All Screen articles in 30 October 2006 – Page 2

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    Optimum in UK, Square One in Germany take Storm

    2006-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Darclight Films has closed a number of sales on the thriller StormWarning, which iscurrently in post-production and stars Nadia Fares, Robert Taylor and JohnBrumpton.Deals have concluded with Optimum in the UK and Square One inGermany. Rights previously went to Manga (Spain), Dutch Filmworks (Benelux), Noble(Scandinavia), Imagem (Brazil), Spenzos (Greece), CLMC ...

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    Lightning picks up international rights to genocide doc Screamers

    2006-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Los Angeles based sales and distribution house LightningEntertainment has swooped on international rights prior to AFM to CarlaGarapedian's genocide documentary Screamers.The picture features the participation of the rock band System OfA Down and explores how the denial of the Armenian genocide contributed toother international crises including the ongoing situation in ...

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    Rhys Meyers, Mitchell, Chow join Yeoh in Children

    2006-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell and Chow Yun Fat will joinMichelle Yeoh in the 1930s set romantic adventure The Children Of Huang Shi.Roger Spottiswoode will direct from a screenplay by Jane Hawksley,and Hyde Park International will commence pre-sales at AFM next week.Filming on the Chinese-Australian-German co-production is set tobegin on ...

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    Tam's Exile to open Toronto Reel Asian fest

    2006-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Celebrating its 10thanniversary, the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival will open withthe North American premiere of Hong Kong director Patrick Tam'sAfter This, Our Exile, which recentlyreceived its world premiere at Pusan and the inaugural Rome Film Festival.As Canada's longest-running showcase of contemporary Asiancinema and work from the Asian diaspora, ...

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    TWC has No Mercy for North America

    2006-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Korean investment and salescompany The Core Studio has sold North American rights to No Mercy For The Rude to The Weinstein Company. The deal was initiated afterits market premiere screening at the inaugural Asian Film Market, during thePusan International Film Festival (PIFF) last week.The film features aprofessional killer with a ...

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    Germany braces for Seven Dwarfs 2 from Universal

    2006-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Now that Fox International's The Devil Wears Prada is officially part of the One HundredClub the name of the game is crossing $150m.Fox International executives will be looking for strong holds anda decent launch in South Korea on Oct 26 as the comedy improves on its $111.7moverseas tally.Fox International holds ...

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    Turin award gives funds to Argentos and Tullio Giordana

    2006-10-26T17:31:00Z

    Marco Tullio Giordana and Darioand Asia Argento will be the first recipients of the $19,000 (Euros 15,000)prize Set Torino Piemonte - for actors, directors and producers working in Italy's Turin - Piedmont region.A $19,000 (Euros 15,000) prizewill be given to each of three recipients on behalf of the Film CommissionTorino ...

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    Tokyo market draws more buyers but mixed reviews

    2006-10-26T17:15:00Z

    The TokyoInternational Film Festival's contents market, TIFFCOM, concluded its thirdedition yesterday evening after a three-day run.Approximately 460registered buyers attended this year's market, a 30% increase over last year.They visited a combined total of 163 companies (versus 131 in 2005) throughoutthe 40th floor of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower. While domesticsellers outnumbered ...

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    UK's HandMade relaunches with Sequence/IAC deal

    2006-10-26T16:44:00Z

    A team of UK veterans has come together to revive the HandMadeFilms banner as a production and sales company. The new executive team of chairman Patrick Meehan and managing director David Ravdenwill now run HandMade, which was started by George Harrison in the 1970s andcontrols rights to the Eloise franchise ...

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    Distributor SF Norge starts production division

    2006-10-26T15:55:00Z

    SF Norge - Norway's leading distributor, a subsidiary of Swedishmajor, Svensk Filmindustri - is establishing its own production department,with the ambition to produce two features annually, and co-produce another two.The first slate is topped by the $12.8m package of six films about Norwegian privatedetective Varg Veum, which has currently shooting.Before ...

