All articles by Sarah Cooper – Page 79
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NewsE1 acquires US rights to Fellini's classic La Dolce Vita
E1 Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Frederico Fellini’s 1960’s classic La Dolce Vita from International Media Films.
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Kaleidoscope signs deal with Light & Dark on Skeem, Greener Grass
UK-based distributor Kaleidoscope Entertainment has signed a two picture deal with South African film development and financing company Light & Dark Films to distribute Skeem and Greener Grass in the UK.
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Agency Film Tree appoints former Universal marketing chief Gavin Miller
Film Tree, the specialist partnership agency, has appointed former Universal Pictures marketing director Gavin Miller as a partner.
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NewsRetailer Tesco moves into film production
Retail giant Tesco is making its first move into the world of film production through a partnership with media company Amber Entertainment.
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NewsComunications Committee calls for UK camcording law, higher tax relief for low-budget films
The House of Lords report into the future of the UK film industry has recommended raising the level of tax relief available to low-budget films and called for camcording to be made illegal.
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NewsPathe supports Africa United
Pathe has boarded Africa United, an adventure story based around the 2010 Football World Cup, which will start shooting on February 8 in South Africa, Rwanda and Burundi.
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NewsMetrodome takes UK rights to Campanella’s Secret In Their Eyes
Metrodome Distribution has acquired UK rights to Argentinean thriller The Secret In Their Eyes (El Secreto De Sus Ojos), one of the five films shortlisted for the Academy’s foreign language award.The UK-based company acquired the film, which is directed by Juan Jose Campanella, from sales company Latido Films. It is ...
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NewsAvatar, An Education, Hurt Locker lead BAFTA nominations
Avatar, An Education and The Hurt Locker have each received eight nominations for this year’s Orange British Film Academy Awards, including best film and best director.
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NewsSixth Birds Eye Film Festival launches
The sixth Birds Eye View Film Festival, devoted to women film-makers, will run from March 4 - 12 at the BFI Southbank and the Institute of Contemporary Art in London.
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NewsJeunet's Micmacs to open sixth Glasgow Film Festival
The sixth edition of the Glasgow Film Festival will open with Jean Pierre Jeunet’s revenge comedy Micmacs on February 18.
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NewsUK cinema admissions reach highest level for seven years
UK cinema admissions are at their highest level since 2002, according to figures released by the UK Film Council today (January 19).
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Brussels Film Festival appoints Ivan Corbisier as director
Ivan Corbisier has been appointed as the new director of the Brussels Film Festival.
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NewsEdinburgh film festival MD Ginnie Atkinson steps down
Ginnie Atkinson has stepped down as managing director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) after 15 years.
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NewsNonStop picks up international sales for David’s Birthday
Swedish company NonStop Sales has picked up international sales rights for David’s Birthday, the second feature by Italian director and actor Marco Filiberti.
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NewsJohn Madden to direct adaptation of Sadie Jones' The Outcast
Shakespeare In Love director John Madden is attached to direct a film version of Sadie Jones’ best selling novel The Outcast.
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NewsBerlinale unveils Generation sidebar line-up
Bran Nue Dae and Yuki & Nina (pictured) are among the films selected for the Generation sidebar for the 60th edition of the Berlin Film Festival.
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NewsJodie Whittaker joins cast of thriller Harmony
Jodie Whittaker has joined the cast of psychological thriller Harmony (previously known as The Veil Of Maya), which starts shooting in London on January 18.
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NewsMoviemed reveals six projects for inaugural project market
Six projects have been selected to take part in MovieMed, a two-day event which aims to bring together the film and tourism industries (January 18 -19).
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NewsBAFTA reveals nominees for the Orange Rising Star Award
Carey Mulligan, Tahar Rahim, Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg and Nicholas Hoult have been named as the five nominees for the 2010 BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award.
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NewsOndine, The Eclipse dominate nominations for IFTAs
Neil Jordan’s Ondine (pictured) and Conor McPherson’s The Eclipse have each picked up eight nominations, including best feature and best director, for the 7th Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTA), which take place on February 20 in Dublin.