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VoD player icflix targets film production
The MENA regionâs first online streaming media service, icflix, which launched last summer, has already started reading scripts with a view to producing as many as eight Arab-language movies a year intended for theatrical release. Echoing the original programming push that has re-defined Netflix in the US, Dubai-based icflix is looking to partner up with … Read more
Fast And Furious 7 production delayed after Paul Walkerâs death
After the tragic news regarding the death of Paul Walker, production on Fast And Furious 7 has been indefinitely postponed by Universal. While such a step would be expected, given the number of grieving friends and colleagues involved in the shoot, the studio has no immediate plans to resume work on the film until it … Read more
How well are women represented in the UK independent film industry?
New figures from the British Film Institute suggest a “breakthrough” over the past three years for female screenwriters, while the number of women directing UK independent films remains low. How well are women represented in this industry? How well are women represented in the UK independent film industry? New figures from the British Film Institute … Read more
How video games are transforming the film industry
At one time it was the game industry that wanted to emulate films. But now the movie industry is adopting the technology of video games amid the debate about television stealing the film industry’s thunder, another entertainment form has crept up unnoticed, further threatening Hollywood’s creative hegemony: video games. With a new, much more powerful … Read more
Gravity floors Thor at UK box office
Warner Brosâ sci-fi soars to a stunning $9.9m (£6.2m) debut, including previews, from its 543 sites; StudioCanal sets second best year ever at the UK box office as Rush crosses £10m. Continuing its fantastic international run, Gravity has landed at the UK box office, hammering Thor: The Dark World from the top spot on debut. … Read more
Netflix looking to start original movie production
Netflix is looking to start making its own original movies. The online streaming service is reportedly looking into the film production business, hoping to commission several feature films. David Wells, chief financial officer for Netflix, said: “On the movie side, I would keep my mind wide open to what those films would be and what … Read more
Mark Wahlberg to Produce The Roman
He isn’t doing a Brando and donning the laurel wreath himself (not yet anyway), but Mark Wahlberg, along with partner Stephen Levinson, has just thrown his weight as a producer behind The Roman. The epic-sounding historical drama will chart the early adventures of Julius Caesar. The screenplay by Travis Baker and Richard Tanne apparently covers … Read more
Wikileaks backs second film, The Engineer
Julian Assangeâs second film as producer is a doc about El Salvador. Wikileaks founder Julian Assangeâs second film as producer is a cross-media documentary about El Salvadorâs gang violence. The Engineer, produced by Guerilla Pictures in partnership with Wikileaks (which partially funded via Sunshine Press Productions), looks at El Salvadorâs brutal gang conflicts through the … Read more
Pinewood looks upbeat for future
Speaking to shareholders, Grade remarked that film revenues âreflect very high stage and facility occupancy, television continues to experience high levels of utilisation, Media Hub occupancy is currently 99% and Media Investment is progressing well.â On the TV side, he 45,000 sq ft television and film facility at Pinewood Studios, Q Stage, was completed on … Read more
China to build world’s most expensive film studio
China’s richest man has disclosed plans to build the world’s largest film studio on the country’s east coast, part of a £5.1bn development which he called the biggest film industry investment in history. The Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis will contain 20 sound stages, including the world’s first underwater studio, a convention and exhibition complex, a … Read more
9 Basic Tips for a Smoother Indie Film Production
1. You Need a Producer Iâm not talking about the guy with the gold chains and cigar âdoing dealsâ in a Los Angeles high rise. Iâm talking about a person totally available to help solve problems. A producer is there to help hire crew, wrangle in the Director if something is outside of their scope … Read more
Riddick Rules The US Box Office
Though Lee Danielsâ The Butler had held on strong for two weeks, it was actually toppled from the top spot last week when the final Labor Day US box office figures came in and One Direction: This Is Us scored the win. But the boy band have been well and truly battered by a newcomer … Read more
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