Screen
31 Mar 2011
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MIPTV: Highrise among Digital Emmy winners, American Express first Brand Of The Year
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced last night the winners of the International Digital Emmy Awards at MIPTV in Cannes. -
Abi Morgan
Acclaimed film and TV writer Abi Morgan talks to Screen at MIPTV about her upcoming six-part TV series The Hour, a 1950s-set newsroom drama starring Dominic West, Ben Whishaw and Romola Garai. -
Abi Morgan writing suffragette drama for Focus/Ruby
The Iron Lady writer is scripting story of the suffragettes for Ruby and Focus; BBC drama Birdsong to shoot in Hungary in summer -
Air Studios eyes move into film and TV production
Paul Woolf and former HandMade Films head David Ravden join the company. -
Arts Alliance Media to distribute Globe's Shakespeare plays
250 cinemas in the US already lined up to take part through NCM Fathom. -
B3's new TalentLab will recruit 24 participants from diverse backgrounds
B3 Media has launched a new lab to give filmmakers from non-traditional backgrounds the chance to hone their skills and break into the film industry. -
Bafici kicks off with Vaquero
More than 325 features set to screen before festival wraps on April 17; Argentine festival landscape shifting. -
BBC Earth plans theatrical film with Virgin Oceanic
The BBC will work with Richard Branson’s Virgin Oceanic Five Dives expedition to produce a theatrical film and TV series. -
BFI new governors include Berger, Kidron, Justice
As the UKFC handover comes into effect, the BFI also notes that UK production funding will rise from £15m to £18m -
Budapest's Titanic festival cuts €10,000 award
Hungary’s ongoing financial crisis cuts part of budget for the festival. -
Champers - and pants - for charity
Screen was the top bidder on a case of champagne, but Shots beat us to the more intriguing offer of a dinner with a man wearing only his pants -
China Lion prepares larger releases for three Chinese titles
The Warring States will be the company’s largest North American release, on 30+ screens. -
Cinema City opens 10th multiplex in Romania
Cinema City now has 98 screens, about half of the market. -
Cinema of the future: dry ice and popcorn sauces?
Jeremy Kay takes on the gigantic popcorn buckets and other treats on display at CinemaCon -
Cinémoi and Sundance Channel Global to reunite for Cannes coverage
UK television channel Cinémoi will partner with Sundance Channel Global for a second time to cover this year’s 64th Cannes Film Festival in May. -
Clare Binns on 30 years at the Ritzy
As the Ritzy cinema in Brixton celebrates its 100th birthday, we asked the Picturehouse exec about her long-time love for this cinema. -
Cluzaud/Perrin plan Oceans TV series
Pathe is launching international sales of the four-part series at MIPTV. -
Coproduction Office takes on Blue Bird from hot Belgian director
Philippe Bober’s The Coproduction Office has come on board for world sales on Blue Bird, the second feature from highly rated young Belgian director Gust Van den Berghe [pictured]. -
DFFF pays out more than $9m for Hansel and Gretel in 3D
Tommy Wirkola’s 3D feature started shooting last month at Babelsberg. -
Dimension 3 plans young talents spotlights, augmented reality conferences
The Dimension 3 Festival is planning several new programmes for its fifth edition (May 24-26) in Saint-Denis, near Paris. -
Disney UK launches integrated sales/promotion operation
The Walt Disney Company UK & Ireland has launched a new integrated ad sales and promotions operation, Disneymedia+. -
Dogwoof takes on four titles including Guantanamo; ramps up Ambassadors scheme
UK distributor Dogwoof has taken on four new titles for UK release, and also is furthering its new initiative to encourage film lovers to get involved hosting regional screenings. -
Europe calling
Some vocal British producers hope that the UK could re-join Eurimages, at a time when the organisation is booming with the new addition of Russia. -
Exclusive: Amanda Nevill details top priorities for revamped BFI
BFI director Nevill outlines new plans, including addition of a deputy chief executive; 38 UKFC staff who move to BFI stay at same salary level. -
Ferretti wows at BAFTA
Famed production designer Dante Ferretti talks Fellini, Scorsese and more -
Getting steamy
Excellent Finnish doc gets a US TV deal and sets a record at home. -
Governator headed to big screen
Arnie confirms to Screen that there will be a film version of his newly unveiled animated series The Governator. -
Guadalajara 2011
26th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) ran March 25-April 1 in Mexico. -
Herzog on Wrestlemania, Anna Nicole Smith and more…
