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Scott Nemes takes production role at Film Department
The Film Department has appointed former Adelstein Productions film chief Scott Nemes as vice president of production and development. Nemes, who reports directly to The Film Department's president of production Robert Katz, previously set up projects at Adelstein with a range of studios and financiers. He also served ...
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Billy Elliot nominated for European Cinema award
Stephen Daldry's Billy Elliot is one of 15 European titles competing for a $130,000 (FFr1m) prize at the 5th edition of the Forum of European Cinema to be held November 9-14 in Strasbourg. The award - doled out by French film industry support organisation CNC - is intended to support ...
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I've Loved You So Long opens AFI EU film showcase
Philippe Claudel's drama I've Loved You So Long featuring an acclaimed turn by Kristin Scott Thomas as a woman blighted by a terrible secret will open the The 2008 AFI European Union Film Showcase in Washington DC on November 6. For the first time, the AFI EU Showcase will ...
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London Mayor to make filming in capital easier
London 's Mayor Boris Johnson has pledged new legislation to make filming in the capital easier and greater investment in grassroots film-making across the capital. The promises have been set out as part of a new set of priorities for Film London, the capital's film and media agency.At a summit ...
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The Other End of The Line
Dir James Dodson. US. 2008. 106 mins Indian-American joint venture The Other End Of The Line demonstrates the pitfalls of creative globalisation even as it makes globalisation a backdrop for its frothy romantic comedy. Produced by Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park and Bollywood giant Adlabs, this piece of cross-cultural cuteness will ...
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Pearce joins cast of Oz drama Animal Kingdom
Guy Pearce (Memento) will play a troubled police officer in Animal Kingdom, written and to be directed by short filmmaker and former Australian film magazine editor David Michod. Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton and Jackie Weaver are also on board the debut drama which goes into production for Australian distributor Madman ...
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Medusa to remake Welcome to the Sticks for Italy
Rome-Italian powerhouse Medusa has bought the remake rights for France's run-away box office success Welcome to the Sticks (Bienvenue Chez Les Ch'tis) a Medusa spokesperson confirmed to Screen Daily.The film will be in development and production in 2009 for a potential 2010 release. Everything about the Italian re-make has yet ...
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Stockholm International Film Festival dedicated to Sydney Pollack
The 19th edition of the Stockholm International Film Festival has unveiled its 2008 programme, screening more than 170 films from 40 countries.'And we are keeping up the momentum,' explained festival director Git Scheynius at today's (Oct 22) press conference in Stockholm; 'no less than a third of the entries are ...
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Slingshot and Pathe announce low budget multi-picture pact
Pathe and Slingshot have signed a deal which will see Pathe distribute a slate of four films produced by Slingshot, and co-financed with BBC Films and Screen West Midlands.The deal provides guaranteed UK theatrical distribution and international sales representation for no less than 4 titles, which will be selected from ...
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Telepool lines upfive market premieres at AFM
The Munich-based sales agent Telepool will screen Lilly The Witch - The Dragon and The Magic Book by Stefan Ruzowitzky at AFM, his first film since the Oscar winning The Counterfeiters.The $12m family entertainment film combining live action and CGI will be released by Walt Disney theatrically in Germany, Austria, ...
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Fipresci to award prize at the Dubai International Film Festival
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) today announced that it will launch an annual international critics prize awarded by Fipresci, the International Federation of Film Critics.The award will be given to the best feature film in DIFF's Muhr Awards for Excellence in Arab Cinema and is the first time it ...
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Joe Dante ready to enter the 3D Hole
Joe Dante will commence shooting the 3D supernatural thriller The Hole starring Teri Polo, Chris Massoglia and Haley Bennett for Bold Films and Benderspink in Vancouver on December 2. Bold Films International will commence pre-sales at AFM next month on the story of two brothers and their neighbour who ...
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What Lies Beneath resurfaces above
What Lies Beneath returned to the top of the UK chart last weekend after the previous week's chart topper Dinosaur dropped a hefty 62%. The supernatural thriller starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer was the only film to make more than $1.5m (£1m) over the weekend (Nov 3-5) and has ...
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Third-quarter international box office barely moves from 2007 figures
Cinema may indeed be recession proof but the third-quarter figures for international markets do not suggest a rush to the multiplex escapism. Global box office for Q3 generated approximately $7.28bn in ticket sales compared with 2007. That translated into roughly a 0.5% revenue decline and a drop in admissions ...
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Schloendorff's Gigola on Wide Management Cannes slate
Wide Management will handle international sales on the newest project from director Volker Schloendorff, Gigola.Based on the book by Laure Charpentier, the film follows the life of George, an adventurous young woman - one of the last of the era's 'garconnes' - as she navigates the depths of the Parisian ...
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UPC in talks to buy Germany's Tele-Columbus
Dutch cable giant UPC has confirmed that it is in talks with Deutsche Bank to acquire Germany's second-largest cable TV company, Tele-Columbus, in a deal worth about $1.3bn.The deal forms part of UPC's plans to build a broadband network across Europe, offering telephony and high-speed internet access. The Dutch company ...
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Universal movies find TV home in Flemish-speaking Belgium
NBC Universal International Television Distribution has licensed exclusive free television rights to a number of major movies to Vlaamse Media Maatschappij (VMMa) for Flemish-speaking Belgium.The agreement covers upcoming and current Universal features like Wanted, The Incredible Hulk, The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, United 93, The Bourne Ultimatum and ...
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Sony becomes first major to release DVD titles in Vietnam
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has signed a DVD distribution deal for Vietnam with that country's Galaxy Studio.The deal marks the first time a US major will release its titles on DVD in the South-East Asian market and will kick off on May 9 with 15 films including Casino Royale, ...
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Universal sinks teeth into Medieval vampire story
Universal Pictures has picked up the speculative script The Knights Templar from Adam Torchia and Justin Stanley.The story takes place during the Middle Ages as the eponymous group of Crusaders and guardians of the Holy Grail comes under attack from a vampire army.The project is currently out to directors. Russia's ...
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Sony lands on Moon for English-speaking markets
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) has picked up all English-speaking rights to Liberty Films' sci-fi thriller Moon starring Sam Rockwell.Independent Film Company will handle all other territories on the title, which marks the feature directorial debut of commercials director Duncan Jones of Liberty Films and was shot at the ...