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UK Film Focus shapes up for London Screenings status
Neil Jordan's BreakfastOn Pluto, which is tipped forcompetition slots in Venice and Toronto, headlines a slate of over two dozenBritish films, many of them world premieres, at next month's second London UKFilm Focus (LUFF), running June 27-30. More than 140 internationalbuyers have been invited to the publicly-funded event and most ...
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Hooligans
Dir. Lexi Alexander.US-UK. 2005. 108mins.An exciting, if superficial, exploration of footballviolence in the UK, this tight little drama is a showcase for an exceptionalpair of young British actors and German-born debut feature director LexiAlexander. Lord Of The Rings star Elijah Wood, clearly eager to breakout of hobbit mode, acquits himself ...
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Celluloid takes first look at IFC
French sales outfit Celluloid Dreams has sealed a first-look agreement with the US' Independent Film Channel (IFC) following its acquisition of international rights to IFC-produced title Happy Accidents, directed by Brad Anderson and starring Marisa Tomei and Vincent D'Onofrio.Celluloid, headed by Hengameh Panahi, is about to pick up a second ...
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Pressman ponders ContentFilm exit
Whither Ed Pressman' Itseems that the veteran producer of such classics as Badlands and Wall Street is stepping down from his role as joint-chief executive of ContentFilm,the company he founded with John Schmidt in 2001.A spokesperson for Pressman did not deny the rumoursand it is understood that he will continue ...
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Loggerheads, Summer Storm bookend NewFest 2005
New York premieres of Tim Kirkman's drama Loggerheads and MarcoKreuzpaintner's Summer Storm bookend the 17th Annual NewFest, thegay, lesbian and transgender event which runs from Jun 2-12.Loggerheads premiered at Sundance earlier this year and stars Kip Pardue, BonnieHunt and Michael Learned in the story of a drifter whose arrival in ...
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Hurley rounds out New Line's Cleaner cast
Elizabeth Hurley has roundedout a dynamic cast on New Line's upcoming action comedy The Cleaner, joining Lucy Liu and American comedian Cedric TheEntertainer on the project, which is set to go into production this summer witha North American release set for 2006.Les Mayfield has been linedup to direct the $27m ...
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Arclight launches North American distribution arm
Arclight Filmshas launched Arclight Releasing, a full-service North American distributioncompany that will be managed by former Artisan and Lions Gate acquisitionsexecutive Paul Gardner.The company willchiefly acquire programming for the sell-through market, however it will alsohandle limited theatrical releases and service the pay/cable broadcast,video-on-demand and pay-per-view markets.Initial plans are for theunit ...
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Indie Circle snaps up Iron Island
Pan-Europeandistribution collective Indie Circle has snapped up multi-territory rights toMohammed Rasoulof's Iron Island, this year's closing film in the Quinzaine. Theacquisition was concluded with Teheran-based Sheherazad Media Internationalfollowing this month's Paris screenings of Quinzaine films.The Indie Circle deal guarantees the film a release inItaly via Lucky Red, Haut Et Court ...
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Hanway takes on sales for Forman's Goya biopic
London's Hanway Films hasboarded Milos Forman's Goya biopic Goya's Ghosts as international sales agent. The film marks areunion between Zaentz and Forman who previously teamed on AcademyAward-festooned One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus.The film is scheduled tostart in Spain in September. Cannes Jury member Javier Bardem and NathaliePortman ...
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Carlyle, Firth to learn Meat Trade with The Works
Robert Carlyle and ColinFirth are to star in Meat Trade, a darkly comic, bodysnatching horror writtenby Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh.UK-based sales company TheWorks has taken on international sales to the film, which is pre-productionunder director Antonia Bird.Set in the historic streetsof Edinburgh, the script is a contemporary re-working of one ...
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Plague for Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek will starin the upcoming thriller Plaguefor Clive Barker's Midnight Picture Show banner, which is being jointlyfinanced by Wall Street-based film equity fund D H Blair Film Capital Fund andArmada Pictures International.Beverly Hills-based ArmadaPictures International is handling worldwide sales on the project, which is setto go before ...
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South Africa, UK start co-production treaty talks
SouthAfrica is in talks about a co-production treaty with the UK, according to theorganisation spearheading the development of South Africanfilm.NationalFilm and Video Foundation (NFVF) chief executive Eddie Mbalo told a Cannespress conference that the UK would be added to similar agreements already beensigned with Italy, Germany and Canada."People have long ...
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Bauer Martinez moves into US distribution
Philippe Martinez' BauerMartinez Studios has launched a US distribution venture with a high profileslate that boasts the $40m John McTiernan actioner Riders Of The Storm, £30m thriller The Flock from Andy Lau, as well as Bauer Martinez'co-production Modigliani andfirst acquisition The Groomsmenfrom Ed Burn's Black and Tan Productions.Backed by an ...
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Warner Bros to take North America on August Rush
Warner Bros is set to take NorthAmerican distribution rights on August Rush and come on board as a producingpartner.The move was announced inCannes yesterday by production company Southpaw Entertainment, Warner Bros andsales outfit Odyssey Entertainment.Freddie Highmore (FindingNeverland, Charlie AndThe Chocolate Factory) is to star asthe eponymous August Rush, an orphan ...
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Pressman to exit from ContentFilm
Ed Pressman, the veteran producer of such classics as Badlands and WallStreet, is stepping down from his role as joint chiefexecutive of ContentFilm, the company he founded with John Schmidt in 2001.A spokesperson for Pressman did not denythe rumours and it is understood that he will continue to be involved ...
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Lions Gate Films picks up US rights to Skinwalkers
Lions Gate Films has pickedup US rights to Jim Isaac's werewolf project Skinwalkers, while Lions Gate International has acquired allinternational rights except Germany and will commence sales at Cannes thisweek.The film is set to go intoproduction in early autumn for a wide North American release in 2006, and marksthe company's ...
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Goldwyn, Lecker promoted at Samuel Goldwyn Films
Peter Goldwyn has been promoted to vice president of acquisitions andTamara Lecker to director of acquisitions and development at Samuel GoldwynFilms.Goldwyn will continue to pursue projects from the company's Los Angeles officeand will work closely with president Meyer Gottlieb in negotiating pre-buys andbringing completed projects to the company.Lecker will continue ...
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International quiet before Star Wars storm
Major territory releases for US films are few and farbetween this weekend as the marketplace waits for Star Wars: Episode III tomake its global entrance next week.Fox International's Kingdom of Heaven, currently theinternational box office leader after its launch in 99 territories lastweekend, opens in Japan, its only remaining major ...
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Reding hosts Euro culture ministers for Cannes summit
EuropeanUnion media commissioner Viviane Reding has said she wants European film-makersto be able to use technology to boost the circulation of their films within theEU.Reding, who oversees theEuros 513m Media Programme, was speaking to Screen ahead of a Europe Dayconference she is hosting here on May 17.18 of the 25 ...
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Bashing
Dir/scr: MasahiroKobayashi. Jap. 2005. 82mins.A mystifying experience for any but a Japanese audience, Bashing,Masahiro Kobayashi's fictional rendering of a real-life event, would haveplayed more comfortably on less demanding grounds than its Cannes competitionberth.The story of a Japanesehumanitarian worker kidnapped in Iraq who then returned home to widespreadspite, Bashing is expressed ...