All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 78
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NewsGuillermo Del Toro and Jeffrey Katzenberg talk animation in Annecy
Netflix and DreamWorks have 16 TV series in development, says DreamWorks CEO.
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NewsSeth Green's Stupid Buddy Studios preps movie push
EXCLUSIVE: Irreverent Burbank-based animation company behind TV series Robot Chicken is set to push into features.
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News'Secret Of Kells' duo, Mockingbird to tackle 'My Father's Dragon'
EXCLUSIVE: Directors Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey to re-team on children’s story; The Song Of The Sea secures China deal.
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NewsVFX firm Cinesite talks animation push at Annecy
With special effects credits including Harry Potter, X-Men and Assassin’s Creed, the firm is now pushing into animation production.
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NewsFrom film to TV series: Annecy spotlights 'Ernest & Celestine'
Producer Didier Brunner talks updating the Oscar-nominated animation into a TV series backed by Canal+ and France Television.
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FeaturesThe crest of nWave: Ben Stassen interview
Ben Stassen, the founder of Brussels-based nWave, has established his company as a European animation powerhouse backed by Studiocanal. It is now looking to conquer the US with The Wild Life.
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FeaturesAnnecy: the big draw
Annecy’s spectacular setting and convivial environment make it one of the most popular events on the circuit. But just how good is it for doing real business? Geoffrey Macnab reports.
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FeaturesKen Loach: Keeper of the flame
Interviewed in the Wardour Street offices of his company Sixteen Films on a damp June morning, Loach is still clearly delighted at having won his second Palme d’Or last month for I, Daniel Blake.
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NewsKen Loach doc to offer 'pay what you can' tickets
UK distributor Dogwoof is pioneering a new “pay what you can” release for Louise Osmond’s feature documentary about British filmmaker Ken Loach.
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NewsBill Nighy to star in 'Triple Word Score'
EXCLUSIVE: Comedy-drama scripted by Frank Cottrell Boyce.
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NewsBelga raises €5m for animation 'The Son Of Bigfoot'
Belga Films Fund (BFF) has raised more than $5.6m (€5m) for Ben Stassen’s new animated feature, The Son Of Bigfoot.
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NewsDutch producer unveils film education project CinesCool
Pan-European initiative aims to “bring film to the classroom”.
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News'Toni Erdmann' racks up key sales for The Match Factory
EXCLUSIVE: UK, Italy, Australia, Spain among a host of key sales on Cannes Competition hit.
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NewsGhent film fest to honour 'Revenant' composer Ryuichi Sakamoto
Festival’s soundtrack awards will have a TV focus this year, including performances of the Fargo and House Of Cards [picturted] soundtracks.
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FeaturesCannes: Screen's VOD panel
The discussion at Screen’s VoD panel centred on the relative virtues of different platforms and subscription models, and why the industry remains tight-lipped on viewing figures.
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News'Stalingrad' team line up sci-fi 'Attraction'
EXCLUSIVE: Fedor Bondarchuk and Dmitry Rudovsky have revealed their production slate in Cannes.
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NewsAnsip offers Digital Single Market reassurance in Cannes
Talking to Screen in Cannes, the European commissioner said that there had been scaremongering around the issue.
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FeaturesSally Sussman talks 'Midnight Returns'
The Cannes Classics selection follows Billy Hayes, the subject of Midnight Express, as he returns to Turkey.
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News'Home' receives e-Mission sustainability label
The initiative launched by the Flanders Audiovisual Fund aims to reduce the Co2 emissions of film productions.
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News'The Doo Dah Man' sells to US
EXCLUSIVE: The Thing Is… has picked up the road movie from director Claude Green.