MUMBAI: Genova, the next film to be made by award-winning British director Michael Winterbottom, whose A Mighty Heart is part of this year’s Cannes official selection, is one of a number of projects supported...
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Tony Chiu replaces Chow Yun in Red Cliff
MUMBAI: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, who has earlier starred in In The Mood For Love and Bullet In The Head has replaced Chow Yun-fat in John Woo’s forthcoming film Red Cliff. Yun-Fat, who has featured...
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Sony Imageworks sets up base in New Mexico
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Imageworks and Albuquerque Studios have signed a deal that will house new Imageworks facilities in a build-to-spec 100,000-square-foot facility on the studio’s campus at the Mesa del Sol development in Albuquerque....
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Cannes Film Festival jury meets
MUMBAI: The Cannes Film Festival jury under president Stephen Frears, composed of Maggie Cheung, Toni Collette, Maria De Medeiros, Sarah Polley, Marco Bellocchio, Orhan Pamuk, Michel Piccoli, and Abderrahmane Sissako, met in Cannes for the...
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UK Film Centre lines up events for Cannes fest
MUMBAI: The British Film Control will open the Director’s Fortnight section on 17 May 2007, at the Cannes Film Festival, which started today. British director Michael Winterbottom’s film A Mighty Heart is screening out...
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Paramount, Warner celebrate Elvis’ anniv
MUMBAI: Warner Home Video (WHV) and Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) will commemorate the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s passing on 7 August 2007. The man who made blue suede shoes, hound dogs and hip...
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Siggraph animation contest deadline extended
MUMBAI: The deadline for entry to the Siggraph 2007 FJORG, a new international computer graphics animation competition sponsored by DreamWorks Animation, has been extended to 21 May 2007. The competition will be held at...
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Spielberg, Jackson to direct Tintin series films
MUMBAI: Filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson have joined forces to create a series of motion picture films based on the adventures of Tintin, the iconic character created by Georges Remi, better known to...
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DivX, Filmfresh launch online VoD service
MUMBAI: DivX Inc and Film Fresh have announced a partnership to offer an online video-on-demand service on FilmFresh.com. The new service allows users to rent or purchase films in the high-quality DivX media format...
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Disney rolls out contest around Underdog
MUMBAI: Disney has rolled out a contest for its forthcoming movie Underdog. By participating in the ‘Underdog Super Pet Contest’ on Disney.com, people can win a trip to the world premiere of the movie...
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