DreamWorks Ani paints bright future for directors
DreamWorks Animation producer Jane Hartwell and senior VFX supervisor Markus Manninen explained how new production processes are empowering the vision of the director, in a session on ‘The Future of...
View ArticleAustralia India fund to offer $4.5m+ in first 18 months
Sydney-based Anupam Sharma has been appointed head of film for the Australia India Film Fund (AIFF) and expects to be able to name the first film to be financed by the new fund by the end of February....
View ArticleFocus pushes Selfless to 2015
Tarsem’s Ryan Reynolds thriller previously set up at FilmDistrict will now go through parent company Focus Features on February 27 2015. The film has previously been scheduled to open on September 26...
View ArticleMonuments Men UK release date set
Twentieth Century Fox announces UK release date for George Clooney’s Second World War adventure. The Monuments Men is to released by Twentieth Century Fox in the UK on Feb 14, 2014. Directed by and...
View ArticleJerry Bruckheimer finalises Paramount production deal
Paramount Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer have reached a three-year, first-look agreement for theatrical films that will begin in April 2014. The deal was announced jointly by Paramount Pictures...
View ArticleIran directors devise Edinburgh strand
Edinburgh, Fribourg to fete Iranian cinema. The Edinburgh and Fribourg film festivals are to fete Iranian cinema with a retrospective called The History of Iranian Cinema by Its Creators. A total of 14...
View ArticleDubai 2013: Screen's dailies
Browse Screen International’s daily magazines from the Dubai International Film Festival here. Click on the page below to browse the digital edition… Have your say You must sign in to make a comment....
View ArticleScreen December 6 2013
Browse the latest edition of Screen International here… Email Save Related videos Screen Digital Edition Dec 6 2013 Email Share Save Most popular Only 7% of UK films make profit Universal to release...
View ArticleDustin Hoffman reunites with Stephen Frears on Lance Armstrong biopic
Dustin Hoffman has joined the cast of Stephen Frears’ untitled Lance Armstrong film, which is moving from Europe to the US for its final stages of shoot. The casting marks the first collaboration...
View ArticleFrozen leads Way To Blue's UK buzz chart
Frozen leads this week’s Way to Blue UK Movie Buzz Chart. For an explanation of the chart and its methodology, which tracks ‘overall buzz’ and important ‘intent to view’ buzz, click here. To view the...
View ArticleUniveral shuts down FF7
Universal Pictures has shut down production “for a period of time” as it considers how best to move ahead with the franchise in the wake of Paul Walker’s death last Saturday (November 30). “Right now,...
View ArticleNymphomaniac gets US date
Lars von Trier’s anticipated two-part erotic journey will open in March 2014. Magnolia Pictures said on December 5 that Nymphomaniac: Part One will launch on demand on March 6 2014 follow by...
View ArticleSally Caplan to join Screen Australia as head of production
Sally Caplan is to relocate to Australia from the UK to take up the new role of head of production at government film agency Screen Australia. She will report to Graeme Mason, who has only been in the...
View ArticleSaunders, Dixon promoted at Film4
Hannah Saunders [pictured] and Harry Dixon are promoted to new posts at Film4. Hannah Saunders has been promoted at Film4 to Marketing and Brand Executive; she was Commercial Development and...
View ArticleMandela's death confirmed during UK premiere of biopic
Two minutes of silence observed during Royal Film Performance. The tragic news of Nelson Mandela’s death at the age of 95 was confirmed as the Royal Film Performance 2013 of Mandela: Long Walk To...
View ArticleUni dates next Bourne episode
Universal Pictures announced two key new release dates on Monday (December 4). Untitled Next Bourne Chapter will open on August 14 2015. Justin Lin will direct the fifth entry in the franchise and...
View ArticleAcademy selects docs shortlist
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has announced the 15 films in the documentary feature category that will advance in the voting process for the 86th Oscars. The list includes Joshua...
View ArticleDogwoof acquires Web Junkie
Shosh Shlam & Hilla Medalia’s documentary [pictured] about internet addiction has been selected for Sundance 2014. Dogwoof has acquired worldwide rights for Web Junkie. Shosh Shlam & Hilla...
View ArticleNFTS gets £5m for Digital Village
Britain’s National Film & Television School’s Digital Village received a major boost today when the UK Chancellor George Osborne announced £5 million in funding for the initiative in his Autumn...
View ArticlePinewood opens Q stage
Pinewood Studios has officially opened its new Q Stage. Ben Whishaw, the latest actor to play ‘Q’ in the Bond franchise, formally opened the facility today. Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael...
View ArticleCapri to honour Sorrentino, Russell
Paolo Sorrentino will receive the Capri, Hollywood – International Film Festival’s International Visionary Movie Award while David O Russell will collect the Master Of Cinematic Art Award....
View ArticleSteve McQueen wins NYFCC prize
In other categories, Jennifer Lawrence has won the New York Film Critics Circle’s (NYFCC) supporting actress award and Jared Leto the best supporting actor prize as members continue to announce their...
View ArticleSteve McQueen scoops NYFCC prize
In other categories, Jennifer Lawrence has won the New York Film Critics Circle’s (NYFCC) supporting actress award and Jared Leto the best supporting actor prize as members continue to announce their...
View ArticleThe Devil's Bargain to receive digital release
Drew Cullingham’s horror will be available to watch from Jan 17 via Distrify. The Devil’s Bargain is to receive a digital release early next year. Drew Cullingham’s apocalyptic horror will be...
View ArticleCritics Choice sets timetable
The 19th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards will take place on January 16 2014. The awards show for the Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association will follow...
View ArticleMetan targets China transmedia
Metan Development Group and a coalition of North American TV and film writers have joined forces to launch Metan Wen Zhi Ku, a joint venture linking Western writing talent with transmedia projects for...
