All articles by Ian Sandwell – Page 65
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NewsShorts from Milner, Guerrier brothers, Zamatov to screen at Aesthetica
Second edition of short film festival, which runs Nov 8-11, to feature shorts from over 25 countries.
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NewsPrime Entertainment Group enjoys successful MIPCOM
Company signs several deals for more than 300 hours of programming, with a focus on broadcasters from countries with fast growing TV markets.
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NewsLatest projects from Porterfield, Andalman selected for US in Progress Wrocław
Two-day works in progress event to take place during third American Film Festival, which runs Nov 13-18.
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NewsBroken, Kauwboy among films nominated for EFA Discovery Award
Five nominees announced for the European Film Awards’ debut film award.
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NewsTaken 2 retains top spot at the UK box office
UPDATE: Fox’s sequel records second straight week at number one; Sony’s Hotel Transylvania charts second with $2.8m (£1.7m), while eOne’s Looper adds $1.9m (£1.2m) for $12.2m (£7.6m) to date.
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NewsFor No Good Reason to open London International Animation Festival
Charlie Paul’s biopic of British artist Ralph Steadman is one of three feature films showing at this year’s edition, which runs Oct 25-Nov 4.
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News25th IDFA to screen 317 titles including 97 world premieres
Programme for the 25th anniversary of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam includes 64 Dutch productions.
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NewsThe Reluctant Fundamentalist, Gangs of Wasseypur picked up by Mara Pictures
UK indie to distribute Mira Nair’s LFF title [pictured] and both parts of Anurag Kashyap’s gangster epic following negotiations initiated at this year’s Cannes.
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NewsVue to become first UK exhibitor to offer high definition streaming of video content
New multi-platform VueXtreme video player to offer latest trailers, clips, star interviews and red carpet premieres.
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NewsDavid Magee, Jim Hart and Susanne Schneider to participate in éQuinoxe screenwriters workshop
11th éQuinoxe Germany Screenwriters’ Workshop takes place this week in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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FeaturesReaching for the Sky
Bond is back for his 23rd mission. Ian Sandwell explains how Skyfall looks set to maintain the momentum of the series.
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NewsAmerican Film Festival to honour Schatzberg, Anderson
Third edition of the Wroclow, Poland-based festival to take place Nov 13-18.
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NewsCreative England funds two new features
Wrapt Films’ Here & Now [pictured] and Vicarious Dreams’ Here Comes the Summer awarded funding through the Advantage Media Production Fund.
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NewsJohn Appel's Wrong Time Wrong Place to open 25th IDFA
To mark the 25th anniversary of the festival, the film [pictured] will also screen in 25 cinemas throughout the Netherlands on the same night.
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NewsRome Film Festival to feature 59 world premieres
Seventh edition of festival, which runs Nov 9-17, will be bookended by Waiting For The Sea and Una Pistola En Cada Mano.
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NewsUma Thurman joins Nymphomaniac
Thurman [pictured] is the latest addition to the cast of Lars von Trier’s latest feature, currently shooting in Cologne, Germany.
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NewsWorld premiere of Khudojnazarov's Waiting For The Sea to open Rome Film Festival
Director, screenwriter, and author Jeff Nichols [pictured] also announced as chair of International Jury that will award the films in Competition.
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NewsProduction underway on The Sea
John Banville’s adaptation of his Man Booker Prize winner set to shoot for five weeks in County Wexford, Ireland; Independent are handling international sales and will distribute in UK and Ireland.
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NewsTaken 2 hunts down Looper at the UK box office
Fox’s sequel dominates competition to record impressive $11.8m (£7.4m) debut, including previews, a result that means it has already taken more than the original film in its entire run.
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NewsPathé launch digitisation and restoration project
Over 100 films from Pathé’s catalogue to be restored over the next five years.