All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 91
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FeaturesChris Meledandri, Illumination Entertainment
The founder of Illumination Entertainment tells Wendy Mitchell about the wild success of Gru and the minions, and what other original stories are in the pipeline.
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FeaturesBlonde To Black Pictures: girls on fire
Sadie Frost and Emma Comley’s Blonde To Black Pictures ramps up its slate with Buttercup Bill and Set The Thames On Fire.
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NewsNew Europe boards Violet
Warsaw-based international sales company New Europe Film Sales has taken on Bas Devos’ Generation 14+ title Violet.
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FeaturesMaking Next Goal Wins
Directors Mike Brett and Steve Jamison and producer Kristian Brodie make their feature debuts with Next Goal Wins, an uplifting documentary about the American Samoa football team. Wendy Mitchell meets the team
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NewsNext Goal Wins scores in five territories
EXCLUSIVE: K5 sells heartwarming documentary is about American Samoa football team.
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NewsZaman wins Gothenburg's Dragon
Hisham Zaman has become the first director to be a two-time winner of Gothenburg’s Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film.
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NewsGothenburg previews 15 hot Nordic titles
Gothenburg Film Market’s popular Works In Progress presentations included previews of films including Ruben Ostlund’s much-anticipated Turist [pictured] and Danish werewolf story When Animals Dream.
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NewsRotterdam's Tigers go to Japan, Sweden, Korea
UPDATE: UPC Audience Award goes to Alexander Payne’s Nebraska. Festival’s second Big Screen Award to support Dutch distribution goes to Russia’s Another Year.
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FeaturesRon Howard, Rush
Ron Howard talks about the challenges and rewards of returning to independent film-making with Formula 1 character study Rush. He also tells Wendy Mitchell about the adventure of his new film Heart Of The Sea.
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NewsGothenburg: Nordic Lab filmmakers offer fresh voices
Filmmakers pitching include Iram Haq [pictured], who just completed I Am Yours and is now working on The Way Back; and Concerning Violence producer Annika Rogell with My Skinny Sister.
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NewsSterling Genesis acquires TLA Entertainment Group
New York-based investment firm Sterling Genesis International has acquired TLA Entertainment Group.
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NewsGothenburg: Iceland's filmmaking challenges
Icelandic film may be riding high creatively (it gets a special focus at this year’s Gothenburg Film Festival), but business is tough, according to Oscar nominee Fridrik Thor Fridriksson.
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CommentClicking for SLR
Event in Brighton today is about related themes of privacy and surveillance.
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NewsJewson's MIA gets Japanese launch
Vicky Jewson’s action thriller Born of War is being released by Nikkatsu in Japan this weekend under the title MIA.
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NewsBranding expert joins 42West
42West has hired consumer marketing and branding expert Joanne Freed to spearhead the firm’s growing brand communications specialty.
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NewsFestival briefs: Berlin, Tokyo, Locarno, Kinoteka, Pan-Asia, Ilkley
Scorsese doc in Berlin, Tokyo sets dates, Pan-Asia Film Festival stretches across UK, Locarno to honour Titanus studio, and Ilkley plans first edition.
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NewsNevsky in talks for Captive
Russian action star Alexander Nevsky is in talks to join Bruce Willis in Aldamisa’s thriller Captive.
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CommentDanes get fast, not quite furious
Illegal street racing… in Denmark? Christian E Christiansen’s On The Edge offers an adrenaline rush with real emotions.
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News10 films vie for Rotterdam Big Screen Award
Now in its second year, Rotterdam’s Big Screen Award Competition aims to support the distribution fo films in Dutch cinemas.