All Screen articles in 3 June 2002 – Page 2
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Germany's Helkon Media boss steps down
An era has come to an end at Germany's Helkon Media with the decision by Martin Heldmann, co-founder, CEO and major shareholder, to step down from heading the company as well as managing several of its subsidiaries.Helkon's advisory board and board of directors expressed their regret at Heldmann's move but ...
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Patriotic fever hits Bollywood
As the threat of war intensifies, Indian filmmakers are rushing to make patriotic movies, with five separate films about the famous Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, in various stages of production.Bhagat Singh was hanged on March 23, 1931 for his uprising against the British. There have already been three films ...
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Beckham to play in Japan and Korea
It looks like Beckham will be playing in Japan and Korea. UK-based sales outfit The Works has sold Bend It Like Beckham to a host of markets including Japan (New Select) and Korea (Digital Nega).Other markets sold included Germany (Highlight) and Hong Kong (Golden Scene). The soccer drama comedy went ...
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UK cinema advertising bucks downward trend as ticket sales surge
The UK's Cinema Advertising Association is predicting that cinema ticket sales will reach 174m by year's end, an increase of 11.5% on 2001's 30-year record. In addition the UK's cinema advertising sector is growing rapidly, with last years' market up by some 28% - despite a 2.6% downturn in the ...
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Two blockbusters pass $100m international gross on same weekend
The two first undisputed summer blockbusters, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack Of The Clones and Spider-Man, both crossed the $100m mark at the international box office over the weekend.Episode II also managed to do so in record time, passing $100m on May 24, after just nine days on release. ...
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Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron
Dirs: Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook. US. 2002. 84mins. There's no denying the passion and expertise that went into Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron, the third traditionally animated movie from DreamWorks SKG. But this perfunctory and serious story about a wild stallion in the untamed American frontier struggling to maintain his ...
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Hollywood Ending gets good beginning in France
Woody Allen has always seen a strong following in France. Indeed when he made the unprecedented decision to present his latest film, Hollywood Ending, at this year's Cannes Film Festival in person he told reporters, "The French were my first supporters and have always been immensely generous toward me."Now that ...
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IFC aims to Sex up Breillat's North American appeal
IFC Films has confirmedits acquisition of all North American rights to Catherine Breillat's Sex IsComedy, the well-received OpeningNight selection of this year's Directors' Fortnight in Cannes which ithopes will introduce the provocative French director to her widest statesideaudience yet.The acquisition wasannounced Thursday by Bob Berney, senior vice president of marketing ...
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Record-breaking Spider-Man sets new precedent in India
Columbia Tristar India's release of Spider-Man has set at least three new records in the territory having grossed nearly $1.4m from 250 screens on its first weekend - just three weeks after its US debut.The film was released simultaneously in English and three local languages - Hindi, Tamil and Telugu ...
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The Man Without A Past has a promising future
Aki Kaurismaki's Cannes Grand Jury prize winner, The Man Without A Past, has been snapped up by Sony Pictures Classics for the US, while in its home territory, the film has seen an 80% leap at the local box office.According to news wire sources, Sony Pictures Classics picked up both ...
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IFC Films closes in on Sex Is Comedy for US
IFC Films is in advanced negotiations to acquire Catherine Breillat's Sex Is Comedy, which opened this year's Directors' Fortnight sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival, for US theatrical release."This would be a very good sale," said Flach Pyramide International's Eric Lagesse, who is handling worldwide sales on Sex Is ...
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Pathe UK closes raft of sales on Campion's In The Cut
Pathe International UK has closed a raft of sales on forthcoming Jane Campion erotic thriller In The Cut. Deals were closed at Cannes with Senator for Germany, Nexo for Italy, Gaga for Japan, Brandon Young for Korea, AB Svensk for Scandinavia, Interncontinental for Hong Kong, PT Amero for Indonesia, Four ...
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Son Of The Bride to open Munich film festival
Juan Jose Campanella's romantic comedy and directorial debut Son Of The Bride (El Hijo De la Novia), which was nominated for the Foreign Language Oscar, will open this year's Filmfest Muenchen in Germany on June 29.The 20th edition of Munich's audience festival under Eberhard Hauff's direction (June 29 - July ...
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Gimmick boosts Denmark's digital post-production status
Denmark has increased its already considerable status as a source of state-of-the-art digital post-production, with the launch of start-up outfit, Gimmick..Veteran Bo Christensen founded and ran ShortCut for seven years before selling it to major Nordisk Film, where he continued as MD of postproduction for three years. Late last year ...
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New Yorker takes US rights on Etre Et Avoir
Dan Talbot's New Yorker has acquired US rights to Cannes title Etre Et Avoir, a documentary by Nicolas Philibert which was screened out of competition in the main selection.Mercure Distribution, which is handling worldwide sales duties, has also sold Japanese rights to the title, which follows a group of children ...
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Korean Film Commission appoints president and new staff
Lee Choong-jik (pictured) has been appointed chairman of the Korean Film Commission (KOFIC), the nation's foremost promotional body. Chang Mi-hee, a film professor and former actress, was named vice chairman. A total of nine new commissioners were appointed to the organisation, seven of whom currently hold positions as film ...
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Oz exhibitors and distributors forge amicable relationship
Just four years ago it would have been absolutely unimaginable but the first day of the Cinema Owners Association of Australia's (COAA) annual conference closed in Sydney yesterday with something resembling a love-in between independent exhibitors and the major distributors. The final session had been reserved to discuss progress on ...
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Beta Cinema closes US distribution deal on Sun Alley
Germany's Beta Cinema has closed a US distribution deal with Outrider Pictures for Leander Haussmann's feature film debut Sun Alley (Sonnenallee) with a release planned for this autumn.This is the second Beta title to secure US distribution this year following Roxie Releasing's acquisition of Roland Suso Richter's The Tunnel at ...
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'99 Euro Films' expands European dimension
The UK's Richard Stanley, France's Tony Baillargeat, Spain's Nacho Cerda, Belgium's Harry Kuemel and Germany's Benjamin Quabeck are to contribute to a second edition of the '99-euro films' series of digitally produced shorts which is now being opened up to European filmmakers.Producer Torsten Neumann and creative director RP Kahl have ...
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Fast Runner strolls past C$1m in Canada
Zacharias Kunuk's Anatarujuat: The Fast Runner has grossed more than C$1m ($650,000) at the Canadian box office. The film has been on release since April 12 through Alliance Atlantis' art house distribution arm Odeon Films. The film won the Camera d'Or at Cannes in 2001 and went on to win ...
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