Screen
Dominic Timms
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Vivendi sells publishing businesses
23-Oct-2002
Vivendi Universal chief Jean Fortou confirmed yesterday that it was selling its European and Latin American publishing assets for Euros 1.25bn ($1.2bn) to a consortium led by French publishers Lagardere that includes US investment house Ripplewood Holdings and publisher John Wiley & Sons. -
Bill Paxton's directorial debut opens 16th Int'l Fantasy Filmfest
31-Jul-2002
Actor Bill Paxton's directorial debut Frailty opens this year's 16th International Fantasy Filmfest, which hits Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Cologne and Hamburg before its finale in Berlin next month.




