Screen Features
Hackett hosts BAFTA lunch for John Hurt
Clothing line Hackett hosted a lunch to honour John Hurt’s Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the upcoming BAFTAs.
Fast Girls
Ealing Metro will be tempting buyers in Berlin with British athletics drama Fast Girls, produced by Damian Jones, directed by Regan Hall, and described by star Noel Clarke as “Rocky with girls in lycra”.
Gore Verbinski
The American director reflects on the making of Rango, which recently won top honours at the Annie Awards and is up for an Academy Award.
Berlin buzz: market titles
As Berlin’s European Film Market kicks off, Screen looks at the hottest market debuts — at all stages of production — being offered by US, UK and European sellers
Monsoon Shootout
Amit Kumar, director of award-winning short The Bypass, talks about his debut feature Monsoon Shootout, produced by the UK’s Trevor Ingman.
Edwin
The director of the first Indonesian film to be selected for Berlin Competition talks about censorship and other animals in Indonesia.
Winter Warmer
Jeremy Kay analyses the deals from Sundance — including the $6m deal for The Surrogate [pictured] and looks ahead to Berlin’s European Film Market.
SXSW reveals Midnighters
The SXSW festival has announced the features in its Midnighters section and revealed its complete line-up of shorts.
James Hickey, Irish Film Board
While Ireland’s economy continues to suffer, its film sector remains a bright light. The Irish Film Board CEO about the growing ambitions of the Irish audiovisual industry
Diane Kruger
Diane Kruger stars as doomed French Queen Marie Antoinette in Berlinale opening night film, Farewell My Queen (sold by Elle Driver.)
Berlin festival buzz: Competition
Screen writers profile the world premieres in Berlinale 2012 competition, including Christian Petzold’s Barbara [pictured].
Berlin festival buzz: Other sections
Screen profiles selected world premieres across other festival sections, including Berlinale Special selection I, Anna [pictured].
Berlin festival buzz: Panorama
Screen profiles the hottest world premieres in the Berlinale 2012 Panorama section, including Iron Sky [pictured].
Rotterdam 2012 slideshow
The International Film Festival Rotterdam, which opened Jan 25 and runs through Feb 5, celebrated its 41st anniversary this year with guests including Takashi Miike, Michel Gondry and Steve McQueen.
Hope on home front
Overall home-entertainment spend was down in the US last year - but digital distribution and Blu-ray were among the bright spots as the market goes through a period of re-invention. And a look at the UK’s home entertainment sector.
A special place
At the Les Arcs European Film Festival in December, This Must Be The Place associate producer Carlotta Calori took part in an on-stage case study about the piecing together of the $28m European production. Andreas Wiseman reports from the presentation
Austenland
Twilight author Stephenie Meyer leaves the vampires behind to produce the UK-set Austenland, directed by Jerusha Hess [pictured] and adapted from Shannon Hale’s bestselling novel.
Exploring their world
Highlights of the HFPA foreign-language film symposium featuring Pedro Almodovar, the Dardenne brothers, Asghar Farhadi and Angelina Jolie.
Maja Milos
28-year-old Serbian writer-director Maja Milos’ debut feature Clip (Klip) has been the talk of Rotterdam. It was a polarising film drawing some praise and some outrage. “At least nobody is indifferent to the film,” Milos says.
Target audience
The viewing habits of UK film-goers go under the microscope in extensive new research carried out by Film3Sixty - with surprising findings about piracy, social media and theatrical windows.
The stage is set
EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros Studios Leavesden is set to become both a major production centre and a huge tourist attraction when it opens for business this year. Screen editor Mike Goodridge took an exclusive tour of the site and spoke to studio managing director Dan Dark and Warner Bros UK chief Josh Berger about the transformation of Leavesden into a world-class production facility for hire.
Peter von Bagh
The Finnish director talks about his Rotterdam retrospective, the privilege of bringing great directors to the Midnight Sun Film Festival, and how very local films can be universal.
