Site for Europe's film-makers and production companies
London- Film-makers all over the world are looking for partnerships, fundings and a little bit of extra help. It's quite normal to have at least three-four partners to make one good film. A new website 'Film File Europe' is about the European film business- what's being funded, produced and distributed, who makes it work and how to find them. Read more »
Slumdog Millionaire: A new stage musical by AR Rahman?
London. India-EU Film Initiative has learned that there are serious efforts to turn BAFTA-winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' into a Stage Musical. Film's screen writer Simon Beaufoy is hugely excited about the project and has proposed to write the stage version in association with AR Rahman, the award-winning composer of the film. The musical will have Rahman's songs and lots of Bollywood-style dances, sources say. Read more »
'Gomorra'- Italian entry for Foreign Language Oscar wins top prizes at the 2008 European Film Awards
COLOGNE, Germany- The Italian crime mosaic Gomorra (Gomorrah) was the big winner at the 2008 European Film Awards (EFAs). Debuted in Cannes, where it won the Grand Prix, 'Gomorro' is Italy's nominee for the 2009 foreign-language film Oscar, competing against India's 'Taare Zamin Par' and many others. Read more »
New Germany and France film fund of $376,000 from 2009
Germany and France are considered to be the best friends in the EU community. Now they are going to launch a $376,000 (Euros 300,000) co-development fund from 2009. The news was announced at this year's Franco-German Film Rendez-Vous in Hamburg. 300 German and French producers, distributors and film funders attended the three-day annual event which alternates between France and Germany Read more »
'Shoot On Sights' hits UK screens
'Shoot On Sight' - much talked about film inspired by the July 7, 2005 underground bombings in London- has been released in 100 cinemas of the UK, Friday, August 22, 2008. Huge posters of the controversial thriller, directed by Jagmohan Mundhra, can be seen on London's red buses and phone booths. Producer Aron Govil has said that a portion of the profits from his 'Shoot On Sight' will be donated to the London bombings memorial planned for Hyde Park. Read more »
‘It’s A Wonderful Afterlife’ by Gurinder Chadha
LONDON, March 1, 2009 – The Indian Film Company (TIFC) and Bend It Films have entered into a strategic partnership to produce Gurinder Chadha’s next feature, ‘It’s A Wonderful Afterlife’, taking off on 28th March, 2009 in London. The co-producers will enjoy global revenues in perpetuity. Read more »
Choreographer Farah Khan will address 59th Berlinale on "Film and Fate"
Berlin- by Kathy Robinson for iefilmi. Berlinale Talent Campus 2009 will have Cinematographer and Oscar® award winner Janusz Kamiński, and director and choreographer Farah Khan among the first Campus experts. Indian Farah Khan will explain how themes of fate and destiny dominate the Indian cinema for decades. Read more »
Sir Ben Kingsley and Danny Boyle pay tribute to Mumbai as ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ wins top British award
London-"It's a city with a big heart that's been wounded this week, but it will recover," said Danny Boyle, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ director, referring to the terrorists attacks that killed about 200 people in Mumbai last week. "It is weird to win this at the end of what's been a terrible week," added Boyle as his film, set in Mumbai, won Best Film prize at the British Independent Film Awards, Sunday, November 30, 2008.The film is tipped to win 'Best Movie' Oscar at the forthcoming Academy Awards. Read more »
UK Minister and top Bollywood stars celebrate historic agreement
An era of closer collaboration between Indian and UK film-makers began as Britain's film Minister Barbara Follett launched a historic film co-production on the set of major Bollywood movie London Dreams, Wednesday, October 22, 2008. Now, any Indian filmmaker who wants to collaborate with a British producer under the treaty will have access to a range of benefits including tax breaks, sources of funding and practical support. Read more »
Abhishek Bachchan leads the Indian Film season 2008 on Channel 4
Britain's Channel 4 is the only mainstream television channel in the UK that has been screening Indian film seasons for now almost two decades. And the person behind the whole show has always been Nasreen Munni Kabir who used to produce Britain's only regular programme of Indian cinema- Movie Mahal, again, on Channel 4 in the 1980s. This year's season, starting from September 7, Sunday and Thursday nights, will celebrate the works of Abhishek Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, Goutam Ghose and Anupam Kher. All films will be preceded by a 5 minute introduction with the Star/Director featuring in season. Read more »