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Fox sets Shyamalan thriller for Friday 13 June, 2008
Twentieth Century Fox will release M Night Shyamalan's paranoia thriller The Happening on Friday 13th in June 2008.Mark Wahlberg is set to star in the story of a family on the run from an apocalyptic threat to humanity. Shyamalan is preparing an August shoot in Philadelphia based on his original ...
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Production - AFCI Trade Show 2007 - The world's locations meet in one location
This year more than 200 members of the Association of Film Commissioners International (Afci) are expected to descend on Santa Monica for the 22nd Afci Locations Trade Show 2007. The event runs from April 12-14 and is a key opportunity for the global community of film commissioners to promote their ...
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Dafoe, Gruffudd, Panettiere join Senator's Fireflies
Willem Dafoe, Ioan Gruffudd and Hayden Panettiere have joined Julia Roberts, Carrie-Anne Moss, Ryan Reynolds and Emily Watson on Senator Entertainment's first self-financed US production, the drama Fireflies In The Garden. Shannon Lucio, and George Newbern have also boarded Dennis Lee's feature directorial debut, which is set for an Apr ...
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Tribeca Film Institute announces 2007 festival programmes
The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) unveiled the 2007 festival prgrammes yesterday [March 28], which include the Tribeca Film Fellows programme, a gala screening of films by young New York film-makers entitled 'Our City, My Story', and an on-stage discussion with documentarian Albert Maysles.The third Tribeca Film Fellows Programme invites 20 ...
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Clement leaves Sony to join PHE promotions department
George Clement has joined Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) as executive director of promotions.Clement, who previously served as director of international promotions and licensing at Sony Pictures Consumer Marketing, will be responsible for developing and building promotional partnerships for the entire portfolio of PHE product.He will report to PHE executive vice ...
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Cusack, Hayes join voice cast of TWC's Igor
John Cusack and Sean Hayes have joined the voice cast of Exodus Film Group's CG-animated comedy Igor, which The Weinstein Company (TWC) is scheduled to release in North America on Oct 24, 2008.Cusack will voice the title character of Igor, a mad scientist's assistant who secretly harbours dreams of becoming ...
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Du Toit returns as programming co-director at PSIFF 08
The Palm Springs International Film Festival has announced that Helen du Toit will return as co-director of programming alongside the current director of programming Carl Spence for the 2008 edition.Du Toit most recently served as programme director of the Vancouver Film and Television Forum, and also programmed for various film ...
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Emerging to screen Global Film Initiative programmes in US cinemas
Distributor Global Film Initiative (GFI) is expanding its reach through a deal with Emerging Pictures that enables GFI's touring Global Lens 2007 series to screen in digitally equipped cinemas. 'Up to now we have been limited by the costs and logistics of screening only 35mm film,' GFI executive director Kristin ...
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Harper named Regency chairman and CEO
Fox Filmed Entertainment (FFE) vice chairman Robert Harper has been named chairman and chief executive officer of Regency Filmed Entertainment. He replaces David Matalon who left the company earlier this month to return to his own production company.Harper will oversee Fox-based Regency's film production unit, New Regency Productions, as well ...
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Sweet Mud, Cashback share top prize at Bermuda Fest
The 10th Annual Bermuda Film Festival came to a close at the weekend, with the Mary-Jean Mitchell Green Award for Best Narrative Feature going to Dror Shaul's Israeli drama Sweet Mud and Sean Ellis' UK comedy Cashback.Linda Hattendorf's Cats Of Mirikitani won best documentary honours, with special mentions going to ...
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WBPI's 300 has earth-shaking $48m international weekend
The Spartan army continued to sweep all before it as 300 grossed an estimated $48m through Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI), an exceptional result from 5,000 prints in 33 markets that raised the overseas tally to $79m.The epic opened at number one in 20 markets, led by $8.9m in the ...
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Turtles take the lead from 300 at domestic box office
Warriors continued to hold sway at the North American box office but this weekend the Spartan heroes of 300 were usurped by the might of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.The computer-animated stars from the 1980s claimed the number one post with a solid $25.4m estimated launch through Warner Bros.Kevin Munroe ...
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SPC acquires North American rights to Coppola's new film
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has acquired North American rights to Francis Ford Coppola's first film in 10 years, the mystery Youth Without Youth.Coppola directed, produced and adapted the screenplay from a novella by Romanian author Mircea Eliade about an elderly professor who undergoes a mysterious rejuvenation that makes him a ...
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Gen Art to open with Crashing, closes with Quiet Man
The Gen Art Film Festival, set to run from Apr 11-17, will open with the New York premiere of Gary Walkow's drama Crashing starring Campbell Scott, Lizzy Caplan, Izabella Miko and Alex Kingston.Crashing follows a struggling writer who gets to live out the middle-aged man's fantasy when he moves in ...
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Sundance At BAM series includes Savages, Delirious
The Sundance Institute and BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) have unveiled select programme highlights from the upcoming annual Sundance Institute At Bam series of arts event, set to run from May 31-Jun 10.The series presents 21 features and 27 shorts handpicked by Sundance Film Festival's director of programming John Cooper ...
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Norton, Koppelman to be honoured at ninth Sarasota festival
Edward Norton will receive the Humanitarian Award and writer-producerBrian Koppelman the Excellence in Screenwriting Award at the upcomingninth annual Sarasota Film Festival, set to run in Florida from Apr13-22.Executive director Jody Kielbasa, director of programming Tom Hall andtheir team have assembled 207 films for the event encompassingcompetition strands for best ...
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First Look International will continue as normal, says Nu management
First Look Studios (FLS) interim chief executive officer Trevor Short and First Look International (FLI) president Stuart Ford have moved quickly to confirm that FLI will continue to operate as normal heading into Cannes following Nu Image's acquisition of a controlling interest in FLS. Ford said last night [March 22] ...
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Warner's 300 goes to battle in nine new markets
Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) top brass are eyeing another successful overseas campaign as the Spartan warriors of 300 prepare to unleash hell in nine new territories.The military epic has amassed $32m from foreign revenues in less than three weekends and should prove too strong for its rivals yet again.Zack ...
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The Canton Chronicles - interview with 300 producer
'It's the anti-epic,' Atmosphere Entertainment founder Mark Canton says of 300, which opened on March 9 to an astonishing $70.9m three-day gross, setting a new record for a March release.'I call it the 'new-fashioned' way of making an epic movie because it combines the artistry and the emotion you get ...
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2008 Academy Awards will take place on Feb 24
The 80th Annual Academy Awards will take place at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood on Sunday, Feb 24 2008 following a timetable announcement by the Academy today.Nomination ballots for the upcoming awards season need to be posted by Dec 26, 2007, and the nominations polls close on Jan 12, 2008, ...