Coming up shorts
The shortlists for the live-action and animated shorts categories at the Oscars include a diverse mix of styles and subject matters from around the world. Laurence Boyce previews the titles in the running for the final nominations
The UK's high five
Buoyed by local hits, the UK box office rose 5% last year. Andreas Wiseman analyses the numbers.
Short attention
Screen profiles the final nominees for the live-action short and animated short Oscars.
Welcome To The Punch
How did the UK film-makers behind Welcome To The Punch attract an A-list cast, top financiers and Ridley Scott?
Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson tells Jeremy Kay how he prepared to play the policeman at the centre of Rampart.
BFI/British Film Commission celebrate UK films at Sundance
On Monday in Park City, the BFI joined the British Film Commission and the British Consulate-General Los Angeles to host a reception for UK film talent and international industry figures at Sundance.
Thomas McCarthy
Thomas McCarthy tells Jeremy Kay about using wrestling to explore middle-class life in Win Win.
Bart Layton and Dimitri Doganis, The Imposter
Ahead of their Sundance world premiere, the UK director and producer talk about the elusive truth in their film about a Frenchman who impersonated a missing Texas teenager.
Laura Bickford and Nicholas Jarecki, Arbitrage
Producer Laura Bickford and writer-director Nicholas Jarecki talk to Jeremy Kay about making $15m suspense drama Arbitrage, starring Richard Gere, which is generating buzz at Sundance.
Secret Cinema presents The Third Man
Secret Cinema has concluded its longest run to date — nearly six weeks (Dec 7-Jan 22) — so it’s now safe that the secret is out. The event cinema specialist’s latest offering was Carol Reed’s classic The Third Man, which attrracted nearly 19,000 attendees to the transformed area in the streets of London’s Clerkenwell.
Grégory Bernard, producer of Wrong
Grégory Bernard, the Paris-based producer of Quentin Dupieux’s Sundance contender Wrong, tells Screen about their new brand of English-language, French-style cinema.
Rotterdam 2012 special
Screen presents our guide to Rotterdam 2012, including an interview with festival director Rutger Wolfson; profiles of the Tiger competitors and other hot world premieres across all IFFR sections; a CineMart preview with profiles of the hottest projects; and the latest from the Hubert Bals Fund.
Peter Baxter, Slamdance
The Slamdance festival director and co-founder talks about hot titles at the 2012 festival and the event’s growing digital presence year-round.
Mr Morgan's Last Love
The German and French producers of Sandra Nettelbeck’s English-language Mr Morgan’s Last Love tell Melanie Goodfellow how they put together the complex pan-European project.
Harry Gregson-Williams
Harry Gregson-Williams talks to Ian Sandwell about composing the score for Arthur Christmas.
Zhang Yimou
The Flowers Of War director tells John Hazelton about balancing the Eastern and Western elements of one of China’s biggest-ever productions.
Pre-Golden Globes Party, Los Angeles
On Jan 13, Silverspoon Lifestyle Group hosted a Pre-Golden Globes event — presented with Screen International — at its venue on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles
A kind of magic
After a decade, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 ended the wizarding saga in impressive style with an epic battle for Hogwarts. The film-makers tell Leon Forde about going out with a bang
All the colours of money
Documentary film-makers are discovering new ways of replacing diminishing funds from TV, as they adapt to fresh formats and partners, including corporations and charities.
Hits out of the Park
How have the Sundance hits of the past few years fared at the global box office?
Winter's throne
As the pre-eminent showcase of independent film-making, the Sundance Film Festival (Jan 19-29) always sets the scene for the year ahead. Jeremy Kay talks to festival chiefs John Cooper and Trevor Groth about this year’s selection and its highlights.
Sundance 2012: key premieres
Screen profiles the hottest films across US Dramatic Competition, Documentary Competition, Premieres, World Cinema Competition and World Documentary Competition.
2012 preview: world cinema
Big name directors and some ambitious local productions are in full evidence at theatres and on the film festival circuit this year.
