All Screen articles in 5 May 2000 – Page 2
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CLT-Ufa unveils English-language quintet
European powerhouse financier CLT-Ufa International has unveiled a slate of five new English-language pictures for Cannes, including films by Yves Simoneau, Claire Denis and Bob Spiers. The line-up is headed by Denis' Trouble Every Day, a psychological thriller starring Vincent Gallo, Beatrice Dalle and Alex Descas. The film is produced ...
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I Dreamed Of Africa
Dir: Hugh Hudson. US. 2000. 114 mins.Prod cos: Jaffilms. US dist: Columbia Pictures. Int'l dist: Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International. Prod: Stanley R Jaffe, Allyn Stewart. Scr: Paula Milne, from the book by Kuki Gullman. DoP: Bernard Lutic. Prod des: Andrew Sanders. Ed: Scott Thomas. Mus: Maurice Jarre. Main cast: ...
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Toronto to premiere Egoyan, Cronenberg shorts
As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will feature the premieres of 10 short films by leading Canadian directors including Atom Egoyan, David Cronenberg and Jeremy Podeswa.Also participating in the initiative are Mike Jones, Jean Pierre Lefebvre, Guy Maddin, Don McKellar, Patricia Rozema, Michael ...
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Films Distribution picks up De L'Histoire Ancienne
In the run-up to Cannes, French international sales company Films Distribution has acquired Critics' Week title De L'Histoire Ancienne, directed by Orso Miret.The deal follows Films Distribution's acquisition of Un Certain Regard title Wild Blue, directed by Belgian film-maker Thierry Knauff, last week (Screendaily, April 26).De L'Histoire Ancienne - about ...
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CLARIFICATION
In a recent article on Screendaily.com (April 19), Golden Harvest Entertainment managing director CK Phoon was quoted as saying that Golden Harvest "bankrolled about 30% of the production slate of Media Asia Group in 1999." This may have been taken as implying that Golden Harvest invests directly in Media Asia's ...
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MK2 picks up nine from CiBy library
French arthouse specialist MK2 has acquired worldwide rights to nine titles from the library of defunct sales and financing outfit CiBy 2000. Most of the rest of CiBy's catalogue was acquired by France's TF1 International.The titles include: David Lynch Twin Peaks: Fire Walks With Me (1992); Robert Altman's Kansas City ...
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BSkyB to back Liz Murdoch's solo venture
Elisabeth Murdoch, who earlier today dramatically quit as BSkyB's managing director of Sky Networks, is expected to strike a TV programming deal with the satellite broadcaster as part of her new production venture.Murdoch, a driving force behind BSkyB's prolific film production activity, is setting up a UK venture specialising in ...
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Quinta boards IAC's Midnight Return
Quinta Communications, the rights trading venture of Tarak Ben Ammar, has committed to provide half the $30m budget on IAC Film and Davis Panzer Productions' Midnight Return.Quinta will arrange distribution of the follow-up to Midnight Express in France, Italy, Spain and the UK, as well as work with UK-based IAC ...
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Toei, Toho join forces for multiplex venture
Japanese distributor-exhibitors Toei and Toho have agreed to co-operate in the multiplex construction business, due to high costs which have left local exhibitors struggling to keep up with foreign players.Under the terms of the recently-signed agreement, Toei will join Toho in its existing plans to construct a multiplex in Japan's ...
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Barryfilms strikes $50m pact with MBP
UK production company Barryfilms and Rainer Mockert's German-based financing outfit MBP have closed a $50m funding deal to finance $25m family picture Ogopogo as part of a slate of pictures.Ogopogo, which is first to go through the deal, is to be directed by John Henderson (Loch Ness) from a script ...
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Web distributor article 27 launched by media execs
A group of e-commerce and advertising executives have launched article27, a London and New York-based company that plans to market and distribute features via the Web.The company, which aims to launch its Internet site to consumers this summer, has been acquiring rights to films and has alliances with indie film ...
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Universal takes domestic on start-up Catch 23
Robert B. Sturm, a Denver-based financier and philanthropist, has formed a new LA production company Catch 23 Entertainment and entered into a deal with Universal Pictures' unnamed specialty film division to handle domestic distribution on the films it produces. Sturm plans to engage foreign sales agents on a picture by ...
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Tykwer to direct Kieslowski's Heaven for Miramax
White-hot German director Tom Tykwer will make his English-language debut directing Heaven, a Miramax co-production that will form the first in a planned trilogy of films based on screenplays by late great Polish film-maker Krzysztof Kieslowski and his writing partner Krzysztof Piesiewicz. Cate Blanchett is in talks to star in ...
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Summit tickled by Haxan's Heart Of Love comedy
Summit Entertainment has boarded Heart Of Love, a broad comedy from the film-making team behind The Blair Witch Project. Summit will act as international sales agent on the film and will introduce it to buyers this month at Cannes.Haxan Entertainment's Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick have written and will produce ...
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McLean tipped to direct Haysom's Golden Delicious
Sydney director Alison McLean, whose most recent film was Jesus' Son, is tipped to helm Golden Delicious, a black comedy about four women who kidnap a male prostitute. Written by Christine Rogers and Anne Kennedy, Golden Delicious is being produced by Trevor Haysom who was associate producer on McLean's Crush. ...
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Toho forecasts third year of record net profit
Toho, Japan's largest film distributor and exhibitor, has forecast after-tax net profit of Y6.7bn ($62.0m) in 2000, for a gain of 2% compared with the previous financial year. If Toho achieves this figure, it will mark the company's third straight year of record net profit. However current profit is expected ...
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Telefonica reportedly in merger talks with KPN
Spain's Telefonica is in talks with Dutch telco KPN in what could result in a merger of the two giants according to Spanish press reports. Telefonica has confirmed that it is in negotiations with KPN on a "variety of matters", but sources were unavailable to comment further.A report in Spanish ...
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Roissy, Celluloid Dreams cancel merger plans
French sales outfits Roissy Films and Celluloid Dreams have cancelled the merger of their international sales activities because of a misconception that Roissy was financially backing its partner."Joining our two company names proved too confusing for buyers and producers," said Roissy Films chairman Raphael Berdugo. "Each of us will keep ...
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Clouds Of May scoops Istanbul's Golden Tulip
Turkish films dominated the 19th International Istanbul Film Festival (April 15-30) where the top honour in the international competition, the Golden Tulip, was awarded to Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan for Clouds Of May (Maysi Sikintisi) (pictured).The film also won the top prize in the national competition as well as ...
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Advanced to raise $34m for acquisitions spree
Readying itself for a raft of acquisitions, German distributor, producer and licensor Advanced Medien is to raise more than $34m (euros37m) through a rights issue.The company said that it will issue 3.325 million new shares, raising its capital base by a quarter. The exact price will be determined during the ...
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