

The Australian actor will play oppoiste Julia Dietze and Gotz Otto in the 6.5m euros Finnish-German-Australian co-production.
CielEcran deal broadens Emerging Pictures' alternative content roster

Emerging Pictures continues to expand its alternative content roster following a deal to become the exclusive North American theatrical distributor of CielEcran’s live ballet programming.
Cinema Island Film Festival, Izola, Slovenia

Cinema Island Film Festival in Izola, Slovenia.
Cinemavault in discussions with Toronto buyers for Donkey, Citizen Marc

Cinemavault has acquired worldwide rights to the mobster film Donkey and marijuana activist documentary Citizen Marc.
Cinemavault licenses RWWM to Image in US, Telepool in Germany

Image Entertainment has taken US rights from Toronto-based Cinemavault to Julius Kemp’s horror tale ReykjavikWhale Watching Massacre.
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

Dir/scr: Alex Gibney . US. 2010. 117mins
CMG seals multi-territory deal with Universal on Blood Out

Edward Noeltner’s Beverly Hills-based sales company Cinema Management Group (CMG) has returned from a successful Toronto led by sales on the upcoming action thriller Blood Out.
Confessions selected as Japan's Oscar entry

Director Tetsuya Nakashima’s Confessions (Kokuhaku) has been selected as Japan’s official entry for the best foreign-language film category of the Academy Awards.
Conspirator, Submarine among flurry of deals at Toronto

Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have acquired US rights to Robert Redford’s The Conspirator on a frenetic day of deal-making that included Anchor Bay’s acquisition of English-speaking rights to Beautiful Boy and IFC Films’ swoop on Cave Of Forgotten Dreams.
ContentFilm's Fireworks International signs output deal with Vuguru

ContentFilm digital distribution and television arm Fireworks International has signed an output deal with Michael Eisner’s Vuguru.
Conviction

Dir: Tony Goldwyn, US. 2010, 106mins
Conviction to open Mill Valley in October

Tony Goldwyn’s drama Conviction starring Hilary Swank will open the 33rd Mill Valley Film Festival on October 7.
Cool it

Dir: Omni Timoner. US. 2010. 84mins
Cotillard, Duris, Chaumeil join new Universal-Quad comedy

UPI is reuniting with Heartbreaker producers Quad on the new French-language comedy Living Is Better Than Dying (Vivre C’est Mieux Que Mourir).
Croatia selects The Blacks as Oscar submission

The Film Artists’ Association of Croatia has announced that The Blacks, directed by Zvonimir Juric and Goran Devic, has been selected as Croatia’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at next year’s Academy Awards.
Cyan Films picks up Slamdance screenwriting winner

Australian production outfit Cyan Films has picked up 100 Bloody Acres, winner of the horror section of the Slamdance 2010 screenwriting competition.
D Films signs alternative content deal with Emerging Pictures

Canada’s D Films has signed an exclusive long-term output deal with New York-based Emerging Pictures to distribute alternative programming.
D Street acquires Argentina-based Americine

D Street Media Group is moving into South America with the acquisition of Buenos Aires-based film production and sales company Americine SRL.
Daniel Radcliffe lands first US agency deal with UTA

Daniel Radcliffe has signed with UTA in his first deal for US agency representation.
Danny Boyle to receive BFI Fellowship award at LFF

His closing night film 127 Hours will also be one of 11 features competing for the London Film Festival’s Best Film Award; Patricia Clarkson to head up the jury.
Dany Boon and Lisa Axuelos to join Pathe executive board

Pathe has announced the appointment of two new members to its executive board.
Dark Love (L’Amore Buio)

Dir/scr: Antonio Capuano. Italy. 2010. 108mins
Das to direct, Guadagnino to produce slavery thriller Trafficking

Indian actress Nandita Das will direct the modern slavery thriller Trafficking, with the director of I Am Love on board to produce.
David Lynch to receive Film Award Cologne 2010

Last year’s award is still waiting for Polanski.
Debt-laden Blockbuster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Blockbuster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US as the company tries to manage approximately $1.4bn in debt and the challenge of nimble rivals like Netflix and Coinstar’s Redbox.
Denis Villeneuve

Quebec’s acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve talks to Screen during Toronto about his fourth feature, the multi layered tragedy Incendies.
Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame (Di Renije zhi Tongtian Diguo)

Dir: Tsui Hark. China. 2010. 122mins
Devil

Dir: John Erick Dowdle. US. 2010. 80mins
Dirty Girl

Dir: Abe Sylvia. US. 2010. 99mins
Disney crosses $2bn while Sony's Evil rules overseas on $46.2m

Disney crossed $2bn at the international box office for the first time in its history as a weekend of strong holds pushed the company’s combined ticket sales for the year-to-date to $2.015bn.
Disney extends pacts with Spain's Antena 3; Asia's Fox International

The Walt Disney Company Spain & Portugal has signed a multi-year free TV feature output deal with Antena 3.
Doc director Alan Ereira to make feature debut

Ereira will extend his 1990 BBC documentary about the Kogi tribe into a feature
Doc producer Eva Orner secures Screen Australia funding for two features

Oscar-winning documentary producer Eva Orner (Taxi To The Darkside, Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Hunter S Thompson) is developing two features with funding from Screen Australia.
DogWoof launches DIY distribution scheme with Restrepo

Dogwoof has launched a DIY distribution scheme, backed by the UK Film Council, which allows individuals to screen the UK distributor’s newest films.
Don Carmody shoots hockey drama Breakaway starring Rob Lowe

Don Carmody, producer of the international box office hit Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D, is one of five producers on the cross-cultural hockey drama Breakaway starring Rob Lowe, which has begun principal photography in Toronto.
Doumit joins twofour54 as sales executive

She will work for the Abu Dhabi media zone’s commercial arm to help grow its distribution operation within the MENA region.
Dubai Film Festival-CRC deal to broaden access to Arab film world

The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has formed a relationship with the film governing conglomerate Capital Regions For Cinema (CRC), opening doors for Arab film-makers to key European markets and increased access to Arab audience for European films.
Dubai International Film Festival to launch biggest market in Arab world

Organisers at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) are launching the largest film market in the Arab world ahead of the festival’s seventh edition in December.
Ealing boards sales for John Lennon doc LENNONYC

Ealing Studios International has taken on worldwide sales rights (excluding the US) to Michael Epstein’s LENNONYC.
Easy A

Dir: Will Gluck. US. 2010. 93mins
EFA reveals 46 strong selection for 2010 European Film Awards

Germany leads the pack with 8 films, whilst the UK has 4 features on the list including Mike Leigh’s Another Year and Sam Taylor Wood’s Nowhere Boy.
Elstree Studios fights to save Screen East funds

Following the demise of regional agency Screen East, the managing director of Elstree Studios has suggested that the agency’s $6.3 (£4m) fund should be run from Elstree Studios in a bid to save the money and keep it local.
Entertainment One gets library value boost

Leading Canadian film, TV and music company Entertainment One Ltd has announced interim results including a library valuation which increased 14% to over C$250m ($242m).
Essential Killing

Dir: Jerzy Skolimowski Poland-Norway-Ireland-Hungary. 2010. 83mins
EuropaCorp strikes deal with Universum for German-speaking Europe

EuropaCorp has entered into an agreement with Germany’s Universum Film which will give the latter all media rights to the French studio’s next 23 productions.
European Film Awards to honour Bruno Ganz

Veteran Swiss actor Bruno Ganz is to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 23rd European Film Awards in December.
Everything Must Go

Dir/scr Dan Rush. US. 2010. 96mins
Evil expected to extend overseas reign for Sony

