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Critical Mass with Lee Marshall - Another fine mess
Okay, confession time. Once, in Cannes 2005, I walked out of a film I was supposed to be reviewing. I queued for a press screening of another film, realised I wasn't going to get in, and went back to the film I'd walked out of, drawn by an impulse I ...
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Screen opinion - Festival dating game
The way films are bought and sold can seem quaintly archaic; we still drive our sheep to market in the Age of Wal-Mart. In the film industry, the 24/7 rat race one associates with other forms of trading is stuck in a choreographed series of events.At one level, this is ...
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Bourne Ultimatum set to remain international champion
With only one new entrant into the marketplace and a smattering of openings for other frontrunners, Universal's The Bourne Ultimatum looks set for a third straight international box office win this weekend. The latest installment in the Bourne spy thriller franchise has now reached $128.8m internationally. It opens, through Universal ...
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CHANTAL AKERMAN - What Happens Next'
CHANTAL AKERMANProject: What Happens Next'Scr: Chantal AkermanEstimated budget: $11m (Eu8m)Born in Belgium and now based in Paris, Chantal Akerman is one of the world's leading female directors. Her credits span more than 30 years of film-making and include 1975's Dielman, 23 Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, and, more recently, 2000's ...
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NEW CINEMA NETWORK: AN INTRODUCTION
While no-one knows the exact number of potentially great film projects that just sit on the shelf, it is estimated 75% of first-time film-makers do not complete their second projects. When Teresa Cavina, who co-curates the Rome Film Fest's competition selection with Giorgio Gosetti, decided to design a co-production event ...
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ROME: SECOND TIME LUCKY
It was no surprise the first edition of the Rome Film Fest in October 2006 took place during Walter Veltroni's term in office. The mayor of Rome, Veltroni is a cinephile who enjoys meeting Hollywood regulars to the city such as Tom Cruise, George Clooney and Robert De Niro. Veltroni ...
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CLAUDIA LLOSA - The Scared Breast (Teta Asustada)
CLAUDIA LLOSA Project: The Scared Breast (Teta Asustada)Estimated budget: $1.4m (Eu1m)Scr: Claudia LlosaFunds in place: $600,000 (Eu435,000)Influenced by Peruvian legends and customs, the second film by Peru-born, Spanish-based Claudia Llosa, is about the impact of the past on the present and the strange and terrible illness called The Scared Breast. ...
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DOMENICO DISTILO - When Elephants Fight
DOMENICO DISTILOProject: When Elephants Fight Scrs: Domenico Distilo, Filip Gravino, Guido IuculanoEstimated budget: TBCThere is not much evidence of 'la dolce vita' in Domenico Distilo's vivion of Rome. The first film by the Italian film-maker, Unexpected (Inattesco), explored the lives of asylum seekers camping on the streets of the city. ...
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LAURENT NEGRE - Butano
LAURENT NEGREProject: Butano Scr: Laurent Negre Estimated budget: $4m (Eu3m) Funds in place: $68,000 (Eu50,000)Swiss-born director Laurent Negre's pan-European film education is translating to his films. He has enjoyed stints at the Geneva School of Fine Arts, the Catalonia Centre for Cinematographic Studies in Barcelona and at St Lucas Institute ...
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GERALD HUSTACHE-MATHIEU - Like Marilyn (Comme Marilyn)
GERALD HUSTACHE-MATHIEUProject: Like Marilyn (Comme Marilyn) Scr: Gerald Hustache-Mathieu Estimated budget: $4.8m (Eu3.5m)Like many film-makers inspired from an early age to make movies, Gerald Hustache-Mathieu has spent a lot of time using a Super-8 camera. His first short, Peau De Vache, was selected for the 2001 European Film Awards and ...
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DOMINIQUE LIENHARD - Along The Main Road
DOMINIQUE LIENHARD Project: Along The Main Road Scr: Dominique Lienhard Estimated budget: $2.3m (Eu1.7m) Funds in place: $526,000 (Eu382,000)Dominique Lienhard's debut film, Muetter, was an understated look at a young man's journey back to his childhood village. The film resonated at festivals as critics praised Lienhard's ability to express the ...
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MOHSEN MELLITI - Returning To Haifa
MOHSEN MELLITIProject: Returning To HaifaScr: Mohsen Melliti, based on a novel by Ghassan KanafaniEstimated budget: $4.8m (Eu3.5m)Tunisian-born writer and director Mohsen Melliti has lived in Italy since 1991. He has made a career as a writer of books, poetry and journalism for leading Italian and international dailies, and also works ...
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ILMAR RAAG - One More Croissant
ILMAR RAAGProject: One More CroissantScr: Ilmar RaagEstimated budget: $2.2m (Eu1.6m) Funds in place: $131,000 (Eu96,000)Produced by Estonia's Amiron Productions, Ilmar Raag's second project, One More Croissant, is about a woman called Anne who puts her elderly mother in a nursing home and moves to Paris. Ironically, she takes a job ...
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JULIA VON HEINZ - The Preserver
JULIA VON HEINZProject: The Preserver Scr: Julia Von HeinzEstimated budget: $2.7m (Eu2m)Love and how to overcome social barriers are the themes of the second film by Berlin film-maker Julia Von Heinz. The Preserver (working title) is about a 35-year-old woman brought up in the German aristocracy who is a staunch ...
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MARK MAHON - Freedom Within The Heart
MARK MAHONProject: 5Scr: Mark MahonEstimated budget: $27.3m (Eu20m)Funds in place: $6.8m (Eu5m) Freedom Within The Heart won the best unproduced screenplay award at the International Action on Film Awards in 2005, and has since been turned into a graphic novel. The project is an ambitious one. The script is set ...
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LEO RICCIARDI - The Exodus
LEO RICCIARDIProject: The ExodusScr: Leo RicciardiEstimated budget: $3.4m (Eu2.5m) Funds in place: $1.2m (Eu900,000)Part thriller, part family drama, Leo Ricciardi's The Exodus is set ina deserted Russian town called Krust which was cursed 20 years ago,forcing its inhabitants to flee. Argentina-born Ricciardi says he is fascinated by Russia. 'It's one ...
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KOEN MORTIER - Killroy
KOEN MORTIERProject: Killroy Scrs: Paul Budnitz and Paul Durham, based on an idea by Koen MortierEstimated budget: $3.4m (Eu2.5m)Funds in place: $102,000 (Eu75,000)Killroy is the story of an apparently normal man ('uninspiring and dreary,' says director Koen Mortier) who has terrible nightmares in which he is a killer. The moment ...
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The Chosen Ones
To see your first film become a hit is the dream of every film-maker. But the process often takes a serious toll on the directors, who have put all their effort into their project from start to finish. When all goes well, the first film wins awards at festivals, the ...
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AGOSTINO FERRENTE/ GIOVANNI PIPERNO - What's Working
AGOSTINO FERRENTE/ GIOVANNI PIPERNO Project: What's WorkingScrs: Agostino Ferrente, Giovanni PipernoEstimated budget: $920,000 (Eu673,000)What's Working (working title) is a docu-drama about mothers and children, set in Naples. It will be divided into three parts, charting the years from 1999-2009. The first chapter chronicles the development stage of the project, where ...
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ROME FILM FESTIVAL 2007
ROME FILM FEST 2007 (October 18-27), CONTENTS - CLICK ON LINKNewsRome: Second time lucky New Cinema Network - an introduction New Cinema Network Focus EuropeNew Cinema Network International Projects The Business Street