Screen
04 December 2009
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Ajami scoops Grand Prix at Tallinn Black Nights festival
Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani’s Ajami, which premiered at this year’s Director’s Fortnight, picked up the Grand Prix for Best Eurasian film in the EurAsia competition at this year’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. -
Artificial Eye acquires Lynne Ramsay's We Need To Talk About Kevin
UK distributor Artificial Eye had acquired Lynne Ramsay’s adaptation of We Need To Talk About Kevin, which will star Tilda Swinton (pictured). -
Arts Alliance Media to release Blur doc in January
Arts Alliance Media will release No Distance Left To Run, a documentary about British band Blur, in cinemas on January 19. -
BAFTA: selected British films
Leon Forde profiles a selection of the UK films likely to score at the Orange British Academy Film Awards in London on February 21. -
Bonded by Blood
Charts the rise of three career criminals as they become the most prolific dealers and feared criminals in the south of England. -
Costume design
Colleen Atwood Costume designer, Public Enemies -
Editing
Sally Menke Editor, Inglourious Basterds -
Elle Driver closes sales on Warwick Thornton's Samson And Delilah
French sales outfit Elle Driver has done brisk sales on Warwick Thornton’s Camera d’Or winner Samson And Delilah. -
Festival Darlings, Eureka, Pecadillo make films available on i-Tunes, Lovefilm
Sales and distribution companies Festival Darlings, Eureka Entertainment and Pecadillo Pictures have signed digital content deals to make their films available on i-Tunes and Lovefilm. -
Former TrustNorsdisk sales chief Tine Klint launches new outfit
Tine Klint (pictured), the former head of sales of Nordisk Film and TrustNordisk, has launched a new Scandinavian sales company. -
France introduces new tax break
France introduced the Tax Rebate for International Production on Tuesday (December 1), which aims to encourage big-budget foreign films to shoot in the country. -
Imagina sells Spanish comedy Gordos to Latin America
Spanish sales company Imagina has confirmed deals for Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s popular Spanish comedy Gordos (pictured) in Brazil, Mexico, Italy, Germany and Hungary following the American Film Market last month. -
Jan Dunn's The Calling to open 5th London Independent Film Festival
The 5th edition of the London Independent Film Festival (LIFF) will open on April 15 with Jan Dunn’s comedy drama The Calling. -
Jitters
Jitters is a story of complex and fragile relationships, in which teenagers struggle with their identities, while forging their place in a sometimes unyielding society. -
Monaco's Angel Film Awards reveals winners
The Angel Monaco International Film Festival has handed the Angel Award for best family adverture screenplay to Stormdancer, which was recently acquired by UK-based production company Pivotal Pictures. -
Music
Screen brings you a selection of this year’s music awards contenders. -
New European film investment company appoints Premila Hoon's ECA
Entertainment Capital Advisors (ECA), the boutique media and entertainment financing and strategy company, has been appointed by recently launched film investment company, Regal Entertainment Group, to advise on strategy and raise capital. -
New Wave picks up Wild Grass, Kicks
UK arthouse distributor New Wave Films has snapped up British rights to two new titles. -
Production design
Sarah Greenwood Production designer, Sherlock Holmes -
Rob Marshall's Nine launches 6th Dubai Film Festival
The 6th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) launched in usual style last night (December 9) with a star-studded screening of Rob Marshall’s musical feature Nine (pictured), despite the debt crisis that is looming over the city. -
Rotterdam's CineMart reveals selections for 27th edition
CineMart, the Rotterdam film festival’s international co-production market, has selected 33 projects for its 27th edition, which will run January 31 to February 3. -
Simon Shaps to become chairman of the NFTS board
Simon Shaps, the former director of television at British broadcaster ITV, has been appointed as chairman of the National Film and Television School (NFTS) board. He replaced Michael Kuhn, who is stepping down after two terms. -
The Be All And End All scoops top prize at Monte Carlo
Bruce Webb’s Be All And End All scooped the best premier film award at the Monte Carlo Comedy Film Festival, which closed November 28. -
The debutantes' ball
UK talent has enjoyed a glittering year, with many ambitious titles from first-time directors winning prizes and thrilling audiences. Screen reviewer Allan Hunter looks back over the past 12 months. -
The Mortician
The Mortician is a dramatic psychological thriller set in the nightmare ghetto of a decaying metropolis. It is the story of one man’s struggle through the violence and corruption of a dying city. -
TriPictures picks up Next Three Days, Dark Fields, Killer Inside Me
Distributor TriPictures has closed Spanish rights to key US titles, including Oscar- winning director Paul Haggis’ new crime thriller The Next Three Days, starring Russell Crowe (pictured) and Liam Neeson. -
UK returns to The Descent, Spain gets In The Loop
ScreenDaily’s weekly round up of the local and independent release in key markets. -
Visual effects
Screen International brings you two of this awards season’s visual effects contenders. -
Weekly international box office – December 3
Screen brings you the weekly international box-office news.
