Melanie Rodier

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    Tribeca 2007 - Where are they now'

    2008-04-18T00:00:00

    With more than 150 features screening last year, many criticised the sixth Tribeca Film Festival for offering a line-up that was too eclectic and of mixed quality, as well as for sky-rocketing ticket prices.

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    Tribeca film festival - 'There's so much business to be done'

    2008-04-18T00:00:00

    The Tribeca Film Festival (April 23-May 4) began life six years ago in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, with the aim of contributing to the revival of Lower Manhattan.

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    The Fairytale of New York: Big Apple wins back movie productions

    2008-04-18T00:00:00

    Frank Sinatra sung that he wanted to be a part of it, and it is certainly true for the footloose producers who stream into the city that never sleeps.

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    Film hub - Has the big apple started to bruise'

    2008-04-18T00:00:00

    "I came to New York because of the films of Martin Scorsese and the Velvet Underground," says New York producer Ted Hope, whose credits include the debut features of Ang Lee, Todd Field and Michel Gondry. "But New York City has now become the island of the super-rich. It's hard ...

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    United States - Niche operator

    2008-01-18T00:00:00

    Perhaps the biggest challenge Lisa Nishimura-Seese has faced, since relocating from New York to Los Angeles last October on joining Netflix, is that there are not enough hours in the day.

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    United States - Syvan's secret

    2007-12-07T00:00:00

    New York-based producer Lemore Syvan is gearing up for The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee, the next feature from director Rebecca Miller, which starts shooting in Connecticut in April.

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    United States - Planting Marigold

    2007-08-24T00:00:00

    Since setting up its US distribution operation last year, Indian entertainment giant Adlabs has released a swathe of Bollywood pictures to US-based Indian audiences, including sci-fi box-office hit Krrish, which took $2.2m across North America.

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    Seasons of change

    2007-06-29T00:00:00

    Vin Bhat, the founder of fast-growing New York-based Indian pay-TV service Bodvod, has been celebrating a successful year for Bollywood movies at the North American box office.

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    Wildlife documentaries: nature calls

    2007-06-08T00:00:00

    Following the global success of March Of The Penguins, animal films are the hot new genre. But is there a market for theatrical wildlife documentaries' Melanie Rodier reports.

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    Case study: The Meerkats

    2007-06-08T00:00:00

    Billed as a coming-of-age tale, BBC Films' The Meerkats is an attempt to mount a resolutely big-screen experience. Melanie Rodier reports.

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    France - Critical mass

    2007-04-27T00:00:00

    Jean-Michel Frodon, director of France's venerable Cahiers Du Cinema since 2003 has spent the last couple of decades travelling the world to track the newest trends in world cinema. He is also the man behind the decision to launch an English edition of the Cahiers, the 50-year-old bastion of film ...

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    Tribeca Film Festival: growing gains

    2007-04-20T00:00:00

    Five years ago, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff launched the first Tribeca Film Festival to contribute to the revival of Lower Manhattan after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The five-day festival attracted 150,000 visitors to the downtown neighbourhood.

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    United States - Mountain men

    2007-02-09T00:00:00

    Paul Hardart had been working in Los Angeles for nine years when he decided to move back to New York and set up Adirondack Pictures with his brother Tom.

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    Rock solid

    2007-01-12T00:00:00

    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.

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    Tribeca and Rome festivals announce collaboration

    2006-08-10T16:56:00

    TheTribeca Film Festival (TFF) and the Rome FilmFestival have officially announced their collaboration.

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    The Departed and La Sconosciuta could be headed for Rome

    2006-08-09T04:00:00

    GiuseppeTornatore's La Sconosciuta and Martin Scorsese'sThe Departed could be among thetitles that will screen at the first edition of the Rome Film Festival (Oct13-21).

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    Mikado takes Italian rights for Hottest State and Retribution

    2006-08-07T11:45:00

    Arthouse distributor Mikado Film has taken Italiandistribution rights to Venice titles The Hottest State and Retribution (Sakebi).

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    Venice competition includes 21 world premieres

    2006-07-27T15:00:00

    For the first time in Venice's history, all 21 films in competition will be world premieres. "This year we can be really happy as all the films we wanted in Venice are here," artistic director Marco Mueller said at a press conference in Rome. With new competition from the ...

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    Venice Days line-up includes new films from Boe and Lerman

    2006-07-25T16:47:00

    Christoffer Boe's Offscreen andDiego Lerman's Mientras Tanto are among the films that willscreen in Venice's Director's Fortnight,known as Venice Days.

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    Giffoni festival competition includes Opal Dream

    2006-07-13T15:54:00

    ElijahWood, Kathy Bates and Anna Paquin are among the guestswho will be attending the 36th edition of the GiffoniFilm Festival, one of the world's leading events for children's films.

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