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Cannes 2008 - Market/France - Round-up of sales at Films Distribution
2008-05-27 10:37:50Despite the generally sluggish and complicated atmosphere reported by the majority of sellers who attended this year's Cannes Festival Film Market, business was booming for French international sales agent Films Distribution. Philippe Garrel's Frontier of Dawn - which was selected in official competition (see news) - was bought for Italy by Archibald (new distributor and offshoot of...
Laurent Cantet - Director: "Success wasn't guaranteed but the gamble paid off"
2008-05-27 10:37:50Palme d'Or 2008 The Class "Success wasn't guaranteed but the gamble paid off"
Distribution - Scandinavia - NonStop Picks up Palme d'or
2008-06-02 14:06:17The Stockholm-based Scandinavian distribution company NonStop Entertainment has picked up its second Palme d'or in a row, The Class by Laurent Cantet (interview), as well as six new titles at the last Cannes Film Festival. Jakob Abrahamsson, NonStop head of Distribution in Sweden told Cineuropa why he was totally seduced by Cantet's film: “We saw The Class in an early screening at...
Distribution - UK - Pathe, BSkyB team up for The Cottage
2008-06-02 14:06:17British comic horror film The Cottage will enjoy a simultaneous release on DVD and on satellite broadcaster BSkyB's Pay Per View (PPV) service Sky Box Office and online Video On Demand (VOD) service Sky Player. The film is directed by Paul Andrew Williams, who had earlier made the acclaimed London to Brighton. The Cottage will be available for a four-month period and will be available...
Distribution - Germany - The Class set to hit German screens
2008-06-02 14:06:17Laurent Cantet's major Cannes winner The Class - the first French film to win the Palme d'Or in 21 years - will be released in German theatres by Munich-based Concorde Filmverleih. The date for the film's release has yet to be finalised. Concorde have also acquired the rights to Woody Allen's new film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona. This Spanish/US co-production was one of the most acclaimed...
Production - Ireland/UK - Jordan Scott Cracks debut feature
2008-06-03 14:48:12Ridley Scott's daughter Jordan Scott has begun principal photography on her debut feature Cracks, in Ireland. The cast includes Eva Green, Juno Temple, Imogen Poots and Maria Valverde. Cracks deals with the unhealthy relationship of girls with their teacher Miss G in an austere boarding school in 1934 England. The film is a co-production between Irish production company Element Pictures...
Production - Denmark - DFI supports Original debut and autistic film
2008-06-05 12:00:06The Danish Film Institute has awarded production support to two new feature films: Original by filmmaking duo Antonio Tublén and Alexander Brönstedt, produced by Zentropa, and Superbrother by Birger Larsen, written and produced by Åke Sandgren for Nordisk Film. The Swedish Tublén and Danish Brönstedt are making their leap from short to feature length with Original, a comedy-drama...
Festivals - Italy - Bettini steps down as president but RomeFest continues
2008-06-05 12:00:06Goffredo Bettini, president of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma, behind the RomeFilmFest, announced yesterday that he was leaving his position to "prevent any possible controversy and political exploitation" after the election of Gianni Alemanno, the new mayor of Rome. Bettini is coordinator of the opposing Democratic Party. After a meeting between the two, Alemanno said that the...
Festivals - Germany - Emden - Norderney pays tribute to Ulrich Mühe
2008-06-05 12:00:06The 19th edition of the Emden - Norderney International Film Festival (June 4-11) kicks off today and opens with Eran Riklis' German/French/Israeli co-production Lemon Tree (Panorama Audience Award at the latest Berlin Film Festival), which will vie for the Bernhard Wicki Award and DGB Award. This feature replaces Clara by Emden-born director Helma Sanders-Brahms, which was originally chosen...
Distribution - Sweden - Three buyers of foreign films get SFI support
2008-06-06 12:00:13Folkets Bio, NonStop Entertainment and Atlantic Film are the first three independent arthouse distribution companies to receive support from the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) as part of the institute's overall strategy to strengthen the import of quality films in Sweden. Folkets Bio was awarded SEK1.230.000 (€132,000), NonStop SEK1.000.000 (€107,300) and Atlantic Film SEK...
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