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Indonesian filmmakers call for new film rating system
A revised proposal of a new film rating system was submitted to Indonesia 's Constitutional Court in Jakarta today, with the intention of replacing the dated censorship laws made during former President Suharto's regime in 1992. The proposal was submitted by Masyaraka Film Indonesia, the Indonesian Film Society set up ...
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Legend still waiting for China release greenlight
Warner Bros' post-apocalyptic thriller I Am Legend, starring Will Smith, will be released in most Asian territories this weekend except for mainland China. The mainland China release date of the film will likely be later than mid-February, due to the prolonged black-out period of foreign films. 'We struggled very, very ...
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Colin McCabe demands end of 'tragic decade' for British Film Institute
Distinguished British academic and producer Colin MacCabe has today (Monday) publicly announced his candidature for the post of Chair of the British Film Institute (BFI).The current chairman Anthony Minghella is due to step down at the end of the year. Whether or not MacCabe’s application is successful, it is bound ...
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There Will Be Blood dominates Los Angeles Film Critics awards
There Will Be Blood, Paul Thomas Anderson's epic saga set against the backdrop of America's burgeoning oil industry, was the big winner at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) end of year voting yesterday, taking four prizes including best picture, best director and best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis.The movie ...
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A Walk To Beautiful wins IDA's top award for 2007 documentaries
Mary Olive Smith's A Walk To Beautiful took top honours in the feature competition at the 2007 International Documentary Association's (IDA) Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards Gala in Los Angeles at the weekend.The film chronicles the challenges of five women in Ethiopia as they try to rebuild their lives after suffering ...
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Golden Compass rules international box office with $55m opening
As expected The Golden Compass ruled the waves at the weekend following an estimated $55m overseas haul through New Line International from approximately 5,000 screens in 25 territories. Click here for review.Chris Weitz's adaptation of Philip Pullman's acclaimed fantasy adventure soared to the top of the charts in every country, ...
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Compass disappoints domestically with $26.1m gross
The Golden Compass secured the number one spot with ease at the weekend however New Line executives will be disappointed with the estimated $26.1m estimated three-day gross.By contrast New Line's The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring opened in December 2001 on $47.2m, The Two Towers launched ...
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Ozer Kiziltan's Takva wins top prize at Estonian Black Nights festival
Ozer Kiziltan's Takva - A Man's Fear Of God was named best film at the 11th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.The Turkish film about a man's struggle to balance religious devotion withsuccess in asecular world won the$15,000 EurAsia competition.The most honours went to Estonian homegrown favourite, Veiko Ounpuu's Autumn Ball, ...
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Lust, Caution sweeps Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards
Ang Lee's Lust, Caution dominated the 44th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei with seven wins including best feature, best director, best actor and best adapted screenplay. The film had received eleven nominations. Tony Ayres' The Home Song Stories took best actress for Joan Chen's performance and best original screenplay. The ...
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Louis Gossett Jr leads cast of The Least Among You
Principal photography has commenced in Los Angeles on the inspirational drama The Least Among You starring Louis Gossett Jr and newcomer Cedric Sanders.Mark Young wrote and is directing the story of a promising African-American student whose early dreams of escaping ghetto life are dashed only for him to discover a ...
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Pfeiffer/Kutcher romance begins shooting in Vancouver
Insight Film Studios has begun principal photography in Vancouver on the romance Personal Effects starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Ashton Kutcher.Voltage Pictures introduced the project to foreign buyers at AFM and has completed pre-sales in more than 25 territories.The story centres on a man who arrives in a small town seeking ...
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Charlie Mitchell takes development post at MARV Films
Matthew Vaughn and Kris Thykier's UK-based production company MARV Films has added Charlie Mitchell as head of development.Mitchell had been development executive at Robert Jones' Material Entertainment, and prior to that worked in development at Pathe Pictures.At MARV, he will work on a slate including WWI drama The Truce written ...
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AMC to install 100 IMAX digital projection systems in 33 major US cities
Giant-screen pioneer IMAX Corp. and US exhibitor AMC Entertainment have signed a joint-venture agreement to install 100 IMAX digital projection systems at AMC locations in 33 major US markets. The agreement promises to double IMAX's installed base by 2010. The US Nasdaq exchange responded to the news by boosting IMAX's ...
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Women In Film & TV honour Alison Owen, BBC's Jane Wright
The UK's Women in Film and Television (WFTV) has hosted its 17th annual awards at a ceremony at London's Hilton Park Lane. Honorees include film producer Alison Owen, BBC Films head Jane Wright, and Harry Potter author JK Rowling. The ceremony was opened by Sophie Balhetchet, cair of WFTV, and ...
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Escape joins Sohonet for PODS programme with MPC
Escape Studios has joined the entertainment industry network Sohonet. London-based Escape is a CGI training and consultation facility and the company will use Sohonet for its new Escape PODS graduate programme. Graduate students of the Escape CGI programme will wok on actual TV and film projects from partner Moving Picture ...
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Swedish government gives $3m for Bergman's legacy
The Swedish government has allocated $3.1m (Euros 2.1m) to secure the artistic legacy of Ingmar Bergman, equally sharing the grant between his work in cinema and on stage.The Ingmar Bergman Foundation will receive $900,000 (Euros 600,000) to preserve and digitise the Bergman archives - starting with the 45 packing cases ...
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Maia Morgenstern to chair Hungarian Film Week jury
For the 39th Hungarian Film Week (Jan 29-Feb 5, 2008), Romanian actress Maia Morgenstern will chair the jury. The jury is also comprised of FIPRESCI general secretary Klaus Eder, director Krisztina Goda, cinematographer Janos Kende and theatre director Istvan Marta. The Budapest-based event will for the second year let the ...
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Josh Lucas signs on for Morahan's $15m God's Spy
Josh Lucas with lead the cast in God's Spy, alongside Jordi Molla, Giancarlo Giannini, and Peter O'Toole. Andy Morahan will direct the $15m UK-Canada co-production. Cardinal Pictures' Lovett Bickford will produce in association with Local Films' executive producer Kim Leggatt. Brian Phelan wrote the script, based on true events that ...
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Dream, Nanking share top prize at Taipei projects market
Clara Law and Yim Ho shared the top award at the 3rd Taipei Film & TV Project Promotion (TFTPP) held Dec 4-6, dividing the cash prize of $15,500. Ironically, runner-up Sherwood Hu walked away with $9,300. Law's $2m Like A Dream follows an American-born Chinese who travels from New York ...
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Del Toro and Morgan among guests at Screenwriters Festival
The annual International Screenwriters' Festival has announced early details of its third edition, which will take place in Cheltenham on July 1-3. Speakers will include Guillermo Del Toro (The Orphanage, Pan's Labyrinth), who was a speaker at the first event in 2006.Other guests include Peter Morgan (Frost/ Nixon, The Queen, ...