All Screen articles in 30 October 2006
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Korean Ministry of Culture announces support plan
In a follow-up to thesupport plan announced by South Korea's Ministry of Culture and Tourism in January, ministerKim Myong-gon announced the Film Industry Mid-to-Long-term Development Plan onMonday (Oct 23).Speaking at a joint pressconference between the Ministry and ruling Uri Party's Special Committee forKorean Film Development, Kim outlined the plan which ...
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Children Of Glory (Szabadsag, Szerelem)
Dir: Krisztina Goda. Hung-UK. 2006. 123mins.Produced to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the1956 Hungarian Revolution, the first time that the people of an Eastern Bloccountry took up arms against the Soviet Regime, Children Of Glory is a rousing and highly effective tribute to themen and women who fought in ...
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Half Moon (Niwemang)
Dir/scr: Bahman Ghobadi. Ir-Aust-Fr.2006. 107mins.Bahman Ghobadi's Half Moon, one of seven features producedas part of the Mozart's Visionary Cinema: New Crowned Hope season, is moreambitious but not as tightly knit as some of the Iranian film-maker's bestwork. A road movie, whose real theme is the unifying spirit of the defiant ...
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Playing The Victim (Izobprzhaya Zhertvu)
Dir: Kiril Serebrennikov. Russ. 2006. 96mins.The surprise winner of the main Cinema2006 section of the Rome Film Fest, PlayingThe Victim is an intellectual, post- modern blackcomedy that has its engaging moments but ends up feeling gratingly pretentious.With a script adapted fromtheir own stage play by the prolific Brothers Presnyakov,this second ...
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Wenders and Tykwer to celebrate 40th Hof Film Days
WimWenders, Tom Tykwer and Aki Kaurismaki will be among the film-makerscelebrating the 40th anniversary of the Hof Film Days, which opens today with MarcusH. Rosenmueller's comedy Schwere Jungs.WhileWenders and Tykwer will be coming to Hof for screenings of their films Paris, Texas and Deadly Maria (DieToedliche Maria) as part of ...
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Vittorio Cecchi Gori's Finmavi declared bankrupt
In yet another blow toItalian movie mogul Vittorio Cecchi Gori's long-avowed comeback - Finmavi -Cecchi Gori's financial holding company for his media group - has been declaredbankrupt by the Rome bankruptcy court, a press release issued by theCecchi Gori Group said late Monday.Cecchi Gori vowed to battlethe decision: 'I will ...
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Documentary programme Greenhouse Project revived
The Greenhouse Project is back in action. Thetraining program for the development of feature-length documentaries, whichlaid dormant for the best part of the last ten months, is now registeringcandidates for its first round of seminars, to take place in January 2007 in Istanbul. Targeting East Mediterranean territories, the programmeexpects candidates ...
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Dodona predicts half of US cinemas will be digital by 2011
Half of US cinemascreens will be Digital Cinema Initiative-compliant by 2011, according to a newreport from industry analysts Dodona Research. "The publication ofthe DCI Digital Cinema Systems specification haskickstarted the transition to digital in the United States," Dodona said. "The cost of digital cinema systemsis falling and leading circuits are ...
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Fortissimo takes on sales for Children Of Glory
Fortissimo Films has pickedup worldwide rights to the Andy Vajna-produced Children Of Glory, an action-drama setagainst the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The film premiered in its home territorythis week during fraught celebrations of the uprising's 50th anniversary.Previously, Fortissimo'sco-managing director Michael Werner had signed on as sales and marketingconsultant on the film. ...
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Kinowelt acquires producer/distributor Pegasos
After acquiring amajority stake in the license trader Intertainment earlier this year, theKinowelt Group has now continued its expansion by taking over the Cologne-baseddistributor-producer Pegasos Filmverleih und Produktion.In the deal signedin Leipzig on the eve of this year's Hof Film Days, Kinowelt has committed tocontinuing Pegasos' business exploiting rights to ...
