Stig Östlund

torsdag, oktober 18, 2012

Screen News

HEADLINES
Screen Daily
US NEWSLETTER
10/18/12
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NEWS
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Legendary Japanese director Koji Wakamatsu has died in hospital of injuries after being hit by a taxi on the night of October 12.
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In a timely development before AFM that ends months of speculation, co-founders Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane announced on Wednesday (17) that Lee-Kim has arrived as partner and president of international sales and Jack will serve as head of international marketing and publicity.
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EXCLUSIVE: Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn of Mockingbird Pictures are producing the rom-com and The Solution Entertainment Group will commence pre-sales at AFM.
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The director and producer of Spain’s record-setting box-office hit talk about why the film has connected with audiences, what’s next for them and potential awards consideration.
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Paul Haggis will direct the ensemble drama which as previously announced also stars Liam Neeson, Mila Kunis, Olivia Wilde, James Franco and Kim Basinger.
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Lin most recently worked in marketing and distribution for Huayi Brothers International in Beijing.
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Village At The End of the World has its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival today.
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Val Kilmer stars in three-part portmanteau feature.
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Dutch actress, best known for Emmanuelle, starred in over 50 films.
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Katharine Otto-Bernstein’s New York-based Film Manufacturers Inc. has joined Munich-based Telepool and KJ Entertainment to develop and produce German director Marc Rothemund’s Galapagos which is due to begin shooting in autumn 2013.
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Dutch producer Kees Kasander has angrily dismissed reports from Italy that his latest production, Jan Terlouw adaptation To Be King (Koning van Katoren), has been impounded by an Amsterdam court because of unpaid bills in Italy.
New highlights include entrepreneur and investor focus Startup Alley and content creation Come & Capture Film Factory. The full conference line-up will appear in early 2013.
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Seven films all seek US distributors.
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Jean-Marc Barr, Caroline Goodall, Kate Ashfield, Saskia Reeves, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Michaël Pas and Omar Shargawi also on board.
IN FOCUS
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Celebrating its 25th edition in 2012, the Tokyo International Film Festival (Oct 20-28) has become a major launchpad into Japan and a source of films for local distributors.
COMMENT
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How the film world can reap benefits from brands like Red Bull, Grolsch and beyond.
INTERVIEW
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The Palestinian filmmaker talks about the refugee stories in When I Saw You.
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One of the most anticipated speakers at London’s Power To The Pixel annual Cross-Media Forum (Oct 16) will be Sean Stewart, co-founder of L.A.-based Fourth Wall Studios.
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Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa S. Farooki’s Television received a warm response when it screened as the closing film of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) last week.
REVIEWS
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Dir/scr: Ciaran Foy. Ireland-UK. 2012. 84mins
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Dirs: Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. US. 2012. 88mins
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Dir: Barry Berk. South Africa. 2012. 94mins
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Dirs: Monica Long Ross and Clayton Brown. US. 2012. 83mins
LATEST BLOG TOPICS
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The V&A’s new Hollywood Costume exhibition wows with its selections and staging.
PROJECT OF THE WEEK
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Acclaimed Finnish director Pirjo Honkasalo adapts Pirkko Saisio’s novel about two young brothers during a pivotal weekend in their lives.

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