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Something to defend
As the British Film Institute takes over the distribution of public film funds to UK producers, Screen asks what makes a good national film fund and how can success be measured?
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Fund times in Europe
What do producers really think about the manner in which national funds choose projects and allocate money? Screen profiles a selection of European bodies and gauges local opinion on how they operate. We also look at the role played by public bodies in Canada and Australia in supporting film production
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FeaturesMobilising for MEDIA
The future role of the European Union’s MEDIA programme in the continent’s film industry remains unclear following plans to restructure arts spending in Europe. Martin Blaney reports
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FeaturesParis when it sizzles
After one false start in 2006, Woody Allen has finally made a film in Paris, which has been selected to open Cannes this year. Melanie Goodfellow discovers how the master film-maker shot all over the city last summer
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FeaturesStrong arm of the law
Sylvie Barnaud must be one of the most credited police chiefs in the history of IMDb. Julie & Julia and The Da Vinci Code are just two of the productions to mention the Paris-based police commander for her help during shoots.
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Sellers gain from capital
Access to capital is the key for top-tier sales agents to secure A-list projects in today’s ultra competitive, slimmed-down marketplace.
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Down but not out
Without Avatar or Alice In Wonderland to set the pace, the first quarter global box office in 2011 was down on 2010. Screen examines what the numbers reveal.
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FeaturesThe French 50
France has a dynamic film industry with a global outlook, and its leading players will all be in Cannes. Screen profiles the industry insiders, producers, distributors, sales companies and financiers it pays to know
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FeaturesMarie-Claude Poulin and Pierre Even
Montreal-based Item 7 partners Marie-Claude Poulin and Pierre Even have worked on independent features such as C.R.A.Z.Y. and The Hurt Locker. They are in pre-production gearing up to shoot Komona in the Congo jungle this summer.
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FeaturesStay tuned for all the buzz on the Palme d'Or race
Welcome to Screen’s new Cannes 2011 Competition blog.
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Cannes films on Screenbase
See Cannes selections on our newly redesigned European production database, Screenbase.
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FeaturesCannes 2011 film profiles: Competition, Out of Competition and Un Certain Regard
Screen profiles the competition and out of competition films as well as Un Certain Regard titles, with international sales contacts for each project.
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FeaturesCannes 2011 film profiles: Directors Fortnight & Critics Week
The low-down on all the films in Directors’ Fortnight & Critics Week, with international sales contacts for each project.
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FeaturesNYFEST, Hudson River Park, New York
Celebrities battle it out during the 1st annual NY Film & Entertainment soccer tournament, run in conjunction with Tribeca Film Festival.
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FeaturesWeekly International Box Office April 29-May 1
Thor lays siege to a buoyant international market, taking $89.2m at an average of $10,613 in 54 territories.
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FeaturesXavier Marchand and Victor Loewy
Momentum president Xavier Marchand and Alliance Films CEO Victor Loewy discuss the success of The King’s Speech, the pay TV market and the virtual print fee.
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FeaturesHorrid Henry: The Movie
Vertigo’s second live action 3D film is based on the international children’s phenomenon Horrid Henry and features an all-star British cast. With the project currently in post, Protagonist will be tempting buyers with footage in Cannes.
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FeaturesCannes 2011 Market Buzz: UK and international sellers
Hot projects from UK and international sales companies include two Kevin Macdonald films, Mike Newell’s Great Expectations, and Margaret Thatcher story The Iron Lady.
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FeaturesCannes 2011 Market Buzz
Screen previews some of the new market titles expected to create a stir at the Cannes Marche from US sellers, from Paul WS Anderson’s Pompeii to Paul Weitz’s Robert De Niro-starring project, to a Gotti crime saga.
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FeaturesShekhar Kapur
The director of Elizabeth: The Golden Age talks about producing documentary, Bollywood, The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, which is screening in official selection at Cannes.