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Gothika opens strongly in France
The psychological thriller Gothikabegan its international run in France at the weekend, where it opened on astrong $2.5m and was a close contender for top spot against Return Of The King.Executive at ColumbiaTriStar Film Distributors International (CTFDI) said the film scored roughlythe same as Panic Room and I Know What ...
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Bernstein moves from Promark to Lightning/Mainline
Former Promark vicepresident of international sales Eric M Bernstein has joined Santa Monica-baseddistributor-licensors Mainline Releasing and Lightning Entertainment in thesame capacity.Bernstein will work withMainline's vice president of international sales Tannaz Anisi and Richard SGuardian, the distribution and sales executive who partnered with Mainlineprincipals Rich Goldberg and Marc Greenberg in spring ...
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Last Samurai looks to cut international swathe
Buoyed by a superb $60m-plus ongoing run in Japan, Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) will have high hopes when it unleashes The Last Samurai in a raft of major markets this upcoming weekend.Japan is an idiosyncratic market and a strong performance there does not necessarily guarantee impressive results elsewhere. However ...
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In America gets 2004 Stanley Kramer Award from PGA
In America producers Jim Sheridan and Arthur Lappin willreceive the 2004 Stanley Kramer Award at the 15th Producers Guild Of America(PGA) Awards on Jan 17 in Los Angeles.The PGA established theaward in 2002 to honour any film, television programme, studio, network,producer, executive or other individual or entity whose achievement highlightsprovocative ...
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Boll fund raises $47m towards two films of video games
German producer-director UweBoll said his 2003 investment fund Boll KG4 raised $47m (Euros38m) last yeartowards financing a two-film deal centering on video game adaptations.Majesco's BloodRayne and Gas Powered Games' Dungeon Siege were both acquired last year and were previouslylisted as Boll fund acquisitions for production, however other projects arealso being ...
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IFP/New York to administer, expand Radziwill documentary fund
For the first time in its25-year history, IFP/New York will begin funding documentaries through theAnthony Radziwill Documentary Fund.Beginning in June 2004, thefund will award six-to-10 development grants of $10,000 on an annual basis,splitting the allocation between two cycles in June and January.The new structure could wellserve as a timely leg-up ...
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US Women In Film launch completion fund
The US Women InFilm Foundation has launched a completion fund for documentary, dramatic,educational, animated and experimental works by film and video makers.The organisationis offering unrestricted grants of up to $5,000 for qualifying projects as wellas in-kind awards in the form of on-line editing, sound editing and otherpost-production services in select ...
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American Splendor voted best picture by LA critics
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini's American Splendor has been voted best picture of the year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), with Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation named as the runner up.Peter Jackson was voted best director for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the ...
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DGA pits Coppola against four male heavyweights
Lost In Translation director Sofia Coppola will go up against ClintEastwood (Mystic River), PeterJackson (The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King), Gary Ross (Seabiscuit) and Peter Weir (Master And Commander: The FarSide Of The World) for the Director'sGuild of America's (DGA) Outstanding Directorial Achievement accolade.Yesterday's announcement byDGA ...
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Ethnic GLBT festival launched in Los Angeles by Outfest
The Los Angeles lesbian and gay film festival Outfest is launchingFusion, an inaugural LA-based festival catering to the lesbian, gay, bisexualand transgender ethnic communities.Launching with the support of 15 non-profit organisations from theLos Angeles area, the event will run from Jan 30-Feb 1 and screen 36 shortfilms and videos.Featured film-makers ...
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Sundance Online Film Festival launches with new jury award
The SundanceInstitute launched its fourth annual Sundance Online Film Festival (SOFF)yesterday (6), featuring 30 short films and interactive projects and newfootage highlighting the history of the Sundance Film festival and theInstitute.The online eventruns until Feb 15 and includes three categories of animation, short subject andnew forms gallery.An inauguraljury award will ...
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New LA production outfit Prospect Pictures launched with Wall Street backing
Director Marcos Siega, producer Matthew Weaver and financier CarlLevin have announced the launch LA-based film and television company ProspectPictures.The company will be led by partners Siega, who directed theupcoming action comedy The Underclassman for Miramax, Weaver, who produced the Miramax comedy MyBaby's Daddy which opensin the US this week, and ...
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Crawley to move from London to LA and senior BVI job
Nic Crawley hasbeen promoted from vice president of marketing at Buena Vista International,Europe, to senior vice president of international marketing.Crawley willrelocate from London to Burbank in late January and will report to Mark Zoradi,president of Buena Vista International (BVI) and Buena Vista Home EntertainmentInternational.He will beresponsible for all international marketing ...
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Warner scores biggest international year ever in 2003
Warner Bros PicturesInternational (WBPI) set a new company record for 2003, grossing $1.63bnaccording to latest figures.The amount surpassed theprevious record of $1.6m set in 2002 and means that the company has passed $1bnfor the past three years and six times in total, finishing top of the studiosin 2001 and 2002.WBPI's ...
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Master And Commander slows for Fox with $3.3m weekend
Master And Commander grossed $3.3m from 1,491 screens in 36 Fox Internationalmarkets at the weekend, raising its international running total from thosemarkets to $62m.The naval adventure openedsecond place in both Thailand and New Zealand, grossing $392,000 from 96screens and $300,000 from 50 respectively.The comedy Stuck On You added $4.2m from ...
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Return Of The King takes $72.6m over four days
After just threeweekends The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King is closing in on $400m at theinternational box office and has the $1bn worldwide mark firmly within itssights.Latest figuresfrom New Line International reveal the fantasy finale grossed $72.6m from 8,826screens in 45 territories from Thursday-Sunday (Jan 1-4) ...
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Samurai jumps 70% in Japan for $61m total
Warner Bros PicturesInternational's The Last Samuraienjoyed the biggest weekend of its Japanese run to date, climbing 70% in itsfifth weekend on an estimated $7.2m (Yen782.5m) from 482 screens for a $61.1m(Yen6.7bn) running total.Warner reports the week ofDec 27-Jan 2 grossed Yen1.8bn, which represented a rise of 28% over theprevious week.The ...
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Mike Nichols to get top honour from Directors Guild Of America
Mike Nichols will receivethe Directors Guild of America's (DGA) Lifetime Achievement Award, the guild'shighest accolade, at the 56th Annual DGA Awards ceremony on Feb 7 in LosAngeles."There is hardly anentertainment medium that Mike Nichols hasn't pioneered and mastered," DGApresident Michael Apted said in a statement. "You can put any of ...
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Nemo, Bill, Seabiscuit on Oscar sound editing shortlist
The Academy ofMotion Picture Arts And Sciences has unveiled a shortlist of seven titles inthe running for this year's achievement in sound editing Oscar.The titles are: FindingNemo, Kill Bill: Vol 1, The Last Samurai, The Lord Of The Rings: The Return OfThe King, Master And Commander, Pirates Of The Caribbean ...
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US Producers Guild nominate large-scale movies
The Producers Guild ofAmerica (PGA) has announced its line-up of nominees for the Darryl F ZanuckProducer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures, which will be handedout at the 15th Annual PGA Awards on Jan 17 in Los Angeles.The films and accreditedproducers are:* Cold Mountain - Albert Berger, Ron ...