All Screen articles in 21 July 2000 – Page 3

  • News

    Kosslick confirmed as head of Berlin Festival

    2000-07-17T16:56:00Z

    After months of rumours, Dieter Kosslick was today confirmed as the new artistic head of the Berlin Film Festival. Kosslick will take over after next February's festival and organise his first in 2002. He succeeds Moritz De Hadeln, who after 20 years as festival head, was dropped suddenly in April ...

  • News

    Advanced, Europool team to back big-budget pics

    2000-07-17T16:28:00Z

    In a bid to increase its production financing firepower, German distributor Advanced Medien has acquired a 40% stake in local sales agent Europool. Europool is currently controlled by Telepool, a sales and production outfit owned by the country's wealthy public TV companies. In a statement, Advanced said that by 2004 ...

  • News

    BSkyB takes control of Open

    2000-07-17T15:20:00Z

    UK satellite broadcaster BSkyB is taking control of interactive TV service Open in a deal that values the company at about $1.8bn (£1.2bn).BSkyB is raising its stake in Open from 32.5% to 80.1%, acquiring the holdings of banking group HSBC and Japanese electronics company Matsushita. HSBC is selling its ...

  • Reviews

    Jadviga's Pillow (Jadviga Parnaja)

    2000-07-17T14:32:00Z

    Dir: Krisztina Deak. Hungary. 1999. 130 mins.Prod co: Mafilm. Prod: Gyorgy Marosi. Scr: Pal Zavada, Krisztina Deak from Zavada's novel. DoP: Gabor Balogh. Ed: Zsuzsa Csakany. Prod des: Joszef Romvari, Janos Szabolcs. Mus: Gyorgy Selmeczi. Main cast: Ildiko Toth, Viktor Bodo, Roman Luknar, Mari Csomos, Eszter Onodi, Bela Fesztbaum, Djoko ...

  • News

    Morphett takes up financial role at Austar

    2000-07-17T12:26:00Z

    Jonathan Morphett has been appointed chief financial officer of Austar United Communications, parent company of Australia's third largest pay-TV service, Austar.Morphett, who takes up the post on August 21, is currently managing director of corporate finance for investment bank Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. In this role he played a leading ...

  • News

    Barreto heads venture to launch Latin pay channel

    2000-07-17T12:13:00Z

    A group of Brazilian and Argentinean producers, spearheaded by Brazil's Luiz Carlos Barreto, are teaming up to launch, TV Mercosul, a cable and satellite channel dedicated to Latin American programming. The venture also includes Brazil's Anibal Massaini and Marcos Altberg - who, along with Barreto, are shareholders in Brazilian movie ...

  • News

    X-Men X-plodes with $57.5m domestic opening gross

    2000-07-17T02:25:00Z

    X-Men, Bryan Singer's $75m version of the Marvel Comics' phenomenon, raked in more money at the weekend box office than any other non-sequel in film history, more or less ensuring that distributor 20th Century Fox will finish the summer with a cost-efficient blockbuster capable of spawning an entire franchise of ...

  • News

    Me You Them wins top prize at Karlovy Vary

    2000-07-16T23:27:00Z

    Brazilian title Me You Them (Eu, Tu, Eles), directed by Andrucha Waddington, came away with top honors at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Saturday night. The film also picked up the best actress award for Regina Case.Special jury prizes were awarded to Peppermint Candy (Bakha Sating), directed by ...

  • News

    Telefonica denies Villalonga resignation

    2000-07-16T23:18:00Z

    Telefonica has denied reports in the Spanish press on Friday that chairman Juan Villalonga has agreed to resign over an insider trading scandal. However further reports in the local and international press over the weekend have added heat to the rumour. Grupo Prisa-owned financial newspaper Cinco Dias reported Friday that ...