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Kenny, Abad promoted at Warners Bros Int'l TV
SimonKenny has been promoted to executive vice president, Europe, and Jose 'Pepe'Abad has been promoted to the new post of senior vice president, SouthernEurope, at Warner Bros International Television Distribution (WBITD).Kenny,who joined WBITD as senior vice president, Europe, last year, will continue tooversee the company's European sales force based in ...
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Kenny, Abad promoted at Warner Bros Int'l TV Distribution
SimonKenny has been promoted to executive vice president, Europe, and Jose 'Pepe'Abad has been promoted to the new post of senior vice president, SouthernEurope, at Warner Bros International Television Distribution (WBITD).Kenny,who joined WBITD as senior vice president, Europe, last year, will continue tooversee the company's European sales force based in ...
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Art Directors Guild announces nominations
TheArt Directors Guild (ADG) has announced its nominations in two film categoriesfor its upcoming Eighth Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards.Theperiod or fantasy film nominees include Ben Van Os for Girl With A PearlEarring, Lily Kilvert for The Last Samurai, Grant Major for TheLord Of The Rings: The Return Of ...
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Whitaker, Balaban board freedom project for Sundance Channel and Court TV
ForestWhitaker and Bob Balaban are the first two film-makers to join The FirstAmendment Project, a four-part series of half-hour films by the SundanceChannel and Court TV.Setto air in August 2004, the series invites film-makers to reflect on the notionof freedom in daily life and the challenges of protecting the values ...
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Theatre impresario Teddy Solomon named Showester 2004
TG 'Teddy' Solomon, chairman of the board of Gulf States Theatres, will receivethe 2004 ShoWester of the Year Award at the upcoming ShoWest convention, whichruns in Las Vegas from Mar 22-25.Solomonwill receive his award at the opening ceremony on Mar 23. He founded GulfStates Theatres in 1948 and quickly established ...
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Theatre impresario Teddy Solomon named Showester 2004
TG 'Teddy' Solomon, chairman of the board of Gulf States Theatres, will receivethe 2004 ShoWester of the Year Award at the upcoming ShoWest convention, whichruns in Las Vegas from Mar 22-25.Solomonwill receive his award at the opening ceremony on Mar 23. He founded GulfStates Theatres in 1948 and quickly established ...
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Showtime, Strand pair up on The Mudge Boy
ShowtimeNetwork and Strand Releasing have signed a deal to jointly handle thetheatrical release of Michael Burke's drama The Mudge Boy, which isscheduled for release in April.Thestory centres on a 14-year-old misfit's struggle to connect with his fatherfollowing the death of his mother. Emile Hirsch, whose credits include TheEmperor's Club and ...
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Showtime, Strand pair up on The Mudge Boy
ShowtimeNetwork and Strand Releasing have signed a deal to jointly handle thetheatrical release of Michael Burke's drama The Mudge Boy, which isscheduled for release in April.Thestory centres on a 14-year-old misfit's struggle to connect with his fatherfollowing the death of his mother. Emile Hirsch, whose credits include TheEmperor's Club and ...
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Piracy concerns resurface as The Last Samurai found online
Thefate of a second Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences member could hangin the balance as investigations continued yesterday into the appearance of anonline pirate copy of The Last Samurai.WarnerBros alerted the Academy on Tuesday (13) and warned of harsh recrimination,however the provenance of the pirate version and the ...
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PGA hooks up with Intel Corp
The Producers Guild ofAmerica (PGA) has formed a relationship with Intel Corporation to bring itsmembers up to speed with the modern age by developing business opportunities,film-making technologies and delivery systems.The partners will create aseries of ongoing programmes and seminars to broaden the skills of its producermembers and marry the requirements ...
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Duda moves up, Keramidas moves on at Showtime
Intwo key changes to Showtime Networks' upper management structure, companyveteran Matthew Duda has been promoted to executive vice president ofacquisitions, planning and distribution while executive vice president ofprogramming Peter Keramidas is leaving after 10 years to pursue otherinterests.Keramidaswas involved in many aspects of daily programming department and assumedgreater responsibility in ...
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Tribeca launches So You Wanna Be in Pictures' expo
TribecaEnterprises, the latest business venture of Tribeca Film Festival co-foundersRobert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, will launch abehind-the-scenes entertainment show at New York's Jacob JavitsCentre at the end ofthe year.DubbedSo You Wanna Be In Pictures', the event will run from Nov 20-22 and offerinteractive exhibits, hardware and software ...
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Gina Kwon wins Mark Silverman Fellowship New Producers grant
GinaKwon will receive the 2004 Mark Silverman Fellowship for New Producers, anaward set up in partnership with the Sundance Institute to help independentproducers finance their projects.Kwonwill receive a $5,000 cash grant to be used in pre-production on Miranda July'sMe And You And Everyone We Know, which is styled as a ...
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Seabiscuit declared biggest selling drama DVD of all time
Seabiscuit has become the biggest selling drama DVD of all timeaccording to Universal Studios Home Video (USHV), recording combined sales ofmore than 6.5million DVD and VHS units totaling more than $135m in four weeks.The title got off to a greatstart when it went on release on Dec 16 last year, ...
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Seabiscuit declared biggest selling drama DVD of all time
Seabiscuit has become the biggest selling drama DVD of all timeaccording to Universal Studios Home Video (USHV), recording combined sales ofmore than 6.5million DVD and VHS units totaling more than $135m in four weeks.The title got off to a greatstart when it went on release on Dec 16 last year, ...
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Art directors to honour animation guru Lasseter
Oscar-winning animation wunderkindJohn Lasseter, whose directing credits include Toy Story, A Bug's Life and Toy Story 2, will receive the Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award at the 8thAnnual Art Directors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Feb 14.The honour is occasionallygranted to an individual 'whose body of work has richly ...
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Studio epics dominate ASC nominations
The AmericanSociety of Cinematographers (ASC) has thrown its weight behind theseason's epic studio releases with the announcement of nominees for the18th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards in Los Angeles on Feb8.The fivenominees are Russell Boyd for Master And Commander: The Far Side Of TheWorld, Andrew Lesnie forThe Lord Of The ...
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Mundorff joins Landmark Theatres as vp and head film buyer
Ted Mundorff hasbeen named vice president and head film buyer at Landmark Theatres, where hewill be responsible for all booking and buying in the chain's circuit.Mundorff waspreviously at Pacific Theatres for 26 years and served most recently as vice presidentof film.He is credited with developing and implementing thehighly successful Grove ...
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Return Of The King raises int'l box office to $454.9m
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King added $35.2mfrom 8,813 screens in 51 territories at the weekend to raise its internationalrunning total to $454.9m.It remained top in its fourth weekend in the UK and added $6.7m from1,299 screens for a staggering $83.4m running total.It also stayed top ...
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Return Of The King raises int'l box office to $454.9m
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King added $35.2mfrom 8,813 screens in 51 territories at the weekend to raise its internationalrunning total to $454.9m.It remained top in its fourth weekend in the UK and added $6.7m from1,299 screens for a staggering $83.4m running total.It also stayed top ...