All Production articles – Page 569
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NewsNew Sion Sono disaster drama Land Of Hope gets backing from UK's Third Window Films
The latest film from Japanese director Sion Sono has attracted a roster of domestic and international investment as the acclaimed auteur’s profile continues to rise.
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NewsAR Films, Media Talent Group launch $120m US fund
Producer Alexander Rodnyansky’s AR Films and Geyer Kosinski’s Media Talent Group have launched the fund to develop and produce up to six films in the US over the next two years.
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Here Now sets Mark Webber to star in rom-com Moonbeam
Webber is preparing for Saturday’s (21) world premiere in Sundance of The End Of Love, which he directed and stars in, ahead of the anticipated late spring start on The Arranged Marriage Of Moonbeam.LA-based Metamorphic Films is partnering on the project based on a screenplay by Webber’s Here Now partners ...
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Sony Pictures to distribute drama Johnny Two Guns
Oak Street Films and Zero Gravity Management will produce the film, which follows a failed musician who becomes an enforcer for a violent Nashville gangster.
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NewsIsrael's United Studios to get back into feature film production
Joins forces with Unite King Films.
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NewsYouTube, Emirates dangle $500k carrot over Your Film Festival
YouTube and Emirates, in partnership with the Venice Film Festival and Scott Free have launched the competition to find the best 15-minute video storyteller.
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NewsLiv Tyler to star in The Side Effect for Ti West
The horror filmmaker made the announcement on Wednesday (18) prior to the Feb 3 release of his latest feature The Innkeepers through Magnolia. West is producing with Ted Hope, UTA represents domestic rights and Celluloid Nightmares handles international sales.
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NewsAnnapurna, Open Road partner on Soderbergh’s Side Effects
Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures will finance and produce the psychological thriller and Open Road has acquired all US rights. FilmNation is handling international and will introduce to buyers at the EFM next month.
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NewsHungary announces first wave of investments under Vajna's new Fund
Also, Hungarian Film Week revived by association led by Bela Tarr.
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NewsAlicia Scherson wraps shoot for El Futuro starring Rutger Hauer
Chilean director has now wrapped principal photography for El Futuro, which was filmed in three countries: Germany, Italy and Chile.
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NewsMaureen Barron to replace Tania Chambers at Screen NSW
Maureen Barron has been appointed chief executive of Screen NSW and will return to her hometown of Sydney from Brisbane to take up the role on Feb 27.
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NewsInstinctive Films opens UK hub, readies slate
The Berlin-based company is launching a London office and is gearing up to announce a slate of British films in 2012.
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Tommy Lee Jones joins Emperor for Peter Webber
As previously announced the world war two saga will star Matthew Fox as a lovelorn Japanese expert investigating war crimes charges against Emperor Hirohito.
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News39 new film projects looking for partners at 9th Berlinale Co-Production Market
New films by such award-winning directors as Russia’s Alexei Popogrebsky, Romania’s Tudor Giurgiu and Finland’s Petri Kotwica [pictured] are among 39 new film projects from 30 countries, which have been selected for the ninth edition of the Berlinale Co-Production Market (Feb 12-14).
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NewsUK documentary filmmaker tries to stop release of Zentropa's Into The White
UK director-producer Alexander Joyce has threatened to get a court injunction stopping the January 27 world premiere Zentropa’s latest feature, Norwegian director Peter Næss’ Into the White.
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NewsCompany that runs Spanish studio Ciudad de la Luz files for bankruptcy
Agua Amarga de Gestión, the company that runs the Valencian studios of Ciudad de la Luz, has filed for bankruptcy.
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NewsLoznitsa in post on 1942 USSR story In The Fog
Sergei Loznitsa is now moving into post-production on his new film In The Fog.
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NewsUK industry welcomes Film Policy Review but cautions that words must be followed by action
Industry experts bullish on policy report but say that the BFI has a huge job ahead to deliver on proposed action points.
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NewsUPDATED Film Policy Review: Official responses from UK organisations
The UK’s leading film organisations respond to the Film Policy Review chaired by Chris Smith.
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NewsUK Film Policy Review encourages joint ventures; calls for more lucrative producer recoupment; suggests potential Sky investment legislation
The 56-point report also addresses VPF and theatrical windows changes for independent distributors; panel chair Chris Smith says films from ‘very commercial to the very arty’ should be funded.