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IFC takes US rights to Unmade Beds from Protagonist
IFC Films has taken US rights from Protagonist Pictures to the romance Unmade Beds from Argentinean director Alexis Dos Santos and plans to release later this year via IFC In Theaters or IFC Festival Direct.Dos Santos wrote the screenplay about two ex-pats living in EastLondon who embark on journeys of ...
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RiverRun to open with Mark Webb's (500) Days Of Summer
The RiverRun International Film Festival will open its 11th-annual event on April 22 with Mark Webb's (500) Days Of Summer. The Winston-Salem, North Carolina, event will close April 29 with a screening of Harold Lloyd's classic 1928 silent comedy Speedy accompanied by the Alloy Orchestra.Ramin Bahrani will receive RiverRun's first ...
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Mugabe doc to premiere at Canada's 2009 Hot Docs
Mugabe And The White African a British made theatrical documentary from Arturi Films, will premiere at the 2009 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival which runs from April 30 to May 10, 2009. It will be presented in the International Spectrum programme, the official competition for International productions and is ...
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UK's Exhibitors' Association to explore digital funding options
The Cinema Exhibitors' Association (CEA) today started to explore the possibility of collective negotiation with studios and distributors for the funding required to move to digital cinema. The UK Film Council-funded Digital Screen Network has equipped 238 screens across the UK and some operators such as Odeon, UCIand Cineworld have ...
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UK's High Fliers Films acquires Scanbox Entertainment UK
London based distributor High Fliers Films has acquired DVD distributor Scanbox Entertainment UK Ltd from Denmark-based parent company Scanbox A/S.The move creates a sizeable catalogue and future release schedule that should benefit both companies,Jeremy Rothwell, the managing director of High Fliers Films said ‘Scanbox has a very strong slate of ...
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Film Agency For Wales awards $470,000 to three projects
The Film Agency For Wales has awarded $217,000 to Hattie Dalton’s Barafundle Bay. Dalton’s credits include Stoned and Layer Cake.The film was produced by Margaret Matheson, Vaughan Sivell and Kelly Broad and was written by Welsh born writer/producer Vaughan Sivell of Western Edge. Independent is on board as sales agents.BarafundleBay ...
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Keith Griffiths & Simon Field - nurturing creativity
At the International Film Festival Rotterdam in January, the public could watch three films on permanent night-time loop, high above the city, broadcast on big screens attached to the side of tower blocks: these were a Carlos Reygadas film about a women's football match in the Andes, a Guy Maddin ...
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Case study - Man On Wire's soaring success
One morning in April 2005, Simon Chinn of London-based documentary production outfit Red Box Films had the good fortune to oversleep. He woke up to the sound of Philippe Petit's voice on the BBC's Radio 4.'I was incredibly struck by him, his impassioned and completely unique view of the world,' ...
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UK's Momentum Pictures to offer films through iTunes
Momentum Pictures has struck a deal with iTunes that will see its films made available for purchase and rent through the UK's iTunes Store. In a move to expand its online presence, Momentum Pictures has signed a deal with iTunes which will see its current and future releases available for ...
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Examining Pathe UK's newpath
Last week, Pathe UK announced its decision to focus on developing and producing its own films rather than acquiring third-party titles. Its move to create all of its own product supply and to team up with Warner Entertainment UK (WEUK) for the distribution of its films has met a mixed ...
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Film 4's Tessa Ross concerned for channel's future in face of cuts
Tessa Ross, controller of film and drama at Film 4, which is currently riding high on the success of Slumdog Millionaire, has told a UK House of Lords select committee that the channel could be in danger in the face of Channel 4 cut-backs. 'We would be foolish not to ...
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James Marsh reunites with UK production company Wall to Wall
Director James Marsh and UK production company Wall to Wall are working on a documentary that focuses on the world of dreams. Dream Diaries (working title) is based on a Canadian man's dreams that were written down over the course of his lifetime. In conversation with ScreenDaily.com Marsh said 'The ...
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Michael Algar to head High Point Media Group in Ireland
Michael Algar has been appointed to the role of director of High Point Media Group's Irish outfit. 'I am delighted to be joining the High Point team' Algar said. 'They have demonstrated clear support and enthusiasm for Irish product over the years, and now from the advantage of a Dublin ...
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Leap Year jumps on Ireland's new tax deal
The US feature Leap Year staring Amy Adams and Matthew Goode has been green lit for an Irish shoot at the end of this month.The news was confirmed after improvements to the Irish tax incentive, Section 481, were ratified by the European Commission this week. The amendments increase the cap ...
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Iain Smith resigns from Scottish Screen-Creative Scotland board
Leading British producer Iain Smith (Wanted, Children Of Men) has announced his resignation from the joint transitional board of Scottish Screen and Creative Scotland.Smith has explained that his resignation was prompted by a sense of frustration at the on-going process of merging Scottish Screen and the Scottish Arts Council into ...
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Suzanne Noble joins Optimum as head of publicity
Suzanne Noble has joined UK distributor Optimum Releasing as head of publicity. Most recently she worked on a freelance basis for Momentum Pictures and was involved with their The Young Victoria campaign. Prior to that she spent two years as VP, international publicity at The Weinstein Company, where she developed, ...
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Lesbian Vampire Killers sells to France, Scandinavia, Benelux, Brazil
London-based sales company AV Pictures has sold Phil Claydon's Lesbian Vampire Killers to a number of new territories. Deals have been signed with La Fabrique de Films for France, Sandrew Metronome for Scandinavia, European Film Partners for Benelux and Imagem Films for Brazil. The comedy horror has already been sold ...
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Snow and Age Of Stupid win at UK's Birds Eye View Film Festival
As the Birds Eye View Film Festival drew to a close on March 13, Aida Begic's Snow was awarded the festival's Best Feature prize. It tells the story of a Bosnian village populated only by the mothers, daughters, wives and sisters of their murdered Muslim men.Jurors for the Best Feature ...
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E1 Entertainment promote Knowing with Sci Fi UK sponsorship
E1 Entertainment will use niche marketing to promote its latest acquisition Knowing by providing the Sci Fi channel with a five figure sponsorship payment to run film ads during Sci Fi prime time slots. Directed by Alex Proyas (I, Robot), Knowing, although an action-thriller, should attract Sci Fi viewers, because ...
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Opinion: taking superheroes seriously
The global opening of Watchmen last weekend - $55.7m in North America through Warner Bros and $27.5m in 45 territories through PPI - was strong, but considered by many commentators to be disappointing.This, after all, was the most-hyped superhero movie since Iron Man and The Dark Knight last summer and ...