All Screen articles in 27 Oct 2011 – Page 15
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NewsReal Steel shows box office mettle to claim US on $27.3m
Audiences were in the mood for Hugh Jackman as a disillusioned ex-boxer who trains a robot fighter and reconnects with his son. Buena Vista distributed the DreamWorks feature.
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Hong Kong’s Edko, Irresistible launch action duo
Hong Kong-based Edko Films and Irresistible Films have unveiled two new productions for release in 2012 – crime thriller Nightfall, starring Nick Cheung and Simon Yam, and police action film Cold War.
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NewsTyrannosaur takes top prize in Dinard
Paddy Considine’s feature debut has won the grand jury prize and the best screenplay award at the Dinard Film Festival.
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CommentWorking lunch
Dinard’s annual Producers Lunch provided a good opportunity to talk business..and a little pleasure.
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NewsIger extends Disney contract and secures chairman title
Bob Iger will hold the positions of chairman, president and chief executive officer through Mar 31, 2015, when a new CEO will be named. He will serve as executive CEO for 15 months through Jun 30, 2016. His current contract was set to expire on Jan 31, 2013.
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Aaron Eckhart to star in I, Frankenstein for Lakeshore
Eckhart will portray Adam Frankenstein in the upcoming production. Principal photography is set to commence in Australia in January.
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NewsActress Diane Cilento dies aged 78
Oscar nominated Australian actress was married to Sean Connery and Anthony Shaffer.
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NewsBerlinale to offer $20,000 (€15,000) prize for young German directors
Thomas Arslan, Anna Bruggemann and Gian-Piero Ringel comprise the jury for first edition.
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NewsErrol Morris to deliver 2011 BAFTA David Lean Lecture
Morris to give lecture in year Film Awards reinstates Documentary category.
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NewsReal Steel vies to knock Smurfs from international perch
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International unleashes the sci-fi drama starring Hugh Jackman as a robot boxing trainer who reconnects with his young son – but does Steel have the mettle to beat the fluffy blue champs?
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Sundance Selects takes First Position for North America
Bess Kargman’s documentary premiered last month in Toronto and follows the fortunes of six aspiring ballet dancers competing in the prestigious Youth America Grand Prix.
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Menemsha Films acquires North American rights to The Rescuers
Neil Friedman negotiated the deal with director Michael King and producer Joyce D Mandell.
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Sundance Institute selects six projects for inaugural New Frontier Story Lab
The Institute said the new venture was designed “to support artists and creators developing projects that explore the convergence of film and new media technologies.”
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Rio Market to present projects, screenings, packed topical agenda
Notables scheduled to attend include Fox International co-president Tomas Jegeus, Oscar winning Argentinean producer Vanessa Ragone and Brazilian Film Commission presidente Steve Solot.
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Africa First Awards five emerging filmmakers $10,000 apiece
Focus Features’ Africa First programme has awarded five emerging filmmakers $10,000 each to finance pre-production, production and/or post-production on their short films.
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NewsSteve Jobs, tech crusader extraordinaire, dies at 56
Apple announced late on Wednesday (5) that the Silicon Valley visionary, Apple co-founder and Pixar chief finally lost his battle with pancreatic cancer.
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NewsUTA to handle global sales on Paul Walker vehicle Hours
Hot off the $600m-plus global success of Fast Five, Walker will star as a father desperate to keep his newborn alive in post-Katrina New Orleans.
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Cinedigm deploys record number of digital screens in quarter
Cinedigm this week reported the biggest quarter in its history in terms of digital cinema installation.