All News sectors articles – Page 34
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NewsAlice Creed appears in Cannes with WestEnd
WestEnd Films has taken on international rights to The Disappearance of Alice Creed which stars Gemma Arterton alongside Martin Compston and Eddie Marsan.
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NewsSPC buys White Ribbon and Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
Sony Pictures Classics has finalised a pre-Cannes acquisition of Michael Haneke’s competition entry The White Ribbon and bought Jan Kounen’s closing night film Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky.
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NewsProducers Cowan and Piette to launch Stealth Media Group
Producers Michael Cowan and Jason Piette are launching a UK distribution and international film and TV sales company called Stealth Media Group.
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NewsCineart snaps up Amreeka, L’Armee Du Crime
Independent Belgian distributor Cineart arrives in Cannes with two new pickups, Amreeka and L’Armee Du Crime.
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NewsSola Media takes on Lotte sequel
Solveig Langeland´s Sola Media has taken on all international rights to animated feature Lotte And The Moonstone Secret, directed by Janno Poldma and Heiki Ernits.
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NewsIFC Films acquires Tales From The Golden Age
IFC Films has acquired US rights to Tales From The Golden Age in advance of its world premiere in Un Certain Regard later this week.
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NewsAtlas starts presales on Quick, Slip Me A Bride
German sales agent Atlas International film will be in Cannes to handle pre-sales for the UK romantic comedy Quick, Slip Me A Bride.
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NewsKeitel and Sharif eyeing Polish Winner
Polish filmmaker Wieslaw Saniewski is in talks with Harvey Keitel and Omar Sharif to star in his upcoming project The Winner.
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NewsSundance announces projects for 2009 Ford Fellowship
The Sundance Institute has announced the four Fellows and projects selected for the 2009 Ford Foundation Film Fellowship.
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NewsContent and Joost form partnership
Content Republic and global web video service Joost have formed a partnership that will see Content Republic’s upcoming releases made available to Joost audiences across the UK and Germany.
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NewsRussia forms organisation to promote local films abroad
The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation is to create a government-sponsored, non-commercial organisation for the promotion of the Russian cinema abroad.
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NewsImagenation Abu Dhabi boards first two films with Participant
Imagenation Abu Dhabi has announced that the five-year revolving fund it created last year with Participant Media will partner in the productions of family comedy Furry Vengeance and horror/thriller The Crazies.
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NewsStars rally for Stowe, Hyde Park
Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Robert Pattinson are lining up to star in romantic epic Unbound Captives which is being sold by Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park International.
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NewsGaspar Noe goes hardcore
Maverick director Gaspar Noe, whose feature Enter The Void is screening in competition, is hatching a sex film.
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NewsRifkin’s Cheyenne sets two at Intandem
Veteran LA producer Arnold Rifkin and his Cheyenne Enterprises have joined forces with London-based film finance and international sales house, Intandem Films on two films, Clever and Your Perfect Angel.
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NewsCrowe launches SC with Cosi comedy
Simon Crowe’s new production, sales and distribution company SC Films International makes its debut at Cannes, led by Cosi starring Richard E Grant and singing superstar Sarah Brightman.
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NewsFrance in favour of adopting Creation and Internet law
France’s lower house has voted 296 to 233 in favour of adopting the hotly-disputed Creation and Internet law.
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NewsBill Pohlad and Bob Berney buy rights to Bright Star
Bill Pohlad and Bob Berney’s new North American distribution venture has bought US rights to Jane Campion’s competition entry Bright Star.
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NewsJames Nesbitt in new Nadia Tass picture
Northern Irish actor James Nesbitt has been cast in an untitled feature that started shooting in Melbourne yesterday (May 11) with Nadia Tass directing for ContentFilm International.
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NewsHalcyon names Flow My Tears as first Philip K Dick adaptation
The Halcyon Company has named Flow My Tears,The Policeman Said as the first Philip K Dick adaptation to go under its exclusive deal with the writer’s estate.