Screen
11 December 2009
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Outrage
Takeshi Kitano returns to the yakuza genre that made him internationally famous. Beat Takeshi (Kitano’s acting persona) stars as Otomo, the leader of a low-level gang who’s always called on to take care of dirty work while the higher ups keep their hands clean. An assignment to reign in a rival gang’s operations becomes a battle to survive rife with power struggles, betrayals and outbursts of violence. -
Project Nim
Historical documentary -
A French Legende
With new films from Olivier Dahan, Roselyne Bosch and Forest Whitaker in the pipeline, Alain Goldman — one of France’s leading producers — tells Nancy Tartaglione his recipe for international film-making -
Aurum acquires raft of US titles
Spanish distributor Aurum has acquired Spanish rights to five US titles, including Roger Donaldson’s thriller The Hungry Rabbit Jumps, from FilmNation. -
Avatar beats Dark Knight in advances for BFI's IMAX
James Cameron’s 3D epic Avatar (pictured) has grossed a $1m in advance ticket sales through London’s British Film Institute IMAX cinema alone. It comes ahead of the film’s release tomorrow (December 17). -
Awards Countdown: Best Actor
ScreenDaily brings you a selection of this year’s potential Best Actor contenders. -
Awards Countdown: Best Actress
ScreenDaily brings you a list of potential Best Actress contenders. -
Awards Countdown: Best Supporting Actor
ScreenDaily brings you a list of potential Best Supporting Actor candidates. -
Awards Countdown: Best Supporting Actress
ScreenDaily brings you a list of potential candidates for Best Supporting Actresses. -
Awol
Three brothers go in search of their estranged father after social services splits up the family -
Best Performance By An Avatar
The stars of James Cameron’s Avatar put in such compelling performances as animated blue-skinned aliens that it raises many questions about how actors will work in the future and how that will be recognised. -
Cartagena (L’Homme De Chevet)
Dir. Alain Monne. France, 2009. 120 mins. -
Cine-Asia signs UK distribution deal with Weinstein's Dragon Dynasty
Cine-Asia, the DVD distributor, has signed a UK distribution deal with Dragon Dynasty, the Asian cinema brand owned by The Weinstein Company (TWC). -
Encounters festival appoints Aardman's David Sproxton as chairman
David Sproxton, co-founder of Aardman Animations and executive chairman of BAFTA, has been appointed as chairman of UK short film festival, Encounters. -
Future Films and Mediabiz launch co-production fund
Future Films, the UK finance and production company, has launched a joint film fund with Canadian finance company Mediabiz International to invest in co-productions from the UK, Europe and Canada. -
HMRC clampdown on EIS to hit mid-budget UK films
The clampdown on Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS) is expected to have an immediate impact on UK film financiers, with mid-budget films set to be the worst hit. -
IFFR adds five films to VPRO Tiger Awards competitions
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has added five films to its VPRO Tiger Awards Competition, including world premieres of several first features. -
International heavyweights of 2009
In the face of studio behemoths and franchise titles, some original gems and local blockbusters have notched up impressive runs at the international box office. -
Irish Film Board escapes axe
The Irish Film Board (IFB) and the local film and TV tax incentive have survived a major review of public spending although the IFB’s 2010 budget has been cut by 5% to $28.4m (€19.3m). -
Locarno announces Central Asia focus for 2010 Open Doors
The Locarno International Film Festival has announced that the next edition of its co-production lab, Open Doors, will focus on Central Asia. -
London Film School appoints Samantha Morton as honorary associate
UK actress and director Samantha Morton has been named as an honorary associate of The London Film School (LFS). She received the award from director Mike Leigh at the school’s annual graduation ceremony today (December 14). -
Mendoza's Lola takes best film prize as 6th Dubai festival closes
Philippine director Brillante Mendoza won the Muhr Africa/Asia Award as the 6th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) drew to a close yesterday (December 16). -
Metrodome strikes UK distribution deal with iTunes
UK distribution company Metrodome Distribution has struck a deal with iTunes to make its new and back catalogue titles available to download in the UK. -
Passion Projects
Passion Pictures’ John Battsek and Red Box Films’ Simon Chinn talk to Sarah Cooper about their new UK producing partnership formed for Oscar winner James Marsh’s next film -
Patterns in history
National Geographic Films president Adam Leipzig offers his personal timeline for recovery in the film marketplace -
Peter Webber departs Ecosse Films' Wuthering Heights
Peter Webber is no longer attached to direct Ecosse Films’ adaptation of Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. A replacement has yet to be announced. -
Rat King wins Screen's Best Pitch Award at Tallin
Finnish film-maker Petri Kotwica’s third feature, Rat King, scooped Screen International’s Best Pitch Award at the Baltic Event Co-Production Market, held in Tallinn, at the start of December -
Scorsese, Polanski among world premieres confirmed for Berlin
Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island, starring Leonardo DiCaprio (pictured), and Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer are among the first seven titles to be confirmed for the Competition section of the upcoming 60th Berlin International Film Festival. -
Screen Australia supports first 3D title
Bait 3D, Burning Man and Blame have all received an early Christmas present of production cash from Screen Australia and a fourth feature has scored post-production investment. -
Screen's new talent of 2009
Who were the actors, directors and writers who stepped into the spotlight in 2009? -
Shooting wraps on Marc Munden’s Awol
Principal photography has wrapped on Marc Munden’s Awol, following a six week shoot in and around Manchester. -
Spain picks Bad Day To Go Fishing, Limits Of Control reaches UK
ScreenDaily’s weekly round up of the local and independent releases in key markets this week. -
Stars earn their stripes
With all the year’s films now out of the gate and screening to media, guilds and other awards groups, the complexion of the acting categories has become clearer.Mike Goodridge assesses the hottest contenders at this stage of the race. -
The Arbor
True story of Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar and her troubled relationship with her daughter Lorraine -
The Boys Are Back
Dir. Scott Hicks. Australia / UK. 2009. -
The Last Flight (Le Dernier Vol)
Dir. Karim Dridi. France. 2009, 84 mins. -
Up In the Air leads Golden Globe nominations
Jason Reitman’s Up In The Air emerged from the 67th Golden Globe nominations announcement early on Tuesday morning [December 15] as the frontrunner with six. Rob Marshall’s -
Weekly international box office – December 11
Screen brings you the weekly international box-office news.
