All Screen articles in 24 December 2004 – Page 4

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    Rois Et Reine wins France's Prix Louis Delluc

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    France's prestigious Prix Louis Delluc has been awarded toArnaud Desplechin's Rois Et Reine.At a small ceremony at Paris' Fouquet's restaurant on theChamps Elysees on Friday, Desplechin accepted the prize from Cannes Festivalpresident Gilles Jacob who also heads the Delluc jury.The prize for best first film, a relatively new category,went to ...

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    Record debut for Warner Bros Japan's Windstruck

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    Warner Bros Japan hasreported that Kwak Jaeyong's Korean love story Windstruck scoredthe biggest ever opening for a Korean-language title in Japan when it opened on$2.3m on Dec 11."We are very proud of Windstruck'sphenomenal opening in Japan, which is a strong indication of the country'increasing appetite for both Chinese and Korean-language ...

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    Sweden blocks Sandrew Metronome cinema sale

    2004-12-20T00:00:00Z

    The planned sale of SandrewMetronome's cinema chain to rival SF Bio has been stopped by the state-runSwedish Competition Authority which has ruled that the deal would give SF Bio amonopoly on the Swedish market."Our opinion is that thedeal conflicts with the Swedish laws of competition and therefore we suggestthat it ...

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    Sogecable restructures production and distribution arms

    2004-12-20T00:00:00Z

    Spanish mini-studio Sogecable has restructured itsproduction and distribution houses, promoting two executives to oversee theareas run under the Sogecine and Sogepaq banners respectively.Formerdeputy director of distribution Simon de Santiago has been named new directorof production and international while former head of marketing FranciscoSanchez Ortiz has been named new director of ...

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    William Morris Agency revamps senior management

    2004-12-20T00:00:00Z

    The William Morris Agency has revamped its management,promoting two executives to top jobs after three veterans left over differencesabout the company's direction.The agency, which represents top celebrities such asOscar winners Russell Crowe and Halle Berry, named Dave Wirtschafter presidentand Irv Weintraub chief operating officer.Norman Brokaw remains chairman, and Jim Wiatt ...

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    Australia's Becker acquires Moonlight Projects

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    The Becker Group, which owns Australia's Dendy brand, hasacquired the Moonlight Projects outdoor cinema and cinema advertising group.The cashand share deal is worth $6.3m (A$8.3m). Moonlight is best known for its summerscreenings of contemporary and classic films in parklands located close to thecentre of Australia's capital cities.Thebusiness will continue to ...

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    2006 Oscars return to March

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    The Oscars are moving back to theirtraditional March slot in 2006 to avoid a potential scheduling conflict with the winterOlympics.The 78th Academy Awards were originally set for Feb 26 but Academychiefs switched to Mar 5 after learning that NBC's US broadcast of the winterOlympics closing ceremony in Turin, Italy, would ...

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    Bridget approaching $200m at international box office

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    Universal/WorkingTitle's Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason is expected to pass $200m atthe worldwide box office this week after an estimated $8.6m weekend haul on3,100 screens in 31 territories raised the international running total to$154m.The romantic comedy sequel has grossed $145.5m through UIP and opens in Italyon Jan 7 2005. ...

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    HONG KONG 20 December

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    FengXiaogang's A World Without Thieves knocked Bridget Jones off thetop spot but failed to lift the overall box office out of its recent downwardslide.The action drama, co-produced by Hong Kong's MediaAsia and Beijing-based Huayi Brothers, grossed US$342,335 from 48 screens.Itperformed much better on the mainland where it took RMB30m in ...

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    Shrek 2 rolls into Italy for box office top spot

    2004-12-20T00:00:00Z

    Shrek2 made itsinternational debut way back in May and this weekend saw the year's topgrossing film back on form as it opened in its final territory - Italy.DreamWorks Animation's smash hit sequel, handledinternationally by UIP except in Hong Kong and South Korea, grossed $4.1m (Euro3.1m) in Italy over the weekend ...