http://www.screendaily.com http://www.screendaily.com http://www.screendaily.com/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.screendaily.com http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/kusturica-to-direct-love-and-war/5056445.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/kusturica-to-direct-love-and-war/5056445.article EXCLUSIVE: Double Palme D’Or winner Emir Kusturica is to direct and star alongside Monica Bellucci in Love And War, a new feature to shoot next month in southern Bosnia. geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab) Mon, 20 May 2013 06:00 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/pretty-pictures-takes-the-notebook/5056449.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/pretty-pictures-takes-the-notebook/5056449.article EXCLUSIVE: Pretty Pictures has pre-bought French rights for Janos Szasz’ Second World War drama Le Grand Cahier (The Notebook), currently in post-production from Beta Cinema. Mon, 20 May 2013 06:00 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/wenders-loss-of-cultural-exception-would-be-disaster/5056453.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/wenders-loss-of-cultural-exception-would-be-disaster/5056453.article German director Wim Wenders has waded into the increasingly fractious debate about the “cultural exception” possibly being abandoned in new trading relations between the EU and US. Wenders has insisted that the European film industry must have state subsidy and support if it is to survive. geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab) screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney) Mon, 20 May 2013 08:13 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/films-distribution-sells-cheap-thrills/5056448.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/films-distribution-sells-cheap-thrills/5056448.article EXCLUSIVE: A Castle in Italy also racking up sales. Mon, 20 May 2013 06:00 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/damon-cannes-2013-lacking-riches/5056451.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/damon-cannes-2013-lacking-riches/5056451.article While deals are starting to hot up at Cannes 2013, major buyers are less impressed with the offering than in previous years, agreed a FilmFinanceTV industry panel yesterday. andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman) Mon, 20 May 2013 07:47 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/rapace-pushes-alive-alone-at-cannes/5056454.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/rapace-pushes-alive-alone-at-cannes/5056454.article Actress Noomi Rapace and director Khurram Longi were in Cannes to talk up their new feature Alive Alone, which Protagonist is selling internationally. wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell) Mon, 20 May 2013 08:15 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/corsan-sends-haggis-film-global/5056455.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/corsan-sends-haggis-film-global/5056455.article New Paul Haggis movie Third Person has been sold by Corsan to over 20 territories. geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab) Mon, 20 May 2013 08:18 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/dreamworks-inks-euro-output-deals/5056421.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/dreamworks-inks-euro-output-deals/5056421.article DreamWorks, through their licensing collaboration with David Garrett’s Mister Smith Entertainment, has inked multiple distribution output deals at Cannes, including with Samuel and Victor Hadida’s Metropolitan FilmExport in France. andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman) Sun, 19 May 2013 10:42 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/spc-acquires-farhadis-the-past/5056439.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/spc-acquires-farhadis-the-past/5056439.article EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has struck a multi-territory deal for Iranian Asghar Farhadi’s Palme d’Or contender The Past with Memento Films International (MFI). Sun, 19 May 2013 20:00 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/vinterberg-toasts-drinking-culture/5056407.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/vinterberg-toasts-drinking-culture/5056407.article EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Vinterberg, here serving on the Un Certain Regard jury, is planning a new film based on the joys of alcohol, with the working title Drinking. wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell) Sun, 19 May 2013 06:00 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/major-travels-to-france-greece/5056412.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/major-travels-to-france-greece/5056412.article EXCLUSIVE: German M-Appeal has sold Russian Yury Bykov’s Critics’ Week title The Major to French distributors Zootrope and Greek firm Ama Films for theatrical release. Sun, 19 May 2013 06:00 GMT