All Screen articles in 13 December 2002 – Page 3
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Cuban Film Institute unveils 2003 slate
The Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC) unveiled its slate of films for 2003 at the 24th annual edition of the Havana Film Festival of New Latin American Cinema (Dec 3-13).ICAIC director Camilo Vives presented seven feature films in development, at least four of which are anticipated to begin shooting in Cuba ...
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Gerardmer festival reveals first details of 2003 edition
The Gerardmer festival has announced the first details surrounding its 2003 vintage which will run from January 29 to February 2, 2003. On the jury of the horror film fest are Jean-Pierre Jeunet and his former filmmaking partner Marc Caro along with Brotherhood of the Wolf star Samuel Le ...
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AFI names ten best for 2002, omitting Far From Heaven
The American Film Institute(AFI) announced its 10 outstanding motion pictures for 2002 today (Dec 16) andits almanac recording the year's most significant achievements in theworld of the moving image. The selections were made over two days by two juries- one for feature films and one for TV -comprising one chair, ...
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BVI tops $1bn in grosses for the eighth year in a row
Buena VistaInternational (BVI) has passed $1bn in international ticket sales for thisyear, making it the only distributor to achieve the distinction eight years ina row. In addition three of the 50 titles BVI handled in 2002 - Monsters Inc,Signs and Lilo & Stitch - grossed more than $100m each. Disney/Pixar'sMonsters ...
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Jay Sands promoted to senior vice president at CTFDI
Jay Sands has been promoted to senior vice president,international operations, for Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International(CTFDI).Sands, who wasmost recently vice president, international operations, for CTFDI, isresponsible for sales administration of Sony Pictures' internationaltheatrical business. His functions include building worldwide data sharingsystems, creating artificial intelligence to support release planning andmonitoring dating ...
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Far From Heaven dominates New York critics awards...
Todd Haynes' homage to1950s melodramas Far From Heavenpicked up five awards including Best Picture of 2002 today (Dec 16) from the NewYork Film Critics Circle, one of the key pre-Oscar indicators of the awardsseason. The 34-member group named the picture's director Todd Haynes asbest director and gave other awards to ...
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Sperry signs with Focus in production and advisory deal
Focus Featureshas entered into a multi-year first-look production deal with veteran filmexecutive Stephane Sperry, Focus co-presidents David Linde and James Schamusconfirmed today (Dec 16). Sperry arrives from his post as co-president ofStudioCanal USA and the Focus deal comprises an exclusive advisory arrangementthat will also involve continued communication with Canal Plus, ...
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Soft Money - The United Kingdom
The UKAn extraordinarily generous public purse is making the UK one of the best options for producers - British and foreign - looking to raise budgets through tax breaks and public subsidy. Adam Minns, Tim Dams and Nick Hunt reportIn the UK, the money raised for film financing through both ...
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The Touch (Tian Mai Chuanqi)
Dir: Peter Pau. HK-Taiwan-China. 2002. 103minsAn 'Indiana Jones' with Chinese characteristics, The Touch is a sumptuous adventure whose hi-tech visuals are undercut by that most low-tech aspect of filmmaking: the script. Michelle Yeoh's initial venture as both producer and star possesses a glossy sheen but, due to scenario deficiencies, ultimately ...
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25th Hour
Dir: Spike Lee. US 2002. 135minsA cautionary tale about the consequences of knowingly breaking the law, 25th Hour contains a commanding performance by the supremely-talented Edward Norton that is likely to generate an Oscar nomination for the actor but not greatly increase the box office. Spike Lee's films are always ...
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007 breaks industry opening record in Russia, bows big in Australia
Die Another Day kept up the sterling work for Fox International over the weekend and broke a few more records for Fox International with a superb Australian bow that yielded $2.7m from 323 theatres. It was the biggest opening of all time for a James Bond picture in the territory, ...
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First Hand Films takes int'l rights on Truth & Lies
First Hand Films has picked up international rights on Seville-based Maestranza Films' forthcoming English-language "false documentary" Truth & Lies, a co-production with Germany's Broadview.tv and France's Dune. Billed as a "journalistic thriller" mixing real events and news clips with fiction, Truth & Lies tells the story of two journalists investigating ...
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Singapore's MediaCorp forms joint venture with Hong Kong's CosMedia
Singapore's MediaCorp and Hong Kong-based ad sales company CosMedia Group have formed a joint venture - CosMediaCorp Ltd - to distribute television programming produced by Chinese state-owned enterprise, China Great Wall Art and & Culture Centre. China Great Wall - a member of the China Radio, Film and Television Group ...
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Kenworthy pulls back from DNA
Love, Actually, which wrapped this month, marks the end of an era for producer Duncan Kenworthy, who is stepping back from running UK National Lottery franchise DNA Films to focus on producing."Until now I have been co-chairman with Andrew [Macdonald]," said Kenworthy, best known as producer on Four Weddings ...
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Infernal Affairs has record-breaking Hong Kong opening
Hong Kong action thriller Infernal Affairs grossed an astounding $330,000 (HK$2.57m) when it opened in its home territory on Thursday night (December 12) - the biggest opening of the year in Hong Kong and the biggest opener of all time outside a public holiday.By the end of the weekend (Dec ...
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Hughes departure from Australia's FFC confirmed as Dec 31
Two senior investment managers at the Film Finance Corporation (FFC), Terry Jennings and Chris Oliver, will be the "caretaker" chief executives once Catriona Hughes departs on December 31 as planned. The government financier is the most influential force in Australia's film industry. Hughes stayed on after her contract expired in ...
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14 Irish companies get MEDIA development funds
The Media Programme has confirmed Euros 1.07m in development funding for 14 Irish film and television companies. Ten of the companies have received slate funding support which will take the form of a rolling credit line over the next three years. They are Element Films, Fastnet Films, Octagon Film Productions, ...
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Screen International votes for its top 10 movies of 2002
Screen International has voted Pedro Almodovar's Talk To Her as its favourite film of 2002 in a global poll of its staff and correspondents. It was a poll that by and large favoured small, personal stories that were toast of festivals this past year over the big budget spectacles that ...
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J Lo scores romantic comedy hit with Maid In Manhattan
Columbia's Maid In Manhattan went straight to the top over the weekend with a career-high $19m opening for star Jennifer Lopez, according to studio estimates released today (Dec 15). The comedy-romance averaged a decent $6,694 from 2,838 theatres and beat off Paramount's Star Trek: Nemesis by a whisker as the ...