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Eisenberg joins Nu Image/Millenium as producer, consultant
Elyse Eisenberg has joined Nu Image/Millennium Films as a producerand consultant as Avi Lerner and Danny Dimbort's production and distributioncompany steps up its bigger budget projects.Eisenberg will work closely with co-chairman Lerner and head of production Boaz Davidson and her first project willbe Body Clock.She will produce the thriller with ...
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Saw III wreaks havoc at North American box office
Saw IIItore into the competition with all the relish of an unleashed serial killer atthe weekend, dominating the North American box office with an estimated $34.3mthree-day haul that marked a record debut for the franchise. Lionsgate's $10m horror sequel once again stars Tobin Bell as themaniacal Jigsaw whose ingenious games ...
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Mudge's WWE gets Isolated for AFM
BarbaraMudge's Worldwide Film Entertainment (WFE) has picked up worldwide rights toEric Nichols' thriller Isolated andwill commence sales at AFM next week.Isolated, which will screen in Santa Monica, stars Peter Quartaroliand David Newham.WFEis also bringing family titles For Heaven's Sake to AFM. Nat Christian's picture stars Florence Henderson,Stephanie Patton and Joseph ...
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Germany braces for Seven Dwarfs 2 from Universal
Now that Fox International's The Devil Wears Prada is officially part of the One HundredClub the name of the game is crossing $150m.Fox International executives will be looking for strong holds anda decent launch in South Korea on Oct 26 as the comedy improves on its $111.7moverseas tally.Fox International holds ...
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Rhys Meyers, Mitchell, Chow join Yeoh in Children
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell and Chow Yun Fat will joinMichelle Yeoh in the 1930s set romantic adventure The Children Of Huang Shi.Roger Spottiswoode will direct from a screenplay by Jane Hawksley,and Hyde Park International will commence pre-sales at AFM next week.Filming on the Chinese-Australian-German co-production is set tobegin on ...
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Lightning picks up international rights to genocide doc Screamers
Los Angeles based sales and distribution house LightningEntertainment has swooped on international rights prior to AFM to CarlaGarapedian's genocide documentary Screamers.The picture features the participation of the rock band System OfA Down and explores how the denial of the Armenian genocide contributed toother international crises including the ongoing situation in ...
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Optimum in UK, Square One in Germany take Storm
Darclight Films has closed a number of sales on the thriller StormWarning, which iscurrently in post-production and stars Nadia Fares, Robert Taylor and JohnBrumpton.Deals have concluded with Optimum in the UK and Square One inGermany. Rights previously went to Manga (Spain), Dutch Filmworks (Benelux), Noble(Scandinavia), Imagem (Brazil), Spenzos (Greece), CLMC ...
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Mexican wrestler Misterio to star in horror movie Wrestlemaniac
Los Angeles-based Lightning Entertainment has picked up international sales on the horror title Wrestlemaniac and will introduce the project to buyers at AFM next week.Jesse Baget wrote and makes his feature directorial debut on Wrestlemaniac, which follows a crew of amateurfilmmakers who stumble upon a hidden ghost town in Mexico ...
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Kingsley, Mortimer, McGregor to star in Number Thirteen
Ben Kingsley and Emily Mortimer have joined Dan Fogler and EwanMcGregor on Beverly Hills-based production and finance company Union SquareEntertainment's drama Number Thirteen.Chase Palmer makes his feature directorial debut on the imaginedstory of the mystery surrounding Alfred Hitchcock's lost and unfinished firstfilm, Number Thirteen.Fogler will play the young director, who ...
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Lowe promoted to vp, production, at Universal Pictures
Kristin Lowe has been promoted to vice president of production atUniversal Pictures.Lowe joined Universal Pictures in 2004 as director of developmentfollowing a stint as director of development at Warner Bros Pictures.She oversees day-to-day production on many of the studio'spictures, including the upcoming trio of Children Of Men, The Kingdom and ...
