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All Europe articles – Page 656
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NewsHigh Point boards Czech war movie Protektor
High Point Films has snapped up world sales for Marek Najbrt’s Second World War movie Protektor.
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NewsFox takes Spanish rights to $20m action adventure Lope
20th Century Fox has picked up Spanish theatrical rights to Andrucha Waddington’s $20m Spanish-Brazilian historical epic Lope.
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FeaturesWeekly international box office - January 1
ScreenDaily brings you the weekly international box-office news.
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NewsUK enjoys Sex&Drugs; Capitalism woos Spain
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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NewsDragon Tattoo scores four Guldbagge nominations
Niels Arden Oplev’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Män Som Hatar Vvinnor) has scored four nominations for the Guldbagge, Sweden’s national film prize.
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NewsThe Match Factory boards Epstein and Friedman's Howl
Cologne-based The Match Factory has picked up international sales for Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s Howl, which will be the narrative world premiere on the first night of the Sundance Film Festival.
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NewsAlta Films picks up Oskar Santos’ El Mal Ajeno for Spain
Leading distributor Alta Films has taken Spanish theatrical rights to Oskar Santos’ hotly anticipated feature debut El Mal Ajeno, produced by director Alejandro Amenabar (pictured).
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NewsMiklós Jancsó's So Much For Justice! to open 41st Hungarian Film Week
Sixteen new feature films will compete for the Golden Reel Award at the 41st Hungarian Film Week (Feburary 2–8) in Budapest.
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NewsAvatar heads into weekend as second biggest global release
Avatar enters its fourth weekend as the second highest grossing worldwide release in history on $1.131bn and should have little trouble retaining its box office crown as it sweeps past $800m overseas.
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CommentLessons from Avatar
Mega-blockbusters such as Avatar may be extreme rarities but it serves to remind the industry that while there are big problems yet to be solved; great entertainment and storytelling remain key winning over audiences.
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NewsPolanski asks to be sentenced in absentia
Roman Polanski has asked a US judge to sentence him in absentia over the 32 year old sexual assault case that led the director to flee the US in 1978.
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NewsRotterdam reveals 15 contenders for 2010 Tiger awards
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has announced the line-up for the VPRO Tiger Awards Competition. The festival’s 39th edition runs January 27 – February 7.
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NewsIcelandic comedy denies Avatar the top spot
Icelandic comedy Mr Bjarnfredarson has topped the local box office forcing James Cameron’s epic Avatar into second place for two weeks running.
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NewsUS judge sets date for Polanski hearing
Roman Polanski’s 32 year old criminal case will return to a Los Angeles court this week. It comes weeks after a California court rejected the director’s bid to have the case dismissed.
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NewsTales Of The Golden Age dawns in France; Love Happens in Spain
ScreenDaily’s weekly round-up of the local and independent releases in key markets this week.
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NewsAvatar adds $153m as Fox Int'l sets BO industry record
Avatar grossed much more in its second weekend than Fox International originally estimated, adding $152.8m for $413.2m after 12 days in release. The result propelled Fox International’s annual box office to an industry-high $2.28bn with four days to go, overtaking Warner Bros Pictures International’s $2.24bn record from 2007.
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NewsUK welcomes Nowhere Boy, [Rec] 2 scares up France
ScreenDaily’s weekly round up of the local and independent releases in key markets this week.
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NewsIndependent cinema in "the best of health", says Berlinale chief
Independent cinema is in the best of health, says Berlinale chief Dieter Kosslick, who is currently completing the competition line-up for the forthcoming 60th edition (February 11-21).
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NewsJohn Woo to receive Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at Venice
John Woo, the Asian and Hollywood director and producer, will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, which will run September 1 – 11 next year.