All Screen articles in 15 May 2009 – Page 16
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NewsLucky Red takes Italian rights on We Want Sex, Gorbachev
Producer and distributor Lucky Red has picked up Italian rights to We Want Sex, Happy Ever Afters and Gorbachev – The Cashier Who Liked Gambling.
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NewsSeville Festival to focus on British film
The Seville European Film Festival will showcase a selection of British films at this year’s event in November.
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NewsAdlabs' BIG to open Chicago multiplex
Adlabs’ exhibition arm, BIG Cinemas, is opening its first BIG-branded cinema in the US, with a five-screen multiplex planned in Chicago.
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NewsCarry On producer leaves cash to industry charity
British producer Peter Rogers, who made his name with the classic British comedy franchise Carry On, has left a substantial part of his estate to The Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF).
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Sarasota's Kielbasa heads to Virginia Film Festival
Jody Kielbasa has been named as the new director of the Virginia Film Festival.
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NewsPathe sparkles at Cannes with Bright Star
Pathé International had a busy time at the Cannes Marche with over 75 deals sealed across its slate.
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NewsCineVegas to honour Voight, Dafoe and Kuchars
Actors Jon Voight and Willem Dafoe and homemade movie pioneers George & Mike Kuchar will be among the Vanguard Award honorees at CineVegas 2009.
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NewsLos Angeles Film Festival to host US premiere of Transformers sequel
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen will have its US premiere on June 22 as part of the Los Angeles Film Festival.
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NewsHBO dances with Sweethearts Of The Prison Rodeo
HBO Documentary Films has acquired US rights to Sweethearts Of The Prison Rodeo directed by Bradley Beesley.
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NewsUK actress Sienna Guillory cast in Canada’s Gunless
UK actress Sienna Guillory has been cast opposite Paul Gross in the Canadian western spoof Gunless.
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CommentPassion is still running high
If Cannes is the international film industry distilled into two weeks along the Croisette, then there were some clear messages about what we should all expect over the next couple of years.
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NewsGerman court lifts ban on Martin Weisz’s cannibal film
The German Federal Supreme Court has lifted the ban on Martin Weisz’s Butterfly – A Grimm Story (Rohtenburg), a horror film based on the true story of a cannibal.
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CommentThe trouble with critics
Cannes is the world’s greatest showcase for international cinema, but film-makers take a bold risk exposing their works to the festival’s critical hothouse
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CommentEducate consumers to win the piracy battle
The UK must tackle pirates by talking to consumers before applying sanctions, argues Eddy Leviten, head of communications at the Federation Against Copyright Theft.
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FeaturesStudio building
Thomas Peter Friedl tells Martin Blaney why running the new German film company UFA Cinema is his dream job
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FeaturesWas the Marché the real deal?
Buyers on the Croisette were decisive — and surprisingly plentiful — for international sales companies with solid projects.
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Macedonian Film Fund joins EFP
The Macedonian Film Fund has become the 30th member of European Film Promotion (EFP), the pan-European network of film promotion and export organisations.
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NewsBAFTA/LA to honour Blunt with Britannia Award
BAFTA/LA will honour Emily Blunt with the Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year.
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NewsAlex De La Iglesia set to become Spanish Film Academy president
Spanish film-maker Alex De La Iglesia is set to take over as president of the Spanish Film Academy after becoming the only candidate to put his name forward.
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NewsOther Angle makes strong Cannes Marche debut
French sales company Other Angle reported robust business at its first Cannes Marche.