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    Hauer plans directorial debut Changing Fortunes

    14 June 2006

    Dutch star Rutger Hauer is to make hisdirectorial debut feature with ChangingFortunes, a drama set in occupied Holland during World War II.The $11.3 million projectis being put together as a UK/Dutch/Belgian co-production by Glasgow-based AlbaFilm Productions.Hauer is also in line to play a part in the film, based onthe true ...

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    International Indian Film Academy weekend opens in Dubai

    14 June 2006

    The seventhInternational Indian Film Academy (IIFA) weekend has opened in Dubai. The weekend opensat Dubai's Grand Cineplex with Jagmohan Mundra's Provoked,starring Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Miranda Richardson and NanditaDas.On Thursday, organizers will kick off the new IIFA Film Festival with Chandramukhi. Thefestival will also screen 30 other films. Indian actorsappearing ...

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    Three arrests made in Wales over film piracy

    14 June 2006

    South Wales Police have arrestedthree people in raids targeting film piracy. Operation CARDwas carried out by the police working with Trading Standards, the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT),the British Phonographic Institute and European Leisure Software PublishersAssociation. Six addresses in Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfilwere investigated, with one linked address in Brecon. ...

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    SPI takes Eastern Europe rights to 9 Cannes titles

    14 June 2006

    Warsaw-based distributor SPI International has announced several acquisitions on the back of Cannes. The company has taken theEastern European rights to the $100m (Euros 80m) Asterix At The Olympic Games (from Pathe), whichwill star Gerard Depardieu, Alain Delon, Jean ClaudeVan Damme, David Beckham, Michael Shumacher,Zinedine Zidane and GiselleBundchen.The distributor also ...

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    SPI takes Eastern Europe rights to 9 Cannes titles

    14 June 2006

    Warsaw-based distributor SPI International has announced several acquisitions on the back of Cannes. The company has taken theEastern European rights to the $100m (Euros 80m) Asterix At The Olympic Games (from Pathe), whichwill star Gerard Depardieu, Alain Delon, Jean ClaudeVan Damme, David Beckham, Michael Shumacher,Zinedine Zidane and GiselleBundchen.The distributor also ...

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    Grupo GMR to invest $33m in new Spanish cinemas

    14 June 2006

    Grupo GMR, owner of Spain's Cinebox exhibitionchain, has unveiled plans to construct 14 new complexes in cities across thecountry over the next three years.Under the brand Lux Cinemas, the new theatres will offer screening roomscatering to uses beyond feature films, including business meetings andpresentations, and specialized film and video screenings.The ...

  • Reviews

    Suburban Mayhem

    14 June 2006

    Dir: Paul Goldman. Aus. 2006.89mins.A sassy but uneven slice of youth-oriented Australiana, SuburbanMayhem is worth seeing chiefly for its memorable main character, sexy,wilful and amoral suburban vamp Katrina, who is brought to vivid life by Kiwiactress Emma Barclay.But although it is carriedforward by a driving energy as loud as its ...

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    Catherine Deneuve to head Venice jury

    14 June 2006

    Frenchactress Catherine Deneuve will head the maincompetition jury at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival (Aug 30-Sep 9).Deneuve first caught the attention of the internationalpublic in Luis Bunuel's Belle De Jour, which premiered in Venice in 1967 and won theGolden Lion. In 1998, Deneuve won Venice's CoppaVolpi best actress prize ...

  • Reviews

    Avida

    14 June 2006

    Dirs/scr: Benoit Delepine, Gustave Kervern. Fr. 2006. 83mins.Even by thestandards of their eccentric road comedy debut Aaltra, Benoit Delepine and Gustave Kervern's Avida - described in the press notes as a 'metaphysicalcomedy' - is bizarre indeed. Starting out as a Tati-esquesilent farce crammed with off-the-wall sight gags, this wayward tale ...

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    Wood moves from Redbus to Films2

    22 June 2000

    UK internet operation Films2, a division of video-on-demand company Filmgroup, has appointed Jason Wood as films specialist.Wood will be replaced as head of sales at filmgroup's distribution arm Redbus Film Distribution by Mervyn Andrews, previously sales manager at PolyGram Filmed Entertainment in the UK. Wood will be responsible for liasing ...

