All Screen articles in 16 October 2005 – Page 4

  • News

    Kino snaps up US rights to Look Both Ways

    2005-10-11T00:00:00Z

    Australian break-out hit Look Both Ways has found a UStheatrical distribution partner in Kino International. The Sarah Watt-directed title, which won the Discovery Award at theToronto Film Festival, has taken $1.6m (A$2.11m) at home in Australia in eightweeks of release and is being touted as a long-awaited international prospectfor the ...

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    AWARDS Che, Chang get promoted at NBC Universal International TV

    2005-10-11T00:00:00Z

    Justin Che has been namedvice president of international on-demand licensing and Sandra Chang has beenappointed manager of international on-demand licensing for NBC UniversalTelevision Distribution.Both Che and Chang will bebased in Los Angeles and report to senior vice president of internationalon-demand licensing Beth Minehart.Che will support Minehart inall aspects of on-demand ...

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    Screen names ten films in line for Hollywood World Award

    2005-10-11T00:00:00Z

    The full list of nominees for The Hollywood World Award sponsored by Screen International were unveiled yesterday.The award, now in its secondyear, will be presented on Oct 24 at the Hollywood Film Awards in Los Angeles.The shortlist consists of: Ilya Khrzhanovsky's 4 from RussiaCarlos Reygadas' Battle In Heavenfrom MexicoJacques Audiard's ...

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    Asian Film Industry Network launches at Pusan

    2005-10-11T00:00:00Z

    The Asian Film IndustryNetwork (AFIN) - an initiative that aims to promote Asian film industriesinternationally - was officially launched at the 10th Pusan International FilmFestival this morning (Oct 11).The network's four foundingmembers include the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), UniJapan, the Vietnam MediaCorporation and the Federation of National Film Association of ...

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    The Orphanage launches CG animation studio

    2005-10-11T00:00:00Z

    SanFrancisco-based effects house The Orphanage has launched Orphanage AnimationStudios (OAS), a CG production division that will be headed up by GenndyTartakovsky, the Russian animator and creator behind the Cartoon Network's hitseries Star Wars: Clone Wars, Samurai Jack and Dexter's Laboratory.The company launches with a multi-million dollardevelopment fund raised through private ...

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    AFM declares record number of market premieres

    2005-10-11T00:00:00Z

    A record 529films including a best ever 382 market premieres are confirmed to screen at the26th American Film Market running in Santa Monica from Nov 2-9.Forty-fivetitles are official selections at the AFI FEST 2005, which for the second yearruns concurrently with the AFM and is scheduled to take place form ...

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    Storm brews over Venezualan Oscar choice

    2005-10-10T04:00:00Z

    A storm is brewing overVenezuela's choice as Foreign Language Oscar candidate. The cause of therumbling is the decision by El Centro Nacional De Cinematografia (CENAC) tooverlook the claims of Secuestro Express, the country's biggest box-office hit in history. Some, notably thefilm's 27-year-old writer director Jonathan Jakubowicz, believe the decisionmay be ...

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    Biggs, Fisher star in GreeneStreet's Pleasure Of Your Company

    2005-10-10T04:00:00Z

    New York-based GreeneStreet Films is financing the romantic comedyThe Pleasure Of Your Company starring Jason Biggs and Isla Fisher, who recently gave ascene-stealing performance in Wedding Crashers.GreeneStreet FilmsInternational (GSFI) will commence sales at next month's AFM on the project,which is being directed by Michael Ian Black from his own screenplay ...

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    Weyermann leaves Sundance for Participant

    2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Participant Productions hasappointed the former director of the Sundance Institute's Documentary FilmProgramme Diane Weyermann (pictured) to the newly created post of executive vice presidentof documentary production.Weyermann will beresponsible for the Los Angeles-based company's documentary department, andwill oversee acquisitions and development and production. She will report toParticipant president Ricky Strauss.Prior to ...

