All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 58
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NewsGuiding Lights unveils 17 new mentees
The eighth edition of the UK’s Guiding Lights mentoring scheme has selected 17 new mentees from 215 applications received across the UK and Ireland.
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FeaturesJerusalem: Ori Sivan talks 'Harmonia'
Renowned TV writer-director Ori Sivan explains to Wendy Mitchell why his latest project Harmonia could only be made as a film.
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News'Iron Sky' producer, UK outfit join creature feature 'It Came From The Desert'
EXCLUSIVE: Producers join Marko Mäkilaakso’s pulpy monster movie based on the 80’s video game; Raven Banner sells.
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NewsEdinburgh studio decision expected in August
The Pentland Studio project hopes to move ahead with its film and TV studio development outside Edinburgh, pending a greenlight from government.
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Features'Rams' director Hákonarson talks festivals and 'The County'
Grimur Hákonarson, who serves on Jerusalem’s international jury, talks about the lessons he learned during a year of promoting his festival and box-office hit Rams.
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NewsParis-based Premium Films bats for 'Thick Lashes'
EXCLUSIVE: Hannaleena Hauru’s debut feature is produced by company behind Cannes Un Certain Regard winner The Happiest Day In The Life of Olli Maki.
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NewsFilm Fest Gent reveals Nordic, Japanese programmes
Confirmed titles include Måns Månsson’s Yarden [pictured] and Eiji Uchida’s Lowlife Love.
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NewsPicturehouse to release Zola Budd-Mary Decker doc 'The Fall'
Daniel Gordon directs the story of the controversial race between Zola Budd and Mary Decker at 1984 Olympics.
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NewsNordisk Fond gives largest doc grant to Brugger's 'Hammerskjold'
Fond also backs two TV serires and Lisa Langseth’s new feature.
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NewsGlavonic's Depth Two wins at Open City
The London-based documentary festival gives its emerging talent prize to Algerian director Hassan Ferhani.
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NewsToni Erdmann wins top prize in Brussels
Mirjana Karanovic’s A Good Wife wins best first film; audience award goes to Iciar Bollain’s The Olive Tree.
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NewsSweden plans six shorts inspired by Bergman
Experienced directors invited to apply for Bergman Revisited, with shorts unveiled during his centenary year of 2018.
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NewsNordic Talents pitch selects 15
Nordisk Film & TV Fond has unveiled the list of Nordic graduation students and their projects running for the $30,000 (NOK250,000) pitch prize and $6,000 (NOK 50,000) special mention prize at Nordic Talents (Aug 31-Sept 2).
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NewsNordisk takes over rights to 'Department Q' novels
Nordisk takes reins on Department Q novel adaptations following Zentropa hits.
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NewsFirst Dolby Cinema sites open in Asia
Dolby Laboratories has announced its first Dolby theatres in Asia at Wanda Cinema Line sites in Dalian, Changchun, Chongqing and Jinan.
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NewsWarner Bros' Flagship Pictures China appoints Elaine Feng
Beijing-based company is joint-venture between CMC Holdings and Warner Bros.
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NewsRaising Films survey spotlights challenges of parenting in film business
A new UK survey proves what many people already know anecdotally, that it’s a challenge being a parent and working in the film and TV industries.
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News'Rams' producers plant Sigurdsson’s 'Tree'
EXCLUSIVE: New Europe Film Sales will sell the Iceland-Denmark-Poland co-production.
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News'Borgen' star joins 'The Eternal Road'
Sidse Babett Knudsen joins cast of Finnish-Swedish-Estonian drama.
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NewsEdinburgh works in progress include Suzi Quatro doc, Christian McKay love story
EXCLUSIVE: Projects involving Damian Jones and Versailles breakout star George Blagden also pitched at Edinburgh’s first works in progress event.