All Screen articles in 7 November 2003 – Page 2
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Kim Ki-duk starts Samaria shoot
South Korean director Kim Ki-duk has started shooting on his 10th film, a low-budget revenge story titled Samaria. Produced by Kim Ki-duk Films and financed by local distributor Show East, the film tells the story of a man who discovers that his teenage daughter is selling sexual favours to middle-aged ...
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Italian producers protest at Venice shake-up plan
Italy's association of independent producers (API) has officially voiced its concern over the threat of political interference on the Lido, which is already casting doubt over Moritz de Hadeln's position as artistic director of the Venice Film Festival. A new polemic erupted this week when the government's plan for a ...
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Germany and France in industry Rendez-Vous
The first ever German-French Film Rendez-Vous was held at Lyon's Institut Lumiere on Nov 3 and 4.The two day event, an initiative of the German-French Film Academy and organised by French export body Unifrance, was an opportunity for directors, producers, politicians and executives to discuss issues currently facing the two ...
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Scherfig double bill hits MIFED
Danish filmmaker Lone Scherfig is to follow on from her successful Wilbur Wants To Kill Himself with another two English language features.What Wayne Didn't Know and Waltzing Griselda will be shot simultaneously next summer in Scotland, and buyers attending MIFED will be the first to have a chance to read ...
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Cage, Arclight go to War
Nicolas Cage is being lined up to star in Lords Of War, an international gunrunning thriller which overseas sales agent Arclight Films is handling.Directing the international co-production is Andrew Niccol, whose directing credits include S1mOne and Gattaca, and who was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay for The Truman ...
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Fox strikes Mexican animation deal
20th Century Fox Mexico has struck a two-pic distribution deal with Anima Studios, an animation company founded by Fernando Perez Gavilan and Fernando de Fuentes. On Nov 19, Fox will release Anima Studio's Magicians And Giants (Magos Y Gigantes), the first-ever animated movie entirely made in Mexico. The 2D traditional ...
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Sheridan's In America scores in Ireland
Jim Sheridan's In America's launched in Ireland over the weekend, helping to boost a phenomenal year for home-grown films at the local box office. Its UK gross, however, was disappointing - suggesting that the film will have to work hard to generate significant international returns.In America opened for 20th Century ...
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SWITZERLAND
Landing at fifth place in the chart for the German-speaking region of Switzerland, German title The Miracle Of Bern saw a strong launch in the territory.The film, which continues to reign in Germany, took $112,282 (SFR 149,896) from 25 screens in the region for a $4,491 average for Filmcoopi Zurich ...
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SWITZERLAND
Landing at fifth place in the chart for the German-speaking region of Switzerland, German title The Miracle Of Bern saw a strong launch in the territory.The film, which continues to reign in Germany, took $112,282 (SFR 149,896) from 25 screens in the region for a $4,491 average for Filmcoopi Zurich ...
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SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
Milos Radovic's Small World has crossed the 100,000 admissions mark after enjoying the fourth weekend in a row on the top of the chart. The local road comedy has now grossed $259,261. Otherwise, there have not been many changes at the chart - the other local favourite Almost Totally Ordinary ...
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ICELAND
Scary Movie 3 enjoyed virtually complete domination at the box office - racking up a screen average more than three times its closest competitors, and pushing Kill Bill, Intolerable Cruelty, The Rundown and Spy Kids 3D down the chart. Though Calendar Girls opened on 6th, little else changed in ...
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Matrix Revolutions gets off to storming start
The global day-and-date release of The Matrix Revolutions got off to a storming start yesterday (Nov 5), according to unofficial early estimates compiled by ScreenDaily.com.UK and Ireland estimates show the final instalment in the Wachowski Brothers' trilogy performing well ahead of the previous film The Matrix Reloaded, which opened in ...
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Swords drawn for EFA's Prix Screen International
Eightfilms will compete for the 2003 Prix Screen International, the European Film Academy's award for bestnon-European film.TheEFA award, whose selection and nomination procedure is made in co-operationwith Screen International, seessamurai sword epics from two continents take on a diverse field that includes ablockbusting animation and some of the most acclaimed ...
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Golden Harvest, China Film launch joint venture
Hong Kong's Golden Harvest is setting up a joint venture with mainland entertainment conglomerate, China Film Group Corporation, to co-finance and distribute Chinese-language films.The new venture, which is expected to be operational early next year, intends to finance films produced by mainland production companies and distribute them both in China ...
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Blethyn, Bonneville join cast of Myriad's Piccadilly Jim
BrendaBlethyn and Hugh Bonneville have been cast in the comedy Piccadilly Jim, joining Sam Rockwell and TomWilkinson in the adaptation of the P.G. Wodehouse classic novel scripted byOscar-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes.Set tobegin shooting this month in the UK under director John McKay (Crush), Piccadilly Jim is set in 1930's England, ...
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Hero rules the Rooster at China's top film awards
Zhang Yimou's Hero scooped four prizes at this year's Golden Rooster Awards - mainland China's top film honours - including best director, best co-production, best sound recording and best production design. The martial arts blockbuster was excluded from competing for best picture as it's a co-production - between Beijing New ...
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Showtime rescues controversial Reagans miniseries from CBS
US pay-TV network Showtime has jumped in to acquire the television rights to The Reagans after its Viacom stablemate CBS bowed to Republican pary pressure and opted against airing the four-hour mini-series on Nov 16.James Brolin andJudy Davis star as the former president Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy in ...
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Raggy Boy to find new home in Winchester
The UK's Winchester Entertainment will be handling sales at Mifed on Aisling Walsh's Irish-set period drama, Song For A Raggy Boy, having taken over the sales mandate from Spain's Lolafilms.At press time, Winchester was poised to sign the deal that sees it take over the sales role from Lolafilms, which ...
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Song For A Raggy Boy to find new home in Winchester
The UK's Winchester Entertainment will be handling sales at Mifed on Aisling Walsh's Irish-set period drama, Song For A Raggy Boy, having taken over the sales mandate from Spain's Lolafilms.At press time, Winchester was poised to sign the deal that sees it take over the sales role from Lolafilms, which ...
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Winkler to get ASC's Board Of Governors Award
Irwin Winkler, theOscar-winning producer and director whose credits include Rocky, Raging Bull and Goodfellas, will receive the 2004 American Society of Cinematographers Board ofGovernors Award at the 18th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards in LosAngeles on Feb 8 2004.The annual honour is theonly ASC award for non-cinematographers and goes to ...