All Screen articles in 21 April 2008 – Page 3
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United Kingdom - Three Of A Kind
Bill Stephens, Daniel Baur and Oliver Simon of K5 International offer the film industry version of a selective boutique rather than a mass retailer.The three set up K5 International in January 2007 but did not announce their first title - Tom McCarthy's The Visitor - until November 2007 at the ...
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United Kingdom - Myspace Invader
"Faintheart is about men standing up for themselves," says Vito Rocco. "I'm very fond of losers and I love stories about people trying to better themselves."Tagged as the 'first user-generated feature film', Faintheart is a romantic comedy set in the world of Viking battle re-enactments that follows weekend warrior Richard ...
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Tribeca Film Festival
JAMES MOTTERN - TRUCKER WORLD NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITIONA chance encounter at a truck-stop cafe inspired James Mottern's debut feature Trucker, the story of a California woman (Michelle Monaghan) whose freewheeling career screeches to a halt when she has to care for her 11-year-old son.Living in Riverside, California, in 2001, Mottern ...
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Italy - Faith in home-grown talent
Italy's first-quarter box-office results show that while overall box office is lagging compared to the same period last year, local product has remained strong. The data is important to the industry as 2007 saw local films boom, making a significant contribution to raising last year's overall box office to levels ...
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Distribution - In search of a crossover hit
Hindi-language films account for around 10% of all UK releases and all the major cinema circuits play Bollywood product.A mid-range Bollywood release in the UK will go out on 25-30 prints. "On the biggest ones you'd go 40-plus - it depends if there's crossover potential," says Cineworld's film buyer Andreas ...
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UK cinemas hum toBollywood tune
The Indian film business may be striking high-profile global partnerships and attracting an unprecedented influx of investment, but at the UK box office in 2007 the news was less upbeat for Bollywood.In search of the crossover hitThe UK - the biggest market for Bollywood product outside India - usually sees ...
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Tribeca film festival - 'There's so much business to be done'
The Tribeca Film Festival (April 23-May 4) began life six years ago in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, with the aim of contributing to the revival of Lower Manhattan.Tribeca: Where are they nowSet up by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, the five-day event attracted ...
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International - Krazzy for Bollywood
Eros International had an impressive weekend as two new Indian films became the highest non-US entrants in the international top 40, with a combined total of $4.6m.Krazzy 4, the highest entry from the distributor, came in at number 14 with a $2.6m take across 16 territories. The romantic comedy played ...
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The Fairytale of New York: Big Apple wins back movie productions
Frank Sinatra sung that he wanted to be a part of it, and it is certainly true for the footloose producers who stream into the city that never sleeps.Since New York's tax incentives were first introduced back in 2004, the city has played host to Sony's Spider-Man 3, Warner Bros' ...
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Film hub - Has the big apple started to bruise'
"I came to New York because of the films of Martin Scorsese and the Velvet Underground," says New York producer Ted Hope, whose credits include the debut features of Ang Lee, Todd Field and Michel Gondry. "But New York City has now become the island of the super-rich. It's hard ...
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Film in an'anytime, any place anywhere' Martini culture
They call it the Martini culture. Harking back to an iconic advertisement of the 1970s, the idea is that today's consumer wants to be entertained 'any time, any place, anywhere'.It is the sexier big sister of the more prosaic term ICE (information, communication and entertainment), coined in India during the ...
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Tribeca 2007 - Where are they now'
With more than 150 features screening last year, many criticised the sixth Tribeca Film Festival for offering a line-up that was too eclectic and of mixed quality, as well as for sky-rocketing ticket prices.Nonetheless, by the end of the 12-day event, a number of films had caught the attention of ...
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Germany - Rom-com lights up Q1
Box-office takings and cinema admissions in Germany are up 30% year-on-year for the first quarter of 2008, according to figures collated by Nielsen EDI.In the period January 3-March 23, German cinemas have been experiencing an unexpected, but welcome, revival in popularity after the disappointing results of last year. They posted ...
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Bernards, Robbins among senior promotions at MPAA
Kori Bernards has been promoted to senior vice president of communications at the Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA).Dan Robbins has been named senior vice president and associate general counsel, Mike Robinson becomes senior vice president and director of North American anti-piracy operations.Ted Shapiro has become senior vice president, general ...
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Bortone's Rosso Come Il Cielo wins top prizes at Palm Beach
Cristiano Bortone won best director and best feature for Rosso Come Il Cielo (Red Like The Sky) at the 13th Palm Beach International Film Festival.Lauzanne Xavier's D'Une Seule Voix (With One Voice) took the documentary prize while the panel awarded a special jury prize to dancer-choreographer Lachen Zinoun for his ...
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Miramax ends Alliance alliance in Canada
Miramax Films has ended its 14-year Canadian distribution relationship with Toronto-based Alliance Films. On April 11, the US distributor released Smart People in Canada through its status as a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios. It marks the end of a second long-term relationship for Alliance, following the February decision by ...
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AWP picks up The Lena Baker Story for Cannes
LA-based American World Pictures (AWP) has acquired worldwide rights to The Lena Baker Story, about the first woman in the state of Georgia to die in the electric chair.AWP will screen the film to buyers in Cannes. Tichina Arnold stars as the victim of racial injustice who was executed in ...
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Universal International unveils first Blu-Ray slate of 29 titles
Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) plans to release 29 titles on the Blu-Ray format for the first time.The first release will be TV series Heroes Season 2 on Aug 26. Heroes Season 1 will also be available on the same day on Blu-Ray.Further Blu-Ray releases later in 2008 will be ...
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Isabelle Dubar takes distribution post at France's CTV
France's CTV International has appointed Isabelle Dubar to the post of head of distribution.Dubar will handle acquisitions for the company as well as supervising theatrical releases. She will also create a new label specifically aimed at promoting independent film. The label will handle 6-8 films per year. In ...
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Delanic signs three-year home entertainment deal with Anchor Bay
UK distributor Delanic Films has struck a DVD deal with Starz Media's Anchor Bay Entertainment UK to release a slate of feature films in the UK and Ireland.Delanic Films managing director Joe Simpson and Anchor Bay Entertainment UK Managing Director Colin Lomax announced the deal.Delanic will manage theatrical and TV ...