All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 213
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NewsFilm Movement acquires Cannes title Grigris
Distributor Film Movement has secured all North American rights to African drama Grigris, which played in Competition at Cannes.
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NewsKoch to release Parkland in UK
EXCLUSIVE: Saturation release planned for November, commemorating 50 years since the assassination of President John F Kennedy.
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NewsDisney extends Bob Iger’s deal to 2016
The Walt Disney Company has extended Bob Iger’s tenure as chief executive and chairman through the expiration of his contract June 30, 2016.
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NewsMirren joins Hundred-Foot Journey
Oscar winning actress Helen Mirren and rising star Manish Dayal have been cast in DreamWorks Studios culinary drama The Hundred-Foot Journey.
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NewsFox Searchlight acquires Belle
Period drama, starring Tom Wilkinson and Emily Watson, set for release spring 2014.
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NewsHawking to open Cambridge Film Festival
Famed scientist Stephen Hawking to present the Stephen Finnigan-directed documentary in Cambridge.
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NewseOne promotes Sandie Don
Entertainment One has promoted Sandie Don to head of distribution for its Australian business, Hopscotch/eOne.
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NewsBBFC to regulate mobile content
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is to take over regulation of mobile internet content from the Mobile Classification Board (IMCB).
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NewsA World Not Ours wins top Edinburgh prize
Mahdi Fleifel’s refugee documentary wins Best Film in the International Competition. Experimental doc Leviathan wins Best British Feature.
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NewsBFI launches $8.5m programming fund
The British Film Institute (BFI) has launched a Programming Development Fund, worth up to $2.1m (£1.4m) a year to 2017.
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NewsSwipe takes Figgis’ Suspension of Disbelief for UK
EXCLUSIVE: Swipe Films has boarded Mike Figgis’ erotic thriller, Suspension of Disbelief, as UK theatrical distributor.
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NewsWacken heavy metal film to shoot
Wacken Open Air, one of the world’s biggest heavy metal music festivals, is to be filmed for a 3D feature-length documentary.
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NewsAudrey Tautou cancels Karlovy Vary trip
French actress Audrey Tautou has cancelled her planned appearance at tonight’s opening of the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
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NewsBFI unveils Gothic cinema season
The British Film Institute (BFI) is to launch a major project dedicated to Gothic cinema, which includes more than 150 films and around 1,000 screenings throughout the UK.
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NewsSuite Francaise shoot begins
Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts, Kristin Scott Thomas and Sam Riley star in Saul Dibb’s Second World War drama based on Irène Némirovsky’s best-selling novel.
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NewsCannes winner ‘Blue’ to open Polish festival
Abdellatif Kechiche’s Palme d’Or winner to open T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival; competition titles announced.
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NewsLocarno to honour Douglas Trumbull
The US special effects maestro behind 2001: A Space Odyssey and Close Encounters of the Third Kind to receive Locarno’s inaugural Vision Award.
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NewsIndia’s BoxTV grabs Shaw Brothers
Hong Kong’s Celestial Pictures has licensed more than 100 Shaw Brothers martial arts movies to India’s new online video portal BoxTV.
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NewsPinewood Shepperton reports $8.3m profits
Annual report highlights the biggest film productions to shoot at Pinewood Shepperton’s UK studios, international growth, movie investments and its bid to expand capacity.
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NewsEdinburgh names Best of the Fest
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has announced its Best of the Fest line-up.