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Academy unveils 56 songs eligible for original song Oscar
Fifty-nine songs from eligible features are in the running for the 80th Academy Awards' original song category.On January 15 the Academy will screen clips featuring each song, in random order, for voting members of the music branch in both Beverly Hills and New York City. Following the screenings, members will ...
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Mark Gooder takes over from Davey as CEO of Icon Group
Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey have appointed Mark Gooder CEO of the Icon Group of companies as Davey prepares to step down as CEO of Icon Productions on January 1, 2008 while continuing as chairman of the board.Gooder will step up from his current role as president of acquisitions and ...
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Hong Kong's Pang Brothers to direct Storm Riders sequel
Hong Kong-based Universe Entertainment is lining up a sequel to 1998 martial arts fantasy The Storm Riders, to be directed by the Pang Brothers (Bangkok Dangerous, Re-cycle). The Storm Riders II (working title) is budgeted at $12m and scheduled to start shooting in March 2008 for tentative delivery in October ...
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La Graine Et Le Mulet wins France's Louis Delluc prize
The 2007 Louis Delluc prize has been given to Abdellatif Kechiche's La Graine Et Le Mulet. Cannes Festival president Gilles Jacob, who also heads the Louis Delluc jury, presented the award to Kechiche in a ceremony in Paris on Wednesday - the same day that the film opens in French ...
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France makes headway in international chart with L'Auberge, Luke
While The Golden Compass was largely accountable for the 14.5% week-on-week increase in the international top 40, two new entries from France made their presence known taking a collective $4.3m.For the full international chart, compiled by Len Klady, click here.Roissy Films' comedy L'Auberge Rouge was the second highest new entry, ...
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Japan's Shinobu Yaguchi returns to director's chair
After a three year absence from feature films, director Shinobu Yaguchi is set to direct a new comedy set in the world of air travel entitled Happy Flight (working title). Based on research conducted by Yaguchi last year, Happy Flight's story is set on a flight bound for Honolulu, Hawaii. ...
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Czech film-makers see boosts in government and private funding
Three recent developments in the Czech Republic -- one private, two public -- will make an additional $12.8m available to Czech productions next year. The government decided in November to increase the budget of the Culture Ministry this year by $5.7m (CZK 100m) earmarked for Czech cinematography. The money would ...
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12 Sundance/NHK finalists announced include Zbanic
Sundance Institute and Japan Broadcasting Corporation NHK have announced the 12 finalists for the 2008 Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award.The annual award supports new artists in international cinema and is presented to emerging film directors from four global regions to support them with their next projects.One winner each from Europe, Latin ...
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Arcand, Cronenberg, Maddin among TIFF's Canada Top Ten selection
Denys Arcand's Days Of Darkness, David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises and Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg were among the finalists as the Toronto International Film Festival Group (TIFFG) announced its 2007 Canada's Top Ten lists of the country's best feature and short films. The presentations were made in Toronto at an event ...
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Then She Found Me to open Palm Springs Film Festival in Jan
The US premiere of Helen Hunt's feature directorial debut Then She Found Me will open the 19th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 3 2008.Festival organisers have lined up international gala screenings of Fatih Akin's The Edge Of Heaven from Germany, Danielle Luchetti's My Brother Is An Only ...
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Warner Bros' Dan Lin founds Lin Pictures, segues into production deal
Warner Bros creative executive and senior vice president of production Dan Lin has founded Lin Pictures and will segue from his position at the studio into an exclusive long-term production deal effective January 1 2008.Lin Pictures will produce all genres of film with the primary focus being on director-driven event ...
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Global Film Initiative awards completion funds to seven films
The Global Film Initiative (GFI) has awarded completion funds to seven film-makers during it autumn granting cycle.The projects are: Ahmed Rashwan's Egpytian second world war romance 100% Alive; Hassan Yektapanah's Iranian ID card drama Bibi; Oscar Ruiz Navia's Colombian landowner saga Crab Trap; and Ubaka Joseph Ugochukwu's Nigeria/Senegal road movie ...
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Fenady named co-president of physical production at Universal
Universal Pictures has promoted Andrew Fenady to the newly created position of co-president of physical production.Fenady will continue to report to president of physical production James Brubaker. The pair will play a greater role in overseeing all aspects of physical production including production planning, budgeting, scheduling, crew hiring and managing ...
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Harry Potter star Pattinson takes lead male role in Summit's Twilight
Robert Pattinson has joined Kristen Stewart on Summit Entertainment's romantic thriller Twilight that Catherine Hardwicke is set to begin filming in North American in February 2008.Pattinson, best known for his role as the gallant Cedric Diggory in the Harry Potter series, will play the vampire Edward who falls dangerously in ...
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MGM signs multi-year VOD deal with France Telecom/Orange
MGM has signed a multi-year deal with France Telecom's Orange offering subscribers to Orange's 24/24 Video service a range of recent releases and titles from the distributor's 3,000-strong library via VOD.MGM's films will be offered to Orange customers in France, Spain and Poland who subscribe to either the broadband digital ...
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Into The Wild, Juno lead Broadcast Film Critics nominations
Into the Wild led the field in the 2007 Broadcast Film Critics Awards with seven nominations including best picture, director for Sean Penn, actor for Emile Hirsch and supporting actor for Hal Holbrook.Fox Searchlight's Juno was close behind with six for best picture, comedy movie, actress for Ellen Page, writer ...
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Box Office Focus: Fred Claus stays strong in UK against mighty Compass
Holdover titles in the UK generally suffered steep drops at the box office this weekend as The Golden Compass accounted for nearly 60% of the top 20 revenue this weekend.The fantasy adventure, released through Entertainment Film Distributors, enjoyed an $11.6m (£5.7m) three-day take from 507 sites for a whopping $22,937 ...
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Parkinson named senior vice president at Content Partners
Krista Parkinson has joined Los Angeles-based Content Partners as senior vice president and will leverage her business relationships in Hollywood to further Content's plan of purchasing clients' backend profit participation in film, television and music.Parkinson will remain a consultant with Tony Hawk's 900 Films; she previously served as president of ...
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Elah, White Girlstake top prizes at Bahamas festival
The fourth-annual Bahamas International Film Festival awarded its top prize, the Spirit of Freedom, to Paul Haggis' In The Valley Of Elah, while the New Vision Award went to director Jennifer Sharp's Los Angeles-set romantic comedy I'm Through With White Girls, starring Anthony Montgomery and Bahamian-born actress-producer Lia Johnson.Actor Anthony ...
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The Kite Runner to close Dubai festival on Dec 16
Marc Forster's The Kite Runner is the surprise closing film for the Dubai International Film Festival.The Dec 16 closing night event will welcome the book's author Khaled Hosseini and the film's cast including Khalid Abdalla, Homayoun Ershadi, Zekiria Ebrahami, Ali Danesh Bakhtyari, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada and Sayed Jafar Massihullah, along ...