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All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 80
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NewsStorm Saulter lines up 'Sprinter'
EXCLUSIVE: Jamaican director’s new drama aimed to be ready by the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
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NewsProjects to Czech out in Cannes
Czech production companies partnering on new projects from the likes of Kristian Levring, Per-Olav Sørensen and Bohdan Slama.
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NewsPark Circus acquires classic British films
UK company acquires Woodfall Library which includes titles such as Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Tom Jones and A Taste of Honey.
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News'Pride' star Ben Schnetzer to play tragic journalist Dan Eldon
EXCLUSIVE: Ben Schnetzer, star of gay activist drama Pride, is to play a tragic Reuters photojournalist who was stoned to death in Mogadishu in 1993.
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NewsAndy Vanya toasts Hungary Fund
A bullish Andy Vajna has hailed the work of the Hungarian Film Fund in galvanizing film production in the country and “cleaning up the mess” left after the dissolution of the debt-ridden Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation (MMKA).
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NewsKevin Williams closes classic Almodovar deals
EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Williams Associates has closed some eye-catching deals on its remastered Pedro Almodovar film, Labyrinth Of Passion.
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NewsSwedish Minister defends Film Agreement plans
Swedish Culture Minister Alice Bah Kuhnke has defended her decision to scrap Sweden’s Film Agreement.
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Film4Climate, Ecoprod call on producers
The World Bank Group’s Film4Climate programmme and Ecoprod are inviting film producers to join forces in the development of a plan to reduce the environmental impact of film production and to raise more awareness about climate change.
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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.