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Liberty Kid wins top prize at NY International Latino festival
Ilya Chaiken's inner city drama Liberty Kid won the 8th New York International Latino Film Festival's (NYILFF) Best Picture Award and a $2,500 prize as the event drew to a close at the weekend [Jul 29].Alexandre Fuchs' debut feature Hijos De La Guerra (Children Of The War) won best documentary ...
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Sony takes multiple territories on Frank Miller's The Spirit
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) has picked up comic book adaptation The Spirit for France, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia, and Latin America excluding Brazil and Mexico.The deal was brokered through Odd Lot International. Gigi Pritzker and Deborah Del Prete's Odd Lot Entertainment is producing the film with Lionsgate, which holds ...
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Toronto to host world premiere of Taymor's Universe
Julie Taymor's pop music odyssey Across The Universe will have its world premiere as a gala presentation at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, it was announced today. Also announced as a gala is Woody Allen's Venice world premiere title Cassandra's Dream.The musical pays homage to 30 'generation-defining' pop songs ...
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Kings to get US showcase through Directors Guild
The Screen Directors Guild of Ireland (SDGI) in association with the Directors Guild of America (DGA), has announced that the winner of this year's Directors Finders Series Award is Kings, directed by Tom Collins. Kings will be showcased on Sept 28 in the DGA Theatre on Sunset Boulevard in Los ...
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Theroux heads new multi-territory distribution outfit in Toronto
Patrice Theroux, former president of Motion Picture Distribution (MPD), is launching a new Toronto-based distribution outfit, it was announced today. Theroux will lead the filmed entertainment division of Entertainment One, Canada's largest home entertainment wholesaler. Theroux's mandate is to expand Entertainment One's already aggressive move into distribution across several media. ...
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LA Critics set annual awards ceremony for Jan 12, 2008
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) will hold its 33rd annual film achievement awards ceremony on Jan 12, 2008.The group, headed by president Lael Loewenstein, will meet to vote on the winners on Dec 9, 2007.The awards ceremony will take place at the InterContinental Los Angeles in Century City.
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Young Victoria cast bulks up with Broadbent, Richardson
Jim Broadbent, Miranda Richardson and Mark Strong have joined Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend in Graham King and Martin Scorsese's period drama The Young Victoria.Filming is set to begin in the UK this month with Jean Marc Vallee directing from a screenplay by Julian Fellowes about the longest serving British ...
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Ahead of Locarno premiere, Vexille sells to 75 territories including US
As the androids in Japanese director Fumihiko Sori's animated sci-fi thriller Vexille invade the Piazza Grande for tonight's opening of the Locarno International Film Festival 2008, the $10m CGI feature has already been sold to 75 countries, including the US. According to vp international sales and licensing Aki Harimoto, of ...
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Roma Khanna to leave CHUM for NBC Universal International
Roma Khanna has been named president, Global Networks and Digital Initiatives, at NBC Universal International, based in London. She takes up the new position on Sept 17 after leaving Canada 's CHUM Television, where she was co-head and senior vice president of content. She will report to Peter Smith, president ...
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Miller's Secret to close Montreal World Film Festival
Claude Miller's Un Secret will have its world premiere as the Closing Night film of Official Competition at the 31st Montreal World Film Festival on September 3, the festival announced today. The director and leading actress Cecile de France will be in attendance.Adapted from the awarded-winning novel by French novelist ...
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PPI crosses $1bn gross mark in its first year of operation
Powered by the overseas success of Shrek The Third and Transformers, Paramount Pictures International (PPI) has crossed $1bn.Shrek The Third has crossed $400m and is already the biggest animated release of all time in Russia ($23m). It registered the biggest opening weekend in history in five territories including Poland and ...
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Van Sant's Paranoid Park and Bernal's Deficit added to TIFF line-up
Gus Van Sant's Paranoid Park and Gael Garcia Bernal's Deficit will have their North American premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival. The two films, both screening in the Vanguard programme, were announced today along with the balance of the Real to Reel documentary programme and additional Midnight Madness titles ...
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Screen, Hollywood Film Festival re-team for Hollywood World Award
Screen International is teaming up for the fourth consecutive year with the Hollywood Film Festival and the Hollywood Awards to present the Hollywood World Award, a prize for the best in world cinema which will be presented at the Hollywood Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills ...
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Summit hires Friedman, Matosich in senior business affairs positions
Summit Entertainment has appointed David C Friedman executive vice president and general counsel and named Andrew Matosich executive vice president of business affairs.Friedman most recently served as executive vice president, corporate transactions and deputy general counsel for Paramount Pictures and offers a broad range of experience in film financing, acquisitions, ...
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Stones doc Shine A Light to get simultaneous IMAX release
Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones concert film Shine A Light will be distributed simultaneously on IMAX and conventional cinemas on September 21, it was announced today. The film, produced by the Rolling Stones, Shangri-La Entertainment and Concert Productions International and to be distributed by Paramount in North America, chronicles a series ...
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Narnia producers plan one film a year in franchise from 2008
The producers of The Chronicles Of Narnia films plan to release a new instalment of C S Lewis' children's fantasy series every May starting with Prince Caspian on May 16 2008.Speaking to attendees at the annual Comic-Con convention in San Diego, Mark Johnson said the aim was to put out ...
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AFCI to launch next phase of training programme at Cineposium
The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) will launch the next phase of its Global Initiatives In Professional Development in conjunction with the 32nd annual AFCI Cineposium International Conference 2007 that runs from Aug 26-30 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.Hosted by the New Mexico Film Office, the event will be ...
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Depp to produce, star in Thompson's The Rum Diary
Johnny Depp will nexst star in The Rum Diary, his second film to spring from the mind of the late godfather of 'gonzo' journalism Hunter S Thompson.Depp's Infinitum Nihil is producing with Graham King's recently minted GK Films and Warner Independent Pictures.Depp and King will produce with Film Engine's A ...
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North America rallies to Simpsons Movie with $71.9m opening
Fox's The Simpsons Movie won the weekend race in emphatic style as the highly acclaimed theatrical version of the 18-year-old television series opened on an estimated $71.9m.The film also dominated the international arena and features the regular voice cast of Dan Castellenata, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright and Hank Azaria.The strong ...
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Simpsons proves a $96m international box office champ
The Simpsons Movie hit the jackpot at the weekend with a resounding $96m estimated overseas launch that vapourised fears about the long-running television series lacking the stamina or charisma for the big screen.Fox International's achievement was made all the more remarkable by the fact that, while the film opened day-and-date ...