All Europe articles – Page 688
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NewsWarner pushes past $1bn international mark with Potter at $405m
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince has pushed Warner Bros Pictures International past the $1bn mark in international box office, marking the studio’s ninth consecutive year meeting that threshold.
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NewsUK summons Antichrist, France hosts The Young Victoria
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week, including Kinowelt’s Friends Forever in Germany and Italian hit Ex moving into Spain.
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FeaturesSpanish financiers tune in to Lope
Spain is hoping to tap into the revival of the swashbuckler with Lope, the story of 16th playwright Lope De Vega, directed by Brazil’s Andrucha Waddington and shot in Morocco.
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FeaturesFrom conception to Womb
Could his contemporary fairy tale about cloning, starring Eva Green and Matt Smith, push Hungarian director Benedek Fliegauf into the mainstream? Martin Blaney visits the German set of Womb.
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NewsRome Film Festival cuts top prize fund
The International Rome Film Festival has dramatically reduced the prize money for the Golden Marco Aurelio from €200,000 ($284,000) to just €40,000 ($56,800).
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NewsVote on French "three-strikes" piracy law delayed to September
France’s National Assembly has unanimously voted to adopt two amendments to the controversial Creation and Internet anti-piracy law, although a final vote on the heavily revised bill has been delayed until September.
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NewsWenders to rework 3D dance feature after choreographer’s death
Director Wim Wenders and the German production company Neue Road Movies are planning to develop a new concept for Pina, following the sudden death of choreographer Pina Bausch late last month.
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NewsDeauville reveals line up for 35th edition
The Deauville Festival of American Film has unveiled its line-up for the upcoming 35th edition.
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NewsSwedish Film Institute appoints Lars Lindström as commissioner
Swedish producer-director-writer Lars G Lindström is joining the Swedish Film Institute as a commissioner.
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NewsCinema and Television Benevolent Fund Chief Executive retires
Peter Hore, the chief executive of the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund, will retire as (CTBF) on November 15. The fund is currently seeking a replacement.
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NewsHarry Potter sweeps the globe with $104m opening day gross
Warners Bros Pictures’ Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince took $58.18m in North America, including the record Tuesday midnight screening tally of $22.2m, and a further $45.85m in 33 international markets for a record breaking one-day global total of $104m.
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NewsMoon landing in UK, France studies The Reader
ScreenDaily’s weekly round up of the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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NewsFilmax marketing chief Rafael Cabrera leaves after ten years
Rafael Cabrera, managing director of marketing at Spanish studio Filmax, is leaving after nearly ten years at the company.
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NewsGerman exhibitors report best six months since 2004
German exhibitors have posted their best six months for five years driven by a strong performance of local and international films, according to data for Nielsen EDI.
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NewsSpain’s La Zona to make English-language romantic drama
Spanish scriptwriter Rafael Russo is set to direct English-language romantic drama, Woman In A Bar, starring Elena Anaya.
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NewsGerman Films Preview draws buyers to Cologne
The third German Films Previews in Cologne, which ran July 12 – 15, attracted more than 80 international buyers and saw a number of films sold.
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NewsFlamenco goes 3D for Spanish cinemas
Rafael Alvero, the former director general of Universal Pictures Spain, is launching the country’s first company dedicated to producing alternative 3D content for cinemas.
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NewsHubert Bals Fund Plus gives $280,000 to Dutch co-productions
The Hubert Bals Fund Plus, an initiative led by the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Netherlands Film Fund, has award $279, 818 (€200,000) to Dutch co-productions.
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NewsInglourious Basterds to open San Sebastian's international showcase
Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds will open the Zabaltegi-Pearls section, which showcases films from the big international festivals, at this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival.








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