Clio Barnard plans Trespass

By Geoffrey Macnab

EXCLUSIVE: Fast-rising UK director Clio Barnard [pictured], who has been earning rave reviews for her Quinzaine entry The Selfish Giant, is to direct The Trespass, an adaptation of the novel by Rose Tremain. 

Golden Scene to produce Fruit Chan’s Midnight

By Liz Shackleton

EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong’s Golden Scene is producing Fruit Chan’s first Hong Kong-set feature in almost a decade, sci-fi thriller The Midnight After, based on a best-selling novel.

Elle Driver to sell covert Iranian film

By Melanie Goodfellow

EXCLUSIVE: Pictures revolves around author secretly writing memoirs about his time in Iranian jail.

Pegg goes in for the Kill

By Jeremy Kay

EXCLUSIVE: Simon Pegg has come on board the Australian thriller Kill Me Three Times from Red Dog director Kriv Stenders. Cargo Entertainment handles international pre-sales in Cannes.

Future Leaders: Festival pass

13-May-2013

From targeting the best festival for a premiere to connecting with rising talents, Wendy Mitchell asks the experts how new producers can make the most of festivals

The keys to unlocking film finance

13-May-2013

Financing independent films is notoriously tough, so how can new producers attract backing? Geoffrey Macnab speaks to the seasoned professionals

Sales: Pitch Perfect

13-May-2013

First-time producers should understand the commercial appeal of their film and know when to approach a sales company. Andreas Wiseman speaks to key industry sellers about what newcomers need to know about working with them

David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff took to the beach in Cannes this week, this time for business meetings not for Baywatch duty.

Amit Kumar, Monsoon Shootout

Leon Forde talks to Amit Kumar about his feature debut Monsoon Shootout, which screens in Cannes as a Midnight Screening.

Terry Gilliam, The Zero Theorem

Jeremy Kay talks to Terry Gilliam about his latest feature The Zero Theorem, which just wrapped production in Romania.

In Production: Starred Up

Andreas Wiseman talks to director David Mackenzie, actor Jack O’Connell and producer Gillian Berrie about new prison-drama Starred Up, which Independent will be shopping in Cannes.

In Production: Hello Carter

Writer-director Anthony Wilcox’s London-set debut feature Hello Carter is a comedy adapted from his buzz short of the same name.