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First look dealer
These are challenging times for First Look International (FLI) president Stuart Ford, one of the participants at Screen International's US financing summit in London. Several months after Ford launched FLI's London office to handle sales and source acquisitions and co-productions, the UK Treasury announced it was effectively closing the door ...
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US exhibitor announces first all-digital multiplex in Chicago
Muvico Entertainment announced at ShoWest this week that it will build the world's first theatre complex equipped with Sony's 4K SXRD projectors in each theatre. The projectors will be installed in Muvico's new Chicago area entertainment complex as the initial step in converting the chain's 12 US theatres - comprising ...
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Gooding tostar in heist thriller Hero Wanted for Millenium
Cuba Gooding Jr has signed to star in Millennium Films' Hero Wanted, which is scheduled to begin shooting in April in Bulgaria.Brian Smrz makes his directorial debut on the story of a garbage collector who stages a heist so he can play the hero and impress his girlfriend. When the ...
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Spike Lee to receive directing award at 50th San Francisco festival
Spike Lee will receive the Film Society Directing Award at the upcoming 50th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF) that runs from Apr 26-May 10.Lee will collect the honour at the Film Society Awards Night on May 3, when attendees will see a reel of Lee's film-making highlights followed by ...
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Book will open, Eagle to close 10th Bermuda festival
Paul Verhoeven's Black Book and Taika Waititi's Eagle Vs Shark bookend the 10th Bermuda International Film Festival, which runs from Mar 16-24.Bermuda-born actor Earl Cameron will return to the island to be honored with a film retrospective and take part in an on-stage interview on Mar 17. Cameron's credits include ...
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Tribeca adds star-studded world premieres in Encounters section
The Tribeca Film Festival unveiled the Encounters, Restored/Rediscovered and Midnight sections yesterday [March 13], as well as two special events.The new Encounters section is designed to offer provocative film-making from new and established talents. Screenings include the world premieres of The Air I Breathe starring Forest Whitaker, Brendan Fraser, Andy ...
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Mittur moves to Paramount for interactive and mobile job in Asia
Pradeep Mittur has been appointed Paramount Pictures' vice president of interactive and mobile entertainment for the Asia Pacific region.Based in Singapore, Mittur will drive Paramount Digital Entertainment's interactive and mobile businesses across the region, and explore new revenue streams and technologies.Mittur, who will report to senior vice president of interactive ...
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Viacom files $1bn lawsuit against Google, YouTube
Viacom has filed a lawsuit suing Google and its hugely popular online video subsidiary YouTube for $1bn yesterday [March 13] for making available close to 160,000 unauthorised clips of Viacom material.In papers filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, the plaintiff claimed that the ...
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International distributors, exhibitors call for cheaper digital options
After an upbeat presentation by Paramount Pictures International Andrew Cripps on the opening day of ShoWest, the tone darkened somewhat as attendees heard a somber warning about the cost of digital conversion.Speaking on a panel entitled Digital Cinema - The Way Forward, Warner Bros International Cinemas Millard Ochs called for ...
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Feeney moves to Hong Kong as vp, production, for Imagi
Computer graphics expert Brett Feeney has joined Imagi International Holdings as vice president of production based in Hong Kong.Feeney will be responsible for managing the company's animation production line and its 400+ artists, animators, and technical staff. His arrival coincides with the release of Imagi's first major theatrical film, TMNT: ...
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Dimension to produce biker gang pic Hell Ride
Dimension Films will produce the biker gang revenge story Hell Ride starring Larry Bishop, who will direct from his own screenplay.Michael Steinberg and Shana Stein of Steinberg & Stein Production will produce the Quentin Tarantino presentation alongside Bishop, with production set to begin in spring 2007.Hell Ride centres on The ...
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Apted, Dahl, Gibney, Burns films among Tribeca world premieres
The 2007 Tribeca Film Festival has announced this year's world narrative and world documentary features and Spotlight selections.Eighteen narrative features and 16 documentaries from 25 countries - including 10 world premieres - will vie for combined unrestricted cash prizes during the festival, set to run in New York City from ...
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Picturehouse marches with Jacquet on Fox & The Child
Picturehouse has acquired US rights from Wild Bunch to Luc Jacquet's March Of The Penguins follow-up The Fox & The Child.The Bonne Pioche production was first announced at Sundance 2006 and is being produced by Jacquet's team of Yves Darondeau, Christophe Lioud and Emmanuel Priou.The Fox & Child is based ...
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Palm gets domestic on Mitsuru's Glamorous Life
Palm Pictures has picked up North American rights to Meike Mitsuru's political satire The Glamorous Life Of Sachiko Hanai.The distributor plans an April 2007 release on the story of a call girl who develops psychic powers after she is shot in the head.The woman soon finds herself being pursued after ...
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WBPI enjoys powerhouse weekend at international box office
Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore ruled the overseas arena as Music And Lyrics grossed an estimated $10.1m in what turned out to be a sensational weekend for Warner Bros.Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) also reported record-breaking initial results for the Spartan battle epic 300 - which dominated the North American ...
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300 exceeds expectations for Warner with $70m opening
300 delivered the first memorable result of the year as it destroyed the competition to open top on an estimated $70m, setting a new record for March. The tale of a band of Spartan warriors that repels the initial attacks by a massive invading Persian army generated the third biggest ...
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Blockbuster season: Showest
The largest assembly of international exhibitors and distributors in the world, ShoWest (March 12-15) remains an informative and entertaining stopping-off point on the industry calendar. Yet as next week's 33rd incarnation approaches, there is a growing realisation that the Las Vegas shindig is of more use to some than others.While ...
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United states - Mapping culture in cyberspace
In between producing films such as David Fincher's new drama M, serving on the non-partisan Council on Foreign Relations, and spending time with the family, Mike Medavoy is occupying himself by writing a book. The veteran agent, studio executive and producer is co-authoring a tome with writer and editor Nathan ...
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Norbit looks big for PPI in 15 territory launches
Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) will be looking to dominate the overseas arena with Ghost Rider for the fourth consecutive weekend.However with no new releases planned for major territories and a concerted push for the Eddie Murphy comedy Norbit through Paramount/PPI, Ghost Rider will struggle to hold on to its ...
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New York publicity co Falco Ink promotes three account executives
Falco Ink partners Janice Roland and Shannon Treusch have promoted three account executives at the US publicity firm.Steve Beeman becomes senior vice president, Erin Bruce is named vice president, and Betsy Rudnick becomes senior account executive.'It's rare to find a team that has worked together as long as ours has ...