Screen
4 September 2009
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(500) Days Of Summer in the UK, Germany samples Whisky With Vodka.
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week. -
Blu-ray to get boost from Christmas ad campaign
The British Video Association (BVA) is hoping to give Blu-ray DVDs a boost this Christmas with a $1.7m (£1m) TV campaign. -
Coproduction Office closes further deals on A Town Called Panic
Coproduction Office has sold its Belgian animation A Town Called Panic to a further seven territories after closing a deal with Zeitgeist for the US last week. -
D Films acquires TIFF opener Creation for Canada
Start-up Canadian distributor D Films has picked up all Canadian rights to Jon Amiel’s TIFF opener Creation. -
Distributing the wealth
Moving into production may seem like an astute move for distributors but they underestimate the challenges they will face. -
Entertainment unions join calls for tough action on digital pirates
A group of leading UK trade unions have joined forces with the creative industries in a bid to save thousands of jobs at risk from illegal file-sharing. -
Former Sony financial chief Brian Robertson to head CTBF
Brian Robertson has been appointed chief executive of the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF). He replaces Peter Hore, whose retirement was announced on July 20. -
Goldcrest appoints Penny Wolf as head of film sales and distribution
The Goldcrest Group has appointed respected industry veteran Penny Wolf as head of film at its sales and distribution business. -
Greek film-makers moot film week launch to rival Thessaloniki
Greek film-makers are considering the launch of a new film week after voting to boycott the country’s state film awards and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. -
Herzog, Solondz, Campion to play at Telluride
Venice entries Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans from Werner Herzog, Life During Wartime from Todd Solondz and John Hillcoat’s The Road are among the line-up at Telluride, which runs from September 4-7. -
International Festival of Fantastic Films
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Journalist Mark Boal wins Gucci award for The Hurt Locker
Journalist Mark Boal has been awarded the Gucci Group Award for his screenplay of Katheryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker, presented during the 66th Venice Film Festival. -
Larry Clark to direct troubled teen drama Wild Child
Larry Clark, the controversial director of Kids and Ken Park, is hatching a new film about troubled American youth. -
London Film Festival boosts awards for 53rd edition
The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival is boosting its awards this year introducing new categories, including Best Film and Best British Newcomer, and hosting a dedicated ceremony for the first time. -
London Film Festival injects extra $1.5m into 53rd edition
The Times BFI London Film Festival is pumping half of its $3m (£1.8m) cash windfall from the UK Film Council into this year’s edition. -
Lost in movies
The Venice-Toronto marathon offers such challenges for buyers and press, plenty of films can get lost in the shuffle. So why don’t producers experiment with other festivals? -
Making Neds
Seven years after he won the Golden Lion for his directorial debut, Peter Mullan is back in the director’s chair, filming Neds in Glasgow. He talks to ScreenDaily about the 1973-set story and its influences -
Metrodome to screen doc Three Miles North Of Molkom via satellite
UK outfit Metrodome Distribution is promoting the release of documentary Three Miles North Of Molkom with a special satellite screening and night of comedy on September 16. -
Mike Goodridge to take editor's role at Screen International
Mike Goodridge, Screen International’s US editor, is to return to London to take up the editor’s chair of Screen. -
Nobody To Watch Over Me selected as Japan's Oscar entry
Director Ryoichi Kimizuka’s Nobody To Watch Over Me (Dare Mo Mamotte Kurenai) has been selected as Japan’s official entry for the best foreign-language film category of the Academy Awards. -
One world
In just two years, Patrice Theroux has built E1 into a successful independent multi-territory distribution network thanks to choice acquisitions of both companies and films. -
Paramount picks up We Want Sex for UK, Australia and New Zealand
Paramount Pictures International has picked up distribution rights to Nigel Cole’s British comedy We Want Sex for the UK, Australia and New Zealand. -
Revolver to launch standalone production arm
UK distributor Revolver is launching a standalone production arm – Gunslinger – to develop, finance and produce feature films. -
Rotterdam film festival reveals Africa focus for next edition
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has announced a major new focus for its next edition, Forget Africa. -
San Sebastian turns the spotlight on Basque film-makers
The San Sebastian Interntional Film Festival has completed the line-up for this year’s edition with a new section highlighting local titles. -
Sicily launches $91m co-production fund
The region of Sicily is moving into film production with $91m (€64m) of government money. -
Spanish broadcaster TVE forced to increase film investment
The Spanish government has given the local film industry a boost after increasing the level of required investment from public service broadcaster TVE to 6% of its annual revenue. The changes will be introduced next year. -
Tense times for the deal hunters
There is a nervous anticipation ahead of the Toronto International Film Festival (September 10-19) as sellers wait to see whether anyone is buying. -
TFI International take Jew Suss and Father's Guests to Toronto
Along with the gala presentation of Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s highly-anticipated Micmacs, TF1 International will have two new films in its line-up at the Toronto Film Festival. -
The ones to watch
Eagerly anticipated new films from Niki Caro, Danis Tanovic and Neil Jordan will be seen by US buyers for the first time in Toronto. -
Venice reaches mid-way in a brighter mood, helped by "unexpected gems"
At its halfway mark, Venice 66 Competition has turned the tables on last year, with Marco Mueller’s sixth selection revealing some unexpected gems and few - if any – disappointments thus far. -
Weekly international box office - Sep 4
Ice Age: Dawn Of The DinosaursTwentieth Century Fox’s latest Ice Age instalment enjoyed a final box-office push towards the end of itsglobal run, with weekend grosses jumping 122% on the film’s last international opening, in Italy, where it took $11.2m from 806 screens. This made it the territory’s biggest debut of the year to date, and the biggest ever for Fox there. 3D screens accounted for 45% of the weekend gross from 28% of th -
When a tweet becomes a roar
Does box-office success really depend on Twitter chatter? Caroline Parry looks at how international distributors are tapping online word of mouth. -
Why audiences are key to cross-media creation
New media requires new approaches to storytelling, says Lance Weiler - and seeing the audience as collaborators will enrich their experience and pay dividends in the long term. -
Wild Bunch takes Makhmalbaf’s Green Days to Venice
Wild Bunch has picked up Iranian director Hana Makhmalbaf’s latest film Green Days ahead of Venice. -
Yellow Bird seeks to replicate Millennium success with new book deal
Yellow Bird, the Swedish production company behind the Millennium trilogy, has secured rights to six books in Liza Marklund’s Annika Bengtzon series.
