All Screen articles in 13 July 2007 – Page 4
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Homeless documentary finds shelter at Baruc's Screen Media
Screen Media Films has acquired North American rights to Skid Row, a documentary about homelessness that was made by Niva Dorell, Marshall Tyler and Ross Clarke.The company negotiated the deal with ICM and has set an Aug 14 release date. ICM is also handling international rights.The film follows Pras Michel, ...
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One2One producers: Nira Park, Anna Higgs and Gavin Humphries
Nira Park, the producer of Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz, talks to Stars Of Tomorrow Anna Higgs and Gavin Humphries about the importance of talent relationships, finding a good line producer and how to get more money from a financierGavin Humphries: You started out in television. Were you ...
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One2One: directors Anand Tucker and Hope Dickson Leach
Anand Tucker has just returned to low-budget UK film-making after leaving The Golden Compass last year due to creative differences. He tells Star of Tomorrow Hope Dickson Leach about meeting Steve Martin, having a good time and why directing is overrated Dickson Leach: How did you get into directing'Anand Tucker: ...
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One2One writers: Neal Purvis and Robert Wade with Peter Harness
Neal Purvis and Robert Wade are one of the UK's most successful writing partnerships. They talk to Star of Tomorrow Peter Harness about scripting Bond, working with Robert Rodriguez and knowing when a script is finishedPeter Harness: When did you start writing together'Neal Purvis: We started writing in 1984. Let ...
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Empties (Vratne Lahve)
Dir. Jan Sverak. Czech Rep-UK. 104mins.A smash hit in the Czech Republic, drawing more than 1m admissions since its March release, the latest collaboration between director Jan Sverak, his actor-director father Zdenek Sverak and British producer Eric Abraham looks poised for a career similar to previous venture Dark Blue World: ...
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Warner Bros International TV promotes Robertson in Asia Pacific
Greg Robertson has been promoted to senior vice president and managingdirector of Asia Pacific at Warner Bros International TelevisionDistribution (WBITD).The 21-year company veteran will supervise all WBITD's programmelicensing operations in more than 24 territories in the region,including Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, thePhilippines, and Singapore.Based in Sydney, he reports ...
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Aberly joins Participant as VP of publicity
Rachel Aberly has joined Participant Productions as vice-president ofpublicity and will report to the company's executive vice presidentsof marketing Buffy Shutt and Kathy Jones.Aberly previously served as a publicity consultant for Participant,shepherding such films as Good Night And Good Luck, North Country, andSyriana at Warner Brothers and Warner Independent. Prior ...
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Toronto adds eight titles including Gilroy's Michael Clayton
The Toronto International Film Festival has added eight titles to its line-up of Gala and Special Presentations for the September event. TIFF has declined to claim premiere status on the titles, although Julian Schnabel's The Diving Bell And The Butterfly competed in Cannes.The new Gala titles are:Michael Clayton, the debut ...
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Warner Bros promotes PaoloFerrari in Italy
Warner Bros. International has named Paolo Ferrari as president and managing director, Warner Bros Entertainment Italy.The promotion was announced today by Barry Meyer, chairman and CEO, Alan Horn, president and COO and Richard Fox, executive vice president, International, Warner Bros.Ferrari's advancement comes after a 17 year stint with Warner Bros ...
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India's Vagabond secures release in Pakistan
Hindi-language romantic thriller The Vagabond (Awarapan) opened in Pakistan last weekend (July 6) on 15 prints, marking the first time an Indian film has been released in the territory at the same time as its global roll-out. Indian films were banned in Pakistan in 1965, although pirated versions are widely ...
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Julie Delpy: a woman to be reckoned with
Julie Delpy is set to start shooting The Countess, her second feature as director, in Eastern Europe in October. Geoffrey Macnab reports.Julie Delpy is set to start shooting The Countess, her second feature as director, in Eastern Europe in October.She will co-star alongside Ethan Hawke, Radha Mitchell, Daniel Bruhl and ...
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Japan's BS-i, Tsutaya form joint production label
Japanese digital satellite channel BS-i, owned by broadcaster TBS, and Tsutaya video chain parent company Culture Convenience Club (CCC) have jointly formed a label to produce feature films based on TV programmes. Dubbed Cinema Drive, the label will initially produce one to two features per year, with a stated goal ...
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Dutch 2007 box office up 8.3% in first half of 2007
Recovery of Dutch box office continues after the satisfying 2006 numbers. Total gross increased with 8.3% to $96.5m (Euros 70.7m) in this year's first six months, compared to $89.1m (Euros 65.3m) in 2006. Dutch admissions climbed with 6.6% to 10.4m sold tickets in the first six months. In 2006, only ...
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Sky opens environmental issues short film competition
UK-based broadcaster Sky has launched a short film competition related to climate change, Green Shoots. Sky, The World Wildlife Fund and the Energy Saving Trust, are calling for public submissions of shorts about environmental issues. The winning short will be aired on Sky. The competition is also tied to Universal's ...
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Bafta calls for submissions for UK entry for foreign Oscar
Again this year, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) will select the UK 's submission for the foreign-langauge Oscar in 2008. Eligible films must have a UK release for at least seven consecutive days for a public paying audience between Oct 1 2006 and Sept 30 2007, ...
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Film4 FrightFest lines up seven world premieres
UK horror film event FrightFest, now backed by Film4, has selected 26 films for its forthcoming run at London 's Odeon West End Aug 23-27. The selections represent seven world premieres, six European premieres and six UK premieres. The Film4 FrightFest opens with Jonathan King's hit New Zealand zombie sheep ...
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Murrell named president of UK industry charity CTBF
The UK-based Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF) has elected David Murrell as its president. Murrell joined the CTBF council in 2000 and had been vice president since last year. He was the founder and chairman/chief executive of KPMG's global media and entertainment practice from 1984-1999. He is on the ...
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Melbourne festival unveils participants for financing forum
John Maynard (Romulus , My Father), Liz Watts (Little Fish) and Bridget Ikin (Look Both Ways) are among the 41 Australian producers pitching feature film projects at the Melbourne International Film Festival's (MIFF) inaugural film financing forum. The new sidebar, called '37 South: Bridging the Gap', has attracted about a ...
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Belle Epoque leads prizes at first Film Festival of Serbia
At the first national Film Festival of Serbia in Novi Sad (July 3-8), Nikola Stojanovic's Belle Epoque picked up the Grand Prix for the best film, as well as awards for best actress, music, make-up and art direction. The film about the period from 1910-1914 in Sarajevo had been shot ...
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Czechs prepare to submit new film law calling for 20% rebate
Czech filmmakers and politicians are again preparing a new proposal for a comprehensive film law which would help lure runaway productions to Prague and provide sustainable support for local filmmakers. Among the proposal's reported features is a 20% tax rebate for film productions, foreign or domestic, shooting in the Czech ...