All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 64
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The Weinstein Company takes on WAZ from Pathe
In Cannes, Pathe Pictures International sold thriller WAZ to The Weinstein Company for North America. Other territories sold were Germany (Square One), Portugal (Lusomundo), Thailand (J-Bics), Latin America (Quality Films), CIS (Lizard), Spain (Vertigo), Benelux (Dutch Filmworks), Scandinavia (AB Svensk), Australia/New Zealand (All Interactive), Greece, Cyrpus, Former Yugoslavia, Romania and ...
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Mischa Barton joins casts of Joffe's Russian drama
Mischa Barton has joined the cast of Roland Joffe's coming-of-age drama Finding t.A.T.u, which will start shooting in Moscow later this month. The musical drama is based on Russian writer A. Mitrofanov's novel t.A.T.u come back. The story follows a friendless American teenager who escapes her lonely life in Moscow ...
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EastWest sells Fashion Victims to Austria and Germany
EastWest Filmdistribution finalised deals in Cannes for its comedy Fashion Victims with Germany (Filmlichter) and Austria (Poool Filmverleih). EastWest managing director Alexander Wieser negotiated both deals. German director Ingo Rasper makes his feature debut with the story of a man whose life falls apart when his son comes ouf of ...
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Fortissimo Cannes deals led by Live! and Pleasure Factory
Fortissimo Film Sales had a strong Cannes, with hot sellers including Tim Hamilton's comedy Mama's Boy, reality TV satire Live!, the Martin Scorsese Rolling Stones project Shine A Light, Singapore red-light story The Pleasure Factory and Bela Tarr's Competition Title The Man From London. Fortissimo co-chairman Wouter Barendrecht said: 'We ...
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Dreamachine sells all territories on Persepolis
New sales company Dreamachine reported a successful Cannes, including worldwide sales on all territories for Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Parronaud's animated coming of age story Persepolis, which shared the jury prize. Another hot seller was Naomi Kawase's competition drama The Mourning Forest, which won the Grand Prix. Deals for Persepolis ...
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The Works dives into UK deal for Mee Shee: The Water Giant
The Works UK Distribution has taken all UK rights to Mee Shee: The Water Giant from ContentFilm. The $27m family film is directed by John Henderson for the Jim Henson Creature Shop.The story follows a young boy's relationship with a sea monster. It will be released this summer.As previously reported, ...
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Pathe, BBC slate includes big-screen version of Upstairs Downstairs
Pathe and BBC Films, with support from the UK Film Council's Development Fund, have announced a development slate of five new projects, after announcing a year ago that they parties would join forces to develop bigger films with commercial potential. The four new projects announced are: an adaptation of Edwardian ...
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Trinidad & Tobago starts new film tax incentive with rebate up to 30%
Trinidad & Tobago, the twin island nation in the Carribean, has today unveiled its first tax incentives for film, TV and advertising shoots. The new rebates system ranges from 12.5% for productions of expenditures up to $500,000, 15% for productions from $500,000 to $1m, or 30% rebates for productions spending ...
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Metrodome strikes UK deal for Ruzowitzky's The Counterfeiters
UK distributor Metrodome has taken all UK rights to Stefan Ruzowitzky's Berlinale hit The Counterfeiters.Sales agent Andreas Rothbauer of Beta Cinema negotiated the deal with Metrodome CEO Peter Urie, general manager - theatrical and broadcast Sara Frain and acquisitions & business affairs manager Kate Falconer. Metrodome will release in the ...
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Blueberry Recruitment becomes Blueberry Creative Consultants
Post-production talent company Blueberry Recruitment has changed its name to Blueberry Creative Consultants. The company's clients include production mangers, producers and directors from the likes of BBC, CNN, RDF, Darlow Smithson and Flaming CGI. Blueberry works with about 150 freelance editors and designers. The rebranding comes as the company expands ...
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Film4 Summer Screen to open with Knocked Up
London's Somerset House has announced the line-up for its open air cinema series Film4 Summer Screen. The giant-screen projections, hosting up to 2,000 people, will run Aug 2-11. The series opens with Judd Apatow's hit US comedy Knocked Up. Other films selected are The Descent, The Thing, The Good, The ...
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BBC Worldwide takes stake in Andy Harries' Left Bank
BBC Worldwide recently announced that it will take a 25% equity stake in Left Bank Pictures, the new production company being set up by former ITV/Granada production head Andy Harries, one of the producers of The Queen. Helen Jackson, BBC Worldwide's director of Independents, will take a seat on the ...
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Tomorrow Unlimited to host Creators Series in New York and LA
New company Tomorrow Unlimited, which was founded by former executives from Res Media Group with Tribeca Enterprises, will host its first event next week. The Creators Series events will run in New York (June 8-10) and Los Angeles (June 14-17). The multidisciplinary conference will present artwork, video, and interactive installations ...
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Artificial Eye buys four more from Cannes, including The Banishment
UK distributor Artifical Eye has announced four more acquisitions from Cannes. They are Andrei Zvyagintsev’s The Banishment, Fatih Akin’s The Edge Of Heaven, Alexander Sokurov’s Alexandra, and Bela Tarr’s The Man From London.The Banishment (Izgnanie) stars Konstantin Lavronenko, who won the best actor prize in Cannes.Fatih Akin won the best ...
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UK producers group Pact appoints four new key personnel
UK producers body Pact has announced the appointments of four new staff members. Joining June 4 are Dawn Simpson and Matthew Basham, who have been named director and deputy director, respectively, of Out Of London. That new department will be based both in London and Wales . Simpson previously worked ...
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Lithuania becomes eligible for Eurimages funding
Lithuania has become the 33rd country to join Eurimages, the Council of Europe-supported film co-production, distribution and exhibition fund. The Eurimages board had recommended the inclusion at its March 2006 meeting and Lithuanian authorities have now confirmed their membership. Now all projects involving a Lithuanian co-producer can be considered for ...
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Tartan on board for Silent Light and Paranoid Park
Tartan Films has taken all UK and Ireland rights to two Cannes competition award winners: Silent Light and Paranoid Park. Carlos Reygadas' Silent Light, sold by BAC Films, jointly won the Jury Prize. The film is about a father and husband whose faith is tested when he falls in love ...
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MySpace, Film4 and Vertigo name 12 finalists for feature competition
MySpace and its partners Film4 and Vertigo Films have selected the 12-person shortlist for its MyMovie MashUp contest. One winner will get $1.97m (£1m) to direct a feature film. The finalists are: Sadik Ahmed, Sean Conway, Katy Davis, Scott Flockhart, Tom Geens, Tom Harper, Mat Kirkby, Frazer Lee, Vito Rocco, ...
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Eros recognised with Bollywood Award
At the Bollywood Awards in New York on May 26, Eros International received the Honorary Award for its contribution to Indian cinema. Eros is celebrating its 30th anniversary of bringing Indian cinema to international markets. Ken Naz, president of Eros International, USA, said in his acceptance speech: 'This is an ...
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Film music company Cutting Edge acquires Air-Edel
Music supervision and publishing company Cutting Edge has acquired Air-Edel Associates and Air-Edel Recording Studios from the Sanctuary Group. Air Edel was founded by George Martin and Herman Edel and is now run by Maggie Rodford. The company manages composers and provides music supervision for film, TV and video games. ...