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    Back Home (Bled Number One)

    14 June 2006

    Dir: Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche.Fr-Alg. 2005. 98mins.Algerian-born French director Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche confronts the problems of returnee Maghrebis with BackHome (as it is known in English), his follow-up tominor 2002 festival hit Wesh Wesh. The resultis a strange, loose exercise, part tradition-versus-modernity drama, partrambling filmed diary.Like its orange-hatted hero, the drama keeps switching ...

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    Glover heads the cast of Virgo's latest Poor Boy's Game

    15 June 2006

    Clement Virgo has startedprincipal photography in Halifax on his fourth feature, Poor Boy's Game, starring Danny Glover and Rossif Sutherland andfeaturing Flex Alexander and Laura Regan. The film isproduced by Virgo and his long-time producing partner Damon D'Oliveira'sConquering Lion Pictures alongside Chaz Thorne's Standing 8 Productions. Thorneand Virgo share the ...

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    Guantanamo takes top prize at Newport International Film Festival

    15 June 2006

    Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross' The Road To Guantanamo won the jury prize for best narrativefeature at the 9th Annual Newport International Film Festival.Kelly Reichardt won the narrative jury prize for best director forOld Joy, Emily Riostook actress honours for Quinceanera, and the ensemble acting award went to the cast ...

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    Kristol to head marketing and distribution at SKE

    15 June 2006

    Former Universal Pictures senior executive Mark Kristol (pictured) has beenappointed to the newly created post of president of marketing and distributionat Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SKE).Kristol will report directly to SKE president Jim Tauber and willoversee all theatrical and home entertainment marketing, including supervisionof print, electronic and alternative marketing and media ...

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    Washington Square lines up productions including Curtis biopic

    15 June 2006

    Washington Square Films-based producers Amy Hobby and RussStratton are lining up an eclectic slate of titles headed up by the Ian Curtisbiopic All The Timeand the Hector Lavoe salsa documentary Calle Luna, Calle Sol.Music video director Jamie Thraves will direct All The Time based on Mick Middles and LindsayReade's book ...

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    Revitalised PiFan to open with Ghost Theatre

    15 June 2006

    Resurfacing from last year'scontroversy, Korea's Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) willkick off July 13 with opening film GhostTheatre (working title), a Korean musical directed by Jeon Gye-soo. The closing film is Berlinale-awardedHK-China production Isabella by PangHo-cheung which screens on July 20. The festival will hold itsusual two extra days ...

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    Haneke withdraws from jury duty in Moscow

    15 June 2006

    Austrian director Michael Haneke has refused to head the main jury in the MoscowInternational Film Festival (June 23-July 2), the festival's general director Renat Davletyarov announced atthe first festival press conference on Wednesday.Haneke'swithdrawal came despite earlier written confirmation that he would serve as themain jury president and the festival's formation ...

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    London to host second Short Film Summer School

    15 June 2006

    London's Curzon Soho is hosting thesecond Short Film Summer School (SFSS) from July 12-15. The SFSS willscreen 66 shorts as well as hosting workshops, panel discussions, networkingevents, demonstrations, and young people's programming. A market will run eachday.Screen International will host a panel about the future ofthe short film and digital ...

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    Belgrade plans three regional pitching prizes

    15 June 2006

    TheBelgrade International Film Festival (also known as FEST) will award threeprizes for the best pitches made at the second "B2B" IndustryMeetings to be held from March 2-4 next year.Speakingto ScreenDaily.com at this week's Kinotavr festival in Sochi, festival and B2Bproducer Miroslav Mogorovicexplained that the prizes of $8834 (Euros 7,000) would ...

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    Britdoc plans sessions for science and politics

    16 June 2006

    Theinaugural Britdoc festival has lined up a series ofnetworking events for documentary film-makers to meet experts outside the filmworld.Thefestival, to be held July 26-28 at Keble College in Oxford, is presented by theChannel 4 British Documentary Film Foundation.Thefestival has organised two "would like to meet" networking sessions toencourage collaboration between ...