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New Zealanders McIver, Dando cast in The Lovely Bones
Following a worldwide search Peter Jackson and his team have cast New Zealanders actresses Rose McIver and Carolyn Dando in DreamWorks/Film 4's upcoming drama The Lovely Bones.The Alice Sebold adaptation tells the story of murder victim Susie Salmon, who continues to observe her family on Earth after her death as ...
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Elite Squad to open Rio International Film Festival
Rio International Film Festival (Sept 20 - Oct 4) will open with the highly anticipated Jose Padilha's Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite).It will give an explosive start to an event which will screen more than 300 films from 70 countries over 35 venues, including outdoor screenings on he famous Copacabana ...
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Higginson, Huntley promoted at Fox International in Europe
Paul Higginson has been promoted to senior vice president of Europe Theatrical at Fox International, filling the post that will be left by the Universal-bound Christian Grass.Todd Huntley has been promoted to vice president of Europe Theatrical. Both promotions take effect immediately.Higginson will remain in London at Fox's European regional ...
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inDplay, b-side pact to bring festival films to buyers
Online marketplace for film and television content inDplay has struck a deal with data services company b-side to ensure that a broader range of festival films with commercial potential are seen by buyers.The alliance combines inDplay's global network of distributors with b-side's analysis of festival audience feedback to offer buyers ...
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Nazarian closes down Element Films International
Element Films International (EFI) has folded, as owner Sam Nazarian restructures the domestic division of his film business, Element Films.The foreign sales arm headed by Jim Harvey closed on Jul 31. Harvey, who took over the reigns after John Fremes left to join Jere Hausfater at Essential Entertainment earlier this ...
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Ultimatum tops international box office with $14.4m take
Universal/UPI's The Bourne Ultimatum was the number one overseas film at the weekend as it generated a steady $14.4m from 2,100 sites in 25 territories for an early international running total of $55m.The result was fired up by a $2.8m number one launch in Russia from 392 sites, which was ...
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Sony's Superbad is still baddest at North American box office
Superbad was too good for the competition in its second weekend as the Sony comedy held on to top spot following a modest 46% drop and added an estimated $18m for $68.6m.Despite a wave of new films the top three was familiar, as Universal's spy thriller The Bourne Ultimatum and ...
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Montreal festival's Cauchard lambasts Telefilm's Clarkson
The Montreal World Film Festival opened with a bang on Thursday with the festival's second-in-command calling for the government of Canada to intervene on behalf of the beleagured event.In her welcoming address, festival vice-president Danielle Cauchard called on Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper to give Telefilm Canada executive director Wayne ...
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Schoettle moves sideways from Sprockets to TIFF
Jane Schoettle, the founding director of Sprockets International Film Festival for Children, is stepping down from her position after 10 years to expand her programming activities at the Toronto International Film Festival. TIFFG will soon post an international talent search for Schoettle's replacement. A candidate is expected to be announced ...
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AFI executive vice president Estrin steps down
The American Film Institute's executive vice president Jonathan Estrin will depart his post after three years on Sept 28 to pursue other opportunities.Estrin will continue as a consultant for AFI on a variety of projects. During his tenure he was instrumental in designing the AFI Dallas International Film Festival and ...
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Ang Lee's Lust, Caution gets NC-17 rating in US
Focus Features said today [Aug 23] that it will not contest a ruling by the Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA) to award Ang Lee's Lust, Caution an NC-17 rating.MPAA officers had not returned calls at time of writing, however the ruling is believed to be in response to the ...
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Yablans' Promenade launches with The Ten Commandments
Former Paramount president Frank Yablans' Promenade Pictures will enter the US theatrical distribution arena with the 3-D CGI feature The Ten Commandments on Oct 26.The film is the first in the 12-title Epic Stories Of The Bible series to be launched by the family-oriented production and distribution outfit.Each film will ...
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Tomassini, Mooij launch publicity firm Silversalt PR
Claudia Tomassini and Thessa Mooij have launched the Berlin and New York-based publicity firm Silversalt PR.The company will specialise in international publicity for major festivals and represents three films at Venice including Andrea Porporati's competition entry Il Dolce E L'Amaro.The other Venice titles are Barbara Cupisti's Madri and Albert Maysles ...
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First Independent, Magnolia team on Moving McAllister
First Independent Pictures (FIP) and Magnolia Home Entertainment have co-acquired North American rights to Ben Gourley's road movie Moving McAllister.The picture stars Utah-born Gourley as a Miami law firm intern who agrees to escort the senior partner's attractive niece across the States. Rutger Hauer, Jon Heder and Mila Kunis also ...
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Sundance renews programming arrangement with US arthouses
The Sundance Institute announced yesterday [Aug 22] it had renewed its affiliation with art house cinemas across the US to create specialised screening programmes of Sundance films for local audiences.The Sundance Institute Art House Project pairs the Institute with arthouse theatres in 12 cities ranging from Orlando, Florida, to Nashville, ...
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Transformers to hit IMAX screens eight weeks after release
Michael Bay's summer hit Transformers is to be distributed in IMAX cinemas, according to the giant-screen company and DreamWorks/Paramount. Having already grossed more than $300m domestically and $350m internationally since its release, the film will be digitally remastered for release on more than 80 IMAX screens worldwide September 21. Asked ...
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Ryan, Bening et al start shooting Jagged/Inferno's The Women
Principal photography has begun in Boston, Massachusetts, on Jagged Films and Inferno Distribution's comedy The Women.The film will shoot on location in and around Boston and New York City through mid-October and is being distributed in North America by Picturehouse.The story centres on two well-appointed New York women whose friendship ...
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Eva Mendes boards The Spirit for Odd Lot, Lionsgate
Eva Mendes has joined Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L Jackson and Gabriel Macht in Odd Lot Entertainment and Lionsgate's live-action comic book adaptation The Spirit.Production is set to begin in October in New Mexico and will take place entirely at Albuquerque Studios.The fantasy thriller tells the tale of a rookie cop ...
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Palm picks up US rights to Canadian hit The Rocket
Palm Pictures has acquired US rights to the biographical ice hockey film The Rocket: The Legend Of Rocket Richard.The film won nine awards at the 2007 Genie Awards including best director for Charles Biname and best actor for Roy Dupuis.Palm Pictures plans for a late autumn theatrical release followed by ...
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Scott Bailey gets lead role in Jabor's Copacabana
Scott Bailey has been cast as the lead in Roberto Jabor's English-speaking, US-Brazil co-production Copacabana, Of Love And Shadows.Bailey, whose credits include The Guiding Guide, the upcoming Seducing Spirits, and TV series Saints & Sinners, joins Peter Paige, Gabriel Canella, Emily Holmes and Maite Proenca in the key cast.The $5m ...