Resident Evil: Afterlife should hold on to the box office crown this weekend and has raced to more than $41.7m through Sony Pictures releasing International’s Salt (SPRI).
Evil stays top overseas with $39m weekend haul

Resident Evil: Afterlife has become the biggest film in the horror franchise overseas as it plundered a further $38.7m to boost the tally to $103.2m
Facebook's Shields at MIPCOM: Social networking adds value to content

Declaring that, “the last decade of the Internet was all about information and the way in which it was organised,” Joanna Shields, VP EMA, Facebook, used Tuesday’s MIPCOM Keynote to look at what the next decade of content on the Net had in store, and, unsurprisingly, she believes, “it will be about social networking. Individuals, and not content will be at its heart.”
Fantastic Films announces new cast on third Sam Steele

Kevin Sorbo and Dee Wallace have joined the cast of Los Angeles-based Fantastic Films International’s Sam Steele And The Crystal Chalice, set to begin principal photography on October 11.
Father (Aita)

Dir: Jose Marie de Orbe. Spain. 2010. 85mins
Favorite Film Pitch contest returns to AFM 2010

The People’s Choice Awards (PCA) and AFM are teaming up again to host the second annual Favorite Film Pitch contest during the AFM that runs from November 3-10 in Santa Monica.
Feltheimer at MIPCOM: Choose reliable partners

In his MIPCOM keynote Tuesday, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer addressed the issues raised by the dramatic changes currently shaking the world of content to it foundations.
Festival Scope launches online platform with festival hits

Festival Scope, the new online platform which allows screenings of select films from the world’s major film festivals for industry subscribers, has gone live with a lineup including the winning films from this summer’s Sarajevo, ERA New Horizons, Paris Cinema, Taormina and Locarno Open Doors.
FiGa acquires sales rights to San Sebastian highlight A Useful Life

Los Angeles-based sales agency FiGa Films acquired all rights to Federico Veiroj’s A Useful Life (La Vida Util) at San Sebastian before the festival’s finale over the weekend.
Film Sales Company takes worldwide rights to Mooz-lum

The Film Sales Company president Andrew Herwitz has acquired worldwide sales rights to Qasim Basir’s feature directorial debut Mooz-lum.
FilmNation closes key territory sales on Endgame sci-fi project Looper

Glen Basner’s FilmNation has closed key sales on Endgame Entertainment’s upcoming sci-fi Looper to star Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
FineCut secures deals on Hahaha and Poetry

Korean sales company FineCut has signed new deals in Toronto for two auteur titles - Hong Sang-soo’s Hahaha and Lee Chang-dong’s Poetry.
Finland selects Steam Of Life as foreign Oscar submission

It is the first time the country has selected a documentary as its foreign Oscar contender
Fireworks International signs BAFTA distribution deal

Fireworks International, the television and digital distribution arm of ContentFilm, has signed an agreement with BAFTA for distribution rights (excluding UK) to all BAFTA programming for the next three years.
First Run acquires Phil Ochs documentary

First Run Features has picked up Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune, a documentary from Michael Cohl’s S2BN Entertainment.
Flood takes top award at Haifa Film Festival

Mabool (Flood), a drama about a dysfunctional family complicated by the return home of their autistic son, came up tops at the Haifa film Festival which closed last night.
Fox Home Entertainment, Thirteen acquire Scorsese's A Letter To Elia

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Thirteen’s American Masters series have acquired Martin Scorsese’s documentary A Letter To Elia following its world premiere in Venice.
Fox's Nosso Lar shatters Brazilian local language records

Fox International Productions (FIP) has revealed that its spiritual drama Nosso Lar is not only the biggest local language release at the ten-day mark but became the fastest local title to reach one million admissions on its fifth day.
Fremantle strikes deal for 60% stake in @radical

At MIPCOM, FremantleMedia announced it is taking a 60% stake in branded entertainment specialists @radical.media.
Fubar II among trio of new TIFF sales titles for Celluloid Nightmares

Celluloid Nightmares has picked up rights to three titles heading into Toronto, including Midnight Madness opener Fubar II.
Gainsbourg opens Filmfest Hamburg, Douglas Sirk Award for Julian Schnabel

Joann Sfar’s Gainsbourg will open the 18th edition of Filmfest Hamburg tonight.
Gar O'Brien takes over programming for Galway Fleadh

The Galway Film Fleadh has promoted long-time staffer Gar O’Brien to be programmer of its 23rd edition.
Gekko back on top in US as Wall Street 2 grosses $19m

Gordon Gekko returned to a commanding position in North America as Fox opened Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps at number one on approximately $19m.
Germany's Splendid unveils Toronto deals

Splendid Medien signed deals for German-language territories and the Benelux to four films at last month’s Toronto International Film Festival.
Godard may pick up his honourary Oscar after all, says Academy

The 79 year old French director has written a “cordial, handwritten note” to the Academy suggesting he may be heading to Hollywood to pick up his award in person, despite earlier indications that he would shun the ceremony.
GongMedia launches VOD platform

IPTV network and anime specialist Gong Media has launched an international VOD platform, GongVision.
Good Bye, Lenin! director Becker plans second feature Oskar

Seven years after his last film Good Bye, Lenin!, director Wolfgang Becker is now in preparations for a second feature project entitled Oskar alongside the previously announced Ich und Kaminski.
Gorbaciof

Dir: Stefano Incerti. Italy. 2010. 81mins
Griff The Invisible

Dir/scr: Leon Ford. Australia. 2010. 94mins
Guillaume Canet

French actor/writer/director Guillaume Canet is in Toronto with the world premiere of his follow up to the international hit thriller Tell No One.
Guillem Morales

The director of Spanish psycho thriller Julia’s Eyes talks monsters, horror and Guillermo Del Toro.
Guy Moshe

Israel-born, US based director Guy Moshe talks about his film Bunraku, which is screening in Toronto’s Midnight Madness section.
Haifa Film Festival, Israel
Hammer Films starts new books imprint with Random House

Random House Group’s Arrow Books has struck a publishing partnership with Hammer Films.
Hamptons Int'l Film Festival selects Black Swan for closing night

Darren Aronofksy’s psycho-thriller Black Swan will close the 2010 Hamptons International Film Festival as organisers unveiled the line-up of competition films.
Hannah Rothschild

UK writer/director Hannah Rothschild talks about her documentary Mandelson: The Real PM, which is world premiering at the LFF on Oct 24.
Hannibal Classics in talks with buyers for Kurt Russell drama Touchback

Principal photography has wrapped on the drama Touchback starring Brian Presley and Kurt Russell, which Hannibal Classics is representing for international sales here.
Harmony Korine joins Rotterdam crowd funding scheme

Director Harmony Korine has joined International Film Festival Rotterdam’s (IFFR) Cinema Reloaded, the online film production fundraising platform.
Harrison Ford to receive SBIFF honour

Harrison Ford will receive the Santa Barbara International Films Festival’s 2010 Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film.
Henry’s Crime

Dir: Malcolm Venville. US. 2010. 108mins
Hereafter

Dir/music: Clint Eastwood. US. 2010. 123mins
Hirschbiegel goes to The Dark Side Of The Moon

The feature adaption is being developed by Zurich based production and financing outfit Millbrook Pictures.
Hollywood Film Awards to fete Bening, Duvall

Annette Bening and Robert Duvall will receive the Hollywood Film Festival’s best actress and actor awards at the gala night in Beverly Hills on October 25.
Hollywood legend Tony Curtis dies

The Some Like It Hot actor has died aged 85.
Hong Kong, China announce foreign-language Oscar submissions

