All Screen articles in 29 August 2003 – Page 2
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Woods confirmed as Irish Film Board chief
The Irish Film Board has confirmed the appointment of Mark Woods as its new CEO, as predicted on ScreenDaily.com (July 25). According to a statement from the agency, Woods will take up the position at the beginning of October, succeeding Rod Stoneman who departs today after ten years at the ...
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Son Of The Bride director launches own company
Argentinian director Juan Jose Campanella whose Son Of The Bride (El Hijo De La Novia) garnered a Best Foreign Oscar nomination last year, has launched a new film and television production company. Called 100 Bares, the company's first project is a mini series about the cross migration of people between ...
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Stars come out to play at Venice
Johnny Depp yesterday did what so many visiting stars at the Venice festival simply don't do - he worked the crowds.Getting maximum value from Venice's short catwalk, he signed autographs, waved and accepted kisses from adoring female fans. He was in town for Once Upon A time In Mexico, Robert ...
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Stars come out to play at festival
Johnny Depp yesterday did what so many visiting stars at the Venice festival simply don't do - he worked the crowds.Getting maximum value from Venice's short catwalk, he signed autographs, waved and accepted kisses from adoring female fans. He was in town for Once Upon A time In Mexico, Robert ...
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Telluride unveils lineup for this weekend's festival
Sofia Coppola's Tokyo-based drama Lost In Translation, Oscar-winning British film-maker KevinMacDonald's true-life mountaineering drama Touching The Void and Billy Ray's Shattered Glass, based on the life of the disgracedformer journalist Stephen Glass, are among the line-up of North Americanpremieres to screen at the 30th Telluride Film Festival, which runs from ...
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Sales slide at Germany's Intertainment
Sales revenues at Germany's Intertainment slid by more than 80% in the first six months of 2003 compared to the same period last year, but were "in line with expectations", according to an adhoc statement.The Munich-based company reported sales of Euros 2m for the period to June 30, 2003, compared ...
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SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
This week marks the return of the greatest local hit ever, last year's Zamfir's Zona which has already attracted over 1.5 million admissions. The film's re-release achieved fifth place with 5,281 admissions, of which some 3,000 came from its second premiere at the newly-launched open-air cinema at the Tashmaidan swimming ...
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Shorts from Wong Kar-Wai, Apted, Linklater at Palm Springs festival
Films from Wong Kar-Wai, Richard Linklater and Michael Apted areamong 265 titles that will screen at this year's 2003 Palm SpringsInternational Festival of Short Films, which runs in its new late slot of Sept16-22.The opening night will feature six award-winning shorts includingEric Armstrong's best animated Oscar winner The ChubbChubbs! (US), ...
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Pusan evolves into full Asian film market
The Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP), a rapidly-expanding project market held concurrent to the Pusan International Film Festival, has unveiled 28 official projects for its upcoming edition including works by Wong Kar Wai, Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Murali Nair. The event will also be following up on its plan announced last ...
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Gaumont lines up Reno for big-budget Empire
France's Jean Reno is to star in The Empire Of The Wolves (L'Empire Des Loups), a big budget crime thriller in the vein of Crimson Rivers that should be one of the standout French pictures of next year. The story, which focuses on issues of identity and lost memories, involves ...
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UK production on course for bumper year
This year's overall volume of UK production could smash the previous record of over $1.1 billion.This year's tally looks certain to hit 2000's record level if all the productions in the offing end up shooting. Even if it comes up short, 2003 is set for a remarkable recovery for a ...
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Rai Trade takes on sales for competition pair
Rome-based sales agent Rai Trade has taken world-wide distribution rights to two highly anticipated Italian Venice competition titles, and has also sold North American rights to Pupi Avati's Heart Elsewhere to Northern Art Entertainment.The sales offshoot of state broadcaster Rai has picked up international rights to The Miracle, Edoardo Winspeare's ...
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Hulk looks to cross international milestone
After a summer-long campaign Universal's The Hulk will be looking to break through the $100m barrier this weekend when it opens through UIP in its final major territory of Italy.The comic book adaptation has amassed $96.3m at the international box office to date and Aug 29's Italian job is a ...
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Demme doc goes to THINKFilm
THINKFilm has acquired all North American rights to JonathanDemme's The Agronomist,a documentary profile of the assassinated Haitian journalist and national heroJean Dominique that receives its world premiere in Venice and North Americanpremiere in Toronto.The film will open in the US in 2004 and charts Dominique's careeras operator of the country's ...
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Demonlover opens LA's Silverlake Film Festival
The Silver Lake Film Festival will kick off its fourth annualfestival on Sept 10 with the West Coast premiere of Olivier Assayas' internetthriller Demonlover.Connie Nielsen stars as acorporate mole who uncovers an online torture club. Chloe Sevigny, Gina Gershonand Charles Berling also star.The screening will also mark the launch of ...
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Partington joins UK's Tartan Video
Alan Partington has been appointed as the new managing director of the UK's Tartan Video. Previously managing director of Metrodome Distribution and head of theatrical and video sales for Pathe, he will take up his position from Sept 1.Hamish McAlpine, owner of the Tartan Group, commented: "I am absolutely thrilled ...
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Rai Trade takes on sales for Venice pair
Rome-based sales agent Rai Trade has taken world-wide distribution rights to two highly anticipated Italian Venice competition titles, and has also sold North American rights to Pupi Avati's Heart Elsewhere to Northern Art Entertainment.The sales offshoot of state broadcaster Rai has picked up international rights to The Miracle, Edoardo Winspeare's ...
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The Return, Zatoichi score Venice sales on eve of premieres
Two films in the Venice competitionhave been logging strong buyer interest and notching sales evenbefore their world premieres later this week. Russian first film The Returnby directed by Andrey Zvyagantsev, has added deals with France'sOcean Films and The Netherlands' Contact Films to previous licenceagreeements signed with Switzerland's Frenetic ...
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AUSTRALIA box office 01/09/2003
Finding Nemo's extraordinary Australian opening is believed to be the ninth biggest opening weekend ever, although this has yet to be confirmed by distributor BVI. Over the four-day weekend to August 31 it took A$8,038,861 and, despite being on a massive 399 screens, its screen average was A$20,148. Besides the ...