All Screen articles in 3 June 2003 – Page 5
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Flanders festival changes awards policy
In the light of the present crisis in arthouse distribution, Ghent's Flanders International Film Festival (FIFF) will be revising its awards policy for the 30th edition from October 7-18.While the festival will be increasing the total prize money by 10% to just over Euros 81,000, the major change is that ...
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RCV wraps up a dozen Cannes buys
Dutch distributorRCV Entertainment bought a dozen high profile English-language titles at Cannes. Although the prices paid have notbeen disclosed, the company's willingness to pre-buy so many titles that haveyet to go into production underlines the competitiveness of the Dutch market. RCV'sshopping list was headed by Monkeyface, the racing ...
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UIP, BVI seal theatrical pact for Scandinavia
United International Pictures (UIP) and Buena Vista International (BVI) are to rationalise their theatrical distribution operations in parts of Scandinavia.BVI will close its distribution operations in Denmark and sub-distribute its films through the Danish branch of UIP. In Finland the situation is reversed; with UIP closing and instead routing its ...
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X2 takes another $5.5m for Fox
X2: X-men United grossed just over $5.5m on 4,670 international screens over theweekend to raise its running total to $177.1m.Fifth week highlights include $600,000 from 430 screens in France(38% drop) for a $16.8m cumulative score and $289,000 from 297 in Spain for$10m (also a 38% drop).In Mexico the sci-fi sequel ...
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The Last Customer/Il Grido D'Angoscia Dell'uccello Predatore 20 Tagli D'Aprile
Dir: Nanni Moretti. Italy 2003. 23/27minsSometimes a short work from a major film-maker can give more pleasure than an epic feature from a lesser talent. That is certainly the case with Nanni Moretti's The Last Customer, a warm-hearted salute to a family pharmacy business that had become an institution in ...
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Wellspring acquires US rights to two Cannes titles
US distributor Wellspring has acquired US rights to two filmswhich played at this year's Cannes Film Festival - Alexander Sokurov's FIPRESCIprizewinner Father And Son and Jafar Panahi's Crimson Gold, winner of the Jury Prize in the UnCertain Regard section.Both acquisitions continue Wellspring's association with thefilm-makers, following its US release of ...
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Carandiru is Brazil's all-time top grossing local film
Hector Babenco's prisondrama Carandiru has become thehighest grossing Brazilian film of all time in its home territory according tolocal distributor Columbia TriStar. In terms of admissions, it hasjust overtaken 1989's family smash Princesa Xuxa E Os Trapalhoes which attracted 4.018m moviegoers.As of June 1, 2003, Carandiru has raked in $9,053,066 ...
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Bardem to star in Amenabar's Out To Sea
In what will surely be one of the biggest buzz titles out of Spain next year, auteur Alejandro Amenabar will team with star Javier Bardem in new film Out To Sea (Mar Adentro), the director's first feature foray since international hit The Others.Sogecine will co-produce with Amenabar's own Himenoptero and ...
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Bergman receives film preservation award
Swedish cinema legend Ingmar Bergman might have snubbed both Cannes and Oscar galas, but on Monday he personally showed up to receive the FIAF's Film Preservation Award at Filmhuset in Stockholm. "I'm deeply honoured and very happy," Bergman said, "by receiving this award I feel like I really belong in ...
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Buena Vista's comedy can't bring down The Matrix
In a lacklustre weekend, affected by good weather, Buena Vista International's comedy release Bringing Down The House was unable to unseat Warner Bros' The Matrix Reloaded from its lead position.The Steve Martin-Queen Latifah comedy was the only new release able to make much impression on the box office over the ...
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Cougar, Film Council, Ingenious strike three-way deal
Lynda La Plante and Sophie Balhetchet's Cougar Films has struck a three-way development deal with the UK Film Council and tax financier Ingenious Media, it was announced today. The deal will cover development on an initial slate of projects, including a new horror film from My Little Eye writer David ...
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US FCC relaxes media ownership rules
Deregulation opponents saw their concerns swept aside today (Jun2) as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to relax mediaownership rules.In a three-to-two ruling the FCC allowed the US networks to extendtheir ownership of television stations anywhere in the United States to reach amaximum 45% of the national audience.Previous rules had ...
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Gozu
Dir: Takashi Miike. Japan. 2003. 129minsAudiences never know quite what to expect from the indefatigably prolific Japanese oddball Takashi Miike: sometimes a couple of wildly inspired sequences will leaven a routine film, sometimes he relentlessly beats you into submission. With the barely-describable Gozu, however, Miike's crazed imagination delivers the goods ...
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Universal's 8 Mile stays on top in Japan
Even a typhoonwas not enough to dislodge Universal's 8 Mile from its number one berth in Japan,where in its second week the film grossed $1.7m from 235 venues.The drama slipped a mere 23% and has taken $6m in theterritory. Overall the film's international running total is $116.3m.The spy-spoof JohnnyEnglish grossed ...
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Bruce has almighty international openings for BVI
In its first wave ofinternational openings Bruce Almighty grossed $5m over the weekend, scoring three number one bows andbreaking several records along the way.Distributed through BuenaVista International the comedy opened in Italy on a terrific $3.8m from 353screens, scoring the biggest ever bow for star Jim Carrey.In Singapore the film ...
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Macedonia becomes 29th member of Eurimages
As of July 1, "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" will become the 29th country to join Eurimages, the Council of Europe's pan-European support fund for the co-production, distribution and exhibition of cinematographic works.Consequently, projects involving Macedonian co-producers may be presented for the forthcoming deadline for applications of support on ...
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Pathe International boasts 70-plus Cannes deals
Pathe International has unveiled more than 70 Cannes deals across its UK and French slates, with Gurinder Chadha's Pride & Prejudice: The Bollywood Musical, Danny Boyle's Millions and Patrick Alessandrin's Mean Spirit (Mauvais Esprit) amongst the busiest titles.Sandrew Metronome took Pride & Prejudice: The Bollywood Musical for Scandinavia, joining buyers ...
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Noi Albinoi triumphs in Transylvania
Dagur Kari's Noi Albinoi took the top two prizes at the second Transylvania International Film Festival in Cluj-Napoca.The multiple-award winner from Iceland walked away with both of the festival's main prizes on Saturday May 31, the Transylvania Trophy worth $4,000 and the Romanian critics' prize.There was also a local success ...
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France's Rencontres announces first four titles
The Rencontres Internationales de Cinema has announced four titles out of an eventual twenty which will screen during its upcoming 9th edition July 3-13.The first four films to be signed are Bus 174 from Brazil's Jose Padilha, Extrano from Argentinian Santiago Loza, Ether from India's Velu Viswanadhan and Toutes Ces ...
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Veteran producer appointed to stimulate Oz industry
Producer Ross Dimsey has been appointed general manager of industry development and investment at Film Victoria, one of Australia's biggest State Government film assistance agencies. He is a past president of the Screen Production Association of Australia and is a former director of Queensland's version of Film Victoria. His credits ...