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Korea looks to crowded spring release schedule
For full listings click HERESouth Korea has seen a large number of films wrap shooting last month, foreshadowing a crowded release schedule in late spring.The list includes a number of Cannes hopefuls, such as arthouse favourite Hong Sang-soo's fifth feature Woman Is The Future Of Man. Having two ...
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The smile was wiped off Mona Lisa's face last weekend when Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton arrived in town with Something's Gotta Give to take pole position away from the Columbia TriStar release. The romantic comedy which had been shown in the Berlinale's official section with Nicholson and Keaton in ...
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New bidders emerge for UCI cinema circuit
UK independent investment firm Terra Firma Capital Partners has expressed an interest in bidding for United Cinemas International (UCI) the multinational exhibition company owned by Vivendi Universal and Viacom, according to The Times newspaper.The move on the 120-site estate, which spans Europe, Asia and Latin America and is valued at ...
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Revamped Rome cinema commission launched
With a new private partner, Rome's Film Commission is ready to attract more international productions to the Italian capital by offering new and better financial incentives - just as the weakening dollar and high Euro are potentially putting off runaway productions.Rome's mayor Walter Veltroni has announced that the region's powerful ...
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Hayek to write, direct and star in Mexican comedy
Mexican actress Salma Hayek is poised to return to Mexico where she may direct and play the lead in a comedy she is presently co writing.Guadalajara, Mexico-based Anhelo Films will co produce El Hombre De La Casa Enfrente along with Hayek's Los Angeles-based company Ventanarosa Productions.Initially launched by director Alfonso ...
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Helkon, Redbus create pan-Euro buying alliance
UK distributor Redbus Film Distribution and Germany''s Helkon Media have formed a joint acquisition alliance.The companies are to pick up rights for their respective markets, but may also take pan-European rights, accounting for about 50% of a film''s budget between them and striking an output deal with a US studio ...
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Belgrade film festival becomes theatrical distributor
The Belgrade International Film Festival has become a theatrical distributor by acquiring rights for Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia to Berlinale Golden Bear winner Head On.The film's first outing in the region will be at the 32nd Belgrade International Film Festival- FEST, (Feb 27 - Mar 7).For the past ...
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Third Swedish film icon dies this year
The legendary Swedish actor/director Hasse Ekman has died at the age of 88. As the director of 41 feature films - from comedies and thrillers to love stories and melodramas - Ekman was one of Sweden's most prolific film makers.After his debut 1940 with comedy Med Dej I Mina Armar, ...
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Broadbent, Czernin exit Mission
UK-based producers Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin are leaving Mission Pictures, the UK-US production company Broadbent founded with Andrew Hauptman and Damian Jones.Mission has simultaneously beefed up its US office, promoting Tracy Falco from vice president of production to senior vice president. Falco, who previously spent six years at Ted ...
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Capitol gets A Touch Of Spice
UK-based sales agent Capitol Films has acquired worldwide rights to Greek sensation A Touch Of Spice.The story of a Greek boy growing up in Istanbul has already grossed more than $11m in Greece and is still at the top end of the charts after 16 weeks.Produced by Village Roadshow Productions, ...
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France, Spain lead the field at CARTOON 2004
France and Spain have the largest number of animation projects and finished works being presented at this year's CARTOON MOVIE forum to be held at the Babelsberg Studios from March 11-13.French producers are represented with eleven works including Les Armateurs' Les Triplettes De Belleville, Prima Linea Productions' U and Lardux ...
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Law is male star of the year at ShoWest
Jude Law has been named ShoWest2004 Male Star of the Year and will receive his accolade at the exhibitors'conference, which runs in Las Vegas from Mar 22-25."In this day andage it's quite a compliment to note that there is no such thing as a typicalJude Law character or role, as ...
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Disney buys the rights to Muppets from Henson Co
The Walt DisneyCo said yesterday (Feb 17) it had agreed to buy the characters from The Muppets andBear In The Big Blue House from the Jim Henson Co.Disney isexpected to relaunch the characters, which include Kermit The Frog and MissPiggy, through a new television series and special shows.The media gianthas ...
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Cheaper makes Fox richer with $3.3m opening in UK
FoxInternational's comedy Cheaper By The Dozen opened top in the UK at the weekend on$3.3m (including previews) from 364 screens.The picture alsoopened in Korea on $204,000 from 70. Overall it added $4.5m from 1,137 screensto raise its international running total to $19.2m.The comedy StuckOn You opened top inAustralia on $1.2m ...
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Major, Bumstead pick up honours from ADG
Grant Major wonthe Art Directors' Guild Excellence in Production Design and Art Directionaward for a period or fantasy film for The Lord Of The Rings: The Return OfThe King at the weekend.Henry Bumsteadpicked up the contemporary film trophy for his work on Mystic River.Among otherhonorees at the ceremony at the ...
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Warner Germany ties up X for a further 20 films
Warner Bros Pictures Germanyhas extended its partnership with Germany's X-Filme and its distribution armX-Verleih in a long-term, multi-faceted distribution agreement covering up to20 films.
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Toy Story 2 conquers final frontier in Japan
Winding up its global roll-out, blockbusting computer-generated animation Toy Story 2, scooped $3.8m on its opening weekend in Japan (March 11-13). The film's performance gives Buena Vista International the highest-opening US animated film in the territory, but was not enough to beat the distributor's record for Armageddon. It also ...
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King is king in Japan with $11.1m two-day take
The Lord OfThe Rings: The Return Of The King opened top in Japan at the weekend on $11.1m from 729 screens, asthe picture grossed $21.7m from 4,128 screens in 60 markets to boost itsinternational running total to $618.4m.Including lastweekend's previews New Line International's fantasy finale grossed $14.7m inJapan through Nippon ...
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Imax puts 3-D movie to DVD for the first time through Warner
Warner Home Video willrelease the Imax 3D film Space Station on DVD, the first-everImax 3D title to be released in the video domain. The DVD, which will bedistributed in both 2D and 3D capabilities, will go into the domestic market inthe fourth quarter of 2004.However, consumers hoping tosee the 3D ...
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HUNGARY
Hungary's new distributor, Intersonic which debuted with the release of Snowboarder and with the help of well established Mokep, failed to pick the right film to make an impact on the audiences, Snowboarder didn't even attract one thousand admissions.Meanwhile SPI's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre achieved a decent opening for a ...