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NEW CINEMA NETWORK FOCUS EUROPE 2007
The projects selected for New Cinema Network's Focus Europe 2007 range from dark comedies to delicate relationship dramas; from a surreal love story to a Viking action movie. Click on a link below to see the featured projects.DOMENICO DISTILO - When Elephants Fight SLAWOMIR FABICKI - Bonobo JingoAGOSTINO FERRENTE/ GIOVANNI ...
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SLAWOMIR FABICKI - Bonobo Jingo
SLAWOMIR FABICKI Project: Bonobo JingoScrs: Slawomir Fabicki, Mieczyslaw KrzelEstimated budget: $4m (Eu3m)Funding in place: $104,900 (Eu76,000)Bonobo Jingo refers to the name of a pygmy chimpanzee found by two young boys while they are out thieving on a train. 'The chimpanzee acts as a catalyst for events,' says Polish directorSlawomir Fabicki. ...
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MICHA WALD - Simon Konianski
MICHA WALD Project: Simon KonianskiScrs: Micha Wald, Agnes CaffinEstimated budget: $4.1m (Eu3m)Funds in place: $1.4m (Eu1m) For his first feature, Horse Thieves, Belgian director Micha Wald immersed himself in the violent world of the Cossacks in 1850s Eastern Europe. The film screened at Critics' Week in Cannes earlier this year. ...
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Dominican Film Festival to host children's workshops
The third annual Dominican International Film Festival, which takes place Nov 8-11, will host two children's film workshops on Nov 9 and Nov 10.Hosted by native Dominican actor Manny Perez, the programs will be open to 12 future film-makers between the ages of 5 and 17 per session. The sessions, ...
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Image launches urban division, signs agreement with Spirer
North American distributor Image Entertainment has launched a new urban division called One Village Entertainment and signed a multi-picture production and worldwide distribution agreement for documentaries and narrative feature films with Peter Spirer's Rugged Entertainment who directed Image's recent release Notorious BIG: Bigger Than Life.One Village will be headed by ...
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Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Barthes among Sundance Annenberg fellows
The Sundance Institute has named the seven film-makers who are 2007 Annenberg Film Fellows. Each of the fellows will receive a $10,000 to $15,000 grant to support the further development of their projects and next steps in planning for production.The fellows are Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Sophie Barthes, Caren Hartsfield, Braden King, ...
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Lustig, Petritsky to receive special awards at Bitola festival
The 28th International Cinematographers Film Festival 'Manaki Brothers' in Bitola, Macedonia (Sept 25-30) has announced that Croatian producer Branko Lustig will receive the festival's 'Golden Camera 300' award for outstanding contribution to the world cinema. Veteran Lustig produced Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List and Ridley Scott's Gladiator. Meanwhile, the festival's life ...
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Helsinki's Love & Anarchy kicks off with Corbijn's Control
The 20th anniversary edition of Helsinki International Film Festival - also known as Love & Anarchy - starts tonight with a screening of Anton Corbijn's Control and it will close Sept 30 with Roy Andersson's You, The Living. Following the Helsinki run, the festival tour goes to Espoo, Tampere, Turku, ...
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Cronenberg reveals further plans for The Fly opera
More than 20 years after directing Jeff Goldblum in The Fly, Cronenberg has decided to make an operatic version of the classic horror.'I've never directed an opera before and thought it might be quite fun,' Cronenberg tells ScreenDaily.com. The director is in San Sebastian to promote his latest film Eastern ...
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Cosijntakes new strategic post at Fox Home Entertainment
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has appointed Pieter Cosijn as vice president of planning and development -- Southern Europe & Emerging Markets. In the newly created position, Cosijn reports to Gary Ferguson (SVP Emerging Markets), Marc Caux (SVP Southern Europe) and Richard Crook (VP International Licensees. He assumes the new ...
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Robert Beeson leaves managing director post at Artificial Eye
Ending a 30-year relationship, Robert Beeson has stepped down as Managing Director of UK distribution company, Artificial Eye.His decision to leave follows on from the acquisition of Artificial Eye in the summer of 2006 by Act Entertainment Group, owner of Curzon Cinemas, and Knatchbull Communications Group. 'With the changes in ...
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Miller, Schepisi projects among SPAAmart line-up
The Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) has announced the feature film projects for this years SPAAmart financing market, running November 13-15 on Queensland's Gold Coast. A number of highly experienced and awarded directors and producers are on the list, including veteran directors George Miller, Fred Schepisi and rising talent ...
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Donsol, 881 join foreign-language Oscar race
The Singapore Film Commission (SFC) has selected Royston Tan's 881 as the country's official entry for best foreign-language film for the 80th Academy Awards. 'The film presents a part of the rich and colourful street culture of Singapore which is hardly seen by the world and provides a window to ...
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Bong Joon-ho leads campaign against online piracy
Led by The Host director Bong Joon-ho and the Korean Directors' Network, 13 film-related organisations yesterday in Seoul declared the launch of a campaign against illegal film downloads. Participating groups include the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), the Korean Association of Film Art & Industry (KAFAI), Korean Motion Pictures Producers' Association, ...
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Schnabel to kick off Copenhagen festival tonight
US director Julian Schnabel will introduce his The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, which won for Best Director at Cannes, at tonight's (Aug 20) kick-off for the Copenhagen International Film Festival (CIFF).He will be followed by guests including Jim Sheridan, Patrice Leconte, David Hare, Julie Gavras, Sam Garbarski, Stefan Ruzowitsky, ...
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Macedonia pushes Manchevski film for Oscar consideration
Milcho Manchevski's new film Shadows will represent Macedonia in the Foreign-Language Oscar race. A committee of Macedonian filmmakers made the decision.Shadows premiered at this month's Toronto International Film Festival and stars Borce Nacev as a young physician who encounters shadowy figures after a car crash.Manchevski previously represented Macedonia in 1996 ...
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Berlinale taps Dominique Green as UK delegate
As its selection period looms, the Berlinale has appointed Dominique Green as its official delegate for the UK. Green will advise the Berlinale about the UK film industry and film selection.Green, a veteran of film production, distribution and training, has collaborated with the Berlin festival for many years. In 2004 ...
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Sam Riley joins cast of Franklyn for Recorded Picture Company
Gerald McMorrow will start principal photography in London on Monday, Sept 24, on debut feature film, Franklyn, for UK-based producer Recorded Picture Company. Sam Riley, who has won raves for his leading role in Control, has joined the cast, along with previously announced Ryan Phillippe and Eva Green. The cast ...
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Dennis Hopper, Lou Reed, Patti Smith sign up for Wenders film
Dennis Hopper, Lou Reed and Patti Smith have joined the cast of Wim Wenders' new feature The Palermo Shooting which began shooting in his home town of Duesseldorf yesterday.The production by Wenders' own outfit Wenders Images in collaboration with broadcasters ZDF and Arte, and Pictorion Das Werk with backing from ...