BAFTA East Coast,Variety International News

Colombia's third net still in limbo

Thu, Sep 02, 2010 02:57 PM
International News: Council determines how to deal with bids -- Colombia's long-awaited third channel remains in limbo as the country's state council determines how to deal with demands for more competitive bids. Read more...

Gilliam goes Gallic with 'Brazil'

Thu, Sep 02, 2010 02:41 PM
International News: Director to open Deauville with director's cut of pic -- Terry Gilliam will open the 36th Deauville American Film Festival with his director's cut of "Brazil," as a plethora of celebs and industryites make the trek to the French resort. Read more...

Oscar mark, set, go

Thu, Sep 02, 2010 02:33 PM
International News: Foreign-language contenders emerge -- With the 83rd Academy Awards pushed back to Feb. 27 from last year's March 7 date, the selections for consideration in the foreign-language Oscar race are already starting to roll in. Read more...

Tran Anh Hung goes into the 'Wood'

Thu, Sep 02, 2010 11:45 AM
International News: Helmer tackles Japanese bestseller -- Fifteen years after winning the Golden Lion with "Cyclo," Vietnam-born helmer Tran Anh Hung is back on the Lido with "Norwegian Wood," his first literary adaptation. Read more...

Media pays for Coppola's satire

Thu, Sep 02, 2010 11:40 AM
International News: Money comes for 'Somewhere' -- The legendary Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles plays a big part in Sofia Coppola's father-daughter drama "Somewhere," which world preems on the Lido today. Read more...

Quinta pumps distribution of Arab films in Mideast

Thu, Sep 02, 2010 11:26 AM
International News: Ben Ammar to build auds at home and abroad -- On the Lido with Julian Schnabel's "Miral," which it co-produced, Tarak Ben Ammar's Quinta Communications is getting set to raise the bar on the distribution of films with Arab storylines in the Middle East. Read more...

Panahi keeps hope alive

Thu, Sep 02, 2010 11:17 AM
International News: Filmmaker banned from travel but his short plays on the Lido -- Dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who has been denied permission by authorities to travel to the Venice Film Festival, has not lost all faith in his future as a filmmaker in his country, he told Variety in a telephone interview from Tehran. Read more...

France opens fiscal borders

Thu, Sep 02, 2010 11:00 AM
International News: Gallic funds broaden appeal of Italian co-productions -- As Italo shingles have found it increasingly hard to access state funds at home, following Silvio Berlusconi's cutbacks, they have been looking to foreign co-producers to supply the missing coin, and French companies are proving to be attractive partners. Read more...

Pyramide's leader grows arthouse biz

Thu, Sep 02, 2010 11:00 AM
International News: Lagesse taps into tyro talent in quest for indie growth -- An outspoken gatekeeper of arthouse cinema, Eric Lagesse, owner of Paris-based distribution and sales outfit Pyramide Distribution, backs up his tough talk with action. Read more...

The French in Venice

Thu, Sep 02, 2010 11:00 AM
International News: Gallic pix and co-prods pepper the Lido -- French pics and co-productions pepper the selection at the Venice Film Festival. Read more...

Investment in French films falls

Thu, Sep 02, 2010 10:08 AM
International News: Production coin dropped 7.2% in first half -- The dearth of local and international financing sources has weakened the Gallic film industry, according to a CNC report unveiled Thursday. Read more...

Producers Lab to focus on co-pros

Thu, Sep 02, 2010 09:26 AM
International News: Toronto panel looks at Canuck-Euro links -- The intricacies of setting up successful co-productions between Canadian and European producers will be among the main topics on the agenda at the upcoming Producers Lab Toronto. Read more...

Sweden gets tough with 3D pics

Thu, Sep 02, 2010 07:28 AM
International News: 'Kitty Galore' given two different ratings -- Sweden's Board of Film Censors is to view 3D films differently in future. Read more...

YouTube to stream Arte content

Thu, Sep 02, 2010 06:56 AM
International News: 10-20 hours of programming to be available -- Franco-German net Arte has inked a deal with YouTube to stream content from its catch-up channel Arte +7. Read more...

Crunchyroll links up with Tai Seng

Thu, Sep 02, 2010 06:35 AM
International News: Duo to stream Chinese content to U.S. users -- Asian toon streaming site operator Crunchyroll has announced a partnership with Tai Seng Ent., which distribs Chinese-language TV shows and pics in the U.S., to directly stream new live-action Chinese content to U.S. users. Read more...