All Screen articles in 21 April 2008 – Page 4
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Bosnia and Herzegovina gets second international festival
The first Banja Luka International Film Festival (BLIFF), only the second international film festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina after Sarajevo and the first in Republika Srpska (the Serbian entity within the country), will take place from May 2-9.The inaugural event will present over a hundred films in seven programmes, including ...
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Beijing Avrio Films to enter production with new backer
Beijing-based film distributor Avrio Films has been acquired by Harbin-based real estate and commerce group, Songlei Group Corporation, and renamed Songlei Avrio Films. Avrio founder and president Johnny Liu remains the president of the new company. Apart from its existing film distribution business, Songlei Avrio Films also plans to enter ...
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Japan's Usen pulls out of film production and acquisition
Japanese media and communications giant Usen Inc has announced its withdrawal from feature film production and acquisitions, which is currently handled by its wholly-owned subsidiary Gaga Communications. The announcement was made by Usen CEO Yasuhide Uno at the semi-annual shareholders meeting yesterday (April 16).Gaga Communications will cease acquisition of foreign ...
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BAFTA sets 2009 date for February 8, two weeks ahead of Oscars
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has set the Orange British Academy Film Awards for Feb 8, 2009 at London’s Royal Opera House.
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India's IIFA awards to be held in Bangkok
Now heading into their ninth year, the Indian International Film Awards (IIFA) are heading east to Bangkok. IIFA brand ambassador, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, made the announcement of the destination city along with the list of nominations for the awards. IIFA is always held in a country outside of India. ...
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Films du Losange takes on Schneider's Es Kommt Der Tag
Les Films du Losange will handle international sales on screenwriter Susanne Schneider's directorial debut Es Kommt Der Tag which began shooting at locations in Baden-Wuerttemberg and the Alsace region this week. The German-French co-production between Wueste Film Ost, Strasbourg-based Unlimited, Stuttgart's Filmtank, Wueste Film West, and broadcasters SWR, WDR and ...
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DreamWorks options comic book Atlantis Rising from Platinum Studios
DreamWorks has optioned the rights to Platinum Studios' comic book Atlantis Rising created by Platinum chairman and CEO Scott Michael Rosenberg.Atlantis Rising concerns an underground civilisation that reveals itself after a wave of heavy seismic activity and emerges as an enemy of man.The property is a five-part miniseries that Platinum ...
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The Collective acquires I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell
LA-based agency The Collective has acquired worldwide rights to Tucker Max's bestseller I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell.Max's book evolved from his cult blog and online diary and centres on a young man who is so badly behaved at the time of his friend's bachelor party that he gets ...
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CAVU buys Sean Baker's Take Out for US distribution
New York-based producer and distributor CAVU Pictures has acquired the drama Take Out and will stage a platform release in New York on June 6 before rolling out to other arthouse markets.Take Out was directed by Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou and written and produced by Baker. It premiered at ...
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Shane Abbess to direct Source Code for Universal
Universal Pictures has hired Shane Abbess to direct Source Code, a sci-fi thriller centered on the notion of the time continuum.Mark Gordon will produce and Ben Ripley wrote the screenplay. Plot details are being kept under wraps.Abbess' previously directed the horror title Gabriel, which Sony picked up for international distribution; ...
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Daniel Frigo gets evp stripes at Disney Europe
Daniel Frigo has been promoted to executive vice president and general manager of Walt Disney Motion Pictures Studios for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.Frigo previously served in the senior vice president role for those territories and will continue to plan the expansion of the Disney brand throughout the European, ...
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Jeff Blake signs longterm contract with Sony to 2012
Jeff Blake has signed a long-term contract with Sony Pictures that will see him continue as chairman of worldwide marketing and distribution for the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group through 2012.Blake's current contract is due to expire at the end of 2008. He was named chairman of worldwide marketing and ...
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THE DISTRIBUTION REVOLUTION CHAPTER 11: CONCLUSIONS
The debate about the digital future has been deeply frustrating and dominated by Luddites at one side and over-enthusiastic advocates on the other. It can be otherworldy and academic and often misses the main legitimate concern of film-makers: finding and makingmoney in a digital world.The debate has also been shaped ...
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Sticks stays strong for Pathe; Son Of Rambow nears $5m in UK for Optimum
Eros International had an impressive weekend as two new Indian films made represented the highest non-US entrants in the international top 40, with a combined total of $4.6m. The top 40 international films generated $111.3m across 39,818 screens for the period of April 11-13. For the full chart, compiled by ...
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Reelscape kicks off with development of Wise's Small Inclusions
New UK production company Reelscape Films will make its debut with Herbert Wise's Small Inclusions, now in development. Wise has previously directed TV projects include Inspector Morse, Rumpole of the Bailey and I Claudius. Michael Gambon, Bob Hoskins and Greta Scacchi are in talks to star.Peter Sushitzky, who has worked ...
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LoveFilm-Amazon Europe deal cleared by regulators
LoveFilm International's previously announced acquisition of Amazon Europe's DVD rental business in the UK and Germany was cleared for completion by regulators yesterday. The companies plan to complete the acquisition shortly.'We are looking forward to officially welcoming customers from Amazon in the United Kingdom and Germany to LoveFilm,' said Simon ...
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Katie Melua writes original song for Faintheart
SingerKatie Melua will be the lead artist on the soundtrack to Faintheart, the MySpace community-driven feature film.Her new song Toy Collection was written especially for the film. Mike Batt (Watership Down) will serve as composer for the movie.MySpace users will be able to vote for a track by an unsigned ...
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Fox sues former Russian partner Gemini
20th Century Fox has filed suit against its former Russian partner Gemini Film International, according to Russian press reports.The suit alleges that Gemini, which was exclusive distributor Fox titles in Russian and CIS between 2000 and 2006, did not pay royalties for the rental of Fox titles including the Star ...
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Sofia Neves moves from Capitol to HanWay Films
UK-based sales company HanWay Films has hired Sofia Neves as director of worldwide salesand distribution.Neves starts at HanWay this week after departing her position as sales director at Capitol Films. Before her three years at Capitol, she worked at Renaissance Films and for producer Paulo Branco.She reports to Thorsten Schumacher, ...
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UKFC P&A Fund backs Happy-Go-Lucky with $412,000
The UK Film Council's Prints & Advertising (P&A) Fund has announced the latest films to get support for distribution.The fund is set up to support distributors releasing films that UK audiences might not otherwise be able to see, to increase viewing choices for UK audiences.The latest funding round went to:Happy-Go-Lucky ...