All articles by Nancy Tartaglione – Page 36
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Rogard appointed to head French writers' union
Independant French film veteran Pascal Rogard has been named managing director of France's writers' union, the Societe des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD). Rogard will take up the post on January 1, 2004 after the departure of current chief Olivier Carmet.Rogard is currently head of the union of French film ...
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French cinema promotion event attracts decreasing numbers
France's three-day Fete du Cinema, when ticket prices are reduced by some 60%, saw ticket sales falling to 3 million, down from last year's 3.6 million. With the current downturn in French cinema -going, the results are perhaps less surprising.. Ticket sales for the first six months of 2003 are ...
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French comic book to get feature adaptation
Continuing the trend, France's latest comic book character to make a jump from the page to the screen will be Rene Goscinny's Iznogoud. Patrick Braoude will direct a cast that could include comedian Michael Youn and beloved comic actor Jacques Villeret.The film will begin shooting in early 2004. Canal Plus ...
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Four bidders make formal offers for Vivendi Universal Entertainment
Four bidders met the June 23 deadline for proposals to buy all or part of Vivendi Universal's entertainment assets.Given that Vivendi Universal issued prospectuses of financial information for Vivendi Universal Entertainment (VUE) to six would-be acquisitors, the shortlist holds no major surprises.Oil billionaire Marvin Davis, who previously offered $15bn, has ...
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Lumiere Institute unveils new museum
As the Lumiere Institute celebrates its 20th anniversary today, a new museum dedicated to the earliest days of film is also to be inaugurated. Under the presidency of director Bertrand Tavernier and general secretary Thierry Fremaux, the Lumiere Museum boasts such important artifacts as the Cinematographe #1, the projector used ...
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Jeunet re-teams with Tautou in Euros 46m Engagement
Jean-Pierre Jeunet has confirmed the casting of Audrey Tautou in his next project, Un Long Dimanche de Fancailles (A Very Long Engagement). The film is adapted from the book by Sebastien Japrisot and will be produced and distributed in France by the local Warner Bros. outpost.Shooting on the project, which ...
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Avignon festival hands out prizes at 20th anniversary event
Prizes at the 20th Avignon Film Festival were handed out Friday with the Best French Film going to Comme Si De Rien N'Etait by Pierre Olivier, who also took home a screenwriting award. Top honours for a European film went to Le Ventre De Juliette by Martin Provost and best ...
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Cult French comedy heads for big screen
Camera Cafe, a comedy program that airs before the nightly news on French channel M6 will make a leap to the big screen in 2004. Created by and starring Bruno Solo and Yvan Bolloc'h, the show - which has been sold widely around the world - is a comedic look ...
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Besson brings short film to the masses
Having jump started the careers of several of France's most important young filmmakers , Luc Besson is at it again. Via his mini-studio Europa Corp., Besson has packaged 10 short films together into one feature length movie which will open in France on June 18. Called Zero Un, ...
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France maps the future of its exhibition sector
The cultural affairs commission of France's senate, responsible for studying the evolution of the exhibition sector, has outlined its priorities for the coming year.Senator Marcel Vidal announced the committee's intentions for exhibition on Wednesday, which will be studied by the culture ministry. The vision includes modernising the exhibition system throughout ...
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France mulls sale and leaseback funding scheme
A new soft money scheme is being examined by French authorities, which could give local and foreign productions access to funding via a sale and leaseback system.Similar to schemes already established in the UK, Germany and more recently Belgium, the 'credit-bail' could give producers a 20% rebate on the cost ...
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McDull excites Annecy animation festival
France's Annecy animation festival wrapped on Saturday night with highest honours going to Tony Yeun's Chinese/Hong Kong co-production My Life As McDull.The film, which will be released theatrically in France on July 2, tells the story of a pig, McDull, who lives with his mother in Hong Kong but dreams ...
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France's Euripide rescued by Vision
Ailing French production house Euripide has been given a new lease on life as part of Vision Group's expansion plans. The company, which had been on the brink of bankruptcy, has been taken over by the Vision group run by Dominique Macline of Mediavision and director Stephane Loison, according to ...
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Jan van Dommelen named new president of UNIC
The Union International des Cinemas (UNIC) has announced the election of a new president made official at an annual meeting held during the Cannes Film Festival. Jan van Dommelen of the Dutch Federation will step in to replace the Belgian Federation's Guy Morlion who becomes senior vice president.UNIC is the ...
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Unifrance unveils line-up for twin Asian events
After electing a new president this week, Unifrance has announced the line-ups for its next two big summer events. The 3rd Festival du Film Francais in Seoul, South Korea will run from June 13-22 concurrently with the 11th edition of the Festival du Film Francais in Yokohama, Japan which runs ...
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Margaret Menegoz named president of Unifrance
Following a meeting of the directors' board yesterday, French producer Margaret Menegoz has been elected president of French export body Unifrance. The nomination comes after months of speculation and an interim presidency-by-committee that was set up following the sudden death of Unifrance's former president Daniel Toscan du Plantier at the ...
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France's Rencontres announces first four titles
The Rencontres Internationales de Cinema has announced four titles out of an eventual twenty which will screen during its upcoming 9th edition July 3-13.The first four films to be signed are Bus 174 from Brazil's Jose Padilha, Extrano from Argentinian Santiago Loza, Ether from India's Velu Viswanadhan and Toutes Ces ...
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Paltrow out, Deneuve in on cast of Russell's Huckabee's
After news this week that Gwyneth Paltrow had pulled out of David O'Russell's forthcoming I Love Huckabee's, casting has been confirmed with French doyenne Catherine Deneuve set to topline alongside Dustin Hoffman.The film, which also stars Jude Law, Mark Wahlberg and Naomi Watts, will begin shooting in Los Angeles in ...
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Cannes to screen restored classics
The Cannes Film Festival has announced a line up of restored classics which will be screened during the fortnight in the Salle Bunuel. The program, which began last year, is a way to help audiences discover rare films and to provide them with the opportunity to see cinematic treasures in ...
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Festival to screen restored classics in Salle Bunuel
The Cannes Film Festival has announced a line up of restored classics which will be screened during the fortnight in the Salle Bunuel. The program, which began last year, is a way to help audiences discover rare films and to provide them with the opportunity to see cinematic treasures in ...