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Ondamax picks up world rights to English-language Coyote
In its first English-language pick-up, Miami-based Latin American specialist Ondamax has taken world rights to Brian Petersen's Coyote. The film, a Grand Jury Award winner at the Big Bear Lake Film Festival and an Audience Award Winner at the San Diego Film Festival, is about two young Americans who try ...
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Wide scores UK deals on Youssou N'Dour, Subsitute docs
French outfit Wide Management has closed UK deals on two titles on its AFM slate. Festival favourite Youssou N'Dour: Return To Goree has been sold to Axiom. Meanwhile, Substitute, about a football player who is a substitute in the World Cup Final, has been snapped up by new UK distributor ...
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O'Toole and Northam gear up for Dean Spanley's UK shoot
Peter O'Toole, Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill and Bryan Brown have lined up to start shooting Dean Spanley on Nov 10 in eastern England.Kathleen Drumm at NZ Film is handling sales for the Atlantic Film Group and General Film Corporation project.New Zealand film-maker Toa Fraser, who won the world cinema audience ...
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Gilliam reunites with Ledger for Doctor Parnassus
Terry Gilliam will reunite with his Brothers Grimm star Heath Ledger on fantasy adventure The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus. Mandate International is commencing sales here on the project, which has been lined up for a pre-strike December shoot in London and Vancouver. Christopher Plummer plays a travelling magician who owes ...
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First Run takes US rights to German documentary To The Limit
First Run Features has acquired North American rights from Germany's Telepool to Pepe Danquart's documentary To The Limit.The film follows the renowned Bavarian brothers Alexander and Thomas Huber as they bid to break the world speed climbing record on the infamous 3,000-ft El Capitan vertical rock formation in California's Yosemite ...
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Pfeiffer, Kutcher get together for romance Personal Effects
Michelle Pfeiffer and Ashton Kutcher will star opposite each other in the romance Personal Effects, which is set to begin filming in Vancouver on Nov 26.Los Angeles-based Voltage Pictures will commence sales at AFM after company chief Nicolas Chartier acquired rights from Vancouver-based Insight Film Studios.Kutcher will play a young ...
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Gaumont sells Natali's Splice to Senator, Seville
Gaumont has sealed deals early at AFM on its horror movie Splice with Senator in Germany and Seville/Entertainment in Canada.Directed by Vincenzo Natali, Splice stars Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley. The producer is Steven Hoban (Black Christmas, Ginger Snaps). The executive producers are Guillermo del Toro and Don MurphyThe $26 ...
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Harrelson joins Michaels' The Other Side with Myriad
Woody Harrelson has joined Myriad Pictures' ghost story The Other Side, which has been scheduled for a pre-strike shoot in January 2008 in Nova Scotia. Giovanni Ribisi and Jason Lee have already signed and Myriad is expected to announce the female lead and more casting shortly. David Michaels will ...
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Perrier promoted to vice president at Odd Lot International
Delphine Perrier has been promoted to vice president of worldwide distribution of Odd Lot International.Perrier previously served as director of legal affairs and will work on sales and help executive vice president of worldwide distribution Brian O'Shea, to whom she will report, expand the foreign sales business.Odd Lot International's AFM ...
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J.A. Media picks up Lin's Somersault Punk
Beijing-based J.A. Media has picked up worldwide rights to Taiwanese filmmaker Lin Yu-hsien's upcoming sports drama Somersault Punk. Based on a true story, the film tells the story of a talented but disabled gymnast who becomes a street fighter when his mother prohibits him from practising the sport. Produced by ...
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Pretty Pictures stares into Jiang Wen's Sun
France 's Pretty Pictures has acquired Jiang Wen's Venice competition entry The Sun Also Rises from Hong Kong 's Emperor Motion Pictures (EMP). The deal was negotiated by EMP's Alan Ng and James Velaise of Pretty Pictures. Produced by Jiang's Buyilehu Films and backed by EMP, the $10m drama comprises ...
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Showbox snaps up Konchalovsky's Nutcracker
Major Korean distributor Showbox Mediaplex has bought Andrei Konchalovsky's Nutcracker: The True Story from Odyssey Entertainment. The deal follows Showbox's acquisition of Chilled In Miami from Mandate International, which was announced yesterday.Nutcracker is based on the story that inspired the well-known ballet and stars John Turturro, Nathan Lane and Dakota ...
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Asian buyers eat up Show East's Le Grand Chef
Korean seller Show East has closed a raft of Asian deals on foodie drama Le Grand Chef. Among sales concluded so far at AFM, Festive Films has acquired the film for Singapore and Taiwan, Sundream Motion Pictures for Hong Kong, M-Pictures for Thailand and AOE for Malaysia. Show East is ...
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National Geographic Entertainment taps Beal as president
National Geographic Global Media (NGGM) has launched National Geographic Entertainment, an umbrella company that combines the group's film, home video, music and radio divisions. David Beal has been named president of National Geographic Entertainment, hot on the heels of Tim Kelly's appointment as NGGM president last week. Beal ...
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Scheckel joins Christie in new international business post
George D Scheckel Jr has been appointed to the new position of director of international business development of digital projection pioneer Christie's entertainment solutions business division. Scheckel will spearhead business development, identify new market opportunities for digital cinema, and develop relationships in the exhibition and distribution sectors. ...
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Celluloid sells North America, Germany on Miike's Django
Celluloid Dreams has announced the sale of Takashi Miike's western Sukiyaki Western Django in North American and German speaking territories. The North American deal was signed with Gary Hirsch of First Look Studios and brokered by Celluloid president Hengameh Panahi. Walter Rehm's Universum picked up the German speaking territory rights. ...
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Lau to produce Water Margin trilogy for Media Asia
Hong Kong filmmaker Andrew Lau, who was behind the three Infernal Affairs films, is lining up a second trilogy, this time based on the Chinese classic novel, Water Margin. Hong Kong-based Media Asia Films is backing and will sell the films, each budgeted at around $25m, with the first expected ...
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UK cinema chain Odeonto hostevent with The Who
UK cinema chain Odeon, Universal Pictures and Arts Alliance Media ('AAM') are to host the premiere of Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who including a live link-up with band members.Thefilm will be screened exclusively at selected Odeoncinemas on Monday 5th November at 6.30pm. Band members Pete Townshend and Roger ...
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Six win places on Cannes Cinefondation Residence programme
The Cannes Cinefondation Residence programme has announced its participants for the upcoming 15th session. Director Sebastien Lifshitz and his jury chose six film-makers to take part in the Resdience out of more than 140 candidates, Cannes festival organisers announced Wednesday. Four female directors and two men will work on honing ...
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Fortissimo duo to receive excellence award at CineAsia
Fortissimo Films co-chairmen Michael J. Werner and Wouter Barendrecht have been selected to be the recipients of a special CineAsia 'Award of Excellence' for their achievements in promoting Asian cinema worldwide. Barendrecht founded Fortissimo in 1991 after working as a programmer for the Rotterdam Film Festival and press officer for ...