All Europe articles – Page 621
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NewsSpain’s Rodar Y Rodar to work on new project with Julia’s Eyes team
Major Spanish producers Rodar Y Rodar are set to make a new $7m thriller/horror called El Hombre Hueco with Guillem Morales and Oriol Paolo, the writing/directing duo of Julia’s Eyes.
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German funds support new films from Michael Glawogger, Istvan Szabo
International co-productions with countries as diverse as Argentina, China, Spain, and Finland are among new projects supported with over $7.2m (€6m) by the two national funds German Federal Film Board (FFA) and German Federal Film Fund (DFFF).
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India's Film Bazaar partners with Moscow Forum
The National Film Development Corporation’s Film Bazaar India 10, an annual film market, has partnered with Moscow Co-Production Forum.
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Kanzaman to produce Blood Wedding, also comes on board for Don Quixote
Leading Spanish outfit Kanzaman Films has come on board for Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, starring Robert Duvall, and David Carson’s Blood Wedding, based on Federico Garcia Lorca’s famous play.
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NewsPlan B options Tom Rachman's hot novel The Imperfectionists
Brad Pitt’s Plan B production company has optioned film rights to Tom Rachman’s debut novel The Imperfectionists, the author confirmed to ScreenDaily.
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NewsCzech box office having record year thanks to Avatar and local hit Zeny v pokusení
Admissions and sales are booming in the Czech Republic, where local cinemas earned $25.3m (CZK 551.5m) in first four months of the year — almost half the year-end figure for last year.
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Cine Expo to present animation award to Chris Meledandri
Cinema Expo International will present its 2010 “Cinema Expo Award of Achievement in Animated Filmmaking” to Illumination Entertainment CEO Chris Meledandri.
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Ascot’s German theatrical arm readies launch with Buried
Leading Swiss independent distributor Ascot Elite Entertainment has now put its German theatrical arm Ascot Elite Filmverleih, in place to begin with its first release – Rodrigo Cortes’ Buried - this autumn.
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NewsMajor European outfits partner for The Violin of Auschwitz
German outfit Rich And Famous Film are set to co-produce a new English-language WWII drama called The Violin Of Auschwitz with several major producers, including Lolafilms in Spain and TF1 from France.
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China’s Jia Zhang-ke youngest director ever to receive Locarno’s Leopard of Honour
China’s Jia Zhang-ke is to become the youngest director ever to receive Locarno’s Leopard of Honour at the forthcoming edition in August.
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Hubert Bals, Jan Vrijman funds plan tour of African festivals
The programme includes 12 fiction films and documentaries all made with support from the funds. Tour kicks off in Tanzania.
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Match Factory climbs The Wall with Martina Gedeck
The Match Factory has picked up international sales for Julian Roman Pölsler’s adaptation of Marlene Haushofer’s bestselling novel The Wall (Die Wand) which has begun shooting in Upper Austria.
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NewsKarlovy Vary to honour Jude Law
Jude Law will receive the Festival President’s Award at the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which runs July 2–11.
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Media Luna to handle sales on Black Field, Im Not Harry Jenson
The Cologne based company will handle the Greek cross gender love story and New Zealand murder mystery.
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Taormina Film Fest to open with Toy Story 3 3D
Seven titles will compete for the festival’s top prize, the Golden Tauro, whilst highlights will include a masterclass with Robert De Niro and a series of World Cup themed parties.
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Beyond This Place wins in Krakow
The best docuentary award went to Kaleo La Belle’s Swiss film Beyond This Place.
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Mundane History takes grand prize in Cluj
Thai director Anocha Suwichakornpong was presented with her prize by Wim Wenders, who himself received a lifetime achievement award.
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Norwegian Film Institute backs 3D Magic Mountain sequel
The Norwegian Film Institute has allocated $4.5m (NOK 29m) for two features and four television series, including Arne Lindtner Næss’ 3D-production, Magic Mountain 2 (Blåfjell 2), and Ole Endresen’s King Curling(Kong Curling).
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MaagFilm comes on board as German producer for Wireless
Written by Shawn Parker, Wireless is a dystopian action-thriller with a political edge, scheduled to shoot in Brussels and Cologne.
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NewsThis week's highlights on Screenbase
This week on Screenbase: new productions by Stephan Schesch and Ismaël Ferroukhi, as well as a joint project by Julien Lacombe and Pascal Sid.