All Screen articles in 26 December 2005 – Page 2

  • News

    Toronto critics hail Cronenberg's History

    2005-12-21T04:00:00Z

    David Cronenberg's AHistory Of Violence won three prizesincluding Best Picture as the Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) unveiledits picks for 2005. Toronto-based Cronenberg wasnamed Best Director. while the film itself was deemed Best Canadian Film -despite the fact it was fully-financed by US studio New Line and does not qualifyas ...

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    Miami launches Latin American showcase

    2005-12-21T04:00:00Z

    TheMiami International Film Festival (MIFF) will launch MIFF Abroad in March 2006,an annual Latin American cinema showcase that kicks off next year with Chile.Organised in association with the ChileanMinistry of Culture, the Consulate General of Chile in Miami, and emergingChilean producers including Cristina Littin and Ursula Budnik, MIFF Abroadcomprises two ...

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    Crash makes history with civil rights award

    2005-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Lionsgate'sCrash has become the first filmto be honoured with the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights' (LCCR) 2006Hubert Humphrey Civil Rights Award."When I saw Crash I was deeplymoved not just by the powerful portrayal of the racial, ethnic and classtensions in our society, but because the characters and situations felt soreal," ...

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    AFI unveils 2005 moments of significance

    2005-12-21T00:00:00Z

    The American FilmInstitute (AFI) has unveiled its moments of significance in 2005, which includemedia consolidation, artistic responses to 9/11, and the downward trend intheatrical admissions.Pointing to consolidation, AFI officers noted the corporate acquisitions of MGMand DreamWorks, adding in a statement: "AFI hopes that this trend forconsolidation will respect the rich ...

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    Berlin reveals first Competition titles

    2005-12-20T16:45:00Z

    New films by Terrence Malick, Chen Kaige and Oskar Roehler are among the first nine titles confirmed for the Berlin Film Festival next February.Star power accompanying the six world premieres which have been announced should include: Sigourney Weaver, Heath Ledger, George Clooney and Matt Damon among others. The premieres include ...

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    European Film Market to open second 'spillover' site

    2005-12-20T14:38:00Z

    The European Film Market's move to a new venue - The Martin-Gropius-Bau - in February has been over-subscribed, resulting in a market 50 percent bigger than 2005 and prompting EFM organisers to open a 'spillover' venue for 40 companies.EFM director Beki Probst revealed that due to the large demand from ...

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    EFM 2006 will be 50% larger than 2005

    2005-12-20T14:30:00Z

    EFM director Beki Probst revealed that due to the large demand fromsales companies, we decided at thelast moment to provide additional space'We have about 40 more EFM Business Suites on the fifthfloor of Potsdamer Str.11 (where the Berlinale GuestReception is housed) to give more companies achance of having a presence ...

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    Transamerica is a big hit internationally for ContentFilm

    2005-12-20T12:29:00Z

    ContentFilm PLC announced a raft of sales for its newest acquisition, Transamerica, whose star, FelicityHuffman, received the nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Dramatic Actress, as did Dolly Parton for Best Original Song.ContentFilm acquired the international distribution rights to the dramatic comedy(excluding North America) in April this year ...

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    Dutch film's local admissions up by almost 14%

    2005-12-20T11:52:00Z

    With 2.5million admissions for local features so far and the rest of December to go atthe box office, the Dutch films' box office for 2005 is up by at least 13.6%.In 2004, 2.2million tickets were sold for Dutch films in total. Children's and youth filmsform the most significant part of ...

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    A big boost for the Copenhagen Film Fund

    2005-12-20T11:13:00Z

    Producers with a keen eye for Copenhagen might want to look more closely towards the Danishcapital in a year or so. In January 2007 The Copenhagen Film Fund willbe operational with an annual budget of $6.5m (5.5m Euros). The aim of the fundis to attract international film productions to the ...

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    Film bodies fear EU budget plans could damage MEDIA Programme

    2005-12-20T04:00:00Z

    Film industry bodies claim the European Union MEDIA Programme's work could be damaged by reductions in spending on culture after 2006.This weekend, the European Union (EU) member states, under the presidency of the UK, agreed a financial framework for the EU from 2007 to 2013.The European Producers Associations Alliance (EPAA) ...

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    New Montreal FilmFest suffers digital conference blow

    2005-12-20T04:00:00Z

    The Festival International de Films de Montreal (FIFM) isabout to be the city's shortest-lived film festival.The unlucky event took another step toward oblivion yesterday with theannouncement that Digimart, its allied digital distribution conference, isabandoning the FIFM for a berth alongside the city's third festival, Festivaldu Nouveau Cinema (FNC), in October ...

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    Mother Of Mine wins IPA Golden Satellite Award

    2005-12-20T04:00:00Z

    Klaus Haro's Finnishforeign language Oscar submission Mother Of Mine boosted its impressive awards pedigree at theweekend by winning the International Press Academy's (IPA) Golden SatelliteAward.The picture chronicles a youngster's journey to Sweden to meet his new motherand stars Topi Majaniemi, Marjaana Maijala, Maria Lundqvist and MichaelNyqvist.Last week Mother Of Minevirtually ...

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    Fox launches division targeting teens and young adults

    2005-12-20T04:00:00Z

    Fox Filmed Entertainment (FFE) is targeting the teenand young adult crowd with a new division that will produce and acquire up toeight pictures a year.Fox Searchlight chief Peter Rice, who recently signed a new five-year-deal withFFE, will head up the as-yet-unnamed division.The plan is to focus on a genre mix ...

  • Reviews

    Spanish stars head home for new projects

    2005-12-20T00:00:00Z

    Spain's most exportable filmtalent, led by Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz,are going back to their roots for their most recent productions.Cruz has signed on to star oppositeAdrien Brody in English-language bullfighting biopic Manolete, whichbegins shooting on March 21 in Cordoba, Seville and Madrid.Meanwhile, Banderas began filming in his hometown of ...

  • Reviews

    Looking For Comedy In The Muslim World

    2005-12-20T00:00:00Z

    Dir/scr: Albert Brooks.2005. US. 98mins.The title LookingFor Comedy In The Muslim World is perhaps the bravest part of AlbertBrooks' new film, in which he plays himself, travelling to India and Pakistanon behalf of the US government to research what makes Hindus and Muslims laugh.Also brave was Brooks'decision for his feature ...

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    Typhoon set to hit North America through DreamWorks

    2005-12-20T00:00:00Z

    CJ Entertainment has announced thatK.T. Kwak's $14.5m action blockbuster Typhoon is set to hit North America throughDreamWorks' distribution network, marking the first Korean film to go through amajor distributor in the US."At a time when Korean films aregaining popularity around the globe, we are very excited to be able to ...

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    Korean film exports increase by 15%

    2005-12-20T00:00:00Z

    Korean film exportsincreased by 15% to $67m this year, according to a report from localinvestor/producer IM Pictures, with Japan a major buyer of star-powered Korean fare.The report states that 80%of sales were concentrated in Asia and estimates that overall investmentprofits were $17.4m, making 2005 the Korean industry's third year in ...