All Screen articles in 22 May 2003 – Page 7
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Fortissimo claims record breaking Cannes sales
Fortissimo Film Sales had a record breaking Cannes festival in a year considered generally morose for the market and disastrous for the competition."We have had our best Cannes in years, possibly our best ever, and there are many more sales to complete in the next few days," said co-chief Wouter ...
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Elephant wins Palme d'Or in Cannes upset
No prizes for the bookies' favourite Dogville was only the biggest of many surprises at a Cannes closing ceremony attended more by leathery old Cannois, than superstars, or the giants of auteur cinema.In a competition regarded by critics as the worst in many years, and a year swayed by ...
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Elephant wins Palme d'Or in Cannes upset
No prizes for the bookies' favourite Dogville was only the biggest of many surprises at a Cannes closing ceremony attended more by leathery old Cannois, than superstars, or the giants of auteur cinema.In a competition regarded by critics as the worst in many years, and a year swayed by ...
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Korean energy conglomerate enters film funding
South Korea's Daesung Group, a major energy conglomerate, has unveiled plans to enter the Korean film industry as an investor. The group's initial venture will come in the form of a strategic partnership with production companies EGG Films and Keyweck Shidae. After an initial investment of $250,000 (WON ...
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Miramax swoops for Arcand's The Barbarian Invasions
MiramaxFilms has acquired US rights to Denys Arcand's The Barbarian Invasions (LesInvasions Barbares), which won best actress and best screenplay awards atCannes yesterday (May 25).TheFrench-language film is a sequel to Arcand's 1986 Decline Of The AmericanEmpire and centres on a man who spends the last days of his life making ...
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UA captures Osama
United Artists has acquiredthe North American rights to Siddiq Barmak's acclaimed Directors' Fortnightentry Osama, the first film to beshot entirely in Afghanistan since the rise and fall of the Taliban. The film was rapturouslyreceived in Cannes last week, where Screen International described it as "astriking, very accessible portrait of life ...