Hong Kong has selected Alex Law’s Echoes Of The Rainbow, while China has picked Feng Xiaogang’s box office hit Aftershock.
Hong Kong’s Celestial appoints Zhao as China managing director

Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has appointed Gillian Zhao Fang as managing director, China.
Hong Kong’s OSGH invests in Legendary Pictures

Hong Kong’s Orange Sky Golden Harvest (OSGH) is forging a partnership with LA-based Legendary Pictures to work on film and media ventures in mainland China.
HPI to handle international sales on Toronto premiere Peep World

Hyde Park International has picked up international sales rights to Occupant Films’ comedy Peep World ahead of its world premiere in Toronto on Tuesday [14].
Hungary submits Bibliotheque Pascal for Oscar consideration

Szabolcs Hajdu’s Berlin Forum title Bibliotheque Pascal is Hungary’s submission for the Academy Award for best foreign language film.
IFC Midnight strikes first partnership with Fantastic Fest

IFC Films’ genre label IFC Midnight has announced its first partnership four months after launching.
IFC picks up unauthorised Harvey Weinstein doc

IFC Films has made its third acquisition in Toronto, taking worldwide rights excluding Canada to Unauthorized:The Harvey Weinstein Project, Barry Avrich’s documentary about the Miramax founder.
IFC takes US rights to Kormakur thriller Inhale

IFC Films has taken US rights to Baltasar Kormakur’s thriller Inhale starring Dermot Mulroney and Diane Kruger.
IFC takes US rights to Midnight Madness hit SUPER

The first significant on-site sale of Toronto has closed as it emerged this afternoon that IFC had paid seven figures for US rights to James Gunn’s superhero comedy SUPER.
IFC to release Human Centipede sequel in 2011

IFC Films will release Tom Six’s sequel The Human Centipede Part 2 (Full Sequence) through its IFC Midnight label in 2011.
IFCO bans DVD re-release of I Spit On Your Grave

The Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO) has banned the DVD re-release of controversial 1978 horror I Spit On Your Grave.The IFCO refused to grant a supply certificate to the film on the grounds that it “depicts acts of gross violence and cruelty towards humans”, and contravenes of Ireland’s Video Recordings Act of 1989. I Spit on Your Gravetells the story of an aspiring writer who is repeatedly gang-raped and then left for dead by four men whom she then hu
IFTA members vote in new executive committee and board

IFTA (Independent Film & Television Alliance) has announced its new executive committee and board of directors.
IFTA names 30 most significant independent films of past 30 years

The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) has selected what it regards as the 30 most significant independent films to commemorate its 30th anniversary.
Imax Corp announces latest deals in South Korea, US

Imax Corporation has closed a deal with South Korea exhibitor CJ CGV Holdings to instal 15 digital Imax theatre systems in China.
Imax Corporation signs deal with CFG for two more installations

Imax Corporation and China Film Group Corporation (CFG) have agreed to expand their partnership with two new systems.
IMAX signs three-theatre deal with Karo Film Management

Russian exhibitor Karo Film Management has agreed a deal for up to three digital IMAX theatre systems in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
IMAX signs three-theatre deal with Kazakhstan's Kinopark

The deal will bring the first IMAX cinemas to the Kazakhstan
In A Better World

Dir: Susanne Bier. Denmark. 2010. 113mins
Inaugural London Screen Writers' festival to take place in October

The festival, which aims to offer a ray of hope amidst industry cuts, is being supported by industry figures including Tim Bevan.
Inception set to cross $400m overseas in busy weekend

Warner Bros Pictures International’s Inception will ease past $400m over the next three days and should remain in the mix despite losing its overseas crown last weekend.
Inception sparks Chinese fireworks as $14m drives film past $400m

A remarkable $13.6m number one launch in China drove Inception back to the top of the studio roster overseas as the film crossed $400m.
India reveals National Film Award winners

Reliance Big Picture’s Kutty Srank (pictured) and Paa scoop a four awards a piece; Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s 3 Idiots takes “wholesome entertainment” honour.
India’s Sahara joins bidding for MGM

India’s Sahara India Pariwar Group is believed to be making a power play for MGM and has offered “north of $2bn” for the beleaguered studio, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
India's NFDC receives funding boost

The Indian government approves plans to revive the publicly-funded film industry body, including a funding boost.
IndieWIRE founder Hernandez assumes Lincoln Center digital role

IndieWIRE founder Eugene Hernandez is leaving the site to become director of digital strategy at the Film Society Of Lincoln Center.
Indomina takes Fire of Conscience for US

Indomina Releasing has acquired US rights to Hong Kong action thriller Fire Of Conscience after the film’s screenings at this week’s Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas.
Indomina takes North America on Griff The Invisible

Fledgling distributor Indomina Releasing continues to build its slate and has acquired all North American rights from Fortissimo to Griff The Invisible.
Insidious

Dir: James Wan. US. 2010. 97mins
Intruders

28 Weeks Later director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s latest film is set between Madrid and London and stars Clive Owen as a family man whose daughter is visited by unknown intruders.
Irwin gets Myriad sales post

Katie Irwin has been promoted to manager of distribution for Myriad Pictures.
Israel Film Festival in LA to honour Dreyfuss, Landau

Richard Dreyfuss and Jon Landau will be honoured at the Israel Film Festival when it kicks off in Los Angeles next month.
It’s Kind Of A Funny Story

Dirs: Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden. US. 2010. 101mins
James D'Arcy, Noel Clarke to star in Screwed

The film, directed by Reg Traviss, is based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson.
Jan de Bont to direct Zhang Ziyi in Mulan

Jan de Bont has signed on to direct live-action epic adventure Mulan starring Zhang Ziyi, which is scheduled to start shooting at China’s Hengdian studios this autumn.
Janie Jones

Dir/scr: David M Rosenthal. US. 2010. 107mins
Japan's Presidio prepares local language Paranormal Activity sequel

Japanese distributor Presidio Corporation is expanding into production with Paranormal Activity: Tokyo Night, a local language sequel to the global box office smash.
Jasmila Zbanic wins in Pristina; reveals controversial new project

Jasmila Zbanic’s On The Path has won the Best Film award at the second Pristina International Film Festival in Kosovo.
Jean Labe to receive UNIC Achievement Award

CineEurope will present its 2011 UNIC Achievement Award to Fédération Nationale des Cinémas Français president Jean Labé
Jess + Moss

Dir: Clay Jeter. US. 2011. 82mins
Jet Li to star in fantasy drama White Snake

Chinese action star Jet Li will be starring in fantasy period drama White Snake(tentative title) with Po-chu Chui (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Kung Fu Hustle) producing and Tony Siu-tung Ching (An Empress and theWarriors) directing.
Jinga strikes multiple deals for sci-fi-romance Timer

UK sales outfit Jinga Films has closed a raft of deals for Jac Schaeffer’s futuristic romantic-comedy Timer.
John Carpenter’s The Ward

Dir: John Carpenter. US. 2010. 89mins
John Woodward resigns as CEO of UKFC

The announcement comes following the news in July that the UKFC would be abolished by the government.
Johnny English is reborn

Gillian Anderson, Dominic West, Rosamund Pike and Daniel Kaluuya are starring in the sequel to Johnny English which has begun shooting today.
Julia’s Eyes

Dir: Guillem Morales. Spain. 2010. 112mins
Kam to replace Chia as CEO of Singapore’s MDA

Singapore’s Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) has announced that Dr Christopher Chia is stepping down from his position as CEO of the Media Development Authority (MDA).
Ken Loach to deliver LFF keynote speech

