All Screen articles in 29 May 2009 – Page 7
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NewsMacDowell, Lau and Im join Shanghai juries
Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) has announced actress Andie MacDowell and Infernal Affairs director Andrew Lau will join the Jinjue Awards jury.
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Features
Sascha (working title)
Tragicomic coming of age tale about a young Montenegrin secretly in love with his pianoteacher
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Tiger Team – Der Berg Der Tausend Drachen
Biggi, Luk and Patrick accompany the director of the Vienna Zoo to China to collect twopandacubs,but unexpected adventures await them.
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De Tu Ventana A La Mia
The drama about three women of different ages who have to cope with the loss of their partners is being produced by Spanish outfits Oria Films and Amapola Films, who worked on Ortiz’ short films.
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Salvar A Maria
Remake of Nigel Cole’s Saving Grace set in Northern Spain where a middle-aged woman loses her husband and is saddled with debts and so decides with her gardener to remove her prized orchids and grow marijuana in the garden instead to make some money.
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NewsDuncan Jones' Moon sells out
UK production company Liberty Films and Independent, the UK sales company, have sold out the world rights to Duncan Jones’ sci-fi thriller Moon.
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NewsWarner Bros to speed up VoD releases in Japan
Warner Bros has reached a deal with Japan’s largest cable channel operator, Jupiter Telecommunications, to offer films through its high-definition PPV VoD channel at around the same time as their DVD release.
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The Last Warrior
Set in the not too distant future, the head of security at a war mongering corporation goes after a rogue soldier who has been genetically enhanced.
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We Want Sex
Rita is a feisty factory worker who inadvertently takes on the biggest corporations in the world in a bid for equal pay for her female work colleagues
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The Galapagos Affair
Based on the true story from John Treherne’s book of the same name, the film follows an idealistic couple living on a remote island in the Galapagos Islands. When a seductive European baroness arrives, accompanied by her two lovers, their dreams are shattered
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NewsSaminathan steps down as chairman of Pyramid Saimira
P.S. Saminathan has stepped down as chairman of Indian exhibitor Pyramid Saimira following huge losses and a scandal over share price rigging at the company.
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NewsGerman distributors hit Marche with gusto
German distributors went on a spending spree at Cannes picking up news films by Michael Douglas, George Romero, Sophie Marceau and Cecile de France.
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Aurum is won over by Pattinson
Aurum, the Madrid based distributor, has fallen for Twilight star Robert Pattinson again.
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NewsItaly’s Bim picks up six titles at Cannes
Italy’s Bim Distribuzione has added six titles to its slate during the Cannes market including the in-production romantic comedy Hysteria from Elle Driver.
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NewsGoldwyn ties up US rights to Yellow Handkerchief
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired US rights to Udayan Prasad’s The Yellow Handkerchief.
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NewsNorway's Norsk Filmstudio and Chimney Pot merge
Major Norwegian production and facility houses Norsk Filmstudio (NF) and The Chimney Pot (TCP) will join forces in what they call “North Europe’s most modern and innovative full-service studio”.
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NewsCassian Elwes, Rena Ronson to leave William Morris Endeavor
William Morris Independent’s heads Cassian Elwes and Rena Ronson will leave the merged William Morris Endeavor (WME) Entertainment superagency, a company spokesman has confirmed.
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NewsLAFF to open with Paper Man starring Jeff Daniels
The Los Angeles Film Festival will open on June 18 with the world premiere of Paper Man.