All Screen articles in 13 February 2009 – Page 7
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White Lightnin' team sign with WMA for worldwide
The team behind Sundance hit and Berlin Panorama title White Lightnin' - UK director Dominic Murphy and producers Mike Downey and Sam Taylor - have signed a worldwide representation deal with William Morris Agency for themselves and their associated companies. Aside from sourcing material for Murphy, the agency's independent division ...
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Will Machin joins Ealing Studios
Ealing Studios has appointed Will Machin as its new head of distribution, where he will report to managing director James Spring. Machin is here in Berlin with the film studio. He previously worked at Capitol Films where he was head of its specialist division, Thinkfilm International. Prior to Capitol Films ...
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WestEnd strikes key deals on Mother And Child
London-based sales outfit WestEnd Films has sealed a further set of distribution deals on Rodrigo Garcia's Mother and Child which stars Naomi Watts, Annette Bening and Kerry Washington. New deals closed include Haut & Court (France), Cineart (Benelux), Smile (Scandinavia) and Hopscotch (Australia), Vision (Pan-Eastern Europe), Seven Group (Greece), Front ...
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Bank of Ireland shuts film divisions in London and LA
Bank of Ireland has closed down its film finance divisions in both London and LA with immediate effect. The bank is trimming costs in its international corporate finance arm in a bid to weather the financial crisis. The team provided short-term structured film and television production finance facilities to production ...
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Costa gets into Brazilian rhythm with Anderson, Barreto
Eduardo Costantini's Buenos-Aires-based Costa Films is making a concerted push into Brazil, mounting a $9m music drama to be directed by Brad Anderson and co-produced by Spain's Filmax and Rio-based Bananeira Filmes, as well as partnering with the Barreto family to make a biopic of current Brazilian president Lula Da ...
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Rendez-Vous hosts world premiere of Techine's Girl On The Train
The 14th edition of Rendez-Vous With French Cinema in New York will screen 18 films during The Film Society Of Lincoln Center and Unifrance's annual showcase from March 5-15.The world premiere of Andre Techine's social drama The Girl On The Train is in the line-up, along with the US premiere ...
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Revolver Entertainment goes whacky over DVD release of The Wackness
UK DVD release campaign of The Wackness pays homage to Willy Wonka with a golden ticket competition, but it's a very different type of trip that's up for grabs. UK distribution company Revolver Entertainment pays homage to Willy Wonka in its promotion of the UK DVD release of The Wackness, ...
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ReviewsThe Yes Men Fix The World
Dirs: Mike Bonanno, Andy Bichlbaum, Kurt Engfehr. US. 2009. 85mins .
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AMediaVision announces slate led by Reach For Me
AMediaVision Projects has announced a slate of films led by the recently completed drama Reach For Me starring Seymour Cassel and Alfre Woodard.Cassel stars as a hospice patient who reflects on his decision to live out his life in peace as his roommate chooses to celebrate his dying days. Johnny ...
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GrandHotel to make gay footballer story
Berlin-based GrandHotelPictures has unveiled its development slate which includes Iranian-born Reza Memari's adaptation of Ronny Blaschke's Versteckspieler, a biography of the gay footballer Marcus Urban from former eastern Germany. The biography was published in Germany last year'It is a kind of coming of age story for adults where we will ...
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Mickey Rourke reteams with Hill
Mickey Rourke's remarkable comeback continues apace as the white-hot Oscar nominee reunites with his Johnny Handsome director Walter Hill on the action thriller St Vincent, set to begin filming later this year.Stuart Ford's IM Global is handling international sales and has reported feverish early interest from buyers in Berlin keen ...
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The Greatest sells strongly for Kimmel
Kimmel International has closed key territories on Shane Feste's drama The Greatest starring Sundance breakout star Carey Mulligan alongside Pierce Brosnan and Susan Sarandon. Deals have closed with SND in France, Dea Planeta in Spain, Gussi in Mexico, PlayArte in Brazil, Nordisk in Scandinavia, Nu Metro in South Africa and ...