LONDON — Some 120 international buyers are to be invited to the 12th edition of London Screenings, a market dedicated to U.K. films and film companies. The event, which is organized by Film London, runs from June 22-25. Around 50 new British pics will be screened at London’s BFI Southbank. The invite-…
Author: Leo Barraclough
Roman Polanski to Attend Extradition Hearing in Poland Next Week: Report
LONDON — Roman Polanski has agreed to attend a court hearing in Poland next week where a U.S. request for his extradition will be considered, according to Reuters. “In line with the declaration that was made before, Mr Roman Polanski will appear in the court,” Jan Olszewski, one …
Berlin: Peter Greenaway on Sergei Eisenstein, Homophobic Russians and the Death of Cinema
Peter Greenaway’s “Eisenstein in Guanajuato” had its world premiere in competition this week at the Berlin Film Festival (see here for the review). Variety spoke to him about the film and his thoughts about the future of cinema, or the lack of it. What led you to make a film …