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UPI France cranks up, hires Lorenzi, Rethore and Peyre
Universal Pictures International France has named several key hires as it expands the studio's presence in the territory. Stephane Huard, managing director Universal Pictures International France made the announcement Thursday.Jean-Michel Lorenzi will be UPI France's sales director while Stephane Rethore has joined as marketing director and Myriam Peyre is moving ...
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3D film-maker warns of difficulty in cracking US market
Producer-director Ben Stassen has warned that the US remains a tough market to crack for independent 3D films.'It's a David and Goliath battle,' Stassen commented in the wake of thebelow par US performance of his film, kids' animated tale Fly Me To The Moon. Click here for review.The 3D film ...
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Maya takes US theatrical and DVD for Talento De Barrio
Maya Entertainment has acquired the US theatrical and DVD rights to Jose Ivan Santiago's gangster drama Talento De Barrio starring reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee.The film opens in select markets on September 19 and tells of a young man from the Puerto Rican barrios whose past catches up with him after ...
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6.5 Minutes In Tel Aviv wins best of festival award at Palm Springs
Mirey Brantz' Israeli entry 6.5 Minutes In Tel Aviv won the 2008 Palm Springs International ShortFest's Best Of Festival Award as the seven-day event came to a close on August 27.As Best of Festival winner, Brantz becomess eligible to submit his film for Oscar consideration.Marcal Fores' UK submission Friends Forever ...
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here! Films takes domestic on De Fleur's Queen Raquela
here! Films has acquired North American rights to Icelandic film-maker Olaf De Fleur's The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela.Sister company Regent Releasing will distribute the film in select cities this autumn starting with New York and Los Angeles on September 26.The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela centres on a transsexual ...
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UPIE kicks off Blu-ray strategy with day-and-date launch of Hulk
Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) kicks off its international Blu-ray strategy on October 13 with the day-and-date launch of The Incredible Hulk on the high definition format and DVD.The company's Blu-ray release platform will reach the UK, Australia, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, Spain, Mexico, Italy and Brazil this year.Up to ...
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Shroder to direct mythological movie for SCI FI in Romania
Ricky Schroder is to direct Hellhounds, an original movie for the US SCI FI Channel which will shoot on location in Romania from Aug 31 to Sept 19.The film is an international co-production between Canada's Muse Entertainment and Romania's SC Studiourile Media Pro. Muse's Michael Prupas is executive producing alongside ...
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Fictitious documentary on Tropic Thunder goes onto iTunes
DreamWorks has uploaded a companion piece to Tropic Thunder on iTunes that chronicles the fictitious cast and crew's struggle to film the movie with the movie in Paramount-DreamWorks' recent action comedy release.The mockumentary Rain Of Madness stars Jay Baruchel, Jack Black, Steve Coogan, Robert Downey Jr, Bill Hader, Nick Nolte ...
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Brian Owens named artistic director at Nashville Film Festival
Brian Owens has been hired as artistic director of the Nashville Film Festival, which is gearing up for its 40th anniversary celebrations from April 16-23, 2009.Owens previously served as artistic director of the Indianapolis International Film Festival, which he founded in 2003.During his tenure he expanded the festival's programming to ...
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Burn After Reading opens Venice Film Festival
Venice kickedoff last nightwith the galapremiereof the Coen Brothers' Burn After Reading.George Clooney and Brad Bitt brought some A-list star power to the red carpet for the opening. To see Screen's review of the film click here.More big names are expected to arrive forthe traditionally glitzy opening weekend, which will ...
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Fifty Dead Men to go ahead at Toronto in defiance of IRA mole
The world premiere of Kari Skogland's Toronto International Film Festival gala Fifty Dead Men Walking will take place, say the film's co-producers, Future Films and HandMade Films International. The film has been the centre of row involving Martin McGartland, the former RUC Special Branch mole who infiltrated the IRA and ...
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Shochiku buys Japanese rights to Chorus Line doc Every Little Step
Shochiku Co Ltd has taken Japanese rights to Endgame Entertainment's documentary Every Little Step which has its world premiere as a special presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept 6.The company plans to release the film, which charts the Broadway musical A Chorus Line from idea to global ...
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Cast lines up for Warner biopic Coco Before Chanel
Production is set to begin on Sept 15 in Paris on Anne Fontaine's Coco Avant Chanel (Coco Before Chanel), a new film about the life of the legendary French fashion designer which is being produced by Warner Bros International in association with Haut Et Court, Cine-@, Warner Bros Entertainment and ...
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Maximum picks up world sales to McGowan, Mehta Toronto titles
Maximum Films International has picked up world sales rights on two major Canadian titles at TIFF: Michael McGowan's gala title, One Week, and Deepa Mehta's special presentation, Heaven On Earth.The One Week deal covers all rights except for Canada while the Heaven On Earth deal covers the world ex Canada ...
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Maple Pictures takes Canadian rights to McDonald's Pontypool
Toronto-based distributor Maple Pictures has acquired all Canadian rights in all media to Bruce McDonald's TIFF Vanguard title, Pontypool. Described as the veteran guerilla filmmaker's first foray into horror, the film explores the terrorizing effects of a strange virus in a small town. It's adapted from the novel Pontypool Changes ...
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Ealing Studios sells St Trinian's in three key territories
Ealing Studios International has announced that it has concludedanother three key deals for the distribution of UK box-office hit St Trinian's.The deals, announced Aug 26, have Neo Classics taking United States, Alliance taking Canada and Filmax taking Spain.Making the announcement, Barnaby Thompson, Head of Studio, EalingStudios said: 'We've had lots ...
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Joel B Michaels joins Halcyon as president of production
Veteran producer Joel B Michaels has been named president of production at The Halcyon Company, it was announced today by co-CEOs Victor Kubicek and Derek AndersonMichaels, who is currently serving as executive producer on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles for TV, joins the company immediately and will oversee Terminator Salvation ...
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CMG sells Chemical Wedding to North America, France, Benelux
Edward Noeltner's Cinema Management Group (CMG) has closed several major territorial deals throughout the summer on Chemical Wedding, an occult thriller written by Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson.Starz/Anchor Bay Entertainment has taken rights in North America and Universal Pictures Video (France) bought rights in France, Belgium and The Netherlands.Julian Doyle ...
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Goldcrest forms New York division to co-produce independent films
The Goldcrest Group has formed a new New York-based division called Goldcrest Features which plans to integrate the production process for independent film-makers from pre-production through post-production and delivery all under one roof. The remit is to co-produce up to seven films a year with budgets up to $15m.Gretchen McGowan, ...
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Jaman.com signs over 100 Lionsgate titles to its online service
Online distribution service and film community Jaman.com has signed a deal with Lionsgate to make over 100 Lionsgate titles to Jaman's users.Under the terms of the deal, Jaman.com will showcase Lionsgate titles on its site, some of which will be available for free, ad-supported and instantly streamed in high-definition quality. ...