2012 preview: the prestige pictures
There is a wealth of high-prestige pictures set for release this year and a potentially classic end-of-year awards season featuring new movies by Steven Spielberg, Ang Lee, the Coen brothers, Terrence Malick, Quentin Tarantino, Baz Luhrmann, Paul Thomas Anderson, David O Russell, Tom Hooper and Kathryn Bigelow. Mike Goodridge and Leon Forde profile the movies being readied for the awards podium in 2013, both with US distribution in place and without.
2012 preview: tentpoles
Screen previews 30 studio tentpole pictures that hope to dominate screen space across the world in 2012.
Gary Oldman honoured in Los Angeles
The British Counsul General for LA, Dame Barbara Hay, the British Film Commission and Focus Features hosted a Tea Party to celebrate the career of Gary Oldman.
Michelle Williams
The actress tells Jeremy Kay how she avoided Marilyn Monroe’s “wiggles and winks” to focus on the character at the heart of the blonde bombshell in My Week With Marilyn.
Glenn Ficarra and John Requa
The Crazy, Stupid Love. co-directors talk about working with Steve Carell and keeping a story emotional.
Will Reiser
50/50 writer Will Reiser tells Jeremy Kay about seeing the funny side of cancer — and balancing laughter and tears.
Olivia Colman
The break-out star of Paddy Considine’s Tyrannosaur tells Louise Tutt why she enjoyed playing such a harrowing role.
2012 preview: Best of British
2011 saw a slew of UK movies connect with audiences at home and abroad, including The King’s Speech, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Senna and The Inbetweeners Movie. Which of this crop will do the same in 2012?
The pick-up Artists
Sales agent Wild Bunch adopted a unique strategy when pitching The Artist to international buyers. Melanie Goodfellow tracks the film’s history from sales mystery to global smash
Private view in Paris
New films from Tony Gatlif, Lucas Belvaux and actor-turned-director Mélanie Laurent will be unveiled for the first time at the Rendez-vous with French film in Paris.
Steven Zaillian
A-list screenwriter and a film-maker in his own right, Zaillian tells Screen how he adapted Stieg Larsson’s epic novel The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo into the pacy Sony Pictures movie.
Gary Oldman
To play the disenchanted spy hunter at the centre of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Gary Oldman went back to the classic novel and used its author, John le Carré, as a template.
The Pope’s European tour
One film, 15 different campaigns across Europe. At the Les Arcs Co-production Village in December, several distributors revealed their release strategies for Habemus Papam. Wendy Mitchell reports
The Liability
Producer Richard Johns and director Craig Viveiros talk about shooting North East based road trip thriller The Liability starring Tim Roth and Peter Mullan.
Brad Pitt and Bennett Miller
Brad Pitt and Bennett Miller tell Jeremy Kay how Moneyball withstood several curveballs in development before leaving the dugout as an awards contender.
International hits of 2011
What are the highest-grossing films of 2011 in the worldwide market? And which titles have fared better internationally than in North America? Louise Tutt crunches the numbers
2011's hits and rising stars
Screen highlights some of the new actors and directors from around the world who shone in 2011, while a selection of industry figures describe their stand-out films for the year.
The inbetweener
To be European or not to be European? That is the question facing the UK industry as it debates whether to re-enter the Eurimages co-production fund. Geoffrey Macnab considers the issues at stake.
Arthur Christmas dominates UK box office on Christmas weekend
Sony’s animation continues to impress on £2m, seeing off holdovers Sherlock Holmes and Alvin and the Chipmunks
Kenneth Branagh
The actor-director tells Leon Forde about recreating Laurence Olivier’s on-set relationship with Marilyn Monroe in My Week With Marilyn.
Steve McQueen
The Shame director tells Screen why he made a film about one of society’s biggest taboos.
Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer tells Screen about playing the septuagenarian widower who comes out of the closet in Beginners and why casting is the key for a good director.
Thomas Langmann
Thomas Langmann, the French producer of The Artist, War Of The Buttons and Patrice Leconte’s upcoming 3D animation The Suicide Shop, tells Melanie Goodfellow about arriving as a complete unknown to shoot his tribute to classic cinema in Los Angeles
Russia primed to embrace world
Can Russia become a significant co-production partner now it has entered Eurimages and established a production fund with international projects higher up the agenda?
