Screen International
Editor | Matt Mueller |
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Former editors | Wendy Mitchell |
Categories | Trade journal |
Frequency | 10 issues per year |
Publisher | Media Business Insight |
First issue | 1889 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Based in | London,England |
Language | English |
Website | www |
ISSN | 0307-4617 |
Screen Internationalis a Britishfilm magazinecovering the international film business. It is published by Media Business Insight, a British B2B media company.
The magazine is primarily aimed at those involved in the global film business. The magazine in its current form was founded in 1975,[1]and its website,Screendaily.com,was added in 2001.
Screen Internationalalso produces daily publications atfilm festivalsand markets inBerlin,Germany;Cannes,France;Toronto,Ontario,Canada; theAmerican Film MarketinSanta Monica, California;andHong Kong.
History
[edit]Screen Internationaltraces its history back to 1889 with the publication ofOptical Magic Lantern and Photographic Enlarger.[2]At the turn of the 20th century, the name changed toCinematographic Journaland in 1907 it was renamedKinematograph and Lantern Weekly.
Kinematograph Weekly
[edit]Kinematograph and Lantern Weeklycontained trade news, advertisements, reviews, exhibition advice, and reports of regional and national meetings of trade organisations such as theCinematograph Exhibitors' Associationand the Kinema Renters' Society. It was first published by pioneering film enthusiast, industrialist and printing entrepreneurE. T. Heron.In 1919 it was renamedKinematograph Weeklywhich was further shortened in 1959 toKine Weekly.
The title was sold to British and American Film Holdings Ltd in September 1971, which merged it with rival film-trade paperToday's Cinema.[3][4]It was later renamedCinemaTV Today.
Launch of Screen International
[edit]In 1975, Peter King purchased the strugglingCinemaTV TodayfromSir John Woolffor£50,000(equivalent to £530,000 in 2023) and relaunched the publication asScreen International.[3][5]The first issue ofScreen Internationalwas published on 6 September 1975. King sold the publication in 1989 to theInternational Thomson Organization.[3]
ManyScreen Internationaljournalists have gone on to become major industry figures, includingColin Vaines,who ran production for companies such asMiramaxand GK Films, and who has produced many award-winning film and television projects.[5]
Screen Daily
[edit]In addition to its print magazine,Screen InternationalmaintainsScreen Daily,a website providing a real-time view of the film industry.[6]
Editors
[edit]The editors ofScreen Internationalinclude:
- Peter Noble (1975–79)[5]
- Quentin Falk, Editor (1979–1982)[3]
- Colin Vaines,Co-Editor (1982–83)[5]
- Adrian Hodges,Co-Editor (1982–83)[5]
- Terry Ilott, Editor (1983–87)
- Nick Roddick, Editor (1987–88)
- Oscar Moore(1991–94)[7]
- Boyd Farrow, Editor (1995–98)
- Colin Brown,Editor-in-Chief (1998–2008)
- Michael Gubbins, Editor (2004–09)
- Mike Goodridge, Editor (2009–2012)
- Wendy Mitchell, Editor (2012–14)
- Matt Mueller, Editor (2015–present)
Offices
[edit]Screen Internationalhas offices in London.
It has a network of more than forty correspondents around the world. It hosts conferences, including the annual European Film Finance Summit in Berlin and the UK Film Finance Conference in London.
Oscar Moore Foundation
[edit]A formereditor in chief,Oscar Moore—who was also a columnist forThe Guardianand anovelist—died of anAIDS-related illness in 1996. The Oscar Moore Foundation was established in 1997 as acharitable foundationadministered byScreen International.The foundation's aim is to foster new Europeanscreenwritingtalent by awarding an annual prize of£10,000 to the best first draftscreenplayin agenrewhich changes each year. A foundation patron,Emma Thompson,is an actress and screenwriter who has won anAcademy Awardfor both disciplines.
Screen InternationalStars of Tomorrow
[edit]Screen Internationalproduces an annual list of up and coming international talent, under its Stars of Tomorrow (a.k.a.Screen Stars of Tomorrow) brand. A special edition of the magazine to highlight up-and-coming talent was established in 2004 in the UK. Since 2010, Stars of Tomorrow has been curated by Fionnuala Halligan, who – as of 2023 – is the magazine's executive editor for reviews and new talent.[8]
2000s
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2004 | Actors | |
2005 | Actors | |
Producers |
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2006 | Actors | |
2007 | Actors | |
Producers |
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Writers |
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2008 | Actors | |
2009 | Actors | |
Filmmakers |
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European |
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2010s
[edit]Year | Category | List |
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2010 | Actors | |
2011[9] | Filmmakers |
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Actors | ||
2012[10] | Actors | |
Filmmakers |
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2013 | Actors | |
2014 | Actors | |
Filmmakers[11] |
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2015 | Actors | |
Filmmakers |
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2016 | Actors | |
Filmmakers |
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2017[12] | Actors | |
Filmmakers |
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2018[13] | Actors | |
Filmmakers |
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2019[14] | Actors | |
Filmmakers |
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2020s
[edit]Year | Category | List |
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2020[15] | Actors | |
Filmmakers |
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2021 | Actors | |
Filmmakers | ||
Actors and filmmakers | ||
Heads of department |
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2022 | Actors | |
Filmmakers | ||
Heads of department | ||
2023 | Actors | |
Filmmakers | ||
Actors and filmmakers | ||
2024 | Actors | |
Filmmakers | ||
Actors and filmmakers |
Competition
[edit]The magazine's international competitors include its American counterpartsVariety,The Hollywood Reporterand Deadline.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"About Screen International".
- ^"The Optical Magic Lantern Journal (September 1889)"(PDF).21 January 2022.
- ^abcdFalk, Quentin (21 December 2015)."Screen at 40: From cinema to Screen".Screen International.Retrieved11 September2022.
- ^"The Kine is sold".Kine Weekly.11 September 1971. p. 3.
- ^abcdeMcNab, Geoffrey (29 October 2018)."Trailblazing former Screen International publisher Peter King dies aged 90".Screen International.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-03-25.Retrieved11 September2022.
- ^ "Screen media pack 2011"(PDF).Screen Daily.
- ^Farrow, Boyd (20 September 1996). "Oscar Moore 1960–1996".Screen International.p. 12.
- ^"Fionnuala Halligan".screendaily.com.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-08-06.Retrieved2023-11-22.
- ^"Screen unveils 2011 Stars of Tomorrow".Screen.
- ^"Screen unveils 2012 UK Stars of Tomorrow | News | Screen".Screendaily.com.Retrieved2015-12-23.
- ^"Screen unveils 2014 UK Stars of Tomorrow".Screen.Retrieved2024-04-23.
- ^"Screen unveils Stars of Tomorrow 2017 with BFI London Film Festival".Screen International. 2 October 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 2 January 2018.Retrieved2 January2018.
- ^"Screen Stars of Tomorrow 2018".Screen.RetrievedSeptember 19,2019.
- ^"Screen unveils Stars of Tomorrow 2019".Screen International. 8 July 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 9 July 2019.Retrieved19 September2019.
- ^"Screen unveils the 2020 Stars of Tomorrow".Screen International.28 September 2020.