Screen
02 Feb 2012
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James Cameron praises filmmakers killed in Australian helicopter crash
Andrew Wight [pictured], the producer of Sanctum and many adventure documentaries, and Mike deGruy, a specialist underwater cinematographer, died in a helicopter crash in Australia on Saturday. -
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 -
Alan Parker to speak at Oxford Literary Festival
The festival, which runs March 24 - April 1, is launching an annual “Life In Film” interview with a leading film director -
Alexander Payne to get Golden Eddie award from ACE
Alexander Payne will be honoured with the American Cinema Editors Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award. -
Amy Adams signs on for Object of Beauty
Adams will star and also produce alongside Maven Pictures’ Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray. -
Aspect strikes three-picture genre deal with Blanc/Biehn
Michael Beihn to star in all three films. -
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. -
Barbera plans fewer titles in Venice competition, plus a 'light' market
The Biennale on Thursday announced their first ‘renovations’ to the Venice Film Festival roster under the directorship of Alberto Barbera, who has taken the reins of the festival after Marco Mueller’s mandate was not renewed. -
Berlin festival buzz: Panorama
Screen profiles the hottest world premieres in the Berlinale 2012 Panorama section, including Iron Sky [pictured]. -
Chevy chase
Unknown 26-year-old Zach Borst’s winning advert for Chevrolet will be watched by 163 million people during Sunday’s Superbowl. No pressure.. -
Damian Lewis, Natascha McElhone join Romeo And Juliet
Lesley Manville and Stellan Skarsgard will also star in the new adaptation alongside Screen Star of Tomorrow Douglas Booth and Hailee Steinfeld as the star crossed lovers. -
Dolph Lundgren to star in Battle of the Damned for Bleiberg's Compound B
Christopher Hatton will direct the sci-fi action title. -
eOne inks output deal with Steven Schneider and Adi Shankar
Producers of Paranormal Activity and The Grey to deliver two micro-budget genre titles annually. -
Exploring their world
Highlights of the HFPA foreign-language film symposium featuring Pedro Almodovar, the Dardenne brothers, Asghar Farhadi and Angelina Jolie. -
Film Movement acquires Israeli comedy Off White Lies
Film screens at Berlinale in Generation section. -
Finecut acquires Hong Sang-soo's Another Country
The South Korean sales company will be screening a promo reel at the upcoming European Film Market. -
Goodwin joins UK production company Western Edge; busy slate includes golf, Dumas projects
EXCLUSIVE: Third Star production company lines up adaptation of Dumas novella The Corsican Brothers. -
Gothenberg's Dragon Award goes to Norwegian drama Company Orheim
Other winners include She Male Snails, Corpo Celeste, Stopped On Track and Sons of Norway. -
HanWay takes on sales for Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
Polish director talks openly in the film made by friend Andrew Braunsberg. -
Harvest, Sun Redrock launch $800m fund to invest in Asian and Western companies and films
Harvest Alternative Investment Group (a subsidiary of Harvest Fund Management) and Bruno Wu’s Sun Redrock Investment Group have formed the new Harvest Seven Stars Media Fund, which will raise an initial $800m in capital. -
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. -
Hugo, Potter, Dragon Tattoo triumph at Art Directors Guild Awards
As the Art Directors Guild Awards were handed out on Saturday, winners included Hugo (period film), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (fantasy), and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (contemporary). -
Hungarian Fund backs Balint Kenyeres project; brings animated Tragedy of Man to EFM
The New Hungarian National Film Fund has backed another project, Balint Kenyeres’ debut feature Hier. -
Hungary's Magyar Filmunio to handle sales on The Exam
Hungarian promotional body Magyar Filmunió is starting to work in international sales as well. -
Le Pacte to unveil Atiq Rahimi’s The Patience Stone at Berlin
Afghan writer Atiq Rahimi returns behind the camera for first time in eight years after his award-winning Earth and Ashes. -
Lena Headey to play lead in Gary Sinyor thriller The Unseen
David Frost and Michael Rosenberg are executive producers on thriller which will shoot in the Balearics. -
