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Revolutionary Road producer to launch Screenwriters' Festival
The fourth International Screenwriters' Festival will launch tomorrow with guest speakers including David Thompson, executive producer of Revolutionary Road andscreenwriter Olivia Hetreed, who adapted Girl With A Pearl Earring. The launch will take place at Channel 4's headquarters in London. The speakers will cover issues such as managing the potentially ...
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Indian Film Company's Ghajini takes $40m in two weeks
Indian Film Company's Hindi film Ghajini has earned more than $40m (Rs1.94bn) in less than two weeks. Ghajini has grossed $33m (Rs1.62bn) in domestic markets and its gross collections in overseas markets (distributed by Big Pictures) stands at $8m (Rs390m) since it released worldwide between December 25 and 26. Directed ...
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Legendary film-maker Claude Berri has died aged 74
Legendary French filmmaker Claude Berri passed away in Paris on Monday morning at the age of 74. Berri, who was admitted to the hospital Saturday night, suffered from complications from a stroke, according to reports. Berri acted and directed throughout his career but perhaps made his biggest mark as a ...
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Dentsu, partners land Tanaka for internet movie
Japan's Dentsu, Ten Carat and Scale have produced a ground-breaking internet movie starring Rena Tanaka, a supermodel who swept domestic newcomer prizes for her screen debut in the 1998 drama Give It Your All. Titled Suki, the three-part omnibus will premiere on the click-cinema web-site (http://www.click-cinema.net), whose backers include NTT ...
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Italy doubles co-production spend
Confirming the renewed vitality of the Italian film industry, national film body Anica has reported that Italy almost doubled its spend on international co-productions in 1999 to $31m (L71bn) compared to $15.9m (L36bn) the previous year.Total co-production costs, including foreign capital, rose to $96.9m (L219bn) from $41.7m (L94bn) in 1998. ...
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