All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 116
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NewsRedgrave, Ganz, Laurent join cast of Bille August's Night Train To Lisbon
An all-star cast has come aboard Night Train To Lisbon, the new Bille August film which is being sold by K5 International with PalmStar Media Capital and EFish Entertainment who are co-financing.
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NewsArtificial Eye circles 360; company builds on Paramount ties
UK distributor Artificial Eye is thought to be in final negotiations to acquire Fernando Meirelles’ 360, whichopened the BFI London Film Festival on Wednesday.
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NewsBlackburn in pre-production for Elstree shoot of Dream On
The Fades director Farren Blackburn makes his feature directorial debut; golfer Sam Torrance [pictured] to have a cameo.
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NewsRioFilme in talks to back Noyce's Bloodsport remake
Underlining its growing enthusiasm for supporting high profile international productions, Brazilian outfit RioFilme is in talks to back Phillip Noyce’s remake of martial arts film, Bloodsport. This follows on the city-owned audiovisual investment company’s $500,000 investment in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1.
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NewsProduction Finance Market's offerings include Maybury's Atomic Blonde
New projects from Gillian Armstrong, John Maybury and Sally Potter [pictured] will be talked up to financiers at this month’s PFM.
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NewsStephen Evans moves ahead with Princess Diana biopic
Renaissance also developing Seve Ballesteros biopic.
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NewsUK distributor Cooltura launches with focus on Polish films
New UK distributor Cooltura — an offshoot of the London-based Polish weekly magazine of the same name — is launching to handle Polish movies in the British marketplace.
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NewsBodega takes on Policeman for France
Highly feted Israeli thriller Policeman has been picked up by Bodega Films for France.
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NewsNetherlands Film Festival showcases 'rich year' of Dutch production
Organisers have been striking a defiant note about future prospects for the Netherlands Film Festival, the main festival showcase for Dutch cinema.
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NewsVerhoeven plans user-generated project
Paul Verhoeven, the 73-year-old Dutch director of Basic Instinct and Robocop, will be attending MIPCOM next month to explain the concept behind his new “user generated” movie that will be made in collaboration with the general public.
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NewsWild Bunch Benelux goes on mini-acquisition spree
Speaking on the opening day of the Netherlands Film Festival (21-30 September) in Utrecht, company M-D Pim Hermeling revealed that he has pre-bought Only Decent People, the new film from IDTV producer Frans van Gestel (a guest of honour at the festival this year.)
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FeaturesDutch industry calls for regional film funds in wake of government cuts
Hot topic at this week’s Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht will be how the industry can cope with government cuts.
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NewsHamish McAlpine's Generation unveils busy production slate
Former Tartan boss Hamish McAlpine is taking the leap back into the film business.
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NewsFlach Film boards sex comedy The Anatomist
Veteran Paris-based producer Jean-François Leptit of Flach Film Production has come on board as French co-producer of new sex comedy The Anatomist from writer-director Gabriela Tagliavini.
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FeaturesThe dating game
There is a fine art to matching 600 films a year with just 52 release slots. Geoffrey Macnab looks at the elaborate game of musical chairs that results when a big film suddenly changes its schedule
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FeaturesProducers doing it for themselves
An increasing number of producers are choosing to bypass sales agents altogether and negotiate directly with international buyers. As a producer points out, it can make sense to sell your own film — but only in special cases.
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NewsMountain of evidence grows for UK Film Policy Review
Film trade bodies and organisations were scrambling Friday to complete their submissions to the UK Government’s Film Policy Review consultation.
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NewsHanWay taking on Bertolucci's Me and You
Jeremy Thomas has long working relationship with Bertolucci going back to The Last Emperor.
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NewsSpeleers, Szohr, Pasqualino sign on for Love Bite
WestEnd handling sales on the Andy de Emmony-directed comedy/horror.
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NewsAutlook takes international rights to Beats, Rhymes & Life
Vienna-based sales outfit Autlook has taken worldwide rights to Michael Rapaport’s Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe CalledQuest.