All Screen articles in 9 June 2006
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Bertolucci readies adaptation of Bel Canto
BernardoBertolucci is lining up a new drama inspired by thereal events surrounding the hostage crisis at the Japanese embassy in Lima, Peru in 1996.Bertolucci's first film since 2003's The Dreamers is an adaptation of Ann Patchett'snovel, Bel Canto. It is set in an unnamed SouthAmerican country where an elaborate birthday ...
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Christmas comes early for mdc
mdc Internationalhas taken on the international distribution for the Bulgarian-Germanco-production Christmas Tree Upside Down,which will have its world premiere in official competition at the forthcoming Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.Directed by Ivan Cherkelov and Vassil Zhivkov, thefilm consisting of seven episodes aboutthe elementary things of life and their relation to ...
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Kapakas starts shooting Uranya in Crete
Writer-director CostasKapakas has started shooting his second feature Uranya in Crete.Kapakas is shooting in the village of Fres.The comedy is set in a small mountaintown in 1969, when US Vice President Spiro Agnew visits, the town gets itsfirst TV, the village eccentric searches for treasure, and teenage boys flockto an ...
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Herek signs on to Children for Gold Circle, Thunder Road
Gold Circle and Thunder Road Films have hired Stephen Herek towrite and direct the true-life drama Einstein's Children.Based on Mike Kersjes' memoir A Smile As Big As The Moon, Einstein's Children tells of a sports coach and special needsteacher who fights to take his students to NASA Space Camp."We're all ...
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Knobloch named to newly created PDG post at Warner Bros France
Iris Knobloch has been appointed to the newly created position ofpresident-directeur general of Warner Bros France.Knobloch, who has spent more than 10 years at Warner Bros and TimeWarner, rejoins Warner Bros to assume general oversight of the studio'sbusiness in France. The broad remit encompasses theatrical production anddistribution, television distribution, home ...
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Artport takes Japanese rights to Mutant Chronicles
With filming recently underway in London and the Isle of Man on EdPressman's sci-fi adventure The Mutant Chronicles, Voltage Pictures has pre-sold Japaneserights to Art Port.Devon Aoki recently joined Thomas Jane and John Malkovichon the story of a band of humans 300 years in the future who battle an army ...
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Raindance Festival to go ahead with new investors
UK indieshowcase The Raindance Film Festival has been saved, it has emerged thisweek. The festival was previously organised through writer and producer ElliotGrove's Raindance Film Festival outfit. When the Raindance organisation went into receivership earlier thissummer, it looked as if the festival might have been dragged down too.However,financiers Dean Goldberg ...
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Transylvania
France. 2006. 103mins. Director, screenplay Tony GatlifIn Transylvania cult diva Asia Argentotakes to the agitated universe of Romany film-maker Tony Gatliflike a duck to water. The latestof French-based Gatlif's ventures into the world ofGypsy and Eastern European culture, Transylvania is at once romance,road movie, ethnological celebration, and vehicle for the ...
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Kaminow promoted to executive vp of marketing at Sony
David Kaminow has been named executive vice president of marketingfor the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, and will work with marketingchief Valerie Van Galder on all Columbia Pictures and Revolution Studiosproductions and oversee worldwide market research for the studio.During his tenure with the studio, Kaminow has overseen worldwidemarket research on ...
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Sundance names fellows for Documentary Film Editing and Story lab
The Sundance Institute has announcedthe eight filmmakers and their projects for its annual Documentary Film Editingand Story Laboratory, which runs from Jun 23-30.The 2006 Documentary FilmEditing and Story Laboratory Fellows are Maria Teresa Larrain (director) andRicardo Acosta (editor) with The Trial Of Pascual Pichun (Chile); Senain Kheshgi and Geeta Patel ...
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Geller promoted to sales, development manager at Submarine
Sales coordinator Harry Geller has been promoted to manager ofsales and development at New York-based sales and production company agencySubmarine Entertainment.'Harry Geller joined Submarine a little over a year ago andhas excelled in all areas he's been focused on,' Submarine co-head JoshBraun said.'In addition to his invaluable work on the ...
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Emperor crowns Chan as production chief
In a move that was widely anticipated,Hong Kong's Emperor Motion Pictures has appointed filmindustry veteran Philip Chan as head of production. Chan, a former actor who haswritten, directed and produced more than 20 features during his 30-year career,will oversee all production activities for the company. "Philip already has a numberof ...
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Celestial's Shaw Bros titles set for release in Iran
Hong Kong's Celestial Pictures has sealed exclusive deals withIran's Century 21 VMC, Portugal's Lusomundo and the Netherlands' Dutch Film Works, which extend the distribution ofits Shaw Brothers library to 56 countries. Century 21 VMC will presentmore than 100 Shaw Brothers titles on home video and television, in a dealwhich marks ...
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Universal buys rights to BOOM! comic book Talent
Universal has picked up the rights to BOOM! Studios' comic book Talent written by Christopher Golden and TomSniegoski.Nicole Brown of Marc Platt Productions brought the property to thestudio. Talentfollows a young professor who survives a plane crash and inherits the memoriesand skills of a boxer who perished in the disaster.Marc ...
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Bean, Knighton, Bush head cast in Rogue remake of The Hitcher
Production will begin this month on Rogue Pictures' horror remakeThe Hitcher afterZachary Knighton became the last main cast member to sign on.Knighton joins Sean Bean and Sophia Bush in Michael Bay'sPlatinum Dunes' remake of the 1986 horror classic. Dave Meyers is directing.Bay and Platinum Dunes' Brad Fuller and Andrew Form ...
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Fox's Omen has global significance in 66 territory-launch
Fox International will beseeking to translate The Omen'sexcellent early domestic form into a monster overseas result this weekend asthe satanic horror remake launches in - wait for it - 66 territories.John Moore's demonic taletook an estimated $12.6m from North American theatres on Tuesday (06/06/06) andopened around the world on the ...
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Magnet Films to start UK shoot for In Your Dreams
UK-based Magnet Films willstart production June 14 on romantic comedyIn Your Dreams.The $5.8m (£3.15m) projectstars Dexter Fletcher, Parminder Nagra,Linda Hamilton, Sarah George, Elize Du Toit and Robert Portal.Gary Sinyoris writing, directing and producing. Also producing is Jonathan Weissler. David Frost and Michael Rosenberg are on board asexecutive producers. The film ...
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Inaugural St Petersburg Film Festival cancelled
The St Petersburg International Film Festival -- which was due to beheld for the first time from July 18-31 in the historical Russian city -- willnot now go ahead after all.The news broke at a masterclass given by actor-director Fedor Bondarchuk during this week's Open Russian Film Festival"Kinotavr" at the ...
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WMi to consult for Louisiana film fund
William Morris Independent (WMi) has taken a consultancy role atthe Pelican Film Fund, which launched last year with the aim of bringing $300min production funds into the state of Louisiana between now and December 2007.WMi agents will identify producers for suitable projects, packageall creative elements and structure innovative financing arrangements ...
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Screen teams with HFF for Hollywood World Award
Screen International isteaming up for the third consecutive year with the Hollywood Film Festival andthe Hollywood Awards to present the Hollywood World Award, a prize for the bestin world cinema which will be presented at the Hollywood Awards ceremony at theBeverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on Oct 23.The award ...