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India's Vagabond secures release in Pakistan
Hindi-language romantic thriller The Vagabond (Awarapan) opened in Pakistan last weekend (July 6) on 15 prints, marking the first time an Indian film has been released in the territory at the same time as its global roll-out. Indian films were banned in Pakistan in 1965, although pirated versions are widely ...
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Julie Delpy: a woman to be reckoned with
Julie Delpy is set to start shooting The Countess, her second feature as director, in Eastern Europe in October. Geoffrey Macnab reports.Julie Delpy is set to start shooting The Countess, her second feature as director, in Eastern Europe in October.She will co-star alongside Ethan Hawke, Radha Mitchell, Daniel Bruhl and ...
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Japan's BS-i, Tsutaya form joint production label
Japanese digital satellite channel BS-i, owned by broadcaster TBS, and Tsutaya video chain parent company Culture Convenience Club (CCC) have jointly formed a label to produce feature films based on TV programmes. Dubbed Cinema Drive, the label will initially produce one to two features per year, with a stated goal ...
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Dutch 2007 box office up 8.3% in first half of 2007
Recovery of Dutch box office continues after the satisfying 2006 numbers. Total gross increased with 8.3% to $96.5m (Euros 70.7m) in this year's first six months, compared to $89.1m (Euros 65.3m) in 2006. Dutch admissions climbed with 6.6% to 10.4m sold tickets in the first six months. In 2006, only ...
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Sky opens environmental issues short film competition
UK-based broadcaster Sky has launched a short film competition related to climate change, Green Shoots. Sky, The World Wildlife Fund and the Energy Saving Trust, are calling for public submissions of shorts about environmental issues. The winning short will be aired on Sky. The competition is also tied to Universal's ...
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Bafta calls for submissions for UK entry for foreign Oscar
Again this year, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) will select the UK 's submission for the foreign-langauge Oscar in 2008. Eligible films must have a UK release for at least seven consecutive days for a public paying audience between Oct 1 2006 and Sept 30 2007, ...
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Film4 FrightFest lines up seven world premieres
UK horror film event FrightFest, now backed by Film4, has selected 26 films for its forthcoming run at London 's Odeon West End Aug 23-27. The selections represent seven world premieres, six European premieres and six UK premieres. The Film4 FrightFest opens with Jonathan King's hit New Zealand zombie sheep ...
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Murrell named president of UK industry charity CTBF
The UK-based Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF) has elected David Murrell as its president. Murrell joined the CTBF council in 2000 and had been vice president since last year. He was the founder and chairman/chief executive of KPMG's global media and entertainment practice from 1984-1999. He is on the ...
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Melbourne festival unveils participants for financing forum
John Maynard (Romulus , My Father), Liz Watts (Little Fish) and Bridget Ikin (Look Both Ways) are among the 41 Australian producers pitching feature film projects at the Melbourne International Film Festival's (MIFF) inaugural film financing forum. The new sidebar, called '37 South: Bridging the Gap', has attracted about a ...
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Belle Epoque leads prizes at first Film Festival of Serbia
At the first national Film Festival of Serbia in Novi Sad (July 3-8), Nikola Stojanovic's Belle Epoque picked up the Grand Prix for the best film, as well as awards for best actress, music, make-up and art direction. The film about the period from 1910-1914 in Sarajevo had been shot ...
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Czechs prepare to submit new film law calling for 20% rebate
Czech filmmakers and politicians are again preparing a new proposal for a comprehensive film law which would help lure runaway productions to Prague and provide sustainable support for local filmmakers. Among the proposal's reported features is a 20% tax rebate for film productions, foreign or domestic, shooting in the Czech ...
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Korean cable company takes control of MK Pictures
South Korean producer-investor-distributor MK Pictures has sold a controlling stake to regional cabler Kangwon Networks. In deals totalling $16.3m, major stockholder Lee Eun sold his 11.76% stake, while his wife and partner Shim Jae-myung sold her 6.54%, both to Kangwon head Kim Young-kyun. Another founder of the company, filmmaker Kang ...
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Tokyo multiplex to screen hit TV show Winter Sonata
A special version of Korean hit television drama Winter Sonata will be screened at Toho's flagship Roppongi Hills cinema in Tokyo. All 20 episodes of the series will be shown on Tuesday mornings from July 10 to September 11, featuring extra footage only shown once previously on NHK's BS satellite ...
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France sees 9m fewer tickets sold in first half of 2007
After a record first half in 2006, the first six months of 2007 have seen a 12% drop in film attendance in France. However, the 90.5m admissions racked up are an increase over 2005. That figure comes from France's Film Federation (FNCF), which represents the nation's exhibitors, while the National ...
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Women In Film and GM pact for second Opening Doors scheme
Women In Film (WIF) and the General Motors Corporation (GM) haveannounced the second annual WIF/GM 2007 Opening Doors/AbriendoPuertas: The Acceleration Grant For Emerging Latina Filmmakers.The WIF/GM grant will be presented to five up-and-coming Latinafilm-makers, chosen by a WIF selection committee composed ofprofessional film-makers and entertainment industry executives fromthe New York-based ...
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Transformers tops estimate with first-week gross of $155.8m
Paramount Pictures executives confirmed today that Transformersdid indeed set an industry record for a new release's first-week grossand took more than initially thought.Final studio figures confirm the number one North American filmgrossed $155.8m, considerably more than the $152.5m estimate issued onSunday. The previous mark was Spider-Man's $151.6m set in May ...
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Anywhere Road takes US rights to Brad Gann's Black Irish
Anywhere Road has picked up all US rights to writer-director BradGann's family drama Black Irish starring Michael Angarano and BrendanGleeson.The fledgling San Francisco-based distributor plans an autumn releasefor the story of a Boston youngster who tries to win the affection ofhis emotionally remote father and maintian intimacy with other membersof ...
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Rose Kuo named as AFI Fest's artistic director
Rose Kuo has been hired as AFI FEST's artistic director and ShazBennett has been promoted to associate director of programming.Kuo has been a fixture at Telluride for many years as well as the SanFrancisco, Santa Barbara and Mill Valley Festivals, and is also wellknown on the circuit as an Asian ...
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Britdoc announces international and UK competition titles
The second Britdoc festival (July 25-27) has announced its programme of international and UK documentaries, which will all receive their first UK screenings at the Oxford-based event. Among the highlights are Tribeca award winners We Are Together and Taxi To The Dark Side, Morgan Spurlock-produced What Would Jesus Buy', and ...
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Nick Moran starts UK shoot for big-screen version of Telstar
First-time feature director Nick Moran started principal photography today for Telstar, which will shoot for six weeks at Twickenham Film Studios in the UK. The tragi-comedy is based on the true story of Joe Meek, the first independent record producer whose rise to fame led to a tragic downfall.Moran, an ...