All Screen articles in 30 April 2009 – Page 13
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FeaturesShock Tactics
Action sequel Crank: High Voltage was the highest new entry in Screen International’s chart this week at number four.
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Features'The spanish public is very lazy'
How has theatrical film marketing changed in the past few years?
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Market Report - Spain
The two stand-out foreign films of the 2008 Spanish box office were Matteo Garrone’s Cannes award-winner Gomorrah ($2.8m) and Stefan Ruzowitzky’s Oscar-winning Austrian title The Counterfeiters ($3.2m). Both were controversial titles which benefited from wide marketing campaigns.Additionally, the foreign films that perform well in Spain tend to be the high-profile ...
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'Too many releases and too few cinemas'
How has theatrical film marketing changed in the past few years?
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Market Report - Brazil
Brazil is one of the world’s fastest growing markets. It boasts a booming middle class with disposable income to spend in an ever-increasing number of multiplexes watching a wide variety of new releases. The total box office grew 2.1% in 2008 from the year before to $31.9m, with admissions up ...
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Market Report - Australia and New Zealand
When it comes to English-language films, audiences in Australia and New Zealand have their preferences: they do not particularly like horror films but are seduced by all things British, particularly sumptuous period dramas, comedies and everything produced by Working Title. From 2008, this translated into big figures for Atonement, The ...
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A new departure
When Yojiro Takita’s Departures was named best foreign-language film at the Academy Awards ceremony on March 3 this year, there was a gasp of surprise from many. But four men sitting in the second mezzanine level of the Kodak Theatre were cheering with delight. For Paul Colichman, Stephen Jarchow, Mark ...
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How does the UKFC spend its money?
The UKFC has an annual budget of just over £60m, with around 46% coming from lottery funds, 40% from government support through grants, and the remainder from investments and other sources.
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FeaturesUK Film Council at the crossroads
How will budget cuts and a new chairman impact on the UK industry?
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CommentBullet proof
The return of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in the fourth The Fast And The Furious film - Fast & Furious - was never seen as a guarantee of success at the box office. Tokyo Drift, the third in the series, had underperformed and many viewed Universal’s fourth movie as ...
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ESPN claims first Tribeca deal with The Lost Son Of Havana
In the first announced acquisition of Tribeca 2009, ESPN said it had taken TV rights for its ESPN Films division to the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival selection The Lost Son Of Havana, set to get its world premiere on Thursday evening [April 23].
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Fast & Furious approaching $170m for UPI as summer season looms
Universal/UPI’sFast & Furious has raced to $153.1m and should cross $170m through what is expected to be solid holdover business this weekend.
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Lucky Monkey Pictures adds The Land Of Enchantment to slate
New York, London and Buenos Aires-based Lucky Monkey Pictures has lined up comedy The Land Of Enchantment to be directed by Hamlet 2’s Andy Fleming.
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Fantastic Films International, Silver Hills Pictures team up for Cannes
Roxane Barbat and Fred deWysocki’s Los Angeles-based Fantastic Films International has signed a multi-picture worldwide distribution deal with Indianan family entertainment producers Silver Hills Pictures.
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Cold Souls, Year One bookend 14th Nantucket festival
Sophie Barthes’ soul trade mystery Cold Souls starring Paul Giamatti and Harold Ramis’ comedy Year One with Jack Black and Michael Cera bookend the 14th Annual Nantucket Film Festival, set to run from June 18-21.
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July 10 New York platform for Yoo-Hoo, Mrs Goldberg
International Film Circuit in association with The Ciesla Foundation will release Aviva Kempner’s documentary Yoo-Hoo, Mrs Goldberg on July 10 at New York City’s Lincoln Plaza Cinema.
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American World Pictures entranced by Magic Man
Los Angeles-based American World Pictures will introduce buyers in Cannes to the thrillerMagic Man starring Billy Zane, Armand Assante and newcomer Estelle Raskin.
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IFC picks up US rights to supernatural thriller The Skeptic
FC Films has acquired US rights to Tennyson Bardwell’s supernatural thriller The Skeptic and will release through its IFC In Theaters VOD platform on April 29.