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War Child wins the audience award at Tribeca Film Festival
C Karim Chrobog's documentary War Child won the 7th annual Tribeca Film Festival's audience Cadillac Award as the event came to a close last night [May 4].Chrobog will receive a cash prize of $25,000 and an art award for his film, which chronicles the life of hip-hop artist and former ...
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Iron Man grosses include $10.3m in UK, $9.6m in Mexico for PPI
Iron Man stamped his mark all over the world as Marvel's latest superhero sensation launched through Paramount Pictures International (PPI) on an estimated $96.8m in 57 territories.The storming debut combines with the $100.8m domestic launch to put the film on $197.6m after three days. The film opened day-and-date with North ...
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Iron Man boosts global box office with superheroic $200m opening
Iron Man smashed its way to the top of the charts with a mighty $100.8m three-day launch that kicked off the summer season in fine style.The Marvel Studios film, which Paramount is releasing around the world, registered the eight biggest three-day debut of all time and easily scored the biggest ...
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Hot Fuzz wins BAFTA/LA Comedy prize
Edgar Wright's Hot Fuzz won Best British Comedy Film Award at the inaugural BAFTA/LA British Comedy Award in Los Angeles last night and star Simon Pegg took home Best British Comedy Performer In Film.Billy Connolly received the BAFTA/LA Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy and Extras won Best British Comedy Television ...
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Let The Right One In takes top narrative award at Tribeca
Tomas Alfredson's Let The Right One In from Sweden took the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature as the Tribeca Film Festival announced its winners [May 1].The awards were unveiled several days before the festival closes on May 3. At time of writing no major deals had closed, although there ...
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Seattle announces lineup including 16 world premieres
World Premieres of Dan Ireland's Jolene, Russell Brown's The Bluetooth Virgin, Cornelia Durye Moore's The Dark Horse and Julia Sweeney's Letting Go Of God are among the expected highlights at the 34th Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF).Randall Miller's Bottle Shock will close the festival on June 14 and as previously ...
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PPI's Iron Man takes off worldwide and kicks off summer
It's all about Iron Man this weekend as Paramount Pictures International (PPI) kicks off the 2008 summer blockbuster season with a huge day-and-date rollout.Paramount will release the Marvel Studios film in North America on May 2 and the top-line cast of Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeff Bridges allied ...
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Profile: The Latin Amercian Film Company
Eduardo Costantini Jr first met Harvey Weinstein at a dinner during the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.Costantini is the son of an Argentinian tycoon who made his fortune in asset management and commercial real estate. At the time of the Weinstein meeting, Costantini Jr was running the Museum of Latin American ...
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13 projects line up for Sundance Directors & Screenwriters Labs
The Sundance Institute has selected 13 projects for its annual June Directors and Screenwriters Labs, which will take place at the Sundance Resort in Utah from May 26- June 26.Under the leadership of Michelle Satter and the artistic direction of Gyula Gazdag, the projects selected for this year's residency include ...
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LongTale International picks up world rights to Palladin
LongTale International has acquired worldwide rights to Pine Hill/Tousi's comedy Looking For Palladin starring Ben Gazzara, Talia Shire and David Moscow.Andrzej Krakowski wrote and directed the story of a brash Hollywood talent agent who travels to Guatemala to track down a retired Oscar-winning actor.LongTale International will screen the film to ...
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Hollingsworth named MD of Warner Home Video Mexico
Schuyler Hollingsworth III has been promoted to managing director of Warner Home Video Mexico.Hollingsworth will manage all operations including DVD, video games and digital revenue streams and will work closely with senior management in the US and Canada to streamline the business.Schuyler previously served as vice president of sales, theatrical ...
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Canadian finance minister wades into C-10 fray
Canadian finance minister Jim Flaherty has entered the ongoing film tax credit fray, saying the proposed tax law should not be amended and suggesting the issue will be a confidence vote of the Conservative minority government he represents.The minister's comments followed an appearance before the Senate banking committee studying the ...
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Phathanavirangoon appointed TIFF South-East Asian programmer
Former Fortissimo Films executive Raymond Phathanavirangoon has been appointed South-East Asian programmer at the Toronto International Film Festival. His selection remit includes Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. His co-programmer, TIFF veteran Giovanna Fulvi, will continue to programme titles from mainland China, Japan and ...
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Universal, Focus bolster relationship with Almodovars' El Deseo
Universal Pictures' International Studio and Focus Features International have announced strengthened ties with Spain-based production company El Deseo, run by Pedro and Agustin Almodovar.Universal has signed on to co-finance Pedro Almodovar's Broken Embraces (Los Abrazos Rotaos) and also Focus Features International is selling worldwide rights, excluding Spain (retained by El ...
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The Works International takes on sales for Palka's Good Dick
UK-based sales company The Works International has taken on rights for Good Dick, which premiered at Sundance.Glasgow-born Marianna Palka directed, produced and stars in the Los Angeles-set film, about an awkward romance between a porn-addicted loner and a video-store clerk. The cast also features Jason Ritter, Eric Edelstein, Mark Webber, ...
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Ann Dubinet takes full-time position at Unified Pictures
Ann Dubinet has joined Keith Kjarval's Los Angeles-based production, distribution and sales company Unified Pictures as head of strategic planning, acquisitions and distribution after spending a period consulting for the company.Dubinet will report to Kjarval and will oversee the company's international sales and distribution operations as well as domestic distribution ...
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Katapult picks up international to Madonna's Filth And Wisdom
Katapult Film Sales has acquired international rights before Cannes to Madonna's feature directorial debut Filth And Wisdom, Richard Ledes' whistle-blowing drama The Caller that premiered at Tribeca last week and Boaz Yakin's drama Death In Love.Filth And Wisdom received its world premiere at Berlin and charts the everyday lives of ...
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Samuel Goldwyn Films, SPWAG team for Lakeshore's Elegy
Samuel Goldwyn Films and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) have picked up rights from Lakeshore Entertainment to the drama Elegy starring Ben Kingsley and Penelope Cruz.Samuel Goldwyn Films will release the film theatrically in the US in August and SPWAG will handle home entertainment. SPWAG, which had been tracking ...
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THINKFilm takes US theatrical, home video rights to Polanski doc
THINKFilm has acquired US theatrical and home video rights from HBO to Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired, arguably the most admired film to emerge from a lacklustre Sundance earlier in the year.THINKFilm will launch the film in New York on July 11 following HBO's initial broadcast on June 9. The ...
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Martin Kelley promoted to svp of publicity at Paramount Vantage
Paramount Vantage has promoted Katie Martin Kelley to senior vice president of publicity.She will report to executive vice president of marketing Megan Colligan and executive vice president of marketing and creative advertising Guy Endore-Kaiser.Martin Kelley joined the company in 2006 as vice president of publicity and will continue to work ...