All Screen articles in 5 May 2008
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Schloendorff's Gigola on Wide Management Cannes slate
Wide Management will handle international sales on the newest project from director Volker Schloendorff, Gigola.Based on the book by Laure Charpentier, the film follows the life of George, an adventurous young woman - one of the last of the era's 'garconnes' - as she navigates the depths of the Parisian ...
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Final names of Un Certain Regard jury announced
The Cannes Film Festival has announced the completion of the jury for the Un Certain Regard sidebar.As previously announced, director Fatih Akin will preside over the jury.Joining him are journalists Anupama Chopra and Catherine Mtsitouridze from India and Russia, respectively; film critic Yasser Moheb from Egypt and director of Spain's ...
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Strand picks Cherry Blossoms for US from Bavaria
Strand Releasing has acquired US rights to Doris Dorrie's Cherry Blossoms - Hanami which had its world premiere in competition at the Berlin Film Festival this year.Bavaria Film International, which is handling sales on the film, also sold it to Sunrise Film Distribution in Denmark and Edko Films in Hong ...
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What Happens In Vegas
Dir. Tom Vaughan. US. 2008. 98 mins.A bit like Las Vegas itself, frenetic romantic comedy What Happens In Vegas offers some diversions that are mildly entertaining but really just postpone an inevitable outcome (in Vegas the house always wins and in rom-coms the bickering stars always get together in the ...
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Skin to roll out though Shanghai Film Group in September
Hong Kong-based Eastern Mordor has announced that Shanghai Film Group will handle distribution of Gordon Chan's fantasy epic Painted Skin, which is scheduled for release on September 28. One of the main investors in the film, SFG will release it through China 's top ten cinema circuits - including Shanghai ...
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Warner Bros planning Hindi remake of Wedding Crashers
Warner Bros has enlisted Mukesh Talreja and Nikhil Advani's Orion Pictures to produce a Hindi-language remake of its 2005 hit Wedding Crashers. The production house is currently in discussions with two leading Indian actors to reprise the roles played by Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn. The director is also yet ...
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Odin's Eye sets up sales office in New York
Dave Pederson, a producer on the Oscar-nominated documentary Super Size Me, is to represent Australian sales agent Odin's Eye Entertainment (OEE) in New York. His title will be vice president of international sales, but as head of the new office he will also be sourcing product for the fledgling Sydney-based ...
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War Child wins the audience award at Tribeca Film Festival
C Karim Chrobog's documentary War Child won the 7th annual Tribeca Film Festival's audience Cadillac Award as the event came to a close last night [May 4].Chrobog will receive a cash prize of $25,000 and an art award for his film, which chronicles the life of hip-hop artist and former ...
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Iron Man grosses include $10.3m in UK, $9.6m in Mexico for PPI
Iron Man stamped his mark all over the world as Marvel's latest superhero sensation launched through Paramount Pictures International (PPI) on an estimated $96.8m in 57 territories.The storming debut combines with the $100.8m domestic launch to put the film on $197.6m after three days. The film opened day-and-date with North ...
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Iron Man boosts global box office with superheroic $200m opening
Iron Man smashed its way to the top of the charts with a mighty $100.8m three-day launch that kicked off the summer season in fine style.The Marvel Studios film, which Paramount is releasing around the world, registered the eight biggest three-day debut of all time and easily scored the biggest ...
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Cerenzie-Peters acquires remake rights to Thai Devil
Paramount Pictures-based production and finance company Cerenzie-Peters Productions has acquired English-language remake rights to Thai horror hit Art Of The Devil 2 from Thailand's Five Star Production. The picture is part of a successful franchise that has spawned three films. The other two films are also included in the deal ...
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Speed Racer
Dirs: Andy & Larry Wachowski. US. 2008. 130 mins.Tatsuo Yoshida's beloved 1960s anime TV series finally gets the big-screen treatment, after many false starts, from the Wachowski Brothers who deliver a large-scale assault on the senses which is as exhausting as it is entertaining. Pitched tonally to young kids, but ...
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Wendy And Lucy added to Memento slate
Memento Films International has added Un Certain Regard title Wendy And Lucy to its sales slate.The film, by Kelly Reichardt, stars Michelle Williams and Will Patton and is especially particular in that Cannes Festival chief Thierry Fremaux cited it as the one film that made its way into the official ...
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Coach 14 Cannes slate includes Critics Week entry La Sangre Brota
French sales company Coach 14 has announced its line-up heading into the Cannes Film Festival.The company boasts Critics Week title La Sangre Brota, a second film from Pablo Fendrik. Fendrik's first film, El Asaltante, ran in Critics Week last year.Coach's Pape Boye says the director is a 'sure thing, an ...
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Warner launches remastered Movies That Matter series in UK
Warner Bros. is planning a Movies that Matter Film to bring 15 of its classics to the big screen, remastered and restored.The initiative is being created with the British Film Institute, The Times (of London), Vue Cinemas, Arts Alliance Media and distributor Park Circus.The films, all rematstered to 2K digital ...
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Lorraine Lydon joins UK post house Evolutions
London-based post-production company Evolutions has appointed Lorraine Lydon as operations manager.Lydon joins from a similar position at Envy Post and she previously worked at TMR and Blue.Lorraine will be based in Evolutions Soho Square facility and will manage the library, edit and media support team plus be responsible for maintaining ...
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The Hospital Club starts list for emerging UK talents
UK members club The Hospital is launching a new initiative, The Hospital club 100, to search for the most powerful movers and shakers in London's media and creative industries, including film.Voting is open to anyone in the publishing industry and The Hospital seeks to uncover unsung heroes and emerging talents.Nominations ...
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Hot Fuzz wins BAFTA/LA Comedy prize
Edgar Wright's Hot Fuzz won Best British Comedy Film Award at the inaugural BAFTA/LA British Comedy Award in Los Angeles last night and star Simon Pegg took home Best British Comedy Performer In Film.Billy Connolly received the BAFTA/LA Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy and Extras won Best British Comedy Television ...
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Swipe to handle Cannes market title Vanechka
Frank Mannion's UK-based Swipe Films will be handling international sales at Cannes on the Russian film Vanechka, which will have its international premiere in the Cannes market on May 17.The film is set during 1998, against the backdrop of Russia in an economic crisis and centres on an aspiring actress ...
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iDream bolsters Cannes slate with Ocean Of Pearls
London-based sales agent iDream Independent Pictures has added Ocean Of Pearls, directed by Dr Sarab Singh Neelam, to its Cannes line-up. Shot in Los Angeles, the film tells the story of a young US-born Sikh surgeon who finds that his religious beliefs of wearing a turban and beard make him ...