Ralph Fiennes
It is more than a year since he locked his directorial debut Coriolanus, and Ralph Fiennes is keen for it to be in front of audiences, he tells Mike Goodridge
Charlize Theron
The actress tells Screen about staying true to the complex, self-absorbed woman at the heart of Young Adult.
Serving The Help
When Kathryn Stockett’s novel started rocketing up the book charts, the film-makers working on an adaptation decided to take their project down the studio route.
The future in site
Advances in technology may transform the way the industry does business, as a new generation of websites tries to lure producers, distributors, sales companies, financiers and film-makers online. But can an industry built on personal contacts and face-to-face time change that much?
Online funding draws a crowd
How much impact can crowdfunding sites have on the $22bn global investment business? Colin Brown taps into the key sites
Restoring faith in Xmas
Marketing Christmas releases in international territories can prove a challenge for the US studios.
Where did it all go right?
How have film-makers from a country as tiny as Israel come to command such a huge presence on the international arthouse scene? Dan Fainaru gives a personal account of the support structure Israeli film-makers enjoy at home as well as the challenges they face to sustain it.
Bafta blooms in Covent Garden
How do the organisers of the Bafta film awards ensure each year is better than the last? Sarah Cooper reports on the plans for this year’s event.
Bafta opens up doc race
Bafta’s new documentary award has been welcomed by film-makers — and 2011 is a banner year for the form. Allan Hunter reports
Rich pickings
This year’s crop of UK films are so strong a number of home-grown titles could dominate all the major Bafta categories. Allan Hunter profiles the leading local contenders
The world on film
Pulling extracts from Screen reviews and giving a taste of the breadth of subjects and style on offer, Mike Goodridge looks at a selection of the foreign-language films submitted to the Academy this year. There’s a 3D documentary, an animated film and a 276-minute Taiwanese epic among them
India rises
Shooting in India is becoming much easier thanks to a group of savvy service companies helping foreign productions navigate the country’s notorious red tape. Meenakshi Shedde reports
China's newest stars
Village Roadshow’s Ellen Eliasoph and Greg Basser reveal the details of their United Artists-style production and distribution venture in China, which will see them working with talent including Zhang Ziyi, Stephen Chow, Chen Daming — and Keanu Reeves.
BIFA comes of age
Recognition from the British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) is now taken very seriously by UK distributors. Sarah Cooper looks at how the awards, seen as an edgy, young event on the UK calendar, are maturing while striving to maintain a distinct identity
Europe's humour hits home in 2011
On the eve of the European Film Awards in Berlin on December 4, Screen looks at the European films that have triumphed at both the European and global box office in 2011
A touch of class
Quad, the French producer trio behind Heartbreaker and Intouchables, tell Melanie Goodfellow why they believe their projects enjoy popular and global appeal
The globe goes with Sandler
Adam Sandler is a comedy brand. As his latest film Jack And Jill gears up for its international release, Ian Sandwell analyses how well he translates outside North America
Next steps for Arab cinema
At the Dubai International Film Festival this week, Arab filmmakers agreed they now have unprecedented access to funding, but distribution and censorship remain major challenges.
Netflix shakes up UK market
Netflix, the leading US online film and TV service, is moving into Europe with its launch in the UK. The territory’s distributors talk about where the newcomer will fit into a sector dominated by Sky and Lovefilm.
Kathleen Kennedy
Tintin producer Kathleen Kennedy talks about a collaboration between two Oscar-winning directors that involved half a million hours of animation work.
Jean Dujardin
The Artist star talks about how he soaked up the ‘mythical’ atmosphere in Hollywood, where the film was shot
Steppe in a global direction
An exciting new Kazakh director is earning comparisons with Guy Ritchie and Timur Bekmambetov and has attracted an illustrious international team to shoot a coming-of-age film aimed at global audiences. Liz Shackleton reports
How much does crime pay?
