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Posted: April 27th, 2012 | Author: jack | Filed under: film budget, movie budget | Tags: Cannes 2012, cannes film festival, Cannes Film Festival Screening Schedule, cannes jury, co-productions, film budget, films in competition, france, Hollywood Reporter App, marche' du film, movie, movie budget, palme d'or, trailers of competition films | No Comments »
Update: Cannes Film Festival Screening Schedule Released
Cannes Screening Schedule | Film Budget.com
Hollywood Reporter Launches Cannes Film Festival App
Cannes Film Festival
The world famous and extremely prestigious Cannes Film Festival is upon us once again as it is each May of the year. The festival remains the foremost event on the film calendar as the central gathering point for feature films, media, movie stars, filmmakers, entertainment business, fashion and audience participation. As a champion of both arthouse productions with a low film budget as well as large movie budget Hollywood spectacular productions Cannes brings together the entire international cinema community which is involved in the motion picture business.
Marché du Film
The Film Market or Marche’ du Film has likewise become the most important film market event of the year thereby becoming a determining factor in the finance and production of movies and film for the worldwide markets. Having a film at Cannes is critical to launch a film into production.
Here are the basic facts of the festival and market:
What: Cannes Film Festival
When: May 16 – 27, 2012
Where: Cannes, France
President of the 65th Jury: Nanni Moretti
President of Un Certain Regard Jury: Tim Roth
Official Website: http://festival-cannes.fr
Opening Film: The Opening Night film is ‘Moonlight Kingdom’ directed by Wes Anderson
The complete list of films in competition:
Cannes Film Festival – Films in Competition Trailer Videos
Great site with listing of all the trailers for the films in competition.
Meet The Jurors of the Palme D’or Award – Cannes 2012
The Jury which will decide the winners of the Palme D’or (Best Film) Cannes Film Festival award.
24 A-List Titles Being Sold in Cannes This Year
A complete listing of the top films being sold by foreign sales agents this year in Cannes at the Marche’ du Film.
List of Titles Screening in Competition:
MOONRISE KINGDOM
DE ROUILLE ET D’OS
HOLY MOTORS
COSMOPOLIS
THE PAPERBOY
KILLING THEM SOFTLY
REALITY
AMOUR (LOVE)
LAWLESS
DA-REUN NA-RA-E-SUH (IN ANOTHER COUNTRY)
DO-NUI MAT (THE TASTE OF MONEY)
LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE
THE ANGELS’ SHARE
V TUMANE (IN THE FOG)
DUPÃ DEALURI (BEYOND THE HILLS)
BAAD EL MAWKEAA (AFTER THE BATTLE)
MUD
VOUS N’AVEZ ENCORE RIEN VU
POST TENEBRAS LUX
ON THE ROAD
PARADIES : Liebe (PARADISE : Love)
JAGTEN (THE HUNT)
THÉRÈSE DESQUEYROUX
MISS LOVELY
LA PLAYA DC
LES CHEVAUX DE DIEU (GOD’S HORSES)
TROIS MONDES ANTIVIRAL 7 DIAS EN LA HABANA
LE GRAND SOIR
LAURENCE ANYWAYS
DESPUES DE LUCIA
À PERDRE LA RAISON
STUDENT
LA PIROGUE (THE PIROGUE)
ELEFANTE BLANCO (WHITE ELEPHANT)
CONFESSION OF A CHILD OF THE CENTURY
THE DAY HE CHOSE HIS OWN FATE
MYSTERY BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
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Posted: November 9th, 2011 | Author: Film Budget | Filed under: film budget, film budgeting, film budgets, film tax incentives, indie film budget and schedule, movie budget | Tags: AFM, american film market, budget, budgeting, deals, equity, film, film budget, film budgeting, film finance, film tax credits, film tax incentives, financing, foreign sales, foreign sales agents, gap financing, international distribution, lenders, motion pictures, movie, movie budget, movies | No Comments »
American Film Market (AFM) 2011 Round-Up
The 2011 American Film Market is winding down at the moment and as promised, this year’s event is proving to be quite a success! Though film financing remains a difficult proposition, projects with the right combination of well known talent, directors and strong marketing prospects funding is on the rise in combination with lenders, equity, gap, film tax credits, co-productions, government funding and incentives. The market is indeed hungry for quality films to distribute with solid packages, a film budget with a reasonable recoupment potential and name talent is the constant mantra.
Here are a list of some the deals that were made at this year’s AFM: (updates forthcoming as we write)
* IM-Global takes rights to ‘The Sister’ for Europe, Latin America
* Universal Pictures International Entertainment has picked up rights to Content Film’s ‘Hard Boiled Sweets’ for the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Benelux and Scandinavia
* Drafthouse Films has picked up crime drama ‘Bullhead’ and raucous comedy ‘Clown’, for distribution in North America
* Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has picked up domestic distribution rights to ‘Bel Ami’, from Protagonist Pictures. The company also picked up comedy ‘Bailout’ starring Jack Black, for multiple territories including North America, South America and Scandinavia.
