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Berlin news – Page 113
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NewsVan Hoy and Knudsen line up slate with Rapp, Araki, Devor, Foster
US producers Jay Van Hoy and Lars Knudsen of Parts & Labor are lining up a busy slate of projects including Adam Rapp’s Red Light Winter, Gregg Araki’s The Womb, and new films from Robinson Devor and Ben Foster, the latter making his directorial debut.
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Taiwan’s BMF Forum teams up with Hong Kong Filmart
Taiwan’s Book Meets Film Forum is joining forces with Hong Kong Filmart to create a platform to bring the worlds of Chinese film and publishing closer together.
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NewsVajna puts emphasis on new Hungarian talent
Speaking in Berlin this week, Hungarian film commissioner and troubleshooter Andy Vajna has responded to criticisms from members of the Hungarian Filmmakers’ Association (led by Bela Tarr) that film artistry and culture is being stifled under the film regime he now heads.
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Match Factory picks up Anup Singh’s Qissa
The Match Factory has picked up international rights to Anup Singh’s Indo-European co-production Qissa, which is currently shooting in Punjab, India.
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NewsMetrodome goes on buying spree at EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Acquisitions include The Sorcerer And The White Snake.
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NewsM-Appeal goes Electrick with Aussie deal
Rebecca Thomas’s Electrick Children is generating a buzz with buyers.
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NewsDutch Film Works takes on top titles including The Tomb and Pierre Pierre
Benelux buyer Dutch Filmworks has been on an acquisition spree at the EFM, picking up several of the most highly sought after titles in the market.
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Shout! Factory takes North American DVD rights to CJ duo
Korea’s CJ E&M has sold North American home entertainment rights to 3D creature feature Sector 7 and action adventure Quick to Santa Monica-based Shout! Factory.
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NewsLUFF readies 9th edition for June 25-28
More than 120 buyers expected to attend the London event.
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NewsPostcards From The Zoo sells to Germany, Korea, Taiwan, Austria
The Match Factory has closed a number of deals on Berlin Competition title Postcards From The Zoo by Indonesian filmmaker Edwin.
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HAF/Fox unveil finalists for first Chinese development awards
Fox International Productions and the Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) have unveiled the five finalists for the first annual HAF/Fox Chinese Film Development Award.
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NewsEC Culture Minister keen for budget boost
European Commissioner for Culture Androulla Vassiliou has been in Berlin presenting the Commission’s proposal for the new “Creative Europe” programme.
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NewsUrban goes to Guimaraes
Urban Distribution International is to handle international rights on Fundacao Cidade de Guimaraes, the new portmanteau co-directed by Manoel De Oliveira, Aki Kaurismaki, Victor Erice and Pedro Costa.
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Buyers hail Caesar for Rai Trade
Caesar Must Die, the Taviani brothers’ Competition entry and early critics’ favourite has US buyers circling.
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NewsKevin Macdonald travels to Black Sea and Eastern Europe
Oscar winner Kevin Macdonald is working with writer Dennis Kelly, writer of Matilda The Musical, on a project called Black Sea.
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NewsWestEnd sells Invisible Woman in UK, Australia
EXCLUSIVE: UK sales outfit WestEnd Films has closed “substantial” EFM deals on Ralph Fiennes’ in-demand sophomore drama to Lionsgate for UK and E1 for Australia. Fiennes stars as Charles Dickens alongside Felicity Jones and Kristin Scott Thomas.
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NewsSony inks multi-territory deal with The Exchange for Higher Ground
EXCLUSIVE: The Exchange sells key markets on Vera Farmiga’s debut Higher Ground, which SPC had already picked up for US last year.
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Toei’s Admiral conquers UK, Germany
Japanese studio Toei has closed several deals on its big-budget war epic Admiral Yamamoto, including a sale to Germany’s Pandastorm Pictures.