All Screen articles in 05 Apr 2012 – Page 2
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NewsUK animation campaigners eye tax breaks on development
Campaigners for animation tax breaks are urging the government to include the cost of development within the new policy, expanding benefits beyond the existing equivalent film credit.
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NewsBBC gearing up for UK’s first scripted 3D project
The BBC is developing British TV’s first 3D comedy drama as part of a two-year trial across multiple genres.
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CommentMovie Mindgames
As the summer blockbusters start rolling out of Hollywood, we should appreciate the skill that goes into making them so addictive.
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NewsCMG adds SXSW audience award winner Eden to Cannes slate
Jamie Chung won the special jury award in Austin for best performance in the true story of a young woman who gets sucked into the world of sex trafficking.
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MPAA rings changes in legal team structure
Senior evp and global general counsel Henry Hoberman has moved Linda Kinney into the new role of svp and associate general counsel in the Washington office and promoting Dan Robbins svp and associate general counsel in LA.
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Millennium Entertainment moves on US rights to The Babymakers
IM Global has been selling international rights to the comedy caper which premiered at SXSW in March. The Alliance Films network will release in Canada, the UK and Spain.
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CinemaCon to honour Taylor Kitsch, Judd Apatow
Kitsch recently starred in TV series Friday Night Lights and will next be seen in Universal’s May 18 release Battleship.
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Condé Nast ramps up film, alternative content pipeline
President of the entertainment group Dawn Ostroff has brought on Jeremy Steckler as evp of motion pictures and Michael Klein as evp of alternative programming.
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Film Movement acquires US rights to Hitler’s Children
Chanoch Ze’evi’s Israeli documentary will open theatrically in New York in the third quarter followed by a limited national rollout and day-and-date VoD launch.
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NewsFocus, Working Title to start UK shoot on Bana / Hall thriller
The untitled story of former lovers who must collaborate at a terrorism trial stars Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall. Focus holds worldwide rights and will commence pre-sales in Cannes.
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Academy promotes preservationist Randy Haberkamp
The director of educational programmes and special projects since 2003 becomes the newly minted MD of programming, education and preservation.
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Production underway on 2929 and StudioCanal’s Serena
Susanne Bier has begun filming in Prague on the $25m period romantic epic starring Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Toby Jones.
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RiverRun unveils inaugural Spark Award winners
The North Carolina festival will honour actors David Oyelowo and Brady Corbet and multi-hyphenate Amy Seimetz on Apr 20.
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NewsBT Vision signs FX content deal
BT Vision has signed a content deal with FXUK - bolstering its offering ahead of the launch of a dedicated entertainment portal.
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Alden Ehrenreich replaces Jack O’Connell on Alcon’s Beautiful Creatures
The supernatural love story is part of Summit International’s sales slate and production is set for later this month in and around New Orleans.
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NewsFirst FrameWork 2012 workshop to run April 27-May 2 in Malta
TorinoFilm Lab has organised the wokshop in partnership with the Malta Film Commission.
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NewsCreative England to host nationwide networking events
Sessions have already taken place in Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol.
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FeaturesNew Asian site
See all of Screen’s latest Asia-Pacific news, reviews, box-office analysis, interviews and features.
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NewsMarc-Daniel Dichant to oversee expansion at Falcom Media
Marc-Daniel Dichant has joined producer-distributor Falcom Media to oversee an expansion of its production output.
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NewsPathé Films reorganizes French operation
Veteran Jean-Claude Bordes takes on production consultant role as 35-year-old Vivien Aslanian is promoted to head of distribution.