All Screen articles in 6 February 2009
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Memento closes pre-Berlin sales on Katalin Varga, Treeless Mountain
Aggressive French sales outfit Memento has announced a raft of deals on films on its EFM slate.
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UK 's Goalpost Film announces Berlin slate
Goalpost Film’s has announced its Berlin slate, which includes Closed For Winter and Little Sister, thecompany has also acquired international sales and licensing rights for Dances With Wolves.
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Canadian co-production market spotlights Germany and Ireland
Strategic Partners, Canada's co-production market and part of the 29th Atlantic Film Festival, will highlight the Irish and German film markets at the 2009 Strategic Partners event. Jan Miller, director of Strategic Partners explained the choice: 'Germany and Ireland were natural choices to spotlight for 2009. They are two markets ...
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Network Releasing acquires all UK rights to I Know You Know
Network Releasing has acquired UK rights to I Know You Know in a deal with The Little Film Company. The UK distributor and publisher has acquired the TV, theatrical and home entertainment rights to the British feature-length drama I Know You Know in a deal with The Little Film Company. ...
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Universal Pictures appoints Paul Chesney as vp, international operations
Paul Chesney has been appointed to the role of vice president, international operations at Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE). He will start in his new role on March 2. Chesney, who is based in London, will report to Eddie Cunningham, president of UPIE. He will be responsible for the efficiency, ...
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Russian World Studios plans new partnership with New Cinema
Leading Russian producer Russian World Studios today announced that it is in negotiations to form a strategic partnership with Sergei Chliyants' New Cinema Studio.Under the proposed deal, New Cinema Studio, which includes New Cinema Marketing and New Cinema Distribution, will become a division of Russian World Studios, responsible for production ...
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Icon closes international sales for Mary And Max
Icon has closed deals on key territory sales for Academy Award winner Adam Elliot's Sundance opener, Mary And Max. Mary And Max, which is produced by Melanie Coombs, will compete in the Generation 14plus section of the 2009 Berlinale. Gaumont has picked up distribution rights to the clay animation feature ...
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Analysis: Project Kangaroo from Broadcastnow.co.uk
BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 have failed in their bid to launch a joint video-on-demand service after the Competition Commission blocked their joint Project Kangaroo proposal.Click to see coverage of Project Kangaroo from ScreenDaily's sisters site Broadcastnow.co.uk.
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Thaddeus O'Sullivanto to direct Obsession
BAFTA-nominated director Thaddeus O’Sullivan (Ordinary Decent Criminal, The Heart Of Me) will direct Obsession after completing his BBC Churchillbiopic, Into The Storm.
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Neil Peplow appointed Skillset director of film
Shooting Fish and Waking Ned producer Neil Peplow has been named as the new director of film of UK training organisation Skillset. Peplow will replace current director of film Janine Marmot, who has been in the post since November 2006, on March 2nd. He will take over responsibility for the ...
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London Film Festival announces dates
Festival artistic director Sandra Hebron has announced that The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival will take place from Wednesday 14 October toThursday 29 October 2009.
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Local films boost Scandinavian box office
Successful local films played a major part in a strong 2008 at the box office.Norwegian cinema admissions rose 10% in 2008 to reach 11.8 million, strongly helped by local fare which sold 2.7 million tickets - 50% more than in 2007.Local film's market share reached a record 22.5% of the ...
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Kore-eda unveils details of Blow Up Doll project
Award-winning Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda has revealed details of his most recent project, Kuuki Ningyo (literal translation: Blow Up Doll), which wrapped at the end of January. The film stars Korean actress Bae Doo-Na as an inflatable sex doll that comes to life and begins a relationship with its owner, ...
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Lost Times takes Golden Reel in Budapest
The Golden Reel, the main prize of the 40th Hungarian Film Week, was awarded to Lost Times, the debut feature of director Aron Matyassy. The film is a moving portrayal of a small-time criminal's search for justice after his autistic sister is raped. The film stars Jozsef Kadas as the ...
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AFI Dallas hosts three documentary world premieres
Fifteen features will screen at the AFI DALLAS 2009 set to run from March 26-April 2, including three documentary world premieres of Justin Wilson’sOne Nationabout human rights, Libby Spears’ sex trafficking talePlaygroundand and John Chester’sRock Propheciesabout an obsessive concert photographer.The US premieres are Robert Keener’s documentary Food Inc, Matt Aselton’s ...
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Sundance Channel buys packages of docs from Arthouse Films
The Sundance Channel has acquired a package of arts documentaries for broadcast from Arthouse Films' current and upcoming slate.David Koh, Lilly Bright, and Stanley Buchthal negotiated the deal on behalf of Arthouse Films and Curiously Bright Entertainment with Sundance Channel's senior vice president of acquisitions and programming Christian Vesper and ...
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Larry Levy to head theatrical distribution at Vivendi Entertainment
Vivendi Entertainment has hired Larry Levy as vice president and head of theatrical distribution at Vivendi Entertainment ahead of its maiden release of New York, I Love You.Levy will oversee all aspects of theatrical distribution for Vivendi Entertainment and joins from New Line, where he served as for 15 years ...
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UK governments move to legislate on piracy cautiously welcomed
Industry reaction to the UK government’s decision to tackle piracy resulting from peer to peer file sharing with legislation has been mainly positive although tempered with caution.The legislation would mean that where rights holders request it, internet service providers (ISPs) should notify alleged copyright infringers that they are breaking the ...