All Screen articles in 12 December 2008 – Page 3
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HandMade makes Hedman head of sales
Fred Hedman has been promoted to head of sales at HandMade Films International. Hedman, who has been with the company for six years, will oversee the company's sales operation alongside chairman, Guy Collins, and Marketing Director, Amanda Kenyon.The company has a busy schedule for next year with projects including Eloise ...
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Arts Alliance Media gains $56m boost to D-cinema ambitions
Arts Alliance Media's (AAM) ambitions for digital conversion of Europe's cinemas hasreceived a $56m (Euros 43m)boost with the signing of a financing agreement with European services company Econocom and various private investors.The company has also announced a strategic partnership with Arqiva Satellite & Media for the satellite distribution of content.Bothdeals ...
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Milk, Happy-Go-Lucky are top picks of New York critics
The New York Film Critics Circle has named Milk its best film of 2008 and honoured that film's Sean Penn and Josh Brolin with the actor and supporting actor awards.Sally Hawkins was named best actress for Happy-Go-Lucky and Penelope Cruz best supporting actress for Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Like Penn, both ...
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Eastwood to receive Palm Springs career achievement award
Clint Eastwood will receive the 20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival's Career Achievement Award on January 6.Eastwood directed the current awards season contenders are Gran Torino, in which he stars, and Changeling, which stars Angelina Jolie.He will next direct and produce The Human Factor about Nelson's Mandela's first term ...
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Aida LiPera joins Visit Films as manager of acquisitions, festivals
Former Edinburgh Film Fest programmer Aida LiPera has joined New York-based Visit Films as manager of acquisitions and festivals.LiPera is a native New Yorker who spent five years in the UK and co-produced Edinburgh's Mirrorball strand, curating a variety of cinemas programmes and live events.In September 2007 she served as ...
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Gianni Amelio is new director of Turin Film Festival
Gianni Amelio will replace Nanni Moretti as artistic director of the Turin Film Festival. Amelio has stepped in to lead Turin's 27th edition in 2009 just four days after Moretti stepped down.Filmmaker Gianni Amelio's credentials include winning Venice's 1998 Golden Lion for the Turin-set period drama The Way We Laughed ...
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Moget new managing director of Paramount Pictures France
Andrew Cripps, President of Paramount Pictures International, has announced the appointment of Frederic Moget as Managing Director of Paramount Pictures France (PFF). Frederic Moget will move shortly from 20th Fox (France) where he is currently director of the marketing division. Steve Summersby will continue as Acting Managing Director of the ...
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Fuji TV to produce two-part feature of Nodame Cantabile
Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV has announced details of a two-part feature film adaptation of hit television series Nodame Cantabile. Reprising their roles from the TV version, Nodame Cantabile will star Juri Ueno and Hiroshi Tamaki. Hideki Takeuchi, who directed the television series, will also direct both feature films.The story follows ...
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GDC signs VPF deals for Asia with three US studios
GDC Technology has signed separate virtual print fee (VPF) financing deals with three US studios - Twentieth Century Fox, Paramount Pictures International and Universal Pictures International - for the deployment of digital cinema across Asia. Under the terms of the non-exclusive agreements, the three studios will supply Asian exhibitors with ...
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Quickie Express wins best Indonesian film at JIFFest
Indonesian sex comedy Quickie Express and psychological thriller Fiksi. took top honours at the tenth edition of the Jakarta International Film Festival (JIFFest). A three-member international jury awarded Dimas Djayadiningrat's Quickie Express $2000 as the best Indonesian feature of the past year for 'its mixture of lively irreverent humour expertly ...
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Chen's Forever Enthralled has strong China opening
Chen Kaige's Forever Enthralled, a biopic about Peking opera master Mei Lanfang, grossed $6.13m (RMB42.18m) on its opening weekend, which sets a new record for non-action dramas in the mainland China market. According to China Film Group spokesperson Weng Li, the film took in around $1.45m (RMB10m) on the opening ...
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Untitled Sam Mendes comedy now has a name - Away We Go
Focus Features has announced that Sam Mendes' upcoming contemporary comedy will be called Away We Go.The film follows the journey of an expectant couple as they travel the US in search of a place to put down roots and raise a family.John Krasinski from TV's The Office and Saturday Night ...
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Andrew Rona confirmed as Silver Pictures president
Former Rogue Pictures co-president Andrew Rona has been confirmed as the new president of Joel Silver's Warner Bros-based Silver Pictures.Rona will also join Steve Richards as co-president of Silver's genre banner Dark Castle Entertainment and starts work in his dual post in January 2009.Silver Pictures is currently in production on ...
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Los Angeles critics name Wall-E best picture as Oscar race begins
In a bold move that defies traditional thinking, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) named Wall-E its best picture of the year while The Dark Knight was runner-up.Danny Boyle took the best director prize for Slumdog Millionaire, with The Dark Knight again taking the silver medal for Christopher Nolan.In ...
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Nick Phillips promoted to svp of production at Screen Gems
Screen Gems has promoted Nick Phillips from vice president of production to senior vice president of production.Phillips will oversee production on select titles including the remake of the 1971 thriller Straw Dogs, which Rod Lurie will write and direct.Phillips will continue to report to Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper. He ...
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Tim Connors named COO at Marvel Studios
Tim Connors has been named Marvel Studios COO and will manage the company's day-to-day business affairs and transactions.Connors previously served as executive vice president of business affairs and operations since December 2006 and his in-tray includes managing a slate that includes Iron Man 2 on May 7 2010, Thor on ...
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Milk, Benjamin Button lead nominations for BFCA Awards
Milk and The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button entered the awards fray today [December 9] with eight nominations apiece from the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA).The Dark Knight, Doubt and Slumdog Millionaire tie with six nominations each and will contest the best picture prize with Milk, The Curious Case Of ...
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Metrodome takes rights to The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life
UK distribution company Metrodome Distribution has picked up full UK & Irish rights to French drama The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life. The deal was negotiated between CEO Peter Urie, general manager distribution Sara Frain and head of acquisitions James Brown for Metrodome, and by executive vice ...
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IndiePix announces partnership with iTunes
Internet-based independent film distributor signs exclusive deal with iTunes for Apple customers to download films to iPods and iPhones.The two companies aim to bring independent films to a younger generation of film enthusiasts.'Time and time again we have seen that the traditional distribution models just do not work for independent ...
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UTV to handle distribution of Disney releases in India
Following news that the Walt Disney Co is taking a majority stake in India's UTV Software Communications, the two companies have announced that subsidiary UTV Motion Pictures will now exclusively handle sales and distribution of all Disney releases in India. The agreement begins January 1, 2009. Among the forthcoming titles ...