The Nordic crime thriller boom has moved from page to screen and is opening up the mainstream global box office to other genres from the region. Andreas Wiseman reports
Up in the air
The airline rights business is soaring as on-demand in-flight systems introduce a wider range of independent and international films to discerning passengers. But rising fuel costs, fewer flights and the arrival of on-board internet access could signal turbulence ahead. John Hazelton reports
Singapore's French connection
Unifrance president and Mact producer Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre tells Melanie Goodfellow why the organisation is focusing on Singapore as it seeks to invest in new markets
Life in the fast frame
Peter Jackson is shooting The Hobbit at 48fps, and James Cameron is set to follow suit with Avatar 2. But what is the point if films cannot yet be projected at such a high spec? Adrian Pennington reports
Carlos Saldanha
Rio director Carlos Saldanha tells Jeremy Kay about putting the city’s carnival spirit on screen.
How to tailor a spy classic
Screen examines the production of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy — a British spy story, directed by a Swede and financed by StudioCanal.
Glenn Close
Glenn Close first played Albert Nobbs on stage nearly 30 years ago. She speaks to Screen about how she ‘put skin in the game’ to bring the project to the screen as producer, financier and star.
Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh immersed herself in the life of Burmese dissident Aung San Suu Kyi for The Lady and persuaded Luc Besson to direct.
All Things To All Men
Producer Pierre Mascolo and writer/director George Isaac talk family values, leading ladies and A-list actors on the set of their glossy London set thriller All Things To All Men.
Arthur Christmas tops UK chart in fourth week
Arthur Christmas holds off newcomers Happy Feet 2, Hugo and The Thing to top UK box office on $3m (£1.9m).
Scorsese goes digital
Martin Scorsese revisits the birth of cinema in Hugo and pushes the boundaries of digital 3D in the 21st century.
Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne, the writer-director of The Descendants, describes his ability to draw humour from dark moments in a wide ranging interview conducted by Screen editor Mike Goodridge at the BFI London Film Festival.
Turning British film upside down
Have UK producers hijacked the debate on public funding in Britain? Geoffrey Macnab reports on calls for a more distribution-led approach as the Film Policy Review panel prepares to unveil its findings
Valerie Donzelli
The French film-maker talks about Oscar contender Declaration Of War and her third feature, in production now.
Breaking Dawn secures $7.1m (£4.6m) from second weekend in UK
Breaking Dawn easily on top, Arthur Christmas posts consecutive week-on-week increase.
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2011
Images from the red carpet of the APSAs, held Nov 24 on Australia’s Gold Coast.
Goa projects make their mark
Co-productions set up at Goa’s Film Bazaar are now gracing leading international festivals. Liz Shackleton reports
Short Cuts
Funding may be scarce in the UK, but as public bodies formulate their talent development plans, Screen discovers that the appetite and ambition for short film-making is greater than ever.
Flying Blind
Producer Alison Sterling, director Kasia Klimkiewicz and actress Helen McCrory talk about working on Bristol based love story/political thriller Flying Blind, the third film to come out of South West Screen’s microbudget scheme iFeatures.
American Film Festival, Wroclaw
The festival also included the inaugural Gotham In Progress industry event.
Twilight breaks new ground in UK after $22m (£13.9m) launch
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn posts franchise best $22m (£13.9m) opening in UK from only three days.
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival, Germany
Winners at the 60th edition of the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival (November 10-20).
Stockholm International Film Festival Awards Gala, Sweden
Winners and attendees at the Stockholm International Film Festival Awards Gala hosted on November 19. The festival ran November 9-20.
Indian audiences catch indie fever
The local box-office success of a number of non-mainstream Indian films has prompted financiers to take note. Now the challenge is to win over distributors.
Gotham In Progress organisers
This year marks the first Gotham In Progress, a new industry initiative of New York and Paris-based Black Rabbit Films and New Horizons Association (which runs the New Horizons International Film Festival and the American Film Festival).
