All Screen articles in 26 July 2012 – Page 12
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NewsBBC Worldwide partners with See-Saw Films
BBC Worldwide has signed a first look deal with the fledgling television arm of The King’s Speech and Shame co-producer See-Saw Films.
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NewsFilmClub secures £2.5m in BFI lottery funding
The injection of funding will go towards sustaining FilmClub’s activities in UK schools until March next year.
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NewsBrendan Fraser, Annabelle Wallis to star in comedy-western In with the Outlaws
EXCLUSIVE: Fraser and The Tudors and Pan Am star Wallis headline cast including Peter Fonda and Danny Trejo; comedy-western set to shoot at Shepperton from September.
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Tribeca Film acquires SXSW comedy Somebody Up There Likes Me
Bob Byington’s film stars Keith Poulson, Nick Offerman and Jess Weixler and was produced by Hans Graffunder, Nick Offerman and Faliro House.
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NewsMEDIA backs new films from Greenaway, Folman, and Loznitsa; Libya now eligible for European funding
New films from Peter Greenaway (Goltzius & The Pelican Company), Ari Folman (The Congress) and Sergei Loznitsa (In The Fog, pictured) are among 38 titles awarded a total of over €1.36m by the European Commission’s MEDIA i2i Audiovisual Programme.
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NewsAcademy rings changes on campaign rules, screeners
The board of governors announced on Wednesday (25) material changes in the way companies will be allowed to promote films and talent to voting members this upcoming season..
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METI, TIFFCOM launch support for Japanese sellers
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), in collaboration with autumn contents market TIFFCOM (Oct 23-25), have announced details of funding to support Japanese sellers of film and TV contents to overseas markets.
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NewsScreen Australia to back The Rover starring Robert Pattinson
Screen Australia has agreed to invest in four features including The Rover, which will star Robert Pattinson and Guy Pearce and be directed by David Michôd who made the much admired Animal Kingdom.
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NewsVenice line-up unveiled with 50 world premieres including new Malick, Bier, Gitai, Oliveira films
UPDATED: The Venice Film Festival has unveiled the line-up for its 69th edition, including 50 world premieres such as To The Wonder [pictured] by Terrence Malick, Spring Breakers by Harmony Korine, and Pieta by Kim Ki-duk.
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NewsDurban FilmMart wraps with development, production grants and festival invites
Best Feature Film Project goes to Jambula Tree; some projects on their way to IDFA, Rotterdam.
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NewsHaneke actress Susanne Lothar dies at 51
German actress Susanne Lothar, who appeared in four films by Michael Haneke, has died at the age of 51.
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FeaturesKevin and Matthew McManus
The writing/directing sibling duo talk to Screen about the making of their debut feature Funeral Kings, which received its international premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival.
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NewsGerman co-financier of Traffic and Gangs Of New York making first foray into local production
EXCLUSIVE: Splendid Medien, the Cologne-based co-financier of such US mainstream films as Traffic and Gangs Of New York, is set to make its first foray into local German production this autumn.
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NewsBBCW eyes VoD push after Netflix buys Call the Midwife
BBC Worldwide has sold period drama hit Call The Midwife to US video-on-demand service Netflix and has identified major opportunities in the global digital market.
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NewsInward investment surges in UK as number of domestic productions and spend fall
Film creates an annual £1.5bn trade surplus for UK, according to BFI, but as inward investment rises number of domestic productions, and spend of those productions, fall.
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NewsSan Sebastian to screen Argo out of competition
Director Ben Affleck, along with Alan Arkin and John Goodman, will be in attendance at the festival, which runs Sept 21-29.
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NewsSky profits hit £1.2bn
Sky has boosted pre-tax profits 17% to £1.19bn as its spend on entertainment costs increased by £70m.
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NewsVenice Classics section to welcome Cimino with restored Heaven's Gate
The forthcoming Venice Film Festival will celebrate its 80th anniversary* with a new Venezia Classici (Venice Classics) section.American director Michael Cimino will attend the screening of the Criterion restored version of his 1980 film Heaven’s Gate [pictured]. The film was presented in Venice in 1982 in its original premiere length.*It ...
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CASHét Card launches in US; offers cash rebate
Film and TV producers are entitled to a 1% cash rebate on every dollar spent on the production without limit through the customised MasterCard. The card will soon expand beyond US borders.
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CommentRevisiting Amityville
Screen chats to director Eric Walter and producer Andrea Adams about their documentary My Amityville Horror, which plays at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival.