All Screen articles in 18 July 2003 – Page 3
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Spain's Ministry of Culture awards funds to 15 new films
Spain's Ministry of Culture has announced that 15 films from new directors have been selected to receive subsidies totalling Euros 2.5m in 2003. The 15 projects, which have each been granted between Euros 60,000 and Euros 210,000, are unique in that they are all in the hands of new ...
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Korea's Save The Green Planet wins PiFan festival
Local Koreanpicture, Save TheGreen Planet took multiple honours at the closing ceremony of the 7thPuchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) this weekend.The film, a first- feature directedby Jang Jun-Hwan, won the Best of Puchon award for bestfeature and also the Citizen's Choice public prize. Save The Green Planet is a ...
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MGM closes sale of Rainbow channels stake back to Cablevision
MGM has completed the sale of its 20% equity stake in RainbowCable Networks, which includes American Movie Classics, Independent FilmChannel and Women's Entertainment, back to Cablevision Systems Corporation.The sale, believed to be worth $500m, was announced last month.MGM receives $250m in cash at the close of transaction while theremaining $250m ...
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Greek film-makers face Olympic hurdle
With the Athens 2004 Olympic Games fast approaching, a palpable sense of excitement is growing around the event in Greece - as well as a scramble to get the country's athletics and transport infrastructure ready in time.Greek film-makers, however, could be forgiven for being less than happy at the prospect ...
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German indies win distribution funding
Theatrical distributors X Verleih, Salzgeber & Co Medien and Alamode Film have been awarded prizes worth Euros 100,000 each to invest in distribution campaigns for German and other European films.Each of the companies was awarded the special distributor prize by German culture minister Christina Weiss in recognition of "their special ...
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Jerusalem festival line-up sparks debate
Despite a political situation that has kept international celebrities away, the 20th Jerusalem Film Festival has seen most of its screenings sold out - as well programming a record eight new Israeli feature films in its main line-up.The standout Israeli film as the festival approaches its final day is Ra'anan ...
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Jeunet completes Long Engagement casting
Amelie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet has rounded out the casting on his next film, A Very Long Engagement (Un Long Dimanche De Fiancailles), which he plans to start shooting in early August outside Paris.Teaming up again with his Amelie muse Audrey Tautou, Jeunet has put together a list of actors that ...
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Linde and Pressman among 2003 Gotham honorees
Glenn Close, Steve Buscemi, Focus Features co-president DavidLinde and producer Ed Pressman are to receive the IFP Gotham Awards at the 13thannual IFP annual Gotham Awards Gala on Sept 22.The honours recognise people who have made significant contributionsto the New York film-making community, and for the first time this year ...
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Struggle
Dir: Ruth Mader. Austria. 2003. 74minsThis is one of those strange films that leaves you scratching your head and wondering 'now what the heck was that all about'' What initially seems like a glum exercise in sub-Dardennes brothers-style neo-realism eventually becomes closer in spirit to Ulrich Seidl's Dog Days (Hundstage, ...
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Jeong to take over as COO at Showbox
Jeong Taesung, known as the international face of thePusan Promotion Plan (PPP) projects market is to become chief operating officerof the major Korean film conglomerate Showbox. Thehigh profile move means that the forthcoming PPP (5-7 October), held inparallel to the Pusan International Film Festival, will be Jeong's last in ...
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Brown named head of marketing at UGC cinemas UK
Julia Brown has been appointed head of marketing at UGC Cinemas in the UK and Ireland. She will head up a team of eight and will report to Mike Thomson, the commercial director.Brown will map out the marketing strategy and look at all existing marketing tools for the next stages ...
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No Rest For The Brave (Pas De Repos Pour Les Braves)
Dir: Alain Guiraudie. France-Austria. 2003. 105mins.Self-taught director Alain Guiraudie's first film to break the 60-minute barrier is the live-action, rural French answer to Waking Life, Richard Linklater's animated, urban American dream spiel. In both films we are plunged straight into the metaphysical dilemmas of a group of predominantly male alter ...
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Kurt Rieder joins UIP Asia
UIP has appointed Kurt Rieder as vice president, sales and marketing of its Asian operations, replacing Roger Pollock who relocated from Singapore to London earlier this year.Rieder will oversee the release of all UIP product in the region, excluding Japan, from early September. He is currently managing director of Singapore-based ...
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New head appointed at Czech Television
Czech authorities named a well-known news anchor, Jiri Janecek, to head state-owned Czech Television, the primary backer of local-language films in the Czech Republic. The appointment of Janecek is intended to bring stability to the public broadcaster, which has suffered in recent years from financial troubles and a high turnover ...
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Chapman, Greenroom launch PR agency EC2PR
London-based publicist Emma Chapman is setting up a new film PR agency EC2PR, in collaboration with entertainment on-line marketing and PR company Greenroom Digital.Chapman, who was previously at Shine Communications, has recently headed publicity and distribution campaigns for films including Walter Salles' highly anticipated The Motorcycle Diaries, and events including ...
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GREECE Production Listings - July 18 2003
Copyright: Screen InternationalGREECE - July 18PRE-PRODUCTIONDON'T ASK, EVERYTHING IS THERE (min rotas, ola einai ekei)(The Greek Film Centre, P Karamanos Ltd) Budget: e590,000. Int'l sales: The Greek Film Centre. Dist: New Star. Psychological drama. A young woman is unable to form steady relationships as she is still under the spell ...
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Britney Baby, One More Time to open Tokyo Gay fest
Britney Baby, One More Time is to open the 12th Tokyo International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, which starts today.Running until July 21, the festival will also feature titles including Nine Dead Gay Guys from the UK, Mango Souffle from India and Girl King from Canada. The closing film will ...
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Metrodome takes UK rights to Northfork
Buoyed by Donnie Darko, which last week helped slash its annual losses by two thirds, UK media concern the Metrodome Group has acquired another surreal US Sundance film, Northfork, from Paramount Classics. Metrodome picked up UK theatrical and home video rights to the film, which stars Nick Nolte, Daryl Hannah, ...
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Ghost House scares up New Zealand business
Rob Tapert and Sam Raimi, producers of the New Zealand shot Xena: Warrior Princess, have returned to the country to shoot the horror pic Boogeyman. Tapert and Raimi say they have produced over 300 hours of action drama in New Zealand from 1993-2001 under the Pacific Renaissance Pictures banner and ...
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Samy Boy signs A Different Loyalty producer Peristent to first look
Samy Boy Pictures, adivision of Los Angeles-based financing and production company Samy BoyEntertainment, has finalised a first-look deal with Matthew Rhodes and JuddPayne's production outfit Persistent Entertainment.Samy Boy will provide equityfinancing for selected projects of varying budgets from Persistent, which isrelocating to share office space with Samy Boy.Linda Lichter of ...
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