All Screen articles in 08 May 2009
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NewsMaya acquires rights for La Linea
Maya Entertainment, the Los Angeles-based production and distribution company, has acquired US rights to the crime drama La Linea (The Line) starring Andy Garcia, Ray Liotta and Esai Morales.
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NewsShoreline bulks up Cannes slate
Los Angeles-based Shoreline Entertainment has bulked up its Cannes sales slate with the acquisition of worldwide rights to Pierre Laffargue’s French genre title Black.
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NewsMK2 picks up French rights to Fish Tank
MK2 has acquired French rights to Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank from ContentFilm International.
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NewsFujoshi Kanojo rings up Japanese first with mobile phone release
Simultaneous movie release across different platforms moved to a new level in Japan this week as Kadokawa Pictures’ romantic comedy Fujoshi Kanojo was released in cinemas, online – and in a first for the Japanese market - also on mobile phone.
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NewsThirst tops Korean box office over holiday weekend
Park Chan-wook’s vampire film Thirst has topped South Korea’s box office, beating X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and clocking up the biggest opening for a local film so far this year
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NewsDepartures wins audience award at Far East festival
Departures, the Japanese foreign Oscar winner, has taken the audience award at the 11th Far East Film Festival in Italy.
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NewsStudent Oscars reveals foreign film nominees
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has picked five contenders for this year’s Honorary Foreign Film award in the 36th Annual Student Academy Awards.
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NewsMedia group Prisa acquires Spain's Tesela Producciones
Prisa, the Spanish media group, has taken full control of Tesela Producciones, one of the leading producers of Spanish language films.
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NewsJavier Diez de Polanco leaves Prisa
Javier Diez de Polanco, head of film and TV at Spanish media group Prisa, has left the company.
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NewsAV Pictures boards Freight
AV Pictures has taken on international sales of Stuart St. Paul’s Freight, which is currently in post production.
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Content picks up The Details
ContentFilm International has picked up international sales rights to The Details.Written and directed by Jacob Estes, The Details stars James McAvoy, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney and Anna Friel. Content will be introducing the film to buyers at Cannes next week.The Details tells the story of a couple whose domestic strife ...
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NewsTF1 to show promo of Jeunet's Micmacs at Cannes
TF1 International has announced its Cannes line-up including world premiere screenings, new titles and the first images of Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs
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CommentCannes vs the perfect storm
Against a backdrop of swine flu and the deepest global recession in living memory, much is being hoped for from this year’s Cannes festival in terms of lifting industry confidence and helping unlock new deals and investment.
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CommentThe wolf at the arthouse door
Film festivals have a key role in promoting art cinema, which is why Cannes is offering to screen on the web the first five minutes of all the films in its official selection.
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FeaturesPirates thrive in India film strike
A month-long strike has virtually closed India’s cinemas but so far resolved little between producers and exhibitors.
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CommentFilm industry faces its own epic adventure
Tough choices lay ahead for the British film industry. But there is a path which can lead to a brighter, better future says Stewart Till, chairman of the UK Film Council.
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FeaturesHollywood gets thrifty
Expect to see fewer stars at the Hotel Du Cap as budget-conscious US sales agents try to deliver realistically priced product to international buyers.
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NewsGerman regional fund hands $14.7m to co-productions
Germany’s leading regional film fund, Filmstiftung NRW, has allocated $14.7m (€11m) – a third of its annual budget - to 35 projects, including a film by UK director Alex Winter.
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FeaturesTeam values
Iconic film-maker John Lasseter believes animation should be a collaborative process. He tells Mike Goodridge how he creates the right environment
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NewsHanway Films adds We Want Sex and Mugabe to Cannes slate
Hanway Films has added We Want Sex and Mugabe And The White African to its list of Cannes titles.