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Scherfig double bill hits MIFED
Danish filmmaker Lone Scherfig is to follow on from her successful Wilbur Wants To Kill Himself with another two English language features.What Wayne Didn't Know and Waltzing Griselda will be shot simultaneously next summer in Scotland, and buyers attending MIFED will be the first to have a chance to read ...
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Italian producers protest at Venice shake-up plan
Italy's association of independent producers (API) has officially voiced its concern over the threat of political interference on the Lido, which is already casting doubt over Moritz de Hadeln's position as artistic director of the Venice Film Festival. A new polemic erupted this week when the government's plan for a ...
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Sheridan's In America scores in Ireland
Jim Sheridan's In America's launched in Ireland over the weekend, helping to boost a phenomenal year for home-grown films at the local box office. Its UK gross, however, was disappointing - suggesting that the film will have to work hard to generate significant international returns.In America opened for 20th Century ...
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AFM: Primary's Kingdom includes Foster, Wang
Gabriela Bacher's Primary Pictures, which this week announced its British gangster movie My Kingdom to star Richard Harris, has teamed up with a host of international talent on its development slate including Wayne Wang and Jodie Foster.Bacher, formerly the LA-based senior vice president of production at Constantin Film, is co-producing ...
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Fox strikes Mexican animation deal
20th Century Fox Mexico has struck a two-pic distribution deal with Anima Studios, an animation company founded by Fernando Perez Gavilan and Fernando de Fuentes. On Nov 19, Fox will release Anima Studio's Magicians And Giants (Magos Y Gigantes), the first-ever animated movie entirely made in Mexico. The 2D traditional ...
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MDC takes on Schultze sales
Berlin-based sales agent MDC International has picked up international distribution for Michael Schorr's feature debut Schultze Gets The Blues, which won the Special Director's Award at this year's Venice Film Festival.The tragicomedy produced by Filmkombinat Nordost has already secured theatrical distribution in the USA (Paramount Classics), UK (Paramount), Germany and ...
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FAME takes over Miracle Productions
Film and Music Entertainment, Inc is to acquire Miracle Productions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Miracle Entertainment, Inc. The acquisition is valued at $4,000,000 and includes script options, rights to production fees, U.S. and foreign distribution rights on various films in development, as well as other assets. Miracle will ...
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Gijon festival unveils 200 film line-up
Spain's indie-oriented Gijon International Film Festival (Nov 20-28) has unveiled the line-up for its upcoming 41st edition, featuring some of the year's top festival prize-winners and talked-about international titles.More than 200 films will air over nine days at the popular event, which has seen a 50% increase in public attendance ...
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Camel to open Munich Film School Festival
Munich Television & Film School students Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni's critically feted documentary The Story Of The Weeping Camel will open the International Festival of the Film Schools in Munich (Nov 27-30).The festival is returning to its traditional November dates after being held as a parallel event of June's ...
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TV chief quits Germany's ProSiebenSat.1
Dr. Ludwig Bauer, ProSiebenSat.1 Media's board member with responsibility for television, has left the company "due to differing views on the future strategic direction of the company".Bauer, who had worked at the ProSiebenSat.1 Group since 1992 in various posts including head of programmes and managing director at Kabel 1, was ...
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More US critics protest MPAA screener ban
The Chicago Film CriticsAssociation have joined their Los Angeles counterparts is suspending theirend-of-year critics awards in protest over the decision by the Motion PictureAssociation of American to prevent screener tapes from being seen at home by anyoneexcept Oscar voters.A statement from the Chicagocritics explained that their association was "disturbed by ...
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Swords drawn for EFA's Prix Screen International
Eightfilms will compete for the 2003 Prix Screen International, the European Film Academy's award for bestnon-European film.TheEFA award, whose selection and nomination procedure is made in co-operationwith Screen International, seessamurai sword epics from two continents take on a diverse field that includes ablockbusting animation and some of the most acclaimed ...
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Blethyn, Bonneville join cast of Myriad's Piccadilly Jim
BrendaBlethyn and Hugh Bonneville have been cast in the comedy Piccadilly Jim, joining Sam Rockwell and TomWilkinson in the adaptation of the P.G. Wodehouse classic novel scripted byOscar-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes.Set tobegin shooting this month in the UK under director John McKay (Crush), Piccadilly Jim is set in 1930's England, ...
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Golden Harvest, China Film launch joint venture
Hong Kong's Golden Harvest is setting up a joint venture with mainland entertainment conglomerate, China Film Group Corporation, to co-finance and distribute Chinese-language films.The new venture, which is expected to be operational early next year, intends to finance films produced by mainland production companies and distribute them both in China ...
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Gaumont lines up Reno for big-budget Empire
France's Jean Reno is to star in The Empire Of The Wolves (L'Empire Des Loups), a big budget crime thriller in the vein of Crimson Rivers that should be one of the standout French pictures of next year. The story, which focuses on issues of identity and lost memories, involves ...
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ICELAND
Scary Movie 3 enjoyed virtually complete domination at the box office - racking up a screen average more than three times its closest competitors, and pushing Kill Bill, Intolerable Cruelty, The Rundown and Spy Kids 3D down the chart. Though Calendar Girls opened on 6th, little else changed in ...
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SWITZERLAND
Landing at fifth place in the chart for the German-speaking region of Switzerland, German title The Miracle Of Bern saw a strong launch in the territory.The film, which continues to reign in Germany, took $112,282 (SFR 149,896) from 25 screens in the region for a $4,491 average for Filmcoopi Zurich ...
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SWITZERLAND
Landing at fifth place in the chart for the German-speaking region of Switzerland, German title The Miracle Of Bern saw a strong launch in the territory.The film, which continues to reign in Germany, took $112,282 (SFR 149,896) from 25 screens in the region for a $4,491 average for Filmcoopi Zurich ...
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Hero rules the Rooster at China's top film awards
Zhang Yimou's Hero scooped four prizes at this year's Golden Rooster Awards - mainland China's top film honours - including best director, best co-production, best sound recording and best production design. The martial arts blockbuster was excluded from competing for best picture as it's a co-production - between Beijing New ...
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SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
Milos Radovic's Small World has crossed the 100,000 admissions mark after enjoying the fourth weekend in a row on the top of the chart. The local road comedy has now grossed $259,261. Otherwise, there have not been many changes at the chart - the other local favourite Almost Totally Ordinary ...