All Screen articles in 7 November 2006 – Page 6
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HanWay takes on Merchant Ivory library
HanWay Films has beenappointed to represent the worldwide rights to the Merchant Ivory library offilms.HanWay is now selling 21 ofJames Ivory and Ismail Merchant's features including Howards End, Heat AndDust, Maurice, Bombay Talkie, Shakespeare Wallah, The Europeans andThe Mystic Masseur. All titleshave been fully re-mastered by James Ivory and will ...
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THINKFilm International sells Young People Fucking
THINKFilm International's penchant for risque material continuesapace as the new York-based company arrives at AFM with the comedy YoungPeople Fucking anddocumentary War Dance(working title).Young People Fucking is currently in pre-production and centres on an eventful nightfor five different couples at various stages of relationship ranging from firstdate to former lovers ...
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Fremantle pacts with Verve for Mischief Night
Fremantle Home Entertainmenthas struck a new joint venture with UK distributor Verve Pictures for therelease of Penny Woolcock's Mischief Night. This marks Fremantle's first foray into theatrical distribution.Both parties get all UKrights including free TV, DVD and digital distribution rights and Fremantlesaid the deal was important as multi-platform releasing grows ...
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New Yorker takes on domestic rights to Treatment
Dan Talbot's New YorkerFilms has acquired US rights from Gotham Sales to Oren Rudavsky's romantic comedy The Treatment. New Yorker plans a spring2007 platform release in New York for the winner of the Tribeca Film Festival'sMade In New York Best Narrative Award.Chris Eigeman, Famke Janssenand Ian Holm star in ...
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Rowlands and Deneuve sign on for Persepolis
Gena Rowlands and CatherineDeneuve have signed on to the voice cast of the English-language adaptation ofIranian author Marjane Satrapi's award-winning autobiographical comic books Persepolis and Persepolis 2.The animated feature iscurrently in production in France and will be released through Sony PicturesClassics in North America. Deneuve will voice the role of ...
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McFadzean to oversee family films at new Wind Dancer
Matt Williams has announced that his partner David McFadzean will overseedevelopment of family films for Wind Dancer Films.The company recently announced a development fund for comedies andcharacter-driven thrillers with an eye on the international market.In addition to family films, Wind Dancer is developing romantic, actionand teen comedies. McFadzean is currently ...
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Reeve, Parkhouse launches tax credit financing group IFF
UK industry veteran JimReeve, the founder of UK film financier Visionview, has teamed with TomParkhouse to launch a new financing outfit, International Film Finance Ltd(IFF).Just prior to the AFM., IFFannounced it was teaming up with global public sector financier DEPFA Bank PLCto provide upfront cash financing of US and International ...
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Turin competition includes Serra's Honor de Cavalleria
The 24th edition of theTurin Film Festival, Italy's'cutting-edge film event, has unveiled itscomplete line-up. Clint Eastwood's Flags of our Fathers will kick off'thefestival, which runs Nov 10-18.This year's competition offirst and second features includes a mix of international titleshailing'from Algeria, Lebanon, Italy, the US, Spain, the Philippines,Japan,'China, Iran and Kazakhstan.Four ...
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Canet's Tell No One has smash opening in France
Guillaume Canet's Tell No One, which is headlining EuropaCorp's AFM slate, has enjoyed aspectacular opening in France, posting over 205,000 admissions on its openingday. The thriller, starring Francois Cluzet, was unveiled to buyers inSanta Monica at a packed screening on Wednesday night. Several territories arealready pre-sold.Here in Santa Monica, underlining ...
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Arclight takes on Bigas Luna comedy Yo Soy La Juani
Arclight Films has bulked upits AFM slate by picking up international rights to Bigas Luna's comedy-drama YoSoy La Juani. Arclight did the deal withManga Films and Luna, whose picture has already made a mark on the Spanish boxoffice and grossed more than $1.7m in two weeks. Yo Soy La Juani ...
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Becker acquires international rights to Cobain doc
London and Sydney-basedBecker International has acquired foreign rights from Sidetrack Films to AJSchnack's documentary Kurt Cobain About A Son.Becker has been introducingthe picture to buyers here at AFM in tandem with its US premiere at AFI FEST.Dendy Films has taken Australian and New Zealand rights.Produced by Brooklyn-basedproduction and financing outfit ...
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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Dir: Michael Lembeck. US. 2006. 91mins.Straight-up, wholeheartedly earnest family films thatare not animated nor revolve around some form of animal are few and far between' and of this subset, many are driven only by primary colors and robust sounddesign. But The SantaClause 3: The Escape Clause, the third film in ...
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UK film Focus sets 2007 dates for June 25-28
The London UK Film Focus hasset its 2007 dates for June 25-28 and will move to its new home at therenovated BFI Southbank. The fourth LUFF will invite150 buyers to screen about 40 British films. The event has yet toannounce further plans for its new Production Finance Market, a CineMart-styleevent ...
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UK film Focus sets 2007 dates for June 25-28
The London UK Film Focus hasset its 2007 dates for June 25-28 and will move to its new home at therenovated BFI Southbank. The fourth LUFF will invite150 buyers to screen about 40 British films. The event has yet toannounce further plans for its new Production Finance Market, a CineMart-styleevent ...
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AMPAS names shortlist of 16 for animated feature Oscar
The Academy Of MotionPicture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) has announced a list of 16 films which areexpected to compete for the animated feature Oscar this year. Since thecategory allows five nominations if there are 16 eligible films or more, 2006could be the first year since 2002 to have a five-film ...
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First Sino-Finnish kung fu film makes impact in China
Finnish director Antti-Jussi Annila's Jade Warrior -the first Sino-Finnish co-production, and the first Finnish film to be launched in mainland China - took more than 110,000 admissions in eight days, from its 175-print release in 80 cities by Warner China Film HG Corp.Before the premiere, Annila and Chinese lead ...
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Tripper travels for Voltage
Nicolas Chartier's Voltage Pictures has closed multiple territories on David Arquette's directorial debut The Tripper.Sales on the horror picture have been concluded in France (La Fabrique Du Film), CIS (Central Partnership), Benelux (Belga), Middle East (Gulf Film), Singapore (Golden Village), and Malaysia (Ram Indo).Jamie King, Thomas Jane, Jason Mewes, Lukas ...
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NonStop reps Sandrew library
NonStop Sales is to handle worldwide sales on around 500 films from Scandinavian powerhouse Sandrew Metronome.Under the terms of the exclusive deal, signed on the eve of the AFM, NonStop will sell (outside Scandinavia) many of the best-loved and best-known titles in Scandinavian cinema history.Among them are Ingmar Bergman's Dreams ...
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Telepool picks up Gilles
Germany's Telepool has acquired German and Austrian rights to Belgian box office hit Gilles from Sola Media. The story, about a 12-year-old boy and his passion for football, scored 230,000 admissions in Belgium. The deal was negotiated by Beatrix Wesle for Sola Media and Marc Gabizon and Silke Wilfinger for ...
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Madrid-LA Forum draws Iacono, Pittleman
The first ever Madrid-LA Entertainment Media Forum closed on Tuesday, after two days of 250 intensive meetings between 17 Madrid-based film, TV and music companies and 45 of their US counterparts.Sponsored by PromoMadrid, CEIM (Confederacion Empresarial de Madrid) and FAPAE (the Spanish Audiovisual Producers Association), the gathering was attended by, ...