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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 […]

26 May, 2009 By Nancy Tartaglione Source: Screen Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon won the Palme d’Or on Sunday night (May 24) in Cannes. The director accepted the award – his third major prize at the festival – from jury president Isabelle Huppert who starred in his 2001 prize winner La Pianiste. The film tells […]

19 January, 2009 By Jeremy KaySource: Screen Gotz Spielmann’s Austrian foreign language Oscar submission Revanche was awarded the FIPRESCI prize for best foreign language film of the year as the The 20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival came to a close on January 19. Natar Ungalaaq received the FIPRESCI Award for best actor for […]

22 January, 2009 By Mike Goodridge in Los AngelesSource: Screen Daily But perhaps the favourite is still Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight in the domestic market), Danny Boyle’s Indian crowdpleaser which scored 10 nominations including picture, director and screenplay. The UK-originated film also won three nominations for Indian music superstar AR Rahman in original score and […]

28 October, 2009 By Geoffrey MacnabSource: Screen Daily Jonathan English’s Ironclad has completed its casting and has now begun principal photography on location and at Dragon International Film Studios. ContentFilm International is selling worldwide rights to medieval action thriller, directed by Jonathan English (Minotaur) from a script by English and Erick Kastel. The feature is […]