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THINKFilm, HBO reunite for Favela Rising
THINKFilm and HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films have jointlyacquired Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary's Favela Rising, which has been shortlisted for two International DocumentaryAssociation awards.The partners plan a 2006 release on the US-Brazilian co-production about aformer drug trafficker from a notorious Rio de Janeiro slum who turns socialactivist and campaigns against violence ...
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Cartoon penguins get day-and-date IMAX 3D release
George Miller's animatedmusical Happy Feet, about a tap-dancing Emperor Penguin in theAntarctic, will be released domestically in IMAX 3D day-and-date with itsconventional release through Warner Bros on Nov 17, 2006.The all-star ensemble voicecast includes Nicole Kidman, Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hugh Jackman andBrittany Murphy. Warner Bros holds worldwide rights.Doug Mitchell, ...
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Rogue Pictures appoints creative pair
Paul Getto and Alex Heinemanhave been named creative executives at Focus Features' genre label RoguePictures.Based in New York, theexecutives will report to Rogue's production chief Andrew Rona, who joined thecompany in September after serving five years as co-president of DimensionFilms.Getto has spent two years atFocus in the offices of co-heads ...
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Capital Arts makes Push into international sales
Mike Elliott and RobKerchner's Los Angeles-based Capital Arts Entertainment has launched aninternational sales arm, Push Worldwide.Founded by Elliott, Kerchnerand Joe Genier, Push will acquire and distribute completed pictures as well asassorted Capital Arts product, and the principals are preparing an aggressiveslate for next month's AFM in Santa Monica.The slate includes ...
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Biber to head publicity at Dimension Films
Liz Biber has been namedsenior vice president of publicity for Dimension Films and began work at TheWeinstein Company on Oct 3.Based in Los Angeles, she will supervise all of Dimension's campaigns.She reports directly to Liza Burnett, the recently appointed executive vicepresident of publicity for The Weinstein Company."Liz has incredible energyand ...
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Mullins, Frain, Burton join cast of Quid Pro Quo
Aimee Mullins, James Frainand Kate Burton have joined the cast of HDNet Films' Quid Pro Quo, partof a slate of seven new titles the company announced in Toronto.Based on the novel by CarlosBrooks, Quid Pro Quo stars Nick Stahl as a wheelchair-bound public radiojournalist who meets a driven, able-bodied woman ...
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Flightplan on cruise control after second weekend
Touchstone's thriller Flightplan stayed topof the charts as it added an estimated $15m haul to raise the domestic runningtotal to $46.2m after two weekends.Opening in second place on $10.1m was Serenity, Universal's sci-fi thriller starring Nathan Fillionand Gina Torres. Joss Whedon's picture drew very strong reviews and averaged$4,634 on 2,188 ...
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Flightplan on cruise control after second weekend
Touchstone's thriller Flightplan stayed topof the charts as it added an estimated $15m haul to raise the domestic runningtotal to $46.2m after two weekends.Opening in second place on $10.1m was Serenity, Universal's sci-fi thriller starring Nathan Fillionand Gina Torres. Joss Whedon's picture drew very strong reviews and averaged$4,634 on 2,188 ...
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Charlie continues to deliver the international goods
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory produced another strong weekend as it added $11.4m from 3,900 screens in 54 countries to raise itsrunning total to $219.9m.Released through Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI), the family picturestayed top in its fourth consecutive weekend in Japan on $3.1m on 361 screensfor $28.1m.It stayedtop for ...
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Carnahan signs to adapt State for Universal
Matthew MichaelCarnahan will adapt the BBC's BAFTA award winning political thriller StateOf Play for UniversalPictures, which acquired remake rights to the mini-series last year fromMission Pictures.Andrew Hauptmanwill produce the feature through Mission Pictures along with executive TracyFalco. State Of Playmini-series creator Paul Abbott will serve as executive producer.UniversalPictures president of ...
