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Norwegian Film Fund backs Gaarder project starring Askel Hennie
After his feature directorial debut Uno in 2004, Norwegian actor Aksel Hennie will return to acting as Gabriel, the angel, in the lead role of Danish director Jesper W Nielsen's Through a Glass, Darkly, which Norwegian production outfit 4 ½ Productions will produce with Denmark's Zentropa. The Norwegian Film Fund, ...
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Momentum takes UK rights to Labaki's Cannes hit Caramel
Momentum Pictures has taken UK rights to Nadine Labaki's Caramel. The film was one of the hits of Cannes ' Directors Fortnight. Labaki's debut feature is about five different Lebanese women who come together in a Beirut beauty salon. Louis Tisne, Momentum's acquisitions manager, negotiated the deal with Roissy Film's ...
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Tested titles among the contenders at Karlovy Vary
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has announced its complete competition lineup for its 42nd edition, which runs June 29-July 7. As suits the main festival in Central Europe, the selections are strong on titles from former socialist bloc countries. Few competition features come from outside Europe. Main competition titles ...
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La sagrada familia takes top honors in Transilvania
Chilean director Sebastian Campos' comedy La sagrada familia collected the Transilvania Trophy and $13,344 (Euros 10,000) for Best Picture at the closing ceremony of the sixth Transilvania International Film Festival in Cluj on Sunday. In an act of good sportsmanship, Cristian Mungiu pulled his Palme d'Or winner 4 Months, 3 ...
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German regional fund MFG makes pacts with France, Spain
Baden-Wurttemberg's regional film fund MFG has signed an agreement with the Catalan Institute of Cultural Industries (ICIC) and Rhone-Alpes Cinema to improve cross-border cooperation for film production with the French and Catalan regions. The accord also intends to support the promotion and distribution of audiovisual productions, provide logistical support for ...
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Bangkok fest unveils ASEAN competition line-up
The Bangkok International Film Festival (July 19-29) has unveiled the line-up for its ASEAN competition which includes the world premiere of Thai director Santi Taepanich's feature debut Bangkok Time. The picture, starring Thai hot actor Ananda Everingham, will play alongside fellow Thai filmmakers Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom's Alone and ...
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International Screenwriters Festival launches programme
The second International Screenwriters Festival officially launched its 2007 programme at a reception in its host town of Cheltenham.The new additions include:Michael Goldenberg (Harry Potter and the Order of The Phoenix),Abi Morgan and Sarah Gavron and director Brick Lane with Katherine Butler Film4 Sarah Smith - Head Of Feature Development ...
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Bill Murray joins the cast of City Of Ember
Bill Murray has joined the cast of Walden Media and Playtone Productions' City Of Ember and will play the larger-than-life Mayor of Ember in the adaptation of Jeanne Duprau's children's fantasy novel.Toby Jones, who appeared in Walden's first quarter release Amazing Grace, has been cast as the Mayor's right-hand man, ...
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Sony begins production on second local production in Mexico
Sony's local language production venture, Columbia Pictures Producciones Mexico, is commencing production on its second feature, the comedy Casi Divas (Road To Fame).Issa Lopez who previously directed Efectos Secundarios and wrote the screenplay for the company's first production Ninas Mal (Charm School), will direct.The story is based on an idea ...
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Ocean's, Shrek sequels raise stakes at international box office
Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End remained the undisputed box office champion for the third consecutive weekend as an estimated $51.3m raised the tally to $493.5m.The high seas adventure is now Buena Vista International's third biggest release behind Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Finding Nemo, and ...
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GFI gives completion funding grants to six projects
The Global Film Initiative (GFI) has awarded completion funding grants to six film-makers to help with post-production and editing costs.The six projects were selected from 34 applications from 21 countries. Since its inception in 2002, GFI has awarded more than 50 grants to emerging and established film-makers from Africa, Asia, ...
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Ocean's Thirteen takes lead at North American box office
Ocean's Thirteen knocked Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End off the number one perch as it opened on an estimated $37.1m.The ongoing capers of George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon et al trailed behind the $39.1m franchise record launch of Ocean's Twelve in 2004, but this was a respectable ...
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Singer's Valkyrie set for Babelsberg shoot
Bryan Singer's Second World War drama Valkyrie is on track to becomethe second large-scale US production this year after the Wachowskibrothers' Speed Racer to shoot at Germany's Babelsberg Studios.Principal photographyon the United Artists production about the 1944 plot to assassinateHitler is expected to commence at the studios outside Berlin on ...
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Rang De Basanti wins best film at IIFA Awards
Rakeysh Omprakesh Mehra's political youth culture tale Paint It Yellow (Rang De Basanti) claimed the top awards, including best film, at the Idea International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards last night in Sheffield. The best actor prize went to Hrithik Roshan for Krrish, while Rani Mukherji won best actress for ...
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24 Frames buys remake rights to Thai horror Alone
Thai producer-distributor GMM Tai Hub (GTH) has struck an English-language remake deal for Alone with US start-up 24 Frames. GTH's Phailin Amnuaiporn and 24 Frames' Ludo Cremers concluded the deal in Cannes following the film's market premiere. The deal also covers US distribution rights to the original film. Cremers was ...
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Family Ties, The Host triumph at Korea's Grand Bell awards
Kim Tae-yong's Family Ties won Best Film at South Korea 's Grand Bell Awards on Friday night (June 8). The dramatic comedy about a totally unconventional but non-dysfunctional family also garnered the award for Best Script for Kim and co-writer Sung Ki-young. Bong Joon-ho's sci-fi monster hit The Host, which ...
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Artificial Eye acquires three more films on the back of Cannes
UK distributor Artificial Eye has announced three more acquisitions from Cannes, bringing its festival tally to 11 buys. The new acquisitions are Terror's Advocate (L'Avocat De La Terreur), You, The Living (Du Levande), and The Island (Ostrov).Terror's Advocate played in Un Certain Regard. Barbet Schroeder's documentary is about controversial legal ...
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La Caja and Choking Man take top prizes at first Ibiza festival
The Spanish island of Ibiza played host last week to its first international film festival with nightly disco parties and appearances by its all-star patrons: John Hurt, Terry Gilliam and Alan Parker.Last night, the Spanish production La Caja, directed by Juan Carlos Falcon, took the award for Best Film and ...
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Japan's Skip City digital fest unveils lineup
Japan's Skip City International Digital Cinema Festival has announced the lineup for its fourth edition. Competition features include Heartlines, directed by Angus Gibson (Mandela), Children Of The Moon, Climates, Without You, Steen Rasmussen's Skymaster - A Flying Family Fairytale, Maria's Navel, Skies Above The Landscape, Tangier, Paper Dolls, German-set Chinese ...
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New Internet TV company Babelgum launches to public
New Internet TV service Babelgum is now available for public use. The Babelgum network is now offering a capped number of free application downloads daily, and pre-registered and beta tester users are also using the service. Babelgum uses peer-to-peer technology for its service, which is free and will be advertising-supported.Initial ...