Screen
31 May 2012
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Paris Cinema's 10th edition to open with Carax's Holy Motors
Paris Cinema festival will fete 10th birthday with a Assayas retrospective and tribute to Hong Kong Cinema from 1948 to present day. -
Rodnyansky expands presence in Russia through launch of A Company's own distribution arm, cooperation with Fox
Company launches this week at Kinotavr Open Russian Film Festival. -
Ascot Elite and Senator Film go on spending sprees in Cannes
Ascot Elite Entertainment and Senator Film both had busy markets in Cannes with more than half a dozen new titles apiece in their luggage. -
Bravely venturing into the unknown
Screen checks out the new Secret Cinema project. -
Drawing on success
With a record number of European features headed to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (June 4-9), Leon Forde reports on the growing ambition of the European animation sector. -
Favino, Kapur line up for jury duty in Venice
They will head the Horizons and debut film juries. -
Fit for a Queen
See the young queen in short films unseen for 50 years. -
Greek crisis forces Thessaloniki to abandon cash prizes
The Thessaloniki Film Festival (Nov 2-11) has been forced to cancel this year’s cash prizes for its Alexander Awards. -
Karlovy Vary competition includes premieres from Ouellet, Lund, Lygizos, Najbrt
Czech Republic-based festival also unveils Documentary Competition, East of West Competition and Forum of Independents selections for its 47th edition. -
Kosovo's Film Centre becomes EFP's 33rd member
Kosovo’s film body, Kosova Cinematography Center (KCC), has become the 33rd member of the pan-European film promotion umbrella European Film Promotion (EFP). -
Les Films du Losange closes final big territories on Amour
Asian and Latin American distributors fall for Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or winner Amour. -
Meirelles plans October start of shoot for Onassis film
EXCLUSIVE: Fernando Meirelles says that Nemesis, his upcoming film about tycoon Aristotle Onassis, will start shooting for 10 weeks in October in Croatia, where location scouting is actually under way. -
Men In Black 3 overthrows The Dictator at the UK box office
Sony’s threequel debuts top, toppling The Dictator after just one week in power. -
Michael Mann to head international jury at Venice
Marks first time for Mann leading an international festival jury. -
Molina, Vandermeyer to speak at Europa Distribution workshop in Annecy
Europa Distribution is set to host its fifth consecutive workshop at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Market in June. -
New Horizons takes on three Cannes Competition titles for Poland
The New Horizons Association has acquired Polish rights to Cannes titles Holy Motors [pictured] by Leos Carax, Post Tenebras Lux by Carlos Reygadas and Beyond the Hills by Cristian Mungiu. -
New Horizons to open Poland's first arthouse multiplex
The New Horizons Association, in cooperation with the Helios cinema chain and support from the City of Wroclaw, is converting one of the multiplexes in Wroclaw into an arthouse cinema and film education centre. -
New Tribeca Firenze to include Rust And Bone, The Zen Of Bennett
John Malkovich and Tony Bennett to attend Florence event. -
New UK EIS rules get EU approval
UK film industry sources have expressed their relief that EU State Aid approval has finally been given to the new UK EIS rules. -
Pieprzyca lines up Dawid Ogrodnik for The Will To Live
Polish director Maciej Pieprzyca [pictured] will start shooting his second feature, The Will To Live (Chce sie zyc) from June 16 to July 31. -
Raleigh Studios to manage China’s Wuxi Studio
US film studio company Raleigh Studios will manage China’s Wuxi Studio, a 6-square-km facility near Shanghai, to provide film production, post-production and tourism services. -
Rust And Bone leads Cannes titles at int'l box office
Screen casts a glance over the Cannes Competition titles that have started their international rollouts. -
Sarajevo to host open air screenings of The Angels' Share, Intouchables
The Angels’ Share, Intouchables and I, Anna will screen out of competition at Sarajevo’s Open Air venue. -
Spanish buyers busy in Cannes despite complaints about high deal prices
Alta buys next Coen brothers film; Golem to distribute Haneke’s Amour. -
Susana de la Sierra
The head of Spain’s ICAA talks about the difficult challenges facing the Spanish film world. -
Universal releasing E.T. on Blu-ray for first time
Edition featuring original theatrical version will be released on Nov 12. -
Weisscam to develop 4K T-CAM with crowdfunding
German high-speed camera developers Weisscam plans to speed the implemention of a 4K sensor into its high-speed T-CAM, based on the positive feedback it received at this year’s NAB in Las Vegas when it showed a non-functional prototype.
