All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 118
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NewsMoviehouse builds slate, strikes US deal for Dead Cert
EXCLUSIVE: UK vampire film has sold to several territories
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NewsIntandem gets Bright with Craig Roberts, Imogen Poots project
EXCLUSIVE: UK outfit Intandem Films has snapped up international rights to Comes A Bright Day, the new British love story/thriller starring Craig Roberts [pictured] and Imogen Poots.
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NewsZentropa launches VOD platform
Danish powerhouse Zentropa is launching its own VOD platform, zentropaondemand.com, available internationally. Prices start at 3 Euros per film.
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NewsBeta takes on four new films including Huntgeburth’s Tom Sawyer
On the eve of this year’s Cannes Festival, German sales outfit Beta Cinema has snapped up international sales rights to four new projects.
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NewsCineart, Lumiere kickstart Belgian deals
Continuing its longstanding relationship with Ken Loach, Belgian distributor Cineart has confirmed that it will release Loach’s latest The Angels’ Share (currently shooting in Glasgow).
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NewsTrinity X label starts with Red, White and Blue
UK independent distributor Trinity Entertainment has announced a X-rated label, Trinity X.
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Features
The new European studios
What has happened to the dream of a European studio? Screen looks at the new model for pan-regional buying partnerships and discovers the challenges in releasing independent films across multiple territories
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Something to defend
As the British Film Institute takes over the distribution of public film funds to UK producers, Screen asks what makes a good national film fund and how can success be measured?
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NewsSC Films takes on sales for Bad Ass starring Danny Trejo
Simon Crowe’s UK-based SC Films has snapped up sales rights to all-action film Bad Ass, starring Danny Trejo (Machete), and will be introducing the project to buyers in Cannes.
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FeaturesCannes 2011 Market Buzz: UK and international sellers
Hot projects from UK and international sales companies include two Kevin Macdonald films, Mike Newell’s Great Expectations, and Margaret Thatcher story The Iron Lady.
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Frans J Afman, pioneer of indie financing, dies at 77
Afman, the executive credited with revolutionising independent film financing during his time as an executive at Credit Lyonnais Bank in Holland in the 1980s, has died after a long illness. He was 77.
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NewsFu Works, Samson team for coming of age film Milo
Dutch-Irish coming of age film Milo is about to go into production this week in Ireland.
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NewsLotte Verbeek replaced in van den Berg's Suskind
Dutch actress Nyncke Beekhuyzen takes over lead in war drama
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NewsIcon confirms UK deal for Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive
Ryan Gosling thriller will be in competition in Cannes.
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NewsKen Loach to start The Angels' Share shoot on April 25
Bittersweet comedy will be shot in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
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NewsParis-based Umedia builds production slate, rebrands as Urban
Umedia, the Paris based international sales and co-production outfit launched in 2004 by Frédéric Corvez, is expanding into production and theatrical distribution - and is being rebranded in the process.
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NewsArrow strikes UK deal for Mackenzie's Perfect Sense
TrustNordisk handled the sale — IFC previously bought US rights after Sundance premiere.
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NewsTrudie Styler plans The Harder They Come remake
Trudie Styler’s Xingu partners with Conquering Lion Pictures and Jamaican producer Justine Henzell.
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FeaturesLuciano Barisone
The new director of Swiss documentary festival Visions Du Réel which runs April 7-13, talks about his plans to boost the festival’s international profile.