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Greengrass to direct Iraq story Imperial Life for Working Title
Paul Greengrass has signed on to direct the adaptation of Rajiv Chandrasekaran's Imperial Life In The Emerald City for Working Title and Universal. Lloyd Levin, who also worked with Greengrass and Working Title on United 93, will produce with Working Title's Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. Universal will distribute worldwide. ...
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Eight major territories, led by Italy, show box-office increases this week
Eight major territories collectively saw box-office increases compared to the same week last year, due to the success of big-name studio films this week, according to Screen International's own Screen Index. Italy leads the increase - the territory was up 43% after The Pursuit Of Happyness grossed $4.7m in its ...
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Dublin Festival announces first selections for nine-day event
The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) has made a preliminary announcement about this year's programme, which runs for nine days from February 16. New Irish titles include John Carney's Once, selected for the Sundance Film Festival and starring Glenn Hansard (who previously starred in The Commitments). The film is ...
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Odeon plans all-digital trial at two multiplexes
UK exhibitor Odeon has announced plans to do six-month trials making two of its multiplexes completely digital.UK-based digital film services company Arts Alliance Media has signed a deal to provide services to Odeon Surrey Quays as the multiplex becomes Europe's first to go completely digital with all of its nine ...
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Local market is key toglobal success,Warner Bros' international chief
Any film aspiring to international successmust first conqueritshome market, says Richard Fox, executive vice president international atWarner Bros.Speaking at the Screen International-backed Media Summit in London, Fox said the studio had come to understand the importance of national markets to any distribution strategy. A 'one-size-fits-all' US production won't cut it ...
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Local market key toglobal success,says Warner Bros' international chief
Any film aspiring to international successmust first conqueritshome market, says Richard Fox, executive vice president international atWarner Bros.Speaking at the Screen International-backed Media Summit in London, Fox said the studio had come to understand the importance of national markets to any distribution strategy. A 'one-size-fits-all' US production won't cut it ...
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Slingshot hosts first online test screening for Sugarhouse Lane
New UK digital production and distribution company Slingshot Studios has hosted the world's first online test screening for its first feature, Sugarhouse Lane . For the screening, Slingshot partnered with LoveFilm, Arts Alliance Media and Nielsen NRG for the project, which screened the film to more than 500 people in ...
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UK distributor and sales company The Works secures $4m in financing
The Works Media Group has announced that in late December it successfully closed a share placing through Seymour Pierce Ellis. The share placing, when combined with a loan facility, gives the UK-based company a further $4m in financing. The Works' sales slate include Shane Meadows' This Is England and Sarah ...
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Germany's K5 Film expands reach with K5 International
Film sales veteran Bill Stephens has partnered with production company K5 Film to form a new international sales company. K5 International promises four to six features per year with budgets up to $20m. In a joint statement by Stephens and his partners Oliver Simon and Daniel Baur, it was revealed ...
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Shooting starts on Rise Of The Footsoldier
Principal photography began December 10, 2006 on Rise Of The Footsoldier, a British crime epic about East London villain Carleton Leach. Written by Julian and William Gilbey, the film is scheduled for a six-week shoot on location at Three Mills Studios in East London and Essex. Its ensemble cast includes ...
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Ewan McGregor signs on to Jackboots On Whitehall
London 's Swipe Films has announced that Ewan McGregor will play the lead in their new indie comedy feature.Jackboots On Whitehall is a WWII spoof that tells what could have happened had the Germans won the Battle of Britain but were ultimately defeated by the Scots. 'Ewan will play a ...
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Intel, Eros hook up to provide Bollywood on-demand
Eros International has joined forces with the Intel Corporation to deliver Bollywood movies on-demand, via broadband to PCs connected to televisions. The service will be available to Intel Viiv technology-based PC users, with plans to release a pre-DVD online premiere of I See You, a Bollywood film starring Arjun Rampal, ...
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Tartan Video's Sam Dunn takes on new role
Tartan Video label manager Sam Dunn has been promoted to deputy managing director. Dunn has been with the company for six years, for which the company credits him with increasing their profile in the rapidly expanding DVD market, as well as being behind the success of lines such as their ...
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Dreamgirls and Babel top Globes while Mirren and Whitaker lead acting prizes
Babel and Dreamgirls positioned themselves as Oscar frontrunners aftertaking top honours at the 64th Annual Golden Globes last night.Helen Mirren was crowned best actress in a drama for her portrayal ofthe reigning UK monarch in The Queen, while Forest Whitaker won bestactor for playing Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The ...
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Bateman appointed director of Rushes Soho Shorts
Joe Bateman has joined Rushes Soho Shorts Festival as festival director, effective Feb 19. The event is now in its ninth year. He had recently been working at London members club The Hospital as head of cinema and event programming. He previously was head of special programming and private events ...
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Universal signs Working Title's Bevan and Fellner for seven more years
Universal has renewed its ties with Working Title's Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner for another seven years, the studio confirmed. Bevan and Fellner launched the UK powerhouse production company in 1992 and joined forces with Universal starting in 1999. Their current contract had been due to expire at the end ...
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Driessen and Mackey promoted at Fortissimo
Sales company Fortissimo Films has announced that Nelleke Driessen has been promoted to managing director of the company, based at its head office in Amsterdam. She had been the co-managing director since 2004 and joined Fortissimo as an executive in 2000. Also, Fortissimo has promoted Nicole Mackey to executive vice ...
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The Works takes sales and UK rights to The Killing Of John Lennon
The Works International has taken on international sales rights to Andrew Piddington's The Killing Of John Lennon. Sister company The Works UK Distribution has taken UK rights to the film. Jonas Ball stars as Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's killer. The feature was shot during a three-year period on location ...
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UK production spend up almost 50% for 2006
Film production spending in the UK rose 48% in 2006 to $1.6bn (£840.1m), according to new figures from the UK Film Council. In 2005, $1.1bn (£568.5) was spent on UK production. That marks the second highest year on record, still far off 2003's $2.1bn (£1.1bn), when productions included Troy, Bridget ...
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111 and Envisionext partner for new download platform
UK production and sales company 111 Pictures has partnered with US-based Envisionext to launch a new film download service. The sites company will offer feature films, TV programmes and other content worldwide. 111Pix.com will launch Monday as a business-to-business service for content creators, sales companies and producers to share content. ...