The director’s address is one of a series of speeches, forums and events that will take place at this year’s London Film Festival
King, Schlessel, Berney unveil FilmDistrict

Following months of speculation, GK Films’ Graham King and Tim Headington have unveiled a new distribution, production and financing company FilmDistrict in association with GK Films president Peter Schlessel and new president of theatrical distribution Bob Berney.
King's Speech, Incendies big winners as Toronto ends

The curtain closed on TIFF’s 35th edition with eight awards and $60,000 in prizes handed out during an awards brunch on Sunday [19].
Kino International acquires rights to My Joy

Kino International has acquired US rights to Russian documentarian Sergei Loznitsa’s fictional feature debut MyJoy.
Kiran Rao

Mumbai-based filmmaker Kiran Rao talks about her directorial debut, Dhobi Ghat, which is receiving its world premiere inToronto.
Kline, Keaton on board Darling Companion for Likely Story, Werc Werk Works

Werc Werk Works and Likely Story have brought on Lawrence Kasdan to direct the comedy Darling Companion starring Kevin Kline and Diane Keaton.
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (Jingwu fengyun – Chen Zhen)

Dir: Andrew Lau. Hong Kong/China. 2010. 105mins
LENNONYC

Dir: Michael Epstein. US. 2010. 112mins
Lerner to receive lifetime honour from IFF

Nu Image/Millennium Films co-chairman and CEO Avi Lerner will receive the 2010 IFF Lifetime Achievement Award at the 25th Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles on October 20.
Let Me In

Dir/scr: Matt Reeves. US-UK. 2010. 115mins
LFF host Vue launches festival twitter competition

Three competition winners will have the chance to review some of the London Film Festival’s (Oct 13-28) highlights on behalf of Vue including opening night film Never Let Me Go and Darren Aronofsky’s thriller Black Swan.
Life As We Know It

Dir: Greg Berlanti. US. 2010. 115mins
Light Thief strikes at Eurasia International Film Festival

The Light Thief, from Kyrgyzstan director Aktan Arym Kubat, was awarded best film and the FIPRESCI prize at the 6th edition of the Eurasia International Film Festival (Sep 21-25), which was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Lightbox footprint named for Reitmans

The footprint around TIFF Bell Lightbox has been named in honour of Leslie and Clara Reitman.
Lionsgate closes deal to take Toronto premiere Rabbit Hole

Lionsgate has finalised terms with CAA to acquire North American rights to Rabbit Hole following the world premiere in Toronto on Monday [13].
Lionsgate prepares For Colored Girls for awards run

Lionsgate has slotted Tyler Perry’s drama For Colored Girls into the 2010 release calendar in preparation for an awards run.
Lionsgate urges shareholds to reject latest Icahn bid

The latest round in the battle for Lionsgate took an expected turn as the company’s board rallied against Carl Icahn’s recently modified hostile takeover.
Lionsgate, Televisa target US-based hispanic dollar with Pantelion

Lionsgate and Spanish media company Televisa have launched Pantelion Films, a joint venture targetting the potentially lucrative hispanic audience in the US.
Lisandro Alonso special guest for Binger-Screen interview

Director Lisandro Alonso (La Libertad, Liverpool) will be interviewed by Screen International editor Mike Goodridge for the annual Binger Filmlab-Screen International interview at the Netherlands Film Festival that runs from September 22-October 1.
Little Film Company to sell Sam Riley in A Dead Man In Deptford

Sam Riley, the star of Brighton Rock that premieres in Toronto tonight [13], has joined Ballpark Productions / Neversink Productions’ Anthony Burgess adaptation ADead Man In Deptford.
Little Film starts talks on Raymond Briggs adaptation Ethel & Ernest

Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn have joined the voice cast of animated project Ethel & Ernest based on the Raymond Briggs book.
London Film Festival adds Sofia Coppola's Somewhere

The BFI London Film Festival has added another film to its lineup: Sofia Coppola’s Golden Lion winner Somewhere.
Longtime Tarantino editor Sally Menke found dead

Sally Menke, the friend and collaborator of Quentin Tarantino who edited all his films, was found dead on a hiking trail in Los Angeles early on Tuesday morning [27]. She was 56.
Lope

Dir: Andrucha Waddington. Spain-Brazil. 2010. 109mins
Lorber takes US rights to Le Quattro Volte

Lorber Films has acquired all US rights to Toronto-bound Le Quattro Volte from Italian director Michelangelo Frammartino (The Gift).
Love & Other Drugs, Black Swan bookend AFI FEST

Edward Zwick’s Love & Other Drugs will open the AFI FEST 2010 in Los Angeles on November 4 and Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan will close the event a week later.
LoveFilm, Momentum plan cross-platform release for Frozen

Adam Green’s thriller Frozen is to get a two-week release via LoveFilm’s online and rental service prior to its retail release.
Lucas to give Star Wars franchise the 3D treatment

George Lucas is going ahead with his plan to retrofit all six Star Wars films in 3D and has earmarked a 2012 launch.
Luis Tosar to make comedy-drama Los Fenomenos

Spanish actor-producer Luis Tosar is set to work on a comedy-drama called Los Fenomenos through his production company ZircoZine.
Mad Men's Hendricks is latest addition to Drive cast

Emmy nominee Christina Hendricks from hit series Mad Men has joined Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan on Bold Films, OddLot Entertainment and Marc Platt Productions’ action thriller Drive.I
Made In Dagenham

Dir: Nigel Cole. UK. 2010. 112mins
Magnet closes US deal on Miike's 13 Assassins

Magnolia Pictures’ genre label Magnet has acquired US rights to Takashi Miike’s samurai tale 13 Assassins on the back of recent premieres in Venice and Toronto.
Majority (Cogunluk)

Dir/scr: Seren Yuce. Turkey. 2010. 102mins
Mann is Universal's girl for The Change-Up

Leslie Mann will play the female lead opposite Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman in Universal’s The Change-Up, a body-swap comedy to be directed by David Dobkin.
Mantello ramps up production slate for 3D Entertainment Distribution

3D Entertainment Distribution and sister company 3D Entertainment Films have unveiled their slate of films in production and development.
Mark Herbert, Mary Burke, Andy Stebbing

The three producers of Richard Ayoade’s feature directorial debut Submarine talk about the making of the film, ahead of it world premiere in Toronto.
McTiernan to direct Shrapnel for Corsan, Film Engine

John McTiernan will direct the action thriller Shrapnel for Paul Breuls’ Belgium-based Corsan and Film Engine in Los Angeles.
Memento secures sales on Silent Souls

The company has nade a number of sales on Aleksei Fedorchenko’s well received Venice competition film, which will go on to screen in Toronto.
Metrodome to launch sales agency

UK distributor Metrodome Group has announced its intention to launch an international all-rights film sales agency in 2011.
Metrodome’s Brown joins Neon Park as partner

James Brown has joined UK production and finance outfit Neon Park as a partner alongside CEO Lex Lutzus, and has also taken up the role of managing director.
Mickie in talks with Toronto buyers on Rio Sex Comedy

eOne Entertainment International has taken on international sales rights to Toronto special presentation Rio SexComedy.
Mike Leigh on panel for Film London NYFF event

Mike Leigh joins Film London initiative ‘London in New York’, an event to promote London as a filming location, at the New York Film Festival.
Miral

Dir: Julian Schnabel. France-Israel-Italy. 2010. 112mins
Mission Impossible IV underway in Moscow

Four days of filming took place in and around the Red Square last week.
Mission Pictures acquires Gener8xion library

Mission Pictures International, the US-based distributor specializing in faith-based films, has acquired Gener8xion Entertainment’s film library.
Momentum takes UK rights to Wasted On The Young

