All Screen articles in 19 May 2003 – Page 8
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Italy's Mondo strikes cartoon gold in North Korea
One of Europe's top animation houses, Rome-based Mondo TV, has sealed a series of deals worth at least $20m with North Korean outfit Sek - who will now replace South Korean mini-major Hahn Shin Corporation as a co-producer on several major upcoming theatrical animation features.As part of the new relationship, ...
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Italy's Mondo strikes cartoon gold in North Korea
One of Europe's top animation houses, Rome-based Mondo TV, has sealed a series of deals worth at least $20m with North Korean outfit Sek - who will now replace South Korean mini-major Hahn Shin Corporation as a co-producer on several major upcoming theatrical animation features.As part of the new relationship, ...
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Hadidas lord it up in production
The Hadida brothers Samuel and Victor are the latest indie distributors to underline the notion that cash is king. Flush with the proceeds of handling Lord Of The Rings in France through their Metropolitan Filmexport label, they are now stepping up production activities through their other company Davis Films. "This ...
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Hadidas lord it up in production
The Hadida brothers Samuel and Victor are the latest indie distributors to underline the notion that cash is king. Flush with the proceeds of handling Lord Of The Rings in France through their Metropolitan Filmexport label, they are now stepping up production activities through their other company Davis Films. 'This ...
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Matrix Reloaded unleashes $93.3m three-day opening weekend
The Matrix Reloaded scored the biggest domestic opening ever for anR-rated film and the second biggest domestic bow of all time at the weekend,delivering a mighty $93.3m according to Warner Bros estimates.Factoring in Thursday's$42.5m opening day and $5m from Wednesday previews, The Matrix Reloadedgrossed $135.8m over four days. The sci-fi ...
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Matrix Reloaded unleashes $93.3m three-day opening weekend
Opening in 13 territoriesover the weekend The Matrix Reloaded dominated the charts with animpressive $31.9m international bow. In a string of number oneopenings, the sci-fi sequel took $12m in France (Euros 10.3m) from 894 screensin what was the sixth biggest US opening weekend ever.Figures represent three-daygrosses and not the usual ...
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Young Adam
Dir: David Mackenzie. UK, 2003. 93mins.Scottish director David Mackenzie recently divided British critics with the release of his first feature, the rough-and-ready digital drama The Last Great Wilderness. His follow-up, Young Adam, is a more rigorous proposition that amply confirms Mackenzie's promise. A powerful, disturbing adaptation of the novel by ...
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Matrix Reloaded unleashes second biggest opening ever
Opening in 13 territoriesover the weekend The Matrix Reloaded dominated the charts with animpressive $31.9m international bow. In a string of number oneopenings, the sci-fi sequel took $12m in France (Euros 10.3m) from 894 screensin what was the sixth biggest US opening weekend ever.Figures represent three-daygrosses and not the usual ...
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Matrix Reloaded unleashes second biggest opening weekend ever
The Matrix Reloaded scored the biggest domestic opening ever for anR-rated film and the second biggest domestic bow of all time at the weekend,delivering a mighty $93.3m according to Warner Bros estimates.Factoring in Thursday's$42.5m opening day and $5m from Wednesday previews, The Matrix Reloadedgrossed $135.8m over four days. The sci-fi ...
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Israeli film fest to screen thirty-three titles
Thirty-three films representing some of the most recent offerings from Israeli cinema will screen in Los Angeles at the 19th Israeli Film Festival, including Erez Laufer's documentary Mike Brant: Laisse Moi T'Aimer, a profile of the celebrated Paris-based pop singer that receives its world premiere at Cannes.The event, which runs ...
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Swimming Pool
Dir: Francois Ozon. France. 2003. 102minsNobody is better qualified than Francois Ozon to speculate on the sources of an artist's creativity. Six features in as many years have made him one of the most prolific and admired of European young guns. Swimming Pool is an entertaining and initially intriguing exploration ...
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Corman earmarks $10m for Irish co-prods
Roger Corman of Concorde Films has teamed with Kieran Corrigan of Ireland's Merlin Films to launch a $10m drive into financing low-to-medium budget productions primarily from Europe, the partners announced on Thursday.The duo have secured a $10m line of credit targeted at European co-productions with an element of principal photography ...
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CTFDI's Anger Management raises international total to $14.8m
Anger Management grossed $2.8m-$2.9m over the weekend as a series ofexcellent second week holds raised the comedy's international running total to$14.8m.In its second week inGermany the film, which is being released by Columbia TriStar Film DistributorsInternational (CTFDI), remained number one and dropped a mere 8% on $2m for a$4.9m cumulative ...
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Matrix Reloaded takes $31.9m in first international releases
Opening in 13 territories over the weekend The MatrixReloaded dominated the charts with an impressive $31.9m internationalbow.on 2,629 screens In a string of number one openings, the sci-fi sequel took$12m in France (Euros 10.3m) from 894 screens in what was the sixth biggest USopening weekend ever.Figures represent three-day grosses and ...
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Optimum/Rialto buy first joint acquisition
The UK's Optimum Releasing and Australian/New Zealand distributor Rialto have bought HBO Films' Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winner American Splendor as the first title in a joint buying relationship.Optimum has taken UK rights to the docu-drama, while Rialto has all rights in Australia and New Zealand. Optimum managing director Will Clarke, ...
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Scottish-Scandinavian love affair spreads
The love affair which has sprung between Scotland and the Scandinavian countries, and which has accelerated in recent years with films like Wilbur Wants To Kill Himself, The Bum's Rush and Skagerrak, is set to continue with a new collaboration between Sweden's Sonet Film and Brocken Spectre. Together they secured ...
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Zenpix initiates Affair in US
Zenpix, the domestic and international distribution company founded by Susan Jackson and Jon Kramer, has acquired all US distributIon rights to A Foreign Affair starring David Arquette, Tim Blake Nelson and Emily Mortimer. Myriad Pictures is handling foreign.Zenpix plans to release the film through Mark Borde's Innovation Film Group in ...
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Sales life for After Death
Bauer Martinez Studios has finalised international sales deals in nearly 30 territories for After Death, the new Jean Claude Van Damme actioner, which starts production in July.Deals have been closed with Gaga in Japan, American Film & Video in Spain and Portugal, VCK in Italy, Nordisk in Scandinavia, Prooptiki in ...
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Spain's Alquimia boards Euro pair
Spain's Alquimia Cinema has boarded two European projects as minority co-producer: French sequel Jet Set 2 from Mandarin Films and Italian thriller Eyes Of Crystal from Cattleya Films.The Euros4.5m comedy Jet Set 2 will shoot in Ibiza in September with the prequel's director, Fabien Onteniente, and some of the same ...
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Bright Angel buys Asian pair
Bright Angel, the new Dutch distributor formed only at the beginning of the month, has picked up a further two films. From Cineclick Asia it bought Lee Chang-dong's drama Oasis and from Toei it grabbed Battle Royale II. Distribution head Patrizia Raeli describe the purchases as "old friends". In her ...