All articles by Louise Tutt – Page 19
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FeaturesHow to tailor a spy classic
Screen examines the production of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy — a British spy story, directed by a Swede and financed by StudioCanal.
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NewsBFI Chairman Greg Dyke urges broadcasters to do more for film production and distribution
Dyke singles out Sky to provide “greater access for British and specialised films on the Sky platform.”
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NewsKevin named LFF best film; Sutherland goes to Las Acacias
Candese Reid wins Best British Newcomer for her role in Junkhearts; Herzog’s Into The Abyss wins Grierson doc prize.
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FeaturesBeeban Kidron
UK film director Beeban Kidron tells Screen why she believes the fate of the future of cinema may lie with FILMCLUB, the after-school film club charity of which she is deputy chair.
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FeaturesHothouse for hotshots
The NFTS’s Lynda Myles tells Louise Tutt why she believes film schools give hopeful film-makers the best possible start.
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CommentThe Russians are coming
As the BFI kicks off its Russian season, Alexei Popogrebsky talks about his Fellini phase.
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Features2009 Digest: Screen rounds up the year's key stories
Who were the winners and losers of 2009? Louise Tutt brings together the biggest stories of the year.
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FeaturesRising stars take centre stage
This week’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (June 17-28) is turning the spotlight on first-time UK film-makers.
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FeaturesMarket report UK
Festival gems perform well in the UK, but usually far outside the top 100.
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Profile: UK producer Simon Jordan
A self-made millionaire with investments in restaurants, magazines and property, Simon Jordan now wants to be a British film mogul.Already a minor celebrity in the UK and popular with the tabloids as the young, outspoken owner of Championship football club Crystal Palace, Jordan is taking his first steps in celluloid ...
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International - Sunny shines at home
Showbox's big-budget war epic Sunny enjoyed a strong $3.8m opening weekend at home, to become the second highest opener in the international market last weekend after Twentieth Century Fox's The X-Files: I Want To Believe, which grossed $9m from 22 territories.Hot on the heels of local blockbuster The Good, The ...
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Thinking Global, Acting Local: Reactions to studio international ambitions
During the 1990s, some German producers preferred to license the local distribution rights for their films to German distributors at the expense of a potentially better deal with the local office of a US studio.Talking points: reaction of local producersThey were apparently driven by a 'them against us' fear the ...
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On location: Good
Fluctuations in the exchange rate caused problems for a UK production looking for savings in Hungary. Louise Tutt reports. The $16m UK production of Good headed to Hungary in search of savings but almost lost out as a result of exchange rate fluctuations.Lured to Budapest by the 20% tax allowance ...
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In focus - Festival Buzz - Cannes Talent Watch
Anamaria Marinca and Laura Vasiliu, actors, 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 DaysThe understated, emotionally nuanced performances from the two young stars of Cristian Mungiu's abortion drama helped propel the Romanian title to the Palme d'Or. "The leads never put a foot wrong, giving remarkably controlled and unaffected performances," is ...
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United Kingdom - Good times
If I wasn't a Jew I'd be a Nazi," says UK producer Miriam Segal. It is a forthrightness designed to make you sit up and pay attention. Her debut film, Good, starts shooting in Budapest this week and Segal is determined it will have a shocking appeal - for all ...
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Goal! 2 signs House Of Wax director
Jaume Collet Serra, the Spanish director of Warner Bros' HouseOf Wax, has signed to direct Goal! 2, the second film in MilkshakeFilms' football trilogy. Shooting starts in October in Spain and London. Thetrilogy follows a Mexican boy from Los Angeles to play football in the UK,before transferring to a Spanish ...
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Eccleston heads to Hungary with Cougar Films' Double Life
Christopher Eccleston hassigned to star in Double Life for Sophie Balhechet and Lynda La Plante's CougarFilms. UK TV director Joe Ahearnewill make his feature debut on the film which is set and will be shot inHungary. Ahearne has previously worked with Eccleston on the TV series DrWho. Double Life is ...
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Bowie to executive produce 30 Century Man doc
David Bowie isexecutive producing a new music documentary about American rock muse ScottWalker called 30 Century Man. The projectheads up the debut slate of UK production outfit Missing In Action Films, runby former marketing and distribution executive Mia Bays.Bays is inCannes with a 10-minute promo of 30 Century Man: The ...