All Articles

Jacksonville Revelation

CANNES '07 | Cuaron, Del Toro, and Inarritu Form 'cha cha cha'; Trio Ink 5 Film Pact With Universal/

Acclaimed filmmakers Alfonso Cuaron ("Children of Men"), Guillermo del Toro ("Pan's Labyrinth"), and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu ("Babel") are forming cha cha cha, a unique production partnership debuting with a Cannes market project. Cha cha cha is partnering with Universal Pictures and its Focus F...

Beat on the BRATS

iW NEWS | Connors to Head Philadelphia Film Society

Rosemary Connors has been named the new executive director of the Philadelphia Film Society, the group which organizes the annual Philadelphia Film Festival and Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (July 12-24) announced Wednesday. Connors, who will begin immediately, was most recently the alumni director at Widener University in Chester, PA and has also worked in the alumni offices of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and West Chester University. Her career also includes work at the Philadelphia Maritime Museum (now the Independence Seaport Museum) and the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. [Brian Br...

iW NEWS | "Pirate Radio" Goes B-Side

Austin, Texas-based specialty distributor B-Side Entertainment has secured worldwide distribution rights to doc "Pirate Radio USA" by Jeff Pearson, the company announced Wednesday. The film will be released initially on May 22 via DRM-free download on Bside.com, the company's forthcoming online marketplace for independent films. The digital launch will be escalated in mid-Summer with a "widespread grassroots screening release." The film focuses on the underground world of illegal radion in America in which people play and say what they wish, unless they're caught by the FCC. The film uses a "DIY approach" to show low-wattage radio "Davids" as...

NY NY | "Amu" Sparks Controversy, Bicycle Fest Rolls, "Fay Grim" Opens

New York's screens were dominated by political fare this week, whether in the form of ecologically-minded alternative transportation, Indian governmental atrocities, or wildly convoluted international intrigue.

iW MARKET NEWS | Strand Gets "Irina Palm"

Surely not a second-hand movie! A Berlinale 2007 sensation, Sam Garbarski's "Irina Palm" has just been sold by Pyramide International to Strand Releasing for a U.S. release on the arthouse circuit. No release date has been set. The movie has already been sold in most major territories worldwide since its Berlinale debut, including: Italy (Teodora), Germany (X-Verleih), Spain (Golem), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Scandinavian territories (Sandrew Metronome), Poland (Gutek Films), Brazil (Imovision), Mexico (Cine TV & Video) and Taiwan (Swallow Wings). Only two major territories are still unsold: discussions are underway in Japan and rights in th...

Rohal/Osborne Get HUGE With An Ottoman

Cannes 2007.1: South by South of France