Momentum has acquired UK rights to Toronto buzz title Wasted On The Young from Fortissimo.
Mongolia to hold first ever film forum and festival

The Arts Council of Mongolia (ACM) is set to host the inaugural East Meets West Film Forum and Festival in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar from October 5-8.
Mount Bayo (Cerro Bayo)

Dir/scr: Victoria Galardi. Argentina. 2010. 86mins
MRC, Shyamalan hire Stamm to direct second Chronicles film

Media Rights Capital (MRC) and M Night Shyamalan have announced the second of the three-film The NightChronicles series ahead of Friday’s release of Devil through Universal.
Mumbai Diaries (Dhobi Ghat)

Dir: Kiran Rao. India. 2010. 100mins
Myriad boards international sales on Nice Guy Johnny

Myriad Pictures chief Kirk D’Amico has taken on international sales to Ed Burn’s romantic comedy Nice GuyJohnny heading into Toronto.
Myriad introduces Toronto buyers to Leonard adaptation Freaky Deaky

Myriad Pictures is producing an adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s crime caper Freaky Deaky with Matthau Media and is presenting the project to buyers here.
National Geographic takes US rights to The First Grader

National Geographic Entertainment (NGE) has acquired US theatrical rights to Justin Chadwick’s The First Grader following its recent world premiere in Toronto.
National Society to announce awards on Jaunary 8, 2011

The National Society Of Film Critics will announce its annual awards selection followed a weighted vote in New York on January 8, 2011.
NC Fest names award after Peter Brunette

The Best Director Award has been renamed as part of RiverRun’s 2011 edition.
New Indomina acquires True Legend for North America

New Los Angeles and Dominican republic-based distributor Indomina Releasing has picked up all North American rights to True Legend starring Vincent Zhao, Zhou Xun, Michelle Yeoh and the late David Carradine.
Nicholl Committee announces ten screenplay finallists

Ten writers have been selected as finallists for the 25th annual Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, presented by the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences.
Niels Swinkels promoted to MD of UPI UK

Duncan Clark, EVP Distribution, Universal Pictures International (UPI) today announced that Niels Swinkels has been promoted to managing director of UPI UK and Ireland.
Noi Credevamo

Dir: Mario Martone. Italy-France. 2010. 202mins
NonStop picks up Submarine for Scandinavia

The company will also release Richard Ayoade’s feature debut in Iceland and the Baltic states.
Norman Wisdom dies at age 95

Actor Sir Norman Wisdom has died aged 95.
Norway's digital rollout to be complete ahead of schedule

Norway’s complete, national digital roll out – the first in the world, including 414 screens all over the country – will be ready before next summer, a year ahead of the original schedule.
NYFCC set annual annual awards vote for December 13

Members of the New York Film Critics Circle will vote for their annual awards on December 13.
Odeon to add four IMAX venues in UK by December

Odeon and IMAX have struck a deal to install four IMAX theatres in the UK.
Oldman to lead cast for Alfredson’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Working Title today confirmed the cast for Tomas Alfredson’s adaptation of John Le Carre novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, due to shoot at the end of Sept.
Oscilloscope takes North America for Franco's Saturday Night

Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to James Franco’s directorial debut, Saturday Night.
O-Scope acquires North American rights to Meek's Cutoff

Oscilloscope Laboratories has jumped into the Toronto feeding frenzy, taking North American rights to Kelly Reichardt’s Western drama Meek’s Cutoff.
Our Day Will Come (Notre Jour Viendra)

Dir: Romain Gavras. France. 2009. 88mins.
Pandora’s Lightbox

This year’s Toronto Film Festival is coming to an end, having successfully opened its new C$200m film centre over last weekend, but keeping everybody happy during this year’s event was a tough task.
Paramount restructures licensing and video movie divisions

Paramount Pictures is restructuring four of its divisions and laying off 53 employees worldwide. The move will reportedly save the studio $10m a year.
Paramount to release Universal home entertainment slate in Spain

Paramount Home Entertainment International (PHEI) has signed an agreement to handle Universal’s entire home entertainment slate in Spain.
Passion Play

Dir/scr: Mitch Glazer. US. 2010. 91mins
Passione

Dir: John Turturro. Italy-US. 2009. 90mins
Pathe names Ivernel chairman of exhibition circuit EuroPalaces

Further to the announcement earlier this week of changes to Pathe’s directorship in France as well as additions to its board, Pathe UK on Wednesday [15] announced the appointment of the company’s executive vice-president Francois Ivernel to the post of chairman of exhibition circuit EuroPalaces.
Patrick Keiller

Screen talks to elusive British film-maker Patrick Keiller, whose latest feature Robinson In Ruins is screening at the London Film Festival on Oct 19.
Paul Greengrass to be honoured at Ghent Film Festival

The Bourne Ultimatum director will receive his award at the Ghent Film Festival on 13th October.
Pearce, Moreno to star in Make It Happen's comedy Mis-Fits

Guy Pearce, Catalina Sandino Moreno and Virginie Ledoyen will star for producer Doug Claybourne in the original comedy Mis-Fits.
Peep World, Everything Must Go among flurry of late Toronto deals

IFC Films, Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions were in action as the festival approached the finale and deals continued to spill from Toronto.
Perrier's Bounty to open 2010 LAIFF

Ian Fitzgibbon’s Perrier’s Bounty and a musical performance by Colin Devlin bookend the Los Angeles Irish Film Festival (LAIFF), set to run from September 30-October 3.
Persson raises $50,000 in crowd funding for Pirate bay documentary

Swedish producer Martin Persson has raised more than $50,000 to date in crowd funding for Simon Klose’s documentary TBK AFK–The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard.
Phase 4 claims industry's first 3D VOD release

Phase 4 Films will launch what it claims to be the first stereoscopic 3D VOD release this week [October 1].
Philibert

Nicolas Altmayer of Mandarin Cinema and Marc Jenny of Okko Productions talk about their co-production project, the swashbuckling Philibert, currently in post-production.
Pink Saris

Dir. Kim Longinotto. United Kingdom. 2010. 96mins
Pohlad winds down Apparition, seeks new home for Tree Of Life

Apparition is winding down 13 months after its official launch as owner Bill Pohlad laid off the final 11 employees in the Los Angeles and New York offices today [7].
Poisson Rouge developing feature adaptation of Abjabe's Gone Too Far

The UK production company is currently casting for a UKFC funded pilot of the feature adaptation of Bola Agbaje’s Olivier award winning play.
Post Mortem

Dir: Pablo Larrain. Chile-Mexico-Germany. 2010. 98mins
Potiche

Dir/scr: Francois Ozon. France. 2010. 103mins
Power to the Pixel announces new cross media market

The key note speakers at the fourth edition of the Cross Media Forum will include Michel Reilhac and Mike Monello.
Precious Life (Chaim Yakarim)

Dir: Shlomi Eldar. Israel. 2010. 86mins.
Pristina International Film Festival

The second Pristina International Film Festival.
Production begins in smoke-free Moscow on The Darkest Hour

3D principal photography has got underway in Moscow on New Regency and Summit Entertainment’s The Darkest Hour after thick smoke from peat bog and forest fires delayed the shoot.
Production underway on Keanu Reeves drama Generation Um...

