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All Cannes articles – Page 324
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NewsNext Vikas Swarup adaptation underway
Six Suspects, the new film project based on the next novel by Slumdog Millionaire writer Vikas Swarup, is picking up speed.
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CommentScreenwriters who are helping themselves
Writers need to be more entrepreneurial in the current climate — and that’s good for the film industry, says David Pearson, director of the Screenwriters’ Festival.
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NewsMyriad buys worldwide rights to Serious Moonlight
Myriad Pictures has acquired all international rights from The Film Sales Company to Cheryl Hines’ dark romantic comedy Serious Moonlight following a marathon negotiating session that ran late into Wednesday night
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FeaturesSafety net
Meta Louise Foldager has succeeded Vibeke Windelov as Lars von Trier’s producer and explains the challenges she faced to Jacob Wendt Jensen.
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FeaturesWho’s got the money?
The UK’s private film funds are becoming increasingly important to cash-strapped independent producers. But are investors interested?
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NewsD3 Vue join forces with NX
UK multiplex operator Vue Entertainment is to join forces with financier and producer CinemaNX (NX), to release at least three movies directly into Vue cinemas and other theatres across the UK, from the end of this year.
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NewsPeter Webber to direct Wuthering Heights
Peter Webber has signed on to direct the new big screen version of Wuthering Heights.
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NewsSalt tempts buyers with I Was Bono’s Doppelganger
Salt is tempting buyers with Nick Hamm’s I Was Bono’s Doppelganger starring Charlie Cox, Robert Sheehan, Romola Garai, Bill Nighy and Pete Postlethwaite.
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CommentEntertaining the text generation
With technology integral to their lives, teens are growing up expecting everything to be available immediately — and for free. Can the film industry still meet their needs?
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CommentBattle for hearts and minds
As the international film industry gathers in Cannes this week, the French government is pushing through legislation to stop internet piracy with a bill that appears ill-conceived and could well backfire on the very industries it seeks to protect.
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NewsStrategic Film Partners picks up Lau’s Kung Fu Cyborg
LA-based international sales and distribution company Strategic Film Partners has acquired North American rights to Jeff Lau’s action sci-fi comedy Kung Fu Cyborg, a film produced by Lau’s China-based Leshi Zhenwei Film Productions.
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NewsPrescience and Perpetual team on new financier P2
A new specialist financing company called P2 Bridge Limited (P2) has been launched as a joint venture between Prescience Film Finance and Perpetual Media Capital.
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NewsOdin’s Eye teams with Prime on joint sales venture
Australian sales agent Odin’s Eye Entertainment (OEE) has struck a deal with Korea’s Prime Entertainment for joint representation of a slate of 14 Korean titles.
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NewsMyriad goes to Main Street
Myriad Pictures has picked up international rights to drama Main Street starring Colin Firth, Ellen Burstyn, Orlando Bloom, Patricia Clarkson and Amber Tamblyn.
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NewsAlice Creed appears in Cannes with WestEnd
WestEnd Films has taken on international rights to The Disappearance of Alice Creed which stars Gemma Arterton alongside Martin Compston and Eddie Marsan.
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NewsSPC buys White Ribbon and Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
Sony Pictures Classics has finalised a pre-Cannes acquisition of Michael Haneke’s competition entry The White Ribbon and bought Jan Kounen’s closing night film Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky.
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NewsProducers Cowan and Piette to launch Stealth Media Group
Producers Michael Cowan and Jason Piette are launching a UK distribution and international film and TV sales company called Stealth Media Group.
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NewsCineart snaps up Amreeka, L’Armee Du Crime
Independent Belgian distributor Cineart arrives in Cannes with two new pickups, Amreeka and L’Armee Du Crime.
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NewsSola Media takes on Lotte sequel
Solveig Langeland´s Sola Media has taken on all international rights to animated feature Lotte And The Moonstone Secret, directed by Janno Poldma and Heiki Ernits.