All Screen articles in 7 November 2006 – Page 5
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Netflix's Red Envelope strikes US deal for I'm Reed Fish
Netflix's Red EnvelopeEntertainment has acquired the U.S. rights for I'm Reed Fish, sold by ContentFilm International.The Squared Foot productionis the first feature from director Zackary Adler. The coming-of-agecomedy/drama set in a small town stars Jay Baruchel, Alexis Bledel, SchuylerFisk, Victor Rasuk and DJ Qualls. Screenwriter Akiva Goldsmanserved as executive producer ...
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The Works takes UK rights for Prairie Home Companion
The Works UKDistribution has acquired all UK rights to Robert Altman's A Prairie HomeCompanion from CapitolFilms.Capitol's head ofsales Eve Schoukroun negotiated the deal with Works UK Distribution managingdirector Mick Southworth and director of marketing Laurence Gornall. Altman's comedystars Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Lohanand John ...
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Myriad takes on romantic comedy Jack and Jill
Myriad Pictures has acquiredworldwide rights to romantic comedy Jack And Jill Vs The World starring Freddie Prinze Jr and Taryn Manning.Myriad is introducing buyersto the story of a bored 30-year-old advertising executive called Jack who fallsfor Jill, a free-spirited girl, following a chance rooftop encounter.However after Jack learnsthat Jill hasn't ...
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Fawcett starts hedge fund to cashflow UK credits
Simon Fawcett, the formerfinance director for Pathe, is launching a new hedge fund to support Britishfilms. Aramid Entertainment Fund is the latest company stepping forward to cashflow the new UK tax credit and seeks to raise up to £150m.Aramid Capital Partnerscomprises three financiers: London-based Future Capital Partners, LA-basedScreen Capital International ...
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Chang takes lead in Kim Ki-duk's love story Breath
Taiwanese actor Chang Chen will star in Kim Ki-duk's upcoming lovestory Breath, markingthe first time that the acclaimed Korean director has worked with a foreignactor. The project, which is being sold internationally by CineclickAsia, also marks the first time that Chang has worked with a Korean filmmaker. He is best ...
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Thai Warrior sells to Japan, Brazil
Following its sale to Magnolia Pictures at the beginning of themarket, hot Thai action title Dynamite Warrior (Tabunfire) has sold to Japan and Brazil. Thailand's Sahamongkol has sold the film to start-up Japanesedistributor Hexagon Pictures, while Imagem has acquired all Brazilian rights.Singapore's Innoform also bought the film as part of ...
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Weinsteins and IFC make joint buy of Black Sheep
The Weinstein Company (TWC)and IFC Entertainment have jointly acquired all North American rights toJonathan King's horror-comedy Black Sheep on the back of its popular world premiere screening at Toronto.IFC will release through itsFirst Take day-and-date distribution label and TWC will release on DVD throughGenius Products. Philippa Campbell produced the saga ...
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Beyond on board for Redgrave, Staunton comedy
Beyond Films has taken onsales for How About You, starringHayley Atwell, Vanessa Redgrave, Imelda Staunton and Brenda Fricker.Anthony Byrne will directwith Noel Pearson and Sarah Radclyffe producing. Pearson's Ferndale Filmsretains German and Irish rights, with the latter territory's theatrical and DVDrights going to Buena Vista.The comedy is adapted fromthe Maeve ...
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Red Road dominates Scottish Bafta nominations
AndreaArnold's Cannes prize-winner Red Roadpredictably dominates the screen nominations for this year's Lloyds TSB BAFTAScotland awards. Thecritically-acclaimed drama of a cctv operator's journey from revenge tosalvation has been nominated in every feature film category including BestPicture, Best Actress (Kate Dickie) and Best Actor (Tony Curran). Andrea Arnoldhas received nominations for ...
