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All articles by Melanie Rodier – Page 29
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Miramax Italia increases its involvement in local production
American actor Breckin Meyer will be the voice of Pinocchio in the US version of Roberto Benigni's Italian blockbuster, to be released in North America on December 25th. Meyer - whose credits include Clueless, Rat Race and The Insider - joins Glenn Close, who will dub the Blue Fairy - ...
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New chairman named for Roma Studios
Tarak Ben Ammar, head of the rights-trading venture Quinta Communications, has been named chairman of Roma Studios, the newly renovated and re-opened studios which were built by producer Dino De Laurentiis in 1964.The first international picture expected to roll at the studios is Brian De Palma's upcoming movie, The Toyer. ...
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Italian producers seek their fortunes in the stars
If many upcoming Italian films share one thing in common, it's that a surprising number of them are fronted by international stars.Gianni Amelio's reputation as one of Italy's top directors - he was nominated for an Oscar for Open Doors - may have helped attract the attention of much sought-after ...
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Fledgling Italian distribution outfits swoop on raft of titles
Undeterred by the current tough economic conditions for Italian distributors, some of the newest kids on the Roman block have unveiled a series of hot international acquisitions.Domenico Procacci's fledgling distributor Fandango has picked up Matt Dillon directorial debut, City of Ghosts. Co-written by Dillon and Wild At Heart novelist Barry ...
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Cecchi Gori released from house arrest
Embattled movie mogul Vittorio Cecchi Gori has been freed from house arrest, although he will have to report to the police on a daily basis and cannot leave Italy. Florence magistrate Francesco Carvisiglia accepted a request by Cecchi Gori's lawyers for their client's release, police said.Cecchi Gori had been staying ...
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Italian broadcaster thrown into disarray by resignations
Two members out of Italian public broadcaster Rai's five-member board have resigned, throwing the TV platform into a new state of disarray.The two members who stepped down on Wednesday are Carmine Donzelli, a publisher, and Luigi Zanda, a lawyer. They were the only two representatives of the centre-left on the ...
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Satin Rouge scoops top prize at Turin
Raja Amari's French-Tunisian title, Satin Rouge, scooped the top prize at the Turin Film Festival (Nov 7-15), Italy's pre-eminent event for international cutting-edge films.Amari's drama focuses on a mother who discovers a whole new world when she enters, by chance, a Tunis nightclub.A special mention went to Flying With One ...
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Moritz de Hadeln confirmed to head next year's Venice - at the very least
The Biennale has confirmed that Moritz de Hadeln will head next year's Venice International Film Festival - leaving open the possibility of the former Berlin chief retaining the position for an extra two years.'We are currently re-thinking the position of the Mostra and its relationship to the film industry,' festival ...
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Lakeshore puckers up for The Last Kiss remake
Gabriele Muccino's Italian blockbuster, The Last Kiss, has found new love in the US and the UK.Tom Rosenberg's Lakeshore Entertainment has acquired US remake rights to the romantic comedy which grossed more than $1m for North American distributor THINKFilm in the US and $10m for local distributor Medusa when it ...
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Gaga picks up Bellucci
Japan's Gaga has acquired local distribution rights to Unruly, yet another new film starring real-life hot couple Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel.Sold by Rome-based outfit Surf Film, Unruly sees Cassel play the role of a man who returns to Marseilles, after a stint in jail, only to find that life ...
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Mexico targets European buyers
In a bid to boost the profile of Mexican films in Europe, national Mexican film institute IMCINE is organising with Unifrance a week of screenings in Paris of new Mexican titles. Between November 12 and 19 in various cinemas across Paris, five films will be screened for the industry, including ...
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MIFED poised for ownership shift
Mifed is poised to change owners yet again, although no announcement is planned until after this year's market has finished trading. The event's current owners - Fiera di Milano and Rassegne - are understood to be merging to create an new parent operation in which Mipcom and Mip-TV organiser Reed ...
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MIFED poised for ownership shift
Mifed is poised to change owners yet again, although no announcement is planned until after this year's market has finished trading. The event's current owners - Fiera di Milano and Rassegne - are understood to be merging to create an new parent operation in which Mipcom and Mip-TV organiser Reed ...
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Italy's Sintra boards Spanish gothic thriller
Italian independent producer Rosanna Seregni of Sintra Film has boarded a new Spanish film from Euro Pudding producer Mate Cantero, to be directed by Impules' Miguel Alcantud.The picture, whose working title is Mozarteum, is a "gothic thriller " revolving around a training course for musicians.The film, which is written by ...
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New Rome distributor unveiled with Canadian partner
Canada's Equinox Films and Italy's Video Lucky Cinematografica are forming a joint film and TV production and distribution outfit in Italy, to be called Equinox Films Italia.Among the feature titles on their joint production slate are Vincent Spano's Orchids In The Moonlight, about two young Italian actors who hope to ...
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Partnerships are Keys to Italian films
Charlotte Rampling is set to heighten the buzz surrounding Oscar nominated director Gianni Amelio's already widely-anticipated new picture, The Keys To The House (Le Chiavi di Casa), after agreeing to star in the picture alongside local actor Kim Rossi Stuart. But, just as important as the cast, is the fact ...
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Blue Star widens Anglo-Italian financing net
As the Italian film industry continues to struggle to make commercially viable pictures that can travel outside its own borders, local producers have started to recognise the benefits of joining forces with European - and, in particular, UK allies.A pioneering model has been set by a reciprocal financing arrangement that ...
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Blue Star widens Anglo-Italian financing net
As the Italian film industry continues to struggle to make commercially viable pictures that can travel outside its own borders, local producers have started to recognise the benefits of joining forces with European - and, in particular, UK allies.A pioneering model has been set by a reciprocal financing arrangement that ...
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Blue Star widens Anglo-Italian financing net
As the Italian film industry continues to struggle to make commercially viable pictures that can travel outside its own borders, local producers have started to recognise the benefits of joining forces with European - and, in particular, UK allies.A pioneering model has been set by a reciprocal financing arrangement that ...
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Cecchi Gori arrest fuels monopoly fears in Italy
The arrest of former Italian movie mogul Vittorio Cecchi Gori throws one big question into sharp relief: what will happen to his film interests if ' as is looking increasingly inevitable - his once-formidable empire disintegrates' To many, the answer could rock the landscape of the Italian film industry ' ...