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Yemenidjian named director at Regal Entertainment
Former MGMchairman Alex Yemenidjian has been appointed an independent director and amember of the audit committee at leading US exhibitor Regal Entertainment.Yemenidjian'sappointment became effective on Oct 13, along with that of real estate agentNestor R Weigand Jr, who was named independent director and member of thecompensation committee and nominating and ...
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Fog remake takes lead at US box office with $12.2m
The horror genre returned tothe top of the charts over the weekend as Sony/Revolution's remake The Fog opened narrowly ahead of last weekend's championWallace & Gromit on an estimated $12.2m. Paramount's romantic comedy Elizabethtown opened in third place on a middling $11m, while NewLine's action biopic Domino disappointed in sixth ...
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2929 launches US sales and marketing service
Continuing itsefforts to circumvent the traditional distribution model, Mark Cuban and ToddWagner's 2929 Entertainment has launched Truly Indie, a US sales and marketingservice for independent filmmakers.Truly Indie willsupply all basic marketing services offered by theatrical distributors,including publicity, promotion, press screenings and advertising.Each campaignwill be tailored to the filmmaker's needs and ...
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NBC Universal extends TV deals with Televisa, TV3
NBC UniversalInternational Television Distribution has announced two key deals at MIPCOM inCannes, extending licensing deals with Televisa in Mexico and TV3 in NewZealand.Televisa hasextended its exclusive multi-year licensing agreement for free terrestrialtelevision rights in Mexico to NBC Universal's current and library televisionprogramming and feature films.Titles in thedeal include the upcoming ...
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Were-rabbit casts its spell across the globe
Animation ruledthe international waves for the second consecutive weekend as DreamWorksInternational's Wallace and Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-rabbit grossed an estimated $26.4m through UIP,powered by a mighty $11.3m UK launch.The UK debut in502 sites did not include $4.9m in previews and according to UIP executivesgenerated 96% more than the ...
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Almodovar, Trier among heavyweights on GFI board
Pedro Almodovar,Lars von Trier, Cameroon's Jean-Pierre Bekolo and Mexico's Carlos Reygadas areamong the Global Film Initiative's (GFI) new 15-strong film board of filmmakersand industry personnel.GFI heads hopeto spread the organisation's message of cross-cultural understanding throughthe appointees, a full list of whom appears below."Filmmakers inevery corner of the world bring the ...
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Trans-Pacific represents King Of Beggars
Internationalfilm consultant Trans-Pacific Media (TPM) has picked up Israeli theatredirector Uri Paster's multi-language historical drama King Of Beggars for worldwide representation, andexpects to announce a sales agent before AFM.Shot entirely inLithuania and based on Mendele Mocher Seforim's novel of the same name, KingOf Beggars charts therise of a Jewish hero ...
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Nikifor, Lazarescu win top Chicago prizes
Organisers at the 41stChicago International Film Festival announced jury prize winners yesterday,headed up by the Gold Hugo award in the International Film Competition section forKrzysztof Krauze's Polish drama My Nikifor (Moj Nikifor).Cristi Puiu's Romanian entryThe Death Of Mr Lazarescu (Moartea Domnului Lazarescu) took the Silver Hugo special jury prize, while ...
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Shore leaves Kong after differences with Jackson
Citing creative differenceswith Peter Jackson, composer Howard Shore has "amicably" left the production ofKing Kong two months before itsNorth American release. Shore will be replaced byJames Newton Howard, the multi-Academy Award nominee whose credits include BatmanBegins, The Sixth Sense and RunawayBride. "I have greatly enjoyed mycollaborations with Howard Shore, whose ...
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Lamba leaves Disney to join Dimension as executive vp
Sanjeev Lamba is joiningDimension Films as executive vice president of marketing and new mediadevelopment. Based in New York, Lambawill begin work on Oct 24 and reports to Dimension chief Bob Weinstein. He will oversee online andnew media marketing for both the theatrical and home video slate, and willcreate new business ...
