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17 May, 2008 By Wendy MitchellSource: Screen ContentFilm International will handle international sales on Kid Cannabis, written and directed by John Stockwell. ICM will handle North American rights. Stockwell previously directed Into the Blue, Blue Crush and Crazy Beautiful. The film starts shooting July 2 in Vancouver. The film stars Chris Marquette and Aaron Yoo […]

10 February, 2008 By Wendy Mitchell in Berlin Cinetic will represent North American rights and has also arranged financing. Damian Jones (The History Boys) will produce and casting will be confirmed soon. The film will shoot in April on location in Manitoba, Canada. The project is set in the small town of Travis Valley, where […]

21 April, 2008 Matador Pictures and Island Film Group’s project is based on the true story of a Hawaiian princess who left Victorian England to return to her homeland on the verge of a civil war. Q’orianka Kilcher, star of The New World, plays the title role. The cast also features Barry Pepper, Will Patton, […]

12 December, 2008 By Martin Blaney in Berlin Source: Screen Daily In addition, there will be international premieres of Chen Kaige’s Forever Enthralled (Mei Llanfang) and Oren Moverman’s directorial debut The Messenger, starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton. Lukas Moodysson’s Mammoth, with Gael Garcia Bernal, Michelle Williams, and Sophie Nyweide, and “out of competition” […]

13 October, 2008 By Martin BuxtonSource: C21 Also on ContentFilm’s slate are Peter Greenaway’s documentary Rembrandt’s J’accuse; drama Poppy Shakespeare; and feature documentary Sputnik Mania, which recounts the events triggered by the launch of Sputnik and how they fuelled the Cold War. Content is also presenting extreme skiing documentary Steep, which was recently released via […]

10 February, 2008 By Wendy Mitchell in Berlin Mark Gordon and Lawrence Inglee will produce for the Mark Gordon Company, with Zach Miller and Ben Goldhirsh of Reason Pictures. ContentFilm International will handle international sales. Shaun Redick and Nate Bolotin of The Collective helped to package the film, will executive produce, and will represent the […]

19 May, 2008 By Rob NelsonSource: Variety The (in)famous image of cig-puffing Sean Penn paddling a raft through watery New Orleans helps explain his plucking from Amerindie sea of volunteer-recruitment docu “The Third Wave” to serve as Cannes fest’s first-ever jury prexy pick. Following efforts of four unpaid relief workers, including tyro docu-helmer and trained […]

28 July, 2008 By Ali JaafarSource: Variety Rising Brit thesp Michael Fassbender has boarded Andrea Arnold’s sophomore feature “Fish Tank.” Other cast members include newcomer Katie Jarvis, who plays the lead role of Mia, a troubled 15-year-old excluded from school and ostracized by her friends. Kierston Wareing (“It’s a Free World”), Rebecca Griffiths and Harry […]

28 July, 2008 By Wendy Mitchell in London Source: ScreenDaily Andrea Arnold has started shooting her follow-up to Cannes prize winner Red Road. The new feature Fish Tank stars Hunger lead Michael Fassbender with Kate Jarvis, Kierston Wareing, Rebecca Griffiths, and Harry Treadaway. Artificial Eye has already acquired the UK theatrical rights; ContentFilm International is […]