All Screen articles in 18 August 2000 – Page 2
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Kinowelt first-half turnover soars by 63%
German mini-studio Kinowelt reported a 63% increase in turnover for the first six months of 2000 to $115.5m (DM247.3m) compared to $70.7m (DM151.5m) in the first half of last year.Interim net profit rose to $9.5m (DM20.3m) compared to $10.3m (DM22.1m) for the whole of 1999.Kinowelt's home entertainment division achieved the ...
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The Cell
Dir: Tarsem Singh. US. 2000. 108 mins.Prod cos: Caro-McLeod Productions, Radical Media. US dist: New Line. Int'l sales: New Line International (+1 310 967 6700). Exec prods: Donna Langley, Carolyn Manetti. Prods: Julio Caro, Eric McLeod. Scr: Mark Protosevich. DoP: Paul Laufer. Prod des: Tom Foden. Ed: Paul Rubell, Robert ...
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ScriptNet picks out Ghanaian shorts
ScriptNet 2000, a charitable British skill-sharing project between the UK and Ghana, is currently preparing five Ghanaian short films for production in the country from December.ScriptNet 2000 launched a nationwide scriptwriting competition in Ghana last October and initially received 150 story treatments, which were then developed through a series of ...
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Specialist to get outing at London Jewish fest
The Specialist, a US documentary that follows the 1961 Jerusalem trial of Nazi henchman Adolf Eichmann, will get a UK theatrical screening at next month's London Jewish Film Festival.The film uses a montage of original footing from the trial to contrast the apparently ordinary Eichmann with his horrific crimes. It ...
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Polish producers battle over Sienkiewicz' Knights
Two Polish production companies - MT Art and Studio A - are going head-to-head with separate adaptations of Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz' 1905 novel Teutonic Knights. The historical novel is based on Poland's 14th century struggle with invading Teutonic knights. It covers events between the death of the Polish Queen ...
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Verhoeven mulls shoot in native Holland
Director Paul Verhoeven, currently in Europe to promote his latest feature Hollow Man, has said he is considering two projects that would take him back to his native Holland: a Dutch-language thriller and an English-language adaptation of French author Guy de Maupassant's short story Mont Oriol.Former Endemol chief Joop van ...
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Scout Man
Dir: Masato Ishioka. Japan. 2000. 125 mins.Prod co: Gold View. Int'l sales: Gold View (+81 3 5342 726). Prod: Kiyo Jo. Scr: Masato Ishioka. DoP: Atsuhiro Nabeshima. Ed: Toshihide Fukano. Music: Koji Endo. Sound: Hiroshi Yamagata. Main cast: Miku Matsumoto, Hideo Nakizumi, Yuka Fujimoto, Akihito Yoshie. Scout Man is Japanese ...
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Toronto adds Bigelow, Fields titles to line-up
The Toronto International Film Festival has added four premieres to its line-up: Kathryn Bigelow's The Weight Of Water, Joel Hershman's Greenfingers, Michael Corrente's A Shot At Glory and US actress Sally Field's directorial debut Beautiful.Suspense saga The Weight Of Water stars Sean Penn, Catherine McCormack and Elizabeth Hurley. Greenfingers, also ...
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UPC reports lower than expected losses
Dutch cabler UPC's shares surged 11% today when it reported lower than expected second-quarter net losses of Euros368.2m against analysts' estimates of Euros440m. However the result was more than five times its losses of Euros72.9m in the same quarter last year.Revenues rose 19% to Euros238m compared with Euros199.6m the previous ...
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TV1000 divestment boosts Kinnevik profit
Swedish conglomerate Kinnevik, which has interests ranging from forestry to telecoms, has reported a slim first-half profit of $7.8m (SEK72m), compared to a loss of $58.8m (SEK541m) the previous year, which was mainly due to its divestment of Sweden's TV1000 channels. Kinnevik sold its two TV1000 movie channels to local ...
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Verhoeven to replace Jones as head of AFI
Australian broadcaster and critic Deb Verhoeven will replace Ruth Jones as chief executive of the Australian Film Institute (AFI) which is currently under-going a period of uncertainty following a reduction in funding.Jones will have been with the AFI for five years when she departs on August 30. AFI chair Denny ...
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Sydney Film Festival plans to get competitive
The Sydney Film Festival will become a competitive event for new directors, probably starting with its 50th edition in 2003, if it raises enough funding. The International Federation of Film Producers' Associations (FIAPF), which accredits international film festivals, has already given its formal approval for the plan.Sydney director Gayle Lake ...
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Canada's Nelvana eyes Cinar acquisition
Canadian animation company Nelvana is considering buying the assets of troubled family entertainment producer Cinar Corp, estimated to be worth anywhere between $235m and $765m.Toronto-based Nelvana, known for such animated hits as Bob & Margaret and Dumb Bunnies, said it has been holding discussions with Montreal-based Cinar's investment banker, Merrill ...
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Village Ten Online rebrands as SCAPE
Australia's Network Ten and Village Roadshow have rebranded their joint internet portal, previously known as Village Ten Online, as SCAPE. Exhibitor-distributor Village and broadcaster Ten signed the joint venture late last year and plan to launch the leisure-oriented portal later this year. Among the services on offer will be on-line ...
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Dutch industry launches appeal to save Ketelhuis
A group of prominent Dutch film professionals have launched a campaign to rescue the Ketelhuis, the permanent showcase cinema for Dutch film in Amsterdam. Both the Dutch Council for Culture and the Amsterdam Arts Council are opposed to giving the cinema any further support as they have serious doubts about ...
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European Film Institute launches exchange scheme
The European Film Institute (EIKK), based in Karlsruhe, Germany, is launching a new initiative, entitled EUR*USA, aimed at improving collaboration between film-makers from Europe and the US.The initiative, which will be added to EIKK's existing student placement programme for European film school graduates, is divided into three strands: EUR*USA 1 ...
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Gone In Sixty Seconds holds onto top spot
Gone In Sixty Seconds held on to the number one spot at the UK box office last weekend, grossing $1.5m (£1m) from 393 situations. It fell an average 35% from its opening weekend and reported the highest site average over what was a lacklustre box office weekend with $3,850 (£2,599).The ...
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Autumn In New York
Dir: Joan Chen. US. 2000. 105 mins.Prod co: Lakeshore Entertainment. US dist: MGM. Int'l sales: Lakeshore International (+1 323 956 4222). Exec prods: Ted Tannenbaum, Ron Bozman. Prods: Amy Robinson, Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg. Scr: Allison Burnett. DoP: Changwei Gu. Prod des: Mark Friedberg. Ed: Ruby Yang. Mus: Gabriel Yared. ...
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Milk & Honey opens studio facility in Prague
LA-based production and production services outfit Milk & Honey Films has opened a studio facility in Prague to service the international film and commercial production industries as well as its own productions. The facility, called Milk & Honey Studios Letnany, consists of two large stages with a third close to ...
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Advanced signs on for MGM's Heartbreakers
Munich-based Advanced Medien is co-financing MGM's Heartbreakers, starring Sigourney Weaver, Gene Hackman and Jennifer Love Hewitt, in return for German-speaking theatrical rights and a percentage of worldwide box office receipts. UK-based Winchester Films is handling international sales on the film which is currently in production in Los Angeles. German-speaking free ...
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