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27 October, 2009 Source: Screen Daily Six films have been nominated for best film at this year’s Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards, rather than the usual four, in acknowledgement of the large number of high-quality films in circulation.The six films are Balibo, Beautiful Kate, Blessed, Mao’s Last Dancer, Mary And Max and Samson & Delilah.Almost […]

8 July, 2009 By Michael FlemingSource: Variety Tobey Maguire to star in ‘Details’ Indie begins shooting in Seattle this August Tobey Maguire is set to star in “The Details,” an indie black comedy written and directed by Jacob Estes. Shooting begins August in Seattle. Maguire joins Elizabeth Banks in the pic about a struggling married […]

23 February, 2009 By Jeremy KaySource: Screen Daily The widely expected success eclipsed The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, which entered the night as the most nominated picture with 13 nods and left with a trio of prizes for art direction, visual effects and make-up.”When we started out we had no stars, no power or […]

23 April, 2009 By Nancy TartaglioneSource: Screen Pedro Almodovar, Lars Von Trier and Quentin Tarantino are among the established names in a Cannes competition line-up that contained few surprises. This year’s heavyweight line-up, announced by festival director Thierry Fremaux this morning (April 23), sees a strong selection from Asian and good presence from British and […]

6 February, 2009 By Audrey WardSource: Screen Daily ContentFilm International has acquired worldwide sales rights to Mythic International Entertainment’s Ironclad which stars James Purefoy and Paul Giamatti. Directed by Jonathan English (Minotaur), Ironclad is an ultra violent medieval action thriller. It is set to go in production in the summer. It tells the true story […]

14 February, 2009 By Scott RoxboroughSource: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i4e22c70790e72ba2874a6a8e22ed8af9 BERLIN — Youth and energy triumphed over experience and political correctness as the jury of the 59th Berlinale, headed by actress Tilda Swinton, chose up-and-coming directors for its top prizes. Peruvian director Claudia Llosa won the Golden Bear for “The Milk of Sorrow,” only her second film, while […]

14 February, 2009 By Martin Blaney in BerlinSource: Screen Daily Sold internationally by The Match Factory and supported by the Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund among others, Llosa’s second feature after her well received Madeinusa centres on a timid 20-year-old girl facing big city life in the Peruvian capital Lima after her mother dies.The evening’s other […]

2 April, 2009 CANNES: The worldwide sales rights for Living Goddess, which spotlights the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal, are now being represented by ContentFilm International. The film travels to Nepal, where, according to Hindu/Buddhist tradition, three young girls are worshipped as living goddesses. The documentary feature follows the extraordinary lives of these young girls, and […]

14 August, 2009 By Jeremy KaySource: Screen Daily IFC Films has acquired US rights to Andrea Arnold’s second feature Fish Tank following its world premiere in Cannes where it shared the special jury prize. The film stars British newcomer Kate Jarvis, who was singled out by some critics as the discovery of the festival for […]