All Screen articles in 18 September 2008
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Comedy Cool Water underway in Amman
Ali Samadi Ahadi directs the black-comedy set against the Mideast conflict.
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Costas Zapas directs, Minus Pictures produces Greek update of Mary Shelley classic.
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NewsPinewood Shepperton refused planning permission for Project Pinewood
UK government refuses planning permission for £200m live-in replica cities.
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Tropic set to thunder into Germany, UK for PPI
Paramount Pictures International (PPI) is looking to dominate the international arena this weekend, opening DreamWorks's action comedy Tropic Thunder in ten territories including Germany and Switzerland on September 18, followed a day later by the UK and Austria. The film stands at $20.9m and will get a major boost this ...
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Studio Babelsberg to co-produce Inglorious Bastards
Studio Babelsberg has now confirmed that it will be serving as the German co-producer on Quentin Tarantino's Second World War drama Inglorious Bastards.The Weinstein Company (TWC) and Universal Pictures are co-financing and co-presenting the feature, while Harvey and Bob Weinstein are serving as executive producers.Tarantino's film will begin shooting at ...
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Evolutions invests $1.8m in new post equipment
Evolutions, Soho, the London-based post-production facility, has invested $1.8m (£1m) in new technology from Avid, FilmLight and Digidesign.The upgrade and installation of new equipment comes as part of Evolutions' expansion with its new Great Pulteney Street building. The company's machine room is now centralised at that site and connected via ...
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Linha de Passe to open 28th Cambridge Film Festival
The 28th Cambridge Film Festival will open today (Sep 18)with the Cannes competition title Linha de Passe by Walter Salles.Features, documentaries and shorts from the UK and around the world will be presented over the course of 11 days. The festival will play host to many UK premieres including Gomorrah ...
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Avi Mograbi's Z32 restricted for PG audiences in Israel
Avi Mograbi's documentary 'Z-32', has been restricted by the Israeli Board of Censors for an over 14 audience, after an appeal on its over 16 restriction.In the film, Mograbi interviews a veteran of an elite Israeli military unit, who undergoes an existential crisis as he recounts his participation in the ...
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Telepool to handle distribution rights on Der Grosse Kater
Munich-based Telepool will handle international distribution on Wolfgang Panzer's adaptation of Thomas Hürlimann's 1998 bestselling novel Der Grosse Kater. The film, currently shooting at locations in Berne and Bavaria, is a co-production between Neue Bioskop Film, Abrakadabra Films and Barry Films. It received backing from several sources including: Zurich's Film ...
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Pyramid and Longzhe launch cinema joint venture in China
China-Indian joint venture Pyramid Longzhe Culture and Theater Limited (PLCTL) has launched its first cinema, in China's Huainan City of Anhui Province. The joint venture was set up by Chennai-based Pyramid Saimira Group and Jiangsu-based Longzhe Group in March, with the help of Chinese state-owned China Society Music Research Board ...
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Tokyo film festival announces complete 2008 line-up
The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced the full lineup for its 21st edition (October 18-26). The 15-films in competition include four world premieres: China-HK co-production Claustrophobia directed by Ivy Ho, big budget Chinese disaster film Super Typhoon; Japanese entries School Days With A Pig; and Echo Of Silence ...
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San Sebastian ready to welcome 1,600 industry attendees
This year's San Sebastian film festival (September 18-28) has attracted some of the leading lights of world cinema to its shores, including Kim Ki-duk, Christophe Honore, the Coen Brothers, and Richard Eyre, whose film The Other Man will kick off proceedings tonight.For full San Sebastian preview, click hereMore than 1,600 ...
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The Brothers Bloom to open Chicago Film Festival on Oct 16
Rian Johnson's adventure comedy The Brothers Bloom will open the 44th Chicago International Film Festival on October 16. Click here to see review.Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo and Rachel Weisz and Rinko Kikuchi star in the tale of con-men who lure an eccentric heiress into an elaborate plot.The film received its ...
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Zwick's Defiance named as closing night of AFI FEST on Nov 9
The world premiere of Ed Zwick's second world war Resistance drama Defiance will close the AFI FEST on November 9 in Los Angeles.Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell play brothers who form a band of fighters to strike back at the Nazis and avenge the deaths of their loved ...
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VOD service Eurocinema signs carriage deal with Shaw TV in Canada
International and short film VOD service Eurocinema has signed a carriage deal with Canada's Shaw TV.Shaw TV previously offered one or two of Eurocinema's titles and will now offer the full programme of ten features and accompanying bonus shorts each month.Eurocinema's recent programming includes Daniele Luchetti's Italian drama My Brother ...
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Caines named president of worldwide digital marketing at Sony
Dwight Caines has been named president of worldwide digital marketing at Sony Pictures Entertainment.Caines will report to Columbia Pictures Worldwide Marketing Group co-presidents by Valerie Van Galder and Marc Weinstock and will continue to oversee the studio's global theatrical digital campaigns. His expanded brief will see him provide managerial support ...
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Melvin Van Peebles to receive Gotham Award tribute
Melvin Van Peebles will receive a Gotham Award Tribute at IFP's 18th Annual Gotham Awards on December 2 in New York.Van Peebles stamped his authority on 1970s US cinema, championing the independent scene and playing an influential role in the emerging blaxploitation wave of the early 1970s, notably directing, producing ...
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Former FCC general counsel John Rogovin moves to Warner Bros
Former general counsel to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) John Rogovin has joined Warner Bros as executive vice president and general counsel following John Schulman's announcement yesterday [September 16] that he is retiring.Rogovin will report directly to chairman and CEO Barry Meyer and will oversee the studio's team of more ...
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Nancy Kirkpatrick takes marketing chief role at Summit
Former Paramount executive vice president of worldwide publicity Nancy Kirkpatrick has formally joined Summit Entertainment as president of worldwide marketing following a consultancy stint at the company.Kirkpatrick will report to Summit COO Bob Hayward and work closely with Summit co-chairmen Patrick Wachsberger and Rob Friedman, who called Kirkpatrick 'an incredible ...
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Met Film starts distribution services arm for self-distribution
Met Film has launched Met Film Distribution, which will work with independent film-makers who want to self-distribute their films.The first proejct for the new distribution outfit will be Heavy Load, also a Met Film production, a documentary about a punk band with disabilities.The co-production with the BBC, IFC and ITVS, ...