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Chouchou, Lenin continue to prosper in France, Germany
Warner Brosenjoyed another successful weekend as distributor of two local language hits inEurope.In Germany, thecomedy-drama Good Bye, Lenin! added $1.8m (Euros 1.7m) to became the second highest grossingGerman picture released in the last three years (behind Der Shuh Des Manitu), with an estimated $30.5m (Euros 28.4m)running total.After five weeksat the ...
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Jarecki to host European Parliament screening today of controversial doc
Eugene Jareckiis to host a closed screening at the European Parliament in Strasbourg today(Apr 8) of his award wining BBC documentary The Trials Of Henry Kissinger.Jarecki producedand directed the picture, which asks whether the former US diplomat should facecrimes against humanity charges for his role in US covert operations in ...
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Don Hahn gets honour at International Family Film Fest
Don Hahn, the renownedanimation producer whose credits include The Lion King and Beauty And The Beast, will receive the Friz Award at the 9th AnnualInternational Family Film Festival Awards in Valencia, California, on May 1.Since its inception in 1994,the award - named after Warner Bros animator and 1994 honouree Friz ...
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Maid In Manhattan is J Lo's number one international movie
Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International's (CTFDI) MaidIn Manhattan became thehighest grossing international film starring Jennifer Lopez over the weekend.The romantic comedy added $4.3m on 2,200 screens in internationalmarkets for a $45.3m running total, surpassing the star's previous best of$42.6m for 2000's The Cell.So far the film has reachednumber one in ...
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Phone Booth tops lacklustre box office
The delayed Foxthriller Phone Boothrang up a modest $15m number one opening gross over the weekend as box officefigures were sluggish for the fourth weekend in a row. Despite two other largeopeners following close behind in second and third places, the general lack ofinspiring films compounded the "war effect" as ...
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Miramax bulks up on Chinese video rights
Miramax Films and Hong Kong-based content providerCelestial Pictures have signed a long-term deal giving the US mini-major aswathe of video and video-on-demand (VoD) rights to numerous titles within the renowned Shaw Brotherslibrary as well as English-language remake rights for two Chinese films.Under the deal, Miramax has video distribution rights for ...
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The Punisher catches Dream star
Thomas Jane, currently starring in Warner Bros' Dreamcatcher,has signed to play the lead role in Artisan Pictures and Marvel Studios' superheroadaptation The Punisher.Set to start shooting in July with a view to a Summer 2004 release,the project is the latest example of the joint venture between Artisan andMarvel to develop, ...
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US arthouse renamed after benefactor who donated $2.5m
As a reflectionof philanthropy many arthouse film theatres might envy, the Rafael Film Centrein northern California has changed its name to the Christopher B Smith RafaelFilm Centre to honour donations of $2.5m from benefactor Smith.Smith hails from a family of philanthropists andentrepreneurs and is a long-time supporter of the centre, ...
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Filardi boards Armada's Drum
Bringing DownThe House screenwriterJason Filardi has signed on as executive producer on independent financing,production and distribution company Armada Pictures' upcoming thriller, Drum.Filardi will supply creative input on the screenplay aswell as other aspects of the production, which is inspired by real events andcentres on two South African journalists involved in ...
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Visionbox, Small Planet team on US release of Charlotte
Los Angeles-basedproduction outfit Visionbox Pictures has teamed up with fledgling USdistributor Small Planet Pictures on the theatrical release of itsaward-winning drama Charlotte Sometimes, with a roll-out scheduled for May in Los Angeles, SanFrancisco, Chicago and Hawaii.The film, written and directed by Eric Byler (Kenji'sFaith), centres on a love triangle betweena ...
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UIP signs content deal with Neos Interactive
UnitedInternational Pictures (UIP) has signed a non-exclusive content deal with NeosInteractive, the developers of upscale hospitality digital entertainment systemNeosTV (formerly known as IRIS).The deal wasfacilitated by content procurement specialist Federal Hill Communications,which was appointed by Neos Interactive to oversee talks with the majorstudios.The UIP packagefeatures a range of titles including ...
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The In-Laws gets world premiere at Tribeca
FranchisePictures and Warner Bros' comedy The In-Laws, which stars Michael Douglas and AlbertBrooks, will receive its world premiere at the second Tribeca Film Festival onMay 10, co-founders Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal announced today (Apr 3).The picturefollows the uneasy relationship between two prospective fathers-in-law whosechildren are to be married. ...
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Koch to distribute Passport Video catalogue in North America
US independent music andhome entertainment distributor Koch Entertainment Distribution is stepping upits DVD operation with the announcement that it has signed an exclusive deal todistribute Passport Video's entire catalogue in the US and Canada.Passport Video'slibrary comprises mostly documentaries and entertainment specials and includesnew releases and reissues of the five-DVD Collectors ...
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Downtown New York to get new film and arts centre
IFP/New York andFilm/Video Arts (F/VA) have received a $100,000 grant to conduct a feasibilitystudy for a media arts centre in Lower Manhattan.The award ispart of a federal $1m emergency aid package set up to help rebuild New Yorkafter 9/11.The announcementwas made today (Apr 1) by Empire State Development's (ESD) chairmanCharles ...
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THINKFilm buys domestic rights to Brazilian documentary
THINKFilm haspicked up North American rights to Jose Padilha's award-winningdocumentary, Bus 174.A theatrical release in New York has been scheduled for Oct 8.Since its worldpremiere at the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival last autumn Bus 174 has drawn considerable attention afterfestival selections at Sundance, Rotterdam and Miami.It was named best ...
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Ned takes $1.5m in Australian opening weekend for Universal
Ned Kelly followed up its powerful opening day(Screendaily Mar 28) with a $1.5m opening weekend.Buoyed by anintense publicity campaign featuring Heath Ledger and most of the cast, theUniversal Pictures/Endymion Films production opened in 252 theatres and went onto claim a 30% market share over the weekend.It was the thirdhighest opening ...
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Oscars push up Chicago international business by 25%
Fresh from itshaul of six Academy Awards, including one for best picture, Chicago's international box office leapt25% over the weekend according to Miramax International.The Broadwaymusical adaptation grossed an estimated $7m in markets over the weekend toraise its international running total to approximately $80m.Combined withthe picture's $144.5m US gross, which is ...
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Fox's Daredevil scores $6.6m over weekend
The acrobaticantics of Daredevilwere too much for the competition over the weekend as Fox's actionpicture scored a string of number one openings, grossing $6.6m on 3,661international screens for a $45.9m running total.Among thehighlights was the United Arab Emirates, where the picture grossed $254,000 on23 screens for Fox's second highest opening ...
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Wellspring hires Rob Williams in acquisitions dept
Wellspring has appointed RobWilliams as manager of acquisitions. Williams arrives from Dreamworks'New York office and will report to the newly appointed head of acquisitions,Marie Therese Guirgis; his responsibilities include acquiring films and programmingfor Wellspring's theatrical, home video and worldwide sales businessunits.'Rob's experience inboth studio and arthouse film distribution will serve ...
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Exhibition vet Bill Doeren joins Kodak Imaging
Exhibitionveteran William B Doeren has been named vice president of the KodakEntertainment Imaging division and general manager of Kodak Digital Cinemagroup.He replacesRobert J Mayson, who is moving into a full-time role as vice president andgeneral manager of Image Origination Products in the same Kodak division.In a statementEric G Rodli, president ...