Small MPU – Page 3000
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NewsOpen Road acquires 'Home Again'
The company has picked North American rights from CAA to the Reese Witherspoon rom-com.
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NewsSamuel Goldwyn Films acquires 'It Had To Be You'
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Sasha Gordon’s subversive rom-com starring Cristin Milioti and Dan Soder.
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NewsBreaking Glass picks up 'Claire In Motion'
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor has moved for North American rights to the SXSW mystery drama by Lisa Robinson and Annie J. Howell.
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NewsUK submits Farsi-language 'Under The Shadow' for Oscars
British-Iranian filmmaker Babak Anvari’s highly regarded Tehran-set ghost story produced by Wigwam Films will fly the flag for the UK as the official foreign-language Oscar contender.
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NewsWanda, Sony set film pact (update)
UPDATE: Chinese giant confirms pact, which it says will “help strengthen Wanda’s power to influence the global film industry.”
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NewsUS Briefs: First Look Media unveils distribution heads
The company said on Wednesday that Todd Green has been named senior vice-president of content distribution and licensing and Carrie Lieberman director of content distribution and licensing.
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NewsWeinstein Television plots 'Elvis' TV biopic
Harvey Weinstein is partnering with the estate of Elvis Presley to develop a scripted television episodic based on the legendary singer’s life.
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FeaturesRob Watson, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
PRODUCER: Despite being in the early stages of his career, Rob Watson is already an exceptionally busy man.
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FeaturesKate Herron, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
WRITER-DIRECTOR: Throughout her childhood, writer Kate Herron remembers being addicted to The Simpsons, a vice that has influenced her path into writing comedy.
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NewsCompact, Synchronicity team for 'Una' screenwriter's '9 Deaths'
EXCLUSIVE: Crime drama marks Olivier award-winning playwright David Harrower’s second feature.
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FeaturesToby Fell-Holden, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
WRITER-DIRECTOR: After university in the UK, Toby Fell-Holden, filled with romanticised ideas of the New York film scene, secured a place on Columbia University’s Film MFA programme where he began training as a director.
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NewsFinnish Film Affair: 'Tom Of Finland', 'Punk Syndrome' split Best Pitch prize
Talk at the event was dominated by the looming introduction of the Finnish tax incentive; Beta boards The Unknown Soldier.
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Protagonist, The Jokers, Backup team on UK-France co-pro 'The Devil Outside'
EXCLUSIVE: First look at Andrew Hulme’s follow up to Cannes 2014 entry Snow In Paradise.
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FeaturesBrady Hood, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
WRITER-DIRECTOR: Growing up in his Yorkshire family home, writer-director Brady Hood recalls regularly settling in for a film night, often involving gritty social-realist dramas such as Alan Clarke’s Scum, which he was allowed to watch despite its violent content.
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FeaturesMelissa Iqbal, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
WRITER: Melissa Iqbal initially caught the movie bug in her teenage years while watching fantasy films.
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FeaturesFodhla Cronin O’Reilly, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
PRODUCER: Ireland-born Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly moved to England to study film production after starting out as a special-effects trainee on productions including The Wind That Shakes The Barley.
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FeaturesSam Yates, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
DIRECTOR: Despite carving out a successful career as a theatre director - including The El Train starring Ruth Wilson - Sam Yates says he always had “an instinct” to get into film.
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FeaturesYaw Basoah, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
PRODUCER: After giving up on his childhood dream of becoming a professional footballer, Yaw Basoah trained as an accountant to support himself while he began his entry into the film industry.
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FeaturesJoe Murtagh, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
WRITER: Having written short stories throughout his childhood, it was not until Joe Murtagh, whose parents are Irish, spent a year studying in Albuquerque, New Mexico that he started experimenting in film along with fellow students.
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