All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 133
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NewsUK creative leaders urged to take risks; Working Title bosses point to end of studio era
The willingness to take risks will keep Britain’s cultural industries relevant in a rapidly changing world, experts told today’s Creative Content Summit in London.
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NewsUK Trade & Investment partnership to boost British Film Commission with £400k over two years
Goal is to grow inward investment in film and also to boost high end TV work in the UK.
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Venice Days to open with d'Alo's Pinocchio
Venice Days has announced that the opening film for 2012 will be Pinocchio directed by Enzo d’Alo and scripted by Umberto Marino.For full production details visitPinocchioThe new film is said to be as faithful to Carlo Collodi’s original text as possible, and it features illustrations by Lorenzo Mattotti and music ...
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NewsRevolver goes exclusive with Empire Cinemas for UK release of Flowers of War
Revolver Entertainment will launch Zhang Yimou’s The Flowers of War, starring Christian Bale, exclusively at Empire Cinemas in five UK cities, starting Friday Aug 3.
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NewsStudioCanal acquires Rufus Norris' Broken for UK
EXCLUSIVE: Film premiered as opening of Cannes Critics Week.
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CommentGetting into the groove
Sean Rowley’s hugely popular UK club night Guilty Pleasures is expanding into film.
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NewsSundance Channel adds deals in Thailand, China, Belgium, France
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has signed new distribution deals for Sundance Channel in Asia and expanded on demand offerings in Europe.
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NewsVenice Classics section to welcome Cimino with restored Heaven's Gate
The forthcoming Venice Film Festival will celebrate its 80th anniversary* with a new Venezia Classici (Venice Classics) section.American director Michael Cimino will attend the screening of the Criterion restored version of his 1980 film Heaven’s Gate [pictured]. The film was presented in Venice in 1982 in its original premiere length.*It ...
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NewsVenice line-up unveiled with 50 world premieres including new Malick, Bier, Gitai, Oliveira films
UPDATED: The Venice Film Festival has unveiled the line-up for its 69th edition, including 50 world premieres such as To The Wonder [pictured] by Terrence Malick, Spring Breakers by Harmony Korine, and Pieta by Kim Ki-duk.
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NewsVenice Days selections include Hiam Abbass' Inheritance
Venice Days has unveiled the line-up for its ninth edition (Aug 30-Sept 8).
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NewsLUX prize's three finalists are Just the Wind, Shun Li and Tabu
The LUX Prize has unveiled the three finalists for its 2012 prize.
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NewsVenice Critics Week line-up includes Xan Cassavetes' Kiss of the Damned
Seven first features in competition including Sweden’s Eat Sleep Die [pictured].
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CommentThe Genius of Hitchcock (and Sawhney)
On Saturday the BFI presented the premiere of the restored version of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1926 thriller The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog.
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NewsVenice to open with Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The 69th Venice International Film Festival will open Aug 29 with the world premiere of Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
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NewsWIDE Management takes on The House With A Turret
Ukranian drama recently won prize in Karlovy Vary.
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NewsMarco Mueller and Sandra Hebron talk about the reinvented Rome festival
EXCLUSIVE: After announcing plans to show 60 world premieres at this year’s Rome Film Festival, the festival’s new artistic director Marco Mueller sat down with Screen to talk more about his plans to revamp the festival.
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NewsLocarno to premiere The Sweeney, new films from Cohen, Kawase, Brisseau
International competition includes 13 world premieres; Piazza Grande to include Ruby Sparks from Little Miss Sunshine team.
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NewsTomb of the Dragon continues shoot in Beijing starring Dolph Lundgren
GFM, Midsummer, Beijing Zhongshida working on $12m 3D family adventure.