All Screen articles in 12 January 2007 – Page 5
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Summit's Mr & Mrs Smith pilot gets greenlight from ABC
US TV network ABC has greenlit production on Mr & Mrs Smith, based on Summit Entertainment's hit thriller starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie that grossed more than $470m worldwide.Regency TV will produce the pilot in association with Dave Bartis and Doug Liman's Dutch Oven Prods. Summit Entertainment's Patrick Wachsberger ...
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Oster named evp of communications at MPAA
Seth Oster has been hired as executive vice president for communications at the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).Commencing Jan 15, Oster will oversee operations in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. He will serve as a member of the MPAA's senior management group, reporting directly to MPAA chairman ...
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Apple seals deal with Paramount for movies on iTunes
Paramount has become the first Hollywood studio aside from Disney to sign a content deal with Apple. The new deal sees the studio and sister outfits Paramount Classics, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies supplying more than 100 titles to the iTunes Store including School Of Rock, Zoolander and Chinatown.The move ...
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Soderbergh, Hackford to take part in MPAA symposium in Washington DC
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) s hosting an industry symposium entitled The Business Of Show Business on Feb 6 in Washington DC.The day-long event features three panels dealing and will cover such topics as the digital revolution, development and production, and intellectual property.Panelists include film-makers Steven Soderbergh and ...
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Leonard joins Initial to oversee marketing and publicity
Former Myriad Pictures marketing and publicity executive Maxine Leonard has joined Initial Entertainment Group (IEG) as senior vice president of marketing and publicity, effective immediately.Leonard will oversee IEG's corporate communication strategy and reports directly to company president Graham King.She will also work closely with the worldwide marketing and publicity teams ...
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Academy names seven films shortlisted for makeup Oscar
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced its shortlist of contenders for the best make-up Oscar.The films in alphabetical order are: Apocalypto; Click; Pan's Labyrinth; Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest; The Prestige; The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause; and X-Men: The Last Stand.The Academy's ...
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Fox International takes Buffalo for Latin America
Fox International has snapped up Latin American rights to Jorge Hernandez Aldana's drama The Night Buffalo, one of the most anticipated films set to receive its world premiere at Sundance later this month.The distributor plans an April release on the film, which Guillermo Arriaga adapted from his own novel about ...
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Condon, Dayton and Faris make DGA shortlist
Bill Condon (Dreamgirls), Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine), Stephen Frears (The Queen), Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Babel) and Martin Scorsese (The Departed) will vie for the Directors Guild of America's DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2006.The DGA Award is a highly reliable barometer ...
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Smith promoted to director of acquisitions at Roadside
Dustin Smith has been promoted to director of acquisitions at Roadside Attractions and will work closely with co-presidents Howard Cohen and Eric d'Arbeloff in identifying new projects.Smith, who was previously involved in the acquisition of The Road To Guantanamo and The Puffy Chair, among others, will travel to Sundance later ...
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US music star Abdul boards Bratz: The Movie for Arad, Crystal Sky
Paula Abdul will star in and play a key creative role in Bratz: The Movie, Arad Productions and Crystal Sky's upcoming film based on the hit fashion doll line. Lionsgate holds US rights Shooting is set to begin in February in time for an August 2007 release.Abdul, a bestselling singer, ...
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The Rocket, Bon Cop lead Canada's Genie nominations
Hockey drama The Rocket landed 13 nominations for Canada's Genie Awards, including picture, director Charles Biname, lead actor Roy Dupuis, screenwriter Ken Scott and a host of technical and craft categories. Announced today, the nominations tilted heavily to Quebec production with police comedy Bon Cop, Bad Cop - Canada's top-grossing ...
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Dutch box office recovers with 9% rise in admissions
The Dutch box-office business has recovered in 2006 after a devastating 2005 with an increase 9% in admissions and an increase of 14% in box-office takings. Total box-office gross revenues amounted to $200.0m (Euros 154.5 m), compared to $176.2m (Euros 135.5m) in 2005. The total admissions climbed from 20.6m to ...
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Falkenberg, Kidz and Darkness vie for Swedish prizes
Three Swedish features drew a tie with four nominations each for the Guldbagge (Golden Bug), the Swedish local film awards. The Swedish Film Institute announced that of the 11 films which will be considered for this year's awards, these three took the lead for nominations: Jesper Ganslandt's Falkenberg Farewell, Ylva ...
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Davis and Kelliher depart Beyond for new UK sales company
London-based production company Head Gear Films has launched a new international sales company, Bankside Films. The company has been co-founded with Hilary Davis and Stephen Kelliher, who previously headed rival sales outfit Beyond Films. Davis will be co-managing director and Kelliher will serve as director of sales & marketing. Antonio ...
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US studios enjoy 41% box office increase in China
The US studios had a relatively good year in China in 2006, during which the 20 revenue-sharing films released in the country grossed $108.75m (RMB850m), an increase of 41% on the previous year. China 's total box office was $335.5m (RMB2.62bn) last year (see Screendaily, Jan 8) which gives the ...
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Korean admissions up by 15% marking tenth year of growth
Korean cinema admissions increased by 14.6% to 166 million in 2006, marking the tenth year of growth, according to figures released by leading Korean exhibitor CJ CGV. The admissions figure is the third highest in South Korean box office history and also marks the fifth consecutive year over the landmark ...
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New players at the table
If the story of 2006 was realignment, reorganisation and box-office recovery, 2007 should be about attracting new investment. After a year of recovery at the box office, there is suddenly a feelgood factor about film again. Some of it may be exaggerated, of course, just as the 2005 slump was ...
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Australia's Worthington scores lead role in Cameron's Avatar
Rising Australian star Sam Worthington has been cast in the lead role in the 3D action adventure Avatar, James Cameron's return to fiction film-making that begins shooting in April.Worthington, who won the Australian Film Institute's best lead actor award in 2004 for Somersault, will play an ex-marine who embarks on ...
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StudioCanal sets slate for Unifrance Rendez Vous
As French sales companies get ready for the annual Unifrance Rendez Vous this coming weekend, StudioCanal has announced its line up for the industry screenings event.From Pierre Jolivet comes the romantic comedy Je Crois Que Je L'Aime. Vincent Lindon and Sandrine Bonnaire star in a film about a man who ...
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'Retired' Besson plans two Arthur sequels
Despite his recent comments to the contrary, Luc Besson will direct two sequels to his current hit Arthur And The Minimoys. Besson said he was overjoyed with the success of Arthur which has enjoyed more than 5 million admissions in France since its December release.'So, I am going to direct ...