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London critics give seven nominations to The Queen
The nominations have been announced for the 27th London Critics' Circle Films Awards.The awards will take place on February 8th at the Dorchester Hotel with proceeds supporting UK children's charity, the NSPCC.The nominations are:British Producer Of The YearPaul Greengrass, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner - United 93 (UIP/UK)Al Clark, ...
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Oliver Stone pays fines over Cuba documentaries
OliverStone has confirmed that his production company, Ixtlan Corp, has paid the USTreasury department $6,300 in fines over his Cuba documentary Looking ForFidel in order "to end the affair". However,he stressed, "we maintain our innocence."Speakingat the Dubai International Film Festival, where he is accepting a career award,60-year-old Stone said the ...
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Romanian director Caranfil wraps epic The Rest Is Silence
Romanian director Nae Caranfil (Philanthropy, Asphalt Tango) has concluded photography on The Rest Is Silence, a $3.2m retelling of the filming of the first Romanian feature in 1911. The production is unusual in its scope both in cost (the most expensive Romanian films in recent years, Philanthropy and Catalin Mitulescu's ...
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Romanian director Caranfil wraps epic The Rest Is Silence
Romanian director Nae Caranfil (Philanthropy, Asphalt Tango) has concluded photography on The Rest Is Silence, a $3.2m retelling of the filming of the first Romanian feature in 1911. The production is unusual in its scope both in cost (the most expensive Romanian films in recent years, Philanthropy and Catalin Mitulescu's ...
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UK second city to host digital conference
The UK city of Birmingham has announced plans aimed at putting it as the centre of the changes to digital cinema and television.The city will host a series of events over the next 12 months, culminating in a major International Digital Film Event in 2008."We were the birthplace of the ...
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German box office heading for 5-10% box-office recovery
Germandistributors trade association Verband der Filmverleiher (VdF) is forecastingan increase of between 5-10% for admissions and gross box office in Germancinemas for 2006.Accordingto the VdF, the weekend figures (Thursday to Sunday) up to December 10 saw a10% increase over 2005, with admissions topping 85.3m and gross box officereaching $706m (Euros ...
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Austria close to double-digit box office bounce back
Austriancinemas are set to post an increase of 10-11% in admissions and gross boxoffice this year, according to Kurt Kaufmann of the exhibitors association FLA.Whilethe industry was unlikely to repeat the "miracle year of 2004" when19.38m tickets were sold, there were hopes that this year could see totaladmissions approach those ...
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Byers clears ITV consolidation with conditions
UK trade and industry secretary Stephen Byers has paved the way for consolidation of the ITV commercial broadcast network by clearing the proposed merger between TV companies Carlton Communications and United News & Media, and a possible rival bid for either from Granada Media. However, Byers said he would only ...
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Happyness for Sony at US box office
Will Smith drama The Pursuit of Happynessbeat two other family-oriented new releases to top the North American boxoffice chart this weekend -- and give distributor Sony the biggest single-yearaggregate gross ever recorded. Fox's fantasy adventure Eragon openedsolidly in second place while Paramount's new live-action version of classicchildren's book Charlotte's Web ...
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Eragon takes off with $30.3m international haul
Eragon has ended CasinoRoyale's reign at the top of the international box office chart. The FoxInternational fantasy adventure grossed an estimated $30.3m over the weekend inits 76-territory day-and-date launch, while Sony's James Bond outing --international leader for the past four weeks -- took an estimated $21m from 64markets. Fox International ...
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French-Algerian film wins Golden Muhr at Dubai
The thirdDubai International Film Festival (DIFF) came to an end on Sunday evening witha resplendent ceremony in the desert to announce the winners of the inauguralMuhr Awards for Arab Cinema. DjamilaSahraoui's French-Algerian production Barakat! unexpectedly took the $50,000award for feature filmmaking, followed by audience favourite Falafel, the one-night-in-Beirut drama byMichel ...
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Lady Chatterley takes the Prix Louis Delluc
Pascale Ferran's Lady Chatterley was awarded the 64th Prix Louis Delluc on Monday in Paris. The prize is one of the most prestigious awards in French cinema and often acts as a harbinger of further trophies to come. Actor-turned-director Jean-Pierre Darroussin was awarded the Louis Delluc prize for best first ...
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Coach 14 arrives on international sales scene
Former Funny Balloons partner Pape Boye has left the company to team up with Spain's Iris Star in the creation of a new sales entity, Coach 14.Coach 14 will be based in Paris and run by Boye along with Jaume Domenech of Barcelona-based Stardis. The company will aim to work ...
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Four films dominate Goya nominations
Fourfilms, Alatriste, Volver, Pan's Labyrinth and Salvador dominated the nominations for this year's Goya Awards.Thenominees were announced in Madrid by a team led by the newly-elected presidentof the Academy, writer-director Angeles Gonzalez Sinde. The ceremony for the 21st annual edition of the awards will be held over the lastweekend in ...
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Chambers takes CEO role with Australian state film agency
Tania Chambers is to become the chief executive of the News South Wales Film and Television Office (FTO), the government film agency in the Australian state that hosts the most production.She will relocate to the east coast from the opposite side of the country once she has stepped down from ...
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Maura to receive honorary prize at Malaga Festival
Spanishactress Carmen Maura, the early Pedro Almodovar muse and co-star of hisaward-winning Volver, will receive the honoraryMalaga Prize at next year's 10thanniversary edition of the Spanish Film Festival of Malaga (March 9-17).Maurawas the star of Almodovar's earliest films and, together with the director andco-star Antonio Banderas, first came to serious ...
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Peter Pan official sequel film rights go to British consortium
A consortium of BBC Films and the UK Film Council and Newcastle-based Headline Pictures have acquired the film rights to the official sequel to JM Barrie's Peter Pan.Geraldine McCaughrean was commissioned to write Peter Pan In Scarlet last October by London children's hospital Great Ormond Street (GOSH), which holds the ...
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Warner Premiere staffs up in marketing, business affairs, production
Warner Bros Entertainment has hired key executives to staffits recently launched direct-to-DVD and direct-to-platform production armWarner Premiere. Irika Slavin has been named senior vice president,marketing; Geoff Shaevitz is vice president, production; Sean Wimmer is vicepresident, post production; Stephanie Schroeder is vice president, businessaffairs and Eva Davis is vice president, acquisitions.The ...
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Telecinco inks distribution pact with Buena Vista
Spanish broadcaster Telecinco has signed a ground-breaking distribution deal with Buena Vista International Spain (BVIS), which gives the expanding channel theatrical and video outlets for its independently acquired films.The deal follows Telecinco's landmark entry into all-rights acquisitions this May with the signing of a five-year, 10-picture pact with US indie ...
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Lionsgate tries Tenderness in multiple territories
Lionsgate has acquired rights in North America, UK,Australia and South Africa to GreeneStreet Films' thriller Tenderness which is directed by John Polson and stars RussellCrowe.Based on the novel by Robert Cormier, the film featuresSophie Traub as a 15 year-old dreamer who becomes embroiled with a mysteriousyoung man (Jon Foster). Crowe ...