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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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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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NewsSpanish city Benidorm seeks international productions
The Spanish city of Benidorm is setting up a Film Office after signing an agreement with Ciudad De La Luz studios.
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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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NewsFortissimo takes international sales on Norwegian Wood
Fortissimo Films has struck a deal with Japan’s Asmik Ace Entertainment to handle international sales on Tran Anh Hung’s adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s best-selling novel Norwegian Wood.
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NewsMax Manus scriptwriter Thomas Nordseth-Tiller dies aged 28
Norwegian scriptwriter Thomas Nordseth-Tiller, who wrote Max Manus – Norway’s biggest cinema success since 1975 – died Tuesday (May 12) after a long illness. He was 28 years old.
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NewsStrong European presence at Sydney Film Festival
The Sydney Film Festival this morning (May 14) announced the 12 films chosen for competition including Ken Loach’s Looking For Eric, which is the festival’s opening film.
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NewsHubert Bals Fund invests in 31 new film projects
The Hubert Bals Fund (HBF), the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s fund aimed at supporting filmmakers from developing countries, has announced its latest investments in 31 new film projects.
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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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NewsHanWay Films sells Black Death to 12 distributors
UK-based sales agent HanWay Films has already concluded pre-sales with 12 distributors for Christopher Smith’s medieval mystery thriller Black Death
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South Korea launches plan to combat online piracy
File sharing websites and producers in South Korea have developed a three-step plan to combat piracy.
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NewsIIPA calls for US Trade Office to review piracy in Spain
The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) has asked the US Trade Representative (USTR) to conduct a special review into the Spanish government’s stance on piracy
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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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NewsMyriad goes to Main Street
Myriad Pictures has picked up international rights to drama Main Street starring Colin Firth, Ellen Burstyn, Orlando Bloom, Patricia Clarkson and Amber Tamblyn.
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NewsWatson peels Oranges for Icon
Icon Entertainment International has acquired worldwide sales rights to Oranges And Sunshine starring Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving and David Wenham.
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NewsOdin’s Eye teams with Prime on joint sales venture
Australian sales agent Odin’s Eye Entertainment (OEE) has struck a deal with Korea’s Prime Entertainment for joint representation of a slate of 14 Korean titles.
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NewsReliance Big Entertainment reveals A-list productions
India’s Reliance Big Entertainment (RBE) has announced the first raft of projects to be approved for development financing through the deals it has struck with the production vehicles of nine Hollywood stars.
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NewsPrescience and Perpetual team on new financier P2
A new specialist financing company called P2 Bridge Limited (P2) has been launched as a joint venture between Prescience Film Finance and Perpetual Media Capital.
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NewsFinecut sells Iris to the world
Seoul-based sales agent Finecut has picked up worldwide rights to $20m thriller Iris: The Movie, starring Korean heartthrob Lee Byung-hun and actress Kim Tae-hee.