All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 90
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NewsLevelK beats with August’s Heart
EXCLUSIVE: LevelK has boarded world sales for Silent Heart (working title), which reunites director Bille August with his Best Intentions star Ghita Norby.
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NewsUmedia dives DEEP
EXCLUSIVE: Umedia International has boarded Spanish animation studio The Thinklab’s family feature DEEP, a script by former Dreamworks writer-director Mike de Seve of Baboon Animation.
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NewsWinterbottom’s 'Angel' is not Amanda Knox
Much like the media sensationalism around the Amanda Knox trial itself, there have been misleading reports that Michael Winterbottom’s new film The Face Of An Angel is an Amanda Knox exposé.
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NewsTrustNordisk spreads Love ahead of Berlin premiere
TrustNordisk has already confirmed early deals on Pernille Fischer Christensen’s Someone You Love, which has its world premiere as a Berlinale Special Gala on Tuesday.
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NewsOlsberg SPI to lead EAO incentives report
New research will look at what models of audiovisual incentive schemes in Europe are the most effective.
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NewsEdge buying for Scandinavia
Stockholm-based distributor has already acquired Child’s Pose from Beta.
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NewsShooting Stars takes Sundance trio
Life After Beth, The Babadook and The Raid 2 [pictured] all set for Middle Eastern releases.
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FeaturesChris Meledandri, Illumination Entertainment
The founder of Illumination Entertainment tells Wendy Mitchell about the wild success of Gru and the minions, and what other original stories are in the pipeline.
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FeaturesBlonde To Black Pictures: girls on fire
Sadie Frost and Emma Comley’s Blonde To Black Pictures ramps up its slate with Buttercup Bill and Set The Thames On Fire.
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NewsNew Europe boards Violet
Warsaw-based international sales company New Europe Film Sales has taken on Bas Devos’ Generation 14+ title Violet.
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FeaturesMaking Next Goal Wins
Directors Mike Brett and Steve Jamison and producer Kristian Brodie make their feature debuts with Next Goal Wins, an uplifting documentary about the American Samoa football team. Wendy Mitchell meets the team
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NewsNext Goal Wins scores in five territories
EXCLUSIVE: K5 sells heartwarming documentary is about American Samoa football team.
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NewsZaman wins Gothenburg's Dragon
Hisham Zaman has become the first director to be a two-time winner of Gothenburg’s Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film.
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NewsGothenburg previews 15 hot Nordic titles
Gothenburg Film Market’s popular Works In Progress presentations included previews of films including Ruben Ostlund’s much-anticipated Turist [pictured] and Danish werewolf story When Animals Dream.
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NewsRotterdam's Tigers go to Japan, Sweden, Korea
UPDATE: UPC Audience Award goes to Alexander Payne’s Nebraska. Festival’s second Big Screen Award to support Dutch distribution goes to Russia’s Another Year.
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FeaturesRon Howard, Rush
Ron Howard talks about the challenges and rewards of returning to independent film-making with Formula 1 character study Rush. He also tells Wendy Mitchell about the adventure of his new film Heart Of The Sea.
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NewsGothenburg: Nordic Lab filmmakers offer fresh voices
Filmmakers pitching include Iram Haq [pictured], who just completed I Am Yours and is now working on The Way Back; and Concerning Violence producer Annika Rogell with My Skinny Sister.
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NewsSterling Genesis acquires TLA Entertainment Group
New York-based investment firm Sterling Genesis International has acquired TLA Entertainment Group.
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NewsGothenburg: Iceland's filmmaking challenges
Icelandic film may be riding high creatively (it gets a special focus at this year’s Gothenburg Film Festival), but business is tough, according to Oscar nominee Fridrik Thor Fridriksson.