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4 Months stirs education controversy in France
Cannes Palme d'Or winner 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days has been at the heart of some controversy lately in France.The drama, which deals with clandestine abortion in Communist-era Romania, was also awarded the National Education Prize which is given to a Cannes official selection that has relevant artistic, ...
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TWC homes in on Chan's Invisible Target
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has picked up all rights for North America, Australia and South Africa to Benny Chan's upcoming action drama Invisible Target from Hong Kong 's Universe Films Distribution. The $8m martial arts actioner is set to open in Hong Kong, China, Singapore and Malaysia on July 19. ...
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Paramount takes UK and otherrights to How To Lose Friends
Paramount Pictures International has licensed UK, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa distribution rights for How To Lose Friends And Alienate People from Intandem Films. Intandem has also struck deals for Portugal, Benelux, CIS, Greece, Cyprus, Scandinavia and the Middle East. The total value of pre-sales so far is $4.8m. ...
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Halo-8 takes rights to documentary Your Mommy Kills Animals
Halo-8 Entertainment, the label distributed by Ryko Filmworks and Warner-Elektra-Atlantic, and taken worldwide theatrical and home video rights to animal rights documentary Your Mommy Kills Animals from Indie Genius Productions. Curt Johnson, who previously worked on Thoth, directs the project about young animal rights activists and their detractors. 'Curt Johnson ...
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Screenwriting group eQuinoxe expands into Middle East
eQuinoxe, the international mentoring association that runs workshops for screenwriters, has set up in the Middle East. EQuinoxe Arabiya is styling itself as an 'incubator' focused on mentoring Arab filmmakers and their projects. A not-for-profit offshoot of Haroun Multimedia, an animation and post-production house based in Dubai Media City, the ...
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Maire promises diversity and premieres at Locarno 2007
A 'diversity in the range of possibilities of filmmaking' is how Locarno Film Festival's Frederic Maire describes the line-up for his second festival as artistic director. The Swiss festival kicks off Aug 1 with a screening of the Japanese film Vexille by Fumihiko Sori on the Piazza Grande. 'The two ...
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UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2007:The Film-makers (3)
Patricia Dobson shines the spotlight on the UK’s best new writers, directors and producers. (Click on contact names for links) ZAM SALIMWriter-directorZam Salim is one of those prolific short-film directors who has been steadily maturing and growing in confidence. Over the past year, he has ...
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UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2007: The Film-makers (2)
Patricia Dobson shines the spotlight on the UK’s best new writers, directors and producers. (Click on contact names for links)DEBORAH HAYWOODWriter-director For a first-timer, Deborah Haywood has made an impressive short. Lady Margaret begins with a teenage girl innocently hitching a ride with two teenage boys. She fancies one of ...
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McGill's first Edinburgh programme to close with Two Days In Paris
The 2007 Edinburgh International Film Festival (Aug 15-26) will have a special focus on Cinema and the Written Word. The first Festival under new artistic director Hannah McGill will celebrate the art of screenwriting with a series of events that run across the major Edinburgh arts festivals. There will be ...
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UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2007
From actors to directors, producers to writers, Screen International introduces the brightest new hopes of the British film industry.The ActorsBritish performers are renowned around the world. Patricia Dobson profiles the hottest new names emerging from the UK’s drama schools, theatres and TV productions. - Click here for StarsOf Tomorrow ...
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Salon Films' Charles Wang dies aged 74
Charles Wang, managing director of Hong Kong-based production services group Salon Films, died from cancer last week (July 6) in a New York City hospital at the age of 74. One of Asia 's leading suppliers of production logistics and equipment, Salon Films was founded in 1958 when Wang's father ...
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Newbie quartet joins AMPAS as Governors
Eight new governors, four of them serving for the first time, have been elected to represent their branches on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).Newcomers to the board are: Henry Winkler, actors branch; Vilmos Zsigmond, cinematographers; Richard Pearce, documentary; and Charles Fox, ...
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Homeless documentary finds shelter at Baruc's Screen Media
Screen Media Films has acquired North American rights to Skid Row, a documentary about homelessness that was made by Niva Dorell, Marshall Tyler and Ross Clarke.The company negotiated the deal with ICM and has set an Aug 14 release date. ICM is also handling international rights.The film follows Pras Michel, ...
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One2One producers: Nira Park, Anna Higgs and Gavin Humphries
Nira Park, the producer of Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz, talks to Stars Of Tomorrow Anna Higgs and Gavin Humphries about the importance of talent relationships, finding a good line producer and how to get more money from a financierGavin Humphries: You started out in television. Were you ...
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One2One: directors Anand Tucker and Hope Dickson Leach
Anand Tucker has just returned to low-budget UK film-making after leaving The Golden Compass last year due to creative differences. He tells Star of Tomorrow Hope Dickson Leach about meeting Steve Martin, having a good time and why directing is overrated Dickson Leach: How did you get into directing'Anand Tucker: ...
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One2One writers: Neal Purvis and Robert Wade with Peter Harness
Neal Purvis and Robert Wade are one of the UK's most successful writing partnerships. They talk to Star of Tomorrow Peter Harness about scripting Bond, working with Robert Rodriguez and knowing when a script is finishedPeter Harness: When did you start writing together'Neal Purvis: We started writing in 1984. Let ...
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Warner Bros International TV promotes Robertson in Asia Pacific
Greg Robertson has been promoted to senior vice president and managingdirector of Asia Pacific at Warner Bros International TelevisionDistribution (WBITD).The 21-year company veteran will supervise all WBITD's programmelicensing operations in more than 24 territories in the region,including Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, thePhilippines, and Singapore.Based in Sydney, he reports ...
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Aberly joins Participant as VP of publicity
Rachel Aberly has joined Participant Productions as vice-president ofpublicity and will report to the company's executive vice presidentsof marketing Buffy Shutt and Kathy Jones.Aberly previously served as a publicity consultant for Participant,shepherding such films as Good Night And Good Luck, North Country, andSyriana at Warner Brothers and Warner Independent. Prior ...
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Toronto adds eight titles including Gilroy's Michael Clayton
The Toronto International Film Festival has added eight titles to its line-up of Gala and Special Presentations for the September event. TIFF has declined to claim premiere status on the titles, although Julian Schnabel's The Diving Bell And The Butterfly competed in Cannes.The new Gala titles are:Michael Clayton, the debut ...
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Warner Bros promotes PaoloFerrari in Italy
Warner Bros. International has named Paolo Ferrari as president and managing director, Warner Bros Entertainment Italy.The promotion was announced today by Barry Meyer, chairman and CEO, Alan Horn, president and COO and Richard Fox, executive vice president, International, Warner Bros.Ferrari's advancement comes after a 17 year stint with Warner Bros ...