Mads Brugger, director of The Ambassador
Danish journalist/filmmaker Brugger goes undercover with a diplomatic passport to expose corruption in the Central African Republic.
Mary McGuckian and Larry Mullen Jr
Elnaz Toussi caught up with McGuckian and Mullen Jr to chat about their collaboration on the The Man On The Train, which Tribeca Film has just released on VOD in the US.
Immortals pips Arthur Christmas at UK box office
Immortals and Arthur Christmas lead a number of underwhelming debuts at the UK box office.
International Film Festival Bratislava, Slovakia
Winners and attendees at the 13th edition of the International Film Festival Bratislava (Nov 4-9) in Bratislava, Slovakia
Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece
Winners and attendees at the 52nd annual Thessaloniki International Film Festival (November 4-13).
Hot projects on Screenbase
Kristin Scott Thomas, Matt Dillon and Julia Stiles are among the cast for Mike Figgis upcoming feature Seconds Of Pleasure, whilst Samantha Morton has taken on the lead in thriller The Mulo.
The Healer
Brussels born, Italian raised director Giorgio Serafini is currently in post production on his supernatural thriller which shot in the woods of North Carolina
The £10m question
Will changes to the EIS scheme help lure wealthy individuals back into UK film financing?
Filmfestival Cottbus, Germany
The 21st edition of the Filmfestival Cottbus, the Festival of East European Cinema, ran November 1-6 in Cottbus, Germany
Stockholm International Film Festival Gala, Sweden
The 22nd Stockholm International Film Festival runs 9–20 November. This year’s gala was held at the Skandia theatre.
Canada's one-stop shop
Montreal-based Mediabiz — now reorganised into production arm Mediamax and financial products division Mediabiz Capital — is making an aggressive play in the international film business. Mike Goodridge spoke to group CEO Karine Martin
The one to watch
Fuelled by a multiplex boom, the UAE box office is much bigger than previously believed. But market peculiarities and demographic quirks mean not all films perform as elsewhere.
Asia Pacific hits the heights
How the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Nov 24) are helping to raise the global recognition of films from the region.
The fee furore
Is a solution to the virtual print fee problem any nearer for Europe’s indie distributors? Melanie Goodfellow listens in on the heated debate at Europa Distribution’s annual conference in Lyon
Tunisia gets ready for its close-up
The North African country has long been popular with international directors shooting on location, but since this year’s revolution the local industry is looking to expand.
Excess all areas
Finding money is not a problem in China. Finding the right money, from astute investors who bring something more to the project than their present girlfriend, is vital.
Driving force
Paul Walker is at the wheel in a thriller uniting South African talent and financing with international producers. Screen visits the set.
The remaking of MPCA
Brad Krevoy tells Jeremy Kay why he has rebooted his old company with a lively mix of Black List scripts, English-language versions of foreign hits and genre slam-dunks
A new approach to international
Why are some of the US studios closing or restructuring their international production and acquisitions departments? John Hazelton reports
FilmNation building
FilmNation’s Glen Basner and Aaron Ryder reveal to Jeremy Kay their recipe for success: whip up commercial productions, add a sales roster from leading directors, and feed a network of international distribution partners
Gary Tarn
British film-maker Gary Tarn will be attending the upcoming Copenhagen International Documentary Festival (CPH:DOX) for the world premiere of his second feature The Prophet, a contemporary reworking of Kahlil Gibran’s 1923 book.
Dollars & sense
They are young and rich and investing in the US indie business. Jeremy Kay profiles the new breed of equity financiers helping to re-energise the industry.
AFM Buzz: US sellers
Hot projects from US sellers include Ron Howard’s Formula 1 film Rush from Exclusive; Woody Allen’s next film from Focus Features International; Hyde Park’s Iraq-set action thriller Thunder Run; and many more.
AFM buzz: UK sellers
From UK-based sales companies, Pathé brings Luke Evans-starrer No One Lives [pictured]; K5 has footage of Paul Walker in Vehicle 19; Goldcrest offers a new film from Penelope Spheeris; and Protagonist unveils 3D footage from hot sequel StreetDance 2, plus more buzzy projects.