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Cohen, Faber to co-head Weinstein Co marketing dept
One day before The WeinsteinCompany officially launches, the brothers have announced that longtime Miramaxexecutives Matthew Cohen and Gary Faber will jointly head up the new company'smarketing department.Cohen is named executivevice president of marketing and creative affairs and Faber becomes executivevice president of marketing.Both executives will reportdirectly to Bob and Harvey ...
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Black, Bow Wow head up Fast & Furious 3 cast
Principal photography is setto begin in October in the US and Japan on Universal's The Fast And TheFurious: Tokyo Drift, with LucasBlack heading up an ensemble cast that includes rapper Bow Wow. Justin Lin, who directed the2002 Sundance hit Better Luck Tomorrow and the upcoming Naval Academy drama Annapolis, will ...
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Shankman to direct Hairspray at New Line
Adam Shankman will directthe remake of John Waters' classic musical Hairspray for New Line.Based on Waters' 1988 filmand the Broadway musical it spawned, Hairspray is set in 1960s Baltimore where a local girl lands aspot on a television dance show. Neil Meron and Caig Zadanare producing with New Line production ...
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Lamping to head distribution at Nu Image/Millenium
David Lamping has joined NuImage/Millennium Films as head of distribution and will be based in thecompany's new international distribution office in London.Lamping previously served aspresident of Signature Pictures where he handled the upcoming Brian De Palmaproject The Black Dahlia, whichSignature produced and co-financed with Nu Image/Millennium Films. He previously headed ...
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FIND sets first film-maker forum in LA on Oct 15
Film Independent (formerlyIFP/Los Angeles) will host its first annual Filmmaker Forum, Sell Your FilmWithout Getting Screwed!, on Oct 15 at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles.Topics to becovered include negotiating techniques, sales contracts, and new distributionmodels.Panelistsinclude UTA's Richard Klubeck, director Catherine Hardwicke and her Thirteen producer Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Netflixchief content ...
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AFI FEST to close with Hallstrom's Casanova
AFI FEST 2005will close in Los Angeles on Nov 13 with the North American premiere of LasseHallstrom's Casanovastarring Heath Ledger as the legendary lothario.'Casanova is a wild and whimsical cinematic tourde force,' director of programming Nancy Collet said. 'We're solooking forward to welcoming back Lasse Hallstrom, whose The Cider HouseRules ...
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BVI aims Goal! at UK in first worldwide opening
Warner BrosPictures International (WBPI) has ruled the roost with Charlie And TheChocolate Factory overrecent weeks and executives will be looking to consolidate the picture's$206m-plus international running total with more strong holds this weekend.Meanwhile animated family title Tim Burton's The CorpseBride gets its first major internationaldebut this weekend when it launches ...
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Lynch, Solondz, Kerrigan among highlights of Next Reel fest
Biannual cinema showcase theNext Reel International Film Festival, formerly known as the NYU InternationalStudent Film Festival, winds down on Oct 1 following week-long programme of 111titles.The week-long event openedwith NYU alumnus Lodge Kerrigan's drama Keane. In other highlights, Todd Solondz hosted ascreening of Palindromes andDavid Lynch led a discussion on ...
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THINKFilm donates some of Till proceeds to Katrina relief
THINKFilm and TheUntold Story Of Emmett Louis Till director Keith Beauchamp will donate a portion of box officereceipts to Katrina relief efforts when the civil rights picture expands on Oct14.Baton Rouge native Beauchamp's picture opened on Aug 14 atNew York's Film Forum and expands into Chicago, Washington DC, Atlanta,Memphis, and ...
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HDNet offer free War soundtrack download with ticket
In a novel marketing twist,HDNet Films is offering cinema-goers who buy tickets to Joseph Castelo's TheWar Within via Moviefone orMovietickets.com the chance to download the score for free. 'Combining a great filmlike The War Within with a freedownload of an $18 soundtrack is just our first step toward creating additionalvalue ...