All Screen articles in 14 November 2007 – Page 3
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Norway's Tinius Nagell-Erichsen dies aged 73
Tinius Nagell-Erichsen - the largest shareholder of Norwegian media concern, Schibsted ASA, and itsChairmanfor 10 years - did last night (Nov 11). He was 73.A descendant of Christian Michael Schibsted - the founder of the Schibsted media group - Nagell-Erichsen graduated from the London School of Economics, and spent his ...
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Golden Horse Awards announces new nominations
The Golden Horse Organising Committee has announced additional nominations for the Golden Horse Film Awards to be held on Dec 8 in Taipei. The unusual reconvening of the jury on Sunday night fills gaps created by the withdrawal of Wang Quanan's Tuya's Marriage and Li Yang's Blind Mountain under pressure ...
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Dubai to start new Gulf Film Festival in April
The Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority, organisers of the Dubai International Film Festival, have announced plans to launch a Gulf cinema event. The competitive Gulf Film Festival, in assocation with Dubai Studio City (also a partner in DIFF), will be devoted to films from the United Arab Emirates, ...
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Love In The Time Of Cholera
Dir: Mike Newell. US/Colombia. 2007. 138minsMike Newell delivers a respectable movie adaptation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's beloved 1985 novel, which because of its structural and temporal challenges has often been dubbed unfilmable. Newell and screenwriter Ronald Harwood remain faithful in a very literal sense to the narrative of the novel, ...
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Paula Jalfon moves from Ingenious to BBC Films
Paula Jalfon has joined BBC Films as commercial manager. She is the former head of production at Ingenious. Jalfon will be responsible for managing third-party financing for BBC Films, seeking new local and international sources of funding, and overseeing sales, marketing and distribution for the BBC Films' slate. Jalfon will ...
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Kuroki heads cast of pan-Asian production Subaru
Japanese actress Meisa Kuroki (Crows: Episode 0) is headlining the cast of pan-Asian production Subaru, it was announced at a weekend press conference in Shanghai. Bill Kong (Lust, Caution) is producing the project for Japan 's Avex Group Holdings and its affiliate, Seoul-based SM Entertainment, with Lee Chi-ngai (Magic Kitchen) ...
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Munyurangabo wins international competition at AFI FEST
Lee Isaac Chung's Munyurangabo was named AFI FEST 2007's winner of the grand jury prize for international feature competition.Andreas Mol Dalsgaard's Afghan Muscles and Nina Davenport's Operation Filmmaker shared the International documentary grand jury prize.The shorts jury prize went to Nash Edgerton's Spider, while a special award for best animated ...
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Sony's first Indian production Saawariya is a smash
Sony Pictures' first Indian production Saawariya delivered a mighty debut in India through Sony Pictures Releasing International, where it took an estimated $14.4m from 754 screens.But that was not enough for it to beat Indian number one - Om Shanti Om - which took in about $17m in IndiaOverall Saawariya ...
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Bee Movie takes over top spot at US from American Gangster
DreamWorks-Paramount's Bee Movie climbed to the top of the North American charts at the weekend as it traded places with Universal's crime saga American Gangster.Bee Movie added an estimated $26m through Paramount for $72.2m after two weekends, while Gangster raised its total after the same amount of time by $24.3m ...
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MOST NOMINATED COUNTRIES FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE OSCAR
THE LAST 30 YEARS: TOP NOMINATED COUNTRIESWinners in bold1: France (18 nominations, 3 wins)2005 Joyeux Noel2004 The Choir2001 Amelie2000 The Taste Of Others1999 East/West1996 Ridicule1992 Indochine1990 Cyrano De Bergerac1989 Camille Claudel1987 Au Revoir Les Enfants1986 Betty Blue1985 Three Men And A Cradle1983 Entre Nous1982 Coup De Torchon1980 The Last Metro1979 ...
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE OSCAR SUBMISSIONS
FULL LIST OF THE OSCAR SUBMISSIONS 2007Argentina - XXY, Lucia PuenzoAustralia - The Home Song Stories, Tony AyresAustria - The Counterfeiters, Stefan RuzowitzkyAzerbaijan - Caucasia, Farid GumbatovBangladesh - On The Wings Of Dreams, Golam Rabbany BiplobBelgium - Ben X, Nic BalthazarBosnia and Herzegovina - It's Hard To Be Nice, Srdan ...
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE OSCAR SUBMISSIONS
FULL LIST OF THE OSCAR SUBMISSIONS 2007Argentina - XXY, Lucia PuenzoAustralia - The Home Song Stories, Tony AyresAustria - The Counterfeiters, Stefan RuzowitzkyAzerbaijan - Caucasia, Farid GumbatovBangladesh - On The Wings Of Dreams, Golam Rabbany BiplobBelgium - Ben X, Nic BalthazarBosnia and Herzegovina - It's Hard To Be Nice, Srdan ...
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Russian cinema triumphs at Cottbus Festival
Russian cinema was the big winner at this year's FilmFestival Cottbus - Festival of East European Cinema (Nov 6-11) with Vera Storosheva's Travelling With Pets taking home five of the total 13 prizes. The Grand Prix winner at this year's Moscow Film Festival was awarded the Special Prize for Best ...
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Russian cinema triumphs at Cottbus Festival
Russian cinema was the big winner at this year's FilmFestival Cottbus - Festival of East European Cinema (Nov 6-11) with Vera Storosheva's Travelling With Pets taking home five of the total 13 prizes. The Grand Prix winner at this year's Moscow Film Festival was awarded the Special Prize for Best ...
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Screen WM sets up new $8m film production fund
Screen WM, the UK's regional screen agency for the West Midlands, has gotten increased an $8m (£4m) for production funding of film and digital media over the next four years. The new Media Produciton Fund is open to film and digital projects from across the UK, and an emphasis will ...
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Mueller tipped to stay at Venice Film Festival for another four years
Marco Mueller will remain at the helm of the Venice Film Festival for a second four-year mandate, Italy's culture minister Francesco Rutelli said Friday as he hailed Mueller's work as 'excellent.' Rutelli has also indicated that Paolo Baratta, a former banker, government minister and previous Biennale president will return ...
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Sony finalises multi-territory deal on sci-fi thriller District 9
Sony Pictures Entertainment has finalised its deal for the Peter Jackson-produced sci-fi District 9, taking North American rights and 'a significant number of foreign territories, including all English speaking territories'.Sony began negotiations with the film's financier and worldwide sales agent QED International during the recent AFM in Santa Monica.Jackson will ...
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Aviva My Love wins audience choice award at NY Israel Film Festival
Shemi Zarhin's Aviva My Love won the 22nd Israel Film Festival in New York's (IFF) Panavision Audience Choice Award for best film on November 8.The film-makers receive one month's use of the $60,000 35mm Panavision camera package to use on their next film within two years.Aviva My Love won six ...
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Fries Film Group acquires worldwide on Surviving Evil
Fries Film Group has acquired worldwide rights to Terence Daw's upcoming horror film Surviving Evil.The UK/South African co-production is set to begin shooting in February 2008 and centres on a group of documentary film-makers marooned on a deserted island in the Philippines where they encounter a fearsome creature.Daw wrote the ...
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Frears comes on as patron for Met Film School
Stephen Frears has come on board as the first patron of the Met Film School, based at Ealing Studios in London. Frears will serve as an ambassador for the school as well as participating in debates, conversations and advice sessions with school directors about the school's future. Frears said: 'Alexander ...