New Zealander Jane Campion is to head up the Cinéfondation and Short Film Jury of the 66th Festival de Cannes, a position occupied in previous years by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Michel Gondry, Hou Hsiao Hsien, Martin Scorsese and…
Michael Haneke has won the coveted Palme d’Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, for his drama Amour (Love).…
Un Certain Regard 2012 presented 20 films by 26 directors representing 17 countries, with four of the works from first time directors.…
British director Lynne Ramsay has cast in-demand Natalie Portman in the lead role of her new Western film Jane Got a Gun. …
Ahead of today’s Directors Fortnight Cannes premiere of Ben Wheatley’s hotly anticipated dark comedy Sightseers, IFC Films have announced that they have acquired North American rights to the film.…
The Icon UK Group has announced that it will back The Butler, the new film from Precious director Lee Daniels.…
The governments of South Africa and Ireland have announced a filmmaking partnership aimed at “shared experiences” in Cannes today.…
Tweet INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION has acquired UK home entertainment rights to Life Is Just, the debut feature by UK writer-director Alex Barrett. The film, which stars Jack Gordon (PANIC BUTTON, FISH TANK) and Paul Nicholls, tells the story of…
Cannes 2012: The Abu Dhabi Film Commission together with twofour54 (Abu Dhabi) today announced the first major incentive scheme to come out of the Middle East. Set to launch early September, the scheme will offer a…
The Doha Film Institute (DFI) always have a strong presence at the Cannes Film Festival, and this year they are promoting their forthcoming animated adaptation of Khalil Gibran’s 89-year-old classic The Prophet.…