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Madman buys Court Of Lonely Royals for Australia
Wendy Reeds' FabricationFilms has sold the dystopian tale Court Of Lonely Royals to Madman Pictures in Australia.First-timer Rohan MichaelHoole's story centres on a future where alienated youngsters are hired to killfor the police has also closed in a number of other territories.Rights have gone to Brazil(Alpha Filmes), the former Yugoslavia ...
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Peace Arch picks up thriller Never Forget
Peace Arch EntertainmentGroup has picked up worldwide rights to the thriller Never Forget starring Lou Diamond Phillips.Phillips portrays a man whofights to clear his name after he awakens to find himself covered in blood andaccused of murder without any recollection of what has happened.Leo Scherman is directingfrom as screenplay by ...
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Internet problems frustrate exhibitors at AFM
AFMattendees were left stranded without Internet access on day two of the marketas the Internet service in the Loews hotel guest rooms went down Thursdaymorning and wasn't planned to be operating fully until after the business dayended.LoewsSanta Monica Beach Hotel manager John Thacker said that on Tuesday andWednesday, there were ...
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Shochiku sells three titles to Houston-based ADV
Shochiku has closed amulti-picture deal with Houston-based ADV Films which has acquired two features- Ghost Train and Synesthesia - and TV series Le Chevalier D'Eon from the Japanese studio.Under the terms of thedeal, ADV has acquired North American theatrical, video and TV rights to thetwo features - as well as ...
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Sony goes on aggressive acquisitions spree at Element
Sony Pictures has swooped on multiple territory rights to twoprojects from John Fremes' Element Films International as it seeks tore-establish a major acquisitions profile on the international circuit.In a pre-emptive move before the AFM kicked off earlier this week,the US major snapped up US and a host of international rights ...
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Andrew Niccol to direct Dali & I for Room 9
Andrew Niccol is attachedto direct Dali & I: The Surreal Story for David Sacks' Room 9 Entertainment.Room 9 originally acquiredJohn Salvati's speculative screenplay based on Stan Lauryssen's book Daliand I.Niccol is working on arewrite of the biopic, which will cover the life of Salvador Dali told throughthe eyes of Lauryssens, ...
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Tsui Hark signs to direct The Eye 3 with Chan
Leading Hong Kong filmmaker Tsui Hark will direct The Eye 3 - the next installment in thepopular horror franchise - marking his first collaboration with producerPeter Ho-sun Chan.ARM Distribution, the recently launched joint venture between Chan'sApplause Pictures and the Ruddy Morgan Organization, and The Little FilmCompany are working together to ...
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Korean star Jun takes the lead in $26m Blood: The Last Vampire
Korean star Jun Ji-hyun (MySassy Girl, Windstruck) has beencast in the live-action version of Japanese animation house Production IG's Blood:The Last Vampire, which Bill Kong (CrouchingTiger, Hidden Dragon) is producingwith France's Pathe. Kong reteams with directorRonny Yu after their hit Fearless,starring Jet Li, grossed over $65m worldwide. Kong also just ...
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London Film Festival honours Arnold's Red Road
The Times BFI London FilmFestival ended its 50th anniversary edition tonight with a screening ofAlejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Babel.While the festival islargely non-competitive, there were four main awards presented at the closingceremony. The Sutherland Trophy for most original and imaginative first featurewent to Andrea Arnold for Red Road,the Fipresci prize went ...
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London Film Festival honours Arnold's Red Road
The Times BFI London FilmFestival ended its 50th anniversary edition tonight with a screening ofAlejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Babel.While the festival islargely non-competitive, there were four main awards presented at the closingceremony. The Sutherland Trophy for most original and imaginative first featurewent to Andrea Arnold for Red Road,the Fipresci prize went ...
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Regent takes worldwide rights to Orientation
Regent Releasing has pickedup worldwide rights to the comedy Freshman Orientation starring Sam Huntington, Marla Sokoloff, BryceJohnson, John Goodman and Rachel Dratch. Regent plans a spring 2007release and Regent Worldwide Sales is handling foreign rights at AFM. The Element Films productioncharts the misguided career of a college freshman who invites ...