All Screen articles in 26 December 2007 – Page 3

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    Luhrmann's Australia helps double Oz production to $232m

    2007-12-20T09:35:00Z

    On first glance, figures released today indicate that more money is being poured into Australian features, which are traditionally made for very low budgets, but the improvement is illusionary. The numbers in the Australian Film Commission's (AFC) annual production survey only look healthier than the previous year because they have ...

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    Screenwriters' festival launches pitching event

    2007-12-20T06:48:00Z

    Next year's International Screenwriters' Festival has launched its 2008 pitching event in association with 4Talent at Channel 4.Pitch In Time will give hopeful writers a chance to appeal to an industry panel in front of a live audience at the event in Cheltenham (July 1-3).Previous panels have included Oscar winner ...

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    Baratta confirmed as Venice Biennale president

    2007-12-20T06:34:00Z

    Paolo Baratta has been confirmed as the president of the Venice Biennale arts festival.His responsibilities include the film festivaland events covering art, music, architecture, theatre and dance.Baratta'snomination wasapproved bythe Italian parliament and he will now take over the reins from outgoing president Davide Croff who tendered his resignation along with ...

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    Khoo wraps Tamil-language drama You And Me

    2007-12-20T02:00:00Z

    Singapore director Eric Khoo today wrapped his latest film You And Me after a 12-day shoot. The picture features a Tamil cast and the dialogues are in the Tamil language, making it the first Indian Tamil film made in Singapore. Amateur actor Francis Bosco plays a drunkard father who redeems ...

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    Hollywood Film Festival launches six Mobile Awards

    2007-12-20T00:05:00Z

    Top brass at the Hollywood Film Festival and the Hollywood Awards have launched the Hollywood Mobile Awards to recognise innovative content and sites dedicated to mobile devices. Six awards - best mobile short, best mobile video game, best mobile music video, best mobile commercial, best mobile advertising ...

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    Noah Cowanmoves sidewaystoTIFF's Bell Lightbox

    2007-12-20T00:02:00Z

    Toronto International Film Festival co-director Noah Cowan is giving up his position to assume responsibility for year-round programming at the Toronto International Film Festival Group's (TIFFG) new headquarters, Bell Lightbox, with the title of artistic director. Cowan, who joined TIFFG CEO Piers Handling as co-director four years ago, will be ...