All Screen articles in 24 December 2001 – Page 2

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    French loyalty cards boost an upward trend

    2001-12-20T03:07:00Z

    The first in-depth report on the effect of France's controversial cinema loyalty passes, introduced in March 2000, reveals that card-holders are on the increase in the country, giving benefits to both exhibitors and distributors.P>The report, by French film support body CNC, also reveals that foreign titles, as opposed to French ...

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    Spain's Goya nods dominated by The Others

    2001-12-20T02:02:00Z

    Alejandro Amenabar's international box office hit The Others is up for 15 of Spain's Oscar-equivalent Goya Awards in the 16th annual ceremony to be held February 2, leading a competitive pack of four titles vying for most of the major prizes.In the list of nominees by the Spanish Cinema Academy ...

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    Kinowelt Medien AG files for insolvency

    2001-12-20T01:59:00Z

    Embattled German distributor Kinowelt yesterday (Dec 19) filed insolvency proceedings in the Munich courts.The company described the move as a "precautionary measure" but also said that the move had been triggered by the failure of talks which had been taking place with ABN AMRO Bank over the repayment of a ...

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    Miramax nears $1bn in worldwide grosses for 2001

    2001-12-20T00:52:00Z

    Miramax Films has broken a company record for annual worldwide gross in 2001, taking some $950m so far this year and expecting to pass the $1bn mark by year end. Domestic takes from the Miramax and Dimension labels totalled over $600m while international totals through Miramax International partners came to ...