All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 223
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NewsNew film festival for Cork
A new independent film festival has been founded by former Cork Film Festival veterans Mick Hannigan and Una Feely with the support of director Ken Loach.
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NewsImagina’s Sanze to join K5
Rodolphe Sanze has left Spanish firm Imagina and will join Germany’s K5 International, where Sara Boss has been promoted ahead of Cannes.
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NewsCannes short films revealed
Nine films will compete for the 2013 Short Film Palme d’or, presided over by director and jury president Jane Campion.
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NewsFour Lions pulled after Boston blasts
Chris Morris’ satirical film Four Lions, in which four men detonate explosives during the London Marathon, has been pulled from Film4’s schedules following the blasts in Boston.
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NewsUK’s biggest Everyman to open
The largest Everyman cinema in the UK – and the first in the north of England – is to open in Leeds with five days of special screenings, including a Q&A with the producer of Searching for Sugar Man.
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NewsNot Another Happy Ending closing EIFF
World premiere of comedy starring Doctor Who’s Karen Gillan selected as the closing film of the 67th Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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NewsOpera tops ‘event cinema’ in Europe
First report on ‘event cinema’ reveals opera to be the most popular alternative content across Europe.
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NewsMeetings on the Bridge awards winners
The eighth Meetings on the Bridge, part of the Istanbul Film Festival, has handed out cash prizes to a raft of new projects.
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NewsRaindance crowd-funding first film
Raindance Raw Talent, the production arm of the Raindance Film Festival, has partnered with Mulholland Pictures to make its first feature – a home invasion thriller directed by Ate de Jong.
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NewsWest End shows going global
EXCLUSIVE: Digital Theatre and CinemaLive have partnered to distribute West End theatre productions into cinemas around the world.
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NewsFilm London launches int’l training
Pilot scheme in Georgia may pave the way for other territories.
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NewsCuracao IFFR opens with Blancanieves
The second edition of the Curacao International Film Festival Rotterdam is to open with Pablo Berger’s Blancanieves.
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FeaturesUK tax relief: Take your partners
The UK is introducing tax credits for television production, high-end animation and video games this month. Michael Rosser explores how the relief could further strengthen a TV powerhouse
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NewseOne going Rogue at MipTV
Entertainment One is to bring Thandie Newton thriller Rogue, new drama Dates and comedy series Seed to MipTV.
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NewsMother’s Milk heads to MipTV
BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Gerald Fox is taking his first feature-length drama production, Mother’s Milk, to MipTV.
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NewsGulf fest readies first film market
The 6th Gulf Film Festival (GFF) has announced it will screen 169 films later this month for free to the public and will host the inaugural Gulf Film Market.
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NewsSheffield MeetMarket draws record pitches
A record 612 projects have applied for MeetMarket, the two-day pitching forum at Sheffield Doc/Fest that is also hosting funding opportunities from the BFI, Channel 4, Wellcome Trust and others.
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NewsRealD signs with Russia’s Mirage
Mirage to equip up to 60 auditoriums across Russia with RealD 3D.
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NewsEC greenlights UK TV tax credit
The European Commission has greenlit the UK government’s proposed tax credits for high end TV and animation meaning the new system will be in place from April 1.
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NewsAll In to open UK-Argentine festival
The Ritzy cinema, Hackney Picturehouse and Cineworld Haymarket will feature 10 new films from and about Argentina.