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LONDON -- Antonio Banderas, Laura Linney and Romola Garai have joined Liam Neeson in the cast of Richard Eyre's 'The Other Man,' the producers said Thursday. Eyre, who wrote the [...]

LONDON -- Shares of EMI Group jumped more than 10% on Tuesday as the music giant told the stock exchange here that it has 'received a preliminary approach' for the [...]

LONDON -- The British capital's celebratory mood over claiming the 2012 Olympics was shattered Thursday by a series of early-morning explosions that claimed at least 37 lives, injured more than [...]

A slimmed-down Competition lineup with a flush of new names, a solid raft of Croisette fives spiced up with several A-list U.S. tides, plus several intriguing genre choices is the […]

In February, the halls of the American Film Market echoed with the sounds of weary international film buyers lamenting the lack of serious deal making and quality product. Even buyers [...]

The 55th Festival de Cannes unveiled its lineup of Competition titles Wednesday, with only three entries from the United States in the running for the Palme d'Or, compared with five [...]

AFTER YEARS OF uncertainty, independent film is back, and for anyone looking to jump on the bandwagon, the first stop should be the American Film Market. Indeed, three years after [...]

LONDON -- The greatest show on turf, the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament, kicks off today in South Africa for a month of sporting highs and lows. For most European [...]

More Berlin International Film Festival news and reviews on pages 7, 10, BERLIN -- Before the fireworks, there always has to be a long, slow-burning Rise. After a slow start [...]

The most popular global sporting event of the year kicks off in two weeks, and no, it's not the 2007 NFL season or any soccer competition. It's the Rugby World […]

Financier David Bergstein, who during the past year has acquired Capitol Films and ThinkFilm, has set his sights on British-based distributor Tartan Films as well as home video company Image [...]

'Wireless' was the buzz word among buyers and sellers at Wednesday's opening of the American Film Market. Before a meeting was taken or a deal struck at the annual movie [...]

LONDON -- It doesn't have a market, its hunt for sponsors has been a challenge, and programming pressure from other festivals has never been more intense, but the Edinburgh International […]

The qualifying stages are over, and all eyes now are on next year's soccer World Cup finals in Germany, which is set to dominate the small screen for much of [...]

Sellers are reporting heavy traffic but buyers are feeling flat as this year's American Film Market hits the home stretch today and the corridors at the Santa Monica-set jamboree begin [...]

LONDON -- Hobbits tied with the Royal Navy at the Orange British Academy Film Awards as 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' and 'Master and Commander: […]

Star wattage is set to dazzle at this year's Venice International Film Festival as event director Moritz de Hadeln on Thursday unveiled a lineup that includes several major Hollywood pictures. […]

The desire by organizers to turn the British Academy Film Awards into a high-profile, influential dry run for the Oscars is close to being fulfilled. This year's nominations, announced Jan. […]

VENICE--International sales duties for the hotly anticipated British film project, 'Bright Young Things,' to be directed by author, comedian and actor Stephen Fry, are set to be secured by The [...]

CANNES -- At age 67 and with a glittering career of moviemaking stretching more than four decades, writer-director Woody Allen might be expected to take a back seat when it [...]

The movie industry is historically adept at holding true the proverb 'necessity is the mother of invention,' especially when it comes to developing fresh production funding plans.The latest plan is [...]

LONDON -- Falling DVD purchases and rentals by consumers have contributed to a drop of more than $2.6 billion in the global video biz sector, according to the latest figures [...]

Santa Monica * Nov. 5-12 Organizers of the American Film Market hope that this year's shindig builds on the continuous growth the market has experienced for the past four years. [...]

A good word from Spielberg? You're probably golden. How who you know has a lot to do with which films get in WANT TO GET YOUR film into competition in [...]

HOLLYWOOD TURNED OUT IN FORCE AT THE EE British Academy Film Awards with Leonardo DiCaprio, Bradley Cooper and urea Thurman rubbing shoulders with Prince William, the honorary BAFTA president, and [...]

LONDON -- ICM U.K. chairman Duncan Heath and joint managing directors Paul Lyonmaris and Sally Long-Innes sealed a deal Wednesday to buy out the London-based agency's business from its owner, [...]

LONDON -- Veteran industry executive Stewart Till's new international movie production and distribution company is to be called Signpost Films. Till, a former Universal Pictures International president, unveiled the name [...]

LONDON -- The BBC secured broadcasting rights Tuesday to the Academy Awards and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts film awards, known as the BAFAs, in two deals [...]

LONDON -- The likelihood of a British actors strike is fading gradually, with U.K. actors union Equity indicating Wednesday that it will continue to operate under its promulgated (publicly issued) [...]

LONDON -- Revenue streams for India's film industry are set to take off briskly over the next five years, according to a new report from U.K.-based cinema research company Dodona [...]

LONDON -- The Film Council, the U.K. government-backed film financing superbody, announced its second round of funding Wednesday, distributing £706,000 ($1 million) for project development over three years among six [...]

LONDON -- U.K media group Granada Plc. posted a fiscal full-year loss Wednesday because of a 12% drop in advertising revenue as well as spending on its digital TV service. [...]

LONDON -- The Film Council, Britain's government-backed financing and strategy superbody, is pumping £500,000 ($710,000) into French director Patrice Leconte's 'L'Homme du train' (The Man From the Train), the council [...]

LONDON -- Peter Jackson's 'The Fellowship of the Ring,' the first installment in the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, secured a Parental Guidance (PG) rating from the British Board of [...]

LONDON -- The British Film Council pumped £525,000 ($766,500) from its New Cinema Fund - established by the government-backed agency to support and nurture new and emerging filmmaking talent -- [...]