All Screen articles in 25 April 2004 – Page 5
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Mikhalkov to head short film competition jury
Russiandirector Nikita Mikhalkov is to head the jury that will judge the short filmcompetition at Cannes.Also on thejury are actress-director Nicole Garcia, actress Marisa Parades and directorsNuri Bilge Ceylan and Pablo Trapero.They willpreside over the short and medium films from film schools presented in theCinefondation section.Prizes forthe Cinefondation will be ...
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Dillon, Tomei to star in Bukowski adaptation
Matt Dillon and Marisa Tomei are to star in Norwegianwriter-director-producer Bent Hamer'sadaptation of Charles Bukowski's Factotum,Hamer, who charmed audiences and critics alike at last year's Canneswith Kitchen Stories, will shoot his English-language debut inMinneapolis from June with a mixed Norwegian and US crew.The script was written with co-producer Jim Stark ...
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Barnett rejoins Canton as senior vp, production, at Atmosphere
Steve Barnett has been named executive vice president offilm production at Atmosphere Entertainment and has brought on board creativeexecutives Ray Kimsey and Silenn Thomas.Barnett arrivesfrom Artists Production Group, where he served as senior vice president ofproduction, and his appointment is seen as a key step in the company's effortsto ramp ...
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India gears up for Summer box office bonanza
April 30th sees India'ssummer movie season kick off with the release of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer theUS$5m Main Hoon Na.The film, which is beingreleased by Eros Entertainment, marks the debut of director Farah Khan whochoreographed Bombay Dreams. Thecast features Suniel Shetty, former Miss India and Miss Universe (1994)Sushmita Sen, Zayed Khan, ...
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Cannes launches DVD label
In an effort to build itself a year-round brand and keep up with moderntechnology the Cannes festival has launched a DVD label and a new prize.The festival will not be moving into the rights market, but rather givea badge of approval to a number of titles handled by existing homeentertainment ...
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Cannes Festival launches DVD label
In an effort to build itself a year-round brand and keep up with moderntechnology the Cannes festival has launched a DVD label and a new prize.The festival will not be moving into the rights market, but rather givea badge of approval to a number of titles handled by existing homeentertainment ...
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Focus takes Creek to international waters
Focus Features Internationalhas finally closed its deal to buy international rights excluding NorthAmerica, the UK and Australia to Whitewater Films' debut feature Mean Creek, which will play in the Directors' Fortnight sectionat Cannes.Focus Features executivevice president of international sales and distribution Glen Basner and vicepresident of acquisitions Jason Resnick negotiated ...
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Danish film studio is put up for sale
The Danish Ministry of Culture has decided to sell off The Danish FilmStudio, which is situated in the northern rim of Copenhagen.The studio has been in the red since 1997, with the Danish FilmInstitute covering the loss every year.The state originally bought the former ASA-studio back in 1972 in orderto ...
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Rapkowski named director at THINKFilm
Richard Rapkowski has beenhired as director of business and legal affairs at THINKFilm, where he isexpected to play an integral role in the New York-based distributor's expansionplans.Rapkowski will reportdirectly to senior vice president of acquisitions and business affairs RandyManis and prior to his appointment held a similar position at the ...
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Klapisch readies L'Auberge Espagnole sequel
As a followup to his summer 2002 hit Pot Luck (L'Auberge Espagnole)), CedricKlapisch will begin shooting its sequel Russian Dolls (Poupees Russes))on June 1 in Paris.The filmreunites its production team, including Klapisch's partner Bruno Levy - the twoare at the head of production outfit Ce Qui Me Meut which produced ...
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New Italian films tipped for Venice selection
As Venice's newartistic director Marco Mueller steams ahead to gather a high profile line-upfor the 61st edition of the festival, bets are already out on which Italianfilms could potentially make the cut.Among these is thenew film by popular Italian director Carlo Mazzacurati, La Relazione,which is currently shooting and is co-produced ...
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