All Screen articles in 5 December 2005 – Page 2
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Worried Australian exhibitors form national association
Concern about falling attendances, piracy, release windows and new classification rules have led to the formation of the firstnational organisation of Australian exhibitors."Forthe first time in what is a notoriously aggressive industry, the issues thatdraw us together are greater than the issues that force us apart," head ofDendy Cinemas Mark ...
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Mama Jack breaks South African records
MamaJack has made a record breaking opening weekend for a localfilm in South Africa with a $0.7m (R4.2m) opening GrayHifmeyer's film, starring local comedian Leon Schuster, made a 50% biggeropening weekend than previous record holder Mr Boneswhich went on to gross more than $5m (R32m).Producer Anant Singh said: "Mama Jack ...
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Marmion elected chair of European Film Academy
Frenchproducer Yves Marmion was elected as the new Chairman of the European FilmAcademy (EFA) on the eve of the weekend's European Film Awards ceremony.Marmionhas taken over from Nik Powell who had been serving as EFA's Acting Chairmansince the sudden and unexpected death of the previous Chairman producer HumbertBalsan last February.Marmion,who ...
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Holland takes MD role at Acorn
Acorn Media UK has appointed Paul Holland as managing director. The former director of publishing at Granada Ventures will assume full responsibility for the independent DVD distributor in March.Previous MD Lesley Fromant is returning to her native Australia.
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Former Miramax exec Steinberg joins Universal as senior vp of production
Former Miramax senior vice president of production Erica Steinberghas joined Universal Pictures in the same capacity.Steinberg will report to the studio's presidents ofproduction Jon Gordon and Donna Langley and will be based at the studio'sUniversal City headquarters.She served 16 years at Miramax, where her highlights includeoverseeing production and serving as ...
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Weinsteins acquires film rights to 80s TV series Equalizer
The Weinstein Company has acquired feature rights to the hit 1980stelevision series The Equalizer, about a veteran spy who quits his agency and offers his servicesfor hire to the general public.The company picked up the rights from the series' original creatorsMichael Sloan and Richard Lindheim.Mace Neufeld, TonyEldridge and Sloan will ...
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Zentropa sign deal with producer Regnar Grasten
Zentropa has invited a new partner into Filmbyen, Copenhagen. Local producer RegnarGrasten has moved his production facilities from DetDanske Filmstudie where many popular classics were made to Zentropa.Zentropa will produce Grasten'snext three films, one of which is a fourth sequel to the popular Anja & Viktor series, a Christmasfilm for ...
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Cairo film festival focuses on war drama
TheCairo International Film Festival entered its 29th year this week witha focus on war dramas like Danielle Arbid's In the Battlefields and Mohamed Amin's Egyptian competition entry The Night Baghdad Fell. The festival runs from November 29 - December 9. Thefestival also features a special tribute to Chinese cinema, opening ...
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Sympathy wins best picture at Korea's Blue Dragon Awards
Park Chan-wook's Sympathy For LadyVengeance took best picture at this year's Blue Dragon Awards in Seoul. The Venice competition entry also picked up the best leading actressaward for Lee Young-ae's performance, despite strong competition from Jeon Do-yeonin romantic drama You Are My Sunshine.Box office hits in thesecond half of the ...
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Potter continues reign with France, Korea, Australia openings
Harry Potter And TheGoblet Of Fire remains the runawaychampion at the international box office and nothing will challenge itssupremacy this weekend. Heading into its thirdweekend the family adventure has already sold more than $236.9m in ticketsoutside North America and opens in several major territories this weekend. Warner Bros PicturesInternational (WBPI) ...
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Sogepaq announces sales for Fernando Leon's latest
Spain's Sogepaq has announced first sales in Europe and Latin America on Fernando Leon's Sundance World Competition entry, Princesses (Princesas). The film has sold to France and Belgium (ARP), Switzerland (Xenix), Greece & Cyprus (Audiovisual), Portugal (Atalanta Filmes), Mexico (Cine Video y TV), Argentina, Chile, Uruguay & Paraguay (Alfa Films) ...
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Prix Louis Delluc Finalists Announced
Out of an original field ofsix, five finalists for France's Prix Louis Delluc have been chosen. Philippe Garel'sVenice selection Les Amants Reguliers, Cannes winner Cache by Michael Haneke, criticalfavourite The Beat That My Heart Skipped byJacques Audiard, Xavier Beauvois'Le Petit Lieutenant and Claire Denis'L'Intruswill vie for the prestigious award set ...
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New Zealand aims for homegrown benefits to tentpole success
The NewZealand film industry claims it can build a sustainable business after anotheryear of winning international production business.Both ofthis year's biggests end-of-yeartentpoles, King Kong and Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And TheWardrobe were shot in New Zealand, which has been marketing itself as a majorlocation following the Lord ...
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New Zealand aims for homegrown benefits to tentpole success
The NewZealand film industry claims it can build a sustainable business after anotheryear of winning international production business.Both ofthis year's biggests end-of-yeartentpoles, King Kong and Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And TheWardrobe were shot in New Zealand, which has been marketing itself as a majorlocation following the Lord ...
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Foxx to star in Universal's Middle East actioner The Kingdom
Jamie Foxx will star in The Kingdom for Universal Pictures based on anoriginal idea brought to the studio by Peter Berg and Michael Mann.As previously announced,Berg will direct the thriller based on a screenplay by Matthew MichaelCarnahan. Mann will produce through his company Forward Pass, along with ScottStuber. Mary Parent ...
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Clark's Wassup Rockers to open Slamdance on Jan 19
The Slamdance Film Festival 2006will open on Jan 19 with the US premiere of Larry Clark's Wassup Rockers. The story centres on a groupof Latino skateboarders from the East Los Angeles ghettos who venture out toexplore the rarified environs of Beverly Hills. The picture received itsworld premiere at Toronto; First ...
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Exclusive GoldenEye Film Festival set for Dec 7-13 in Jamaica
The 2nd annual GoldenEyeFilm Festival and Retreat will run from Dec 7-13 at the former home of IanFleming in Oracabessa Bay, Jamaica. Highlights include a mediaconference and retrospectives covering James Bond, the history of Jamaican andHong Kong cinema, martial arts, surf cinema, Westerns and programmers'favourites under the title Guilty Pleasures. ...
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Constant Gardener wins best film at British indie awards
The Constant Gardener was the big winner at the eighth-annual British Independent Film Awards in London on Wednesday night. The film won the top prize ofBest British independent film, with Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz also claiming the best actor and actress prizes. In a surprise win, NeilMarshall won best ...
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Golden Globes Preview
Looking at the winners in the musical and comedycategories of the Golden Globe Awards in the last five years, it is not such asurprising selection: most films and actors went on to win Oscar nominations. But look at the nominations and the real surprisesappear. Sandra Bullock in Miss Congeniality,Robert De ...
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High Point invests in thriller The Front Line
London-based sales company High Point Films has invested "a substantial sales guarantee" against world rights for The Front Line, a feature film being directed by David Gleeson. Nathalie Lichtenthaeler's Wide Eye Films is producing.The thriller is shooting now in and around Dublin and Hamburg. Eriq Ebouaney (Kingdom of Heaven), James ...
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