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Hackford's Ray Charles biopic goes to Universal
Universal Pictures hasacquired worldwide distribution rights to the musical biopic Unchain MyHeart: The Ray Charles Storystarring Jamie Foxx and has scheduled an Oct 29 domestic release.Produced and financed byPhilip Anschutz's Crusader Entertainment, Unchain My Heart: The Ray CharlesStory charts the legendary singer'slife from the time he went blind as a ...
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Wellspring gets US on Seducing Doctor Lewis
US distributor Wellspringhas picked up all US rights to Jean-Francois Pouliot's Canadian hit SeducingDoctor Lewis (La Grande Seduction), which won the World Cinema Audience Award atSundance 2004.Wellspring's head ofacquisitions Marie Therese Guirgis negotiated the deal with Matt Littin ofCinetic Media, who represented producers Roger Frappier and Luc Vandal of MaxFilms.The ...
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Sundance Channel acquires four Sundance Film Fest docs
The SundanceChannel has acquired the US pay television rights to four documentary filmsthat premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January.The fourpictures are Jorgen Leth and Lars Von Trier's film-making exercise The FiveObstructions; RuthieShatz and Adi Barash's Israeli prostitution story Garden; Jean Michel Roux's Icelandicsupernature picture Investigation Into The Invisible ...
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Dafoe to head jury at Bermuda Film Festival
Willem Dafoe will head upthe jury panel at the Bermuda International Film Festival (BIFF) later thismonth alongside screenwriters Carlos Cuaron (Y Tu Mama Tambien) and Guillermo Arriaga (Amores Perros, 21 Grams).Also joining Dafoe will befilm makers Patricia Flynn (Discovering Dominga) and Helen Lee (Sophie), as well as Shane Smith of ...
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Tais-Toi to get US premiere at City Of Lights festival
The US premiereof Francis Veber's prison mismatch comedy Tais-Toi! (Ruby & Quentin) starring Gerard Depardieu and Jean Renowill kick off the eighth annual City of Lights, City of Angels Film Festival inLos Angeles in Mar 29, which also features the world premiere of NicolasBoukhrief's noir tale Le Convoyeur (Cash Truck) ...
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Fog screening set for International Criminal Court in The Hague
Director Errol Morris andformer US defence secretary Robert McNamara will attend a special screening ofthe Oscar-winning documentary The Fog Of War at the International Criminal Court in theNetherlands on Mar 24.The unprecedented event willbe attended by the 18 elected members of the court, members of theInternational Criminal Tribunal on Yugoslavia ...
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Zenpix closes AFM deals on Reeseville, Anne B Real
Susan Jackson's Zenpix,celebrating its first year as an international distribution and sales companybacked by Promark Entertainment, has closed multi-territory deals on ChristianOtjen's thriller Reeseville andLisa France's rap drama Anne B Real.The Santa Monica-basedcompany said it sold Reesevilleto Home Entertainment for the UK, TransTV for Indonesia, New World Pictures forThailand, Audio ...
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Revenues fall but 2003 still a 'pivotal' year for IMAX
IMAX Corporation's joint chiefs Richard Gelfond andBradley Wechsler announced a fourth quarter loss of one cent per shareyesterday but rallied behind what they described as a 'pivotal' 2003 that positioned the company for continued growth.The companyposted a profit of two cents per share a year earlier and said lastquarter's unexpected ...
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Judy Blume movie adaptations land at Disney
Bestselling children's author Judy Bloom, film-maker LawrenceBlume and producer Jane Startz have signed a multi-picture deal with WaltDisney Studios.The Blumes' Tashmoo Productions and Jane Startz Productions willadapt several books beginning with Deenie, which centres on a young woman'sstruggles to defy her parents' expectations and follow her dreams.Buena Vista Motion Picture ...
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Coffee, Laws bookend San Francisco Fest
The 47th SanFrancisco International Film Festival (SFIFF) will open on Apr 15 with JimJarmusch's series of comic vignettes Coffee And Cigarettes and closes on Apr 29 with Peter Howitt'sromantic comedy Laws Of Attraction.Coffee AndCigarettes features suchluminaries as Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Iggy Pop and the British comedianSteve Coogan discussing an ...
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Caplan named president of Icon Film Distribution
Elizabeth Draper is leavingIcon Film Distribution (IFD) after five years as head of distribution andgeneral manager at the UK operation and Sally Caplan, who most recently servedas Momentum's senior vice president of acquisitions and business affairs, hasjoined as president."I've had a fantastic timeat Momentum and am sorry to leave, but ...
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Return Of The King gets int'l boost from Oscar wins
New Line International's TheLord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King is bearing down on $700m at the international box office after raisingits running total by $9.4m from 3,547 screens in 60 markets at the weekend to$679.4m.Peter Jackson's trilogy finaledropped 27% in its fourth weekend in Japan, adding $4.7m ...
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Stalins gets senior vp stripes at MGM International TV Dist'n
Carolyn Stalinshas been promoted to senior vice president of international televisiondistribution at MGM.Stalins, whooversees distribution in the UK and France for MGM's features and televisionseries, NBC's television series and the catalogues of MGM/UA, Orion, Polygramand NBC, will continue to report to Gilberte DeTurenne, senior vice president andmanaging director of Europe."For ...
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Duffy doc Overnight sold to THINKFilm
THINKFilm hasacquired all North American rights to Mark Brian Smith and Tony Montana'sdirectorial debut Overnight, which was a midnight screening at Sundance this year and causeda stir for its warts-and-all portrait of an upstart film-maker in theindependent film business.First screenedin a longer cut at the Seattle International Film Festival last ...
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Garner named ShoWest female star of tomorrow
Jennifer Garner,who will next star in 13 Going On 30 for Revolution Studios and Columbia Pictures, has beennamed ShoWest 2004 Female Star of Tomorrow."Jennifer Garner has already taken the world by storm onthe small screen and we can only imagine what great success lies in store asshe begins to conquer ...
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Singapore set as host for Indian International Academy Awards
The 2004 International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) AwarY
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Singapore set as venue for Indian International Academy Awards
The 2004 International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards will be held on
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Singapore set as host for Indian International Academy Awards
The 2004 InternationalIndian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards will be held on May 22 in Singapore.The IIFA presentationceremony launched four years ago at London's Millennium Dome and is thehighlight of a three-day show honouring the best of Indian cinema.The IIFA Weekend will runfrom May 20-22, culminating in the fifth IIFA Awards ...
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Brother Bear has huge openings in Italy, Israel for BVI
Buena Vista International's (BVI) animated picture Brother Bear is closing in on $100m at theinternational box office thanks to a record-breaking $6.6m weekend haul thatraised its running total to $95.8m.The picture opened top in Italy on $2.7m from 439 screens, whichwas the second biggest animated bow ever behind BVI's Finding ...
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Emily Olsen named corporate PR head for Samy Boy
Emily M Olsen, the founder of StellarQuest Public Relations andConsulting, has been named director of corporate communications for Samy BoyEntertainment and its affiliated companies.Olsen, with the support of fellow new hire Shannon Loughead, willoversee branding and marketing for Samy Boy Entertainment, Element Films,Shelter Supper Club, The Gate, Sam Nazarian's personal ...