All articles by Melanie Rodier – Page 13
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Media Programme sets out Euros 1bn strategy
With its proposed budget of over Euros 1bn, the new Media Programme (MEDIA 2007), which will run from 2007 to 2013, aims to double the number of European films that are currently distributed outside their own country of origin.During a meeting in Venice, European Union Commissioner Viviane Reding said that ...
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Two new Greek films get US distribution
Two Greek films have found distribution in the US, in whatthe state-backed Greek Film Centre describes as a promising sign for a newgeneration of Greek filmmakers.Picture This has acquired US distribution rights to Oxygen, a drama written and directed by ThanassisPapathanasiou and Mihalis Reppas.Produced by Elena Hadzialexandrou, and sold by ...
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MIFED's loss could become Venice's gain
While the Venice Film Festival has always been known for itsrelaxed atmosphere and casual meetings, the absence of many American andEnglish companies from next month's MIFED has inadvertently lead to increasedbusiness activity on the Lido, some industry figures say.On Tuesday, MIFED issued a statement revealing that at least25 American and ...
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MIFED's loss could become others' gain
While the Venice Film Festival has always been known for itsrelaxed atmosphere and casual meetings, the absence of many American andEnglish companies from next month's MIFED has inadvertently lead to increasedbusiness activity on the Lido, some industry figures say.On Tuesday, MIFED issued a statement revealing that at least25 American and ...
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Lido laggards plunge Venice into chaos
There could hardly be a more telling sign of the glamour overload on the Lido this year than watching Johnny Depp work the crowds in front of the red carpet at the bleary eyed time of 2.15 am just before the screening of Miramax's Finding Neverland, which started around two ...
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Lido laggards plunge Venice into further chaos
There could hardly be a more telling sign of the glamour overload on the Lido this year than watching Johnny Depp work the crowds in front of the red carpet at the bleary eyed time of 2.15 am just before the screening of Miramax's Finding Neverland, which started around two ...
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Fortissimo closes Mysterious, Love sales
FortissimoFilm Sales has closed a raft of sales on its Venice and Toronto titles, MysteriousSkin and P.S. ILove You.Gaga has taken Japanese rights to Dylan Kidd's P.S.I Love You, whichopened Critics Week.Fortissimo has also sold the romantic comedy, which starsGabriel Byrne, Laura Linney, and Marcia Gay Harden, to Benelux (A ...
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Fortissimo closes Mysterious Skin, PS sales
FortissimoFilm Sales has closed a raft of sales on its Venice and Toronto titles, MysteriousSkin and P.S. ILove You.Gaga has taken Japanese rights to Dylan Kidd's P.S.I Love You, whichopened Critics Week.Fortissimo has also sold the romantic comedy, which starsGabriel Byrne, Laura Linney, and Marcia Gay Harden, to Benelux (A ...
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Kim Ki-duk's 3 Iron added to main Venice competition
Onlyhours before its official screening on Monday evening, Venice artistic directorMarco Mueller unveiled Kim Ki-duk's 3 Iron (Binjip) as thefestival's "surprise" 22nd competition entry.Thefilm, which tells the story of a homeless man who rescues a wealthy woman whois beaten by her husband, has only just been completed and will have ...
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Toronto-bound 3 Iron added to Venice competition
Onlyhours before its official screening on Monday evening, Venice artistic directorMarco Mueller unveiled Kim Ki-duk's 3 Iron (Binjip) as thefestival's "surprise" 22nd competition entry.Thefilm, which tells the story of a homeless man who rescues a wealthy woman whois beaten by her husband, has only just been completed and will have ...
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Medusa unveils 'selective' slate
Italy's leading producer and distributor, Medusa, islining up a selective slate of new productions and acquisitions, which includeDanny Boyle's Toronto-headed title, Millions, and Robert Altman's Paint.Medusa vice-president Giampaolo Letta said the Fininvest-ownedcompany recently picked up local rights to Millions, which is sold by Pathe International.The Rome-based outfit has also bought ...
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Venice engulfed by protesters and ticketing chaos
The screams of the crowds and paparazzi who met AlPacino's arrival at the Venice Film Festival at the weekend almost paledin comparison to the chaos and ruckus caused by Italian anti-globalisationactivists, temporary workers in the French entertainment industry, and theBiennale's ticketing system that went completely haywire causingdouble-booking and massive delays ...
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01 Distribution in Flux with new acquisitions
Exactly three years after it launched its 01 Distributionlabel at the Venice Film Festival, Rai Cinema is lining-up what it describes asits hottest slate to date.New acquisitions include Lakeshore's Sci-Fi movie AeonFlux, which Charlize Theron was shooting inGermany until she suffered a neck injury a few days ago, forcing the ...
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01 Distribution in Flux with acquisitions trio
Exactly three years after it launched its 01 Distributionlabel at the Venice Film Festival, Rai Cinema is lining-up what it describes asits hottest slate to date.New acquisitions include Lakeshore's Sci-Fi movie AeonFlux, which Charlize Theron was shooting inGermany until she suffered a neck injury a few days ago, forcing the ...
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Cannes' Jacob awarded top Italian honour
The Italian government has awarded Cannes Film Festivalpresident Gilles Jacob one of the country's highest honours, to thank himfor "everything that he has done over the years" for Italy andItalian cinema.Jacob received the prestigious Gran Ufficiale dellaRepubblica Italiana award on the Lido, during a solemn ceremony which wasattended by Biennale ...
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Italian sleeper hit After Midnight wins US sale
As dealson the Lido get underway, Italian sales house Adriana Chiesa Enterprises (ACE)has sold Davide Ferrario's sleeper hit, After Midnight, to USdistributor Avatar Films.Writtenand directed by local indie stalwart Ferrario, After Midnight tells the storyof a night watchman who guards Turin's National Cinema Museum.Actor-of-the-moment Giorgio Pasotti stars in the film, ...
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Sleeper hit After Midnight secures US sale
As dealson the Lido get underway, Italian sales house Adriana Chiesa Enterprises (ACE)has sold Davide Ferrario's sleeper hit, After Midnight, to USdistributor Avatar Films.Writtenand directed by local indie stalwart Ferrario, After Midnight tells the storyof a night watchman who guards Turin's National Cinema Museum.Actor-of-the-moment Giorgio Pasotti stars in the film, ...
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Venice kicks off with star-studded opening night
The 61st Venice Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday night with ablack tie opening ceremony attended by a host of stars, followed by theout-of-competition screening of Steven Spielberg's The Terminal.Stars who walked up the red carpet included Spike Lee andScarlett Johansson, who are bothserving on the competition jury, as well ...
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Italian producers engage with market forces
Italy's production sector is facing one of its worst everproduction crises:State funding for local films has halted for over six monthsand the government is now threatening to cut over 20% out of its entertainmentfund, leaving the cinema industry with a paltry $19m per year.A number of local, auteur-driven productions which ...
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Italian producers engage with market forces
Italy's production sector is facing one of its worst everproduction crises:State funding for local films has halted for over six monthsand the government is now threatening to cut over 20% out of its entertainmentfund, leaving the cinema industry with a paltry $19m per year.A number of local, auteur-driven productions which ...