Screen
8 Nov 2012
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Les Arcs co-pro market reveals project line-up
Placido, Brosens & Woodworth, Robelin, Rohrwacher, Kári and Hadzihalilovic head to Les Arcs co-production village. -
Australian producers slam government at SPAA opening
Producer Brian Rosen slammed the Australian government in his opening address to the annual conference of the Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) in Melbourne today. -
Back To 1942
Dir: Feng Xiaogang. China. 2012. 142mins -
BAFTA and Creative Skillset to host guest lectures
BAFTA and Creative Skillset have partnered to host guest lectures from some of the UK’s premiere film and television talent. -
BAFTA expands green initiative to film
Albert - the UK’s first carbon calculator for the film and television industry - is now available for film as well as television productions. -
Bille August to adapt Lykke-Per
Danish film-maker Bille August is to direct an adaptation of Henrik Pontoppidan’s masterpiece Lykke-Per. -
Boyle, Fassbender, Broccoli among film honorees in Hospital Club 100
Public voted for industry nominees. -
C More, Miramax ink Nordic pact
There Will Be Blood, Chicago, The Hours coming to C More’s linear channels and streaming service C More Play. -
Celestial Wives Of The Meadow Mari
Dir: Alexey Fedorchenko. Russia. 2012. 109mins -
Cinedigm acquires Violet & Daisy, Arthur Newman
The Los Angeles-based alternative content and distributor announced on Monday (12) it had taken North American rights to Oscar-winning Precious screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher’s feature directorial debut. -
Cinesa, Canal+ to launch VOD service
Odeon-UCI owned Cinesa sign commercial agreement with Canal+ to offer customers exclusive on demand film and TV. -
Cloud Atlas scores $9.1m number one debut in Russia
Distributor A Company Russia announced the stunning result on Monday morning (12) as the ambitious adaptation by Wachowski siblings and Tom Tykwer began its international run in earnest. -
Constantin sets Philip Kerr to adapt The Poison Kitchen
The British author will write the screenplay based on the chapter of the same name from Ron Rosenbaum’s bestseller Explaining Hitler. -
Creative Europe faces 470+ amendments; Almodovar supports threatened student project
EXCLUSIVE: European Parliament deputies have tabled over 470 amendments to the European Commission’s proposed Creative Europe programme following the draft report by Italian MEP Silvia Costa (Screen Daily, Oct 2). -
Disney’s first Nordic release beats Skyfall
Nils Gaup’s Journey to the Christmas Star, the first Norwegian release from the Walt Disney Company Nordic, managed to outmanoeuvre James Bond hit Skyfall. -
Distribution: Cohen takes Son, Cinema Guild to play Viola
Cohen Media Group has acquired US distribution rights and English language remake rights from Epithete Films to Gilles Legrand’s family drama YWBMS (Tu Sera Mon Filles) starring Niels Arestrup, Lorant Deutsch and Patrick Chesnais. -
Doc/Fest’s MeetMarket scores best ever year
Sheffield Doc/Fest’s MeetMarket event has helped raise £27m for new projects since 2006 and has generated the most funds to date in 2012. -
Dubai fest to mark Indian Cinema centenary
The Dubai International Film Festival’s ‘Celebration of India’ will mark 100 years of cinema from the region. -
EFP unveils Shooting Stars jury
A jury of internationally established film industry professionals will select some of Europe’s top acting talent for EFP’s showcase at Berlinale. -
Eight Rawi Screenwriters Lab participants named
The Royal Film Commission-Jordan and Sundance Institute announced on Tuesday (13) the screenwriting fellows for the eighth Rawi Screenwriters Lab. -
Focus World acquires US rights to The Deep
Baltasar Kormákur’s Icelandic foreign language Oscar submission and survival story premiered in Toronto and will open through Focus Features’ alternative distribution label in the first half of 2013. -
Goltzius And The Pelican Company
Dir/scr: Peter Greenaway. Netherlands-UK-Croatia-France. 2012. 128mins -
Independent checks into The Motel Life
EXCLUSIVE: Rome competition title stars Emile Hirsch, Stephen Dorff and Dakota Fanning. -
Industry moves: Panavision, Kodak announce senior hires
Kimberly Snyder has been named CEO and board member of Panavision and is replaced by Andrew R Evenski in her previous role as president and general manager of Eastman Kodak Company’s entertainment Imaging division. -
Ixjana
Dir/scr: Jozef & Michal Skolimowski. Poland. 2012. 98mins -
Jens Eriksson appointed president and COO of MTG Studios
Had been COO of Zodiak Media Group Nordic. -
Julia Bacha's Budrus wins 2012 Puma Creative Impact Award
Annual €50,000 award honours the documentary that has made the most significant positive social or environmental impact. -
Kid Cannabis, Monica wrap for producers
Gordon Bijelonic and Datari Turner Films have completed principal photography on Kid Cannabis in Victoria, Canada, and on Monica in Houston, Texas. -
Mai Morire
Dir: Enrique Rivero. Mexico. 2012. 84mins -
Making Film taps Phathanavirangoon as development head
