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Danish WWII thriller Flame & Citron wrapping Prague shoot
Production on Danish WWII thriller Flame & Citron is scheduled to wrap Saturday in Prague before moving on to Germany and Denmark, producer Lars Bredo Rahbek told ScreenDaily.com. Director Ole Christian Madsen (En Kærlighedshistorie) started filming March 19 in Prague, using a retro-fitted warehouse as a studio. Other studio spaces ...
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Canadian film-maker plans June shoot for Welsh's Ecstasy
Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy will be brought to the big screen by Toronto-based director Rob Heydon, making his feature directorial debut after work in commercials and music videos. The budget will be $8.4m (£4.2m). The cast assembled includes Erica Durance, Billy Boyd and Richard E Grant. Heydon adapted the script with ...
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Films Distribution takes on Lamorisse's Crin Blanc and Ballon Rouge
France 's Films Distribution has acquired world rights to Albert Lamorisse's Crin Blanc and its heralded companion piece Ballon Rouge. The first film won the short film grand prize in 1952 at Cannes and was followed by Ballon Rouge which won the short film Palme d'Or in 1956 and the ...
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Reprise scores another win at Istanbul Film Festival
Young Norwegian director Joachim Trier adds to the prizes for his debut picture Reprise, which won the Golden Tulip for best feature film in the international competition at the 26th Istanbul Film Festival. The jury also added a special prize for Tom Di Cillo's colourful foray into the fringes of ...
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AFCNet takes on Bowling, Lake as advisors
Warner Brothers' Bill Bowling and Warner Roadshow Studios' Michael Lake have joined the Asian Film Commissions Network (AFCNet) as advisors. Worldwide Location Executive at Warner Bros Pictures, Bowling has been locations manager for 50 Hollywood films, including Independence Day, Saving Private Ryan and Enemy Of The State. President of Warner ...
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French Film and literature forum gives adaptation award to Duypeyron
The sixth-annual Monaco Film & Literary Forum gave its prize for the book best suited to a cinematic adaptation going to Francois Dupeyron for Le Grand Soir. The prize for the best completed adaptation was given to Claude Berri's recent release Ensemble C'est Tout, from the book of the same ...
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Mandate seals Helm, Garavente for first-look deal
Mandate Pictures has signed a first-look deal with Zach Helm and producing partner Jim Garavente following the parties' collaboration on Stranger Than Fiction and the upcoming Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium.Mandate will fully finance the new venture - called gang of two - and will look to produce films written by ...
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Villa Muse studio concept announced in Austin, Texas
Texas state and industry leaders have unveiled the $1.5bn Villa Muse mixed-use development that will break ground in East Austin, at the heart of which will be a $125m, 200-acre studio.The Villa Muse Studios will serve the film, television and video game industries, and will be surrounded by architecturally diverse ...
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O'Brien, McDowell, Singh get honoured at Palm Beach
Margaret O'Brien, Malcolm McDowell, South African producer Anant Singh and actress Q'Orianka Kilcher will receive honorary awards at the 12th Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF), which runs from Apr 19-26.Former child star O'Brien will collect the Legend In Film Award and will appear at a screening of Meet ...
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Johnny Slade leads winners at 10th Sonoma Valley Festival
Larry Blamire's crime caper Johnny Slade's Greatest Hits took top honours for best feature at the 10th Annual Sonoma Valley Film Festival, which came to a close at the weekend after five days of film, wine, panels and galas.Cristina Khuly's Shoot Down, which chronicles a little known political firestorm surrounding ...
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Berger & Yerxa sign two-year first-look deal with WIP
Warner Independent Pictures (WiP) has signed a two-year first look deal with Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa's Bona Fide Productions.Berger and Yerxa are preparing an adaptation of The Abstinence Teacher for the studio, with Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris set to direct in their follow-up to Little Miss Sunshine.Tom Perrotta, ...
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Doc on Israeli-Palestinian conflict wins Beverly Hills festival
Sufyan Omeish and Abdallah Omeish's Occupation 101 won the Golden Palm Award for best film in all categories at the 7th Annual International Beverly Hills Film Festival (BHFF), which wrapped at the weekend.The documentary charts the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the US Administration's role and also won the ...
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Madrid plans to launch new film festival in March 2008
The Spanish capital is planning a 2008 launch for its first international film festival, Filma Madrid, backed by a private foundation of Spanish actors, directors and other industry professionals. The $1.76m (Euros 1.3m) event, which will run from March 28 to April 5, 2008, will limit its programme to 20 ...
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UKFC P&A Fund gives $600,000 to Curse Of The Golden Flower
The UK Film Council's Prints & Advertising Fund has announced its latest funding round to support distribution of specialised films: The Curse of the Golden Flower, $601,6695 (£300,000) to Universal Pictures International My Best Friend, $300,738 (£150,000) to Optimum Releasing This Is England, $180,433 (£90,000) to Optimum Releasing Guys and ...
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Karlovy Vary includes Sverak's Empties in early competition titles
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has announced the first competition films for its 42nd edition this summer, including titles from three recent Crystal Globe winners. From the Czech Republic comes Empties, the latest film from Jan Sverak. The director won the Crystal Globe in 1995 for The Ride and ...
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Colleen Woodcock to replace Celine Haddad at Pathe UK
Pathe UK has appointed Colleen Woodcock as head of creative affairs. Woodcock worked in development in production in Los Angeles for a decade, involved in projects including The Usual Suspects and Con Air, and she returned to the UK in 2001 to join Michael Kuhn's Qwerty Films as head of ...
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Directors Fortnight to include Morel's Apres Lui
Although the official selection will not be unveiled for a few days, Cannes Directors Fortnight has announced that Gael Morel's Apres Lui has secured a berth. The film will be a world premiere on May 21 and stars Catherine Deneuve, Thomas Dumerchez, Guy Marchand, Elodie Bouchez, Elli Medeiros and Luis ...
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Focus starts UK shoot for Miss Pettigrew starring McDormand
Production starts this week on location in the UK for the Focus Features comedy Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day, starring Frances McDormand. The seven-week shoot will be held in and around London for five weeks with two weeks at Ealing Studios. Bharat Nalluri, whose most recent credit is the ...
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New Asia Pacific Screen Awards land backing from CNN, UNESCO
The Queensland Government today launched the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, which will get global coverage from CNN, giving filmmakers from 70 countries an opportunity to showcase their work. The first awards presentation ceremony will be held Nov 13, the first night of the annual conference of Screen Producers Association of ...
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Koreasigns first film industry labour agreement
The Korean Motion Picture Producers' Association and the Federation of Korean Movie Workers' Union have announced they will sign Korea's first film industry labour agreement tomorrow (April 18) in a ceremony at the Korean Film Council's headquarters. According to the deal, workers will be paid on a bi-weekly basis instead ...