All articles by Anna Franklin – Page 5
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Vatican invites world premiere of Polish Quo Vadis
The world premier of Polish blockbuster Quo Vadis has been set for a rare special gala screening before the Pope in the Vatican on 30 August. More than 4,000 guests, including a select group of distributors from Spain, France and other countries where the film is expected to have a ...
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Moscow gets Moulin Rouge's European kick-off
Twentieth Century Fox has chosen Moscow as the first city in its European roll-out of Moulin Rouge as an indication of the growing strength of the Russian exhibition sector. The film, which is distributed in Russia by Gemini Kinomir, will have its premiere in Moscow on August 2 - nearly ...
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Sony Classics grabs Sverak's Dark Blue World
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up Jan Sverak's Czech language WWII aerial drama Dark Blue World for theatrical release in North America, Australia and the UK. The deal brings the total number of territories to which the film has been sold all rights to 23, including Japan, Italy (Medusa) and ...
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Dark Blue World
Dir: Jan Sverak Czech Republic-UK 115mins.With the WWII aerial drama Dark Blue World, Czech director Jan Sverak has proven his ability to manage both comedy and tragedy on a much larger scale, without losing any of the warmth and emotional depth of his Oscar-winning Kolya. Much of the credit ...
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Hi Teresa
Dir: Robert Glinski Poland 2001. 86mins.After making an impressive acting debut as a young criminal in the leading role of Robert Glinski's Hi, Teresa, 15-year- old Aleksandra Gieter had to return to the reform school that she had been plucked from to play the part. Ironically she ...
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Angel Exit
Dir: Vladimir Michalek. Czech Republic. 2000. 100mins.A drug induced fantasy that mixes horror and comedy without being either, Vladimir Michalek's Angel Exit is a film that makes its impact with a mosaic of images, sights and sounds that appeal to all five senses. Based on the popular novel of ...
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Cabin Fever
Dir: Mona J Hoel. Norwegian. 2001. 95mins.A family whose skeletons come out of the closet when they get together for the holidays is not exactly a new idea, but Mona J Hoel's Cabin Fever explores this well-worn theme within the framework of the Dogma manifesto to create a Chekhovian drama ...
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A Place On Earth
Dir: Artur Aristakisjan. 2001. Russia 126minsPart documentary, part feature film, compelling and deeply disturbing, Artur Aristakisjan's A Place On Earth, is a portrait of a Moscow commune in which squatters, beggars, cripples and the insane become actors in a metaphysical examination of the human need for love and spiritual ...
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Hi Tereska
Dir: Robert Glinski Poland 2001. 86mins.After making an impressive acting debut as a young criminal in the leading role of Robert Glinski's Hi, Teresa, 15-year- old Aleksandra Gieter had to return to the reform school that she had been plucked from to play the part. Ironically she escaped a ...
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The Believer wins top Moscow prize
The 23rd Moscow International Film Festival ended on a high note on June 30th with Jack Nicholson attending the closing ceremony to accept the Stanislavsky Award for lifetime achievement.The actor who was attending the festival for a special screening of The Pledge dominated the event with a 90 minutes press ...
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The Believer wins top Moscow prize
The 23rd Moscow International Film Festival ended on a high note on June 30th with Jack Nicholson attending the closing ceremony to accept the Stanislavsky Award for lifetime achievement.The actor who was attending the festival for a special screening of The Pledge dominated the event with a 90 minutes press ...
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$5m Night Witches readied for Russian shoot
Night Witches, a new $5m Russian-UK co-production, is set to begin shooting in Russia in autumn, it was announced at the Moscow International Film Festival. Actor Alexander Siddig, best known as Dr Bashir from TV's Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, will make his feature directorial debut with the film which ...
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Jovovich to star in Chukrai's Red America
Milla Jovovich is to star opposite Russian star Vladimir Mashkov in Red America, a Russian-American co-production from Academy Award-nominated director Pavel Chukhrai.The $6m-$7m production will be produced by Peter Hoffman's Seven Arts with Front Line Entertainment. Shooting is to start in Russia and the US in autumn. The film marks ...
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Russia rejects limits to foreign media ownership
The Russian parliament has rejected a new draft law that would have limited foreign ownership of Russian media. The move means Russian media legislation will continue to be amongst the most liberal in the world in terms of foreign ownership, with overseas entities holding controlling stakes in more than 300 ...
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Tender Years best of poor Russian line-up at Sochi
Sergei Soloviev's Tender Years won the main prize at the Sochi International Film Festival, traditionally a weather vane for Russian cinema as it screens virtually all the year's films to an audience of local professionals.This year's edition brought the usual array of Russian stars and international critics for parties, sun ...
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No room for Russian films at Moscow festival
The Moscow International Film Festival, which runs June 21-30, has come under criticism in the local press with the announcement of a competition line-up this year without any Russian entry. Sergei Bodrov's US-produced English language entry The Quickie, starring Russian actor Vladimir Mashkov, should however go some way towards satisfying ...
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Moscow, St Petersburg festivals link up
Russia's Moscow International Film Festival and St Petersburg International Festival of Festivals are tying up.The two events will now be held in overlapping slots and share films in their out-of-competition Panorama sections. The link up means Moscow will this year move from its traditional date in late July to June ...
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Istanbul awards overseas, local titles
Despite Turkey's financial crisis, this year's 20th International Istanbul Film Festival served up an impressive selection of films in its international competition and the strongest line-up of local films in a decade. The international competition was won by the German entry No Place To Go, directed by Oskar Roehler. The ...
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Russian studios consider privatisation options
Russia's film studios are considering turning themselves into private companies following the signing of a new decree by President Vladimir Putin.Putin this week signed two controversial decrees that lay down a strategy for the future of the Russian film industry and pave the way for the creation of a National ...
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Turner bid for NTV wobbly after staff exodus
The consortium bid led by Ted Turner to buy into Russian broadcaster NTV looks wobbly after journalists and staff left the station en masse this week. The exodus was prompted by the forceful takeover of the station by its new Gazprom-appointed managers last weekend.NTV journalists, who had been refusing to ...