All Screen articles in 21 November 2006 – Page 5
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Beta Cinema's AFM success includes global sales for German Oscar hope
Germany's Beta Cinema says it made 30 deals at this year's AFM, starting with further global success for its Stasi thriller, The Lives Of Others.Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's German Oscar entry sold to South Korea (Eureka), Singapore, Malaysia (Cathay), Portugal (Ecofilmes), Thailand (J-Bics) and Hong Kong (Edko). Talks with a ...
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Lazo promoted to managing director of Fox Mexico
Juan Carlos Lazo has been promoted to managing director ofTwentieth Century Fox Mexico.Lazo, who most recently served as marketing director of Twentieth CenturyFox Mexico, will manage all the studio's theatrical distribution, marketing andadministrative activities in Mexico.He replaces Jose Juan Hernandez, who left last month to pursueother avenues. Lazo's promotion takes ...
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THINKFilm takes domestic rights to Trials Of Darryl Hunt
THINKFilm has acquired North American rights to TheTrials Of Darryl Hunt, which has just beennamed one of 15 documentaries on the Academy Awards shortlist. The distributorwill handle the film in association with HBO Documentary Films.THINKFilm says it has now handled ten documentaries infive years that have made the shortlist.Theatrical chief ...
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US VOD cinema Eurocinema moves into New York via Time Warner Cable
US video-on-demand service Eurocinema is expanding into New Yorkand will begin supplying on-demand content to Time Warner Cable in the New Yorkarea."The addition of the New York market is a true milestone for Eurocinema,"EuroMedia Holdings Corp owner and Eurocinema operator Larry Namer said."We're delighted to offer television audiences in the ...
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Weinsteins sign groundbreaking exclusive US deal with Blockbuster
In a deal that will cut out home entertainment rivals likeNetflix, Blockbuster has signed an exclusive US rental rights DVD deal with TheWeinstein Company (TWC).Under the agreement, which commences on Jan 1 2007, TWC andBlockbuster will share rental revenues from TWC's theatrical anddirect-to-video titles (DTV).Genius Products will provide distribution services ...
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Beautiful Ohio
Dir: Chad Lowe. US. 2006.91mins.Chad Lowe makes an uneven directorial debut with Beautiful Ohio, failing to establish anassured tone, consistent acting or memorable visual style in this story about adysfunctional but talented family. All in all it feels very much like a missedopportunity, moreso because the source material's imaginativeliterariness and ...
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UK Film Council P&A Fund backs films including London To Brighton and The Host
The UK Film Council hasannounced the latest recipients of awards from its P&A Fund, which supportsdistribution of niche films. The awards are: $169,968 (£90,000) to VervePictures for Andrea Arnold's Red Road$169,968 (£90,000) to OptimumReleasing for Joon-ho Bong's The Host$117,059 (£62,000) to ArtificialEye for Denis Dercourt's The Page Turner$75,521 ...
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Beatty to receive Cecil B DeMille Award from HFPA
Warren Beatty will receive the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's(HFPA) Cecil B DeMille Award for lifetime achievement. Beatty will collect the honour during the 64th Annual GoldenGlobes Awards on Jan 15, 2007.Beatty has received five Golden Globes including one for BestActor (Comedy or Musical) for Heaven Can Wait and another for ...
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Anderson named programming director at LA's Method Fest
John Anderson has been named programming director of the 9th annualThe Method Fest independent film festival, which will take place in Los Angelesfrom Mar 30-Apr 7, 2007.The Method Fest features American and international features andshorts and is named after the Method school of acting.Anderson is a renowned film critic who ...
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UK's All Industry Marketing hires Grace Carley
The UK industry coalition All Industry Marketing(AIM) has appointed Grace Carley as managingdirector. Carley had beendirector of marketing for the Irish Film Board before running her own London and Los-Angeles based companies,including sales company Stranger Than Fiction, andworking for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. AIM members include Film ...
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Lies & Alibis
Dir: Kurt Matilla, Matt Checkowski. US. 2006. 90mins.A cute but superficial scam caper, Lies & Alibis is easy on the eye butleaves no real lasting impression. Despite its many flaws, first-time directorsKurt Matilla and Matt Checkowski do bring a zippy flair to the material, helpedby a good-humoured score and the ...
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AMPAS names 15 films on documentary feature Oscar shortlist
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the15 documentaries that will advance to the voting process for the 79thAcademy Awards.The documentary branch screening committee viewed all 81 filmsthat originally qualified in the category, and will now narrow the list down tothe final five nominations. Nominations will be ...
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The Go Masterjoins Chinese exit from Golden Horse awards
Tian Zhuangzhuang's The Go Master is to withdraw from Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Awards, the latest in a series of Chinese picture to pull out of the prestigious competition.The Go Master was nominated in four categories, including Best Actor for Chang Chen. The Golden Horse Executive Committee in Taipei ...
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The Go Master joins Chinese exit from Golden Horse awards
Tian Zhuangzhuang's The Go Master is to withdraw from Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Awards, the latest in a series of Chinese picture to pull out of the prestigious competition.The Go Master was nominated in four categories, including Best Actor for Chang Chen. The Golden Horse Executive Committee in Taipei ...
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First Light appoints two new directors
The UK-based young film-makers project First Light Movies has appointedtwo new directors.Carolyn Dailey, head of TimeWarner's European Policy Office and MarcBoothe, producer of UK hit Bullet Boy will help guide an initiative that hashelped 10,000 young filmmakers on 750 short films since 2001.First Light distributes £1.1m of Lottery money, through ...
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CJ Entertainment wraps AFM business with flurry of sales
Wrapping up post-AFM, Korea's CJ Entertainment has announced a slew of deals for Park Chan-wook's I'm a Cyborg But It's OK, martial arts fantasy The Restless, and gangster film A Dirty Carnival to Asia and Europe.Pre-sales for Park's romantic comedy, starring Im Soo-jung and pan-Asian pop star Rain, went to ...
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Lightning takes international sales rights for Kenny
Lightning Entertainment has secured international sales rights for the local hit comedy Kenny, which has earned A$7 million and is still in Australian cinemas after 13 weeks.The documentary-style film, distributed by Madman, is about an ordinary man who works for a company that provides toilets for events. It has hit ...
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New Latin American body takes on piracy
The Motion Picture Association and the Spanish producers' rights' management entity EGEDA have joined to create the Latin American Regional Alliance to fight piracy in the region.The Alliance aims to work on different fronts across Latin America to ensure the protection of rights and to fight against piracy and fraud.EGEDA ...
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Korean production house creates $31.8m media fund
Major Korean production house Sidus FNH has created a $31.8m media fund with technology company Vanex, giving rise to speculation that the powerhouse film-maker has taken the first step towards self-distribution and international sales.Sidus FNH announced that it invested $6.3m in the fund "in order to secure stable investment funds ...
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Leading Bollywood stars join UK BAFTA event
BAFTA and film body Screen WM are bringing major Bollywood talent to the UK second city of Birmingham this week. (November 17-19)The Mela '06 event at the National Exhibition Centre will feature film screenings and live interviews with Indian superstar husband and wife Ajay Devgan and Kajol and Saif ...