Latest Venice news – Page 39
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NewsVenice films to travel to Beijing and Shanghai
Italian films from the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival will be sent to Beijing and Shanghai thanks to the second edition of the cultural project ‘Great Italian films from Venice to Bejing’, which promotes Italian films in China.
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NewsVenice's Marco Mueller to get Chinese Award
Venice Film Festival artistic director Marco Mueller is set to receive China’s prestigious Friendship Award from the Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China, Wen Jiabao, in a closed door meeting in Rome.
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NewsArtificial Eye buys 11 including Essential Killing, Silent Souls, Route Irish
Artificial Eye has been on a buying spree. The voracious UK distributor has announced 11 high profile acquisitions including a number of award winners from the recent Cannes, Venice and Toronto Film Festivals.
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NewsSoda strikes UK deal for Meek's Cutoff
UK distributor Soda Pictures has continued its autumn buying by acquiring Kelly Reichardt’s Venice and Toronto title Meek’s Cutoff.
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NewsMatch Factory sells Attenberg to Benelux and Austria
Cologne-based sales agent The Match Factory signed deals for Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Attenberg to Benelux and Austria ahead of the awarding of the Best Actress Coppa Volpi to Ariane Lebed in Venice on Saturday evening.
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European digital distribution network Ichnos launches with Venice titles
A new plan for a pan-European digital distribution network specially for festival films was announced in Venice.
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NewsUniversal picks up UK and Spain for Barney’s Version
Universal Pictures International (UPI) has acquired distribution rights for Barney’s Version for the UK and Spain, producer Robert Lantos told Screen.
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NewsTarantino talks about Venice 2010 competitors; explains awards rule change
As Venice wrapped its 67th edition – Quentin Tarantino dominated the winner’s press conference as journalists questioned the jury’s selection.
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NewsSofia Coppola's Somewhere wins Venice Golden Lion
Other awards include Alex de la Iglesia for Best Director.
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Films Boutique picks up Colombian animated doc
Berlin-based sales agent Films Boutique has picked up the international rights for Jairo Eduardo Carrillo’s Little Voices which premiered in Venice Days..
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NewsVenice sidebar winners include Beyond, The Clink Of Ice
As Venice draws to a close, a handful of awards have been announced.
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NewsSwipe Films boards Venice, Toronto title That Girl In Yellow Boots
UK-based Swipe Films has taken worldwide rights to controversial Indian film That Girl In Yellow Boots.
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NewsVenice Italian deals continue with Archibald taking Post Mortem
Also, Noemi by Eitan Zur sells to Bolero.
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NewsSales interest strong for Joaquin Phoenix documentary
Sales are brewing for Casey Affleck’s directorial debut I’m Still Here presented out of competition in Venice by Magnolia Pictures International.
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NewsWang Bing's The Ditch is Venice's surprise film
Wang Bing’s film The Ditch (Le Fosse) is the surprise film addition to this year’s Venice Film Festival line up, bringing the total number of titles vying for the Golden Lion up to 24.
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NewsOzon defends Potiche star Gerard Depardieu
Speaking in Venice this weekend, François Ozon has launched an impassioned defence of actor Gerard Depardieu, who co-stars in Ozon’s new film Potiche, a competition contender on the Lido.
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NewsVenice has strongest opening in years, buyers and critics say
Many professionals are staying past first weekend, as festival is abuzz with strong showings of Black Swan, Potiche, Somewhere and Meek’s Cutoff.
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NewsLucky Red scoops up Italian rights to Machete ahead of Venice premiere
Andrea Occhipinti of Italy’s Lucky Red has closed a deal with Hyde Park for Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis’ Machete, in advance of its out of competition midnight screening on Venice’s opening day.
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NewsVenice provides early glamour as curtain is raised on festival
The 67th edition of the festival gets underway today with the world premiere of Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan followed by Robert Rodriguez’s Machete.