Latest Berlin news – Page 201
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NewsWeerasethakul checks into Mekong Hotel project
Palme D’Or winner Apichatpong ”Joe” Weerasethakul is hatching a new project. The film, at an early stage, is to be called Mekong Hotel.
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NewsMedia Asia closes more sales on Bruce Lee, My Brother and Legend of The Fist
Hong Kong’s Media Asia has done a slew of deals on its titles, including for period biopic Bruce Lee, My Brother, directed by Raymond Yip and Manfred Wong.
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NewsSavor sets Spanish remakes for Moccia projects
Adriana Chiesa has confirmed that Spanish remakes are in the offing for its Italian smash hit series of romantic comedies, Sorry If I Love You, Sorry I Want To Marry You and Amore 14.
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NewsUnafilm leaves behind Despair for new co-productions
Our Grand Despair’s German producer boarding new projects by Adrian Sitaru Xavier Simon, Norbert ter Hall
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NewsForesight Unlimited sells out on Universal Soldier 4
Foresight Unlimited owner Mark Damon has announced a slew of sales on Universal Soldier: A New Dimension, the fourth entry in the action canon set to begin production in a month.
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NewseOne boards sales on $5m Elephant at EFM
eOne Films International head Charlotte Mickie is introducing buyers here to the $5m Elephant, an ambitious feature constructed from documentary elements about a herd in the Indian province of Assam.
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NewsHPI reports strong trade on Ghost Rider 2, Idiot Brother, Double
Hyde Park International head Mimi Steinbauer has reported a busy EFM on Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance 3D, Sundance comedy My Idiot Brother and Richard Gere CIA thriller The Double.
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NewsBuyers stir it up with Fortissimo’s Marley
Fortissimo Films has sold Kevin Macdonald’s Bob Marley project Marley to several key territories, including Germany (Kinowelt), France (Wild Side), South Africa (Nu Metro) and Switzerland (Ascot Elite).
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NewsMagnolia, TrustNordisk seal EFM deal for Happy, Happy
Magnolia and TrustNordisk have concluded a fruitful EFM, rounding out a trio of deals with a North American sale on Sundance World Cinema Grand Jury winner Happy, Happy from Norway.
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NewsKing's Speech crosses $100m at overseas box office
The King’s Speech, riding high on its Bafta triumph on Sunday night, has crossed $100m overseas and will reach $200m worldwide today [16].
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NewsIFC, SPC, Zeitgeist in flurry of US deals
IFC Midnight is partnering with MPI Media Group and its subsidiary Dark Sky Films to release Jim Mickle’s Stake Land.
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NewsSenator Entertainment taps new P&A fund
Senator Entertainment has signed an agreement with the newly established PandA fund to guarantee up to 70% of the P&A costs on the future releases of its distribution arm Senator Film Verleih.
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Production begins on Rialto International animated comedy Toonstone
Production is underway on the animated comedy Toonstone, one of the first titles that Robbie Little is selling here under the Rialto International label.
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NewsMusic Box, Sundance Selects swoop on Sundance duo
US buyers have snapped up two more Sundance titles with Music Box Films taking US rights excluding TV to Liz Garbus’ documentary Bobby Fischer Against the World and Sundance Selects adding Göran Hugo Olsson’s The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 to its roster.
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NewsToby Jones hears Berberian Sound
UK producer Keith Griffiths has revealed further details of Peter Strickland’s new project Berberian Sound Studio (working title).
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Marston's Blood sells to Australia/New Zealand
Fandango Portobello handling sales of Berlinale Competitor.
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NewsSteinborn’s Arden lines up films with directors including Ainouz
Former X-Filme exec Andro Steinborn lining up projects by Karim Ainouz, Nadav Schirmann and Marianne Sägebrecht culture clash comedy with his new company Arden Film
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NewsLove finds Australian thriller
House Macgowan teams with Film & Music Entertainment to produce Needlepoint.
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NewsWerner Herzog exits Cave, goes to Death Row
Maverick German director Werner Herzog is unable to attend the Berlinale screening of his 3D film Cave Of Forgotten Dreams this year because he’s in a “tense” period of shooting for a new documentary about death row in the US.