All Screen articles in 21 November 2000 – Page 3
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Argentine film ups admissions on home turf
Argentine films have had a banner year so far in 2000 according to local film institute INCAA, accounting for 19.8% of the domestic box office and racking up admissions of 6.2 million, up 700,000 on the previous year.Of the 41 homegrown films released since January 2000, five titles attracted an ...
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Vivendi Communication rings up 70% growth
Ahead of its merger with Seagram and Canal Plus, French media and utilities giant Vivendi has reported a 70% hike in sales at its media and phone unit - Vivendi Communication - to Euros9.4bn, in the first nine months of 2000.The figure includes, for the first time, Canal Plus' contribution ...
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Spanish film loses ground at domestic box office
Spanish films' share of the domestic box office dipped below 10% in the ten months between January and October 2000 according to the Spanish Institute for Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA). This compares to a 14% market share for domestic product at the end of 1999.The ICAA found that local ...
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FilmFour to give Croupier second UK outing
Despite being barred from competing for the Academy Awards, FilmFour's 1997 title Croupier is to get a UK re-release following its success in North America this year.Mike Hodges' revitalised tale of an aspiring writer drawn into London's gambling world will go out early next year. FilmFour originally offloaded Croupier through ...
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Billy Elliot provokes outcry with Strasbourg win
UK hit Billy Elliot sparked controversy at the European Film Forum of Strasbourg after it won the pan-European distribution support prize despite already being guaranteed a wide European release by powerhouse distributor UIP.The UK entry's triumph was met with anger and surprise from rivals. One pointed out that, according to ...
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Taiwan's Eastern, Pacific team for digital TV
A potent pay-TV rights buying force emerged in Taiwan this week after two of the country's most powerful communications groups announced they would combine to launch a $200m digital TV joint venture.The new company is to launch by the end of the year or early 2001 with equal investment from ...
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StudioCanal, Classic board Angelopoulos trilogy
France's StudioCanal and Italian production outfit Classic Films will co-produce Theo Angelopoulos' $20m epic trilogy about Greek exiles, the first of which, The Weeping Field, is set to star Harvey Keitel.The Weeping Field, which is based on a short story by Italian scriptwriter Tonino Guerra, is scheduled to shoot in ...
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Platform
Dir: Jia Zhang-ke. Hong Kong-Japan-France. 2000. 192mins.Prod co: Hu Tong Communications (HK). Int'l sales: Flach Pyramide International, tel: (33) 1 42 96 02 20. Prods: Li Kit-ming, Shozo Ichiyama. Scr: Jia Zhang-ke. DoP: Yu Lik-wai. Ed: Kong jing-lei. Prod des: Qui Sheng. Music: Joshihiro Hanno. Main cast: Wang Hong-wei, Zhao ...
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The Secret
Dir: Virginie Wagon. France. 2000. 107mins.Prod cos: Productions Bagheera, France 3 Cinema, Diaphana Films. Int'l sales: Mercure Distribution, tel: (33) 1 44 108 844. Exec prod: Francois Marquis. Scr: Wagon, Erick Zonca. DoP: Jean-Marc Fabre. Ed: Yannick Kergoat. Prod des: Brigitte Brassart. Sound: Ludovic Henault, Stephane Thiebaut. Cost des: Brigitte ...
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Jarmus, Schuman named heads of Universal Int'l TV
Steven Jarmus and Philip Schuman have been named co-presidents of Universal International Television, overseeing the distribution of all Universal feature films globally in all forms of television (pay-TV, pay-per-view, video-on-demand, non-theatrical, broadcast, satellite-to-home, basic cable) as well as Universal's TV programming internationally.They are also responsible for the international distribution of ...
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Kushner-Locke strikes longterm deal with ALWAYSi
The Kushner-Locke Co has established a longterm partnership with San Francisco-based internet entertainment outfit ALWAYSi whereby it will distribute films represented by ALWAYSi in traditional offline channels.Kushner-Locke will license the brand ALWAYSi True American Independent Cinema in international markets, creating a path from online film exhibition at ALWAYSi's website (alwaysi.com) ...
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Indian film star Rajkumar released by bandit
Indian film star Rajkumar has finally been released by bandit king Veerappan after 108 days in captivity in the jungles of the southern state of Karnataka.The 72-year-old actor's fans let off fireworks and handed out sweets in the streets of Bangalore when they heard of his release. The news of ...
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Winchester plots Millennium gem heist
The UK's Winchester Films is readying a feature about this month's audacious diamond raid on the Millennium Dome in London - only this time the robbers get away with it.Producer Mark Thomas, Winchester's point person for UK films, has copyrighted a six-page treatment he wrote on the day of the ...
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Moulin Rouge boosts Oz production
The total value of features made in Australia in the 12 months to June 30, 2000 rose 7% to $66m (A$127m), compared to $62m (A$119m) the previous year, according to the Australian Film Commission (AFC). The rise was mostly due to the impact of Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge which is ...
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Australia's Nine Network to invest in film
On the eve of Australia's annual producers conference, Kerry Packer's Nine Network has announced that it intends to commission a slate of feature films and is currently seeking both developed proposals and new strategic relationships to facilitate the plan.The enterprise is to be headed by Nine drama director Kris Noble ...
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SBS appoints Tellenbach as COO
Markus Tellenbach, whose departure from KirchPayTV was announced only two weeks ago, has been appointed chief operating officer of SBS Broadcasting.Tellenbach will start his new job from March 1. He succeeds Howard "Woody" Knight, who will remain SBS' vice chairman and focus on strategy, financing and acquisitions. "Markus is a ...
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EIB set to unveil audiovisual fund
Viviane Reding, the European Commissioner for Education, Culture and Audiovisual Policy, has announced that the EU's European Investment Bank (EIB) will unveil details of a venture capital fund for film and TV production within the next two weeks.The fund, which was anticipated (ScreenDaily, October 6), will be used to leverage ...
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AFC to test development scheme with Bennelong
Development agency the Australian Film Commission (AFC) will finally be able to test its "matched" development scheme on Bennelong, an epic tale to be directed by Bill Bennett and set soon after the arrival of Europeans in Australia. The scheme aims to find extra sources of much-needed development cash by ...
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ScreenCorp, Unity set sail with Batavia
Sydney-based Screen Corporation Ltd (ScreenCorp) is partnering with Michael Cerenzie's LA-based company Unity Productions for its first project, titled Batavia. The bloodthirsty epic adventure is based on the real events that occurred after the sinking of the Dutch United East India Company ship of the same name off the coast ...
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Smithies confirmed as Cinemedia CEO
Victoria's state government agency Cinemedia, based in Melbourne, has finally confirmed that John Smithies has signed a 12-month contract as CEO. The former deputy director had been acting in this crucial role since Jenifer Hooks left the post in February this year. Smithies has the twin challenges of responding to ...
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