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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 […]

23 October, 2009 By Jeremy KaySource: Screen Daily ContentFilm International gets Heartless in run-up to AFM. ContentFilm International has boarded international rights excluding the UK, Portugal and the Middle East to Philip Ridley’s Heartless following hit screenings at Sitges in Spain and Frightfest in London. ContentFilm will commence sales on the Faustian horror tale-psychological thriller […]

26 October, 2009 Source: Screen Daily Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank dominated the nominations for the 12th British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs), which were announced today (October 26). The film received eight nominations including best film, best director and two for Katie Jarvis for best actress and most promising newcomer. It is closely followed by Duncan […]

26 April, 2009 By Scott MatthewmanSource: Stage Anna Maxwell Martin was tonight named best actress for her role in Channel 4 drama Poppy Shakespeare, in a ceremony which saw the broadcaster take home eight gongs. It was the second Bafta for Maxwell Martin, who previously won for her role as Esther Summerson in 2005’s Bleak […]