Magnolia strikes US deal for Marley doc
Magnolia Pictures has taken US rights to Kevin Macdonald’s Marley, which has its world premiere at the Berlinale. -
New Regency strikes first-look deal with Israel's ADD
New Regency Productions has finalised a first-look deal with ADD, the largest content agency in Israel. -
Philip Seymour Hoffman in final talks for Corbijn's A Most Wanted Man
FilmNation Entertainment handling international sales on the John le Carre adaptation. -
Pray For Japan gets 14-city with AMC Theatres
Filmmaker Stu Levy is partnering with exhibitor AMC Theatres to release his feature documentary Pray For Japan in 14 cities across North America.The film will be released as a one-night special event on March 14, honouring the anniversary of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.Profits will be donated to charity Japan Emergency NGO.The cities of release are: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Orange County (Los Angeles), Atlanta, Dallas, Seattle, Chicag -
Rango wins top honours at Annie Awards
Adam and Dog wins best short. -
Rotterdam Tiger Awards to go Clip, Egg and Stone, Thursday Through Sunday
UPDATE: Monsieur Lazhar wins audience award; FIPRESCI award goes to Neighbouring Sounds and NETPAC prize goes to Sentimental Animal. -
Rotterdam's CineMart prizes go to Tsangari's Duncharon and Ljuca's Humidity
Rotterdam deals include Autlook taking on Shock Head Soul and Intramovies boarding The Legend of Kaspar Hauser. -
Ruffalo, Johansson to star in Carney's Song for Exclusive
Mark Ruffalo and Scarlett Johansson are set to star in Can A Song Save Your Life? which will be written and directed by John Carney (Once). -
Russian producers head to Berlin with new projects from Seidler and Lungin, Bondarchuk and Bekmambetov
EXCLUSIVE: The King’s Speech writer David Seidler working on adaptation of Alexander Pushkin’s Queen of Spades with Pavel Lungin attached to direct. -
Scandinavian box office 2011: Norway shows largest gains in Europe; Finland slips as local films lose market share
While Norwegian cinemas last year delivered the largest growth of the theatrical market in Europe, with admissions 5.7% up on 2010, and Swedish attendance went up by 3.7%, both Denmark and Finland registered a decline in ticket sales by 3% and 6.6%, respectively, according to 2011 statistics published by national film bodies. -
Screen Berlin dailies 2012
FINAL UPDATE: Catch up on all eight issues of Screen’s Berlin print dailies online here. -
Screen Yorkshire unveils £15m production fund
The former screen agency has secured £7.5m of European Regional Development Funding which will be match funded by private investors for films based and/or shooting in the region. -
Skillset to help small creative businesses take on first apprentice
The UK government is offering small creative businesses the chance to benefit from £1500 incentive payments in exchange for taking on an apprentice. -
Stubbled, not stirred
Screen casts its glance over the first official shot of Daniel Craig in Skyfall. -
Submarine, Dogwoof Global partner for foreign sales on Marina Abramovic doc
US-based sales company Submarine Entertainment has partnered with the new Dogwoof Gobal for foreign sales of acclaimed documentary Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present. -
Tall tales
You heard it here first, it’s a giraffe-apalooza in Berlin this year. -
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. -
TF1 adds Aya of Yop City adaptation, Ducoboo sequel to Berlin slate
Internationally acclaimed, Ivory Coast-set graphic novel Aya of Yop City to be brought to big screen by producers of The Rabbi’s Cat. -
Visit Film takes on Berlin titles Arcadia, Dollhouse
Visit Films has taken on two new films ahead of their world premieres at Berlin: Arcadia in Generation and Dollhouse in Panorama. -
W2 Media moves into The Killing House
Jonathan English (pictured) will direct from his own screenplay. -
War Horse continues to reign supreme at UK box office
Steven Spielberg’s adaptation records third consecutive week at number one, while Alexander Payne achieves best-ever UK opening with The Descendants. -
Wolfe picks up North American rights to Mosquita y Mari
Theatrical launch planned for 2012; VOD/DVD release in 2013. -
Working Title confirms Hugh Grant still in Bridget Jones's Baby cast
Following media reports of trouble on the set of the third Bridget Jones film, producers have clarified that “the film is going ahead as planned.”
