All Screen articles in 29 May 2009 – Page 15
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NewsBIFG completes second round financing
Fast-expanding Chinese studio, Bona International Film Group (BIFG), has completed second round financing of $14.64 from private equity backer Matrix Partners China and a loan of $8m from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).
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NewsMichael Bay apologises to Korean fans
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen director Michael Bay has been compelled to send a note of apology to press and fans in Korea following controversy on his recent publicity tour.
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NewsUK online DVD rental firm Lovefilm moots sale
The British online DVD rental firm Lovefilm has been put up for sale for an estimated $328m (£200m). It is understood that the six year old business has received a number of approaches.
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NewsUniversal Pictures launches niche UK DVD label
Universal Pictures (UK) has launched indi VISION, a DVD label that aims to drive awareness of niche and alternative titles among film savvy fans.
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NewsCambodian shoot starts for The Road To Freedom
Producer Tom Proctor and director Brendan Moriarty are starting a Cambodian shoot for their “buddy picture” and war story The Road to Freedom for California-based Madcat Productions.
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NewsTBS hit April Bride to receive pan-Asian release
Japan’s Tokyo Broadcast System (TBS) has closed deals with several Asian territories for current hit April Bride following its screening at the Cannes market last month.
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NewsImax, Huayi Brothers strike three-picture pact
Beijing-based film studio Huayi Brothers Media has formed a partnership with IMAX Corp to co-produce and distribute three large-format films, starting with Feng Xiaogang’s $18m disaster drama Aftershock.
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NewsPiFan to open with international premiere of M.W.
This year’s Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) will feature 15 world premieres and 15 international premieres, including opening film M.W., a live-action adaptation of the Osamu Tezuka manga of the same name.
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NewsCiwen, Asian Union unveil German, Italian co-productions
Beijing-based producers Ciwen Pictures and Asian Union have announced co-production deals with Italy’s Seven Dreams, for a romantic comedy, and with Germany’s Action Concept for a slate of action films.
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Features
Certified Copy
Italian set love story about a British writer and a gallery owner who meet when the writer delivers a talk
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Scusa Ma Ti Voglio Sposare (Excuse Me But I Want To Marry You)
Follow up to Sorry If I Love You
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Happy Family
The destiny of two families becomes intertwined when two fifteen-year-old kids decide to get married, based on Alessandro Genovesi’s play this comedy taken from a successful Italian play of the same name by Alessandro Genovesi
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Luks Glück
Comedy about 29-year-old Luk who wants to realise his dream of becoming a music producer with hisshare of a lottery prize. But his family want to use the windfall to return to Turkey and open a hotel.