View ArticleScreen Australia backs Kenny followup
Anton Corbijn’s Life also set to get direct government investment from Screen Australia. Many Australian filmgoers were today thrilled to hear that director Clayton Jacobson and his brother, the actor...
View ArticleCatching Fire crosses $600m
Lionsgate’s sequel to The Hunger Games was on course to reach the global milestone on December 5. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire had reached $599.1m worldwide by December 5, comprising $292.4m from...
View ArticleFandor strikes streaming deals
San Francisco-based Fandor has signed streaming partnerships with Cinedigm, Factory 25 and Oscilloscope Laboratories. The VOD service’s library of more than 5,000 titles includes Computer Chess...
View ArticleUniversal shuts down Fast & Furious 7
Universal Pictures has shut down production “for a period of time” as it considers how best to move ahead with the franchise in the wake of Paul Walker’s death last Saturday (November 30). “Right now,...
View ArticleDominic Cooper in talks for Warcraft
Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures are in final negotiations with the UK star and have closed deals with Ben Foster and Paula Patton. The companies have also signed Travis Fimmel, Toby Kebbell...
View ArticleJeremy Irons joins biopic Infinity
Jeremy Irons is to co-star alongside Dev Patel in Edward R Pressman-produced The Man Who Knew Infinity, the biopic of Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. Irons will play G.H. Hardy, the English...
View ArticleCastlight buys rights to sea survivor story
Days after footage of the remarkable rescue of a shipwrecked Nigerian sailor went viral, LA-based Castlight Pictures has snapped up worldwide rights to the story. Principals Mark Edwin Robinson and...
View ArticleStrand enters Wetlands
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to David Wnendt’s Wetlands ahead of the film’s US premiere in Sundance in January. The German coming-of-age story premiered in Locarno and centres on an...
View ArticleNLP launches Goldfinch Pictures
EXCLUSIVE: Entertainment accountancy firm Nyman Lisbon Paul (NLP) is launching new venture Goldfinch Pictures Ltd, dedicated to supporting British films. Goldfinch Pictures Ltd is setting up an EIS...
View ArticleShoot begins on Dynamite
Tate Steinsiek has begun shooting his feature directorial debut Dynamite: A Cautionary Tale. Ian Harding, Evanna Lynch and Carol Kane star in the crime thriller alongside Brendan Sexton III, Leo...
View ArticleAcademy names FX shortlist
Ten films remain in the running for the visual effects Oscar that will be handed out at the 86th Oscars Academy Awards on March 2 2014. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: Elysium;...
View ArticleDavid Magee to adapt The Silver Chair
The Life Of Pi screenwriter has been hired to script the next big screen episode from the seven-title Chronicles Of Narnia series. The Mark Gordon Company and the C.S. Lewis Company are backing The...
View ArticleADG honour for Scorsese
Martin Scorsese will receive the Art Directors Guild’s highest honour, the Cinematic Imagery Award, at the 18th Annual Art Directors Guild’s Excellence In Production Design Awards. The iconic...
View ArticleThe Veil to star William Levy
Cuban-born telenovela star William Levy has been cast in the lead on the sci-fi adventure The Veil. The project is currently in production and tells of a deadly warrior left for dead in a war-torn...
View ArticleInbetweeners 2 sets shoot date
Creators Iain Morris and Damon Beesley take over directing duties. The Inbetweeners Movie 2, the follow-up to the UK’s most successful comedy film of all time, is to begin shooting in Australia on Dec...
View ArticleInbetweeners 2 set to shoot
Creators Iain Morris and Damon Beesley take over directing duties. The Inbetweeners Movie 2, the follow-up to the UK’s most successful comedy film of all time, is to begin shooting in Australia on Dec...
View ArticleLevelK takes The Turning for US
EXCLUSIVE: Australian box office hit goes to US with LevelK. Main Street Films has struck a US deal for The Turning with LevelK. The Australian box-office hit, an adaptation of Tim Winton’s book,...
View ArticleMadman secures funding for Felony director's new film
A week after his film Felony launched into Australian cinemas, Screen Australia has revealed that it is investing production funding in director Matt Saville’s third feature. Comedy A Month of Sundays...
View ArticleShooting begins on Love Is Now
Eamon Farren and Claire Van Der Boom star in Eponine Films’ Australian love story. Shooting has begun on Eponine Films’ production Love Is Now, which will shoot for five weeks across Sydney and various...
View ArticleScreen Australia reveals how it hopes to weather government cuts
Around $20m in direct annual investment in film production has escaped the knife in a package of changes that will reduce Screen Australia’s current annual budget by $US5.18m (A$5.5m). But chief...
View ArticleNiki Caro lines up Callas biopic
Niki Caro is set to direct the biopic Callas, charting the tragic relationship between the opera diva and Aristotle Onassis. Caro, currently in post on McFarland, is writing the story of love and...
View ArticleLionsgate, Village Roadshow extend Australia pact
The parties have extended their multi-year output agreement in Australia. The deal builds on the partnership that launched in 2012 with the first two episodes of The Hunger Games franchise. Australia...
View ArticleThe Look of Silence heading to France, Canada, Japan, Australia
Tel Aviv-based sales outfit Cinephil has sold Joshua Oppenheimer’s well-received doc The Look of Silence to France, Canada, Japan and Australia. Wild Bunch picked up for France, in a deal negotiated...
View ArticleHuace pacts with Tiny Times creator
Shanghai-based production company Huace Film & TV has signed a $30m five-year deal with Guo Jingming, the novelist turned filmmaker behind the hugely successful Tiny Times franchise. Huace is...
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