All Screen articles in 30 March 2007
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Bergstein group buys Image Entertainment
Los Angeles-based entrepreneur David Bergstein is poised to add a home entertainment platform to his growing entertainment empire as he closes in on the acquisition of Image Entertainment.Bergstein bought the UK's Capitol Films and New York-based THINKFilm earlier this year. Now BTP Acquisition Company, the investor group he leads, has ...
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Seoul unveils first foreign production incentives
Seoul Metropolitan City Government has announced its first incentives for foreign film and television shoots to take place in the South Korean capital. The government has allocated $532,000 for incentives out of a $745,000 fund meant to promote tourism through marketing the city of Seoul in visual media. The city's ...
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Bomb injures six on Afghanistan film set
A terrorist bombing has injured six actors and crew on the set of Iranian film maker Samira Makhmalbaf's Two Legged Horse (Asbedopa).The film was half way through its planned shoot but production has now been halted while the Makhmalbaf family leaves Afghanistan. A production spokesman said they don't yet know ...
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Constantin, SamFilm and Zipfelmutzen lead German producers in 2006
German producer-distributor Constantin Film has double cause for celebration after being named the most successful German producer and distributor of 2006 by the German Federal Film Board (FFA) and posting the 'most successful fiscal year of its history' in 2006. This was the third year running that Constantin had received ...
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Scottish Screen pushes diversity in exhibition strategy
After a lengthy process of consultation Scottish Screen has announced a new Cinema Exhibition Strategy designed to extend the reach and diversity of films available to Scottish audiences. The core of the strategy is the development of 'cultural cinema hubs' strategically placed around the country. Each one will serve as ...
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True North wins best film at Cherbourg-Octeville
The 22nd Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish and British Film (March 14-20) gave its top awards to Steve Hudson's True North. The film took best film, best film voted by the student jury, and best actress for Angel Li. The other winner was Niall Heery's Small Engine Repair, which won the ...
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Columbia Asia acquires worldwide rights to Chow's A Hope
Sony's Hong Kong-based content arm, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia (CPFPA), has acquired worldwide rights, excluding China, to Stephen Chow's latest comedy feature A Hope. Chow wrote, directed and is starring in the film which was shot in China late last year. Sony Pictures Classics will release the film in ...
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UK's Albion launches with aims to produce Christian features
Albion Productions has launched as a UK production company dedicated to only making Christian feature films. Albion is set up as an Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) company and is seeking investors for its first production, Darkness Into Light. The company said 10% of the film's profits will go to Christian ...
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T-Online Hungary to handle Warner titles for online VOD
T-Online Hungary has signed a deal with Warner Bros International Television Distribution (WBITD) to provide T-Home TV and T-Online Teka with online video-on-demand rights to Warner Bros titles.The multi-year agreement begins in April and was negotiated on behalf of WBITD by Ruth Woods, manager, sales and sales planning, Europe.Licensed titles ...
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Stambler joins THINKFilm as director of acquisitions
Ben Stambler has left Magnolia Pictures and joined THINKFilm's New York office as director of acquisitions.Stambler served for three years as manager of acquisitions at Magnolia and played a key role in the acquisitions of The Host, The Signal, and Jesus Camp.He will jointly report to THINKFilm's head of US ...
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Captivity US release delayed by MPAA suspension on rating
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has suspended the ratings process on After Dark's upcoming horror film Captivity for one month in the light of the film's controversial billboard campaign in Los Angeles and New York.In an unprecedented move, After Dark and its distributors will now be required to ...
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Bean, Robinsons line up to do battle with 300
Warner Bros' reigning overseas champions of 300 are squaring up for a thunderous battle this weekend against Buena Vista's futuristic animated family Robinson and the return of Universal's hapless Mr Bean.Warner Bros Pictures International's (WBPI) Spartan army has amassed more than $92.3m to date and invades Brazil on Mar 30. ...
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Fox sets Shyamalan thriller for Friday 13 June, 2008
Twentieth Century Fox will release M Night Shyamalan's paranoia thriller The Happening on Friday 13th in June 2008.Mark Wahlberg is set to star in the story of a family on the run from an apocalyptic threat to humanity. Shyamalan is preparing an August shoot in Philadelphia based on his original ...
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United States - Shooting range
"Not everyone should have, or wants to have, a film industry," says Jean Prewitt, the president and chief executive officer of the Independent Film & Television Alliance (Ifta). "Countries and communities have to understand why they are doing it."Prewitt has had so many inquiries over the years from countries, states ...
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United States - Outsider's view
Mennan Yapo, the German-Turkish director of the newly released thriller Premonition, thinks it is a good thing Hyde Park Entertainment and Sony chose him for the project. "You have this story rooted in Americana about a small town setting with this perfect couple and their children, so it was smart ...
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Ireland: inward production
Historically, Ireland has managed to attract high-end international productions, such as Mel Gibson's Braveheart and Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan. But the territory's bidding position has been undermined by a strong euro and a weak US dollar.The Irish Film Board recently established an office in LA under the management of ...
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New Zealand: inward production
During the past year, New Zealand has played host to a range of ambitious projects, including Warner Bros' epic 10,000 B.C., directed by Roland Emmerich. James Cameron, meanwhile, is in pre-production on his long-awaited Avatar.Although a lack of studio space is an issue, a significant attraction has been the Large ...
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Mexico: inward production
With its proximity to Los Angeles and its low costs, Mexico has long benefited from footloose US productions. The Mexican government recently dissolved the Mexican Film Commission because it wants to redefine its function.In the interim, Hugo Villa Smythe (pictured) of the Mexican Film Institute Imcine is in charge of ...
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Thailand: inward production
Thanks to its lush settings, Thailand has long been a prime location. Despite the devastating tsunami in 2004, last year's military coup and the more recent Bangkok bombings, the territory is still attracting production.Recent high-profile shoots include the remake of Bangkok Dangerous starring Nicolas Cage, and Ridley Scott's American Gangster, ...
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Spain: inward production
Spain has attracted a growing number of high-profile international productions, many of which turn to local companies such as KanZaman or Filmax as Spanish co-producers, bringing in local subsidies. The Spain Film Commission was created in 2001 to unite film commissions across Spain. Carlos Rosado, the head of the Andalusia ...