First film by ‘The Present’ director Farah Nabulsi among 32 projects to secure Doha grants
Doha Film Industry has supported more than 640 films from 70 countries since it began.
Mel Gibson thriller ‘On The Line’ starts Paris shoot; Fortitude International strikes key sales (exclusive)
Germany, France, Australia, Latin America among territories sold.
Protagonist boards Rebecca Miller’s ‘She Came To Me’ ahead of Cannes market
Romantic comedy to star Marisa Tomei, Tahir Rahim, Joanna Kulig and Anne Hathaway.
Endeavor Content film sales team to move back to WME amid divestiture
Move follows February agreement between WME, Writers Guild of America.
Anton to launch horror thriller ‘Curs>r’ at Cannes, starring Asa Butterfield, Iola Evans, Eddie Marsan
Anton to launch sales at upcoming Cannes market.
CJ ENM targets global streamers with four Mandarin-language series
Titles led by ‘Hungry Souls’, produced by Eric Khoo’s Zhao Wei Films
Heretic wraps ‘Inside’ starring Willem Dafoe; Bankside boards sales (exclusive)
Vasilis Katsoupis’ fiction feature directorial debut is Heretic’s first English-language production.
‘Mission: Impossible 7’ UK shoot on hold after positive Covid test
Action thriller was halted twice last year due to virus.
Scott Walker to direct creature feature ‘The Tank’; Cornerstone to launch at Cannes (exclusive)
‘Lord Of The Rings’ Oscar-winner Richard Taylor to oversee effects for New Zealand horror.
Buffalo 8 Productions, Motion Picture Enterprises strike strategic alliance (exclusive)
Partnership offers filmmakers flexibility to maximise state tax incentives, access either city as post-production location.
Amazon Studios sets first German original feature film ‘One Night Off’
The production by Constantin Film subsidiary Rat Pack Filmproduktion will be shooting at locations in Cologne.
NFTS, Pinewood partner on training centre for UK filmmakers
The site will sit within Pinewood’s proposed Screen Hub UK expansion.
Wild Bunch International, Capricci unite on genre company Wild West
The new company will focus on French genre feature films and series.
Luca Guadagnino casts doubt on ‘Call Me By Your Name’ sequel as US shoot starts on ‘Bones And All’
New project about first love also stars Taylor Russell.
REinvent launches genre label Chills with four features
New feature from ‘The Tunnel’ director Pål Øie amont titles picked up as new label launches.
Los Angeles-based Align boards animation ‘The Canterville Ghost’ to complete financing
Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie and Freddie Highmore to voice Oscar Wilde adaptation.
UK producers recommend wellbeing practitioners, childcare budgets for film & TV shoots
Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, Helen Simmons and Rienkje Attoh were taking part in the Restart conference.
Producers Union launches to offer members basic protections
Rebecca Green leads charge, teamed up with Chris Moore.
UK producers decry “horrendous” cost of Covid protocols, talk working with the streamers
Tim Bevan, Alison Owen and Iain Canning were speaking at the Restart conference hosted by Screen International.
Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ hires 100-strong Covid team
Restart conference panelists reflected on the challenges of Covid-safety protocols as well as a shortfall of available crew.
