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Filmax raises $25m through bond issue
Spain's Filmax has raised$25m through US investment groups subscribing to bonds it has issued. Filmax announced thetransaction, a coup for a 100%-owned Spanish company dedicated to cinema, onThursday afternoon. It was brokered by Barclays Capital for a period of up toseven years.Filmax, which isheadquartered in Barcelona and whose activities span ...
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Grosch leaves beleaguered German fund VIP
The beleaguered German private media fund VIP Medienfondshas been dealt another blow with the news of the sudden exit of managingdirector Andy Grosch. VIP's operations will now be managed solely by Dirk Spechtwho had been brought in this March to take over responsibility for the financesand controlling of the VIP ...
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Four Oz features to receive FFC funding
An adaptation of the SouthAfrican novel Disgrace, to star JohnMalkovich, and Mary & Max, ananimated feature by the team who made Oscar-winning short Harvie Krumpet, have been given the thumbs up by Film FinanceCorporation Australia (FFC).Both have the backing of localdistributor Dendy Films while sales agent Fortissimo Films has also ...
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Thailand gears up for Bangkok Dangerous shoot
Thailand is set to host its biggest foreign shoot to date -Initial Entertainment Group's remake of the Pang Brothers gangster thriller Bangkok Dangerous - which is scheduledto start shooting for three months from this August. According to the Thailand FilmOffice, the remake, starring Nicolas Cage, will bring in $5.8m (220m ...
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Italian minister ousts Cinecitta's board
Italy's new culture ministerFrancesco Rutelli has dismissed state-owned Cinecitta Holding's entire board of directors.Cinecitta Holding owns distributor IstitutoLuce, which is also involved in production and exhibition, and promotional bodyFilm Italia. Cinecitta Holding is also a shareholderin the Italian capital's Cinecitta Studios.Inparticular, Cinecitta Holding is directly involved infilm restoration and worldwide ...
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Munich Previews to draw 50 international buyers
TheEuropean representatives of such US distributors as New Line Cinema, TheWeinstein Company, Paramount Vantage, Miramax and Liaison Films will be amongthe 50 international film buyers attending the German Films' Munich Previewsshowcase.Theshowcase, being held in cooperation with the Munich Film Festival for the thirdtime, will run July 13-16. Othercompanies confirmed are ...
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Karlovy Vary kicks off with Garcia, Kim Ki-duk
Andy Garcia received aCrystal Globe award for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema at the openingceremonies of the 41st Karlovy Vary International Film.The festival will see theEuropean premiere of Garcia's directorial debut, The Lost City, about a family torn apart by the communistrevolution in Cuba. Garcia's own family fled the island ...
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Domestic rights to Snoop's Hood land with Xenon at LAFF
Xenon Pictures has acquiredNorth American rights to Snoop Dogg's Hood Of Horror and has tentatively scheduled an autumn theatricalrelease followed by DVD.The project, which premieredat the Los Angeles Film Festival (LAFF) on Jun 27, comprises three creepy talesinvolving the residents of an inner city neighborhood whose actions determinetheir fate in ...
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Schwartz joins IFC Entertainment to develop day-and-date programme
IFC Entertainment has appointed Lisa Schwartz as senior vicepresident of sales and business development and charged her with the task ofdeveloping the company's IFC In Theatres day-and-date releasing model.Reporting to IFC Entertainment president Jonathan Sehring,Schwartz will serve as the senior strategist for distribution platforms andbecomes the point person on IFC ...
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World Cup fans get documentary treatment from Visser
Rosenbloom Entertainment andFlashpoint Entertainment are in production on Fan-Demanium, a timely feature-length documentary chronicling the2006 World Cup as seen through the eyes of ten sets of national fans.Matthias Visser is directingthe project, which among others focuses on an Australian fan following his teamin their first finals, and Uzbek uncles who ...
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Weinsteins hatch unusual MySpace campaign for Clerks II
Harvey and Bob Weinstein have unveiled their latest marketing gem,offering the first 10,000 MySpace members who add the Mooby's Presents: ClerksII page to their friendslist a permanent credit on Kevin Smith's upcoming sequel.According to sources the names of the winning Smith fans will bepresented at the end of the theatrical ...
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Blockbusters edge out of the gate, as World Cup fever heats up
The international box office is expected to take another heavyknock this weekend as the World Cup enters the crucial quarter-final stages withEngland, Germany, Italy, France and Brazil all in action.However there will be plenty of action inside theatres as well ason the German turf as Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) ...
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Academy revamps foreign language Oscar category
The foreign languagecategory of the Academy Awards has finally been revamped after years ofcontroversy.The governors of the AcademyOf Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) this week endorsed a series ofchanges including one in which entries for the Oscar can be in any language orcombination of languages so long as the ...
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Fabian Bielinsky dies of heart attack at the age of 47
Argentinian screenwriter anddirector Fabian Bielinsky died yesterday in Brazil at 47 of a heart attack. Hewas in Sao Paulo to attend a casting session for a new commercial he was aboutto shoot.Only last Monday, Bielinskywas named best director of 2005 for his second feature The Aura by the Argentinian Film ...
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Superman Returns soars to $21m domestic opening day
Superman Returns took approximately $21m from 3,915 North American locations onits opening day on Wednesday, according to Warner Bros.The studio rolled Tuesday night previews into the result,which includes unspecified figures from 76 IMAX screens to produce a $5,373average overall.This is the eighth biggest Wednesday launch in history with Spider-Man2 and ...
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Paramount on board for feature based on Olympic short
Paramount and Nickelodeon have signed on to turn Moongate Films's three-minutepromotional short Inspiration into afull-length feature tentatively titled LegendOf The Rings. UK-based Moongatecreated Inspiration for London's 2012 Olympic Bid, and the promo was shown to theInternational Olympic Committee meeting in Singapore last July. The short is about inspiring children ...
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Universal brings downloads to own to France
Following similar deals inthe UK and Scandinavia, Universal Pictures has struck a deal to offerdownload-to-own movies in France.Universal Pictures VideoFrance is partnerning with TF1 Vision to offer a"three-copy" download service. For a price of $12.54 to $25.08 (Euros 9.99 toEuros 19.99) consumers will get one digital copy for their PC ...
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Irish Film Board outlines new policies
TheIrish Film Board (IFB) will encourage funding applicants to submit projectsearlier in the development process, its executives announced at a presentationyesterday evening. IFBchairman James Morris and CEO Simon Perry introduced a range of new policiesand procedures that will come into effect July 1. Inaddition to setting out some core principles ...
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James Cameron to shoot Avatar next
Director James Cameron hasbeen in pre-production on his next two features, Avatar and Battle Angel,but Avatar has won the race and willbe the first to shoot.Cameron told Cine Expoattendees in Amsterdam that he plans to continue to work in the 3D digitalformat for both projects. Cameron hopes to have Avatar, ...
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Gretchen, Evil take top prizes at LAFF
Steve Collins' high school comedy Gretchen won Film Independent's Target FilmmakerAward for best feature at the Los Angeles Film Festival's Spirit ofIndependence event tonight.The Target Documentary Award went to Amy Berg for Deliver UsFrom Evil, whichexplores paedophilia in the Catholic Church. Virginia Madsen and Jimmy Smitspresented the awards, which each ...