All Screen articles in 12 May 2003
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Germany's VCL looks to US distribution
Germany's VCL Film + Medien has announced that it is advanced negotiations with an unnamed US major to have part of its feature film repertoire distributed by the studio through an independent label.In a statement, the video/DVD distributor-license trader stated that this deal "would give [..] the urgently needed ...
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Bavaria Film takes int'l sales on Spanish Hours Of The Day
Bavaria Film International (BFI) has picked up international sales rights to Spanish filmmaker Jaime Rosales' directorial debut The Hours Of The Day (Las Horas Del Dia) which will have its world premiere in Cannes' Director's Fortnight sidebar on May 19.The story about the monotony of life in a small town ...
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Australia's FFC chief outlines new funding model
Six weeks into his new role as chief executive of Australia's Film Finance Corporation (FFC), Brian Rosen has called on local producers to make better use of his organisation's funds and to vary the ways they finance films. He also wants them to tell bigger stories that will attract the ...
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Portugese exhibitor to double screen count in 2004
Portugal's Socorama-Castello Lopes Cinemas exhibition chain plans to nearly double its screen count across the territory by the end of next year.The company, a joint venture between local exhibition pioneer Castello Lopes and four-year-old holding company JRP, aims to go from the 67 screens in 15 complexes it owned at ...
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The Lizzie McGuire Movie
Dir: Jim Fall. US. 2003. 93minsAfter three, wildly successful seasons on the Disney Channel, tween queen Lizzie McGuire has made the leap to the big screen. First introduced to US audiences back in 2000 (the live action/animated series only began airing in the UK and other international markets a year ...
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I Capture The Castle
Dir: Tim Fywell. UK-South Africa. 2002. 112mins.A handsome feature debut from director Tim Fywell, I Capture The Castle offers a sensitive, sympathetic adaptation of a much loved British novel. Boasting an acute sense of period trappings and lush locations, it also showcases a memorably engaging performance from newcomer Romola Garai ...
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Teresa Moneo named co-MD at Aurum
Teresa Moneo, former senior vice president of production at Miramax in London, has joined Spanish film distributor Aurum as co-managing director.She will work alongside Javier Gracia, Aurum's former subdirector of administration and finance, who has been promoted to co-managing director. Moneo and Gracia will both travel to Cannes with the ...
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The Actors
Dir: Conor McPherson. UK-Ire-US-Ger. 2002. 92minsThe Actors is the kind of film that was more fun to make than to watch. A ragged, lightweight romp with more energy than credibility, it is a curious disappointment considering the track record of the talents involved. Based on a story by Neil Jordan, ...
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Welcome to Dogville
Whenever Danish maverick Lars von Trier premieres a new film at Cannes, audiences can expect something innovative and provocative. Breaking The Waves, The Idiots and Dancer In The Dark all aroused strong reactions on the Croisette - and his latest film, Dogville starring Nicole Kidman, should be no exception. Like ...
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Anger, Darkness score in foreign openings for CTFDI
Anger Management grossed $3.5m over the weekend, scoring severalnumber one openings to raise its international running total to $10.5m.The comedy, which is beinghandled by Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (CTFDI), opened topof the table in Germany on $2.3m on 870 screens, beating X2 in itssecond week.In the German-speaking partsof Switzerland ...
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Anger, Darkness score abroad for CTFDI
Anger Management grossed $3.5m over the weekend ,scoring several number one openings to raise its international running total to$10.5m.The comedy, which is being handled by Columbia TriStar FilmDistributors International (CTFDI), opened top of the table in Germany on $2.3mon 870 screens, beating X2 in its second week.In the German-speaking parts ...
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X2 storms to $149m in second week
TwentiethCentury Fox's X2: X-Men United stayed top in its second session with anestimated $41.4m weekend haul that puts the sci-fi sequel on a mighty $149mafter 10 days.Thefilm is unlikely to extend its reign next week when Warner Bros opens TheMatrix Reloaded, but will now set it sights on putting as ...
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Sundance acquires Die Mommie Die for US release
The Sundance Channel has acquired all US rights to Mark Rucker'sdirectorial debut Die Mommie Die with a theatrical release through the Sundance Film Series slatedfor autumn.An ode to the Ross Hunter-style cinema soaps of the 1960s, DieMommie Die deals withthe fall-out from a two-timing pop diva's attempt to murder her ...
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Dark Lady Of DNA could be follow-up film to Whale Rider
New Zealand's South Pacific Pictures (SPP) is developing a feature based on the book by Brenda Maddox about the life of Rosalind Franklin, whose work was essential to the discovery of DNA. The book, which is titled Rosalind Franklin, The Dark Lady of DNA, discusses how Franklin got no recognition ...
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Constantin Film reports decreased sales, improved earnings
Constantin Film has announced increased earnings for the first quarter of 2003 ahead of a May 10 meeting to decide on a response to the takeover bid from Highlight Communications.Earnings improved by Euros 600,000 over the first quarter of 2002 to Euros 1m, but sales fell 35% from 2002's Euros ...
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Optimum boards untitled Shane Meadows feature
UK distributor Optimum Releasing has picked up Shane Meadows' new untitled feature, which started shooting this week in the North of England. The film, which stars and is co-written by long-time Meadows collaborator Paddy Considine, has no set script and was developed through a series of rehearsals and improvisations. The ...
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Palace backs next film by Japanese Story trio
Palace Films has committed to the Australian release of comedy/drama Driving Back To Dubbo from the Melbourne-based team behind this year's Un Certain Regard entrant Japanese Story.It will be the third film from director Sue Brooks, writer Alison Tilson and producer Sue Maslin. The debut film for all three ...
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Odeon Cinemas' Segal to receive Cinema Expo award
Richard Segal, chief executive of the UK's Odeon Cinemas, is to be honoured as Exhibitor of the Year at the forthcoming Cine Expo cinema convention in Amsterdam (June 23-26).A well-respected executive in the UK cinema industry, Segal was installed as chief of Odeon shortly after the circuit was acquired by ...
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Australia's Imagine to release Undead
Australia's distribution newcomer Imagine Entertainment has picked up local rights to Undead, the horror film produced, directed and written by Queensland-based brothers Peter and Michael Spierig. Imagine principal John Vale will release the film after it has shown at all three east coast festivals, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The film ...
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France's MK2 boards Korea's Hong Sang-soo project
The as-yet untitled fifth project by South Korean director Hong Sang-soo has secured partial financing from French production/distribution company MK2. The company will reportedly distribute the film directly through its French distribution circuit, as well as handling international sales and marketing outside of Asia.Currently in the casting stage, Hong's ...