Hong Kong filmmaker Pang Ho-cheung’s Making Film Production has signed on producer and film festival programmer Raymond Phathanavirangoon in the new role of development director. -
Marfa Girl
Dir/scr: Larry Clark. US. 2012. 106mins -
Maria Bello to star in James Wan thriller for Dimension
The studio made the announcement on Tuesday morning (13) and said shooting on The Untitled ‘James Wan Presents’ Thriller was scheduled to commence in January in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. -
Morgan Spurlock to direct One Direction 3D
Tristar to release the behind-the-scenes documentary in August in UK and US. -
Mortensen to produce/star in Alonso drama
Oscar-nominated actor Viggo Mortensen has signed on to produce and star in Lisandro Alonso’s upcoming untitled drama. -
Mother’s Milk
Dir: Gerald Fox. UK-France. 2012. 95mins -
New films to be unveiled at 11th Baltic Event
New projects by Estonia’s Jaak Kilmi, Finland’s Klaus Harö and Georgia’s Bakur Bakuradze being presented at the 11th Baltic Event in Tallinn -
Once I Entered A Garden
Dir: Avi Mograbi. Israel-France-Switzerland. 2012. 97mins -
Polish cinema wins big at Cottbus
Polish cinema was the big winner at this year’s FilmFestival Cottbus with the international jury unanimously awarding Maria Sadowska’s Women’s Day the €20,000 Main Prize for Best Film. -
Prix Eurimages awarded to Sweden's Helena Danielsson
Award to be presented during EFAs on Dec 1. -
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Dir/scr: Gilles Penso. France. 2012. 90mins -
Red Granite International reports strong trade on Motel
The company announced on Monday (12) that it had almost sold out its John Cusack-Robert De Niro thriller in the aftermath of the AFM in Santa Monica. -
Rotterdam plans special tributes to Iranian cinema, Dominik Graf and 'the auditory experience'
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has announced several themed programmes for its 42nd edition. -
Rotterdam's Hubert Bals Fund awards €333,000 in latest round
Recipients include Chile’s Dominga Sotomayor [pictured]. -
Russian Cinema Fund partners on Generation P release
The Federal Fund For Social And Economic Support To National Cinematography (Russian Cinema Fund) has teamed up on the release with New World Distribution and producers Jim Steele and Victor Ginzburg. -
Russian directors campaign for industry reform
Russian film stalwarts including Timur Bekmambetov, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Alexander Rodnyansky and Sergei Selyanov have proposed a package of measures aimed at the reforming the national film industry. -
Russia's Carmen Films finds Gardev’s Theseus
Carmen Films has taken Russia CIS rights to Zift director Javor Gardev’s Theseus project, which is slated to shoot in 2013. -
Scott Free readies fan footage doc on Bruce Springsteen
Producers call for fans’ filmed footage submissions for new documentary on The Boss. -
Shooting on family drama Sequoia underway
Andy Landen directs from a screenplay by Andrew Rothschild about a chance encounter with a boy in Sequoia National Park that disrupts a patient’s suicide plans. -
Simon Beaufoy to adapt Billy Lynn for Ink Factory, Film4
The Ink Factory has optioned Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain and has lined up Oscar winner Simon Beaufoy [pictured] to adapt the screenplay. -
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
Dir: Bill Condon. US. 2012. 115mins -
Thessaloniki fest awards production prizes
Female film-makers won top prizes at the 53rd Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF), where hefty sums were also handed to local productions by broadcaster ERT for the first time since 2010. -
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
53rd edition of the festival wrapped on Sunday (Nov 11). -
Tobias Lindholm’s A Hijacking wins at Thessaloniki
Danish thriller A Hijacking (Kapringen) has won the Golden Alexander at the 53rd Thessaloniki International Film Festival. -
Vimeo previews pay service
Video-sharing website Vimeo has released six films to preview its upcoming pay-to-view service. -
VMI sells major territories on Blood Of Redemption
VMI Worldwide has licensed its upcoming production to star Dolph Lundgren and Vinnie Jones in multiple territories, including eOne Films North America for North America, Anchor Bay for the UK, KSM for Germany and Klockworx for Japan. -
Walthamstow gets a new pop-up cinema
Kids offerings start with Kung Fu Panda 2; Moonrise Kingdom starts Nov 23. -
Warp Films plans 10th anniversary party this weekend in Sheffield
Limited edition merchandise includes reprint of Dead Man’s Shoes graphic novel. -
Winterbottom names Paul Raymond project The Look of Love
Studiocanal has revealed that Michael Winterbottom’s Paul Raymond project, starring Steve Coogan, will be released in the UK on 8 March titled The Look of Love. -
Wolfe Releasing picks up James Dean film
Matthew Mishory’s A Portrait Of James Dean: Joshua Tree, 1951 (AKA Joshua Tree: 1951, A Portrait Of James Dean) stars James Preston, Dan Glenn, newcomer Dalilah Rain, Edward Singletary Jr and Erin Daniels. -
Youth
Dir: Justine Malle. France. 2012. 71mins
