All Screen articles in 16 October 2003 – Page 3
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Hamptons festival boasts five foreign Oscar submissions
Five films submitted for thebest foreign language film Academy Award will screen at the 2003 HamptonsInternational Film Festival which takes place Oct 22 to 26.Making their US premieresare Bent Hamer's Kitchen Storiesfrom Norway and Mikael Hafstrom's Evil from Sweden, while making their east coast premieres are Siddiq Barmak'sOsama from Afghanistan, ...
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Pullman boards Vinterberg's Dear Wendy
Bill Pullman has joined the cast of Thomas Vinterberg's Dear Wendy, which is based on a script by Lars Von Trier.The thriller, which started shooting on Sept 26 in Copenhagen, stars Jamie Bell, Chris Owen, Mark Webber and Michael Angarano, Danso Gordon and Alison Pill.The film is being shot on ...
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Blood drinking countess pic takes shape in Hungary
Four films about a famous Hungarian blood drinking countess are thought to be in development worldwide - but one is taking shape in Hungary itself. Atlantic Film is currently developing The Loves Of Elisabeth Bathory about the life of the 16th century Hungarian 'Blood Countess' who was rumoured to drink ...
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...as Kill Bill smashes house record in London...
Kill Bill, Volume 1 launched on a single print platform at UCI's Empire Leicester Square at the weekend for a staggering $218,402 (£131,041) three-day weekend.The three-day result was the largest ever recorded for any film on the main screen at the flagship UK cinema, and confirms director Quentin Tarantino's popularity ...
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New Jersey film outfit CSC/Cargo names Baldwin production chief
William Baldwin has beennamed president of production at the New Jersey-based production companyCSC/Cargo Films, one of the key players in the state's high-profile drive toprevent runaway productions by offering incentives to film-makers.Since 2001 Baldwin has beena prominent supporter of the Garden State's campaign, which took a significantstep forward last month ...
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Ahrne takes key post at Swedish Film Institute
Marianne Ahrne has been appointed as the new film commissioner at the Swedish Film Institute, in charge of supporting feature films for the state's film funding body. The 63 year-old veteran of the Swedish film industry has worked as both director, writer and editor since the 1970s after graduating from ...
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Sundance Channel acquires US TV rights to War doc
Sundance Channel hasacquired the US television rights to Brian Knappenberger's documentary LifeAfter War.The deal was negotiated byChristian Vesper on behalf of Sundance Channel and Marc Halperin of Magic LampReleasing on behalf of the film.The film focuses on SarahChayes, a former National Public Radio war correspondent, and her involvementin Afghans for ...
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MIP TV lines up BBC chief, China focus for 2004
Greg Dyke, director general of the BBC will be the keynote speaker at next year's MIP TV market 2004, which will be held from March 29 to April 2.The event will also host the first ever China day on March 31 with two discussions about how to partner with Chinese ...
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Sundance Documentary Fund names 14 films to receive grants
Stories of post-TalibanAfghanistan, Mexican immigrants and a Shakespearean prison troupe are among 14recipients of the latest round of bi-annual grants from the SundanceDocumentary Fund (SDF)."The recipients of thisfall's grant cycle show an uncanny ability to get to the heart of crucialissues and events, which are not being covered by the ...
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IDA names 13 documentaries shortlisted for Dec 12 awards
Andrew Jarecki's controversialCapturing The Friedmans, LaurenLazin's rap icon profile Tupac: Resurrection and Sam Green and Bill Siegel's account of 1960sradicals in The Weather Undergroundare among 13 feature nominees for the International Documentary Association's(IDA) 19th Annual Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards.Overall 28 titles willcontest for honours in the four categories of feature, ...
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...and Nemo soars past $100m
A massive UK opening for FindingNemo propelled the animated hit past$100m at the international box office at the weekend.The film - which proved itsdomestic chops over a record-breaking summer run - took $12.2m from 453 screensin the UK for the 10th biggest industry opening of all time.Overall Finding Nemo grossed ...
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Fox enjoys $13.1m weekend with LXG, top in Italy, Japan, Taiwan
Number one openings inItaly, Japan and Taiwan were the chief drivers in a $13.1m weekend haul for TheLeague Of Extraordinary Gentlemen (LXG) that raised its international running total to $68.7m.Fox International'sfantasy/adventure grossed $2.4m from 337 screens in Italy, $2.2m from 362 inJapan and $1.2m from 91 in Taiwan.There were a ...
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UK/IRELAND
Redbus Film Distribution scored its biggest opening since April 2002's Bend It Like Beckham last weekend when it launched Eli Roth's Cabin Fever.The horror title grossed a massive $1.8m (£1.1m), including previews of $196,137 (£117,682), over its launch weekend. Playing at 277 sites Cabin Fever played to a very strong ...
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NORWAY
As expected the release of Mother's Elling, the prequel to 2001's box-office sensation and Oscar nominated comedy-drama, thundered into number one with more than four times the take of number two The Woman Of My Life. Both Alexander Eik's romantic comedy and S.W.A.T. dropped considerably - 40% and 50% from ...
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NETHERLANDS
The Netherlands saw a dramatically different reception for two local releases last weekend. A-Film Distribution scored a hit with second placed Phileine Says Sorry which grossed $547,334 (Euros 463,592), including previews of $120,472 (Euros 102,040), over the four-day weekend.The romantic comedy, based on the best-selling Dutch novel by Ronald Giphart, ...
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JAPAN
Yin-Yang Master II opened at number two, ahead of all the foreign competition, including Johnny English, Matchstick Men and Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever. The sequel to the 2001 hit about a magician battling goblins and other supernatural foes in ancient Kyoto did not match the original in either screen average ...
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ITALY
Bernardo Bertolucci's sizzling 1968-set drama, The Dreamers, opened at number two at the Italian box office, earning an impressive $1,560,404 from 307 screens for a strong screen average of $5,041.Distributed by local Fininvest-owned powerhouse Medusa, The Dreamers stars Eva Green and Louis Garrel as twin brother and sister who strike ...
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French teacher sues documentary makers
In an extraordinary about-face retired French schoolteacher Georges Lopez has begun legal proceedings against the makers of the documentary film Etre Et Avoir, which he dominated with his strict-but-fair handling of a junior school class in the Auvergne.In the Paris high courts, Lopez is suing director Nicolas Philibert, the film's ...
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Noi Albinoi sweeps Iceland's EDDA awards
Dagur Kari's Noi Albinoi continued its winning streak scooping most of the major awards at the annual EDDAs - the Icelandic Film & TV-Awards.The ceremony, which is considered one of the most important events of the social calendar in Iceland, was broadcast on RUV, the national Icelandic station, and achieved ...
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GERMANY, AUSTRIA, SWITZ Prod Lists - Oct 14
AUSTRIA - Oct 14IN PRODUCTIONDER TRAUM VOM SCHWEBEN(Bonus Film) Co-prod: Troika Entertainment (Ger), BBR Productions (Can). Backer: BKA, Cine Tirol, Filmstiftung NRW, ARTE. Documentary. The only male synchronised swimming trio in Europe has found the sport of its life. Prods: Robert Winkler, Christian Vizi, Susanne Girard. Dir/scr: Barbara Graftner. DoP: ...