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All articles by Screen staff – Page 103
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British Council suspends arts restructuring
The British Council has suspended the radical review of its arts strategy, which has brought and angry reaction from some film-makers and artists. ScreenDaily reported this week that there were serious concerns that the British Council restructuring, aimed at building a 'multidisciplinary approach', would mean a loss of expertise for ...
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Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger found dead
Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger has been found dead at a Manhattan apartment.Police are investigating the death of the 28-year-oldAustralian who was nominated for an Oscar in 2006for his role in Ang Lee's Western.Reportssuggests a possible drugs overdose.The Perth-born actor appeared in Todd Haynes' Bob Dylan film I'm Not There ...
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Sundance 2008: full list of reviews
Click on a film title to see Screen's review Assassination of a High School PresidentAugustBagheadBallastBe Kind RewindBlind DateThe BrokenChokeThe DealDeath In LoveDerekDonkey PunchThe EscapistFunny Games USGood DickHenry Poole Is HereIn BrugesIncendiaryKing Of Ping PongThe Merry GentlemenMomma's ManThe Mysteries Of PittsburghNerakhoon (The Betrayal)Phoebe In WonderlandRoman Polanski: Wanted And DesiredSmart PeopleSugarSunshine CleaningTranssiberianTrouble ...
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BBC's Tranter and ITV's Mackie join screenwriters' festival
More top names have joined the line-up of this year's Screenwriters Festival, including some of the UK's most senior television execs.Jane Tranter, controller of BBC Fiction, including BBC Films and ITV director of drama Laura Mackie will both be high-profile speakers at the event in Cheltenham (July 1-3)Their presence is ...
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Met Film School writers scheme promises business edge
London's Met Film School is promising a serious business edge to a scheme helping screenwriters develop theirprojects.The school will take first drafts from 10 writers with some experienceand take them through the reality of high-level film development.That process starts by paying candidates a competitive rateand allowing them to retain the ...
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Lost In Beijing film-makers banned for two years
China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) hasblocked distibution of Lost In Beijing in cinemas or online, and banned producer Fang Li and his Laurel Films from making movies for two years.It has also suspended the film's screening permission and confiscated print and promotion material following an alleged ...
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Screenwriters' festival launches pitching event
Next year's International Screenwriters' Festival has launched its 2008 pitching event in association with 4Talent at Channel 4.Pitch In Time will give hopeful writers a chance to appeal to an industry panel in front of a live audience at the event in Cheltenham (July 1-3).Previous panels have included Oscar winner ...
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European digital cinemaclose to breaking deadlock - report
Digital cinema deals signed by studios and exhibitors with integrator Arts Alliance Media (AAM)is close to breaking the D-cinema deadlock in Europe, according to analyst Screen Digest.While rollout has continued apace in the US, there has been an impasse in Europe with a few exceptions such as the UK's digital ...
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Encounters Short Film Festival announces winners
Film-makers fromthe UK, France, Romaniaand the US were among 11 prizewinners at this year'sEncounters Short Film Festival.Theawards were handed out atthe Watershed in the UK city of Bristol.Some 1,750 shorts from a record 66 countries entered the event.The WinnersAnimate Artist Award, sponsored by Animate Projects, C4, Arts Council England: 200,000 ...
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China's Red Awn wins Golden Alexander at Thessaloniki
Shangjun Cai's Red Awn (Hongse Kangbaiyin) won the Golden Alexander award in the international section of the Thessaloniki Film Festival. (Click here to see review)The best film award is accompanied with a prize of $55,000 (Euros 37,000).The $33,000 (Euros 22,000) Silver Alexander award went to Colombian Spiros Stathoulopoulos' PVC-1.Best director ...
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Brick Lane backed by $400,000 from UK P&A fund
Optimum Releasinghas received a $400,000(£200,000) boost for its release of Sarah Gavron's Brick Lane from the UK Film Council's Prints & Advertising Fund. The adaptation of Monica Ali's bestseller about a Bangladeshi woman's experiences in East London is one of a number of titles to benefit from the fund aimed ...
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Hollywood writers' strike begins
Members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA)are now on strike after the failure of last-minute negotiations.The union met for 10 hours with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP)on Sunday but there were still major sticking points, particularly onpayments forDVD releases.The current contract between the WGA's 12,000 ...
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Hollywood writers talks break down
The prospect of a Hollywood writers strike was heightened after talks between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers failed to reach agreement on a new contract.Talks ended last night with the sticking point appearing to be over payments to writers on ...
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UK cinema chain Odeonto hostevent with The Who
UK cinema chain Odeon, Universal Pictures and Arts Alliance Media ('AAM') are to host the premiere of Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who including a live link-up with band members.Thefilm will be screened exclusively at selected Odeoncinemas on Monday 5th November at 6.30pm. Band members Pete Townshend and Roger ...
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Fortissimo acquires Black White + Gray
Fortissimo Films has acquired worldwide rights toJames Crump's documentary feature Black White + Gray: A Portrait Of Sam Wagstaff & Robert Mapplethorpe.The film, which premieredat Tribeca and opened theatrically in New York to critical acclaim,chronicles the unlikely friendship between art collector and curator Wagstaff and controversial photographer Mapplethorpe.Their story brings ...
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$2m White Lightnin' begins shooting in Zagreb
Shooting has begun in Zagrebon UK commercials director Dominic Murphy's $2m debut featureWhite Lightnin'.The filmhas been able to use the UK tax credit,qualifying as a British movie despite beingan Americanstory shooting in Croatia and the US.Thestory of Appalachian mountain dancerJesco White was written bythe founders of Canadian hipster magazine Vice,Shane ...
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Gems from the festival season: our picks for hot films and talent from the summer and autumn
LOCARNO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALAudience award winner: Death At A Funeral, Frank Oz's low-budget (for him) farce about dirty doings at an English funeral, had Swiss audiences falling off their seats. International distribution is assured - the film has MGM behind it. Verve will be releasing it on behalf of MGM ...
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LFF hosts groundbreaking digital distribution event
The London Film Festival is hosting a groundbreaking forum looking at the digital distributionfor independent film-makers.Power To The Pixel, at the National Film Theatre on Friday October 26, has gathered together some of the leading experts in the field.Speakers include veteran indie producer andpresident of Emerging Pictures,Ira Deutchman; Withoutabox founders ...
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Raeburn ready to shoot adaptation of Afrikaans bestseller
Michael Raeburn is to direct an adaptation of Marlene van Niekerk's Afrikaans tragicomic novel Triomf.Raeburn and Malcolm Kohl have collaborated on the screenplay set during the 1994 first post-apartheid general election in South Africa and focusing on a family from the white underclass.The film stars Lionel Newton, Obed Baloyi, Vanessa ...
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Wang takes Golden Shell at San Sebastian
Wayne Wang's A Thousand Years of GoodPrayers picked up best film Golden Shell at SanSebastian. Click here to see review.The film - adapted from a short story by Chinese writer Yiyun Li - also earned the best actor prize for Henry O.Nick Broomfield was named best director for his Iraq ...