All Screen articles in 03 June 2010
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Kanzaman to produce Blood Wedding, also comes on board for Don Quixote
Leading Spanish outfit Kanzaman Films has come on board for Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, starring Robert Duvall, and David Carson’s Blood Wedding, based on Federico Garcia Lorca’s famous play.
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NewsKorea's N.E.W and Gyeonggi Commission form $16m fund
South Korean distributor Next Entertainment World (N.E.W.) and Gyeonggi Performing & Film Commission have formed a partnership to create a KW20bn ($16.02m) investment fund specializing in visual contents.
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NewsPlan B options Tom Rachman's hot novel The Imperfectionists
Brad Pitt’s Plan B production company has optioned film rights to Tom Rachman’s debut novel The Imperfectionists, the author confirmed to ScreenDaily.
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NewsCzech box office having record year thanks to Avatar and local hit Zeny v pokusení
Admissions and sales are booming in the Czech Republic, where local cinemas earned $25.3m (CZK 551.5m) in first four months of the year — almost half the year-end figure for last year.
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Cine Expo to present animation award to Chris Meledandri
Cinema Expo International will present its 2010 “Cinema Expo Award of Achievement in Animated Filmmaking” to Illumination Entertainment CEO Chris Meledandri.
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Ascot’s German theatrical arm readies launch with Buried
Leading Swiss independent distributor Ascot Elite Entertainment has now put its German theatrical arm Ascot Elite Filmverleih, in place to begin with its first release – Rodrigo Cortes’ Buried - this autumn.
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London's Comic Con to run July 17-18
Showmasters is planning this summer’s London Film and Comic Con for July 17-18 at Earls Court Two.
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Northumberland joins Northern Film & Media's partnership
Northern Film & Media’s Filming Friendly Partnership has now been signed by Northumberland County Council, and NF&M will now launch phase two of its Filming Friendly Partnership to extend to larger locations across the region.
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Creative Scotland names Dhupa, Munro, Parkinson to director posts
The new arts body Creative Scotland has lined up its senior team. Andrew Dixon, chief executive designate, has appointed Vena Dhupa, Iain Munro and Caroline Parkinson as three directors of creative development.
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NewsMelbourne to open with The Wedding Party
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is to open on July 22 with the Australian film The WeddingParty.
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Kay joins Sheridans as media partner
He previously held the role of partner at rival London law firm Olswang.
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NewsMajor European outfits partner for The Violin of Auschwitz
German outfit Rich And Famous Film are set to co-produce a new English-language WWII drama called The Violin Of Auschwitz with several major producers, including Lolafilms in Spain and TF1 from France.
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China’s Jia Zhang-ke youngest director ever to receive Locarno’s Leopard of Honour
China’s Jia Zhang-ke is to become the youngest director ever to receive Locarno’s Leopard of Honour at the forthcoming edition in August.
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Hubert Bals, Jan Vrijman funds plan tour of African festivals
The programme includes 12 fiction films and documentaries all made with support from the funds. Tour kicks off in Tanzania.
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Match Factory climbs The Wall with Martina Gedeck
The Match Factory has picked up international sales for Julian Roman Pölsler’s adaptation of Marlene Haushofer’s bestselling novel The Wall (Die Wand) which has begun shooting in Upper Austria.
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Korea's CJ CGV to open new Los Angeles multiplex
Leading Korean exhibitor CJ CGV is set to open a mulitplex in LA on June 11. CGV LA will have three screens, 600 seats and 3D projection.
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NewsPVR's Cannes acquisitions include Another Year, Bel Ami
PVR Pictures, the Indian film production and distribution arm of the PVR Group, made a number of acquisitions for release in India at the recent Cannes festival and market.
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NewsKarlovy Vary to honour Jude Law
Jude Law will receive the Festival President’s Award at the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which runs July 2–11.
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NewsUK producer-financier Nigel Glynn-Davies dies
British film industry veteran Nigel Glynn-Davies died on May 22, during his visit to the Cannes Film Festival.
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Film Education, FDA launch 10th year of Teaching Trailers
The programme encourages schools to analyse how UK distributors bring films to the market; 25,000 free DVDs are sent to schoosls.