All Screen articles in 9 June 2000 – Page 4

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    Spanish gov't extends broadcast licence deadline

    2000-06-05T16:12:00Z

    Spain's government has extended the application period for new radio and TV licences until July 3, reportedly in an attempt to motivate competitors to form joint consortia.The original filing period for the new five-year licences, due to be awarded by November 30, ended Friday, June 2. The entry of two ...

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    Mana scores at emerging Malaga fest

    2000-06-05T15:53:00Z

    Actress Laura Mana was the big winner at the increasingly high-profile Spanish Film Festival of Malaga on Saturday night, walking away with the best film award for her directorial debut Sexo Por Compasion.The film is a magic surrealist tale, also written by Mana, about a woman whose sexual favours transform ...

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    Das Werk expands overseas with En Efecto merger

    2000-06-05T15:02:00Z

    German facilities group Das Werk is to merge with En Efecto, a Barcelona-based post-production and animation group. En Efecto groups together four companies: post-production companies Video Efecto and Cinefecto, laboratory Image Film and Film & Tape, which distributes materials. The group recently joined the Max European Post-Production Alliance. Financial details ...

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    Telefonica buys 25% of producer Media Park

    2000-06-05T01:11:00Z

    Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica has acquired a 25% stake in Barcelona-based content producer and broker Media Park in a transaction worth a reported $60m (pts10,500m). The shares will be managed by Telefonica subsidiary Telefonica Media. Local reports suggest that Telefonica paid as much as five times what Media Park shares ...

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    Martin Lawrence nearly dethrones M: I 2

    2000-06-05T01:01:00Z

    20th Century Fox's Martin Lawrence-starrer Big Momma's House opened with a surprisingly strong $25.6m (estimated) over the weekend at the North American box office, giving Paramount's Mission: Impossible 2 a run for its money. However, the Tom Cruise action adventure clung to the top spot with $27m in its second ...

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    Canada's Nelvana, Keystone hit IPO hurdles

    2000-06-04T17:14:00Z

    Two Canadian entertainment companies have cut back or withdrawn public offerings as market volatility continues to unbalance North American stock exchanges. Toronto-based animation house Nelvana Ltd has trimmed back the number of shares in a US public offering from a proposed 3.75 million shares to 2.5 million. The shares, priced ...