All Screen articles in 27 August 2002 – Page 3

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    Revolution renames Lopez, Fiennes romance

    2002-08-21T00:00:00Z

    RevolutionStudios has changed the name of its romantic comedy The Chambermaid, starring Jennifer Lopez and RalphFiennes, to Maid In Manhattan. The picture wasco-produced by Shoelace Productions and directed by Wayne Wang, whose previouscredits include Smokeand The Joy Luck Club.Lopez plays amaid in a first class Manhattan hotel who is mistaken ...

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    Publicity change-around at Universal, MGM

    2002-08-21T00:00:00Z

    Universal and MGM separately announced a number of keyappointments today as part of a strategic restructuring of their publicitydepartments. At Universal,Jeffrey Sakson, Stephanie Kluft, Michael Moses and Greg Sucherman were namedsenior publicity executives and will report directly to Universal PicturesMarketing co-president Eddie Egan. Sakson, whojoined the studio's New York office ...

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    Canada's Telefilm announces management restructure

    2002-08-21T00:00:00Z

    Canada's film and television development agency Telefilm has appointed three new management executives as part of plans to improve its "decision-making, processes and overall performance" announced by executive director Richard Stursberg at Banff in June.Paris-based director of Telefilm's European office, Sheila de La Varende moves to a new position of ...

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    Sundance Institute among HFPA's new beneficiaries

    2002-08-21T00:00:00Z

    The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) presentednearly half a million dollars in donations to the Sundance Institute and othernon-profit organisations at its annual installation luncheon in Beverly Hillsfor incoming officers. Cameron Diazaccepted a $200,000 cheque on behalf of the Film Foundation Inc while otherrecipients included: Don Cheadle on behalf of ...

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    Goldwyn acquires Mexican priest scandal smash for US

    2002-08-21T00:00:00Z

    Samuel GoldywnFilms has acquired North American rights to Mexican priest-scandal drama TheCrime Of Father Amaro (ElCrimen Del Padre Amaro),which has already been a controversy-fueled smash hit in its home country. The film is slated for US release in late 2002.The $1.8m dramabroke weekend opening records in Mexico after it debuted ...