All Screen articles in 20 January 2004 – Page 3
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Top Japanese broadcaster unveils film ambitions
Japan's leading TV broadcaster Fuji TV is aggressively expanding its business into film production and foreign film acquisitions.This summer, Fuji TV enjoyed enormous box office success with Bayside Shakedown Two: The Movie, which grossed $142.5m at the domestic box office -setting an all-time biggest box office record for Japanese live-action ...
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Spacey's Sea wins Babelsberg backing
Kevin Spacey's Bobby Darin biopic Beyond The Sea has become the first film production to benefit from the State of Brandenburg's guarantee scheme.With the state-backed guarantee as a security, Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures (SBMP) will put up Euros 4.8m towards the film's $ 20m-plus production costs through a loan from ...
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Samaria set for Berlin competition
Controversial director Kim Ki-duk's 10th film Samaria has been selected to screen in the competition section of the 54th Berlin International Film Festival, according to local press reports in South Korea.Berlin is expected to announce further elements of its competition line-up today (Jan 15). Other titles tipped at press time ...
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Berlinale's Kinderfilmfest unveils line-ups
The Berlinale's Kinderfilmfest sidebar has confirmed the lineups of films for its traditional competition section and 14plus, the new competition for youth films (see ScreenDaily.com, Nov 2003).Twelve feature length films, including Inke Houtmann's Polleke, Richard Berry's Moi, Cesar 10 Ans 1/2 1M 39 and Paul Morrison's Wondrous Oblivion, have been ...
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Ex-bank manager tipped as Biennale president
It is proving to be a very busy week for Italy's cultural minister, Giuliano Urbani: Today (Jan 15), he is expected to name ex-bank manager Davide Croff as the new president of the Biennale, the organization that runs the Venice Film Festival, and on Friday he will present to Parliament ...
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Dutch MPs push for clarification on government film plans
Media and culture representatives from Holland's three largest political parties have called on the government to clarify its plans for the future of state support for film.They want the government to plan follow-up legislation for the CV-tax scheme, which expires in December. The scheme had originally been planned to end ...
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Sarajevo Festival wins FIAPF competitive status
Festival watchdog FIAPF has published its list of accredited festivals for 2004, and unveiled two main changes for the year.The Sarajevo Festival (Aug 20-28) has become competitive, specialising in films from Central and South Eastern Europe.The Belgrade Film Festival, however, will not be recognised in 2004.Bertrand Moullier, FIAPF general secretary, ...
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Momentum spells out European expansion plans
Momentum Pictures, the independent UK distributor which last year had a market share of 1.3%, is set for a growth spurt. Xavier Marchand, the new managing director, has revealed further details of the company's plans to move into Europe and to beef up its British presence."The onus is on us ...
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Vinterberg, Almodovar win Euro i2i backing
New features by Thomas Vinterberg, Pedro Almodovar, the Brothers Quay, Jonathan English and Charles Dance are among 59 European film and TV projects supported with over Euros 2.3m by the European Commission's i2i Audiovisual scheme.The new scheme was launched last July to help production companies access external funding from banks. ...
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Kenny, Abad promoted at Warners Bros Int'l TV
SimonKenny has been promoted to executive vice president, Europe, and Jose 'Pepe'Abad has been promoted to the new post of senior vice president, SouthernEurope, at Warner Bros International Television Distribution (WBITD).Kenny,who joined WBITD as senior vice president, Europe, last year, will continue tooversee the company's European sales force based in ...
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Kenny, Abad promoted at Warner Bros Int'l TV Distribution
SimonKenny has been promoted to executive vice president, Europe, and Jose 'Pepe'Abad has been promoted to the new post of senior vice president, SouthernEurope, at Warner Bros International Television Distribution (WBITD).Kenny,who joined WBITD as senior vice president, Europe, last year, will continue tooversee the company's European sales force based in ...
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Art Directors Guild announces nominations
TheArt Directors Guild (ADG) has announced its nominations in two film categoriesfor its upcoming Eighth Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards.Theperiod or fantasy film nominees include Ben Van Os for Girl With A PearlEarring, Lily Kilvert for The Last Samurai, Grant Major for TheLord Of The Rings: The Return Of ...
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Apres Vous
Dir: Pierre Salvadori. France. 2003. 110 mins.Smart, tart and winningly funny, Apres Vous... marks Pierre Salvadori's return to the front rank of French comedy writer-directors. Salvadori, who first attracted attention with Wild Target, a 1992 black comedy about a hit man (played by Jean Rochefort), made his real critical and ...
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Bim chief awarded France's Chevalier des Arts et Lettres
Valerio De Paolis, head of Italian arthouse distribution outfit Bim, has been awarded one of France's highest cultural honours for tirelessly promoting French culture in Italy through the distribution of dozens of Gallic films.De Paolis will receive the prestigious Chevalier des Arts et Lettres award in Paris on Monday January ...
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Aurum shows Spanish Passion for Gibson epic
Spanish distributor Aurum has nabbed all local rights to Mel Gibson's controversial The Passion Of Christ.The film will premiere in Spain on April 2. Despite the widespread use of dubbing in Spain, it will be released according to Gibson's wishes in original version with subtitles to highlight the original use ...
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Whitaker, Balaban board freedom project for Sundance Channel and Court TV
ForestWhitaker and Bob Balaban are the first two film-makers to join The FirstAmendment Project, a four-part series of half-hour films by the SundanceChannel and Court TV.Setto air in August 2004, the series invites film-makers to reflect on the notionof freedom in daily life and the challenges of protecting the values ...
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Spain's Plural embarks on US Justice shoot
Spain's Plural Entertainment has begun shooting in Miami on Justice For All (Justicia Para Todos), the first Spain-produced fiction series wholly designed for, shot and broadcast in the US.The one-hour dramatic series will be broadcast during prime-time on Univision, giving it a potential audience of 40 million.The series is set ...
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Italian industry worried as admissions slip in 2003
Admissions in Italy slipped by just 1.92% in 2003, but the drop has worried industry observers as it comes in spite of the fact that 182 new screens were built in the country last year.According to data released by Cinetel, which monitors around 75% of cinemas nationwide, Italian cinemas recorded ...