All Screen articles in 11 September 2001 – Page 3
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Political advocate to head Oz producers' body
Joanne Yates' appointment as executive director of the Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) suggests that the organisation wants to increase its political influence in Canberra, where many regulatory and funding decisions are made.For the past five years Yates has been an advisor to the Democrats, a political party which ...
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Mifed to have US and Asian flavour
Italy's autumn film market, Mifed (Oct 28-Nov 1) is set to be a heavily US and Asian dominated affair, according to the latest registrations. The market's organisers also hit back at suggestions that it is an expensive market to attend. Rassegne, the semi-private company that replaced the Fiera Milano as ...
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French revolution at international box office
Regular scrutinisers of the box office charts will discover that the majority of this week's international territories contain a common feature: French productions. While it is common to see the same US titles grace the charts of every territory, it is less usual to see the films of other countries ...
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French revolution at International box office
Regular scrutinisers of the box office charts will discover that the majority of this week's international territories contain a common feature: French productions. While it is common to see the same US titles grace the charts of every territory, it is less usual to see the films of other countries ...
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Bollywood hopeful to get unprecedented release
India may have delivered yet another in a growing trend of critical and commercial hits with Asoka, the latest Bollywood film to break onto the festival circuit. Even before the Santosh Sivan-directed epic had its world premiere in Venice, it was gaining commercial momentum in one of its key markets. ...
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Jeremy Thomas and Grosvenor Park go to court
A battle between veteran UK producer Jeremy Thomas and Grosvenor Park, one of the leading corporate players in the upstart UK tax-financing sector, is set to spill over into court.The dispute between Thomas and the UK tax-financing operation headed by Don Starr is to go to court in December, marking ...
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Poland anticipates record year at the box office
The Polish cinema industry is staging a vigorous come-back after disastrous results in 2000, that saw admissions and box office plummet by 29.8%. Three Polish films have already topped the national box office chart this year, and three forthcoming local titles are expected to boost the territory's box office to ...
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Miramax grabs Warrior, Paramount loves Triumph
Attesting to the slow pace of deal-making at the festival, Miramax made the highest profile acquisition during Venice, with a film that is not even screening at the event. And Paramount Classics grabbed competition film The Triumph Of Love.Miramax nabbed large chunks of international rights to Himalayan adventure picture, The ...
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Berlin Film Festival selects Screen International
Screen International is proud to announce that it has been selected to publish the exclusive festival dailies at the forthcoming Berlin film festival (Berlinale) in February 2002. Festival director Dieter Kosslick said: "For me it is the first time that I am organising the Berlinale and it is the first ...
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L.I.E.
Dir Michael Cuesta. US2001. 97minutes One of the most powerful films to hit movie screens this year, L.I.E. (short for Long Island Expressway) is sure to generate controversy and spark heated debate wherever it plays. Slapped with an NC-17 rating, it is a coming-of-age drama about a troubled 15-year old ...
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French TPS and CanalSatellite merger mooted
Following the resignation of TF1's chairman Patrick Le Lay from his position as chairman of French digital satellite service TPS, a potential merger or at least an alliance between TPS and Canal Plus-rival service CanalSatellite no longer seems so far-fetched.Most observers see Le Lay's departure from TPS - where he ...
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Pearl Harbor takes international box office crown
Critically mauled World War II epic Pearl Harbor, the latest from producer Jerry Bruckheimer, had the last laugh when it crossed $430m in worldwide box office gross to win the summer blockbuster war and claim the title of most successful film worldwide for 2001 so far.As US Labor Day weekend, ...
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Monte Carlo launches comedy film festival
Undaunted by the closure of its TV market, Monte Carlo is to launch its first ever film festival. The first edition, dedicated entirely to comedies, will run from November 19-24, 2001.The festival is the brainchild of Ezio Greggio, impressario and head of event organiser WTT Company. While it has yet ...
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Toronto delivers best of the fests
Last year's 25th anniversary smash was such a success, it is hard to imagine how Toronto would keep up the intensity for so under-whelming a figure as 26. And yet far from an anti-climax, Toronto 2001 already has a buzz about it; albeit not one that will necessarily ...
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Chartier, Shapiro form sales & financing co
International sales executives Nicolas Chartier and Dean Shapiro have teamed up to found Vortex Pictures, a new financing and foreign sales outfit based in Santa Monica which already has three films on its books from Los Angeles production outfit Gold Circle Films.Chartier, who was formerly vice president of sales and ...
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Gitai's Kedma may receive first Israeli funding
Israeli film-maker Amos Gitai is turning to French and Italian finance once again for his next film, Kedma. But he also hopes that the new picture will become the first of his oeuvre to gain official funding from his native Israel.After TF1 and Les Films Balenciaga produced his Venice competition ...
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Karlin & Green buy, remold Bjorck consultancy
International sales veterans Penny Karlin and Kelly Green have acquired Bjorck Film Corporation, the distribution consultancy founded by Lennart Bjorck in 1977 and renamed it Karlin-Green Media. Bjorck will remain with the company as a consultant.Karlin, who joined Bjorck in 1996 as president, and Green, who has been with the ...
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Erik Lomis named president of MGM Distribution Co
Erik Lomis has been named president of MGM Distribution Co, the distribution arm of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios. He will report to Bob Levin, president of worldwide theatrical marketing and distribution.Lomis, who was previously executive vice president, will continue to be responsible for the sales and distribution of the company's theatrical ...
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Chicago has cream of world cinema at Oct fest
The Chicago International Film Festival has unveiled 18 films which will screen in its next event (Oct 4-18) including some of the most acclaimed international titles from this year's festival circuit.Already lined up for Chicago are Nanni Moretti's Cannes Palme d'Or winner The Son's Room, Danis Tanovic's award-winning Bosnian drama ...
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MDP reports 45% increase in net income
LA independent sales and financing outfit MDP Worldwide Entertainment has reported its financial results for the third quarter ended June 30, 2001, and the first three quarters of the fiscal year. The company trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange.Those results show a 45% increase in net income of C$837,000 ($553,000) ...
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