All articles by Andreas Wiseman – Page 124
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NewsSwedish thriller Call Girl to open Stockholm International Film Festival
Mikael Marcimain’s political thriller to open festival, which will also screen Beasts of the Southern Wild and Xingu among others.
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NewsJohn Travolta to receive career award in Zurich
Travolta to receive award before gala screening of Oliver Stone’s opening night film, Savages.
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NewsLevinson, Kurosawa, Sarmiento among San Sebastian’s Zabaltegi programme
Latest films from Barry Levinson, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Valeria Sarmiento and Rosa von Praunheim in Zabaltegi Specials.
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NewsLars von Trier backs user-generated film project
Director sets rules for Copenhagen Art Festival project to reinterpret six famous art works, including controversial monument by Nazi architect Albert Speer.
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NewsMichael Cimino to receive filmmaker award in Venice
Restored version of Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate will screen after the ceremony.
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NewsExamining a new model: BT and The Sun sponsor Fox’s distribution of Chariots of Fire
Last month the The Sun and BT sponsored Fox UK’s re-release of British classic Chariots of Fire. Screen talked to Fox UK MD Cameron Saunders about the unusual model.
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NewsAsif Kapadia to mentor winner of BFI-Nintendo shorts competition
Kapadia to mentor winner of a Nintendo and BFI shorts competition, backed by Ridley Scott.
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Peccadillo hands home-ent to Fusion Media Sales
The company’s back catalogue titles remain with Lace Digital Media Sales until 30 September.
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FeaturesUK and international box office healthy despite Olympics fever
UK distributors were braced for “the huge challenge” represented by the Olympics, but box office has remained solid despite record numbers staying in to watch TV coverage.
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NewsLionsgate UK, BFI partners in £100k Games for Films competition
Competition to promote upcoming releases aimed at games developers; prizes total £100,000.
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NewsDavid King joins IMAX as director of film distribution and marketing, EMEA
King was previously deputy sales director at PPI in London.
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NewsProduction Finance Market strikes Indian partnership
Partnership with Primeexchange will see one producer attend Film Bazaar in Goa.
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Ecuador’s SuperCines inks deal with AAM, Cinevise
Deal covers 150 screens, marks AAM’s first deal in Ecuador.
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NewsOliver Stone’s Savages to open Zurich Film Festival
Stone to make his third visit to Zurich Film Festival which gets underway September 20; thriller has grossed an estimated $46m in US and rolls out internationally in September.
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NewsSpike Lee to receive Jaeger-LeCoultre award in Venice
Lee’s new Michael Jackson documentary Bad 25, will get its world premiere after the award is conferred on August 31.
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FeaturesIs UK crew unrest an inward investment issue?
UK union BECTU denies claim that studio-backed productions are inciting more crew complaints than other productions.
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NewsMEDIA programme sends €14m to UK audiovisual industry in 2011, report says
Last year’s €14m included €1.5 million for the Europe-wide distribution of The Iron Lady; report comes as some politicians question sustainability of MEDIA successor Creative Europe.
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NewsSky given all-clear in Competition Commission's final pay-TV report
Sky’s position “does not adversely affect competition in the pay-TV retail market,” reports Competition Commission, but “market competition overall remains ineffective.”
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NewsLoveFilm, Miramax ink streaming deal
There Will Be Blood, The Aviator, Sin City among titles available.
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NewsUK creative industries have 'soup kitchen mentality,' says Lord Puttnam
Lord Puttnam had some home truths for the UK creative industries last week during a speech about entrepreneurship. Should the film industry be concerned?