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    Odeon gets rights to Fitzek's Die Therapie

    2006-10-26T15:42:00Z

    Odeon Pictures hasacquired the film rights to adapt Sebastian Fitzek's bestselling psychothrillerDie Therapie, which was publishedthis July and immediately appeared in the bestseller lists.Berlin-based Fitzekwill be actively involved in the development of the screenplay and will serveas an advisor to the project from concept through to principal photography, which is ...

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    Denmark's Flame And Citron gains momentum

    2006-10-26T06:00:00Z

    Danish feature FlameAnd Citron has raised 75% of itsrelatively large $7.6m (45m Danish Kroner) and will head into production withdelivery set for 2008.Ole Christian Madsen willdirect the story of two colourful and important freedom fighters during WorldWar II. Lars K Andersen wrote the script.The director sees his newfilm as an ...

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    Honor De Cavalleria takes Viennale Fipresci prize

    2006-10-26T04:00:00Z

    Albert Serra's Honor DeCavalleria was named the winner ofthe FIPRESCI Prize at the Viennale 'for its imaginative and challengingcinematic reinvention of the classic novel Don Quixote.' The Vienna International Film Festival closedlast night with a gala screening of Robert Altman's A Prairie Home Companion.The Vienna Film Prize forthe best Austrian ...

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    EC says it will rule on UK film tax by end of year

    2006-10-26T03:00:00Z

    The European Commission has offered further clarification asto what has caused its delay in EC approval for the new UK film taxlegislation. The EC now says it is aiming to make a decision "by the endof the year." In a statement to ScreenDaily.Com yesterday, EuropeanCommission Spokesman on Competition Jonathan Todd ...

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    Dominican Republic Global Film Festival kicks off in Nov

    2006-10-26T00:00:00Z

    The Last King Of Scotland, Babel and Volver are among the line-up at the inauguralDominican Republic Global Film Festival, which runs from Nov 8-12.The roster includes Water, Cronica De Una Fuga, An InconvenientTruth, Mad Hot Ballroom,and The Lost City.The festival whose focus is global issues and personal stories, isheld under ...

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    London shoot starts for Leonti's Daylight Robbery

    2006-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Shooting has started in London on heist movie DaylightRobbery. Director Paris Leonti makes his feature film debut based on hisown screenplay. The film follows a group of England football fans who use the World Cup as a cover for abig bank robbery.The cast features GeoffBell, Leo Gregory, Vas Blackwood, Paul ...

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    Seville International picks up international on Quebecois smash Bon Cop

    2006-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Montreal-based SevilleInternational has picked up international sales rights on recording-breakingCanadian comedy Bon Cop, Bad Cop inadvance of the AFM. The film has earned over$10.6m (C$12m) at the local box office - eight of them at the top of the Quebecbox office - and is still in cinemas through Alliance Atlantis ...

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    Nalin signs to direct Buddha for Barnet Bain

    2006-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Pan Nalin has signed on to direct Buddha for Barnet Bain Films, which previouslyproduced The Celestine Prophecy and What Dreams May Come.Buddhatells the story of Siddhartha, who was born into a wealthy family and renouncedworldly possessions to seek ultimate truth and enlightenment.Buddhawill be filmed in Sanskrit and shooting is set ...

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    AFM unveils lineup of panel discussions

    2006-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Panel discussions on equity financing, writing and pitchingprojects are among the line-up of events at AFM, which kicks off in Santa Monicaon Nov 1.The eclectic roster of participants includes Yari Film Groupfounder Bob Yari, China Film Group Corporation general manager Han Sanping, andBee Season executive producer Peggy Rajski.Panellists include filmmaker ...

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    Fall leads nominations for Singapore's AFFF

    2006-10-26T00:00:00Z

    The 2nd Asian Festival ofFirst Films (AFFF) has announced the nominations for this year's event in Singapore. Best film contenders areVietnamese-born American director Ham Tran's Journey From The Fall, which received themost nominations including best director, best producer and best actress;Chinese director Zhang Jiarui's The Road,Nishikanth Kamat's Dombivli Fast fromIndia ...