All Screen articles in 16 May 2008

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    Labadie's Le Pacte picks up Sundance favourite Young@Heart

    2008-05-19T21:34:00Z

    Jean Labadie's Le Pacte has picked up Stephen Walker's Young@Heart for international sales in a deal concluded ahead of Cannes.The documentary, about the Young@Heart chorus of senior citizens who sing rock songs to rapt audiences, traces the preparation of a new show boasting covers of Hendrix, Coldplay ...

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    Pathe strikes UK deal for Steve McQueen's Hunger

    2008-05-19T21:33:00Z

    Un Certain Regard opener Hunger has, as expected, struck deals with several territories. A North American deal was said to be in advanced negotiations.Icon Entertainment International has signed a UK and Ireland deal with Pathe, which beat out several other interested UK distributors. Sue Bruce Smith of Film4 also helped ...

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    Optimum kicks off Dark Castle deal with Whiteout

    2008-05-19T21:15:55Z

    UK-distributor Optimum Releasing, has struck a multi-picture deal with Joel Silver's Dark Castle (which already has a relationship with Optimum parent Studio Canal).The first title in the deal will be Dominic Sena's action thriller Whiteout. Based on the graphic novel, Kate Beckinsale stars in the story of a US marshall ...

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    Katapult dives in for Ocean Flame

    2008-05-19T21:13:00Z

    Katapult Film Sales has picked up Chinese director Liu Fendou's Un Certain Regard title Ocean Flame, produced by Hong Kong 's Filmko Entertainment. Liu previously gained international acclaim for Green Hat, which won best film and best director at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2004. Based on Wang Shuo's ...

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    Japanese buyers take Antique, Love First

    2008-05-19T21:06:00Z

    Korean sales agent Fine Cut has pre-sold Min Kyu-dong's Antique to Showgate in Japan for a mid six-figure sum. In addition, Japan 's SPO Entertainment has snapped up romantic drama Love, First from Fine Cut, founded by former Cineclick Asia chief Youngjoo Suh. Currently in post-production, Antique is ...

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    Valencia increases financial incentive

    2008-05-19T21:05:10Z

    Valencia has announced a new incentive for producers. The incentive is open to European and Spanish producers and offers between 16% and 20% of spend in Valencia. To get the full 20%, producers' local spend must be at least $12.5m or they can form a multi picture deal to shoot ...

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    Ken Loach's son to take on UK/Australian co-production

    2008-05-19T21:04:36Z

    Camilla Bray, who works with Rebecca O'Brien and Ken Loach at Sixteen FIlms, has plans for her second film as a lead producer to be directed by Jim Loach, Ken's son who is a British TV veteran. The UK/Australia co-production is written by Rona Munro, who also wrote Ken Loach's ...

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    Juppiter back in business at Cannes

    2008-05-19T20:43:00Z

    Italian production outfit Juppiter is back in business. Here in Cannes, the production outfit behind several classic Italian movies including key works by Ettore Scola and Tornatore has relaunched with a three film slate.Roberto Bessi, CEO of Juppiter Generale Cinematografica, is aiming to take advantage of new fiscal incentives likely ...

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    Rome will go ahead after film fest head and Mayor

    2008-05-19T19:10:00Z

    Following a meeting between the President of the Rome Film Fest Goffredo Bettini and the new Mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, it has been confirmed that the third edition of the Rome Film Fest will go ahead as planned from October 22-31.This meeting follows the outspoken criticisms of the festival ...

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    IFC Films takes US rights to South Korean smash The Chaser

    2008-05-19T17:39:00Z

    IFC Films has picked up US rights to Na Hong-Jin's South Korean box office hit The Chaser, which plays as a midnight film in official selection.The Chaser centres on a corrupt detective turned pimp who races against time to find a young woman kidnapped by a serial killer.IFC's director of ...

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    Focus Features International reports big sales on Milk, Serious Man

    2008-05-19T17:17:00Z

    Focus Features International sales chief Alison Thompson has reported multiple territory deals on a robust slate that includes Gus Van Sant's Milk starring Sean Penn as the assassinated gay rights campaigner Harvey Milk.Thompson has been screening a promo from Milk to great success and closed deals with Constantin in Germany, ...

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    First Look picks up North American rights to Stiletto

    2008-05-19T17:10:00Z

    First Look Studios has acquired North American rights from Strategic Film Partners to the thriller Stiletto starring Tom Berenger, Tom Sizemore, Kelly Hu and Amanda Brooks.Nick Vallelonga directed from Paul Sloan's screenplay and produced with Warren Ostergard.Strategic's Lawrence Silverstein and Alex Barder brokered the deal with Gary Hirsch on behalf ...

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    Rubin's First Independent acquires US rights to Sixty Six

    2008-05-19T17:06:00Z

    Gary Rubin's First Independent Pictures has acquired US rights from Working Title Films to the coming-of-age comedy Sixty Six.Paul Weiland's tale of a boy's bar mitzvah that coincides with the day England wins the football World Cup Final will open on August 1 in New York and stars Helena Bonham ...

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    Chinese cinemas close to mourn earthquake victims

    2008-05-19T16:41:00Z

    Cinemas in China began a three-day suspension from today until Wednesday, as part of national mourning for the people killed in the earthquake which struck the south-west of the country on May 12. China's State Council on Sunday ordered a nationwide display of respect for the dead. All public amusements ...

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    Of Time And The City

    2008-05-19T16:31:00Z

    Dir: Terence Davies.UK. 2008. 74mins.Over the decades many accomplished directors have created cinematic odes to cities dear to their hearts. Berlin (Walter Ruttmann, from the silent era); Paris (Je T’Aime, particularly Alexander Payne’s segment), and Rome (Fellini). But Liverpool’ You have to hand it to Terence ...

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    2008-05-19T13:57:00Z

    Dir: Ursula Meier. France-Switzerland-Belgium. 2008. 97min.

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    The Silence Of Lorna (Le Silence De Lorna)

    2008-05-19T13:18:00Z

    Dirs: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne. Belg-Fr-Italy. 105mins.

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    Tony Manero

    2008-05-19T11:49:00Z

    Dir: Pablo Larrain. Chile-Brazil. 2008. 98mins .

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    Tokyo Sonata

    2008-05-19T11:36:00Z

    Dir: Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Japan/Netherlands-Hong Kong. 119min..Taking a break from his regular diet of fantasy and horror, Japan’s Kiyoshi Kurosawa delivers here a fierce indictment of modern-day Japan. Kurosawa has often hinted, in earlier pictures, that he smells something rotten in his homeland, and this time he ...

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    RISE, Casarotto launch new talent initiative in UK

    2008-05-19T08:17:00Z

    UK production company RISE Films and agency Casarotto Ramsay & Associates are launching a new initiative for emerging screenwriters, also with support from Sight & Sound.The initiative will kick off with a competition starting early in June. Unrepresented writers will submit first drafts of feature film scripts and one will ...