Principal photography is scheduled to start in New York today [9] on Company Films’ Generation Um… starring Keanu Reeves, which Nicolas Chartier’s Voltage Pictures is introducing to buyers in Toronto.
Protecting Inward Investment

A new proposal to make the UK tax credit recoupable seems to ignore the fact that virtually every other country in the world is lining up to steal big productions away from the UK.
Quattro Volte wins as Reykjavik festival wraps its biggest edition

Iceland’s festival welcomed 200 industry guests; new venue Bio Paradis unveiled.
Rabbit Hole

Dir: John Cameron Mitchell. US. 2010. 92mins
Rafta Rafta

Andy Harries and Suzanne Mackie of Left Bank Pictures talk about their latest feature project, Rafta Rafta, which is based on the successful play by Ayub Khan-Din about a British Asian family, and is currently in post production.
RED

Dir: Robert Schwentke. US. 2010. 111mins
Reign of Assassins (Jianyu)

Dirs: Su Chao-Pin, John Woo. China. 2010. 117mins
Reliance Big Entertainment, Playtone create Electric City

Reliance Big Entertainment (RBE) today announced a joint-venture with Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman’s production company Playtone for a multi-platform digital experience called Electric City.
Resident Evil 3 crosses $150m to stay top overseas

Resident Evil: Afterlife reached $150.8m overseas as it brought in $24m through all distributors to hold Inception and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps at bay.
Resident Evil alive and kicking at UK box office

Resident Evil: Afterlife doubled the opening weekend totals of previous instalments in the action-horror franchise on its way to securing a number-one debut at the UK box office.
Resident Evil: Afterlife

Dir/scr: Paul W S Anderson. US. 2010. 97mins
Resident Evil: Afterlife storms to top in US on $28m

Sony’s fourth entry in the horror franchise easily dominated the first official weekend of the autumn season as an estimated $27.7m as it demolished the competition.
Reto Schaerli

Sarah Cooper talks to Swiss producer Reto Schaerli, who has two very different films screening at the Zurich Film Festival.
Return of Gordon Gekko puts heat under Sony's Evil

Fox International’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps opens in around 40 territories day-and-date with North America this weekend.
Reykjavik International Film Festival 2010

The Reykjavik International Film Festival ran Sept 23-Oct 3.
Rio Film Commission to unveil inward investment plan

On the occasion of its first anniverary the Rio Film Commission will offer $584,171 (1m Brazilian Real) in direct incentives to international companies willing to shoot in Rio de Janeiro.
Riz Ahmed, Matt Greenhalgh host cult film screenings

Riz Ahmed (pictured), Stephen Graham and Matt Greenhalgh will host screenings in the new season of the Jameson Cult Film Club, which returns this autumn.
Road To Nowhere

Dir: Monte Hellman. US. 2010. 121mins
Rotterdam plans strands on Soviet Westerns, fashion films

The International Film Festival Rotterdam has announced two of the themed programmes for the Signals section.
Rourke to play 'Ice Man' Kuklinski for Natural Selection

Mickey Rourke is attached to star in The Ice Man: Confessions Of A Mafia Contract Killer for Natural Selection.
SAG elections return new national board of directors cast

The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has announced elections results for its national board of directors.
Sarah’s Key (Elle s’appelait Sarah)

Dir: Gilles Paquet-Brenner. France. 2010. 106mins
Schell moves to Universal to head business development

Universal Pictures has named Jessica Schell to lead the studio’s business development efforts.
Score: A Hockey Musical

Dir/scr: Michael McGowan. Canada. 2010. 92mins
Screen East to close amidst theft allegations

The Regional Agency is no longer operating due to insolvency; its finance manager has been arrested on suspicion of theft.
Screen Gems partners with Constantin, Unique on Mortal Instruments

Sony’s Screen Gems is working with Constantin Film and Unique Features to develop the film franchise Mortal Instruments, based on the book series by Cassandra Clare.
Screen Media buys White Lion for North America

Screen Media has acquired North American rights to South African live-action family adventure White Lion from Showcase Entertainment.
Screen Media takes North America on White Lion

Screen Media has acquired North American rights to Michael Swan’s live-action family adventure White Lion.
Screen Producer’s Ireland and SIPTU create industrial agreement

In a bid to stimulate inward investment and modernise the local industry, Screen Producer’s Ireland (SPI), the representative body for producers and production companies in Ireland, and trade union SIPTU, which represents film crews, have signed a new industrial contract.
Screen South calls for applications for Trade and Talent scheme

The regional screen agency is seeking film-makers with projects that have a particular relevance the US market
SGR and IFCIC likely to share EC guarantee fund

Spain’s mutual guarantee funding body Audiovisual SGR and France’s lending institute IFCIC are expected to split 50-50 the new European Commission (EC) film fund worth $10.5m (€8m), which guarantees bank loans to producers.
Shaw to introduce digital IMAX to Singapore

Singapore’s Shaw Theatres is set to open the territory’s first digital IMAX screen when it reopens its flagship Lido Cineplex in April next year.
Sheffield Doc/Fest announces 132-film line-up

Sheffield Doc/Fest (Nov 3-7) includes 17 world premieres, 26 UK premieres, 5 European premieres and 1 international premiere.
Sheffield Doc/Fest to host industry conference in 2011

The festival is teaming up with European body Documentary Campus to try and encourage co-productions.
Shooting underway on Ben Drew (Plan B)'s feature debut Ill Manors

The microbudget feature will shoot in East London and is the sixth to come out of Film London’s Microwave scheme.
Shooting underway on Weekender

Irish director Karl Golden’s latest film stars Jack O’Connell and Henry Lloyd Thomas as two friends experiences of the rave scene in the 1990s.
Shortlist for Animatron Festival announced

Content platform Babelgum has announced the shortlist of films for its inaugural Animatron Animation Film Festival.
Showtime

Dir: Stanley Kwan. Hong Kong/China. 2010. 95mins
Shrek Forever After is overseas king for DreamWorks Animation

Shrek Forever After has become the highest grossing DreamWorks Animation film of all time at the international box office.
Silent Souls (Ovsyanki)

Dir: Aleksei Fedorchenko. Russia. 2010. 77mins
Simon Hewlett named EVP marketing for Universal

Simon Hewlett has been promoted to executive vice president of marketing for Universal Pictures International (UPI).
Slovakia selects The Border as Oscar submission

Jaro Vajtek’s documentary has been chosen as Slovakia’s foreign oscar selection.
Slovenia picks 9:06 for Oscar race

The Slovenian Film Fund announced today that the country’s submission for the best Foreign Language film Academy Award is Igor Sterk’s 9:06.
Small Town Murder Songs

Dir/scr: Ed Gass-Donnelly. Canada. 2010. 75mins
Social Network makes $23m start in US

Buzzed-about Facebook drama The Social Network opened solidly at the North American box office this weekend, topping the domestic chart with an estimated three-day tally of $23m.
Soda Pictures takes Norwegian Wood

The UK distributor has also confirmed a number of other recent acquisitions.
Sofia Coppola

Sofia Coppola talks about the inspriations for her latest film, Somewhere, which is playing in competition in Venice.
Some UK producers question Freeway fee

Freeway maintains that it has received mostly positive feedback from clients.
Somewhere

Dir/scr: Sofia Coppola. US. 2010.98mins
Sony Classics strikes US deal for Incendies with eOne

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired US rights for Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies, which played in Venice and now in Toronto.
Sony Pictures Classics picks up Barney's Version

SPC has acquired all US rights to Richard J. Lewis’ feature adaptation, which is in competition at Venice.
Sophie Turner Laing appointed vice president, BAFTA

She will represent the academy’s television work alongside fellow vice president Duncan Kenworthy who represents film.
South Africa selects Life Above All in foreign Oscar race

South Africa has selected Oliver Schmitz’s Life Above All as its entry for the best foreign film category at the 2011 Academy Awards.
Spain’s 6 Sales take international rights to Captain Thunder

