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NewsPuttnam challenges Jeremy Hunt to explain UKFC abolition
Lord Puttnam tracks UK government backing for film over the last century in a new article, claiming the culture secretary has betrayed his own party’s role in the evolution of the industry.
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NewsScreen Film Summit: Woodward says Lottery money to broadcasters would be 'insanity'
In what is likely to be one of his last public appearances as UK Film Council chief executive, John Woodward has made some outspoken remarks about the prospect that Lottery money might be channelled through a UK broadcaster such as the BBC or Channel 4.
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CommentFacing The Film Industry
How did Ed Vaizey measure up in his first public address of the industry since abolishing the UK Film Council?
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FeaturesAnxious? Healthy? Both.
The UK industry still awaits clarity about Government’s new plans for film, but there are successes still to cheer. Geoffrey Macnab takes the temperature of the industry at this week’s Screen Film Summit.
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NewsGerman sales agent Beta Cinema takes on Toronto surprise hit Viva Riva! from the Congo
German sales agent Beta Cinema has picked up writer-director Djo Tunda Wa Munga’s feature debut Viva Riva! and signed its first deals with the US, UK and Australia/New Zealand.
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Breaking Dawn adds new cast including Lee Pace
Summit has announced further cast for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, as new vampire groups are introduced to the story.
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NewsIain Smith leaves board of Edinburgh
The Edinburgh International Film Festival continues a year of changes as chair Iain Smith has announced he is leaving the board.
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Break The Fall gets finance boost from Northern Film & Media
Regional screen agency Northern Film & Media and Northstar Ventures have backed feature film Break The Fall with $162,500 (£101,500) investment on behalf of Finance for Business – North East Creative Content Fund.
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FeaturesWeekly international box office Oct 08- 10
Eat Pray Love stole the limelight on the international stage over the Oct 08-10 weekend.
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Shoreline handling sales on first German indie 3D
Shoreline Entertainment is handling worldwide sale rights on German English language thriller The Forbidden Girl, currently shooting in and around Jena and Berlin, Germany.
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Amber to develop with Oceanview Publishing
Amber Entertainment, the production company formed last year by a team of former New Line executives, is joining forces with Oceanview Publishing to develop features and other projects from Oceanview’s catalogue of around 40 mystery, suspense and thriller titles.
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NewsJolie's Bosnia project reapplying for permit after content controversy
GK Films says it is reapplying for a permit to shoot parts of Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut in Sarajevo after concerns about the film’s content reportedly caused the original permit to be revoked by Bosnian authorities.
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De Niro, Weaver set for Parlay's Red Lights
Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver are attached to star in Red Lights, a psychological thriller from director Rodrigo Cortes to which Parlay Films has acquired most international rights.Parlay, an affiliate of GK Films, has international rights excluding Spain and South Korea and will start selling the film at next ...
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NewsSocial Network hooking up in three major markets
The Social Network gets its first real test at the international box office this weekend, opening in France, Spain and the UK. The expansion will see the Facebook drama tussling with Despicable Me, Eat Pray Love and Legendof the Guardians for international audiences.
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Cohen takes Marguerite for US
New US theatrical distributor Cohen Media Group (CMG) has acquired US rights to My Afternoons with Marguerite (La Tête en Friche), Jean Becker’s comedy starring Gérard Depardieu.
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China Lion roars into North America with Aftershock
Start-up company China Lion Film Distribution has entered into an exclusive partnership with US exhibitor AMC Entertainment to release Chinese movies in the North American market, starting with Feng Xiaogang’s Aftershock.
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FeaturesBFI London Film Festival Opening Night
The BFI London Film Festival opened with a star-studded screening of Never Let Me Go, followed by a party at the Saatchi Gallery.
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Bait 3D starts shooting in Australia
Arclight Films’ 3D shark-action commenced principal photography this week at the Village Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast in Australia.
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Hot projects on Screenbase this week
Among the array of new films on Screenbase are French-Belgian-Spanish co-production Les Chants De Mandrin, UK film Resistance, Italy’s Se Sei Così, Ti Dico Sì, as well as Germany’s Die Vermissten