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Pullman boards Vinterberg's Dear Wendy
Bill Pullman has joined the cast of Thomas Vinterberg's Dear Wendy, which is based on a script by Lars Von Trier.The thriller, which started shooting on Sept 26 in Copenhagen, stars Jamie Bell, Chris Owen, Mark Webber and Michael Angarano, Danso Gordon and Alison Pill.The film is being shot on ...
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MIP TV lines up BBC chief, China focus for 2004
Greg Dyke, director general of the BBC will be the keynote speaker at next year's MIP TV market 2004, which will be held from March 29 to April 2.The event will also host the first ever China day on March 31 with two discussions about how to partner with Chinese ...
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Baldwin to fight runaways at New Jersey's CSC/Cargo Films
William Baldwin has been named president of production at the New Jersey-based production company CSC/Cargo Films, one of the key players in the state’s high-profile drive to prevent runaway productions by offering incentives to film-makers.Since 2001 Baldwin has been a prominent supporter of the Garden State’s campaign, which took a ...
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IDA Awards names documentary nominees
Andrew Jarecki's child abuse expose Capturing The Friedmans, Lauren Lazin's rap icon profile Tupac: Resurrection and Sam Green and Bill Siegel's account of 1960s radicals in The Weather Underground are among 13 feature nominees for the International Documentary Association's (IDA) 19th Annual Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards.Overall 28 titles will contest ...
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Blood drinking countess pic takes shape in Hungary
Four films about a famous Hungarian blood drinking countess are thought to be in development worldwide - but one is taking shape in Hungary itself. Atlantic Film is currently developing The Loves Of Elisabeth Bathory about the life of the 16th century Hungarian 'Blood Countess' who was rumoured to drink ...
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GERMANY
Bad Boys II blew away all competition in Germany over the weekend selling over 765,000 tickets between Oct 9 and 12, more than 500,000 tickets more than second placed The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen.Local children's comedy 4 Freunde & 4 Pfoten (literally 4 Friends and 4 Paws) failed to make ...
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...and Nemo soars past $100m
A massive UK opening for FindingNemo propelled the animated hit past$100m at the international box office at the weekend.The film - which proved itsdomestic chops over a record-breaking summer run - took $12.2m from 453 screensin the UK for the 10th biggest industry opening of all time.Overall Finding Nemo grossed ...
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New Jersey film outfit CSC/Cargo names Baldwin production chief
William Baldwin has beennamed president of production at the New Jersey-based production companyCSC/Cargo Films, one of the key players in the state's high-profile drive toprevent runaway productions by offering incentives to film-makers.Since 2001 Baldwin has beena prominent supporter of the Garden State's campaign, which took a significantstep forward last month ...
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Veteran film buyer Groves joins IMAX distribution team
As IMAX Corporation steps upits positioning as a distributor of Hollywood event films the company hasappointed veteran buyer Phil Groves to the new post of vice president ofdistribution and development.Groves will serve as chiefliaison with the studios' distribution executives and will devise easier waysof distributing original and IMAX DMR films ...
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Fox enjoys $13.1m weekend with LXG, top in Italy, Japan, Taiwan
Number one openings inItaly, Japan and Taiwan were the chief drivers in a $13.1m weekend haul for TheLeague Of Extraordinary Gentlemen (LXG) that raised its international running total to $68.7m.Fox International'sfantasy/adventure grossed $2.4m from 337 screens in Italy, $2.2m from 362 inJapan and $1.2m from 91 in Taiwan.There were a ...
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O'Neil joins Warner Independent in marketing department
Erin O'Neil has joinedWarner Independent Pictures as vice president of creative advertising and willstart at the company on Oct 20.Reporting directly toexecutive vice president, marketing and publicity, Laura Kim, O'Neil willassist Kim in developing and implementing marketing and creative advertisingstrategies for WIP's films.She arrives at Warner fromUnited Artists where she ...
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IDA names 13 documentaries shortlisted for Dec 12 awards
Andrew Jarecki's controversialCapturing The Friedmans, LaurenLazin's rap icon profile Tupac: Resurrection and Sam Green and Bill Siegel's account of 1960sradicals in The Weather Undergroundare among 13 feature nominees for the International Documentary Association's(IDA) 19th Annual Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards.Overall 28 titles willcontest for honours in the four categories of feature, ...
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Sundance Channel acquires US TV rights to War doc
Sundance Channel hasacquired the US television rights to Brian Knappenberger's documentary LifeAfter War.The deal was negotiated byChristian Vesper on behalf of Sundance Channel and Marc Halperin of Magic LampReleasing on behalf of the film.The film focuses on SarahChayes, a former National Public Radio war correspondent, and her involvementin Afghans for ...
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Hamptons festival boasts five foreign Oscar submissions
Five films submitted for thebest foreign language film Academy Award will screen at the 2003 HamptonsInternational Film Festival which takes place Oct 22 to 26.Making their US premieresare Bent Hamer's Kitchen Storiesfrom Norway and Mikael Hafstrom's Evil from Sweden, while making their east coast premieres are Siddiq Barmak'sOsama from Afghanistan, ...
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Rio gets serious, launches film commission, new studio
Rio de Janiero has launcheda film commission as part of a nationwide move to introduce film commissions in key cities of Brazil. Atpresent, only Manaus, the gateway to the Amazon jungle, has boasted a filmcommission. In addition, Rio plansto build a studio facility, dubbed the City of Cinema by early ...
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Sundance Documentary Fund names 14 films to receive grants
Stories of post-TalibanAfghanistan, Mexican immigrants and a Shakespearean prison troupe are among 14recipients of the latest round of bi-annual grants from the SundanceDocumentary Fund (SDF)."The recipients of thisfall's grant cycle show an uncanny ability to get to the heart of crucialissues and events, which are not being covered by the ...
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Noi Albinoi sweeps Iceland's EDDA awards
Dagur Kari's Noi Albinoi continued its winning streak scooping most of the major awards at the annual EDDAs - the Icelandic Film & TV-Awards.The ceremony, which is considered one of the most important events of the social calendar in Iceland, was broadcast on RUV, the national Icelandic station, and achieved ...
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French teacher sues documentary makers
In an extraordinary about-face retired French schoolteacher Georges Lopez has begun legal proceedings against the makers of the documentary film Etre Et Avoir, which he dominated with his strict-but-fair handling of a junior school class in the Auvergne.In the Paris high courts, Lopez is suing director Nicolas Philibert, the film's ...
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Kinowelt hatches plan for international network
Germany's Kinowelt Medien is advancing plans for a high-powered international distribution consortium to be fed by high-profile US pictures.Talks are already underway with leading independent distributors in France and Spain to complement Kinowelt's existing distribution outlets, which include Germany and Eastern Europe. Additionally, the UK and Canada will be covered ...
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GERMANY, AUSTRIA, SWITZ Prod Lists - Oct 14
AUSTRIA - Oct 14IN PRODUCTIONDER TRAUM VOM SCHWEBEN(Bonus Film) Co-prod: Troika Entertainment (Ger), BBR Productions (Can). Backer: BKA, Cine Tirol, Filmstiftung NRW, ARTE. Documentary. The only male synchronised swimming trio in Europe has found the sport of its life. Prods: Robert Winkler, Christian Vizi, Susanne Girard. Dir/scr: Barbara Graftner. DoP: ...
