Screen
Emma Slawinski
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Latin family values on the rise
24-Sep-2009
Venezuela may be a growing territory, with a love of family blockbusters, but local films are struggling. -
LFF to shine spotlight on digital film and young film-makers
15-Sep-2009
Digital film and supporting fledgling film-makers will be key themes in this year’s programme of industry events at The Times BFI 53rd London International Film Festival (LFF). -
DCM brings advertisers onto the Red Carpet
15-Sep-2009
Digital Cinema Media (DCM) is offering advertisers the chance to sponsor a new mini-entertainment show that will screen alongside cinema adverts. -
Blu-ray to get boost from Christmas ad campaign
8-Sep-2009
The British Video Association (BVA) is hoping to give Blu-ray DVDs a boost this Christmas with a $1.7m (£1m) TV campaign. -
Former Sony financial chief Brian Robertson to head CTBF
7-Sep-2009
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. -
Kevin Macdonald’s The Eagle Of The Ninth starts shooting
25-Aug-2009
Filming has begun on Kevin Macdonald’s Roman epic The Eagle Of The Ninth. The 12-week shoot started yesterday (August 25) on location in Hungary. -
Pinewood Shepperton sees profit slump by 55%
25-Aug-2009
UK studio operator Pinewood Shepperton has reported a 55% drop in first half profits after film production was hit by the economic crisis and the drawn-out dispute between the US studios and the Screen Actors’ Guild (SAG). -
British 3D film StreetDance starts shooting in London
4-Aug-2009
StreetDance, the Vertigo Films’ feature starring the winners of TV show Britain’s Got Talent, has begun shooting in in London. -
Hunger claims top awards at Poland's Era New Horizon festival
4-Aug-2009
Hunger, the debut film from British artist Steve McQueen, has scooped two of the top prizes at the 9th Era New Horizons International Film Festival in Wroclow, Poland. -
Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund Chief Executive retires
20-Jul-2009
Peter Hore, the chief executive of the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund, will retire as (CTBF) on November 15. The fund is currently seeking a replacement. -
Barbican explores ‘Radical Nature’ of Herzog’s films
14-Jul-2009
German director Werner Herzog will be the subject of a retrospective at The Barbican in September. -
Coldplay short film to be theatrically released
14-Jul-2009
Chris Martin, the lead singer of British band Coldplay, is set to do battle with a giant squirrel in a short film to be released theatrically next week. -
Honorary doctorate for Raindance founder Elliot Grove
8-Jul-2009
Elliot Grove, the founder of the Raindance Film Festival, will be awarded an honorary doctorate by Plymouth College of Art on July 16 -
Film4 Frightfest celebrates 10th anniversary with 11 world premieres
7-Jul-2009
Film4 Frightfest is celebrating its 10th anniversary with 11 world premieres, including Jon Harris’s The Descent: Part Two, Rupert Glasson’s Coffin Rock and Andrew Miles’s Fragment. -
XDC deal boosts Palace Cinemas' digital expansion
23-Jun-2009
XDC has struck a deal with Palace Cinemas to supply digital projection systems to the company’s cinemas.