The always-entertaining Werner Herzog sounds off in an entertaining new interview. -
Hot projects on Screenbase
Irish-UK co-productions Jump and Whole Lotta Sole are currently shooting in Belfast, while Ugly Duckling is preparing its May shoot in Spain. -
Iain Smith
The veteran producer talks about the new Skillset Craft and Technical Academy, his new role with inward investment, and thoughts on the UKFC handover to the BFI. -
Iain Smith to head advisory board for new British Film Commission under Film London
Office of the British Film Commissioner moves from the UKFC to Film London tomorrow as part of restructuring; advisory board to have about 20 members. -
Istvan Szabo to head Karlovy Vary jury
Hungarian filmmaker Istvan Szabo will serve as president of the international jury at the 46th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July. -
Jesper Ganslandt gears up for Blondie shoot
The Ape’s Swedish director lands a starry local cast for his female-led family drama. -
Krakow's national competition expands to include documentaries
The 51st Krakow Film Festival (May 23-29) has unveiled the 35 selections for its national competition. -
Legging it for Cannes 2011
Faye Dunaway’s sexy shot from 1970 leads the official poster for Cannes 2011. -
MIPTV 2011 kicks off with early sellers including Pompeii and royal wedding doc
Over 11,000 professionals are attending this year’s shortened MIPTV (April 4-7) in Cannes. -
Miral actor Juliano Mer-Khamis shot and killed in West Bank
He was the founder of the Freedom Theatre in a refugee camp. -
NZFC invites 12 teams for low-budget Escalator initiative
Also, one of last year’s Escalator projects, Existence, goes into production next week for director Juliet Bergh. -
Red Dog, Jucy bookend London Australian Film Festival
Festival to also present 16 finalists from Tropfest short film festival. -
Relativity chooses Fresnadillo to direct The Crow remake
The Spaniard beat out his countryman Francisco Javier Gutierrez for the job and will now go ahead for Relativity and Ed Pressman, the producer behind the 1994 original. -
Revamped Guadalajara fest hands out more than $320,000 in awards
Guests at festival included Werner Herzog, Willem Dafoe, Guillermo Arriaga, Edward James Olmos and Eva Longoria. -
Second films from Miranda July and Athina Rachel Tsangari in competition in Sydney
The Sydney Film Festival (SFF) today named three of its 12 competition titles: Tran Anh Hung’s Norwegian Wood, Miranda July’s The Future and Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Attenberg. -
Short and sharp
I’m impressed by William McGregor and the Electric Sheep team’s entry into Sci-Fi London’s 48 Hour Film Challenge. -
So you wanna make a movie?
LA based media lawyer Schuyler M. Moore offers his top ten tips for newbie producers. -
SPC moving in on Polanski's all-star Carnage
Sony Pictures Classics is understood to be close to a domestic deal. Roman Polanski’s agent Jeff Berg of ICM represented North American rights and declined to comment when approached by Screen at the start of the week, as did SPC co-head Michael Barker. -
Summer 2012: The Film Games
Summer 2012 represents a unique challenge for UK distributors with a packed sporting and cultural schedule, including The London Olympics, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the European Football Championships. But it also represents opportunities. Andreas Wiseman has an early look at how the industry is gearing up. -
Tarifa Africa Film Festival to host 10 African film pitches
Africa Produce co-production forum will run in June in Spain. -
TF1 teams with EuropaCorp for miniseries Flight Of The Storks
TF1 International is teaming with EuropaCorp Television for a €10m miniseries based on Jean-Christophe Grangé’s best-selling novel, The Flight Of The Storks. -
Transilvania IFF to open with Potiche, buzz about Romanian incentives
As the 10th Transilvania International Film Festival plans to open June 3 with a gala screening of Francois Ozon’s Potiche, local and international producers are buzzing about Romania’s new film financing scheme which triples the territory’s support for filmmakers. -
TrustNordisk takes on latest Nordic crime hit Those Who Kill
TrustNordisk is handling international sales of new Danish crime series Those Who Kill, and will take the project to MIPTV next week. -
Vanguard, Aurelius, Maloof partner on $20m fund
The alliance creates a p&a pool for animated films and the parties have named Simon Crowe’s SC Films International as sales agent. -
Walt Disney plans multi-platform VOD services in France
The Walt Disney Company France and Free are partnering to launch branded digital video stores Disneytek and ABCtek.