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Jackson launches US video label Freestyle Home Entertainment
Susan Jackson, who alongwith Mark Borde and Mike Doban owns Los Angeles-based US theatricaldistribution and marketing outfit Freestyle Releasing, has launched DVD labelFreestyle Home Entertainment. With an output anddistribution deal through Visual Entertainment, Freestyle Home Entertainmentplans to release a varied slate of 20 titles in 2006, kicking off on Nov ...
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IDT to handle international sales on Yankee Irving
US-based IDT EntertainmentSales will handle international sales for its computer-generated animatedfeature Yankee Irving, which is setto be released in the US in August 2006 through 20th Century Fox. The project was originallyto be directed by the late Christopher Reeve and centres on a boy who embarkson a cross-country adventure to ...
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Tiger spreads pawmark across Italy
DreamWorksInternational's number one international title Wallace And Gromit looks a good bet to continue itsdomination this weekend.The animatedfeature was scheduled to open through UIP in France on Oct 12, Germany on Oct13 and the UK on Oct 14; it has amassed more than $13.8m to date.Other UIPreleases include Universal's sci-fi ...
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AFI FEST to tribute Depp, screen world premiere of Libertine
Johnny Depp willbe the subject of this year's tribute at AFI FEST 2005, which includes an on-stageinterview followed by the world premiere of the final cut of The Libertine.In TheLibertine Depp plays theEarl of Rochester, the 17th century poet whose wild behaviour scandalizedsociety and who drunk himself into an early ...
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Mfaume named managing director of Manga in Japan
IDTEntertainment subsidiary Anchor Bay Entertainment has named Kaoru Mfaumemanaging director of its Manga Entertainment.The Japan-basedMfaume recently held the post of vice president acquisitions at the company andbegan his career at Manga UK in 1995 as a production co-coordinator, eventuallytaking on the role of vice president of acquisitions for Manga and ...
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TLA picks up US rights to Evilenko
TLA Releasing has picked upNorth American home entertainment and broadcast rights from Blue Star Movies toDavid Grieco's Italian-Russian psychological thriller Evilenko.The Philadelphia-basedcompany plans an early 2006 release on the title, which stars Malcolm McDowellas the real-life Russian serial killer who killed more than 50 children over 20years.Marton Csokas, whose creditsinclude ...
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Mandel named dean of LA's AFI Conservatory
Director and AFIConservatory alumnus Robert Mandel (pictured) has been named dean of the AFI Conservatoryin Los Angeles.Mandel graduatedfrom AFI in 1979 and his subsequent credits include FX, The Substitute,School Ties and BigShots."Having analumnus at the helm of the AFI Conservatory for the first time in its 36-yearhistory is an exciting ...
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Myriad picks up art robbery documentary Stolen
LosAngeles-based production and sales house Myriad Pictures has picked upinternational rights in all media to Rebecca Dreyfus' documentary Stolen.Produced inassociation with the US's Court TV, Stolen follows the art detective Harold Smith as he investigates a$500m robbery from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner museum that includedVermeer's prized work "The Concert".Blythe Danner ...
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Fox restructures Asia/Pacific, moves HQ to Sydney
FoxInternational has rung in the changes at its Asia/Pacific regional operation,cutting jobs at the Tokyo-based headquarters and relocating the regional baseto Sydney, Australia.Fox Australiamanaging director Sunder Kimatrai is promoted to vice president of Asia/Pacificbased in Sydney, supported by Asia/Pacific marketing director Janice Tay, salesmanager Brendan Gutsell, and print services director ...
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Evangelist's story gets US video release through Maverick
Director-actorDamian Chapa and Sabeva Film Distribution have partnered with US videodistributor Maverick Entertainment Group (MEG) to release Man Of Faith on Maverick's Spirit label on Jan 10,2006.MEG picked upNorth American rights to the picture, based on the true story of controversialOhio evangelist Leroy Jenkins. Chapa stars along with Faye Dunaway, ...