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Mortensen eyes big budget Alastride adaptation
Lord Of The Rings star Viggo Mortensen is in negotiations to take the lead in big budget Spanish production The Adventures Of Captain Alatriste for Spain's Telecinco and Origen PC.Mortensen, who speaks fluent Spanish, confirmed to Spanish press during a promotional trip to Madrid on Hidalgo that he was studying ...
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River swells on back of Oscar glory
The Return Of The King was not the only film benefiting from Academy Awards glory last weekend as Warner Bros' Mystic River witnessed some massive box office leaps around the world.Clint Eastwood's acclaimed drama picked up Oscars for best actor (Sean Penn) and best supporting actor (Tim Robbins) on Feb ...
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Warner Bros snags US rights to Japanese animation
Warner Brothers has acquired US and key European rights to Japanese animation feature Yu-Gi-Oh!, which is based on the popular card trading game comic and TV cartoon series.The TV Tokyo network, Shueisha publishing house and Asatsu DK advertising agency are jointly producing the feature animation.Warner Brothers is set to release ...
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UIP confirms plans for Russian distribution office
United International Pictures has confirmed plans to open a branch office in Moscow to distribute films directly to cinemas in Russia.East West Creative Associates, UIP's partner for over 13 years, will cease trading as a distributor from that date but will continue to be involved in film production.UIP chairman and ...
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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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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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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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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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Jubaku (Spellbound)
Dir: Masato Harada. Jap. 1999. 115 mins.Prod cos: Kadokawa Shoten, Sankei Shimbun, Toei. Int'l sales: Toei (+81 3 3535 7621). Exec prods: Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, Tan Takaiwa, Shigeaki Hazama, Jun Sakagami. Prod: Masato Hara. Scr: Ryo Takasugi, Satoru Suzuki, Mugita Kinoshita. DoP: Yoshitaka Sakamoto. Prod des: Kyoko Heya. Ed: Akimasa Kawashima. ...
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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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Cinecitta teams with Rome Film Commission to attract production
Seeking to provide international film-makers with a comprehensiveand competitive production package, Cinecitta Studios has partnered with Rome'sFilm Commission to offer financial and location services.The commission officially set up shop within the studio compoundin February and will provide assistance with gap financing, free andreduced-fee shooting permits and other services.A crucial component ...
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ROMANIA
Anthony Minghella's Cold Mountain shot in the spectacular Carpathian mountains in Romania was received extremely well in the land of its birth.Released on a not so strong six copies by Glob Com, the film made over 12,000 admissions in its opening weekend. Scary Movie 3 released by InterComFilm on seven ...
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The Reckoning
Dir: Paul McGuigan. UK. 2001. 110mins.Paul Bettany's penchant for diverse roles spanning the eras continues in the intriguing but lethargic medieval murder mystery The Reckoning, a long finished drama shot in 2001, even before Bettany made his leap into Hollywood with A Beautiful Mind.This time Bettany is a fugitive priest ...
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Korean cinema surges on back of Taegukgi, Silmido
Korean cinema recorded an 82.5% market share in February, setting a new monthly record on the back of a record-breaking performance by Korean War film Taegukgi.According to a report by investment/distribution company IM Pictures, the Kang Je-gyu-directed Taegukgi amassed a 52% share of the market all by itself, while Cinema ...
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Perfume, Sky Captain snapped up by RCV
Independent Dutch distributor RCV Entertainment has announced details of a number of high profile acquisitions at last month's American Film Market.The Hilversum based company was one of the first buyers for Tom Tykwer's Pefume adaptation, which was sold by Summit Entertainment.RCV has also high hopes for the science-fiction epic Sky ...
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Irish producers body appoints new director
Screen Producers Ireland (SPI) has appointed Malcolm Byrne as its new director.Byrne is a law graduate and previously held the positions of Press and Research Officer at the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland. He has broad experience of working with member and voluntary-based organisations.He is a former vice president of ...
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Argentinian films dominate Toulouse financing initiative
The fifth annual Films In Progress initiative kicks off March 25-26 at the 16th annual Toulouse Latin American Film Festival (March 19-28).The joint initiative with Spain's San Sebastian International Film Festival aims to attach financiers to Latin American films stuck in post-production. Some 42 films from 11 countries were submitted ...
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King set to surpass Crocodile Dundee in Oz
The Australian film industry should prepare to go into mourning within the next week when The Return Of The King displaces Crocodile Dundee to become the second biggest box office hit of all time in the territory.Crocodile Dundee was top of the hit list from 1986 to 1998, when it ...
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TF1 chief accuses Canal Plus of monopoly position
Patrick Le Lay, chairman of French broadcaster TF1 which part owns the TPS digital platform, has launched a fresh attack on Canal Plus over the on-going issue of access to pay-TV rights.Le Lay has written to state film body CNC accusing Canal Plus, which controls rival platform Canal Satellite, of ...