All Screen articles in 22 Mar 2012 – Page 5
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Gerard Depardieu will star in French thriller Miserere and the Film Agency For Wales will support Dominic Murphy’s Cassy and Jude.
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NewsEros acquires international rights to Tezz
India’s Eros International Media has acquired international distribution rights to upcoming action thriller Tezz, directed by Priyadarshan.
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NewsMacLennan Affair, Two Graves among winners at HAF
Derek Tsang and Jimmy Wan’s The MacLennan Affair took the HAF Award for a project originating in Hong Kong at the closing ceremony of this year’s Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF).
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NewsLionsgate awaits destiny as The Hunger Games begin
International preview: The independent community will be willing the studio on as it launches the first of what it hopes will become a teen franchise across most of the world this weekend.
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NewsExclusive Media reports torrent of business on Undefeated
This year’s best documentary Oscar winner has sold to Dogwoof in the UK, Madman in Australia and CDC in Latin America, among others.
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Parts & Labor, Ocean Size to make Dirty White Boy
Michael K Williams from The Wire is set to star as the late hip-hop artist Ol’ Dirty Bastard (aka Russell Jones). K5 International is financing the project and will handle all worldwide sales.
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NewsBSAC conference tackles topics including VOD, decline in UK co-productions
Speakers include Stephen Garrett [pictured], Ben Roberts, Mark Herbert and Josh Berger.
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NewsHunger Games advance ticket sales close to Twilight, Clash in UK
EXCLUSIVE: Cineworld reports around 22,000 advance ticket sales for Lionsgate blockbuster; exhibitors upbeat but not bowled over ahead of film’s first previews tonight [22].
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NewsGlobal box office surged 3pc to record $32.6bn in 2011
Annual statistics released by the Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA) confirm China as the second biggest market outside North America behind Japan and reveal that the record $22.4bn international gross accounted for 69% of worldwide revenues.
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IFC Films acquires North American rights to Cherry
Stephen Elliott’s directorial debut premiered at Berlin last month and will receive its North American premiere at the San Francisco International Film Festival on Apr 24.
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NewsSPHE names Kim Overall svp Northern Europe
The executive joined Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in 2008 as managing director for Australia and New Zealand.
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NewsKnatchbull outlines vision for Curzon's future
Speaking at BSAC conference, CEO talks about future growth plans for physical venues and on demand platforms.
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NewsWerner Herzog signs up for FILMCLUB webcasts
UK education charity FILMCLUB is giving school pupils the chance to quiz film-makers Werner Herzog, Joe Dante and Frank Cottrell Boyce via webcasts.
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NewsLoveFilm streaming overtakes physical rental
LoveFilm surpasses 2 million subscribers; subs migrate to streaming.
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Warner Bros, Legendary sets third Hangover for May 2013
Once again Todd Phillips will direct the comedy, which Warner Bros Pictures Group president Jeff Robinov said would be “a fitting conclusion to our three-part opera of mayhem, despair and bad decisions.”
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Atlas Independent backs Will Monahan’s Mojave
The new division of Charles Roven’s Atlas Entertainment has unveiled its fourth project, a crime thriller that Monahan will direct from his original screenplay.
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CinemaCon to honour Diego Boneta as Rising Star Of 2012
The star of upcoming summer release Rock Of Ages will collect the award at the convention in Las Vegas on Apr 26.
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FeaturesQuota deal satisfies both East and West
The recent agreement between China and the US to widen the revenue-sharing quota has been met with enthusiasm by all parties and has been driven by consumer demand.
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CommentThe China Syndrome
In light of the new Chinese film quotas, how can East and West benefit each other?