All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 29
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NewsHanne Palmquist to depart HBO Nordic to join Endemol Shine Nordics
Anders Landstrom steps down as MD of Filmlance; Helena Akerman joins Filmlance from SVT.
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NewsIreland’s Fantastic Films moves into TV with ‘Zom-B’ (exclusive)
Fantastic Films’ credits include Cannes titles Last Days On Mars and Vivarium.
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NewsCan the “arthouse film boom” continue? asks Glasgow panel
It is not just down to the success of ‘Parasite’.
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NewsLevelK moves into financing and boards animation ‘#nofilter’ (exclusive)
LevelK is not only planning to back films with MGs but also to offer finance from private investors, financiers and hedge funds.
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NewsFemale distribution specialists discuss creating diverse teams, making smart deals at Glasgow panel
Nine of Birds Eye View’s Future Leaders in Distribution cohort took part in the conversation.
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News’Wildland’ writer plots ‘Moths’ series with NBCU, UK-based Buccaneer
Danish screenwriter Ingeborg Topsøe is in Los Angeles this week to meet with other potential partners.
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NewsFight underway to save Iceland’s only arthouse cinema, Bíó Paradís
Venue facing closure due to a hike in rent and cost of essential repairs.
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FeaturesThe Centrepiece interview: Killer Films chief Christine Vachon on the fluctuating state of indie film
Vachon is celebrating 25 years of her iconic production company.
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NewsREinvent boards Finnish crime series ‘Transport’ (exclusive)
Finland’s Auli Mantila writes and directs.
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NewsGlobal content boom drives $100bn of investment per year
“It’s not enough to make just a kitchen table drama about a man and a woman.”
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NewsSF Studios expands London office, launches ‘Don’t Move’
Don’t Move is to be directed by Alain Darborg, who is currently working on Netflix’s first original film, Red Dot.
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FeaturesJóhann Jóhannsson’s collaborators talk about finishing his passion project ‘Last And First Men’
The late Icelandic composer shot his debut feature in 2015.
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NewsFirst Look: Eskil Vogt’s supernatural thriller ‘The Innocents’ (exclusive)
The supernatural thriller is Vogt’s second feature as a director following Blind, which won a screenwriting prize at Sundance 2014.
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NewsBuyers dive into TrustNordisk’s 'Breaking Surface' (exclusive)
Source: Josef Persson ‘Breaking Surface’ TrustNordisk has done a slew of sales on its diving survival drama Breaking Surface. Key sales include to France (Ab Droits); Spain (Youplanet); Germany and German-speaking Europe (Koch); Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean (California Filmes); Russia, Ukraine and Baltics (Russian World ...
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NewsBuilding on new Australia deal, Imagine Impact’s Tyler Mitchell eyes greater global reach
Imagine Impact is a Silicon Valley-inspired film and TV writers’ accelerator programme.
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NewsLevelK scares up deal for BFI-backed ghost story ‘Martyrs Lane’ (exclusive)
The project is directed by Ruth Platt, whose previous features are The Lesson and The Black Forest.
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FeaturesFilmmakers of Panorama title ‘Wildland’ on why the female-driven mafia feature “is not a gangster film”
Ingeborg Topsoe has written a script, which was directed by Jeanette Nordahl.
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FeaturesEFM 2020: the buzz titles from Spain, Nordics, Russia, Canada and Benelux
As the 2020 European Film Market (EFM) kicks off, Screen highlights the buzz titles ready to entice international buyers.
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NewsSundance drama ‘Charter’ flies to Benelux, Lithuania (exclusive)
The second feature from Sami Blood director Amanda Kernell is about a Swedish mother’s desperate move to abduct her own children.
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FeaturesBerlin 2020: Screen’s guide to the Special, Forum and Generation titles
Agnieska Holland, Oleg Sentsov, and the mysterious ‘Dau’ project all feature.