All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 209
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NewsParamount Int'l crosses $1bn faster than in 2009
This marks a week earlier than PPI crossed the $1bn international mark in 2009, and the second-fastest time in the studio’s international box office (after 2008, which was a $2bn year).
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FeaturesJonny Persey
The head of Met Film School and Met Film Production tells Wendy Mitchell about the synergies between education and production and talks about forthcoming projects including Donor 150 and Maakbet.
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NewsJoe Wright, Working Title plan live-action Little Mermaid
Working Title is reteaming with Joe Wright to make a live-action feature adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale The Little Mermaid, Working Title’s co-chairmen Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner announced.
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Kierston Wareing to star in UK thriller The Holding
A four-week shoot will start Monday on Susan Jacobson’s thriller The Holding, set on an isolated farm in England’s Peak District.
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Deluxe Digital London, SmartJog sign digital delivery pact
Deluxe Digital London has signed a deal with digital delivery service SmartJog’s pan-European network for the delivery of digital cinema packages to theatres.
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Kinopolis works with XDC, FTT for digital installations in Germany
Exhibitor Kinopolis, digital cinema service company XDC, and digital cinema service provider FTT have agreed on terms for deployment of 123 digital systems at 15 cinemas in Germany.
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NewsSon of Babylon selected as Iraq's entry for Oscar race
Festival hit Son of Babylon has been selected as Iraq’s official entry for the foreign language Oscar at the 2011 Academy Awards.
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Hospital 100 includes Emily Blunt, Mike Leigh, Danny Boyle
The Hospital, a London members’ club, has announced this year’s The Hospital Club 100, which recognises influential people in the creative industries.
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Thessaloniki cuts jury members, prize amounts during Greece financial crash
In the wake of Greece’s financial crisis, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival has announced several changes ahead of its 51st edition (which runs Dec 3-12).
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BFI launches campaign for public to fund restoration of early Hitchcock films
The British Film Institute (BFI) is launching two new initiatives as part of the Long Live Film celebration of the 75th birthday of the BFI Archive.
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NewsRelativity strikes pay-TV deal with Netflix
Netflix and Relativity Media have struck a long-term deal to offer some Relativity films through Netflix’s streaming service for subscribers.
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NewsStrand strikes US deal for Uncle Boonmee with Match Factory
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Palme D’Or winner Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.
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Millbrook Pictures joins financiers for Cronenberg's Freud-Jung film
Zurich-based Millbrook Pictures has come on board as one of the financiers of David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method.
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NewsScott Cooper, Adrien Grenier to attend Karlovy Vary
Czech festival also announces that its “surprise” screening will be Knight and Day.
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Prime sells film directors series to three territories
France’s Prime Entertainment Group has closed new deals on its series series Hollywood’s Best Film Directors with Ovation for the US, HD Net for Canada, and SBS for Australia.
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NewsCristi Puiu to head Sarajevo jury
Cristi Puiu will head to the Sarajevo Film Festival as the president of this year’s feature film competition jury.
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Neil Jordan to lead Tokyo's international jury
Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan will serve as jury president at the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival.
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Dave Harries joins Icon UK Group as CFO
Dave Harries has joined the Icon UK Group as Chief Financial Officer reporting to CEO Stewart Till.
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NewsStephen Kijak signs with UTA
Writer/Director Stephen Kijak has signed with Steve Rabineau at UTA.
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Eurimages starts new co-production award worth $36,600
The Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund has joined forces with co-production markets in Rotterdam (CineMart), Sarajevo (CineLink) and Rome (New Cinema Network) to start the Eurimages Co-production Development Award.