All Screen articles in 30 April 2009 – Page 15
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Image acquires US rights to British crime thriller The Crew
Image Entertainment has acquired all US rights from UK-based Foundation Films to the British crime thriller The Crewstarring Scot Williams and Stephen Graham.
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Tribeca's streamlined programme silences critics
Size does matter. The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) has been criticised for its huge programme and increasingly large footprint across New York City.
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Australia's Footprint Films expands local distribution
Australian producer John Maynard of Arenafilm has long distributed his own films, first in New Zealand and then in Australia. Now, Maynard and business partner Robert Connolly are expanding their distribution outfit Footprint Films to acquire and release third-party titles.“It moves us up the food chain and gets us away ...
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The Way We Are, Ip Man top Hong Kong Film Awards
Ann Hui’s gritty drama The Way We Are scooped best director and three other prizes at the Hong KongFilm Awards last night, although the best film prize went to martial arts biopic Ip Man, produced byRaymond Wong and directed by Wilson Yip.
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Fox confirms the end of Fox Atomic as stand-alone label
Fox Filmed Entertainment confirmed today [April 20] that it has shut down its genre label Fox Atomic as a stand-alone production division as it disclosed further details about the closure.
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UK distributor Dogwoof promotes Oli Harbottle
Dogwoof, the UK-based independent distributor, has promoted Oli Harbottle from film release co-ordinator to head of distribution.
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Danish director Per Fly completes line-up for latest production
Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist and Marcin Dorosinski, the Polish actress, have completed the cast forThe Woman That Dreamed About A Man, the new international production from Danish director PerFly.
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In the Loop among 20 titles to get UKFC distribution support
British films In the Loop and Is Anybody There? received Prints and Advertising funding from the UKFilm Council.
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UK cinema holds steady despite the recession
Film fans are continuing to spend on trips to the cinema despite the financial downturn, according toresearch by the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA).
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UKFC announces $7.3m digital development scheme
The UK Film Council (UKFC) has introduced a new funding programme to help the industry make thetransition into the digital age.
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Tony Manero, Men On The Bridge take top awards at Istanbul
The 28th International Istanbul Film Festival closed yesterday (Sunday) after a 16 day run in the cosmopolitan Turkish city.
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Rien De Personnel to open Cannes Critics' Week
Rien De Personnel, the first feature by Mathias Gokalp, will open the 48th edition of Cannes Critics’Week, organisers announced on Monday (April 20).
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The Swedish Film Institute backs local productions
The Swedish Film Institute is backing Johan Brisinger’s upcoming feature Among Us (Änglavakt) with$1m (SEK 8m). Michael Nyqvist, star of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, has already signed up to playthe lead.
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Delphis picks up world sales on Norwegian hit Orps The Movie
Montreal-based international sales outfit Delphis Films has picked up world sales rights for Atle Knudsen’s Norwegian family hit Orps The Movie in advance of its international market debut at Cannes.
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Vitagraph acquires US rights to The Baader-Meinhof Complex
Vitagraph Films has acquired all US rights from Constantin Film to Uli Edel’s German foreign language Oscar nominee The Baader-Meinhof Complex.
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GreeneStreet secures four-year credit facility through CIT Group
New York-based GreeneStreet Films has arranged a four-year secured revolving credit facility with bank holding company CIT Group Inc.
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GFI announces winter grant recipients
The Global Film Initiative has chosen seven film-makers from a pool of 66 candidates from 33 countries to receive production funding during the winter 2009 granting cycle.
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17 Again dethrones Hannah Montana in North American tween battle
Zac Efron beat out his fellow tween idol Miley Cyrus to reign supreme as Warner Bros’ comedy 17 Againlaunched at number one with an estimated $24.1m opening weekend that gave Efron his second number one debut after High School Musical 3: Senior Year last October.
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Fast & Furious is overseas champ again and cruises towards $150m
Universal/UPI’sFast & Furious maintained pole position at the international box office as an estimated $36m weekend haul confirmed it as the biggest international and worldwide film in the action series on $145m and $281m, respectively.
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Coppola turns down out-of-competition Cannes slot for Tetro
Francis Ford Coppola has confirmed that he has declined an invitation to screen his Argentina-set family drama Tetro out of competition in Cannes.