All Screen articles in 30 March 2006 – Page 3
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German Federal Film Board backs 11 projects with over $5.7m
Newfeature films by Marco Kreuzpaintner, Fatih Akin, Peter Timm and Ben Verbong are among 11 projects backed with over $5.7m (Euros4.8m) by the German Federal Film Board in its latest funding session.Thelargest amount $961,399 (Euros 800,0000) went to Kreuzpaintner'sadaptation of the children's classic Krabat for Claussen + Woebke Filmproduktion, while$841,365 ...
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Korea's Jeonju film festival kicks off with Offside
South Korea's JeonjuInternational Film Festival (JIFF) has announced the line-up of its seventhedition (April 27 - May 5), which kicks off with Iranian director Jafar Panahi'sOffside, about a female soccer fan, makingits Asian premiere after winning the Berlinale Silver Bear this year.JIFF's closing film will bethe world premiere of Korea-Japan ...
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NBC Universal International TV Distribution opens offices in Singapore, Russia
NBCUniversal International Television Distribution has announced that Rajiv Dhawnwill head up its new office in Singapore and Maxim Mikhailov will head up itsnew office in Russia.Dhawnhas been named senior director, sales liaison, Asia, and reports to vicepresident, sales liaison Haydn Arndt, while Mikhailov becomes manager, salesliaison, and reports to vice ...
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Fabrication, Strand team up on US release of Conversations
LosAngeles-based Fabrication Films is teaming up with Strand Releasing on the UStheatrical release of Hans Canosa's dual-screen drama Conversations WithOther Women.Thepicture, which will open in August, stars Helena Bonham Carter and AaronEckhart as wedding guests whose spontaneous affair leads to serious misgivings.ConversationsWith Other Women premiered at Telluridelast September and played ...
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US citizen jailed for running piracy ring in China
Randolph Hobson Guthrie hasbeen sentenced to 45 months in prison and fined $15,000 by a Mississippi courtafter being convicted of jointly running an international piracy operation outof warehouses in Shanghai.Guthrie and five others werearrested in July 2004 after Chinese and US investigators seized more than210,000 counterfeit DVDs. Guthrie was extradited ...
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Landmark opens New York office, hires Bunnell, Raddatz
USarthouse cinema chain Landmark Theatres has opened a New York office and hiredLisa Bunnell as its East Coast film buyer and Melissa Raddatz as director ofpublicity.Bunnellwill primarily be responsible for booking all of Landmark's East Coast screensand sites and reports to president of film and head film buyer Ted Mundorff.Shemost ...
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Forward clinches broadcast deals for Unknown White Male
Forward Entertainment hassold a raft of broadcast rights on Rupert Murray's amnesia documentary UnknownWhite Male.Rights have gone to Canal+in France, Fox International's Cult channel in Italy, HBO Ole in Latin America,YES - DBS Satellite Service in Israel, and Filmtrade in Greece.Forward principals SheriLevine and Michael Thornton will continue to sell ...
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Lange named as recipient of annual Lincoln Centre tribute in NYC
JessicaLange will be honoured at the Film Society of Lincoln Centre's annual galatribute in New York City on Apr 17.A two-time Oscarwinner for Blue Skyand Tootsie, Lange hasacted in more than 30 features including Frances, Music Box, Country, Titus, and the current release Don't ComeKnocking opposite SamShepard.'JessicaLange is a very ...
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Troma clips headed for mobile phones
Zone Vision Network's ZoneMobile has struck a deal with Juice Mobile and Lloyd Kaufman's Troma Films to distribute film clips through mobiledevices. The clips will beavailable starting in mid-April through Zone's new Horror Channel WAP site. The deal will offer Troma clips that are under two minutes. "Zone Visioncontinues to ...
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Shooting begins on Taku Shinjo's kamikaze pilot drama
Today marked the first day of shooting on Japan'slatest WWII drama, Ore wa, Kimi no Tame ni Koso Shinini Iku (literal translation I WillDie for You), which centers around Japan'sfamed kamikaze pilots. The project was announced last August by Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara, who is serving as executive producer andscreenwriter ...
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Vividas, Prime Time offer stream of The Secret
Videotechnologies company Vividas is working with Melbourne's Prime TimeProductions to offer a feature length film stream over the Internet.The Secret, produced by Prime Time's Rhoda Byrne,is a 95-minute feature that the producers claim "reveals the great secret ofthe universe."The streamcosts $4.95 per viewing and is available at www.whatisthesecret.tv. The streamingtechnology ...
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NPA chooses I Love You, Joseff Hughes
The UK's New ProducersAlliance (NPA) has named Sandra Gorel's I Love You, JoseffHughes the winning film in its annual shorts competition. Gorel's short also won theaudience award. Her prize includes a screening at London's East End FilmFestival, a screening at the Cannes 2006 UK Film Centre through the UK FilmCouncil, ...
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Triple triumph for Adam's Apple at Brussels Film Festival
Adam'sApple, by Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen (Flickering Lights, The Green Butchers), was the big winner of the24th edition of the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festivalon Saturday. The film scooped the GoldenRaven (Grand Prize of the Festival), the Meliès d'Argent (Best European Fantastic Film)and the Pegasus (AudiencePrize).The International Jury made ...
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Ken Loach to close Celtic festival
Film-maker Ken Loach will deliver the closing interview at this year'sCeltic Film and Television Festival, to be held in Falmouth, Cornwall. The 27th Celtic festival will run from March 29-31, with Loach's talk ending the event on March 31. Other speakers during the event are Hugo Swire,Shadow Secretaryof State for ...
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Cissi Elwin takes over leadership of Swedish Film Institute
Cissi Elwin, a 40-year old journalist who hasbeen the editor-in-chief at Sweden's largest weekly magazine, Ica-Kuriren, was appointed the new CEO ofthe Swedish Film Institute (SFI) on Friday. Elwin takes over the position in May after predecessor Ase Kleveland returns to her native Norway where she will be the CEO ...
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The Proposition takes top honours at Bermuda festival
John Hillcoat'sThe Proposition took the Mary-Jean Mitchell Green award for bestnarrative feature at the ninth Bermuda International Film Festival. "We were impressed with the provocative portrait of The Proposition, of whether the humanrace can overcome its base need for violence," said jury chair and actor Peter Riegert. "All the elements ...
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Controversy counts for The Caiman at box office
Political controversy kept Nanni Moretti's controversial The Caiman on the front page and helped it to a sound opening at the box office.The film opened in Italy on 380 prints on Friday, earning $481,000 (Euros 400,000) onits first day.It wasthe widest release to date for Moretti, whose last film, ...
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Haneke adds Austrian prize to list of honours
Michael Haneke's drama Hidden(Cache) took the Diagonale GrandPrix for best Austrian feature film 2005/2006at this year's annual celebration of Austrian cinema in Graz.The film has already won a longlist of awards including the best director and FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes and theEuropean Film Award for best European Film of 2005.In ...
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Universal's The Inside Man pips Panther to the post
Final figures reveal that Universal's The Inside Man was the international champion over the weekend as it grossed $9.9m through UIP in 1,400 sites in 18 territories.UIP executives expect lengthy holds for the adult picture before the major summerreleases launch.Spike Lee's latest directorial offering opened number one in starClive Owen's ...
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Montreal's FNC unveils new programmers, prizes
Montreal's Festival du NouveauCinema (FNC) has drafted three new programmers, including New York-based producerMadeleine Molyneaux and Japanese film scout Hiromi Aihara, and will introducethree new prizes at its 35th anniversary edition, October 18 to 28,2006. The festival also announced that it hopesto increase the profile of short films by including ...
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