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Overnight's Montana to tackle Israel youth movement in next doc
Tony Montana will begin filming the Israel-set documentary The Epicenter in January 2007.Montana, whose credits include Overnight, seeks to portray the 'unsung faces of theIsraeli youth movement' in his upcoming project, and has set up a productionhub in Tel-Aviv.'This is a generation which is only seen by the West to ...
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Tribeca to launch sports film festival in conjunction with ESPN
Tribeca Enterprises and ESPN Inc will launch The Tribeca/ESPNSports Film Festival during the 2007 Tribeca Film festival, which is set to runfrom Apr 25-May 5.In a multi-year arrangement, The Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festivalwill be programmed and operated by the Tribeca Film Festival with on-airsupport from ESPN.Targeted at both the film ...
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Lucas to receive one-time honour from San Francisco Film Festival
George Lucas will receive the San Francisco Film Society's Irving'Bud' Levin Award, a one-time only honour that will be presented during the50th San Francisco International Film Festival on May 3 2007.Named after San Francisco International Film Festival founder BudLevin, the award recognises Bay Area resident Lucas' 'deep appreciationfor movies as ...
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Slamdance unveils lineups for 13th festival in Jan
The Slamdance Film Festival hasexpanded the 2007 documentary programme and for the first time is presenting anequal number of narrative and documentaries in competition with ten apiece.The festival, whose 13thedition runs from Jan 18-27, received more than 3,600 submissions andwill open with Allan Moyle's screwball comedy Weirdsville starring Scott Speedman ...
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PLATFORM to launch as North American animation hub
The PLATFORM International Animation Festival will launch in June2007 seeking to make its mark as the first major North American festivaldedicated to the genre.Set to run from in Portland, Oregon, from Jun 25-30 2007, theevent will feature competition screenings, installations, workshops, networkingopportunities, and exhibitions. Cartoon Network is the sole sponsor.The ...
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Stickmen Pictures to self-distribute ice hockey documentary In The Crease
Matt Gannon and Michael Sarner's Los Angeles-based StickmenPictures will release the ice hockey documentary In The Crease in the US and Canada on Dec 7.The company will primarily handle the release of its debut filmthrough its website www.inthecreasemovie.com as well as through sports stores.In The Crease takes an inside look ...
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Marblestone joins Picturehouse as sevp marketing and distribution
Arthur Marblestonehas joined Picturehouse as senior executive vice president of marketing anddistribution.Marblestone will be based in New York and reports directly to Picturehousepresident Bob Berney.He arrives with more than 25 years of experience in both the distribution andmarketing arenas. He began his career managing a theatre in Long Islandand moved ...
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NBR honours Letters From Iwo Jima, Whitaker, Mirren
Naming the firstwinners of the 2006/07 awards season, The National Board of Review has votedClint Eastwood's Letters From Iwo Jima the best film of 2006, while Forest Whitaker and Helen Mirren earnedrespective acting honours for The Last King Of Scotland and The Queen.Martin Scorsese got his awards season campaign going ...
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Cinemavault picks up sales rights to HD 3-D horror movie Scar
CinemavaultReleasing International has picked up international rights to the highdefinition 3-D psychological horror film Scar, which completed principal photography in Calgary on Nov12.Scarwas shot by Japanese manufacturer NHK Enterprises and is the first live-actionfilm to be shot using this process following the animated releases MonsterHouse and Chicken Little.AngelaBettis stars as ...
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Cars, Over The Hedge lead Annie Award nominations
Cars,Over The Hedge, Happy Feet, Monster Houseand Open Season will contest bestanimated feature in the upcoming 34th Annual Annie Awards.Pixar'sCars leads the pack with ninenominations, while DreamWorks's Over The Hedge has seven. DreamWorks is the most recognised studio with17 nods.TheAnnie Awards are regarded as a key indicator in the Oscar ...
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Demme to direct Jimmy Carter doc for Participant
JonathanDemme will direct a documentary about former President Jimmy Carter forParticipant Productions entitled He Comes In Peace.Productionbegan in Plains, Georgia, on Nov 11 at the Carters' home on the eve of hispublicity tour for his book 'Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid'.Demmeand his crew will follow Carter on the tour across America.Demmecollaborator ...
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TWC signs music and soundtrack deal with Cherry Lane
The Weinstein Company (TWC) and Cherry Lane Music PublishingCompany have signed a multi-year administration agreement covering all musicand soundtracks from films released by TWC.Under the terms of the agreement, Cherry Lane will represent andexploit all music and soundtracks owned by TWC while securing performancerights fees from various music publishers worldwide.'We ...
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Filmaka launches twice-monthly online competition
Los Angeles-based film-maker collective Filmaka.com has launchedan online twice-monthly competition and is offering a production deal with thecompany and its principals to the year-end finalist.Twice a month Filmaka.com will announce contest topics and invitecontestants to shoot a one-to-three-minute film and upload it to the site.At the entry level contestant films ...
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SPRI's Casino wins jackpot with $44.7m third weekend
Bond ruled the waves for a third consecutive weekend as CasinoRoyale grossed anestimated $44.7m from 6,770 prints in 54 territories for $196.5m.The film will cross $200m on Monday [Day 17] and alreadystands at more than $312m worldwide. 007 is on course to finish hisinternational mission in the mid-$300m range.Casino Royale ...
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Feet keeps marching for Warner Bros in domestic market
Warner Bros' animated hit Happy Feet kept on marching and stayed atop thecharts for the third consecutive weekend as Sony's Casino Royale remained in second place.Happy Feetadded an estimated $17m for $121m after three weekends, while 007 raised histally by $15.1m to $115.9m after the same amount of time. Casino ...
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Babel gets director, ensemble awards at Palm Springs festival
The 18th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present the cast of Babel with the festival's Ensemble Performance Award and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu with the Director of the Year Award. Cast members Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi are expected to attend along with Inarritu. ...
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007 should dominate for third weekend, Japan opens today
James Bond should prove too tough for his international rivals forthe third consecutive weekend as Casino Royale bears down on $200m.The 007 saga has reached $150m through Sony Pictures ReleasingInternational and is expected to add in the region of $30m-$40m this weekendthrough strong holds and the release in Japan on ...
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Duran named UPI vp, distribution & marketing, Latin America
Mauricio Duran has been appointed vice president of distributionand marketing for Latin America for Universal Pictures International.Duran will oversee the theatrical marketing and distributionstrategies, supervising all aspects of business for the region, including thereview of potential acquisitions. He will oversee all new business initiativesand develop Universal's future distribution plan for ...
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Seattle Film Festival announces year-round screening facility
Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) Group is developing a year-roundscreening facility at Seattle Centre's 400-seater Nesholm Family Lecture Hallat Marion Oliver McCaw Hall.The new theatre will become the flagship venue for the 33rd AnnualSeattle International Film Festival, which runs from May 24-Jun 17 2007.The city of Seattle will contribute $150,000 ...
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Babel gets director, ensemble awards at Palm Springs festival
The 18th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF)will present the cast of Babel with the festival's Ensemble Performance Award and AlejandroGonzalez Inarritu with the Director of the Year Award.Cast members Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchiare expected to attend along with Inarritu. This will be the ...