All articles by Screen staff – Page 65
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NewsChina box office monthly round-up: Painted Skin 2 dominates China market
Wuershan’s fantasy period drama Painted Skin 2: The Resurrection dominated the China box office during July.
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NewsPainted Skin 2 becomes highest-grossing Chinese film ever
Huayi Brothers’ Painted Skin: The Resurrection, directed by Wuershan, has become the highest-grossing Chinese-language film ever in mainland China with a box office haul of $107.86m (RMB686m).
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My Brother The Devil triumphs at Outfest 2012
Sally El Hosaini’s film won the international dramatic feature grand jury award as the 30th Los Angeles Gay And Lesbian Film Festival came to an end on Sunday night (22).
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NewsMassacre at Dark Knight Rises screening in Colorado
UPDATED: Warner Bros will not report opening weekend estimates for Christopher Nolan’s Batman finale on Sunday out of respect for the victims and families of the Aurora shootings at the Century 16 Movie Theatre in the small hours of Friday morning (20). Box office results will be issued on Monday.
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NewsChina release date for Dark Knight still unconfirmed
While The Dark Knight Rises tears up the box office in other international territories, its release date in China remains uncertain, although the film has passed censorship and was originally scheduled for a late August release.
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NewsNBCUniversal Films signs online distribution deal with China’s Youku
The multi year agreement is for video on demand rights to current and library titles.
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NewsChina box office up 37% in first half of 2012
China’s box office reached $1.19bn (RMB7.55bn) in the first six months of 2012, a 37% increase over the same period in 2011.
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Ofcom issues UK anti-piracy measures
Ofcom unveils draft code in which ISPs will be required to send warning letters to alleged illegal downloaders of film, TV or music.
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NewsMasoumi wins best film for second time at SIFF
The 15th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) closed last night with Iranian filmmaker Khosro Masoumi’s Bear taking the top prize, best feature film, in the Golden Goblet Awards.
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Corrode wins top prize at SIFF’s Asian New Talent Awards
Indian filmmaker Karan Gour’s Corrode took home the top honours of best picture at the Asian New Talent Awards during the 15th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) yesterday.
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China’s TCL to be marketing partner on Iron Man 3
Chinese multinational electronics company TCL has confirmed that it will be an international marketing partner for Disney/Marvel’s Iron Man 3, which is shooting in China later this year.
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China’s NFC to back The Annihilator
Chinese state-run fund National Film Capital (NFC) has unveiled a slate of ten US-China co-productions, including Stan Lee’s Chinese superhero project The Annihilator.
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Jia Zhangke launches Yihui with five-project slate
Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke has established a Beijing-based film investment company, Yihui Media, which has a debut slate of five projects.
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SIFF debates declining market share of Chinese films
The decline in market share for Chinese films, following the widening of China’s import quotas earlier this year, sparked heated discussions during the first two days of the 15th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF).
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NewsScreen unveils 2012 UK Stars of Tomorrow
Screen International is today unveiling the rising filmmakers and actors selected for its 2012 Stars of Tomorrow.
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NewsWendy Mitchell appointed as Editor of Screen International
Mitchell, who started at Screen in 2005, will succeed Mike Goodridge.
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NewsRaleigh Studios to manage China’s Wuxi Studio
US film studio company Raleigh Studios will manage China’s Wuxi Studio, a 6-square-km facility near Shanghai, to provide film production, post-production and tourism services.
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Shanghai fest unveils jury and projects line-up
Actress Heather Graham, producer Terence Chang and Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr are among the jury members for the Golden Goblet Awards at the 15th Shanghai International Film Festival (June 16-24).
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Rhythm & Hues ties up with Taiwan’s NDF
US-based Rhythm & Hues Studios and Taiwan’s government-managed National Development Fund (NDF) have announced that they will jointly invest more than $42m in the Taiwanese visual effects industry.
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NewsMike Goodridge appointed CEO of Protagonist Pictures
Screen International editor to take new post from early August.