All Screen articles in 10 June 2003 – Page 3
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UK film report reveals continuing industry polarity
Stark polarities are revealed in the UK Film Council's first yearbook, which aims to present the most comprehensive analysis ever of film in the UK.The report highlights the polarity in box-office winners and losers, with the top 20 releases hoovering up 60% of the box-office despite accounting for only 5.4% ...
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Unifrance unveils line-up for twin Asian events
After electing a new president this week, Unifrance has announced the line-ups for its next two big summer events. The 3rd Festival du Film Francais in Seoul, South Korea will run from June 13-22 concurrently with the 11th edition of the Festival du Film Francais in Yokohama, Japan which runs ...
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Goteborg fund backs Angolan, Sri Lankan film-makers
Sweden's Goteborg Film Festival Film Fund, which supports filmmakers living and working in developing countries, has out of this year's 40 applicants selected Angolan In The Empty City (Na Cidade Vazia) by Maria G. Joao and Sri Lankan Colours Of The Colourless (Sudu Kalu Saha Alu) by Sudath Mahaadivulwewa. The ...
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South Africa to make film industry a priority growth focus
Following a visit to Cannes, South Africa's deputy minister of arts and culture has pledged comprehensive support and priority focus for the local film industry.Minister Sonjica said: "Seeing and feeling the vibrant energy at the South African pavilion at Cannes crystallised much of what I have been reading and hearing ...
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Global film industry losing up to $3.5bn from piracy
The global film industry is currently losing $3bn-$3.5bn per year to illegal piracy operations, according to a new report The Impact Of Piracy On The Film Industry, by UK based management consultancy firm Deloitte & Touche.The new report attributes most of the current loss to "hard copy" video piracy, ie ...
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Koch Lorber signs multi-picture video/DVD deal with Empire
DVD label Koch Lorber Filmshas signed an exclusive multi-film deal with Manhattan-based Empire Picturesthat includes the license of US home video rights to eight films.Titles include PatriceChereau's erotic drama Intimacy and Diane Kurys' romantic period drama Children Of The Century starring Juliette Binoche.The parties also agreed onan output deal for ...
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The Southern Cross (La Cruz Del Sur)
Dir: Pablo Reyero. Argentina/France. 2003. 86minsA long time in gestation - and picked for the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes at the last minute - Pablo Reyero's first fiction feature is sure to attract further festival fixtures, but will struggle to make it onto the commercial circuit beyond its ...
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Giovanni Galoppi named new president of Italia Cinema
Italian lawyer Giovanni Galoppi has been named the new president of film promotional body Italia Cinema.Galoppi replaces Marina Cicogna, the former film producer who had been appointed last year. Cicogna will remain in charge of artistic and promotional activities at Italia Cinema.Galoppi is already actively involved with several state film ...
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2 Fast 2 Furious
Dir: John Singleton. US. 2003. 108 mins.With R&B star Tyrese ably substituting for Vin Diesel and John Singleton taking over the directorial steering wheel, the big-budget sequel to surprise summer 2001 hit The Fast And The Furious is more conventional than its neo-B movie predecessor - but also more broadly ...
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New selection process for int'l festival of film schools
Munich's International Festival of Film Schools (IFFS) will return this year to its traditional place in November with a new structure intended to make the event more attractive.After consultation between the festival organiser Internationale Muenchner Filmwochen, Munich's Academy for Television & Film (HFF) and the international association of film schools ...
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Granada, Redbus settle Gathering dispute
UK broadcaster Granada has settled with distributor Redbus Film Distribution over UK horror-suspense film The Gathering.The distributor (formerly Helkon SK) launched a legal action in September over the involvement of the producers credited on the film. The picture, which stars Christina Ricci, was produced through Samuelson Productions, whose London and ...
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Spain's Filmax closes Cannes deals
Spain's Filmax has announced a series of deals closed at the recent Cannes market including two promising European sales on Laura Mana's new psychological thriller Killing Words (Palabras Encadenadas) to Kinowelt for Germany and Instituto Luce for Italy.Under senior vice president of international sales and co-productions Antonia Nava, the company ...
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Cannes artistic director reflects on 'year of thorns'
Thierry Fremaux, the man chiefly responsible for this year'sprogramming selections at the Cannes Film Festival, has hit back at the barrageof barbed criticism and hopes that a more level-headed assessment of the 2003 Official Selection will emerge over time.Fremaux, who has been Cannes' artistic director for the past threeyears, suggests ...
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German animators demand their own Lola award
On the eve of the German Film Awards ceremony in Berlin on Friday evening, a group of German animation producers including Warner Bros. Willi Geike, Motion Works' Tony Loeser, Dreamin' Dolphin Film's Lilian Klages and Cartoon Film's Thilo Graf Rothkirch have called on State Minister for Culture Christina Weiss to ...
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Cardiff's Cartoon Masters features int'l animators
Jean-Paul Commin of France Television Distribution, Chris Grace, director of Animation S4C, and Paco Rodriguez, director of Filmax Animation are among the international animators taking part in this month's Cartoon Masters in Cardiff.Organised by Skillset Cymru, the event aims to give Welsh animators an opportunity to make contacts in new ...
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Film by the Sea festival adds extra days, location
Dutch film festival, Film by the Sea (5 -14 September) is adding three days to its programme and introducing a new location.This year's fifth edition will last three days longer and, in addition to the Cine City-cinema in Vlissingen in Zeeland, part of the program will be shown ...
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Streep, Quaid, Latifah win gay and lesbian honours at Outfest
Meryl Streep,Dennis Quaid and Queen Latifah are among those receiving the third annualScreen Idol awards for their portrayal of gay, lesbian, bisexual ortransgendered roles in feature films at this year's Outfest, the LA gay andlesbian film festival which is this year in its 21st year.Organisers hopeto present the accolades at ...
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Lorenzo Soria elected new president of HFPA
Lorenzo Soriahas been elected president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA)for 2003-04.Soria has been amember for 14 years and writes for Italian daily newspaper La Stampa and weeklynews magazine L'Espresso.He will presideover the HFPA's 61st Golden Globe Awards, which will take place in Los Angeleson Jan 25 2004.The new ...
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BAFTA/LA ups its fellowship funds at UCLA
BAFTA/LA hasincreased its fellowship at the UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television tohelp the school reach its $1m funding target for next academic year.Each yearBAFTA/LA sponsors a UK student studying film and television at UCLA and thepledge was announced at a special breakfast yesterday (Jun 3).In a statementBAFTA/LA chairman ...
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Natasha Little is back in Vanity Fair
Natasha Little,the English actress who made her name playing Becky Sharp in the BBC's 1998 hitminiseries of Thackeray's Vanity Fair, has joined the cast of Mira Nair's new feature film of VanityFair in which ReeseWitherspoon is playing Becky. The film started shooting last month in the UK.Little, whosefilm credits include ...
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