All Screen articles in 24 June 2006
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Spanish exhibitors threaten to escalate Scary Movie row
A stand-off between leading Spanish exhibitors and BuenaVista over the local release of Scary Movie 4 could have ramificationsfor the majors in Spain.Four of Spain's biggest exhibition chains - Cinesa, YelmoCineplex and the newly merged Abaco-Cinebox - have refused to carry ScaryMovie 4 because of a disagreement over rental fees ...
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Oxfam Novib signs on as IDFA principal sponsor
Anti-poverty organisation Oxfam Novibhas become the principal new partner of the International Documentary FestivalAmsterdam (IDFA). The partnership is set for one year with the optionfor a three-year extension. Oxfam will contribute $90,198 (Euros 72,000) to thefestival's organisers. IDFA is now planning Oxfam NovibDay, with proceeds to benefit the charity, to ...
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Capitol promotes Schoukroun to head of sales
Capitol Films has promotedEve Schoukroun to head of sales and has recruitedJames Norrie as its new sales director. Schoukroun replaces Simon Crowe, who has been with Capitolsince October 2004 and is leaving at the end of June to work with new UK-basedsales company Velvet Octopus.Schoukroun has been at Capitol for ...
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Palace in talks to buy Budapest's Hollywood Multiplexes
Palace Cinemas says it isnegotiating to purchase the Hollywood Multiplexes in Budapest owned by Andy Vajna'sproduction, distribution and exhibition company InterCom.Neither Palace Cinemas nor InterCom would comment on the price, date of handover,number of facilities involved or whether the purchased cinemas would remain inoperation. Admissions have beendropping precipitously in Hungary ...
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Cappon appointed new RAI chief
Italianstate broadcaster RAI has named Claudio Cappon as itsnew director general. He replaces former chief Alfredo Meocci.RAI's board members are nominated by the Italianparliament. Cappon, currently head of the Italian TVproducers association APT, was previously directorgeneral of RAI between 2001 and 2002.Inhis role, Cappon will be responsible for theday-to-day running ...
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Click
Dir: Frank Coraci. US. 2006. 95mins.The raunchy man-boy of Adam Sandler'searly hits has grown up to become an overworked young dad in Click, a predictable yet sneakilyeffective comedy from the writers of the similarly high-concept Bruce Almighty. Less of a departure for Sandler than Spanglish or Punch-DrunkLove, but not as ...
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Vue's buyout should help with flexible planning
Following its managementbuyout earlier this week, UK exhibitor VueEntertainment is aiming to open as many as 20 cinemas over the next threeyears. "We are continuing with a very aggressive expansion programme in the UK," Tim Richards, CEO of Vue,told ScreenDaily.com. The new cinemas will be ineither greenfield sites or will ...
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Few major international openings as World Cup rages on
As the World Cup enters the second round this weekend with morehot weather forecast for most of Europe, distributors are looking toconsolidate their gains.Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI)'s The Da VinciCode, currently on$485.2m, and Fox International's X-Men: The Last Stand, now on $186.2m, have been the majorplayers in recent weeks. ...
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UK's Slingshot plans 10 digital features in 3 years
Slingshot, a new UK-baseddigital film production and distribution company, hasannounced plans to finance, produce and distribute a slate of 10 low-budgetfeature films over the next three years. Arvind Ethan David, Rachel Connors and Thomas Hoegh have founded the company, which will be based atEaling Studios. David previously served as managing ...
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Icon promotes Buckner to senior sales manager
IconEntertainment International has promoted Anthony Buckner to the post of senior salesmanager, effective immediately. Bucknerhas worked at Icon since 1996, most recently as international sales manager. Inthe new position, he will be responsible for new territories including Spain, Latin America and Benelux. He replaces sales managerJames Norrie, who is departing ...
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Uwe Boll's Boll AG starts trading on Frankfurt Exchange
Trading in Germanproducer-director Uwe Boll's publicly listed Boll AGopened at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's Entry Standard on Thursday morningwith shares valued at $38.39 (Euro 30.50), above the previously fixed issueprice of $37.14 (Euros 29.50).Boll expected to raise around $11.3m (Euros 9m) from the stock marketflotation to invest, among other things, ...
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Locarno opens doors to 11 projects from Southeast Asia
Eleven projects from Southeast Asia have been selected for this year's Open Doorsworkshop to be presented to potential producers and co-producers during the Locarno International Film Festival in August.Commenting on the selectionmade from 50 projects entered from Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, Open Doors project manager VincenzoBugno explained that the ...
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Lucy Moore wins new UK horror prize
Writer Lucy Moore has wonthe inaugural Golconda Films Horror ScreenwritingCompetition with her script Lullaby.Moore was recently featured as one of Screen International's 2006 Stars of Tomorrow.She will receive a $1,845 (£1,000)advance on a script option to make the horror film and will work with producersGolconda Films during the development process. ...
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Madrid Screenings deals continue to rack up
Summer Rain,Antonio Banderas' second directorial effort now inpost-production, has pre-sold to two territories in the latest of dealsannounced out of the three-day Spanish Film Screenings of Madrid (June 18-20).Based on a two-minute promo,Strada picked up the Spanish-language coming-of-agetale Summer Rain (El Camino De Los Ingleses), for Greece and Cyprus, while ...
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PIFF steps up support for documentaries
The Pusan International FilmFestival (PIFF) is launching five film funds to invigorate Asian documentaryproduction. Grouped under the title ofthe "Asian Network of Documentaries" (AND), the combined funds will award up to$50,000 to documentary filmmakers.Four previously establisheddocumentary funds - the Youngsan Fund, Unikorea Fund, Kyungsung Fund andDongseo Asian Fund - will ...
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Senator sets up US office, plans to absorb Streamline
Following a number of high-profile buys at Cannes, Germany'sSenator Entertainment AG has established a US office in Hollywood to findpictures with international crossover appeal for its distribution pipeline.Senator's chief content officer Marco Weber will serve aspresident and chief executive officer of Senator Entertainment Inc, overseeingall creative aspects including development, production, ...
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First Look secures $80m credit facility with Merrill Lynch
Los Angeles-based First Look Studios has closed a three-year $80m creditfacility with Merrill Lynch as it continues its push to become a majorvertically integrated entertainment company.Prentice Capital Management, the New York-based hedge fund thathas hitherto provided financial support, will convert its initial investment inFirst Look Studios from convertible debt to ...
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Report says film business will hit $104.5bn in 2010
Spending on filmedentertainment in key territories will rise at a 5.3% compound annual ratereaching $104.5bn in 2010, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' new GlobalEntertainment and Media Outlook.That figure compares to$80.5 bn in 2005, in the US, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Canada. PWC defines the filmed entertainment market ...
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UK film to get same proportion of Lottery funds from 2009-2019
Tessa Jowell,the UK's Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, hasannounced that the percentage of National Lottery funds allocated betweensport, arts and film and heritage recipients won't change for the period2009-2019. The Lottery's "good causes"funding gets $.58 (28p) from every $1.84 (£1) Lottery ticket. Sport, arts andfilm, and heritage ...