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Shooting of Wide Open Spaces begins in Ireland
Principal photography of coming of age comedy Wide Open Spaces has started in Ireland. The film was written by Arthur Mathews, co-writer of TV series Father Ted, is directed by Tom Hall and shot by Tim Fleming (Once).The film is a co-production between Irish company Grand Pictures (Spin the Bottle) ...
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Paulo Branco to work with Raoul Ruiz on Misterios De Lisboa
Portugal's leading producer Paulo Branco is set to work with Chile 's leading director Raoul Ruiz on the dark, suspense drama Misterios De Lisboa. 'The film is based on the work of Camilo Castelo Branco, one of Portugal 's greatest writers,' Paulo Branco told ScreenDaily. 'It is a melodrama ...
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Portuguese chain Lusomundo signs D-cinema deal with XDC
Portuguese theatre chain ZON Lusomundo has signed an agreement with XDC to roll out digital cinema systems for 180 screens.The deal is based on a virtual print fee in which costs of installing equipment are shared.It is a breakthrough for XDC, which announced its D-cinema proposals in May this year, ...
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Gabriele Muccino and Domenico Procacci to follow up Italian hit
Director Gabriele Muccino (Pursuit of Happyness) and Fandango producer Domenico Procacci (Gomorrah) are to produce an Italian language film together entitled Bacami Ancora (literally, Kiss Me Again) as a follow-up to their successful 2001 collaboration The Last Kiss (L'Ultimo Bacio). Shooting is slated for spring 2009 in Rome with ...
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Manoel De Oliveira to make another film as he turns 100
Veteran Portuguese film maker Manoel De Oliveira will celebrate his 100th birthday on December 12 by shooting a new film, Singularidades De Uma Rapariga Loira, in his home country.Based on a 19th century short story by Jose Maria Eca De Queiros, Singularidades will star Ricardo Trepa as a young man ...
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Russia dominates awards at FilmFestival Cottbus
Russian cinema was the big winner for the second year running at the FilmFestival Cottbus - Festival of East European Cinema (November 11-16) taking home six of the 12 awards presented at the weekend. The International Jury, which included the Israel Film Fund's Katriel Schory, Oscar-winning set designer Allan ...
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Profile: Ole Bornedal
Director Ole Bornedal is enjoying something of a comeback. After the success of his debut film Nightwatch in 1994, Bornedal went to Hollywood to remake the thriller with Ewan McGregor for Miramax. But the film disappointed on its release and Bornedal decided to focus on theatre work at home in ...
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Thessaloniki opens with The Wrestler
The 49th Thessaloniki International Film Festival opens today with Daren Aronofsky's The Wrestler as the opening gala film, which will be introduced by its star Evan Rachel Wood.The festival features two world premieres as well as six international and three European premieres.The festival's international jury is headed by: Canadian ...
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Cottbus gives boost to German-Russian film relations
Relations between the German and Russian film industries have been given a boost at this week's FilmFestival Cottbus - Festival of European Cinema.At the opening ceremony, Germany's Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier voiced his support for a German-Russian co-production treaty, saying that negotiations should be brought to a swift conclusion.He ...
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14 projects to be pitched at Cottbus East-West co-production market
New films from Romania, Slovenia, Austria and Bulgaria are among 14 projects from 13 countries selected for presentation at this year's Connecting Cottbus East-West co-production market. The projects include Romanian filmmaker Gabriel Achim's black comedy Adalbert's Dream; first-time writer/director Martin Turk's A Gram Of Love; Alexander Hahn's 1970s drama Stopover; ...
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Sverak's Bottles picks up top prize at Damascus fest
Czech director Jan Sverak's Returnable Bottles was awarded with Gold in the feature competition of the 16th Damascus International Film Festival (November 1-11) on Tuesday night. French actress Catherine Deneuve attended the Syrian festival to present the award, although she handed it to the local Czech ambassador, as Sverak had ...
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New Year's Day release for Russia's most expensive film
Russia's most expensive film, the $36.5m Inhabited Island, will be released on January 1.The New Year's Day opening comes against a background of financial difficulties which have led to other local films being delayed.'None of our projects were put on hold. We only have a couple of films in the ...
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Mannheim Meetings co-production market selects 50 film projects
The Mannheim Meetings has selected 50 projects from Europe, Canada, Latin America, and Africa for this year's edition of the co-production market for arthouse films, which runs from November 12 to 16. Almost half of the selected projects are from Western Europe including UK film-maker David Andrew Ward's wry thriller ...
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The Class among seven films shortlisted for Louis Delluc Prize
Seven films have been short listed for France's Louis Delluc Prize, one of the local industry's most prestigious awards. Among the titles is Laurent Cantet's The Class which is also France's entry for the foreign-language Oscar and was this year's Palme d'Or winner in Cannes.The other films rounding out the ...
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The Class among seven shortlisted for Louis Delluc Prize
Seven films have been shortlisted for France's Louis Delluc Prize, one of the local industry's most prestigious awards. Among the titles is Laurent Cantet's The Class which is also France's entry for the foreign-language Oscar and was this year's Palme d'Or winner in Cannes. The other films rounding out ...
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AFM Briefs Nov 9
Alki David's London-based production, distribution and sales outfit 111Pictures has taken worldwide distribution rights to two new projects, the drama Look by Adam Rifkin and the Asian-American independent comedy American Fusion starring Esao Morales. Look, written and directed by writer/director/producer/actor Adam Rifkin(Underdog, Small Soldiers) follows five interweaving storylines through the ...
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Nicolas Winding Refn's Bronson breaks out for Protagonist
UK-based sales company Protagonist Pictures has closed a slew of sales on Nicolas Winding Refn's Bronson. Deals have been done with Canada (Alliance), France (Wildside), Australia (Madman), Scandinavia (Scanbox), Portugal (Lusomundo), and Middle East (Front Row). Vertigo Films produces with 4DH in association with St8jacket Creations, EM Media and Aramid. ...
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Nanni Moretti announces 15-film line-up for Turin competition
The twenty-sixth edition of the Turin Film Festival (November 21-29) has announced its line up under the artistic direction of Nanni Moretti. It is Moretti's second year as artistic director of the event, which is dedicated to auteur and cutting edge fare. As previously reported - the festival will ...
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Il Divo and Gomorrah top European Film Academy nominations
Paolo Sorrentino's Il Divo and Matteo Garrone's Gomorrah have picked up five nominations for this year's European Film Academy Awards.The Italian hits, which both played in competition in Cannes, compete for best film, best director, best screenplay, best actor and best cinematography.Toni Servillo is nominated as best actor for his ...
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Arsenal on board for Rob Schneider comedy Small Apartments
Yarek Danielak's Arsenal Pictures has boarded the Rob Schneider comedySmall Apartments based on Chris Millis' darkly comic novella.Filming is scheduled to begin in Sofia, Bulgaria, in January. DirectorMichael Philip's Film Tiger is collaborating with producers DavidHillary and Timothy Peternal of Deviant Films.Small Apartments charts the comedic chain of events that ...