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Sundance unveils Premieres, Spectrum, Midnight sections
Sundance organisers unveiledthe upcoming Premieres, Spectrum, New Frontier, Park City at Midnight and Fromthe Sundance Collection programmes today [Nov 30].HBO-BBC co-production Longfordstarring Jim Broadbent and SamanthaMorton is the closing night film, while the US premiere of Sarah Polley'sdirectorial debut Away From Herstarring Julie Christie is named the Salt Lake City ...
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Sundance unveils competition section lineups for 2007
Hailing a wider global perspective in American film-making and a compelling array of international work, Sundance festival director Geoff Gilmore unveiled the 64 Independent Film and World Cinema documentaries and dramatic films that will play in competition in the 2007 event, which runs from Jan 18 to 28."American film-makers are ...
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Global Film Initiative gives completion funding to eight new films
The Global Film Initiative (GFI) has granted completion funding todramas from eight international film-makers in its autumn granting cycle.The recipients are: Artan Minarolli for the Albanian project Alive; Nedzad Begovic's tale The Day WhenThe Winter Began fromBosnia & Herzegovina; Ravi L Bharwani's Indonesian project Jermal; and Leo's Room from Uruguayan ...
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TWC makes promotions, hires Noble in international unit
Glen Basner has bolstered the international ranks at The WeinsteinCompany (TWC), announcing three promotions and a new hire.Michael Rothstein has been promoted to senior vice president of internationalsales and distribution; Paula Woods has been promoted to senior vice presidentof international publicity; and Jonathan Kier moves up to vice president ofinternational ...
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UIP Korea to become solely Universal operation on Jan 1
UIP's South Korean branchoffice will transition to a Universal Pictures International operation as ofJan 1, 2007. Universal Pictures International Korea (UPIK) will directly distributeUniversal films in the territory as well as acquiring local product there.UPI has alreadyestablished a presence in Germany, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland,Holland, Belgium and Russia."We arevery ...
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Sarah Turner joins anti-piracy team at Warner Bros
Sarah Turner has been named Warner Bros Entertainment's executivedirector of worldwide anti-piracy operations - North America.Turner will oversee all North American anti-piracy operations andmanage strategic worldwide anti-piracy initiatives and projects, workingclosely with Warner Bros Entertainment's anti-piracy regional teams andbusiness units.She reports to senior vice president of worldwide anti-piracyoperations Darcy Antonellis ...
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Sunshine, Nelson lead Spirit Award nominations
IFC Films led the FilmIndependent 2007 Spirit Award nominations with nine nods including three for AmericanGun.Fox Searchlight earned sevennominations, five of them for Little Miss Sunshine including feature, director for Jonathan Dayton andValerie Faris, and supporting male nods for Alan Arkin and Paul Dano.First Look Studios made anemphatic statement about ...
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Magnolia set to release 2000 Thai hit Tears in US
Fiveyears after Miramax bought a slew of rights including US to Wisit Sasanatieng'sThai western Tears Of The Black Tiger,the company has sold US rights to Magnolia Pictures.TearsOf The Black Tiger was the first Thai filmto be accepted at Cannes and went on to become a major draw at the 2001festival. ...
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56 foreign-language films qualify for Golden Globes
Fifty-six foreign-language films have qualified forconsideration in the 64th Golden Globes race.The nominations will be unveiled on Dec 14 at The BeverlyHilton and the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards will take place on Jan 15, 2007in Los Angeles.The list of contenders follows:9th Company(Russia/Ukraine/Finland) Fyodor Bondarchuk, directorAfter The Wedding (Denmark)Susanne BierAhlaam ...
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Feet, Casino continue to dominate North America
Warner Bros' broadly appealing animated romp Happy Feet held on to top spot and crossed $100mover the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, while Sony's Casino Royale held firm in second place and reached$94.2m.There was also good cheer for Fox comedy Borat as it crossed $100m in its fourthweekend, capping a solid Thanksgiving ...
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Ferrara begins shooting screwball comedy in Italy
Principalphotography began this week [Nov 27] on Abel Ferrara's Italian-US screwballcomedy Go Go Tales starring WillemDafoe, Bob Hoskins and Matthew Modine.Theproject charts the fall-out when a cabaret impresario is told his club facesimminent foreclosure. Asia Argento and Lou Doillon also star. Go Go Tales is shooting at Rome's Cinecitta Studios ...
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SPRI scores record international year, fuelled by Casino Royale
James Bond dominated the international arena for a secondconsecutive weekend as Casino Royale added an estimated $66.2m from 6,600 prints in 50territories through Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) to raise thetally to $128.2m.The muscular performance (could it be any other way') produced thesixth biggest overseas weekend of the year and, ...
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ASC to award International Achievement Award to Michael Ballhaus
Michael Ballhaus will receive the 2007 American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) International Achievement Award for 'the artful and enduring contributions that he has made to advancing the global art of film-making.'Ballhaus will collect the honour at the 21st Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards in Los Angeles on Feb 18, 2007.Ballhaus ...
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International box office set for second Royale weekend
The spectre of Bond will continue to loom large over the globalmarket place this weekend as Casino Royale charges towards its first $100m.Since taking the worldwide arena by storm a week ago, the latest007 instalment has amassed more than $53m and could more than double its tallyover the next few ...
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Colf named vp, general manager of WB digital services division
Vicky Colf has been named vice president and general manager ofWarner Bros Advanced Digital Services and Technology Systems.Colf will oversee day-to-day operations in support of the studio'sefforts to distribute content through new media outlets, and also takes chargeon implementing the studio's goal of digitising all aspects of the productionand distribution ...
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Lumina sells thriller Straightheads to Sony
Sony PicturesEntertainment has acquired the majority of worldwide rights including NorthAmerica to revenge thriller Straightheads from London-based Lumina Films.The fllm whichstars Gillian Anderson (pictured) and Danny Dyer, is the feature directingdebut of documentary film-maker Dan Reed and tells the story of a coupleattacked on their way home from a party ...
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MGM picks up worldwide rights to Two Weeks
MGM has picked up worldwide rights to the bittersweet comedy TwoWeeks starring SallyField, Ben Chaplin, and Tom Cavanagh.MGM has set a Dec 1 domestic release for Steve Stockman's featuredirectorial debut about four siblings who rush home for what they think is afinal goodbye to their dying mother.When the matriarch refuses ...
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2006 Academy Award winners
Crash turned the tables on popular wisdom when it was named best picture at the 78th annual Academy Awards last night as it took three Oscars, while the pre-ceremony favourite Brokeback Mountain also took home three awards including best director for Ang Lee.Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Reese Witherspoon won the ...
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Beatty to receive Cecil B DeMille award from HFPA
Warren Beatty will receive the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) Cecil B DeMille Award for lifetime achievement.
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Gothams honour Winslet and Norton
Kate Winslet and Edward Norton will receive 2006 Gotham Tributes at the upcoming 16th Annual Gotham Awards in New York on Nov 29.The Gotham Awards will also honour multiple filmmakers with its first annual World Cinema Tribute. This year, the tribute will be presented to the Mexican trio of Alfonso ...