All Screen articles in 28 Oct 2010 – Page 13
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NewsLionsgate makes new MGM merger proposal
Lionsgate has reportedly made a new proposal to merge with MGM. And in a surprise twist, Carl Icahn, the activist investor involved in a long-running struggle with Lionsgate management, is backing the move.
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FeaturesDinard British Film Festival
Dinard British Film Festival (Oct 6-10). Festival winners from left to right: directors Victoria Mather and Bernard Rose, producers Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen, festival director Sylvie Mallet and directors Jamie Thraves and Stuart Hazelldine.
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Asian filmmakers fly with film festival funds
Funds launched by international film festivals are becoming an important financing tool for filmmakers in Asia, with many films at the on-going Pusan fest backed by funds such as Hubert Bals and the World Cinema Fund (WCF).
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Media Asia picks up world rights to Kidnapper
Hong Kong producer-distributor will also introduce $6m action thriller Wind Blast at the upcoming AFM.
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NewsWall Street profits at the UK box office
It was all change at the UK box office over the the Oct 08-10 weekend as Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps entered in top spot, grossing $2.5m (£1.8m) from 444 screens and the week’s best screen average of $6,358 (£4,019).
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Korean sales agency Panda launches at Asian Film Market
South Korea-based Panda Media has made its market debut at the Asian Film Market, running parallel to the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF).
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Arab Film Festival heading to LA
The 14th Annual Arab Film Festival (AFF) is to complete its four-city US run in Los Angeles from October 22 to 24.
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Los Angeles festival dates set
Film Independent has announced that its 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival will run June 16-26 and begin accepting submissions on November 1.
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CAC elects Marks president/chairman
The Cinema Advertising Council (CAC) has elected Cliff Marks president and chairman and Loren Venturi-Miller executive director.
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NewsASC lifetime award for Deakins
Roger Deakins is to receive the 2011 American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Lifetime Achievement Award at the ASC award ceremony on February 13 in Los Angeles.
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NewsPGA Lear award for Hanks and Goetzman
Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman are to receive the Producers Guild of America’s 2011 Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television, to be presented at Producers Guild Awards ceremony on January 22 in Los Angeles.
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Ifans to play Spider-Man villain
Rhys Ifans is to play the villain in Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios’ new installment of Spider-Man, though the filmmakers have not revealed which character that will be.
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NewsKing's Speech takes Hamptons award
Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech has won the narrative audience award at the Hampton’s International Film Festival.
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NewsIFC takes Myth for North America-plus
IFC Films has acquired North American and select international rights - including East-Central Europe and the Middle East - to David Robert Mitchell’s drama The Myth of the American Sleepover.
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FeaturesNetherlands International Film Festival
Netherlands International Film Festival (16 - 19 Sept)
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Busan Film Commission, Film Auckland sign agreement
Film Auckland and the Busan Film Commission (BFC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the aim of increasing cooperation between their respective audiovisual industries.
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NewsEat Pray, Despicable lead international pack
Eat Pray Love and Despicable Me were the big earners at the international box office this weekend, while TheSocial Network started its international run with a second-place opening in Germany.