All articles by Adrien Gombeaud – Page 4
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Warner wins rights to Brazil's Xuxa sequel
Warner Bros has beaten off competition from Columbia TriStar, 20th Century Fox and Lumiere Brasil to acquire Brazilian rights to local children's feature Xuxa Pop Star, the third film in domestic TV star Xuxa's franchise.The last Xuxa film - Xuxa Wiggles (Xuxa Requebra) - distributed by 20th Century Fox through ...
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Firstmovies launches with on-line marketing tool
A new UK film industry marketing company launches this week, aiming to provide distributors with market research about their films via the internet. Called Firstmovies.com, the service has been set up by Chris Ward, managing director of youth marketing agency Beatwax Communications. Film Council deputy chairman Stewart Till has been ...
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Sony Classics bags House Of Mirth
Terence Davies's acclaimed The House Of Mirth has been acquired for North American theatrical release by Sony Pictures Classics, in a last minute agreement with Showtime which had previously wanted to premiere the film on its cable channel (Screendaily, August 23).Showtime co-produced the film - an adaptation of Edith's Wharton's ...
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Columbia gives Brazilian series theatrical outing
Columbia TriStar Brazil is lining up a 55-print release from September 15 for The Dog's Will (Auto Da Compadecida), a feature film derived from the Brazilian mini-series of the same name broadcast by Rede Globo last year.Although made-for-TV, the mini-series' producers - Rede Globo's film arm, Globo Films - considered ...
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Me You Them opens well on home ground
As expected, Richard Lenormand has been appointed chairman and CEO of StudioCanal to replace Vincent Grimond who has resigned following his appointment as senior executive vice president, operations and finance, at Universal Studios Group. The board of directors at StudioCanal unanimously appointed Lenormand. The 38 year-old was most recently senior ...
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Brazilian veterans launch arthouse distributor
Brazilian film industry veterans Adhemar de Oliveira, owner of the Cinearte exhibition chain, and Leon Cakoff - director of non-competitive festival Mostra Internacional de Sao Paulo - have launched Sao Paulo-based arthouse distribution company Mais Filmes.The company plans to distribute foreign acquisitions and promote Brazilian titles in the state of ...
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Art Films grabs Gramado winner Pantaleon
Brazil's Art Films has beaten off several other distributors to acquire local theatrical rights to Gramado festival winner Captain Pantoja And The Special Service (Pantaleon Y Las Visitadoras), a Peruvian title directed by Francisco Lombardi.The company acquired the film jointly with local video distributor Europa Video. According to Art Films ...
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Peru's Pantaleon triumphs at Gramado
Peruvian film Captain Pantoja And The Special Service (Pantaleon Y Las Visitadoras), directed by Francisco Lombardi, was the clear winner at the 28th Film Festival of Gramado in Brazil, picking up awards for best film, director, actor and screenplay.The film was also awarded best editor and won the critics' award ...
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Brazil's Globo considers IPO
Brazilian media empire Globo is mulling an initial public offering of a minority stake in the group if Brazil's parliament passes legislation allowing foreign companies to invest in the country's media.The Brazilian Congress is scheduled to vote next month on a bill that would enable foreigners to acquire up to ...
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Bossa Nova shows legs at Brazilian box office
Bruno Barreto's Bossa Nova has racked up Real2.5m ($1.4m) after four weeks at the domestic box office - a solid result for a local title which looks set to be repeated by at least two other domestic productions in the coming year.The romantic comedy - which also started its international ...
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Brazil's SBT fights ratings battle with movie slot
Competition is hotting up in the Brazilian free TV market with number two broadcaster SBT taking on leading station Globo by launching a prime-time film slot on Friday evenings, to be fed with product from its recently-signed output deals with Warner Bros and Disney.The slot will be in addition to ...
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Orfeu clinches top prize at Brazilian awards
Carlos Diegues' Orfeu scooped the best film award at the Grand Prize Cinema Brazil (Feb12) in the city of Petropolis.Diegues' film beat off competition from Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas' The First Day (O Primeiro Dia), Helvecio Ratton's Love & Co (Amor & Cia), Aluizio Abranches' A Glass Of Rage ...
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Salvadoran cinemas ignore Stigmata ban
Cinema chains in El Salvador have ignored a government order forbidding them to screen supernatural thriller Stigmata, arguing that the ban violated their freedom of expression.The Salvadoran Public Entertainment Directorate had previously approved the film for audiences over 18, but decided to ban its exhibition after it became a local ...
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Animation rules the school during Brazilian summer
The local children's film Xuxa Wiggles (Xuxa Requebra) is stealing the show at the Brazilian box office despite intense competition from big-budget animations Toy Story 2 and Pokemon (pictured). Xuxa, known as 'Queen Of The Littlies', opened six weeks ago in time for the Christmas and school summer holidays ...
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Columbia adds to co-producing credits in Brazil
Columbia TriStar Brazil has boarded Brazilian production Me, You, Them (Eu, Tu, Eles) as co-producer and distributor.The film, the second project from director Andrucha Waddington, is co-produced by Brazilian production outfit Conspiracao Filmes.Columbia will contribute real920,000 ($494,000) towards the film's post-production and P&A. The investment will be made via tax ...
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