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White Lightnin' earns Berlinale Panorama spot
Dominic Murphy's Sundance-bound directorial debut White Lightnin' is among the first titles to win a place in the 2009 Panorama section at Berlin.The story of Appalachian mountain dancer Jesco White, starring Carrie Fisher, newcomer Edward Hogg and Muse Watson earned its place following the Berlinale's December screenings.Mike Downey, who produced ...
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Tykwer's The International to open 59th Berlin Film Festival
The world premiere of Tom Tykwer's The International, starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts has been named as the opening film of the 2009 Berlinale on February 5.The action thriller also stars Armin Mueller-Stahl, Brian F. O'Byrne, Ulrich Thomsen and Jack McGee.The International will be presented 'out of competition' in ...
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Berlinale expands eastwards with new venue for 2009
The Berlinale will include Europe's largest revue theatre, the Friedrichstadtpalast, as one of its screening venues at the 2009 festival.The Berlinale plans to programme four to six screenings each day at the venue, from the Competition or Berlinale Special sections.The venue will be known as the FriedrichstadtFilmpalast during the festival ...
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Berlinale 2009 retrospective dedicated to 70mm
The programme will concentrate on 70mm films which were originally shot on 65mm or 70mm negative film and then printed onto 70mm for the cinema screen. It will be prepared by the Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum for Film & Television.Among the classic titles already confirmed for screening are David Lean's ...
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New programme manager forBerlinale Talent Campus
Dutch-born Matthijs Wouter Knol has become the fourth programme manager at the Berlinale Talent Campus.He will be responsible for the general direction of the seventh edition of the Talent Campus in collaboration with Christine Tröstrum. The Campus has announced that in 2009 it will focus on turning points as a ...
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Berlinale Co-Production Market announces deadline
The 6th Berlinale Co-Production Market has announced that submissions are now open for new film projects for the 2009 market (Feb. 8-10).The deadline for submissions is Oct. 30, 2008. Projects must have secured a minimum of 30% of their required financing and be suited to co-production in order to qualify.The ...
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Berlinale Co-Production Market announces deadline
The 6th Berlinale Co-Production Market has announced that submissions are now open for new film projects for the 2009 market (Feb. 8-10).The deadline for submissions is Oct. 30, 2008. Projects must have secured a minimum of 30% of their required financing and be suited to co-production in order to qualify.The ...
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Berlinale Co-Production Market announces deadline
The 6th Berlinale Co-Production Market has announced that submissions are now open for new film projects for the 2009 market (Feb. 8-10).Film projects must be submitttedby Oct. 30, 2008. They must have secured a minimum of 30% of their required financing and be suited to co-production in order to qualify.The ...
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Berlinale's European Film Market centres business presence
The Berlinale's European Film Market (EFM) has found an alternative venue for its EFM Business Offices which are currently on Potsdamer Platz.In 2009 it will expand its presence at the Marriott Hotel where three EFM screening rooms have already been located since 2007. In addition to the central market venue ...
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EastWest acquires worldwide rights to A Hero's Welcome
EastWest Film Distribution has acquired worldwide rights to Berlinale Forum title A Hero's Welcome (Nacht Vor Augen). The film tells the story of a young soldier returning from service with NATO troops in Afghanistan. He is welcomed as a hero by his family and given a medal by the army, ...
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Tiberius' EFM pick-ups include Girl In The Park, Arn
QED International's Sigourney Weaver/Kate Bosworth thriller The Girl In The Park by David Auburn is among eight titles acquired by the Munich-based distributor Tiberius Film at the recent European Film Market in Berlin.The other acquisitions are:Michael and Peter Spierig's scifi drama Daybreakers, starring Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill, ...
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THINKFilm acquires Ellen Page drama
THINKFilm has acquired all US rights from Corvid Pictures to Bruce McDonald's drama The Tracey Fragments starring Ellen Page.The national release will commence with a May 9 platform release in Manhattan on the heels of its premiere on March 14 as part of New York's Museum of Modern Art's Canadian ...
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Fine Cut seals slew of deals for The Chaser, Hansel And Gretel
Seoul-based sales agent Suh Young-joo's newly launched Fine Cut has announced a raft of deals from the European Film Market (EFM). Na Hong-jin's action thriller The Chaser did sales to Haut et Court for France, Cineart for Benelux, Seven Group for Greece, and Golden Scene for Hong Kong.At its opening, ...
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Coach 14 sells Shiver to MPI for US/Canada
French sales outfit Coach 14 celebrated its first birthday at the European Film Market with healthy sales on Panorama selection Shiver. Directed by Isidro Ortiz, the horror was sold to MPI for the US and Canada, Legend in German-speaking territories, Cinetel for Eastern Europe, Cinevideo y TV for Mexico and ...
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NonStop takes on five new titles including Donkey Punch
Sweden's NonStop Entertainment has acquired several more new films as a distributor.The pick-ups include Sundance titles Donkey Punch, Red and previously announced Sundance Grand Jury prize winner Frozen River; as well as Seven Days and Honeydripper.Olly Blackburn's Donkey Punch was sold by Lumina Films, Trygve Allister Diesen's Red by Bleiberg ...
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With Berlinale 2008 closed, Kosslick eyes later start for EFM
Now in his seventh year as festival director, the Berlinale's Dieter Kosslick is considering a later start for the European Film Market (EFM) during the festival.Speaking exclusively to ScreenDaily.com, Kosslick stated: 'all markets are too long. I think we should have the market not beginning until Friday or Saturday. Then ...