Ron Howard
Ron Howard will drop in to the AFM this week to rally support among buyers for Rush, a rare foray into the independent space for the director of hits like The Da Vinci Code, A Beautiful Mind and Apollo 13.
Making it work in Rome
The International Rome Film Festival’s industry initiatives New Cinema Network and The Business Street are well-liked by producers and financiers; Screen also previews the NCN projects including Paddy Considine’s new film.
Anubhav Sinha
The Mumbai-based director talks to Screen about sci-fi movie Ra.One, starring Shah Rukh Khan,which is being released worldwide this week on more than 3,500 screens.
BFI London Film Festival 2011, Part 2
Photos from the second week of the LFF, attended by the likes of Alexander Payne, George Clooney, Madonna and Freida Pinto.
Most wanted
Stephen and Simon Cornwell, the sons of writer John le Carré, tell Screen why their company Ink Factory (with Rhodri Thomas) is following the models used by Unknown and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy to produce a slate of upscale thrillers with global appeal out of Europe
The spirit of Tokyo
The organisers of this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival are confident there is enough global goodwill towards Japan to attract international visitors to this year’s festival.
The TIFFCOM co-production market
Asian companies are out in force at TIFFCOM.
Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers’ Film Festival
The 32nd annual festival was held in Bitola, Macedonia from Oct 15-21.
Arab talent in bloom
As political change and renewal sweeps across the Middle East, the film industry in the Arab world is also undergoing a transformation. In step with this week’s Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Screen profiles some of the region’s rising film-making and acting talent now stepping onto the international stage.
Can Doha strike gold?
As this year’s Doha Tribeca Film Festival gets underway, Geoffrey Macnab explores the strategy of the Doha Film Institute and looks at its impact on film-making in the region.
Asia moves towards regional cooperation
At last week’s Asian Film Policy Forum in Busan, policy-makers from across Asia discussed how they can create region-wide support structures for film.
David Puttnam
After his recent FDA keynote speech, Lord Puttnam spoke to Screen about some of the current challenges facing the British film industry.
Vivek Oberoi
The Bollywood star talks about his first film as producer, Watch Indian Circus, which scooped the audience award at last week’s Busan International Film Festival.
Mill Valley Film Festival, California (Oct 6 - 16)
Winners and attendees at the 34th Mill Valley Film Festival
BFI London Film Festival 2011, part one
Scenes from first week of the BFI London Film Festival 2011.
Latin American film panel, LFF 2011
Branding Latin America welcomed filmmakers Fernando Meirelles (360) and Marco Dutra (Hard Labor) to discuss Latin American cinema at an Oct 13 discussion.
Raindance Film Festival 2011
London-based independent film festival Raindance celebrated its 19th year, running Sept 28-Oct 9.
Global warming
The 2011 worldwide box office is back on track thanks to dazzling international performances from the summer’s biggest hits. Plus Screen analyses the local hits of summer.
Perfect 10
In her decade as head of the BFI London Film Festival, Sandra Hebron has helped raise its international profile and made it an important showcase for films heading into the awards season.
Toronto: a festival with benefits
There were only a couple of all-night bidding wars at this year’s Toronto, but that didn’t mean buyers weren’t buying with confidence.
Peter Morgan
The writer talks about LFF opening night film 360 and his upcoming Formula 1 project Rush.
Andrew Eaton
The Revolution Films producer talks about LFF opening night film 360 and Ron Howard’s upcoming Formula 1 project Rush.
Screen Awards 2011 winners video
Winners reactions and interviews at the Screen Marketing and Distribution Awards in London.
Tower Block
Severance writer James Moran’s latest project, directed by first-time feature directors Ronnie Thompson and James Nunn.
Creative England: Ready to 'start afresh'
In the week when Creative England opens for business, Sarah Cooper looks at the formation of the new regional organisation, and the challenges that lie ahead.
