All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 221
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NewsLocomotive chugs ahead with The Hot Potato
Ray Winstone will star in the British caper/thriller.
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Antony Root to head market at RomaFictionFest
Antony Root has been named head of industry sector for the RomaFictionFest, the annual showcase of Italian and international TV projects.
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NewsSpain's Vertice launches new international sales arm
The company has boarded Carlos Saura’s Amor De Dios and David Serrano’s With Or Without Love
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NewsUK, New Zealand win Digital Emmy Awards
Winners of Digital Emmy Awards are announced at MIPTV in Cannes
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NewsDiscovery strikes three-year UK DVD output deal with Demand Media
The deal covers both DVD and Blu-Ray releases of new Discovery Networks’ programming as well as continuing series.
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NewsJoyce Adeluwoye-Adams becomes diversity adviser at UK's Pact
She will replace Angela Chan when Chan goes on maternity leave later this month.
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NewsBFI's Andrew, Hebron and James get French honours
The French government has honoured a trio of veterans from the British Film Institute.
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NewsWarp Films starts new DRM-free download site
Initial offerings include All Tomorrow’s Parties, Shane Meadows’ Le Donk and Scor-Zay-Zee,and feature-length concert film Arctic Monkeys At The Apollo.
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NewsSarajevo's CineLink selections include new projects from Kozole, Serban
The Sarajevo Film Festival’s CineLink has announced 17 projects selected for this year’s CineLink and CineLink Plus programmes.
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NewsOptimum announces nine acquisitions, including Besson's Adele Blanc-Sec
UK distributor also takes on Terrence Malick’s forthcoming romantic drama; Ong Bak 3; Julia’s Eyes, Dog Pound and other titles.
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Cutting Edge strikes slate deal with Exclusive Media Group
Cutting Edge and Exclusive Media Group (parent of Hammer Films) will work on a slate of at least five titles together, starting with Let Me In.
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NewsEdinburgh to open with Chomet's The Illusionist
The animated film will have a gala screening at Festival Theatre on June 16.
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NewsNew documentary festival planned for New York in November
DOC NYC will host its inaugural run Nov 3-7 at the IFC Center, headed by industry veterans John Vanco, Thom Powers, and Raphaela Neihausen.
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NewsShane Meadows starts shoot for TV series This Is England '86
The TV project picks up four years after the story told in his award-winning feature film This Is England. Thomas Turgoose reprises his role as Shaun.
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NewsCorin Redgrave dies at age 70
Olivier-winning stage actor appeared in films including A Man For All Seasons, Excalibur and Four Weddings and a Funeral.
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NewsDoc Week to run alongside Edinburgh International Film Festival
Doc Week (June 15-20) will host the annual Edinburgh Pitch (June 15-17), documentary case studies, Doc In Progress consultancies, meetings with industry experts, and the Docs 360 Pitch.
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NewsSara Frain leaves Metrodome following CEO resignation, restructuring
Sara Frain has stepped down from her position as General Manager at Metrodome Distribution after five and a half years at the company.
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NewsAbu Dhabi's MEIFF starts new competition for first and second films
The Afaq Jadida (New Horizons) section will include both fiction and non-fiction films from around the world.
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NewsIcon strikes first-look deal with Noel Clarke's Unstoppable Entertainment
UK sales and distribution company Icon has signed an exclusive, long-term first-look deal with Kidulthood writer Noel Clarke and his production company Unstoppable Entertainment. Icon is also taking a small equity position in Unstoppable.Icon will have the option to finance, sell and distribute any project produced by Unstoppable. This is ...
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NewsSecond ScreenLit festival to honour Armando Iannucci
Other special guests to include Chris Morris and Rob Brydon.