Most popular and commented – Page 4630
-
NewsFairbanks Productions launches with sci fi thriller
The first project on the slate will be Shaune Harrison’s reality TV show inspired directorial debut KTD 2020.
-
CommentSexy Beast
Sarah Cooper hangs out with the sons of acting royalty on the set of Christopher Granier Deferre’s directorial debut.
-
NewsEuropean sales companies join forces to launch Europa International
Michael Weber [pictured] of The Match Factory is the founding president of the group, which also includes representatives from HanWay, TrustNordisk and Fortissimo, among others.
-
NewsOptimum strikes UK deal for SXSW hit Kill List
Optimum Releasing has taken UK rights to Ben Wheatley’s Kill List from Protagonist Pictures.
-
News
Sundance Institute, Honda unveil diversity initiative
The Honda Power Of Dreams Lab Fellowship will provide a stipend to “an outstanding filmmaker participating in the Institute’s renowned Feature Film Program Directors Lab.”
-
News
Tribeca to launch online film festival
The event runs concurrently with the established festival from Apr 20-May 1 and will grant free access to features and shorts.
-
News
The Collective, Bloody Disgusting to release Atrocious in US
The increasingly dynamic US distribution arena will see the management company and horror website release the genre title in at least 32 key cities through their partnership with AMC Theatres.
-
News
Miramax hires Mitzi Reaugh to lead business development
The latest addition to the company’s executive suite recently served as svp of client solutions at The Nielsen Company.
-
-
-
NewsEat Drink sequel to start for Hsu, Taihe
Taiwanese producer Hsu Li-kong, whose credits include Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Eat Drink Man Woman, and his Tangmeng Films are teaming with mainland film outfit Taihe Film And TV Co to co-finance Joyful Reunion, the long-mooted sequel to Eat Drink Man Woman.
-
FeaturesRevolver's Anuvahood sets company record; Submarine rises despite weak UK box office
Paramount’s Rango returned to the top of the UK box office thanks to a tepid $1.6m (£1m) haul over one of the weakest box-office frames in recent months.
-
NewsJia Zhangke urges China to revise technical requirements
Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke has called for the Chinese government to abolish the country’s technical qualification requirements which mean that only films of a certain technical quality can be submitted for the censorship process.
-
NewsSidus sells Camellia to Movie On in Japan
South Korea’s Sidus FNH has announced a raft of deals on its titles, led by the omnibus film Camellia, produced by the Busan film festival and showcasing stories set in the port city of Busan.
-
NewsGold Harbour to produce Give Me Five in 3D
Hong Kong’s Gold Harbour International Films is to produce $1.92m (HK$15m) Give Me Five to be shot in stereoscopic 3D, with a cast led by Josie Ho (The Courier), Taiwan’s Jiro Wang and mainland actors Siqin Gaowa and Sun Li.
-
NewsTom Hughes, Ophelia Lovibond star in Eight Minutes Idle
The iFeatures backed project is being directed by Mark Simon Hewis; Shooting is underway in Bristol.
-
FeaturesWin Win premiere, New York
The team behind upcoming comedy Win Win at the film’s premiere in New York last week.
-
NewsMutual market intelligence is key, says ACE seminar
Producers in China and Europe need to reach a deeper understanding of each other’s markets before they can work together successfully, said panellists at a Sino-European co-production seminar at Filmart on Tuesday.
-
NewsApichatpong to produce Concrete Clouds
Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, winner of best film at Monday’s Asian Film Awards, has boarded Lee Chatametikool’s Concrete Clouds as a producer.
-
NewsRussian government could tax foreign film releases
The Russian government is considering introducing a new system for collecting of charges on income from distribution and exhibition of every certified film, with further investment of these funds for the needs of the domestic film industry.