All Screen articles in 6 August 2008 – Page 2
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Sven Sturm to head new Paramount Pictures Germany
Sven Sturm has been appointed general manager of Paramount Pictures Germany, the newly set up German operation from Paramount Pictures International.Sturm had been head of marketing at Sony Pictures Releasing (Germany) since 2000. Prior to that he worked at Universal Music in Germany. He takes the Munich-based post as of ...
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Beta Cinema handling 1936 Olympics drama
Beta Cinema will handle international distribution for Kaspar Heidelbach's drama Berlin 1936 (working title) which begins shooting in North Rhine-Westphalia on Wednesday (Aug 6), just two days before the opening of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.The production by Cologne-based Gemini Film, one of co-producers of the Dardenne brothers' Cannes ...
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Madman Entertainment loves Bana's Beast
Madman Entertainment has bought Australian rights to Love The Beast, the feature-length documentary that actor Eric Bana has been directing for the past two years. It is about his life and his beloved car. 'The car owner in me is completely devastated but the director in me is completely thrilled,' ...
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RGM Entertainment launches $400m production fund
Singapore-based RGM Entertainment is launching a fund to back $400m worth of commercial English-language film and TV projects over a period of four years. The fund combines debt provided by Oceana Media Finance LLC, along with investment from RGM and institutional investors from Singapore.RGM previously financed Winged Creatures, starring Forest ...
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Russian action star Nevsky announces Hercules project
Russian action star Alexander Nevsky will star in Hercules: The Beginning and will produce through his Hollywood Storm production company.The $12m title is in pre-production and comes at a time when Universal Pictures and Nu Image/Millennium are also lining up projects based on the Greek deity.Hollywood Storm wrapped production recently ...
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Barratier's Paris 36 to open Montreal World Film Festival
Christophe Barratier's Paris 36 will make its world premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival on August 21. Written by Barratier from an original idea by Frank Thomas, Jean-Michel Derenne and Reinhardt Wagner, the film stars Gerard Jugnot, Clovis Cornillac, Kad Merad, Nora Arnezeder, Bernard-Pierre Donadieu and Maxence Perrin. Set ...
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Gore Verbinski signs three-year, first-look deal at Universal
Universal Pictures has signed a three-year first-look deal with Gore Verbinski that will kick off with the adaptation of 2K's hit video game BioShock.John Logan, who earned Oscar nominations for The Aviator and Gladiator, adapted the screenplay. The game requires players to assume the role of a crash survivor who ...
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Shoreline acquires worldwide rights to Asylum Seekers
Shoreline Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to Rania Ajami's comedy Asylum Seekers.The story centres on six bored people who attempt to get admitted into an insane asylum in a bid to spice up their lives. With only one bed available, the six men and women must compete against each other ...
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Sloan has contract extended for three years as head of MGM
Harry E Sloan has extended his tenure as MGM chairman and CEO and said the next three years will be 'a testament to the power, passion and creative vision of our new management team.'Sloan joined MGM in October 2005 and has worked to revive the company's ambitions to return as ...
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Shorts from Hudson, Dunst, Biel among 317 at Palm Springs
Films from Kate Hudson, Jessica Biel and Kirsten Dunst take their place in the line-up for the 2008 Palm Springs International ShortFest set to take place from August 21-27.The festival's 14th edition unveiled a roster of 317 films selected from a record 2,700 submissions and will showcase 53 world premieres, ...
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Dadi, China Film to co-produce Confucius biopic
Beijing-based Dadi Century Film and China Film Group plan to co-produce $22m (RMB150m) biopic Confucius, to be directed by Hu Mei who is known in China for directing historical TV dramas. Dadi and China Film will also co-finance, with Chui Po-chu (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Kung Fu Hustle) as producer ...
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Studio Ghibli to train next generation of animators
Japan's Studio Ghibli announced plans today to open a training facility to foster the next generation of animation talent. Dubbed 'Ghibli West', the facility will open next spring in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. Toyota is also famously known as the birthplace of Toyota Motors.Prospective trainees will join the ...
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KTH launches legal download service Fine Movie
South Korean internet portal, gaming service and contents provider KTH has announced deals with several major webhard and P2P sites to launch a legal download service called Fine Movie (FM). KTH-owned films downloaded from these sites will incur a fee whether the source was uploaded by KTH or an illegal ...
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Silent Light wins at Motovun
Carlos Reygadas's Silent Light won the Motovun Propeller, the main prize of the 10th Motovun Film Festival, which wrapped Aug 1. The festival favourite and Cannes jury award winner was named Best Film by Slovenian actress Milena Zupancic, British director Pawel Pawlikowski and Pavle Levi, professor of film studies at ...
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Canadian newcomer NeoClassics buys The Black Balloon from Icon
Canadian distributor NeoClassics Films has paid mid-six figures for North American rights from Icon Entertainment International to the Australian coming-of-age comedy The Black Balloon.Neoclassics, a start-up that has offices in Los Angeles, plans a limited release in October on Elissa Down's feature directorial debut about a teenage boy whose efforts ...
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India's NFDC set to host second edition of Film Bazaar
India's National Film Development Corp (NFDC) has unveiled details of the second edition of its co-production market, Film Bazaar, to be held November 26-29 at the Marriott Resort in Goa. A total of 15 feature film projects, which are Indian-centric and seeking to reach global audiences, will be selected to ...
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BIG Music signs distribution deal with Warner Home Video
India's BIG Music & Home Entertainment, part of Reliance BIG Entertainment, has announced that it has been appointed by Warner Home Video as the exclusive licensee for the release of its catalogue in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. BIG Music & Home Entertainment will market and distribute VCD, DVD and ...
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Pinewood & Shepperton photo exhibit to open in New York City
A photography exhibition showcasing behind-the-scenes images of great star at work at the UK's Pinewood and Shepperton Studios over the last 50 years will open at the Lincoln Center in New York City on Aug 14 and run through to Sept 5.Entitled 'Capturing Film History In The Making', the exhibit ...
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The Dark Knight nears $400m in North America, beats Mummy 3
The Dark Knight stayed on top for the third consecutive weekend, edging out The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor as it bears down on $400m in record time. Warner Bros' champion added an estimated $43.8m for $394.9m in what was the second biggest third weekend in history behind Spider-Man's ...