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U.K., India sign production pactFilm News: Move will boost cooperation -- The U.K. and Indian governments have inked a deal that will enable a long-gestating bilateral film co-production agreement to come into force. Read more | Comments
Jack Black takes on 40 pandasFilm News: Actor promotes latest film at Cannes -- Ushered to a stage by 40 fat pandas, Jack Black was in fighting form as he promoted DreamWorks Animation's "Kung Fu Panda" to a gaggle of press on the Carlton beach. Nic Cage to star in 'Bad Lieutenant'Film News: Werner Herzog directing updated version of film -- Nicolas Cage will star in an updated version of 1992's "The Bad Lieutenant" with Werner Herzog directing, Edward R. Pressman producing and Avi Lerner's Nu Image/Millenium Films financing. Film Library picks up 'Yasukuni'Film News: Company takes documentary's int'l sales -- "Yasukuni, " the doc that has inflamed Japanese politicians and sparked security concerns for Tokyo theaters, has been picked up for international sales by Hong Kong's Film Library. Fortissimo Films picks up 'Gigantic'Film News: Deschanel, Dano, Goodman star in comedy -- "Gigantic, " a comedy starring Zooey Deschanel, Paul Dano and John Goodman, has been picked up by foreign sales agent Fortissimo Films. 'Tru Loved' to open NewfestFilm News: New York's gay, lesbian fest bows in June -- The 20th anni Newfest, the New York lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender film fest will bow with helmer Stuart Wadeâs high school romantic comedy âTru Lovedâ and close with Tom Gustafsonâs riff on Shakespeareâs âA Midsummer Nightâs Dream, â âWere the World Mine.â Production resumes on 'Nailed'Film News: SAG shut down filming due to pay dispute -- Production of indie comedy âNailed, â starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel, has resumed in South Carolina after being shut down Friday by the Screen Actors Guild in a pay dispute. Olmi to receive Venice LionFilm News: Festival honors director's career -- Italian auteur Ermanno Olmi will receive the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement from the Venice Film Festival, celebrating his longstanding rapport with the Lido. Locarno opens up to Latin talentFilm News: More than 300 projects enter market -- The Locarno Film Festivalâs Open Doors co-production mart, dedicated this year to projects from Latin America, is being submerged with submissions, with more than 300 projects vying to make the cut, almost triple those last year. McElhone, Perufoy star in 'Heaven'Film News: Marleen Gorris will direct the $15 million film -- Natasha McElhone and James Purefoy will star in historical drama "Heaven & Earth" for Focus Films. 
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Outsiders run into Chinese regulationsFilm News: Movie co-productions can be difficult to navigate -- Somewhere along the line, there has been a huge breakdown in communications concerning China's approach to filmmaking and relations with the rest of the world. Either that or there is a yawning contradiction at the heart of Chinese policy concerning movie co-productions. Toback toe-to-toe with Tyson's taleFilm News: Documentary screening in Un Certain Regard -- The time was right. Filmmaker James Toback had been close with Mike Tyson ever since the fighter broke into boxing, even before he became a star in the ring at age 18. Star will air Weinstein films in AsiaFilm News: Deal includes '1408, ' 'Sicko, ' 'Crossing Over' -- The Weinstein Co. has inked a five-year output deal with pan-Asian feevee Star for the company's films to be shown on Star Movies. Lionsgate to play 'Perfect Game'Film News: Sports film stars Clifton Collins Jr., Cheech Marin -- Lionsgate Films has scored worldwide rights excluding Mexico to "The Perfect Game." Pic is based on the true story of a ragtag team of tykes from Mexico that was the first non-American team to win the Little League World Series in 1957. Warner Home Video ups exec trioFilm News: Saksa, Baker, Brown to oversee New Line titles -- Warner Home Video has promoted a trio of execs who are gaining oversight of New Line product as part of the company's integration into the larger studio. Studios, AFTRA continue negotiationsFilm News: SAG talks to resume soon -- With the resumption of SAG negotiations looming, the American Federation of Television & Radio Arists and the majors have continued to move forward toward a primetime deal. Incentives viewed as boon, crutchFilm News: Brazilian government subsidies help level field -- There's no doubt that incentives introduced in the early '90s sparked a production boom in Brazil that has continued to reverberate. The numbers tell the story: In 2007, local pic releases reached 78, up from just 28 in 2003. Brazilian helmers on the horizonFilm News: 10 filmmakers currently making waves -- A new crop of Brazilian directors is making its presence known as the country reasserts its primacy, along with Mexico, as one of Latin America's premiere talent pools for the film biz. Brazil at Cannes reflects new vitalityFilm News: Fernando Meirelles' 'Blindness' opens festival -- In a major coup for Brazilian cinema, Fernando Meirelles' "Blindness" will open Cannes, which represents the frosting on the cake for what is considered the strongest Brazilian presence on the Croisette in many a moon. A Brazil-Canada-Japan co-production, the English-language "Blindness" stars Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover and Gael Garcia Bernal in a thriller about a city succumbing to a blindness