All Screen articles in 3 December 2006 – Page 5

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    Singapore, Indonesian producers launch digital film fund

    2006-11-29T00:00:00Z

    In a joint effort to developtheir local film industries, two production companies from Singapore and Indonesia have created a $3m digital film fund which will beused for the production of 10 digital features over the next two years. Jonathan Foo, managingdirector of Singapore's Mega Media, today signed an MOU with ...

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    Fortune Star to co-produce Tong's Rule Number One

    2006-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Fortune Star Entertainmenthas entered into an agreement with Singapore-based InnoForm Media, KelvinTong's Boku Films and the Media Development Authority (MDA) to co-produce Tong'supcoming Rule Number One.Tong, whose previous creditsinclude The Maid and Love Story, will write and direct the Mandarin-languagehorror cop thriller.Based on the urban myth of supernaturalcalls received by ...

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    Global Film Initiative gives completion funding to eight new films

    2006-11-29T00:00:00Z

    The Global Film Initiative (GFI) has granted completion funding todramas from eight international film-makers in its autumn granting cycle.The recipients are: Artan Minarolli for the Albanian project Alive; Nedzad Begovic's tale The Day WhenThe Winter Began fromBosnia & Herzegovina; Ravi L Bharwani's Indonesian project Jermal; and Leo's Room from Uruguayan ...

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    CJ to distribute Paramount titles in South Korea

    2006-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Paramount PicturesInternational (PPI) has announced that CJ Entertainment (CJE) will become theexclusive distributor of Paramount titles in South Korea from February 1, 2007. The announcement, which was widelyanticipated, follows yesterday's news that UIP's South Korean branch officewill transition to a Universal Pictures International operation as of Jan 1,2007.CJE was a ...

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    Bonkers, Azur & Asmar win prizes at London Children's Festival

    2006-11-29T00:00:00Z

    The London Children's FilmFestival wrapped Nov 26 with the UK premiere of the digitallyrestored The Wizard Of Oz. The two First Light YoungJuries awarded their top prizes to Martin Koolhoven's Bonkers (Holland) for theage 7-11 jury; and Michel Ocelot's Azur& Asmar (France) for the age 12-14 jury. The audience choice ...

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    Sundance unveils competition section lineups for 2007

    2006-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Hailing a wider global perspective in American film-making and a compelling array of international work, Sundance festival director Geoff Gilmore unveiled the 64 Independent Film and World Cinema documentaries and dramatic films that will play in competition in the 2007 event, which runs from Jan 18 to 28."American film-makers are ...

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    Baltic Event to host 12 pitches in Estonia

    2006-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Filmmakers from the Baltic states, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Russia are to pitch 12 new film projects to potentialpartners at the Baltic Event's second co-production market which will be heldin Tallinn, Estonia, next week (Dec 4-5) during the Black Nights Film Festival.This year's lineup includesLithuanian director Sarunas Bartas' $7.6m (Euros ...