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Echo Bridge adds three new titles to AFM sales slate
Massachusetts-based Echo Bridge Entertainment has added threetitles to its AFM slate of seven pictures -- the thriller Memory, horror story Hatchet, and the action comedy Fifty Pills.Memorystars Billy Zane, Ann-Margaret, and Dennis Hopper and takes place in the worldof medical research.Robert Englund stars in Hatchet, which centres on a group ...
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AFM unveils lineup of panel discussions
Panel discussions on equity financing, writing and pitchingprojects are among the line-up of events at AFM, which kicks off in Santa Monicaon Nov 1.The eclectic roster of participants includes Yari Film Groupfounder Bob Yari, China Film Group Corporation general manager Han Sanping, andBee Season executive producer Peggy Rajski.Panellists include filmmaker ...
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Nalin signs to direct Buddha for Barnet Bain
Pan Nalin has signed on to direct Buddha for Barnet Bain Films, which previouslyproduced The Celestine Prophecy and What Dreams May Come.Buddhatells the story of Siddhartha, who was born into a wealthy family and renouncedworldly possessions to seek ultimate truth and enlightenment.Buddhawill be filmed in Sanskrit and shooting is set ...
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Dominican Republic Global Film Festival kicks off in Nov
The Last King Of Scotland, Babel and Volver are among the line-up at the inauguralDominican Republic Global Film Festival, which runs from Nov 8-12.The roster includes Water, Cronica De Una Fuga, An InconvenientTruth, Mad Hot Ballroom,and The Lost City.The festival whose focus is global issues and personal stories, isheld under ...
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Hirschfield to receive 2007 ASC Presidents Award
Gerald Hirschfeld will receive the 2007 American Society of Cinematographers(ASC) Presidents Award in recognition of his exceptional contributions to thecraft.The presentation will take place at the 21st Annual ASC OutstandingAchievement Awards celebration in Los Angeles on Feb 18, 2007.Hirschfeld's credits include Diary Of A Mad Housewife, Young Frankenstein,Fail-Safe, and CottonComes ...
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THINKFilm acquisition adds domestic arm to Bergstein group
Los Angeles-based entrepreneur David Bergstein has slotted in the latestpiece in his vision for an international entertainment group with theacquisition of THINKFilm.Bergstein bought UK-based Capitol Films in January and will marrythat company's extensive overseas relationships and involvement on bigger budgetprojects with THINKFilm's domestic connections and steadfast reputation as oneof the ...
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Almodovar's Volver wins Hollywood World Award
Pedro Almodovar's Volver won the Hollywood World Award sponsored by Screen International, at the Hollywood Film Festival's HollywoodAwards gala on Oct 23.The film's star Penelope Cruz accepted the award on Almodovar'sbehalf and read a note of thanks from the film-maker. Oliver Stone's World Trade Center won the Hollywood Movie of ...
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TWC to place anti-smoking PSAs on DVD of Clerks II
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has become the first company to insertanti-smoking public service announcements in DVDs in which smoking is depicted.The move follows a request sent last month to the leading studiosby 41 US attorneys-general.The December release of Clerks II will contain an anti-smoking ad createdby the American Legacy Foundation ...
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Asian Pacific VoD channel ANYTIME signs five-year deal with Indian Online Broadband
Leading Asian-Pacific region VoD channel ANYTIME has signed afive-year distribution deal with India's largest broadband provider India OnLine Broadband Limited.Four million homes in Mumbai and Delhi will have access to ANYTIMEVoD's movie channel and interactive games channels by March 2007.The ANYTIME VoD movie channel will be the exclusive provider ofHollywood ...
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Inferno picks up international rights to Bella
Los Angeles-based Inferno Distribution has picked up internationalrights to the romance Bella, which won the Peoples Choice Award following its world premiereat Toronto last month.Inferno will commence sales at AFM next week on AlejandroMonteverde's tale of self-discovery. ICM is representing domestic rights.Eduardo Verastegui and Tammy Blanchard star as a football ...