All Screen articles in 30 October 2001
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F&ME boards Fridriksson's Falcons
Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME), has boarded as co-producer Fridrik Thor Fridriksson's first English language project, Falcons, which has just started shooting in Iceland.Falcons is the story of Dua (Margret Vilhjamsdottir) a young woman who speaks to birds and prefers the company of animals to that of humans. In a ...
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Lions Gate seals deals on three key titles
Lions Gate International has closed key territory sales on its three hottest titles - Bret Easton Ellis adaptation Rules Of Attraction, Argentinian thriller Nine Queens and drama Monster's Ball.Icon Entertainment bought UK, Australia and New Zealand on Rules Of Attraction which stars James Van Der Beek and Kip Pardue. Metropolitan ...
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TriPictures entices new Spanish directors
Up-and-coming Spanish directors have a potential new outlet in Spanish distributor TriPictures' start-up production division, which is seeking directors on several projects in early development stages.Head Douglas Wilson says he is currently negotiating directors for two projects: The Inheritors, from scripter Fernando Camara, and The Suicide Club, based on the ...
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European parliament proposes promotion fund
The creation of a European Promotion Fund and the "interconnecting" of existing automatic support funds in European Union member states are among a set of recommendations presented by European Parliament (EP) deputy Luckas Vander Taelen in a report "on achieving better circulation of European films in the internal market and ...
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Varda completes first of 20 Paris Je T'Aime shorts
French film-maker Agnes Varda (The Gleaners) has completed shooting The Flighty Lion, the first in a series of twenty shorts uniting directors such as Jean-Luc Godard, Tom Tykwer and Woody Allen. The twenty shorts are to be put together as a feature film entitled Paris Je T'Aime, produced by Paris-based ...
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France's film marketing costs set to soar
France's audiovisual watchdog CSA (Conseil Superieur de l'Audiovisuel) has recommended a partial lift of the current ban on advertising films on television - a move set to radically shake up the French distribution sector. The policy is part of a new French government legislative programme concerning advertising on television. Although ...
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Mosaic's Roven assesses Till synergy
A day after unveiling a production deal with Stewart Till's new distribution network, Mosaic Media Group producer Charles Roven says he is now studying how the deal can work in synergy with his existing MGM, Helkon Media and Toho-Towa partnership."We believe that there is a great possibility that the two ...
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Two new German media funds launched
A $15.4m (DM 33.2m) two-part TV biopic on the life of Italian automobile legend Enzo Ferrari is one of four projects lined up by Germany's Victory Media for its latest media fund, Victory MultiMediaFonds Private Placement which was launched on October 31.The $38.5m (DM 83.1m) fund intends to attract private ...
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Franchise boards Ryan and Douglas & Crystal pics
Elie Samaha's Franchise Pictures, which has a five year co-financing and domestic distribution deal with Warner Bros, has boarded Meg Ryan starrer Against The Ropes with Paramount and taken international rights on Warner's remake of The In-Laws to star Michael Douglas and Billy Crystal.Against The Ropes marks the first collaboration ...
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Eight Euro distribs put Celluloid at core of pact
Eight of Europe's best known independent distributors have pacted together to form an ambitious pan-continental buying and investment alliance. In a deal finalised on Monday night (Oct 29), their first acquisition is not, however, a film but a sales company - Celluloid Dreams. The Hengameh Panahi-headed Celluloid will act as ...
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Asoka opens well, Amelie shows legs
Last weekend heralded the arrival on UK shores of an Indian film expected by critics to be the Bollywood film that would achieve the crossover to a wider audience that has so far eluded previous films in this market. The release of Asoka, by Miracle Communications, at 76 sites nationwide ...
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Une Hirondelle A Fait Le Printemps
Dir: Christian Carion. France. 103mins.While many French films deal with provincials who seek love and fortune in the big city (ie Paris), first-time director Christian Carion's Une Hirondelle A Fait Le Printemps takes the reverse tack: a young city-slicker who abandons a successful career to live off the land. ...
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Little controversy at Beaune conference
As the 11th Rencontres Cinematographiques de Beaune drew to a close Sunday (Oct 28), filmmakers comprising the association of writers, directors and producers (ARP) issued a statement outlining the most pertinent points to come from a weekend of debates. The main themes are nothing new in Beaune (cultural diversity, author's ...
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China Star lines up $13m Books And Swords
China Star has unveiled a big-budget period action-romance to be directed by veteran Tsui Hark.Pre-production is cranking up on Books And Swords, a $13m adaptation of one of China's most famous novels. The story, which will be heavy on swordfight action, is about two brothers and is set during the ...
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Olmi wins Italy's St Vincent prize for Arms
Veteran Italian director Ermanno Olmi has been awarded the Best Director prize for Profession Of The Arms at Italy's prestigious St Vincent Prize, a pre-eminent festival designed to promote Italian cinema abroad.Profession Of The Arms, a tale of 16th century warfare, screened in competition at Cannes. It is also one ...
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Schmid wins prestigious Hof film award
Hans-Christian Schmid, director of last year's box-office and critical success Crazy, was awarded this year's Film Prize of the Town of Hof at the International Hof Film Days (October 24-28) joining past filmmakers including Wim Wenders, Doris Doerrie, Tom Tykwer, Detlev Buck and Werner Herzog, all of whom have ...
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Only One Take to premiere at Bangkok
One Take Only from new generation Thai director Oxide Pang will have its world premiere when it closes the 4th Bangkok Film Festival on Nov 25. Local production Girl's Friends, the debut feature film from film critic turned director Mongkholchai Chaivisuth, will also have its world premiere. Both films ...
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Mayson joins Artists Independent Network
Andy Mayson, former chief operating officer at Intermedia, has joined London-based production and management company Artists Independent Network (AIN) as managing director.Mayson joins the operation as it prepares to move into the US by setting up a New York office early next year and starting its own sales division at ...
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German cinema admissions to rise by 9% in 2001
German cinema admissions are expected to rise by 9% this year to 166m, according to a new report. In comparison, French admissions are expected to reach between 172m and 180m, while in the UK they are predicted to reach at least 148m for 2001.According to German HypoVereinsbank (HVB) Equity Research ...
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Thym launches Luxembourg production company
Heinz Thym, formerly head of film co-productions and acquisitions for CLT Ufa International is setting up a Luxembourg film production company, T Films.As a registered Luxembourg producer, T Films will be able to access the principality's generous local tax shelter schemes. Through the 100%-owned T Films, Thym will seek to ...