Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has taken all rights to Tusk from XYZ Films in the UK and a slew of other markets.
EXCLUSIVE: Kino Lorber has acquired US rights from Rezo Films to Serge Bozon’s Directors’ Fortnight 2013 selection Tip Top starring Isabelle Huppert.
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Bill Murray does not like hard work. It’s official. And that wasn’t the only tongue-in-cheek revelation from the actor at Friday’s (7) buyer presentation for Rock The Kasbah.
Olivia Hetreed [pictured] writes letter on behalf of Writers’ Guild to newspaper for not citing screenwriters in their inaugural awards.
Leaving Las Vegas director talks to NFTS students about the peaks and troughs of filmmaking.
On the back of Me, Myself and Mum’s Cesar nominations, the French actor and film-maker talks about upcoming animation Mr. Peabody & Sherman.
Cast and crew from the musical to attend festival for a screening and debate evening.
The countdown to the 2014 BAFTAs continues with news of Dame Helen Mirren’s honour and a chat with red carpet photographer Richard Young.
The current market is focused on smart money and smart deals, not volume of product. Jeremy Kay examines the prospects for deals and new packages at Berlin’s European Film Market (Feb 6-14).
Screen previews the world premieres of Berlin’s 2014 Competition and Berlinale Special.
Explore Screen’s overview of the Spanish film market, the hot films coming out of the country in 2014 and a focus on low-budget filmmakers.
Will Spain’s economic crisis actually prove a good thing for its film industry in the long term?
The hottest Spanish productions of 2014 range from a $50m sci-fi epic to a Penelope Cruz tragicomedy to a live-action film with talking dogs.
An underground cinema is emerging in Spain and injecting the territory with a shot of vitality. Juan Sarda reports on the low-budget film-makers earning international plaudits.
Director Yann Demange talks to Andreas Wiseman about his debut feature ’71, which plays in Competition at Berlin.
Roads Entertainment has an intriguing backstory and is building a promising slate. Andreas Wiseman talks to producer Alan Maher about the new Dublin-based film and TV company.
Behind the films in the running for awards every season are the teams ensuring they are seen and talked about by the right people. Louise Tutt meets the awards whisperers who help great work to stand out from the pack.
For The Desolation of Smaug, the second part of his Hobbit trilogy, Peter Jackson had the tricky task of bringing the story’s raging, intelligent dragon to life. He tells John Hazelton about how the second film brings certain freedoms.
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.
Pulling together the financing for an epic about the civil-rights movement was not easy, but Lee Daniels’ box-office hit The Butler has challenged conventional wisdom about audiences for African-American and political stories. John Hazelton reports.
The hustling started a year and a half before David O Russell’s American Hustle hit cinemas. Jeremy Kay speaks to the director and producers about the film’s high-speed, high-stakes production.
Costume designer and production designer Catherine Martin talks about upping the ante for Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby.
The August: Osage County ensemble is winning multiple nominations during this awards season. Director John Wells talks about cast concerns ahead of the shoot and why he insisted they all live together.
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With 19 films submitted for the animated feature Oscar, John Hazelton explores how this year’s crop points to the way animated features might evolve.
StudioCanal’s reboot delivers strongest overall buzz, but eOne’s Dallas Buyers Club leads intent to view.
Hollywood hasn’t yet maximised the potential of the Indian market, where 2013 saw some record-breaking Bollywood hits despite a slowdown in box-office growth. Liz Shackleton reports.