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Boorsma brothers' Milo wins Kodak NPP Development Prize in Utrecht
The Kodak NPP Development Prize of 5,000 euros was presented on Saturday night to the project Milo written and to be directed by Berend and Roel Boorsma and produced by San Fu Maltha of Fu Works. The award was announced at a dinner to conclude the Netherlands Production Platform (NPP) ...
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Carice van Houten joins Body of Lies and Repossession Mambo
Black Book star Carice van Houten has signed up for two new projects: Ridley Scott's Body of Lies and Repossession Mambo.In the Ridley Scott directed Body of Lies, the Dutch actress co-stars next to Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe. Her production days are scheduled this week in Morocco. Right after ...
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Nordic films triumph at Copenhagen
More than half of the 11 features in competition at this years Copenhagen International Film Festival went home with an award. The main winners were Nordic films. Ake Sandgrens To Love Someone was the only film to win two awards taking home the script prize to Kim Fupz Aakesson and ...
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TONG DAWEI (CHINA)
Among the many young actors in China, Tong Dawei has one of the largest fan-bases, popular with teenagers and housewives alike for his boy-next-door image. Describing himself as quiet and easygoing, Tong comes from an industrial town in north-east China. Originally a business student, he was later accepted into the ...
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BAEK SUNG-HYUN (KOREA)
At 18-years-old, Baek Sung-hyun may be young, but he is committed. His performance as the neglected younger brother of an autistic runner in the 2005 hit Marathon had an authenticity that stood out. Baek is also experienced. 'When I was little, I lived next door to Lee Yi-jung [a TV ...
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YU NAN (CHINA)
Winning much praise at Berlin this year for her performance in Wang Quanan's Tuya's Marriage - which picked up the Golden Bear - Yu Nan has been drawing comparisons with Gong Li, another major Chinese export. Her career certainly has its parallels with Gong's: both won recognition by portraying a ...
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ZO IN-SUNG (KOREA)
When Yu Ha's sharp and poignant gangster film A Dirty Carnival was released, cinema-goers did a double-take when they saw the lead actor: previously, most people associated Zo In-sung's tall good looks with the image of a fresh college student or rich playboy. But in A Dirty Carnival, he played ...
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STAR SUMMIT ASIA - THE STARS
CURTAIN CALLStar Summit Asia's Curtain Call showcases talent established in the region.John Cho (US)Ananda Everingham (Thailand)Tatsuya Fujiwara (Japan)Lim Soo-jung (Korea)Yu Nan (China)Zo In-sung (Korea)CASTING BOARDStar Summit Asia's Casting Board section showcases the region's brightest up-and-coming actors.Sei Ashina (Japan)Baek Sung-hyunKim Jae-sung (Korea)Kim Ki-bum (Korea)Yang Jin-woo (Korea)Haruma Miura (Japan)Sa Hee (Korea)Tong Dawei ...
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PUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
CONTENTS - click to see moreIntroduction to PIFFIntroduction to Asian Film MarketStar Summit AsiaAFM market buzzPusan programmers pick out favouritesProfile of Pusan founder Kim Dong-ho Interview with festival co-director Lee Yong-kwan
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Future shorts launches television service.
Short film label Future Shorts is to launch a television service through online platform Joost.The service starts this week showing shorts and music videos as well as interviews and coverage of films events.Future Shorts was founded in 2003 and offers a platform for film-makers in 25 countries.
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Norwegian Film Institute appoints new head
Managing director Nina Refseth of Norwegian publishing house Stiftinga Det Norske Samlaget was today appointed head of the new Norwegian Film Institute, so far named the 'new enterprise.'Refseth, who according to the institute's interim board has a substantial management experience from Norwegian culture life, most recently with three years in ...
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The Reader denied permission to film atconcentration camp
Stephen Daldry's The Reader has been denied permission to shoot a scene with lead actor David Kross at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp on the outskirts of Berlin.According to the Berliner Zeitung, Horst Seferens, the spokesperson for the memorial's foundation, explained that the museum has 'a fundamental approach: feature films should ...
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XXY is Argentinian foreign-language Oscar nomination
Lucia Puenzo'sfirst feature XXYhas been selected as the Argentinian submission for the foreign-language film category at next year's Academy Awards. The $1.2m Argentinian-French-Spanish co-production, which won the Critics Week main prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival, is thestory of the brutal transforming moment when an intersexual teenager comes to ...
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Morelia Film Festival to open with The Orphanage
The 5th edition of the Morelia Film Festival opens onOctober 5 with The Orphanage (El Orfanato), directed by Spanish Juan Antonio Bayona and produced by Guillermo del Toro. The festivalthis year includesa new competition for first or second-time Mexican film-makers.The selection is: La Zona, by Rodrigo Pla, which won the ...
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Abu Dhabi unveils competition line-up
The inaugural Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) has unveiled the full line-up for its Competition programme. The festival takes place in Abu Dhabi between October 14 -19.Presented by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH), the Festival also hosts the inaugural Film Financing Circle (FFC), which will ...
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Screwvala re-elected as Producers' Guild president
UTV Motion Pictures CEO Ronnie Screwvala has been re-elected as president of the Film and Television Producers Guild of India. Screwvala, founder CEO of the UTV Group, has led the company to become a global integrated media company. The other office bearers to be re-elected are Adlabs' Manmohan Shetty and ...
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Antalya Golden Orange film festival unveils line-up
Turkey's 44th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (October 19-28) has unveiled a strong 12-film competition line-up for national feature films. Four of these will be world premieres, including Handan Ipekci's Hidden Faces, Dersu Yavuz Altun's Murky Waters, Refugee by Reis Celik and Zeynep's Eight Days by Cemal San. Rounding out ...
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Mainland China still undecided on Oscar entry
Two days before the entry deadline, China's Film Bureau, under the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), says it still hasn't decided on which film it will submit to the best foreign-language film category of the Academy Awards. However, it looks likely that The Knot, a love story ...
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Joy Division to open Sheffield Doc/Fest
The 2007 Sheffield Doc/Fest (Nov 7 - 11) is to open with the European premiere of Grant Gee's Joy Division, a documentary about the legendary British post-punk group. The film made its world premiere at Toronto earler this month. Other titles at the event include A Very British Gangster, To ...
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Jun returns to Korean film with Chung's Superman
Pan-Asian Korean star Gianna Jun (My Sassy Girl), formerly known as Jun Ji-hyun, is making her local comeback in the upcoming film from Chung Yoon-chul, director of the hit Marathon. The actress/model just finished shooting Edko Films/Pathe France's Blood: The Last Vampire with director Chris Nahon this August. Her last ...