  • Reviews

    These Girls

    2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Dir: John Hazlett. Can. 2005. 92minsThe thrust of These Girls sounds like a dirty joke andwhile the situation explored is provocative, it's a real testament to itsfilm-makers and cast that the comedy transcends the snickering and emerges as abright, lively and intelligent entertainment. With its brash mixture of humorand frankness ...

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    Dinard honours Father's Den

    2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Three films already familiarto UK audiences - In My Father's Den,Festival, and Ladies in Lavender- were the winners at the 16th Dinard British Film Festival (Oct 6-9). Brad McGann's In My Father's Den, which UK distributorOptimum released in theatres in June and on DVD last week, was something of asurprise ...

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    Valladolid unveils competition line-up

    2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Spain'sValladolid International Film Festival has unveiled the programme for itsupcoming 50th anniversary edition (Oct 21-29).To celebrate the event, the festival has created a one-time 50thAnniversary Prize with a cash award of Euros 50,000 to be split between thewinning film's producer and director. Another Euros 12,000 one-time prize willgo to a ...

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    UK's World Cinema names Kelly as managing director

    2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Tom Kelly has been named Managing Director of World Cinema,the UK salesarm for the home entertainment products of independent distributors includingTartan Video and Artificial Eye. Kelly was previously commercial director for Cinema Club andsales and marketing director for 20th Century Fox. He started thenew position on October 3.He replaces Mike ...

  • Reviews

    Cave Of The Yellow Dog (Die Hohle Des Gelben Hundes)

    2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Dir: Byambasuren Davaa. Mon-Ger. 2005. 93mins.After the extraordinary success of The Story Of The Weeping Camel, whichshe co-directed with her fellow Munich Film School student Luigi Falorni, Byambasuren Davaa returns to Mongolia for her second film The Cave Of The Yellow Dog, which hasbeen named the official Mongolian entry for ...

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    Monte Carlo fest to launch Remake Film Market

    2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

    TheInternational Cinema and Literature Forum of Monte Carlo will launch theworld's first and only Remake Film Market during its fifth annual run in April.FormerCannes Market US representative Edith Grant has been named to head up theconcurrent International Literary Adaptation Market and the Remake Film Marketwhich will take place this year ...

  • News

    Canary snaps up top Raindance prize

    2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

    The 13th annual Raindance Film Festival wrapped in London on Sunday with AkihikoShiota's Canary from Japan taking the top competitionprize. The film is about a 12-year-old boy who is raised by a cult. Lou Ma Ho's A Monk'sAwakeningfrom France won the short film competition.UK prizes went to JulianGilbey's hip-hop drama ...

  • News

    Gromit success hit by Aardman warehouse blaze

    2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

    A firehas broken out at the Bristolwarehouse of UKanimation maestros, Aardman Animations.Theblaze, which began early on Monday morning, has destroyed many irreplaceable Aardman sets, props, storyboards and models as well as somefestival awards (although not Aardman's haul ofOscars and BAFTAs, which are housed elsewhere.)An Aardman source said the company had ...

  • News

    Sky to show entire Star Wars saga in 2006

    2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

    BSkyB has signed a deal with Twentieth Century Fox and LucasFilmtoshow the entire Star Wars saga in 2006. The deal gives Sky exclusive UKtelevision rights for all six Star Wars films from August 2006, to coincidewith the start of the pay-tv window for StarWars: Episode III - Revenge of the ...

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    ...and cast $9.2m spell over international box office

    2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

    DreamWorks International's animated romp Wallace and Gromit:The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit ruled the international box office charts at the weekend, grossing anestimated $9.2m on 1,895 sites through UIP.The highlight was an excellent $5m from paid previews on Saturdayand Sunday in the UK for DreamWorks' second biggest ever paid previews result ...

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    Wallace & Gromit rule US with $16.1m weekend

    2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

    DreamWorksAnimation's Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit stole the show at the domestic box office over theweekend as it opened top on an estimated $16m. SteveBox and Nick Park's animated romp - the latest from the Aardman Animationsstable - mesmerized the critics; its per screen average was $4,417 ...