All Europe articles – Page 693
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NewsHarry Potter sweeps the globe with $104m opening day gross
Warners Bros Pictures’ Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince took $58.18m in North America, including the record Tuesday midnight screening tally of $22.2m, and a further $45.85m in 33 international markets for a record breaking one-day global total of $104m.
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NewsMoon landing in UK, France studies The Reader
ScreenDaily’s weekly round up of the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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NewsFilmax marketing chief Rafael Cabrera leaves after ten years
Rafael Cabrera, managing director of marketing at Spanish studio Filmax, is leaving after nearly ten years at the company.
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NewsGerman exhibitors report best six months since 2004
German exhibitors have posted their best six months for five years driven by a strong performance of local and international films, according to data for Nielsen EDI.
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NewsSpain’s La Zona to make English-language romantic drama
Spanish scriptwriter Rafael Russo is set to direct English-language romantic drama, Woman In A Bar, starring Elena Anaya.
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NewsGerman Films Preview draws buyers to Cologne
The third German Films Previews in Cologne, which ran July 12 – 15, attracted more than 80 international buyers and saw a number of films sold.
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NewsFlamenco goes 3D for Spanish cinemas
Rafael Alvero, the former director general of Universal Pictures Spain, is launching the country’s first company dedicated to producing alternative 3D content for cinemas.
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NewsHubert Bals Fund Plus gives $280,000 to Dutch co-productions
The Hubert Bals Fund Plus, an initiative led by the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Netherlands Film Fund, has award $279, 818 (€200,000) to Dutch co-productions.
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NewsInglourious Basterds to open San Sebastian's international showcase
Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds will open the Zabaltegi-Pearls section, which showcases films from the big international festivals, at this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival.
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NewsFox picks up Spanish rights to Amenabar’s Agora
US studio Fox International has piecked up the Spanish rights to Alejandro Amenabar’s $70m historical epic Agora, starring Rachel Weisz, It will be released on October 9.
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NewsIce Age 3 freezes Bruno out of international box office
Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs dominated Bruno and the rest of the overseas competition with a monstrous second weekend that propelled it past $325m.
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NewsCloud 9 floats to UK, Paintball fires off in Spain
ScreenDaily’s round up of the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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FeaturesThe demand is there for legal online film downloads
Piracy costs the UK film industry $660m a year and universal broadband is expected to increase that further. Sarah Cooper reports.
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FeaturesCounterfeiting as national pastime
Sheri Jenning’s looks at piracy in Italy, where counterfeit goods flourish.
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FeaturesCorruption is a huge problem
Theodore Schwinke takes a look at the problems of camcording and counterfeit DVDs in Russia.
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FeaturesAll peer-to-peer activity may soon be outlawed
Chris Evans takes a look at piracy in Spain, one of the world’s worst offenders.
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Features‘Anonymous’ file-sharing presents the next big challenge
Jorn Rossing Jensen looks at how copyright infringers are looking to get round piracy laws in Sweden
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FeaturesBattle to convince courts of the threat of piracy
Martin Blaney looks at how the German film industry is effected by piracy.
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FeaturesThree strikes and you're out...sort of
Nancy Tartaglione examines the implications of France’s controversial Internet and Creation Law.