All Screen articles in 9 October 2008 – Page 2
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Shoreline picks up worldwide rights to Spring 1941
Morris Ruskin's Shoreline Entertainment has picked up worldwide rights to Spring 1941 the first ever Israeli-Polish co-production, which stars Joseph Fiennes and Clare Higgens. Directed by Uri Barbash (Beyond The Walls) and financed by the Israeli Rabinavitz Film Fud and the Polish Film Insititute, the film is the story ...
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Competitive 3D Film Festival launches this month in Florida
The first ever 3-D Film & Interactive Festival (3DFF) will take place in Orlando, Florida, from Oct 10-12 and continue at nearby Cocoa Beach from Oct 17-19. The festival is hosted by AMC Entertainment and presented by RealD 3D, The Kerner Company, Domaine de Canton and Florida's Space Coast. The ...
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Frances Fisher, Dominique Swain to star in Dead Whisper
Frances Fisher and Dominique Swain are to star in paranormal thriller Dead Whisper for Two Of A Kind Productions.The film is set to begin shooting in Louisiana on Nov 10 with Oley Sassone directing and John Kersey producing. The script was written by Jennifer Kersey and follows an emotionally scarred ...
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TriStar to release Cadillac Records in the US in Dec
TriStar Pictures will release Sony BMG's production Cadillac Records on Dec 5 in North America this year.The music-themed film chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists in Chicago in the 1950s. It stars Adrien Brody as Leonard Chess, Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters, Columbus Short as Little ...
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Bell, Lucas join voice cast of Imagi Studios' Astro Boy
Kristen Bell and Matt Lucas have joined the voice cast of Imagi Studios' CG-animated Astro Boy which has been set for a domestic release through Summit on Oct 23, 2009. Summit is also handling international sales except for Japan, Hong Kong and China.They join the previously announced cast of Nicolas ...
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Voltage acquires international rights to Seventh Moon
Voltage Pictures has acquired all international rights to Haxan Films' Seventh Moon, a new thriller written and directed by The Blair Witch Project's Eduardo Sanchez.The film stars Amy Smart, Tim Chiou and Dennis Chan and had its world premiere recently at Fantastic Fest in Austin. It will next screen on ...
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Ymagis and Universal agree D-cinema deal
Universal Pictures has signed a deal with European digital cinema services provider Ymagis to supply films to theatres equipped by Ymagis. Universal will also pay digital print fees under a long-term agreement.The arrangement mirrors earlier deals Ymagis has concluded with Paramount, Disney and Fox. To date Ymagis has signed contracts ...
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Beta Cinema picks up world sales for German feature on Iraq War
Beta Cinema has picked up world rights for Lancelot von Naso's feature debut Ceasefire (Waffenstillstand).Ceasefire is the first German-language feature film on the Iraq War and is a co-production between DRIFE Deyle&Richter Filmproduktion, DCM Mitte Productions, Erfttal Film, and broadcasters ZDF and arte.The film was inspired by the 2004 siege ...
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Digital Cinema Media unveils new brand identity
Digital Cinema Media has unveiled its new logo and brand identity, following its acquisition of advertising assets from ITV's Carlton Screen Advertising. Digital Cinema Media (DCM) a joint venture between cinema exhibitors Cineworld and Odeon, revealed its new logo which shows the company's name illuminated in a bright light projection. ...
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IMAX signs cinema pact with Austria's Cineplexx Kinobetriebe
IMAX Corp. and Austrian exhibitor Cineplexx Kinobetriebe have signed a joint-venture agreement that will see three digital projection cinemas installed in the cities of Graz, Vienna and Hohenems. The pact marks the giant screen company's first joint-venture in Europe. Thus far, IMAX has deals for over 180 digital projection systems, ...
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President of Miramax Films to launch London Film Finance Market
Daniel Battsek will launch the second Production Finance Market (PFM), where more than 50 producers will present projects totalling $1.16bn. A number of producers and financiers will meet at the Production Finance Market (PFM) in London from Oct 20-22, with a view to forging new financing relationships. The event will ...
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Swedish Film Institute announces $3.9m film support
The Swedish Film Institute has contributed $3.9m (SEK 28.1m) production support for 13 new films. $1.4m (SEK 10m) of that sum is reserved for Swedish directors Ola Simonsson and Johannes Stjärne Nilsson's first feature, Sound Of Noise.Simonsson and Nilsson have also scripted their debut which will be a French-Swedish co-production ...
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Ghent Festival honours Richard Jenkins
Veteran actor Richard Jenkins will be honoured at the 35th Ghent International Film Festival with their Special Achievement Award.It will be presented after the Benelux premiere of The Visitor in Ghent, Belgium on Oct 7. Jenkins, along with co-stars Haaz Sleiman and Danai Gurira will attend the screening.In Overture's The ...
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Iris Prize Festival winners announced
Till Kleinert's Cowboy has been named as the 2008 winner of the Iris Prize, Cardiff's international gay and lesbian short film prize, valued at £25,000. The winning film tells the story of a city dweller and a country lad who pay a terrible price for love.The filmmaker also received the ...
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Iain Smith appointed new Chair of Edinburgh Film Festival
Iain Smith will take up the role of Chair of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) on Oct 10. He will replace John McCormick who has held the role for the past 12 years.Commenting on his appointment Smith said 'It is an honour and a privilege to be able to ...
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ScreenDaily interview: Sergey Selyanov
In the first of a series of interviews with Russian film-makers, ScreenDaily reporter Olia Hercules talks to the President of the Russian Guild of Producers, Sergey Selyanov.As one of Russia's best-known producers, Selyanov has been responsible for the production of more than 50 films, as well as award-winning animation and ...