Caroline Norbury and John Newbigin
Screen talks to Creative England CEO Caroline Norbury and chair John Newbigin about the complex process behind the formation of the new regional body and their plans for the future of the organisation.
Malaysia's international boost
Malaysia is poised to see a raised profile on the international film scene, thanks to government support, new studios and confident local producers.
Pristina International Film Festival
Festival kicked off with Joshua Marston [pictured] presenting The Forgiveness Of Blood.
Festival Slovenian Film, Portoroz (Sept 29 - Oct 1)
The 14th edition of the local event ran Sept 29-Oct 1.
Lore
Producers Karsten Stöter, Liz Watts and Paul Welsh talk about working with acclaimed Australian director Cate Shortland on her German-language project Lore.
Screen Awards 2011: Winners Slideshow
Winners photos from the Screen UK Marketing & Distribution Awards, at the Hilton Park Lane on Sept 27.
Athens International Film Festival (Sept 14-25)
Winners and attendees at the 17th Athens International Film Festival
Dutch industry calls for regional film funds in wake of government cuts
Hot topic at this week’s Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht will be how the industry can cope with government cuts.
Oldenburg International Film Festival, Germany (Sept 14 - 18)
Winners and attendees at the 18th Oldenburg International Film Festival in Germany
The Inbetweeners Movie: Anatomy of a UK hit
Screen breaks down the keys to success for the UK’s summer sensation The Inbetweeners Movie, the territory’s most successful independent comedy ever and its third-biggest film of the year.
Kelvin Wu
The Hong Kong-based CEO of Legendary East talks about the new joint venture between Inception producer Legendary Entertainment and Chinese partners.
Barbara
Yella and Jerichow director Christian Petzold and producer Florian Koerner von Gustorf speak about their latest collaboration.
British Film Commission party, TIFF (Sept 12)
The British Film Commission held its annual event at TIFF in partnership with Film London, UKTI and Screen International.
Toronto 2011: Matthew Goode
Matthew Goode stars in Jonathan Teplitzky’s Burning Man, playing a father dealing with tragedy who is struggling to put his life back in order.
Toronto 2011: Fernando Meirelles
Fernando Meirelles’ 360 explores the mystery of coincidence and personal connection set against an international backdrop and boasts a diverse ensemble which includes Anthony Hopkins, Rachel Weisz, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Jamel Debbouze, Moritz Bleibtreu, Ben Foster and Johannes Krisch.
Toronto 2011: Simon Davidson
After presenting three short films at TIFF, Canadian director Simon Davidson returns to the festival after a six-year hiatus with his first feature film, The Odds.
‘We want to be on every platform’
Jonathan Sehring tells Jeremy Kay why 10 years since the launch of IFC Films, its sister label Sundance Selects has become the destination for prestige cinema, while the former is now focusing on broader theatrical releases
The dating game
There is a fine art to matching 600 films a year with just 52 release slots. Geoffrey Macnab looks at the elaborate game of musical chairs that results when a big film suddenly changes its schedule
San Sebastian's golden touch
New films from Martin Scorsese, Julie Delpy and Kim Ki-duk suggest it may be a vintage year at San Sebastian (Sept 16-24).
Producers doing it for themselves
An increasing number of producers are choosing to bypass sales agents altogether and negotiate directly with international buyers. As a producer points out, it can make sense to sell your own film — but only in special cases.
Catch me if you can
Tom Hanks’ genial, engaging persona has made him one of the most successful film stars in the world. We examine the key territories for Hanks at the box office.
Toronto 2011: Tamer Ezzat
Egyptian filmmakers Tamer Ezzat, Ayten Amin and Amr Salama each direct one part of Tahrir 2011: The Good, The Bad And The Politician, a documentary about the ongoing Egyptian revolution featuring portraits of local activists, policemen and former president Hosni Mubarak.
Venice 2011: Ami Caanan Mann
Director Ami Caanan Mann’s second directorial effort, Texas Killing Fields is an elegant crime thriller inspired from a real life crime phenomenon known as the Killing Fields, an area outside a small Texas town where nearly 60 bodies were dumped.
