All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 112
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NewsJames Marsh starts the Clock
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winning writer-director James Marsh and producer Chris Coen of Unaninous Entertainment are reteaming for the big-screen adaptation of forthcoming novel The Girl With A Clock For a Heart.
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NewsCineplus to handle post on EPIC
EXCLUSIVE: Germany’s Cineplus Filmproduktion has come on board as co-producers of EPIC, an international co-production between the UK, Germany, Russian and Georgia.
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NewsFinns pact for US alliance
Helsinki-based Bronson Club and New York-based Uncorked Productions have started a new collaboration, Start To Finnish, to develop English-language international projects for six top Finnish directors.
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FeaturesDavid Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff took to the beach in Cannes this week, this time for business meetings not for Baywatch duty.
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NewsGoalpost scores Trip to Italy deals
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Winterbottom to shoot The Face of an Angel in late 2013, also in Italy.
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NewsBaywatch team reunites for Killing Hasselhoff
EXCLUSIVE: Angelworld Entertainment’s Grazeley Film Fund has come on board to fully finance the feature Killing Hasselhoff.
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NewsJaja joins Streetkids sequel
Amsterdam-based company joins F&ME and TV Zero for the sequel to Berlinale 2011 Generation selection Streetkids United.
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NewsBallpark takes UK rights to No Fixed Abode
Ballpark has taken UK rights to 104 Films’ drama No Fixed Abode [pictured].
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NewsLive Viewing Japan moves into film distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Tokyo-based Live Viewing Japan, part of the powerful Amuse Group, is expanding into international film distributionacross the Asian market, on various platforms.
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NewsFilm4 team talks about Cannes slate
Tessa Ross [pictured] tells Screen that Film4’s Cannes selections — Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant in Directors’ Fortnight, Paul Wright’s For Those In Peril in Critics’ Week — are indicative of the kind of author-driven work that Film4 is championing across its busy slate.
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NewsMarkovics, Serbezija join The Porcupine
EXCLUSIVE: Srdjan Dragojevic adapts Julian Barnes novel.
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NewsFinnish Film Affair back in September
The FFA will present new Finnish films and works-in-progress for visiting sales agents, buyers and trade press.
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NewsuCarmen group sails with Noah story
EXCLUSIVE: Mark Dornford-May has now finished Unogumbe, a filmed opera based based on Benjamin Britten’s Noye’s Fludde.
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FeaturesPaul Wright, For Those In Peril
Wendy Mitchell talks to Paul Wright about his debut feature For Those In Peril, which premieres in Critics’ Week.
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NewsNew Europe takes on first doc
Company boards The Art of Disappearing [pictured]; plans to take on more documentaries for its sales slate.
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NewsSamuel L Jackson, Peter Mullan fly with Altitude
Altitude Film Entertainment has announced further details of its production slate, including Samuel L Jackson attached for Big Game and Peter Mullan to star in The Loch.
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FeaturesNicolas Winding Refn: playing God
Nicolas Winding Refn’s Only God Forgives started as a fight movie and morphed into a twisted tale of a mother-son relationship. Wendy Mitchell talks to the Danish writer-director about his anticipated follow-up to Drive.
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FeaturesTerritory Focus: Ireland
Browse Screen’s focus on film-making in Ireland, including an overview of the industry, the Irish Film Board and the hottest upcoming movies.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders: Festival pass
From targeting the best festival for a premiere to connecting with rising talents, Wendy Mitchell asks the experts how new producers can make the most of festivals
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CommentCannes deal-making stories
Industry experts share their best deal-making stories from Cannes.