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Deborah Lincoln takes new post in London for Warner Bros.
Veteran communications and political strategist Deborah Lincoln has been named to the newly created position of vice president, corporate communications, Europe, Warner Bros. Entertainment Based in London, Lincoln will work closely with Susan Fleishman, Warner's executive vice president of corporate communications, territory managers and managing directors on corporate business issues, ...
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Eros recognised with Bollywood Award
At the Bollywood Awards in New York on May 26, Eros International received the Honorary Award for its contribution to Indian cinema. Eros is celebrating its 30th anniversary of bringing Indian cinema to international markets. Ken Naz, president of Eros International, USA, said in his acceptance speech: 'This is an ...
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Mr Brooks
Dir: Bruce A. Evans. US. 2007. 117mins.A lurching, zigzag tale of serial murder, killer apprenticeship, malevolent reverence and cat-and-mouse investigation, Kevin Costner's Mr Brooks puts a deliciously warped spin on what are by now many prim and proper thriller conventions. A throwback to a certain breed of wildly plot-driven thrillers ...
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Weinsteins acquires domestic rights to Woody Allen film
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has acquired US, Australian and New Zealand rights to Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream. TWC expects to open the film in North America later this year. The completed drama, starring Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell, Tom Wilkinson, Sally Hawkins and newcomer Hayley Atwell, ...
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QED secures $50m credit facility from Comerica and Aramid
Los Angeles-based finance and international sales company QED International has secured a $50m revolving credit facility from senior lender Comerica Bank and the London-based Aramid Entertainment Fund. The new financing facility will allow QED to 'directly and quickly' greenlight projects, said CEO Bill Block. 'This ...
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Deauville competition line-up echoes Sundance
Several Sundance titles feature in the competition line-up at this year's Deauville Festival of American Cinema (September 1-10), including Ben Younger's Boiler Room, Miguel Arteta's Chuck And Buck and Karyn Kusama's Girlfight.Other Sundance titles in the nine-strong line-up include Rob Schmidt's Crime And Punishment In Suburbia, Brad Anderson's Happy Accidents, ...
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Conget takes VP distribution role at Film Movement
US independent and foreign distributor Film Movement has hired Rebeca Conget for the newly created position of vice president of theatrical distribution. Conget, who has been vice president of theatrical distribution at New Yorker Films for the past 10 years, will be responsible for expanding and running ...
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Rogue and Random House take film rights to Sigler novel
Scott Sigler's novel Infested, to be published in the US and Canada next spring by Random House's Crown imprint, has been acquired for development by Random House Films and Rogue Pictures. The thriller is the first in a series of at least two books. Crown has a ...
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Ambitious Pixion recruits visual effects master Crawford
Pixion, the post-production arm of Century Communication Limited (CCL), has recruited specialist David Crawford to lead its VFX team in India. Crawford is associated with Hollywood blockbusters such as Spiderman, Titanic, Mission Impossible 2, XXX, and Vanilla Sky.Pixion has recently seen an exponential growth and is working on around 40 ...
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Canada promises piracy clampdown to visiting Schwarzenegger
He didn't come seeking it, but The Terminator's presence in Canada's capital triggered the promise of a new Canadian anti-camcorder bill. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is in Canada on a trade mission, promoting everything from his state's fruit and vegetables to wine, high technology and climate-change awareness, but it ...
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Hunton takes new role at Paramount Home Entertainment
Paramount Home Entertainment International (PHEI) has appointed Don Hunton to a new post as executive vice president, general manager Paramount Home Entertainment for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Hunton was previously senior vice president of the Asia Pacific, UK and Ireland regions for PHEI. Prior to joining PHEI, he ...
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Lithuania becomes eligible for Eurimages funding
Lithuania has become the 33rd country to join Eurimages, the Council of Europe-supported film co-production, distribution and exhibition fund. The Eurimages board had recommended the inclusion at its March 2006 meeting and Lithuanian authorities have now confirmed their membership. Now all projects involving a Lithuanian co-producer can be considered for ...
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Editorial opinion: complications at birth
'This story, in which we believe so much, is going to reach lots of people now,' Cristian Mungiu said as he deservedly collected his Palme d'Or.The victory for 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days will indeed allow the film to spread its wings. Its success points to the sound ...
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Sweet 60 for Cannes
The 60th edition raised expectations but the festival and market succeeded because Cannes concentrated on what it has always done best. Michael Gubbins and Mike Goodridge report.The merchandising, and particularly the ubiquitous poster, made sure no-one forgot it was the festival's diamond jubilee. But there was a commendable refusal to ...
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In focus - Festival Buzz - Cannes Talent Watch
Anamaria Marinca and Laura Vasiliu, actors, 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 DaysThe understated, emotionally nuanced performances from the two young stars of Cristian Mungiu's abortion drama helped propel the Romanian title to the Palme d'Or. "The leads never put a foot wrong, giving remarkably controlled and unaffected performances," is ...
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Charlie Kaufman: worlds within worlds
Charlie Kaufman started production last week on his first feature as a director, Synecdoche, New York, with a cast led by Philip Seymour Hoffman. On the eve of the shoot, Kaufman and Spike Jonze, one of his producers, talked exclusively to Mike Goodridge. Oddly, I'm not scared,' Charlie Kaufman says ...
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Advanced signs on for MGM's Heartbreakers
Munich-based Advanced Medien is co-financing MGM's Heartbreakers, starring Sigourney Weaver, Gene Hackman and Jennifer Love Hewitt, in return for German-speaking theatrical rights and a percentage of worldwide box office receipts. UK-based Winchester Films is handling international sales on the film which is currently in production in Los Angeles. German-speaking free ...
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Fuel's gold
Small can be very sweet, as the Irish director discovered when his new film Garage was well-received at Cannes last week. He talks to Ted Sheehy. Lenny Abrahamson's first film, Adam & Paul, is one of the most successful Irish films of recent years. And with the film's cult status ...
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Ring of truth
The Austrian auteur tells Vladan Petkovic why blurring the line between fact and fiction is the hallmark of his work. Austria's Ulrich Seidl is a film-maker best known for his documentaries such as Loss Is To Be Expected and Animal Love, as well as the Venice prize-winner Dog Days, the ...
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Family business
The daughter of film-maker Luis Puenzo has emerged as an exciting international talent with Cannes favourite XXY. Diego Batlle reports. A renowned novelist and screenwriter in Argentina, Lucia Puenzo is enjoying an exciting 2007 with a new book recently published and her first feature, XXY, selected for Cannes' Critics Week. ...