Leading Spanish outfit 6 Sales has taken international sales rights to award-winning Spanish director Antonio Hernandez’s hotly anticipated $12m project Captain Thunder.
Spain's Lolafilms option film rights to best-selling trilogy of novels

Major Spanish producer Andres Vicente Gomez through his outfit Lolafilms has optioned the film rights to the best selling Spanish thriller trilogy series The Dark Door (La Puerta Oscura), written by David Lozano.
Spanish shoot starts on Cold Light arring Willis, Weaver

Production is underway in Valencia and Madrid on Summit Entertainment, Intrepid Pictures and Galavis Film’s action thriller The Cold Light Of Day starring Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver.
SPC back in business with Almodovar on The Skin That I Inhabit

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all North American rights from El Deseo to Pedro Almodovar’s (pictured) The Skin That I Inhabit (La Piel Que Habito.)
SPHE appoints Claude Borna to key European strategy role

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has promoted Claude Borna to the newly created position of senior vice-president of business planning and commercial strategy, Europe.
Spike Jonze, HBO produce AIDS awareness documentary

Campaign organization RED has teamed up with HBO Documentary Films to produce The Lazarus Effect.
Spyglass' Birnbaum, Barber proceed with plan to run MGM, reports say

Spyglass co-founders Roger Birnbaum and Gary Barber are reportedly moving closer in their quest to run beleaguered MGM.
Stone

Dir: John Curran: US. 2010. 105mins
Strategic Partners’ final co-pro panels line-up

The Halifax co-production market will include panel discussions with Sergei Bespalov, Kearie Peak, Anne Marie La Traverse and Fraser Robinson.
Studios ponder NZ exit as Hobbit union row heats up

New Line, Warner Bros and MGM raised the possibility last night [27] that they may take production on the two upcoming Hobbit features away from New Zealand unless an escalating confrontation with regional unions is resolved.
Subhash Ghai

Bollywood producer Subhash Ghai talks to Screen about his plans to expand Mumbai-based film school, Whistling Woods, on an international level.
Submarine

Dir/scr: Richard Ayoade. UK. 2010. 94mins
Summit hires Jesse Wigutow to write Osterman Weekend thriller

Jesse Wigutow has signed on to rewrite Summit Entertainment’s action thriller The Osterman Weekendbased on Robert Ludlum’s novel.
Sundance Institute joins screening program

Sundance Institute has been selected to represent the private sector in Film Forward: Advancing Cultural Dialogue, a program that will screen American and international independent films in the US and abroad.
Sundance Institute, Gates Foundation plan doc shorts initiative

Sundance Institute and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are teaming up on a documentary shorts initiative related to global health, poverty and education.
SUPER

Dir/scr: James Gunn. US. 2010. 96mins
Super sparks early buyer interest ahead of busy weekend

As buyers remained cautious in the early stages of Toronto, excitement was mounting ahead of Saturday’s [11] world premiere of Bunraku in Midnight Madness as well as a host of other screenings.
Swedish director Lukasiak heads to Hollywood

Her second untitled feature will be produced by Noah Wyle and James C Katz.
Swinton, Cousins become Creative Advisors to Scotland's CMI

Tilda Swinton and Mark Cousins have joined Scotland’s new Centre for the Moving Image as Creative Advisors.
Switzerland, Austria select Academy Award submissions

Switzerland and Austria have announced their entries for the best foreign language film category at the Academy Awards, selecting fiction feature debuts by directing duos.
Tabloid

Dir: Errol Morris. US. 2010. 87mins
Tanuj Garg to become CEO of Balaji Telefilms

After his departure from Studio 18 as head of international operations, Tanuj Garg will soon take over the motion picture business of Balaji Telefilms Ltd as CEO.
Telluride premieres include The Way Back, Never Let Me Go

Peter Weir’s The Way Back, Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go and Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech are among the line-up announced by the 37th Telluride Film Festival running from September 3-6.
Ten10 Films bites on The End Of The Line for SA

South African distributor Ten10 Films picks up Rupert Murray’s Sundance and BIFA nominated documentary The End Of The Line.
That Girl In Yellow Boots

Dir: Anurag Kashyap. India. 2010. 103mins
The American hits Labor Day target for Focus on $16.4m

Summer ended with a whimper as Focus Features’ assassin drama The American starring George Clooney opened top on an estimated $16.4m over the four-day Labor Day holiday weekend, rising to $19.5m since Wednesday’s [Sept 1] release.
The American leads the way on $13m as summer fizzles out

Summer ended with a whimper as Focus Features’ assassin drama The American starring George Clooney opened top on an estimated $12.9m over three days, rising to $16.1m since Wednesday’s [Sept 1] release.
The Bang Bang Club

Dir/scr: Steven Silver. Canada-South Africa. 2010. 109mins
The Big Picture (L’homme qui voulait vivre sa vie)

Dir: Eric Lartigau. France. 2010. 114mins
The Black Sheep (La Pecora Nera)

Dir: Ascanio Celestini. Italy. 2010. 96mins
The Christening

Dir: Marcin Wrona. Poland. 2010. 86mins
The Colour Of The Mountains (Los Colores De La Montana)

Dir/scr: Carlos Cesar Arbelaez. Columbia-Panama. 2010. 93mins
The Conspirator

Dir: Robert Redford. US. 2010. 122mins
The Debt

Dir: John Madden. US. 2010. 113mins
The First Grader

Dir: Justin Chadwick. UK. 2010. 103mins
The Foreign Film Conundrum

Foreign language films made with a mainstream wide-audience sensibility often fall through the cracks when being sold overseas. So why the snobbery?
The Kids Are All Right opens 16th Athens Film Festival

Lisa Cholodenko’s Sundance hit opens the Athens International Film Festival – Opening Nights today (September 16); the event secures record number of Greek films despite local film industry crisis.
The Last Circus (Balada Triste de Trompeta)

Dir: Alex de la Iglesia. Spain-France. 2010. 105mins
The Other Guys holds firm at UK box office

The Other Guys held firm over the Sept 24-26 weekend despite close competition from three openers.
The Other Guys tops UK box office

Sony’s cop-buddy comedy The Other Guys topped the UK box office over the weekend, taking $3.1m (£2m) from 441 screens at a per-print average of $6,965 (£4,491).
The Passion Play (La Passione)

Dir: Carlo Mazzacurati. Italy. 2010. 105mins
The Poll Diaries

Dir: Chris Kraus. Germany-Austria-Estonia. 2010. 129mins
The Social Network

Dir: David Fincher. US. 2010. 123mins
The Solitude of Prime Numbers (La Solitudine dei Numeri Primi)

Dir: Saverio Costanzo. Italy-Germany-France. 2010. 118mins
The Tempest

Dir/scr: Julie Taymor. USA. 2010. 109mins
The Town

Dir: Ben Affleck. USA. 2010. 123mins
The Trip

Dir: Michael Winterbottom. UK. 2010. 100mins
The Way

Dir/sc: Emilio Estevez. US. 2009. 128mins
The Whistleblower

Dir: Larysa Kondracki. Canada-Germany. 2010. 105mins
This Is That closes New York offices, will continue in spirit

The New York independent film scene is losing a familiar name but not the people behind it as Ted Hope, Anne Carey and Diana Victor call it a day on their production company This Is That.
This week’s hot projects on Screenbase

German independent 3D thriller The Forbidden Girl, US-Spain co-production The Cold Light Of Day and French drama Tomboy constitute this week’s highlights on Screen’s online production listings.
This week’s hot projects on Screenbase