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Hirschfield to receive 2007 ASC Presidents Award
Gerald Hirschfeld will receive the 2007 American Society of Cinematographers(ASC) Presidents Award in recognition of his exceptional contributions to thecraft.The presentation will take place at the 21st Annual ASC OutstandingAchievement Awards celebration in Los Angeles on Feb 18, 2007.Hirschfeld's credits include Diary Of A Mad Housewife, Young Frankenstein,Fail-Safe, and CottonComes ...
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THINKFilm acquisition adds domestic arm to Bergstein group
Los Angeles-based entrepreneur David Bergstein has slotted in the latestpiece in his vision for an international entertainment group with theacquisition of THINKFilm.Bergstein bought UK-based Capitol Films in January and will marrythat company's extensive overseas relationships and involvement on bigger budgetprojects with THINKFilm's domestic connections and steadfast reputation as oneof the ...
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European film agencies call for speedy action on digital cinema
Many of Europe's filmagencies have released a joint statement to the European Commission inadvocating the growth of digital cinema in Europe. The national film agenciessaid: 'The directors of Europe's national film agencies (the EFADs) considerthat digital cinema represents a major challenge for the whole of the Europeanfilm industry, especially in ...
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Almodovar's Volver wins Hollywood World Award
Pedro Almodovar's Volver won the Hollywood World Award sponsored by Screen International, at the Hollywood Film Festival's HollywoodAwards gala on Oct 23.The film's star Penelope Cruz accepted the award on Almodovar'sbehalf and read a note of thanks from the film-maker. Oliver Stone's World Trade Center won the Hollywood Movie of ...
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TWC to place anti-smoking PSAs on DVD of Clerks II
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has become the first company to insertanti-smoking public service announcements in DVDs in which smoking is depicted.The move follows a request sent last month to the leading studiosby 41 US attorneys-general.The December release of Clerks II will contain an anti-smoking ad createdby the American Legacy Foundation ...
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Asian Pacific VoD channel ANYTIME signs five-year deal with Indian Online Broadband
Leading Asian-Pacific region VoD channel ANYTIME has signed afive-year distribution deal with India's largest broadband provider India OnLine Broadband Limited.Four million homes in Mumbai and Delhi will have access to ANYTIMEVoD's movie channel and interactive games channels by March 2007.The ANYTIME VoD movie channel will be the exclusive provider ofHollywood ...
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Inferno picks up international rights to Bella
Los Angeles-based Inferno Distribution has picked up internationalrights to the romance Bella, which won the Peoples Choice Award following its world premiereat Toronto last month.Inferno will commence sales at AFM next week on AlejandroMonteverde's tale of self-discovery. ICM is representing domestic rights.Eduardo Verastegui and Tammy Blanchard star as a football ...
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Canadian performers seek mediation in contract talks
Canadian film and TVperformers guild ACTRA today applied for labour mediation following two days ofnegotiation toward a new independent production agreement with Canadianproducers. According to ACTRA, veteranactor and lead bargaining team member Gordon Pinsent walked out on the talkswhen representatives from the Canadian Film and Television ProductionAssociation (CFTPA) and the ...
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Vue plans charity preview for Casino Royale
UKexhibitor Vue Entertainment is organising a charity fundraiser tied to therelease of Casino Royale.Thenew James Bond film will play in previews at 36 Vue cinemas across the UK onNov 15, two days before its general release. More than 12,000 tickets will beavailable for the promotion, which will sell tickets at ...
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Nina's Heavenly Delights to close LA Fusion festival
Ray Yeung's comedy Cut Sleeve Boys and Ashish Sawhny's documentary HappyHookers are among theline-up of the 4th Annual Fusion: the Los Angeles LGBT People of Color FilmFestival.The event will kick off with a selection of international shortsand closes with the US Premiere of Pratibha Parmar's romantic comedy Nina'sHeavenly Delights.The festivalincludes ...