* FiGa Films has picked up ‘The Last Christeros’ (Los ultimos cristeros) by Matias Meyer, which had its world premiere in Toronto Film Festival (link to blog on Toronto Film Festival), and ‘Machete Language’, directed by Kyzza Terrazas, which had its world premiere in Venice.
* FilmDistrict has acquired ‘Drive’ the Nicolas Winding Refn-directed film adaptation of James Sallis’ suspense-themed novel
* Sierra Pictures announced the acquisition of ‘Rampart’, a crime thriller starring Woody Harrelson. The company also picked up comedy ‘Darling Companion’, which stars Kevin Kline, Diane Keaton.
* Tiberius Film has picked up a trio of horror sequels – ‘Piranha 3D’, ‘Children of the Corn: Genesis’ and ‘Hellraiser: Revelations’ for the German market.
* Exclusive Media Group picks up international rights for ensemble drama ‘Disconnect’
* Lightning Entertaiment picked up 7 films including ‘Brake’, ‘Columbus Circle’ and ‘Wrath’, making their world premiere debut at the AFM. The other films are ‘Boy Wonder’, ‘Bloodwork’, ‘The Trouble with Bliss’ and ‘Scents sand Sensibility’
* Wild Bunch acquired the international rights to Academy-Award winner Geoffrey Fletcher’s directorial debut ‘Violet & Daisy’
* Los Angeles-based film production, financing and foreign-sales company Unified Pictures has entered into a three-movie deal with Vancouver-headquartered production-finance group Bron Studios
Announcements of major financings include:
* Exclusive will finance Matt Damon’s ‘Yesterday’ with Focus Features handling U.S.
* Endgame Entertainment announced the creation of Endgame Releasing, to provide as much as $500 million in funding for marketing and distribution of four to six wide release movies per year through major studios. One of the first movies to tap into the fund will be the movie ‘Looper’ starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis.
* W2 Media has come on to co-finance and distribute ”The Theatre Bizarre 2,” a sequel to Severin Films and Mataluna Prods.’ ”The Theater Bizarre” horror anthology.
* Green Isle Entertainment has entered into an initial $60 million dollar multiple picture financing agreement for film budgets with Allegiance Capital Corp.
* IM Global to finance $20 million action-drama ‘Hummingbird’.
These are just a few of the ‘official’ announcements. With the AFM still underway, many more similar announcements are anticipated in the coming days. With deals being made fast and furious – don’t miss your chance to catch a piece of the action! For more information on this year’s AFM, check out the blog on filmbudget.com
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Posted: August 9th, 2011 | Author: Film Budget | Filed under: film budget | Tags: budget, California, cgi, film, film budget, line producer, los angeles, movie, production services, VFX, visual effects | No Comments »
List of 12 Los Angeles VFX Facilities – Film Budget – Line Producer – Film Production Services
We decided to assemble a list of 12 leading VFX facilities in Los Angeles in the face of the turmoil in the CGI industry. Due to competition and increased pressure on the film budget of most motion picture productions, companies have had to outsource and cut rates extensively.
In the face of the visual effects industry contraction and mounting challenges to the current economic model, we are glad to see these companies maintain their California based roots. We hope they continue to employ local filmmakers and artists in the field of computer generated imagery, animation and vfx work.
Eden FX
1438 N. Gower Street Building 50 & 16, Box 19, Hollywood, California
(323) 993-7050 · edenfx.com
S4 Studios LLC
5657 Wilshire Blvd #290, Los Angeles, CA
(323) 937-2100 · s4studios.com
Prime Focus Global Integration
1800 Vine St # 100, Los Angeles, CA
(323) 461-7887 http://www.primefocusworld.com/
Point360 West
12421 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
(310) 481-7000 · west.point360.com
Scanline VFX La Inc
12910 Culver Blvd # C, Los Angeles, CA
(310) 827-1555 · scanlinevfx.com
Rhythm & Hues Studios
2100 E Grand Ave, El Segundo, CA
(310) 448-7500 · rhythm.com
yU+co
941 North Mansfield Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
(323) 606-5050 · yuco.com
Steele VFX
5737 Mesmer Avenue, Culver City, CA
(310) 656-7770 · steelevfx.com
Look Effects, Inc.
Suite F, 12910 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA
(323) 469-4230 · lookfx.com
Zoic Studios
3582 Eastham Drive, Culver City, CA
(310) 838-0770 · zoicstudios.com
ICO VFX
727 South Main Street, Burbank, CA
(818) 531-7200 · icovfx.com
New Deal Studios
4105 Redwood Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
(310) 578-9929 · newdealstudios.com
These visual effects companies work on a wide range of movie productions with both large film budgets and those with a more modest indie film budget supporting their vision. A good visual effects team can contour a proposal for any size move and offer a wide range of visual effects imagery.