New productions on our online production listings this week include films from France, Germany and Italy, including Les Pauvres Gens, Sotto Il Vestito Niente- L’ultima Sfilata as well as Sophie - The Story Of A Big Friendship.
Three (Drei)

Dir/scr: Tom Tykwer. Germany. 2010. 119mins
Tokyo Film Festival unveils full lineup

The Tokyo International Film Festival has unveiled the full lineup of its 23rd edition, which runs October 23-31.
Tom Creighton joins WBUK as chief financial officer

Creighton joins from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Tom Hall

Irish writer-director Tom Hall speaks to Jeremy Kay about his €1m feature Sensation about a young man who inherits his father’s farming business, which is screening in Toronto.
Toronto 2010 slideshow

The stars align at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. All photos by Tim Leyes.
Tribeca Institute unveils documentary fund backed by HBO

The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) has launched the TFI Documentary Fund presented by HBO, offering more than $100,000 in fellowships and grants for character-driven documentaries.
Trust

Dir: David Schwimmer. US. 2010.104mins
Two Mexican dramas win San Sebastian’s Films In Progress awards

Bernardo Arellano’s Entre La Noche Y El Dia and Iria Gomez Concheiro’s Asalto Al Cine have picked up San Sebastian’s Films In Progress awards for incomplete Latin American projects.
UK box office up 8% on 2009

The UK box office total for the period Jan - Aug 2010 was 8% ahead of the corresponding period for 2009, according to figures released today by the Film Distributors’ Association (FDA).
UK production company Ecosse opens Glasgow branch

London-based film and TV production outfit Ecosse Films has opened a Glasgow office with the aim of developing Scottish talent.
UK screen agency Vision and Media to implement 4 day week for staff

The regional screen agency for the Northwest of England said it could not rule out redundancies.
Universal aims high with Dark Tower adaptations

Universal Pictures and NBC Universal Television Entertainment is teaming up with Ron Howard to adapt Stephen King’s venerated fantasy saga The Dark Tower.
Universal and Paramount renew NZ home entertainment deal

Paramount extends DVD and Blu-ray deal with multi-year agreement.
Vaizey confirms BFC, regional screen agencies will stay

UK Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has stated that the government will retain the regional screen agencies and the activities of the British Film Commission, and that wider film support plans will be in place by November.
Vanishing On 7th Street

Dir: Brad Anderson. US. 2010. 90mins
Venice's Marco Mueller to get Chinese Award

Venice Film Festival artistic director Marco Mueller is set to receive China’s prestigious Friendship Award from the Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China, Wen Jiabao, in a closed door meeting in Rome.
View Screen's Digital Dailies from Toronto

Missed a daily? Catch up here with our digital editions.
VIFF Forum line-up includes Twilight director David Slade

The 25th Annual Vancouver Film & TV Forum (September 28 - October 1) has announced its line-up for the new Filmmakers’ Day (October 2), which includes a session with Hot Tub Time Machine writers Sean Anders and John Morris talking about their next script.
Vision+Media launches training scheme for screenwriters

The North West screen agency has selected 26 writers to take part in the eight-month initiative
Voltage expects surge of interest on thriller Escapee

Production has started on the psychological thriller Escapee from Hollywood Media Bridge and Tall Tales Entertainment in association with Voltage Pictures and Nantucket Productions.
Wall Street and Legend expand internationally

Fox’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and Warner’s The Legend Of The Guardians: the Owls of Ga’Hoole are among studio releases looking to gain ground in the international marketplace this weekend.
Warner Bros India picks up family drama Dus Tola

Following its recent acquisition of animated feature Ramayana, Warner Bros Pictures India has acquired another Hindi film, Dus Tola, which it plans to release on October 22.
Warner Bros to release CG animation Ramayana in India

Warner Bros has picked up Indian rights to locally-produced CG animated feature Ramayana The Epic and plans to release it across the country on October 15.
Weekly International Box Office Sep 03- 05

Inception comfortably reclaimed top spot on the international scene in its eighth week, grossing $21m from 7785 screens in 61 territories.
Weekly international box office Sept 17 - 19

Sony’s Resident Evil: Afterlife crossed the $100m mark over the Sept 17 – 19 weekend after grossing $39.6m from 6,235 screens in 47 territories for $103.6m.
Weekly international box office Sept 24 - 26

Resident Evil: Afterlife became only the third film released this year to spend three consecutive weeks at number one on the international chart.
Weekly International Box Office September 10 - 12

Sony/Constantin’s action-thriller Resident Evil: Afterlife blew away its international competition on its debut weekend, grossing twice as much as its nearest rival.
Weinstein Company takes US rights to Sarah's Keys

The Weinstein Company has confirmed its preemptive acquisition of US rights to Sarah’s Keys starring Kristin Scott Thomas.
Weinstein duo Dani Weinstein and Sara Serlen head to ID PR

Longtime The Weinstein Company publicists Dani Weinstein and Sara Serlen have left to join ID PR as senior vice-president and vice-president, respectively.
Weinsteins take US, UK and multiple territories on Dirty Girl

The Weinstein Company (TWC) is understood to have paid $3.2m for all English and French-speaking rights to Abe Sylvia’s road movie Dirty Girl following its world premiere in Toronto on Sunday [12].
Well Go USA, Variance Films partner on Asian action trio

Well Go USA and Variance Films are expanding their partnership by releasing three top Asian action films in theatres in their original, uncut and un-dubbed versions.
West Is West

Dir: Andy De Emmony. UK. 2010. 102mins
What’s Wrong With Virginia

Dir/scr: Dustin Lance Black. US. 2010. 116mins
When Love Comes, Bodyguards lead Taiwan's Golden Horse nominations

Taiwanese filmmaker Chang Tso-chi’s When Love Comes and Teddy Chen’s action drama Bodyguards and Assassins take the lead in the nominations of the 47th Golden Horse Awards.
When We Leave named Germany's Oscar submission

Feo Aladag’s feature debut When We Leave (Die Fremde) has been selected by Germany as its national entry for the Academy Awards’ Foreign Language Film category.
Whitaker, Del Toro, Wagner to be honoured at Chicago Film Festival

The 46th edition of the festival (7-21 October) will feature over 150 films from 50 countries, including John Curran’s Stone and Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours.
Wiest, Duplass join Likely Story, Werc Werk Works' Darling Companion

Dianne Wiest, Mark Duplass, Ayelet Zurer and Sam Shepard have joined Kevin Kline and Diane Keaton on Likely Story and Werc Werk Works’ comedy Darling Companion.
Wild Bunch to release Jack Cardiff doc in France and Germany

Craig McCall’s feature documentary is being sold internationally by High Point Films.
Will Gluck

Director Will Gluck talks about working with rising star Emma Stone on Screen Gem’s high school rom com Easy A, which premieres in Toronto.
Winter's Bone among US films bound for inaugural AFF in Poland

The American Film Festival (AFF), the first film event in Eastern Europe devoted to American cinema, has announced the 19 American Independent features that will compete in Wroclaw, Poland, for the $10,000 audience award and chance of Eastern European distribution.
World premiere of Sennentunschi opens Zurich Film Festival

Michael Steiner’s long-awaited fourth film Sennentuntschi will open this year’s Zurich Film Festival as a world premiere.
You Again

Dir: Andy Fickman. US. 2010. 105mins
Zurich Film Festival
Zurich's international Golden Eye goes to Woman With A Broken Nose

European films took home all of the prizes at this year’s edition of the Zurich Film Festival which will come to an end on Sunday evening (Oct 3) with a gala screening of Oliver Stone’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.

Screen30 Sept 2010

Screen
30 Sept 2010