All articles by Andreas Wiseman – Page 174
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Newsdu signs UAE VOD deal for StreetDance 3D
UAE telecom service provider du strikes deal with On Demand Group to deliver first ever 3D content to VOD users in Middle East.
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Fujifilm Motion Pictures UK expands
The company’s new, larger London branch in 17 Soho Square has become the Head Office for European operations.
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NewsSky announces Sky Atlantic as ‘home of HBO’ in UK
While 40% of the channel’s content will be HBO material, Sky is also in negotiations to acquire UK and US indie features.
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NewsKaleidoscope picks up Forget Me Not
Kaleidoscope Entertainment have acquired Alexander Holt and Lance Roehrig’s directorial debut Forget Me Not for the UK.
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FeaturesGulliver’s Travels dwarfs rivals at UK box office
Fox International’s Gulliver’s Travels debuted top of the UK chart, towering over its opposition on the first weekend of 2011.
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Digital Vision acquires Image Systems and appoints new CEO
Film and TV grading and restoration specialist Digital Vision has acquired motion analysis and film scanning company Image Systems.
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NewsWarner Bros tops 2010 UK market share; total box office up
The UK box office crossed the 1bn mark for the second year in a row, after totalling $1.682bn (£1.077m) in 2010.
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NewsKing’s Of Devil Island, Corridor bookend Gothenburg Film Festival
The 34th Gothenburg International Film Festival (Jan 28 – Feb 7) announces opening and closing films ahead of its full programme announcement on Jan 11.
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FeaturesThomas Vinterberg
Dogme co-founder Thomas Vinterberg talks to Andreas Wiseman about his next film, The Formula; his recent departure from Nimbus Film; the state of Danish cinema and his collaboration with Lars von Trier.
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NewsSwedish Film Institute announces latest round of funding
Jan Troell, Karzan Kader and Jessica Nettelbladt among six feature directors to receive funding.
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FeaturesWeekly International box office Dec 17-19
Fox’s Chronicles Of Narnia: Voyage Of The Dawn Treader continued to dominate the international market in its third week, taking $31.5m from 10,107 screens in 61 territories.
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Skillset launches 3D training bursaries
Skillset to release $31,000 (£20,000) for stereoscopic 3D training.
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NewsA Somewhat Gentle Man wins in Les Arcs; festival to expand
Hans Petter Moland’s comedy-drama A Somewhat Gentle Man has been awarded the Crystal Arrow at the closing ceremony of the second Les Arcs Film Festival; Even The Rain took three prizes.
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NewsBerlinale announces 12 Generation titles
Among the 12 features are four world premieres and three international premieres. The full announcement will be made in early January.
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NewsMiramax and The Weinstein Company announce sequels deal
Shakespeare in Love, Bad Santa and Rounders will be among the first Miramax titles to have sequels developed under a new agreement between Miramax and The Weinstein Company (TWC).
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NewsElsewhere Perhaps wins development prize in Les Arcs; DIRE days kicks off
French production outfit Oscar & Rosalie has picked up the $40,000 (€30,000) Sofica La Banque Postal Image award for development funding at the Les Arcs Film Festival.
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NewsVinterberg plans Swedish shoot for new drama The Formula
Festen and Submarino writer-director Thomas Vinterberg is re-teaming with Zentropa producer Sisse Graum Jorgensen on Swedish-language drama The Formula.
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NewsThe Social Network strikes twice at RAFAs
UK regional critics have voted The Social Network Best Film and Best Screenplay at the fifth annual Richard Attenborough Awards.
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Cine Guilds GB launches crew-sourcing portal
Cine Guilds GB has launched a new web portal to allow incoming productions to source UK crew.
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Northern Screen agencies team for mentoring scheme
Vision+Media, Screen Yorkshire and Northern Film & Media have teamed on ‘Triangle’.