All Features articles – Page 424
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FeaturesThe regional divide
As the UK industry is invited to consult on a draft strategy for new regional body Creative England, Sarah Cooper discovers that there is a fierce debate going on behind the scenes.
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FeaturesWeekly International Box Office March 18 – 20
Battle: Los Angeles and Rango flip-flopped at the top of the international chart, with Sony’s first-placed action-sci fi taking $28.7m.
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FeaturesAsian Film Awards 2011
The fifth Asian Film Awards were held in Hong Kong on March 21, with Palme d’Or winner Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives by Apichatpong Weerasethakul taking the best film prize. See full story on winners here.
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FeaturesWin Win premiere, New York
The team behind upcoming comedy Win Win at the film’s premiere in New York last week.
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FeaturesRevolver's Anuvahood sets company record; Submarine rises despite weak UK box office
Paramount’s Rango returned to the top of the UK box office thanks to a tepid $1.6m (£1m) haul over one of the weakest box-office frames in recent months.
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FeaturesBAFTA Youth Mentoring Programme, BAFTA, London
Screen rubbed shoulders with particpants from the BAFTA and Media Trust Youth Mentoring Programme at an event held at BAFTA’s Piccadilly headquarters in London on Thursday (March 17).The prgramme, now in its second year, pairs up young film-makers from minority backgrounds with industry professionals including producers Damian Jones and Pippa ...
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FeaturesScreen's Filmart dailies 2011
If you’ve missed an issue of our print editions at the 2011 Hong Kong Filmart/Hong Kong International Film Festival, catch up here with all the online editions.
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FeaturesThessaloniki Documentary Film Festival
The 13th Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival-Images of the 21st Century (March 11-20) screened more than 220 films.
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FeaturesFremaux faces A-list deluge in countdown to Cannes
With April 14 set as the day when Cannes festival director Thierry Fremaux unveils his 2011 lineup, Fremaux and his programming team are screening a deluge of titles from A-list European directors which promises a vintage year on the Croisette.
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FeaturesRoger Garcia
The new executive director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival, Roger Garcia, talks about his vision for the event and the challenges facing Hong Kong filmmakers.
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FeaturesLa Délicatesse
Shooting is currently taking place on this $9.5m romantic comedy directed by French brothers Stephane and David Foenkinos, starring Audrey Tautou.
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FeaturesTerry Gilliam
The visionary director of Brazil and The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus will pick up a Fellowship Award at the Bradford International Film Festival this weekend. He talks to Screen about financing struggles, pasta, and the dangers of too much hype.
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FeaturesComcastic or Comcastrophe?
US cable giant Comcast has finalised its deal for ownership of NBCUniversal — will it damage independent film production or bring more diversity?
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FeaturesWeekly International Box Office March 11-13
Rango king of the international box office last weekend, taking $24.1m from 5,214 screens; Japanese box office suffers.
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FeaturesPacked houses
Will pre-buying international projects become more popular with Hong Kong distributors as they fight for screens and good-quality product in this lively market? Liz Shackleton reports
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FeaturesHong Kong's next hits
Films from Tsui Hark and Johnnie To headline the exciting new projects in the pipeline in Hong Kong. Profiles by Liz Shackleton
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FeaturesBeauty in the East: Filmart 2011
Hong Kong Filmart (March 21-24) is growing in importance as more international buyers and producers head to the event to conduct face-to-face business with the Asian film industry.
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FeaturesHong Kong's top new talents
A distinctive film-making culture is blooming in Hong Kong. Liz Shackleton turns the spotlight on a new generation of visionary directors
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FeaturesTales from the script
Two leading UK writers met in London on Valentine’s Day to share their experiences of writing for a greenlight, maintaining influence on shoots and whether screenwriting is an art or a craft. Louise Tutt took notes
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FeaturesInt. Writers meeting room. Day
A trio of leading US screenwriters debate the status of the writer in US productions, how much influence writers can wield over specific projects and how to deal with notes. Jeremy Kay leads the discussion