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Target and Pink Sands stop and smell the Apples
Target Entertainment and Pink Sands are kicking off their new partnership with Kfir Yefet's The Smell Of Apples, which will start shooting in early 2008 starring Gillian Anderson and Julian McMahon.Producers are Kate McCreery and Charles Finch of Pink Sands.The Smell of Apples is a coming-of-age story set in 1970s ...
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Morrissette joins cast of Philip K Dick adaptation Radio Free Albemuth
Principal photography has begun on John Alan Simon's Philip K Dick adaptation Radio Free Albemuth starring Alanis Morissette.Jonathan Scarfe, Shea Whigham, Katheryn Winnick and Hanna Hall also star in the Discovery Productions and Open Pictures story about an extra-terrestrial plot to bring down a corrupt regime through the power of ...
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Millerplanning to tap Australia tax offset for Justice League
George Miller (Happy Feet) has confirmed that he hopes to get Australian film status for his next project, a comic book adaptation for Warner Bros starring Batman, Superman and a host of other comic book superheroes. If he is successful, he will be able to claim back 40% of a ...
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Toho to remake Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress
Japanese studio Toho is set to produce a remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1958 samurai film The Hidden Fortress, to be directed by Shinji Higuchi. Special effects expert Higuchi moved into the director's chair two years ago with submarine thriller Lorelei and had a top ten hit last year with Sinking ...
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Lumina to sell Rebecca Miller's The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee
Robin Wright Penn, Julianne Moore and Winona Ryder will star in Rebecca Miller's adaptation of her own novel The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee.Elevation Filmworks and Plan B Entertainment are producing the comedy-drama, which London-based Lumina will introduce to international buyers at AFM this week. CAA represents North American rights.Filming ...
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Lionsgate cranks up the action with Lakeshore double
Lionsgate has acquired North American rights from Lakeshore Entertainment to the upcoming action thrillers Game, starring Gerard Butler, and Crank 2: High Voltage with Jason Statham (pictured) reprising his original role in the $25m sequel.Lakeshore holds international rights to both titles and is anticipating strong buyer interest at this week's ...
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US talk show host Letterman initiates election documentary
US talk show host David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Inc will commence filming in five US states on its first documentary this weekend with Lawrence Bender serving as producer.Balance Vector Productions will also produce the untitled film about five American teenagers who are running for a variety of elected ...
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Courtney named EVP, physical production at Film Dept
Kathleen Courtney has been named executive vice president of physical production for Mark Gill and Neil Sacker's The Film Department.Dave Gare has been named vice president of post-production and Ian Watermeier has been named director of production and finance.Courtney will be based in the West Hollywood offices, reporting to production ...
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NZ Film pre-sells The Vintner's Luck to Icon andDendy
Niki Caro's The Vintner's Luck has been pre-sold to Icon for the UK and Dendy for Australia and New Zealand. The film is Caro's next project after 2002's Whale Rider and 2005's North Country. The story follows a wine-maker in 19th century France who has an unusual relationship with an ...
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Michelle Williams joins Bernal for Moodysson's Mammoth
Oscar nominee Michelle Williams has joined the cast of Lukas Moodysson's Mammoth, opposite Gael Garcia Bernal.The Swedish auteur makes his English-language debut with the project, which starts shooting Nov 5 in Thailand before moving to the Phillipines, Sweden and New York. Lars Jonsson of Memfis Film will produce.'In Michelle Williams ...
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Japan's Fuji TV unveils big-budget AFM slate
Japanese broadcaster and film financier Fuji TV has announced a slate of big-budget titles which are being handled by sales agents Gaga Communications and Pony Canyon at the AFM. Gaga is handling international sales on Shaolin Girl which is being executive produced by Fuji TV's Chihiro Kameyama and Hong Kong ...
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Red Eagle set to soar for Thailand's Five Star
Thailand 's Five Star will unveil at AFM The Red Eagle, the latest film by acclaimed Thai director Wisit Sasanatieng and starring Ananda Everingham. The picture about the masked crime-fighter Red Eagle will mark the return of the greatest superhero of Thai cinema in 37 years. The character, taken from ...
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Animation Picture Co gives Spyro The Dragon the 3D treatment
The Animation Picture Company has optioned feature film rights from Vivendi Games division Sierra Entertainment to the hit franchise video game Spyro The Dragon.The Animation Picture Company's principals Dan Chuba, John Davis, Mark Dippe, Brian Manis and Ash Shah will produce the 3D CGI feature.Daniel and Steven Altiere will adapt ...
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Lakeshore unleashes Underworld 3: The Rise Of The Lycans
Lakeshore Entertainment is prepring Underworld 3: The Rise Of The Lycans, the prequel to its $200m worldwide franchise about warring werewolves and vampires that will open in North America through Screen Gems.Lakeshore and Sony Pictures Releasing International hold international rights to the film, which is set to begin production in ...
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Magnolia swoops for Spanish time-travel buzz-film
Magnolia Pictures has picked up worldwide rights excluding Spain from producer Eduardo Carneros to Nacho Vigalondo's sci-fi film Timecrimes.Laird Adamson, head of international sales at Magnolia's sister company HDNet, will screen the film and begin international sales at AFM.Timecrimes centres on a man who inadvertently discovers the perils of time ...
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Omega on board for non-US sales of Six Lives Of Henry Lefay
Omega Entertainment is co-financing and handling international sales on the Tim Allen comedy The Six Wives of Henry Lefay. The film, which will be introduced to buyers at the forthcoming AFM, is also financed by Ring Productions and Aramid. Producers are Brillstein Entertainment Partners' David McIlvain and Holly Wiersma. Cassian ...
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Sundance picks seven projects for Middle East Writers Lab
The Sundance Institute has announced the selection of seven projects for the third annual Middle East Screenwriters Lab, which takes place in Jordan Oct 28-Nov 1. Run in collaboration with Jordan's Royal Film Commission, the Lab involves the upcoming directors and writers taking part in an intensive workshop with 'creative ...
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New Zealand Film Commission climbs new Mountain with King
The New Zealand Film Commission and Film Fund are backing Jonathan King's recently announced Under the Mountain. Capitol Films and NZ On Air are also behind the project. As previously reported, Capitol sister company THINKFilm will launch the project to buyers (excluding Australia and New Zealand) at the forthcoming AFM. ...
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Wales agencies plan Greenlighting conference in November
The Film Agency For Wales and MEDIA Antenna Wales are planning a two-day Greenlighting Your Film conference in Cardiff Nov 12-13.The event will consist of talks, panels and case-study discussions. Speakers will include Angus Finney, Graham Begg, Ivana MacKinnon, Tom Roberts, Mare Evans, and Rebekah Gilbertson.'From polishing the script to ...
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Sweden's Yellow Bird plans $15m Millennium trilogy
The late Swedish author Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy, which has sold almost two million books in Sweden, will be filmed by Sweden 's Yellow Bird on a $15.4m (Euros 10.7m) budget. Swedish actors Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace will star in the three thrillers filled with action and courtroom drama, ...