All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1507
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Brenner hired as New York-based marketing consultant for Cinecitta
Debbie Brenner,the New York-based marketing and competitive strategy consultant, has beenhired to boost the profile of Italy's legendary Cinecitta Studios amongUS film-makers.Brenner's job will be to attract the attention ofcommercial directors and photographers to the studio's film and TVfacilities, which include 22 stages and the largest sound stage in Europe.Making ...
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Echelon buys rights to wartime drama Double Destiny
Los Angeles-based productionand distribution company Echelon Entertainment has bought all worldwide rightsto Double Destiny, a true wartimesaga about identical twins raised separately, one as a Nazi and one as a Jew.The story starts withefforts to reunite the brothers in 1980, 35 years after they were forced tolive apart during the ...
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SAG declares Global Rule One a success in year one
Exactly one yearafter the launch of its Global Rule One initiative to protect member'scontractual rights on worldwide productions, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG)today (May 1) hailed the plan a success.The guild saidthat since the launch there have been more than 100 foreign theatricalproductions shot under SAG terms that may not ...
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Myriad takes foreign on A Foreign Affair
Los Angeles and London-basedproduction and distribution company Myriad Pictures is in final negotiations toacquire all foreign rights outside the US and English-speaking Canada to thecomedy-drama A Foreign Affair, companypresident Kirk D'Amico announced today (May 1).The Black & White Filmsproduction played in the American Spectrum strand at Sundance earlier this yearand ...
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Sundance Channel acquires Dopamine for film series
The SundanceChannel has acquired all North American rights to Mark Decena's debut featurefilm Dopamine, thecompany's senior vice president of film programming Paola Frecceroannounced today (Apr 29).A romanticcomedy about a computer programmer who falls for a nursery school teacher, Dopamine stars John Livingston (The Net) and Sabrina Lloyd (TV's SportsNight).The acquisition ...
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Wellspring's Russian Ark joins US digital series
US distributor Wellspring isto exhibit Alexander Sokurov's Russian Ark, which was famously shot in a single unedited91-minute take, as part of the BMW Films Digital Cinema Series in MicrosoftWindows Media 9 Series in select cities nationwide.The film was released intheatres in December 2002 on 35mm through Wellspring and grossed $1.6m.Cinematographer ...
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IMAX cuts deal to launch three new theatres in India
IMAX Corporation announcedtoday (Apr 29) that it has signed an agreement to install three theatres inIndia, marking the company's largest international multiple dealcommitment to date.The deal with commericalreal estate developer Aerens Developers & Engineers was closed in lateMarch and brings to six the number of IMAX theatres that will be ...
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Warner promotes Reid, Rich, Volland to vice presidents
Warner Bros.Pictures International (WBPI) has announced three promotions in its marketingdepartment, with Samantha Reid becoming vice president of marketing, creativeadvertising and production, Blair Rich becoming vice president of marketing andcreative advertising and Lance Volland becoming vice president of publicity.The promotionswere announced today (Apr 29) by Sue Kroll, WBPI's president ofmarketing.Reid ...
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Johnny whips up another $13.3m
Universal'sspoof spy thriller Johnny English was the top international film for the third week in a row,grossing $13.3m from 3,167 theatres in 27 countries over the weekend.After 18 days inrelease the film has amassed a staggering $77.1m international running total.In two openings,Johnny Englishfinished third in Taiwan on $132,000 from 60 ...
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Jungle Book 2 crosses $70m international grosses
Buena VistaInternational's The Jungle Book 2 grossed $5.4m in international markets over the weekend,raising its running total to $71.8m.Highlights were a third weekend $1.8m haul in the UK,which saw box office drop 22% for a $9.6m cumulative total, and a $1m gross inGermany that slipped 31% and raised the five-week ...
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Warner scores its biggest opening ever in India
In its finalinternational release Warner Bros' Harry Potter And The Chamber OfSecrets scored thebiggest opening ever for the distributor in India, grossing $341,000 (Rs 16.1m)from 102 screens.The familysequel finished second in the charts behind the regional blockbuster Hero (third weekend) and ahead of opener ShanghaiKnights. The opening was44.6% higher than ...
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Steve Smith leaves Intertainer for Encore
Encore International (EI),the international television programming affiliate of Starz Encore Group, hasnamed former Intertainer Asia chief operating officer Steve Smith as its chiefoperating officer and executive vice president.Smith assumes overallresponsibility for EI's channel development plans in Asia and the US andwill oversee the company's unique daily programming block on ChinaCentral ...
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Palm takes domestic rights to Venice hit Springtime
Palm Pictures has acquired North American and Caribbean rights to the award-winning drama Springtime In A Small Town, the first film from acclaimed director Tian Zhuangzhuang since 1993's The Blue Kite, from Fortissimo Film Sales.A theatrical release is planned through Palm's Arthouse Films this autumn, followed by a DVD and ...
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Four Asian Anger openings hit by SARS epidemic
Anger Management raised its international total to an estimated $5.1m in a secondweekend that was marked by a decent Australian follow-up and two numberfinishes from four openings in SARS-hit Asia, where theatre attendances weredown.The Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson comedy grossed $1.4m inAustralia, dropping 29% after last weekend's strong opening ...
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GreeneStreet says Yes to Sally Potter
New York-based GreeneStreet Films has acquired worldwide rights towriter-director Sally Potter's romantic drama Yes, which stars Joan Allen and will beavailable for pre-sales at Cannes next month. The film is already in productionin London.The film is being co-financed by the UK Film Council's New CinemaFund as part of its $15m ...
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Identity finds itself top in North America with $17m
Identity, Columbia's thriller about a mystery killer whopreys on a group of stranded travellers, opened top of the charts on $17maccording to studio estimates released today.The film stars John Cusack,Ray Liotta and Amanda Peet and drew decent reviews, averaging $6,220 from 2,733theatres. It was directed by James Mangold (Kate & ...
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Bailey, Barbato named recipients of Frameline Award 2003
Frameline,presenter of the San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival(SFILGFF), today (Apr 24) announced that this year's Frameline Award willgo to Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, the director-producers of numerousgay-themed TV and film projects through their World of Wonder Productions.The award willbe presented at the 27th SFILGFF on Jun ...
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MGM announces reduced losses for first quarter of 2003
MGM today (Apr 24) announcedreduced losses for the first quarter of 2003, driven chiefly by the successfultheatrical release of Agent Cody Banks, improved performance in the home entertainment division and the launchof MGM-branded channels in Europe.First quarter 2003 losseswere $55.8m or 22 cents per share compared to a net loss ...
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Two Towers scales $910m worldwide box office
New LineCinema's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers has become the fifth highest grossingworldwide film of all time with a cumulative box office to date of $910m.Making the announcementtoday (Apr 24) Rolf Mittweg, the company's president and chief operatingofficer of worldwide distribution and marketing, hailed the achievement as ...
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Focus, Eskwad team up for French thriller Saint Ange
Focus Features andStudioCanal subsidiary Eskwad have teamed up to finance the thriller SaintAnge, Focus co-presidents DavidLinde and James Schamus announced today (Apr 24).Principal photography is setto begin imminently in France, where the film will be shot simultaneously inEnglish-language and French-language versions.Focus has worldwide rightsto the film excluding France and other ...