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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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Controversial film Water secures release in India
Deepa Mehta's controversial and critically acclaimed Water will finally have an Indian release next month. The news was confirmed by Water's Indian distributor Ravi Chopra of BR Films, which made television show Mahabharata and feature films Baghban and Baabul. 'We have started work on the release strategy and should have ...
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Lives Of Others, Pan's Labyrinth win top prizes at Palm Springs
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's German Stasi drama The Lives Of Others won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, and the blind mountaineering tale Blindsight won the corresponding documentary prize at the 18th Palm Springs International Film Festival, which ended at the weekend.Guillermo del Toro's intricate fantasy drama Pan's Labyrinth ...
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US producers issue dire warning to Canadian actors' union
US producers representative, the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producuers (AMPTP), says the Canadian performers strike will wreak havoc on the industry north of the border. In a release issued late Friday, the AMPTP said the situation could 'potentially have a devastating and long term impact on production in ...
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Museum remains top international destination with $19.1m weekend
Ruling the waves is becoming a habit for Fox International's Night At The Museum, which held firm at the top of the charts as it crossed $150m in its fourth weekend.In fact the overseas arena minted two $150m releases for Fox International as Eragon swept past the milestone and finished ...
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Stomp The Yard takes domestic box office crown
Screen Gems' dance drama Stomp The Yard dance musical did a number on Fox's Night At The Museum as it toppled the former champion with an estimated $22m opening.The film followed in the footsteps of Glory Road and Coach Carter as the latest release with in-built appeal to black audiences ...
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Departed, Sunshine lead BFCA winners
The Broadcast Film Critics Association named The Departed best picture of 2006, crowned Martin Scorsese best director, and declared Letters From Iwo Jima the best foreign language film.Helen Mirren and Forest Whitaker consolidated their status as Oscar frontrunners with further recognition in the best actor and actress categories for The ...
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Fox, On Demand seal German PPV deal with Kabel Deutschland
Twentieth Century Fox and On Demand Group have signed a multi-year pay-per-view deal to provide content to Germany's largest cable operator Kabel Deutschland. Titles include X-Men: The Last Stand, Walk The Line, and Ice Age: The Meltdown.The agreement was announced jointly by Jamie McCabe, executive vice president, PPV, VOD, and ...
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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. ...
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Sundance signs shorts deal with iTunes
The Sundance Institute and the Sundance Channel have signed a content deal with iTunes whereby a broad selection of narrative, documentary and animation shorts from the upcoming 2007 Sundance Film Festival will be available for download.The shorts will become available from Jan 22 and downloads will be priced at $1.99 ...
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Rainmaker signs Clark Johnson for $25m Chinese Wall
Producers Georgina Townsley and Paul Goldin of the UK 's Rainmaker Films have signed director Clark Johnson to their legal/political thriller Chinese Wall. The budget is about $25m and the project will shoot in the second half of 2007. The film is set in the US and Africa. Casting will ...
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Pathfinder, Smokin' Aces hit international markets ahead of US
Fox International launches action adventure Pathfinder in four international territories this weekend in advance of its domestic opening on April 27; meanwhile Universal/UPI opens crime caper Smokin' Aces in the UK ahead of its US opening on Jan 26.The overseas-first opening policy is becoming more prevalent and was used last ...
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Ten nominees announced for WGA Awards
The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced their nominees for top honours for 2006.The Original Screenplay nominees are:Babel (Guillermo Arriaga)Little Miss Sunshine (Michael Arndt)The Queen (Peter Morgan)Stranger Than Fiction (Zach Helm)United 93 (Paul Greengrass).Adapted screenplay nominees are:Borat (screenplay by Sacha ...
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Canadian films to tour India with TIFFG's Film Circuit
Four Canadian films will be screened in Mumbai, India and Kathmandu, Nepal as part of the international touring programme of the Toronto International Film Festival Group's Film Circuit. The films are: Sarah Polley's Away From Her, Aubrey Nealon's A Simple Curve, Bernard Emond's La Neuvaine and Michael McGowan's Saint Ralph. ...
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ASC nominates Lubezki, Pope, Zsigmond, Semler, Richardson
Emmanuel Lubezki (Children Of Men), Dick Pope (The Illusionist), Robert Richardson (The Good Shepherd), Dean Semler (Apocalypto), and Vilmos Zsigmond (The Black Dahlia) will contest the feature film category in the 21st Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards.The winner will be announced at the awards gala ...
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Rock solid
In The Bedroom producer Graham Leader has just locked production on Childless, his first feature since the 2001 Todd Field hit. It launches a slate of feature projects Leader is developing for his new company, New York-based Granite Films.'There has never been a better time for independent films,' says the ...
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MPRM in overhaul
Los Angeles-based MPRM Public Relations has reorganised its operational structure and named several key appointments. MPRM has hired Anthony Sprauve as senior vice-president for its digital media and technology (DMT) business. Shari Mesulam has been promoted to vice-president in film and events after two years as a director in the ...
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CanWest, Goldman buy Alliance Atlantis for $1.95 bn
CanWest Global Communications and New York-based investment bank Goldman Sachs completed their takeover of Alliance Atlantis Communications ( AAC ) yesterday. The final price for the Canadian broadcaster and film distributor was pegged at $1.95 bn (C$2.3 bn). The acquisition cements CanWest's position as the nation's largest media company. The ...
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Fortissimo on board for Annie Leibovitz documentary
Fortissimo Films has taken all rights outside North America for Annie Leibovitz: Life Through A Lens, directed by the photographer's sister Barbara Leibovitz. The documentary feature follows Annie Leibovitz's career for more than 30 years. Interviews in the film include Mikhail Baryshnikov, Tina Brown, Graydon Carter, Rosanne Cash, Hillary Rodham ...
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BAFTA/LA announces new board of directors for 2007
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts/LA has announced its board of directors for the new year.