All Editorial articles – Page 13
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NewsG.I. Joe expected to dominate overseas for second weekend
G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra is the frontrunner to rule the waves for a second consecutive weekend as Paramount/PPI’s action romp should surge towards $90m.
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NewsWTO strikes blow for Hollywood in China monopoly hearing
The WTO has ruled in favour of Hollywood in its fight to open up the Chinese market in a development that Motion Picture Association Of America chief Dan Glickman said would “even the playing field.”
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Public invited to vote in MovieHatch screenplay competition
Film and television production company MovieHatch.com has launched a feature screenplay competition that it claims could lead to a production deal of up to $10m.
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NewsWild Grass, Broken Embraces bookend auteur-rich New York Film Festival
Alain Resnais’ Wild Grasswill open and Pedro Almodovar’s Broken Embraces will close the 47th New York Film Festival this autumn. Sony Pictures Classics holds domestic rights to both titles.
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NewsZurich Film Festival launches day-long industry symposium
The Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) is introducing a new International Industry Day Conference at the upcoming fifth edition of the festiva, which runs from September 24–October 4.
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NewsE1 Entertainment names Sejin Park director of worldwide acquisitions
E1 Entertainment has hired former Paramount Home Entertainment acquisitions consultant Sejin Park as director of worldwide acquisitions.
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NewsHFPA hands out $1.2m in grants at annual Installation Lunch
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) presented $1.2m in grants to 29 film schools and non-profit organisations at its annual Installation Luncheon in Beverly Hills on Tuesday [11].
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NewsWolfe bolsters ancillary pipeline to boost filmmaker support
Wolfe Releasing has bulked up its DVD and VOD library with four titles as it continues to build alternative platforms for gay and lesbian filmmakers.
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NewsIFP deepens industry ties, unveils 116 Project Forum entries
IFP has strengthened several key industry alliances and unveiled the 116 projects in the Project Forum of its 31st Annual Independent Film Week set to take place in New York from September 19–24.
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NewsRosen leaves LA, returns to San Francisco as programming director
Rachel Rosen is leaving her post as director of programming at Film Independent and the Los Angeles Film Festival and returning to the San Francisco Film Society as director of programming.
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SPC takes US, Australia and New Zealand on Resnais' Wild Grass
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has taken US, Australian and New Zealand rights to Alain Resnais’ Wild Grassfollowing its premiere at Cannes.
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NewsApparition adds The Young Victoria to debut slate
Bill Pohlad and Bob Berney’s new distribution company Apparition has confirmed the third addition to its maiden slate is GK Films’ Toronto closer The Young Victoria, starring Emily Blunt.
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NewsSony gets go-ahead to release Michael Jackson concert tribute film
Sony Pictures in conjunction with Sony Music Entertainment has been given legal approval to handle the worldwide release of the Michael Jackson concert film This Is It in memory of the late entertainer who died in June.
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Dance Of The Dragon, Rock Slyde win at Feel Good Film Festival
Max Mannix and John Radel’s Dance Of The Dragon was named best feel good feature as the Feel Good Film Festival (FGFF) came to a close in Los Angeles.
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NewsBiennale unveils entries for inaugural Persol 3-D award
The Venice Film Festival has announced nine films eligible for Venice’s new Persol 3-D award for the best stereoscopic 3-D film of the year.
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NewsIconic US filmmaker John Hughes dies at 59
Hughes was taking a morning walk during a trip to visit family in Manhattan when he died of a sudden heart attack.
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TLA readies start on friendship drama Bearcity
TLA Releasing is due to commence principal photography on the romantic comedy Bearcity on August 10 in Manhattan and the greater New York area.
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NewsGerman sales companies snap up Locarno titles
Berlin-based sales agent Films Boutique has picked up international distribution rights to the Great Britain-France-Germany co-production She, a Chinese, the feature film debut of novelist and documentary maker Xiaolu Guo.
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NewsTill calls for piracy to be tackled as he bows out as UKFC Chair
Outgoing UK Film Council chairman Stewart Till cites piracy and the need to create a sustainable film industry as the two biggest challenges facing his successor Tim Bevan.
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NewsTessa Ross joins Screenwriters' Festival line up
Tessa Ross, head of Film4, and an executive producer of Slumdog Millionaire has joined this year’s International Screenwriters’ Festival line up.