All Features articles – Page 381

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    Independent streak

    2011-09-08T00:57:00Z

    Steve Bersch leads the formidable Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions team, which has made its mark on numerous indie hits in recent years. He tells Screen what they will be looking for at Toronto.

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    Toronto 2011: Contemporary World Cinema

    2011-09-06T20:13:00Z

    Contemporary World Cinema388 Arletta Avenue (Can)Dir Randall ColeVincenzo Natali and Steven Hoban produced this high-concept thriller described by TFI International as Paranormal Activity meets Rear Window. It was presold to eOne for Canada and StudioCanal for the UK.Sales TFI InternationalALWAYS BRANDO (Tun)Dir Ridha BehiTunisian writer-director Behi worked with Marlon Brando ...

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    Toronto 2011: Vanguard, Midnight Madness, Visions, TIFF Kids

    2011-09-06T20:12:00Z

    VanguardCARRÉ BLANC (Fr-Lux-Bel-Switz)Dir Jean-Baptiste LéonettiThe first feature from acclaimed French commercials director Léonetti, Carré Blanc is a futuristic drama set in a dark dystopian world, about a suicide survivor who works for a nameless corporation. Produced by Tarantula, Solair Films and CJSC CTC Network, the film’s cast includes Sami Bouajila ...

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    Toronto 2011: Real to Reel

    2011-09-06T20:11:00Z

    Real to ReelThe Boy Who Was A King (Bulg-Ger)Dir Andrey PaounovThe story of Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha who became the tsar of Bulgaria at the age of six and returned from exile following the end of communist rule to be elected prime minister.Contact Zero One - office@zeroone.deComic-Con: Episode IV — A Fan’s ...

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    Toronto 2011: Gala Presentations, Special Presentations

    2011-09-06T20:10:00Z

    As international buyers and visitors prepare for this month’s Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 8-18), Screen gets the scoop on all the world premieres across TIFF’s main sections

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    Film Forum Zadar, Croatia (Aug 23 -30)

    2011-09-02T11:48:00Z

    Industry and talent at the second edition of Film Forum Zadar in the Croatian port of Zadar on the Adriatic coast.

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    David Cronenberg

    2011-09-02T10:22:00Z

    David Cronenberg talks about the lure of Freud and Jung in his new film A Dangerous Method.

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    Tintin and the hunt for box-office treasure

    2011-09-01T14:43:00Z

    Can the unusual global release strategy of Sony and Paramount’s The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn pay off to mark the beginning of a thrilling new franchise?

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    Headhunters and What A Man among strong international openers

    2011-09-01T13:06:00Z

    Screen rounds up the biggest independent movers and shakers on the international scene.

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    Groups stake their positions for UK Film Policy Review

    2011-09-01T13:05:00Z

    With a Sept 9 deadline looming, industry groups are readying their submissions for the government’s review about future support of film.

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    Kate Ogborn and Lisa Marie Russo

    2011-09-01T12:15:00Z

    Producers Kate Ogborn and Lisa Marie Russo joined forces in 2009 to form their production company Fly Films. They chat to Screen about their upcoming projects, their passion for artists and the benefits of working in a pair.

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    Wei Te-sheng, director of Warrior of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale

    2011-09-01T12:06:00Z

    The Taiwanese filmmaker talks about the unique financing and production process of his Venice competition film Warrior of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, which is billed as the biggest-ever Taiwanese production.

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    IFTA London reception

    2011-09-01T11:49:00Z

    Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) held a reception at BAFTA in London’s Piccadilly on Aug 31 to celebrate the launch of IFTA London, which will provide a creative link between the UK and Irish industries.

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    Golden Carpathian festival and market

    2011-08-31T14:22:00Z

    Romanian event (Aug 25-28) attracted 50 buyers and sellers.

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    Naked ambition

    2011-08-25T15:40:00Z

    With all eyes on Scandinavia to find the next lucrative international franchise, Norway is stepping into the frame.

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    Haugesund’s hot tickets

    2011-08-25T15:39:00Z

    The Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund (Aug 17-26) offers international attendees a window on some of the hottest new projects from the region. Jorn Rossing Jensen reports

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    Northern exposure

    2011-08-25T15:35:00Z

    Some of the world’s most electric foreign-language titles are being made by Norwegian film-makers right now. Screen profiles a selection of new films and spotlights a trio of rising directors.

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    Welcome to the future

    2011-08-25T15:34:00Z

    Norway is the first country in the world to have digitised all of its film theatres. Jorn Rossing Jensen looks at the impact it is having on cinema-going in the territory

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    The next chapter

    2011-08-25T15:33:00Z

    As the number of Nordic crime film and TV adaptations increases, Mike Goodridge talks to two of the region’s most successful novelists, Jo Nesbo and Camilla Lackberg, about the process of bringing their hot properties to the screen.

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    Venice 2011: Competition profiles

    2011-08-25T15:31:00Z

    Screen gears up for the Venice Film Festival’s 2011 edition, which promises to kickstart the annual awards season.