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NewsMatsumoto wraps sex comedy R100
Japanese director Hitoshi Matsumoto, whose Dai Nipponjin screened in Cannes Directors Fortnight in 2007, has wrapped his latest feature R100, produced by Yoshimoto Creative Agency.
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Matsumoto's Symbol to be completed in time for Cannes
Director and famed comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto revealed some details of his second directorial effort at a press conference held on Friday evening at the inaugural edition of the Okinawa International Movie Festival (OIMF, March 19-22).Entitled Symbol (Shimboru), the film stars Matsumoto as a man plotting to escape some manner of ...
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NewsHitoshi Matsumoto's Big Man Japan headed for Hollywood remake
Japanese director and comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto’s 2007 directorial debut Big Man Japan (Dai-Nipponjin) is to be remade in the US by Columbia Pictures and Original Film.
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NewsThe Kids Are All Right opens 16th Athens Film Festival
Lisa Cholodenko’s Sundance hit opens the Athens International Film Festival – Opening Nights today (September 16); the event secures record number of Greek films despite local film industry crisis.
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NewsMarrakech announces line-up
Marrakech film festival has selected 15 films for its competition line-up.
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NewsParis-based Umedia builds production slate, rebrands as Urban
Umedia, the Paris based international sales and co-production outfit launched in 2004 by Frédéric Corvez, is expanding into production and theatrical distribution - and is being rebranded in the process.
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FeaturesColin Geddes, TIFF Midnight Madness
Jeremy Kay talks to the head of TIFF’s Midnight Madness strand ahead of its 25th anniversary.
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FeaturesToronto: Midnight Madness, Masters, Wavelengths, Kids, Vanguard, CWC
This year’s Toronto line-up features a bumper crop of new works from established directors as well as exciting directorial debuts. Screen profiles selected world premieres from the major sections.
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