All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 78
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NewsDavid Puttnam returns to production with 'Arctic 30'
Chariots Of Fire producer David Puttnam is returning to filmmaking for the first time in more than 15 years
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NewsUma Thurman signs for 9/11 drama 'The 11th'
EXCLUSIVE: Uma Thurman and Christopher Lee are among the ensemble cast to have signed for a Copenhagen-set drama set during the 24-hours before 9/11.
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NewsRoskino unveils projects in Cannes
At its annual presentation of Russian projects looking for co-production partners earlier this week, Roskino provided a platform for producers to present new projects in the Cannes market.
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NewsKristian Levring readies Prohibition-era drama 'Devil’s Lake'
EXCLUSIVE: Danish director Kristian Levring (The Salvation) is set to make a new Prohibition-era drama.
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NewsGalaxy Studios secures Richard Elfman deal
EXCLUSIVE: Wilfried Van Baelen’s Belgium-based, post-production outfit, Galaxy Studios has finalised a three-film deal with filmmaker Richard Elfman (Modern Vampires).
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NewsLatvia adds $8.5m film funding
Latvia has raised cash rebate levels and added $8.5m (€7.5m) in funding. Details of the boost in national film support were revealed here in Cannes.
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News'Terminator' set for 20 territory release
UK classics specialist Park Circus is to give its re-mastered version of James Cameron’s Terminator, from MGM, a 20 territory release on close to 1,000 screens this summer.
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NewsIngrid Bergman doc confirms five territories
Early during the Cannes market, buyers have rushed to snap up Stig Björkman’s feature doc Ingrid Bergman - In Her Own Words.
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NewsChild 44's Daniél Espinosa to direct 'The Emigrants'
Child 44 director Daniél Espinosa is to helm a new adptation of period epic The Emigrants for Scandinavian major Svensk Filindustri.
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NewsFinance panel: Friends in high places
Panel was moderated by Nigel Sinclair, CEO of White Horse Pictures, along with film-makers Ariel Vromen and Lone Scherfig.
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NewsPagafantas to get German remake
EXCLUSIVE: Spanish sales outfit Cinema Republic together with Cienfuegos Films has closed a deal on its feature Pagafantas, directed by Borja Cobeaga.
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NewsLiam Neeson follows 'Christmas Star'
Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People has produced its first feature, featuring Irish action stars Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan.
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News'Buena Vista' producer readies four new Cuban docs
EXCLUSIVE: Buena Vista Social Club producer Rosa Bosch is in Cannes with a slate of four new feature documentaries, all of which are to be made in Cuba as the country begins to open itself up to international production.
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Scandinavian production outfit Avanti Film launches
New Scandinavian production outfit launches at the Cannes Marche.
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News“Healthier” Hubert Bals Fund unveils spring selection
International Film Festival Rotterdam’s resurgent Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) has announced its spring 2015 selection.
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NewsBeta Cinema scores sales on 'Ghosthunters', 'Umrika'
Beta Cinema’s Cannes market titles Ghosthunters On Icy Trails and Sundance Audience Award winner Umrika have been selling briskly.
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VoD service MUBI on Cannes hunt
Efe Cakarel’s fast expanding VOD service MUBI is in Cannes looking to make global distribution deals for selected titles in the Cannes Marché.
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Greenaway's 'Guanajuato' racks up sales
EXCLUSIVE: Eisenstein in Guanajuato by veteran British director Peter Greenaway has been racking up sales.
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NewsBe For launches Galloping Mind
Benelux sales outfit Be For Films is launching international sales on Galloping Mind, the new feature from ballet star turned filmmaker Wim Vandekeybus.
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NewsEmmanuelle Seigner joins 'Stalin's Couch'
EXCLUSIVE: Venus In Fur star Emmanuelle Seigner has signed on to appear opposite Gerard Depardieu in Fanny Ardant’s new €2.5m feature, Stalin’s Couch.