All Screen articles in 28 August 2009 – Page 6
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Oz jury sends movie pirate to jail for three months
An Australian man, Yong Hong Lin, has gone to jail for three months for music and movie piracy in what is a landmark case for Australia because it marks the first time that someone has been jailed for piracy as a result of a jury conviction.
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The Good Pitch In America pairs up with IFP's Independent Film Week
The latest project by Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern will be among eight selected to take part in The Good Pitch in North America in New York during IFP’s Independent Film Week.
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Tarantino scores personal best as Basterds takes $27.5m overseas
Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds swept across the international arena in an initial sortie that reaped an estimated $27.5m through Universal/UPI.
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Inglourious Basterds storms to the top in record weekend for Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds grossed $65.1m worldwide as the film scored record number one launches for the director in North America and overseas.
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Gummer joins Carpenter's The Ward for Echo lake, A Bigger Boat
Mamie Gummer has joined Amber Heard and Jared Harris on the cast of Echo Lake Entertainment and A Bigger Boat’s psychological thriller The Ward, which John Carpenter is currently shooting in Washington State.
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Venice shorts section opens with Bahrani's Plastic Bag
The Biennale has announced the line up for the international short film competition Corto Cortissimo, to be featured during the upcoming 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
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E1 picks up Egoyan’s Chloe for Canada
E1 Entertainment Canada has picked up Atom Egoyan’s Chloe in advance of its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Del Prete's Coronet Films starts shoot on debut feature Lifted
Former Odd Lot Entertainment principal Deborah Del Prete’s fledgling Coronet Films has started principal photography on its first feature Lifted.
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Police, Adjective and Precious among initial Chicago line-up
Romanian film-maker Corneliu Porumboiu’s fresh IFC pick-up Police, Adjective and Lee Daniels’ Sundance hit Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire will screen at the Chicago International Film Festival.
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MarVista launches Six Million For Six Million Holocaust fundraiser
MarVista Entertainment has announced the Holocaust memorial fundraising campaign Six Million For Six Million.
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Gen Art, Rock Media & Entertainment merge to form Rock Media
Gen Art is merging with Rock Media & Entertainment to create Rock Media, an entertainment company that will continue to produce content and events under both labels.
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Germany gets Summertime Blues, Antichrist invoked in Spain
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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Features
Fighting for space in a tough market
Why are specialty and independent films getting so squeezed at the US box office this year?
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Andrea Grau to launch Touchwood PR
Toronto International Film Festival press officer Andrea Gau is leaving after seven years to launch her own full service PR agency.
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IFC Films takes US custody of Police, Adjective
IFC Films has acquired US rights to Corneliu Porumboiu’s Police, Adjective, which has been named Romania’s foreign language Oscar submission for the 2009/10 awards season.
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Kenny Ortega to direct Jackson tribute film This Is it
Kenny Ortega will direct the Michael Jackson tribute concert film This Is It that Sony will now release early in a limited two-week worldwide run starting on October 28.
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George Lucas to present Golden Lion to John Lasseter
Star Wars director George Lucas will present John Lasseter and the directors of Disney Pixar - Brad Bird, Peter Docter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich - with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 66th Venice International Film Festival.