All Screen articles in 7 November 2005 – Page 4
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Woody Allen's second UK film gets a title: Scoop
Woody Allen'snext film finally has a title: Scoop.The film, knownfor months as the Woody Allen Summer Project, or WASP, shot in London this summer and iscurrently in post-production. Delivery is expected in summer 2006. ScarlettJohansson, who also stars in Allen's London-set Match Point, plays an American journalism studentvisiting London who ...
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Saskatchewan boosts tax credit to 45%
The Canadian province ofSaskatchewan has announced it will boost its labour-based production tax creditto 45% from 35% of total eligible costs for film and television productionsshooting in the region. The Saskatchewan FilmEmployment Tax Credit (SFETC) can increase to 55% if certain criteria are met,including a new 5% bonus tax credit ...
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UK Film Focus sets dates for June 2006
The London UKFilm Focus has announced the dates for its third sales showcase, to be heldJune 26-29.The three-dayevent promotes British films to 150 international buyers. About 40 UK titlesare expected to screen at this year's showcase. Networking events will also beorganized.In changes for2006, Film Focus will start earlier on Monday ...
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Taiwan announces selections for new film and TV event
Taiwan'sGovernment Information Office (GIO) has announced the 21 film and televisionseries selected for the inaugural 2005 Taiwan Film and TV Project Promotion(TFTPP). Theevent runs from 13-14 November in Taipei as part of the newly-announced TaiwanInternational Film & TV Expo (TIFTE).Modelledon the Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP), held in South Korea during ...
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New Zealand's Rialto sells shares in companies to Reading
Kelly Rogers and David Rosshave sold their half share in New Zealand's biggest arthouse circuit, RialtoCinemas, to mainstream exhibitor Reading and cashed up their distributioncompany in the process.This means that thecountry's two biggest cinema operators, the other being existing half ownerVillage Skycity, now own most of the 19-screen specialist chain ...
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Push Worldwide moves into production with Cold Cream
Mike Elliott, Rob Kerchnerand Joe Genier's fledgling international distributor Push Worldwide is movinginto production with the aim of releasing three to four features a year,kicking off with Richard Halpern's horror thriller Cold Cream. Elliott and Genier willproduce the story, set to begin production in autumn 2006, about an overweightwoman whose ...
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Celluloid boards Oz mockumentary Razzle Dazzle
A newmockumentary Razzle Dazzle promises to lift the lid on the spangle-clad world of children'sdance troupes. The project, just added to Celluloid Dreams' AFM slate, is beingscripted by Carolyn Wilson and longtime Ricky Gervais collaborator Robin Ince.from an original story by Daren Ashton and Carolyn Wilson.The $1.5 millionfeature will shoot ...
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Minghella hails best ever London Film Festival
"The best festival ever," was Anthony Minghellas description of the 49th The Times London Film Festival, which closed last night withGeorge Clooney's Good Night, And GoodLuck.Theevent broke all previous records, boasting 161 sold-out performancesin a festival of 180 feature films and 130 shorts.Theend of festival awards went to:The Sutherland Trophy ...
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Rezo scores Europa, Avex sales for Russian Countdown
Headinginto the AFM, French outfit Rezo Films has drummed up an impressive list ofsales on its Russian action picture Countdown. LucBesson's EuropaCorp. has bought the film for France for a 2006 release.Originally distributed by Gemini in Russia, the film has also sold to Japan'sAvex Entertainment, Brazil's Conquest Films, Hong Kong's ...
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Wolf Creek finally gets teeth into Australian market
Greg McLean's horror title WolfCreek has finally opened in its Australian home territory, scoring a numberone opening on Thursday on an estimated $142,639 (AU$193,045).The film had been delayed because of its similarities with a murder trial still in progress. It is still barred from opening in the Northern Territory, where ...
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European Film Awards to be announced at Seville
The nominations for thisyear's European Film Awards will be announced at the Seville Film Festival onSunday.The event (November 4-12)will also host the presentation of the European actors selected for ShootingStars 2005.Seville's festival is decicatedtedentirely to European cinema, with 160 films and $290,000in prizes for the Spanish distributors of winning titles. ...
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Andreas Klein joins BMD board of directors
Splendid Medien managementboard chairman Andreas Klein has joined the board of directors of BauerMartinez Distribution.“Philippe Martinez is putting together one of the mostexciting entertainment companies in the business and I’m thrilled to be part of it,” Klein, who served as executive producer on Traffic and the Agent Cody Banks franchise, ...
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Chicken Little goes big in Mexico, Russia & South Africa
Impressive holds during the All Saints Day holiday in manyterritories this week means that The Legend Of Zorro stands at more than $41m going into theweekend.Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) licensed the majorityof international rights from the picture's co-financier Spyglass Entertainmentand executives expect strong holds in all territories following last ...
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Baldwin to star opposite Gellar in Odd Lot/Media 8's Guide
Alec Baldwin has been cast opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar in OddLot Entertainment's upcoming adaptation of international bestseller TheGirls' Guide To Hunting And Fishing. Media 8 is handling international rights on the project, whichcharts the romantic travails of an ambitious Manhattan book editor who is tornbetween her boyfriend and a notorious ...
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Taiwanese-Kiwi venture plans $69m film of Chinese myth
Taiwaneseand a New Zealand companies haveset up a joint venture to produce a $69m English-language feature based on aChinese myth and set for release during the Beijing Olympics in 2008.Lady White Snake has been written by Chinese musician Hou Dejian, owner of Taipei-basedEquinox Film. He is working with USwriter/director Patrick ...
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MK2, Rialto take Tsotsi from Little Film Company
Robbie Little's Little Film Company has closed more sales on GavinHood's Toronto Film Festival's People's Choice Award winner Tsotsi.Rights have gone to MK2 in France, Rialto in Australia and NewZealand, Castello Lopes in Portugal, and Rosebud in Greece.The picture will be released through Miramax in North America,Kinowelt in Germany, and ...
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THINKFilm takes on worldwide rights to Penguins spoof
THINKFilm is selling international rights to Bob Saget's spoofdocumentary Farce Of The Penguins, featuring comedic voice-overs and an R-rated theme andsoundtrack set to wildlife photography.The picture is in production for a spring 2006 North Americanrelease through THINK and is being represented to AFM buyers through thecompany's sales consultant Mark Horowitz.Saget ...
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Four films picked for WCF funding
Inits third round of funding, the Berlin-based World Cinema Fund (WCF) hasselected four projects for production support and one project to back forGerman theatrical distribution.Theproduction funding went to Faro, La Reine Des Eaux, dir: Salif Traore (Mali), German co-producer: Bärbel Mauch Film (funding: $72,400 ...
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LGI secures raft of sales on Fierce People
Lions Gate FilmsInternational has completed a raft of sales on Griffin Dunne's drama Fierce People, which makes its premiere market screening at AFMand stars Diane Lane, Donald Sutherland and Elizabeth Perkins.Lions Gate International president Nick Meyer announced sales to Filmax forSpain, Video Film for Italy, Showbox/Milestone for South Korea, Applause ...
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Sales sizzle for Nordisk on hot Scando festival titles
In the run-up toAFM, Nordisk has closed deals on several titles that screened on the autumnfestival circuit.Finnish foreignlanguage Oscar contender (and Toronto official selection) Mother Of Mine has sold to Eurocine for Spain andPortugal and Cine Video y Television for Mexico, with France in negotiations. Market premiere Murk, a psychological ...