All Screen articles in 20 April 2007 – Page 4
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Villa Muse studio concept announced in Austin, Texas
Texas state and industry leaders have unveiled the $1.5bn Villa Muse mixed-use development that will break ground in East Austin, at the heart of which will be a $125m, 200-acre studio.The Villa Muse Studios will serve the film, television and video game industries, and will be surrounded by architecturally diverse ...
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O'Brien, McDowell, Singh get honoured at Palm Beach
Margaret O'Brien, Malcolm McDowell, South African producer Anant Singh and actress Q'Orianka Kilcher will receive honorary awards at the 12th Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF), which runs from Apr 19-26.Former child star O'Brien will collect the Legend In Film Award and will appear at a screening of Meet ...
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Johnny Slade leads winners at 10th Sonoma Valley Festival
Larry Blamire's crime caper Johnny Slade's Greatest Hits took top honours for best feature at the 10th Annual Sonoma Valley Film Festival, which came to a close at the weekend after five days of film, wine, panels and galas.Cristina Khuly's Shoot Down, which chronicles a little known political firestorm surrounding ...
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Berger & Yerxa sign two-year first-look deal with WIP
Warner Independent Pictures (WiP) has signed a two-year first look deal with Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa's Bona Fide Productions.Berger and Yerxa are preparing an adaptation of The Abstinence Teacher for the studio, with Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris set to direct in their follow-up to Little Miss Sunshine.Tom Perrotta, ...
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Doc on Israeli-Palestinian conflict wins Beverly Hills festival
Sufyan Omeish and Abdallah Omeish's Occupation 101 won the Golden Palm Award for best film in all categories at the 7th Annual International Beverly Hills Film Festival (BHFF), which wrapped at the weekend.The documentary charts the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the US Administration's role and also won the ...
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Madrid plans to launch new film festival in March 2008
The Spanish capital is planning a 2008 launch for its first international film festival, Filma Madrid, backed by a private foundation of Spanish actors, directors and other industry professionals. The $1.76m (Euros 1.3m) event, which will run from March 28 to April 5, 2008, will limit its programme to 20 ...
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UKFC P&A Fund gives $600,000 to Curse Of The Golden Flower
The UK Film Council's Prints & Advertising Fund has announced its latest funding round to support distribution of specialised films: The Curse of the Golden Flower, $601,6695 (£300,000) to Universal Pictures International My Best Friend, $300,738 (£150,000) to Optimum Releasing This Is England, $180,433 (£90,000) to Optimum Releasing Guys and ...
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Karlovy Vary includes Sverak's Empties in early competition titles
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has announced the first competition films for its 42nd edition this summer, including titles from three recent Crystal Globe winners. From the Czech Republic comes Empties, the latest film from Jan Sverak. The director won the Crystal Globe in 1995 for The Ride and ...
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Colleen Woodcock to replace Celine Haddad at Pathe UK
Pathe UK has appointed Colleen Woodcock as head of creative affairs. Woodcock worked in development in production in Los Angeles for a decade, involved in projects including The Usual Suspects and Con Air, and she returned to the UK in 2001 to join Michael Kuhn's Qwerty Films as head of ...
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Directors Fortnight to include Morel's Apres Lui
Although the official selection will not be unveiled for a few days, Cannes Directors Fortnight has announced that Gael Morel's Apres Lui has secured a berth. The film will be a world premiere on May 21 and stars Catherine Deneuve, Thomas Dumerchez, Guy Marchand, Elodie Bouchez, Elli Medeiros and Luis ...
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Focus starts UK shoot for Miss Pettigrew starring McDormand
Production starts this week on location in the UK for the Focus Features comedy Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day, starring Frances McDormand. The seven-week shoot will be held in and around London for five weeks with two weeks at Ealing Studios. Bharat Nalluri, whose most recent credit is the ...
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New Asia Pacific Screen Awards land backing from CNN, UNESCO
The Queensland Government today launched the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, which will get global coverage from CNN, giving filmmakers from 70 countries an opportunity to showcase their work. The first awards presentation ceremony will be held Nov 13, the first night of the annual conference of Screen Producers Association of ...
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Koreasigns first film industry labour agreement
The Korean Motion Picture Producers' Association and the Federation of Korean Movie Workers' Union have announced they will sign Korea's first film industry labour agreement tomorrow (April 18) in a ceremony at the Korean Film Council's headquarters. According to the deal, workers will be paid on a bi-weekly basis instead ...
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Optimum strikes UK deal for Waititi's Eagle Vs Shark
Distributor Optimum Releasing has acquired the UK rights to Taika Waititi's debut feature Eagle Vs Shark. Separately, Capelight Films has taken the German rights. The New Zealand feature, a comedy about two misfits starring Loren Horsley and Jemaine Clement, premiered at Sundance before playing in Rotterdam and Berlin. Ainsley Gardiner ...
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Intermedia plans new international sales company with Ford at helm
Intermedia Films unveiled a new international sales and distribution venture yesterday with former First Look International (FLI) president Stuart Ford installed as president and managing director. Ford arrives at the unnamed Los Angeles- and London-based company with the bulk of the core team he assembled over the past year at ...
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Fox signs letter of intent to invest in Showbox films
Leading Korean investor and distributor Showbox Mediaplex announced on the KOSDAQ today (April 17) that major US studio 20th Century Fox has signed a letter of intent (LOI) regarding co-financing and international distribution of Korean films. According to the LOI, Fox would invest in Showbox films, which would then be ...
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Chow Yun-fat climbs down from Woo's Red Cliff
Three days after shooting started, Chinese star Chow Yun-fat has dropped out of John Woo's $70m epic drama Red Cliff. According to producer Terence Chang, the reason for the sudden withdrawal was that completion bond company CineFinance would not approve the terms raised by Chow. It is the second time ...
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Bruno Merle film to open Cannes Critics Week
Bruno Merle's Heros will be the opening film for this year's Critics Week.The French film stars Michael Youn, Patrick Chesnais, Elodie Bouchez and Jackie Berroyer.The film sees Youn, best known for his comedic work, as the warm-up guy for a TV show who loses the plot and kidnaps the show's ...
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Industry Trust tries new approach with anti-piracy campaign
The UK-based Industry Trust for Intellectual Property Awareness has announced plans to start a new campaign to change its approach for fighting film and TV piracy. The current 'piracyisacrime' campaign is thought to be too lecturing, and is being replaced with a more behavioural change approach to encourage the public ...
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Bender signs two year deal with Overture Films
Overture Films has signed Lawrence Bender Productions to a two-year, first look deal, continuing the new company's efforts to source product for its fledgling distribution operation.Bender will work closely on productions with Overture CEO Chris McGurk and COO Danny Rosett as well as head of worldwide marketing, distribution and new ...