epidemic. As niche films rise, box office dropsFilm News: Brazilian attendance drops 24% in 2008 -- Despite the sharp rise in the number of features released in Brazil, local pics have declined at the B.O. since 2003 when they commanded a 21.4% share of the marketplace, and in 2004, when total attendance topped 114 million. In 2007, those same figures were 11.6% and 88.6 million, respectively. In 2008, Brazil starts with a bangFilm News: A plethora of possibilities left in the year -- In assessing the box office potential of homegrown fare this year, 2008 could be seen as having started out with a bang and proceeded with a whimper. Brazilian production alliances risingFilm News: Industry taking increasingly global position -- When helmer Jose Padilha stepped on Berlinale Palast's stage to receive the Golden Bear for his "Elite Squad" in February, Brazil's film production sector took another step toward consolidation and internationalization. Dylan McDermott gets 'Mercy'Film News: Scott Caan to produce, co-star in indie romance -- Dylan McDermott and Scott Caan will star in indie romancer "Mercy, " produced by Caan with Vincent Palomino and Phil Parmet. George Clooney to 'Stare at Goats'Film News: Grant Heslov to direct Jon Ronson adaptation -- George Clooney will topline, and his Smoke House partner Grant Heslov will helm, "Men Who Stare at Goats." Gold Circle acquires 'Solo'Film News: Paul Brooks, Peter Safran to produce thriller -- Gold Circle has aquired David Coggeshall's spec screenplay "Solo" and set up the thriller with Gold Circle topper Paul Brooks and Peter Safran. MGM checks 'Facttracker' bookFilm News: David Silverman to direct live action feature -- MGM has acquired rights to the Jason Carter Eaton children's book "The Facttracker" and will turn it into a live-action feature to be directed by David Silverman. Danny Glover returns to 'Boys'Film News: Lonny Price to direct Athol Fugard adaptation -- Danny Glover will reprise his stage role in a bigscreen adaptation of Athol Fugard's apartheid-era play "Master Harold... and the Boys." Finding 'Satisfaction'Film News: MK2, Film4 team on Miranda July film -- France's MK2 and Britain's Film4 will produce "Satisfaction, " the second film by U.S. writer-director Miranda July. In a parallel move, MK2 has set dates for Abbas Kiarostami's long-mooted "Certified Copy, " with Juliette Binoche. New Line's Galano stays on at WBFilm News: Exec will continue overseeing int'l releases -- Warner Bros. is retaining Camela Galano as president of New Line Intl. Releasing, a slot she's held for the past seven years. DeAPlaneta in orbitFilm News: Co. gets rights to 'Badland, ' 'Toe Tactic' -- Confirming its ambitions as a global sales agent, Barcelona-based DeAPlaneta Intl. has taken international sales rights on two U.S. pics: Iraq war drama "Badland" and animation and live-action fable "The Toe Tactic." Belgian directors go genre routeFilm News: Films trade serious fare for commercial stories -- A few years ago, the idea of catching a Belgian film for sheer entertainment value would have seemed ridiculous to most foreigners. The Belgian film industry was renowned for its serious-minded documentaries and dour arthouse dramas. A new pitch: Prizes for allFilm News: Swipe Films offers goodies at screenings -- For some Cannes sellers extreme times call for extreme measures. Swipe Films is taking its publicity campaign to a new level by offering prospective buyers a boatload of goodies just for attending its one and only market screening for $4 million Russian pic "Vanechka." Edko en pointe with 'Dance Subaru'Film News: Comicbook adaptation stars Meisa Kuroki -- Bill Kong's Edko Films is flexing its muscles as producer and first-time sales agent. Company is backing "Dance Subaru, " a comicbook adaptation about a ballerina who stays true to her dreams despite the odds. Big banks build on Belgian tax shelterFilm News: Major lenders lead wave of new investment -- Belgium's tax shelter has brought millions of euros into the local film industry, attracting co-productions from France and beyond. Now two big banks have entered the market, signaling a new period of maturity. Belgium divided by languageFilm News: Country split between French and Flemish -- In March, the first meeting took place in a new effort to coordinate Belgium's public support for film production. In a nation addicted to divisions, the response was typically split. Some wondered -- off the record -- what could be achieved, given the entrenched political differences. But the industry has been more positive. China bets big on Opening CeremonyFilm News: Director Zhang Yimou chosen to stage event -- The international focus for the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 8 is on who will attend the gala event and in what condition the Olympic torch will be when it arrives, but the Chinese are more concerned with how native son Zhang Yimou will fit 5, 000 years of Chinese culture into 50 spectacular minutes. Actor John Phillip Law dies at 70Film News: Starred in 'Barbarella, ' 'Russians are Coming' -- John Phillip Law, the strikingly handsome 1960s movie actor who portrayed an angel in the futuristic "Barbarella" and a lovesick Russian seaman in "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming, " has died May 13 in Los Angeles. He was 70. New York MOMA's a movie theaterFilm News: New slate, Zeitgeist retrospect to screen at museum -- Gotham's Museum of Modern Art will unspool five new (or newly rediscovered) features this month and next. |
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