All Screen articles in 13 August 2007 – Page 4
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Brett Morgen works with Courtney Love for new Cobain documentary
US director Brett Morgen, whose new feature Chicago 10 screens on Locarno 's Piazza Grande on Friday, has revealed further details of his new 'official' feature documentary about Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of rock band Nirvana who died in 1994. The film, made with Courtney Love's backing, will take ...
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Universal, LoveFilm, News International work on Bourne USB promo
In an unusual marketing initiative, UK newspaper News Of The World will give away exclusive Bourne UltimatumUSB sticks with the Aug 12 edition of the newspaper at select WHSmith stores. The promotion from Universal Pictures, LoveFilm and News International will let users plug the sticks into PCs or MACs to ...
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Open Doors awards go to projects from Syria, Israel and Egypt
Projects from Israel, Syria and Egypt received development and production awards today at the Locarno Film Festival's Open Doors co-production forum, which was dedicated to the Near and Middle Eastern cinema. The two grants of $41,890 (CHF 50,000) for development and production, provided by Switzerland's Agency for Development and Cooperation ...
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Archer named interim director general for UK's Industry Trust
The UK's Industry Trust for IP Awareness has today announced the appointment of Paul Archer as interim director general. Archer will take the position from Aug 13 when current director general, Liz Bales, departs for maternity leave. Bales will return in spring 2008. Archer previously served as video sales director ...
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Birds Eye View encourages opening-weekend attendance
The UK's female-centric film festival Birds Eye View is starting a new initiative, the First Weekenders Club, to support features directed by women. During the crucial first weekend at the box office, Birds Eye View will contact its subscribers about selected films to raise both awareness and audience numbers. 'We ...
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Extraordinary Rendition
Dir: Jim Threapleton. UK . 2007. 77mins. Extraordinary Rendition is a direct and powerful treatment of a subject that has caused huge indignation in the west - namely the kidnapping of a suspected terrorist and his transfer to a country that allows torture. Clearly made quickly and shot on a ...
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Paramount International taps key managers in Japan and Spain
Paramount Pictures International has hired new executives in two key territories. Ichiro Okazaki will start his post as president of Paramount Pictures Japan as of Sept 1. Pierre Auger will take on the role of general manager, Paramount Pictures Spain, from December 2007. PPI was launched in January after the ...
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Terence Davies among 6 finalists for Digital Departures funding
Northwest Vision and Media has selected six finalists in its Digital Departures micro-budget scheme. The six teams now working on scripts and three will be greenlight by an industry panel for funding of $502,000 (£250,000) each. The projects are: documentary Time And The City written and directed by Terence Davies ...
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Sigur Ros film to get UK theatrical release after Reykjavik premiere
Shooting People Films is working with EMI for a planned UK theatrical release of band Sigur Ros' first film, Heima. Lilo & Stitch director Dean DeBlois led the project, using an Icelandic crew. The documentary-style project was filmed at 15 locations last summer during the band's tour of Iceland. The ...
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A Girl Cut In Two (La Fille Coupee En Deux)
Dir: Claude Chabrol France 2007. 115 mins tbcIt's cynical business as usual for Claude Chabrol, who offers plentiful style and psychological finesse, if few surprises, in his latest jaundiced and sophisticated entertainment. The story of a young woman caught between two rivalrous and highly unsuitable admirers, A Girl Cut In ...
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Academy encourages studios to cut down on mailouts
New regulations that govern marketing campaigns for the upcoming 80th Academy Awards have blocked companies from sending out 'For Your Consideration' CDs of soundtracks to members.Following a meeting of the board of governors of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences, companies will no longer be allowed to send ...
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Global Film Initiative announced films for 2008 Global Lens series
Award-winning films from Argentina, China, Croatia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Lebanon, Philippines and South Africa will headline the Global Film Initiative's Global Lens 2008 film series.'The films selected for Global Lens 2008 are beautiful, powerful stories that represent the best of cinema from around the world,' Global Film Initiative chair of ...
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Chris Carlisle takes over from Schwartz at New Line
Former head of marketing for FOX Broadcasting and the FX Network Chris Carlisle has been named as Russell Schwartz' replacement as head of domestic marketing at New Line.Carlisle will report directly to Rolf Mittweg, New Line's President and chief operating officer of worldwide marketing and distribution, and will co-report to ...
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Montreal boasts 53 world premieres in competition sections
The Montreal World Film Festival today announced the films in Official Competition, First Films Competition and World Greats (Out of Competition) for the 31st event.Of 230 features, 53 are world premieres, 56 are international premieres (premieres outside the country of origin), 59 are North American premieres, and 42 are Canadian ...
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Meyers promoted to evp, business affairs, at Focus Features
Focus Features has promoted Howard Meyers to executive vice president of business affairs.Meyers will serve as co-head of the department alongside executive vice president of strategic planning, business affairs and acquisitions Avy Eschenasy. Based in the company's West Coast offices, he reports directly to Focus ' chief executive officer James ...
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Bright promoted to vice president and partner at LA's Insignia Inc
Eddie Michaels, chief executive officer and president of Beverly Hills-based publicity and marketing firm Insignia Inc, has promoted the company's six-year senior associate Erik Bright (pictured) to vice president and partner.Bright will continue to head the company's film and television production publicity division as well as manage and oversee media ...
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US Women In Film teams with GM for Emerging Filmmakers Award
Women In Film (WIF) and the General Motors Corporation (GM) have announced the second annual WIF/GM Acceleration Grant for Emerging Filmmakers.The 2007 WIF/GM Acceleration Grant for Emerging Filmmakers will again be presented to five up-and-coming female film-makers, chosen through an application process overseen by a WIF selection committee comprised of ...
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Kuffman, Boyd, Pereira, Kim join Odd Lot executive ranks
Odd Lot Entertainment has bulked up its executive suite, hiring Keith Kauffman as senior vice president of business and legal affairs, Andrew Boyd as director of marketing and publicity, Yvette Pereira as manager of accounting, and Shirley Kim as manager of international business affairs.Natalya Petrosova, formerly vice president of finance, ...
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de Heer, Makhmalbaf films among TIFF Visions world premieres
New films from Rolf de Heer and Hana Makhmalbaf will make their world premieres as part of the Visions programme at the Toronto International Film Festival, the festival announced today. The 13 titles join the seven titles already announced, including Roy Andersson's You, The Living and Ulrich Seidl's Import Export, ...
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Sony Classics takes North and South America on Brick Lane
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North and South American rights from The Works International to Sarah Gavron's London-set immigrant romance Brick Lane.Tannishtha Chatterjee, Satish Kaushik, Christopher Simpson, Harvey Virdi and Zafreen star in the tale of a Bangladeshi woman who struggles after she comes to London to be in an ...