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Toshiba sells off entertainment division to Hakuhodo
Japanese electronics giant Toshiba has announced the sale of its feature film and home entertainment subsidiary Toshiba Entertainment to advertising giant Hakuhodo. The acquisition is set for May 1 through Hakuhodo DY Holdings for an undisclosed amount. Hakuhodo group company Hakuhodo DY Media Partners will manage the entity. Media Partners ...
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Hong Kong government unveils Film Development Council
The Hong Kong government has announced the establishment of the long-awaited Hong Kong Film Development Council (HKFDC) to be chaired by Jack So who is currently chairman of the existing Film Development Committee. The new body will advise the government on policy for the promotion and development of the Hong ...
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After This Our Exile scores at Hong Kong Film Awards
After a 17-year directing hiatus, Hong Kong veteran filmmaker Patrick Tam was named best director for After This Our Exile which also won best film at the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday night. The Malaysia-set drama was the biggest winner with a total of five major prizes, including ...
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Pinewood makes new plans for studio facility in Toronto
Two years after a failed bid to build a film studio in Toronto, UK-based Pinewood Studios Group and Toronto development company Castlepoint Group are teaming on another production studio project in the city.According to a report in the Toronto Star newspaper, the proposal calls for five studios with a combined ...
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Korean drama In Between Days wins top prize at Buenos Aires
Korean So Yong-kim's first feature shot in Canada, In Between Days, won the best film and best actress prizes in the international competition at the ninth Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (BAFICI).Argentinian film-makers Federico Leon and Marcos Martinez took the Special Jury Award for Estrellas (Stars), while Portugal's ...
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In Between Days wins top prize at BAFICI in Argentina
Korean So Yong-kim's first feature In Between Days won the prices for best film and best actress in the international competition at the ninth Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (BAFICI).Argentinian film-makers Federico Leon and Marcos Martinez took the Special Jury Award for Estrellas (Stars), while Portugal's Hugo Vieira ...
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Canada's ACTRA members ratify production agreement
Members of Canadian performers guild ACTRA voted on Friday overwhelmingly in favour of the new independent production agreement negotiated between ACTRA and the Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA) and the Association des producteurs de films et de television du Quebec. The CFTPA also represented the interests of US ...
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Bean back at top of international box office with $18m weekend
Mr Bean's Holiday took back the international box office crown from 300 courtesy of an estimated $18m haul from 4,100 sites in 46 territories that raised the international running total to $127m.Figures dipped in Europe due to exceptional weather, however Universal/UPI's comedy sequel had enough clout to rank top in ...
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Disturbia is domestic number one for Paramount with $23m
Paramount Pictures scored a double whammy at the top of the charts as DreamWorks' psychological thriller Disturbia opened top on an estimated $23m and the Will Ferrell comedy Blades Of Glory fell one place to number two on $14.1m for $90.2m after three weekends.Disturbia which echoes Rear Window with its ...
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Sony Classics to finance, distribute Mamet's Redbelt
Sony Pictures Classics will fully finance and handle worldwide distribution on longtime collaborator David Mamet's American Samurai tale Redbelt.Chiwetel Ejiofor will star in the story of a martial arts master who enters prize fights for the first time in his life to pay off debts and regain his honour after ...
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Strand picks up US rights to Techine's The Witnesses
Strand Releasing has picked up all US rights to Andre Techine's AIDS drama The Witnesses (Les Temoins) from UGC International and has set a late autumn nationwide release.Strand co-president Jon Gerrans and UGC's Eva Diederix negotiated the deal on the film, which centres on a group of friends and lovers ...
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Australians In Film to honour Fisher, McLean, De Ravin
Australians In Film, the LA expat group, will hold its third annual Breakthrough Awards on May 3 in Beverly Hills honouring Isla Fisher, Greg McLean and Emilie De Ravin.Fisher stars opposite Jason Biggs in the upcoming romantic comedy Wedding Daze that MGM plans to release on Aug 17, and she ...
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Hot titles at the London Book Fair 2007
Oscar Wilde & A Death Of No Importance by Gyles BrandrethBrandreth has turned Wilde's life into a detective story, 'intertwining all the intrigue of the classic English murder mystery with a compelling portrait of one of the greatest characters of the Victorian age.'Publisher: John Murray, June 2007Contact: Ed Victor, (44) ...
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SPTI promotes Noemi Weisse for French and Portuguese territories
Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted Noemie Weisse to senior vice president, sales, for French-language territories, Portugal and Portuguese-speaking Africa. Weisse, who heads distribution sales for the region from the company's Paris office, will continue to lead the company's distribution sales activities related to TV broadcasters. She also takes ...
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China Film Group unveils new plans to support young film-makers
Chinese government-owned China Film Group announced to introduce 'young filmmaker developing project' and 'author film series' to develop young filmmakers and mid-budget filmmaking, as a new direction of the group's film production plan in 2007, according to China Film president Han Sanping. While the group is involved in big-budget co-productions ...
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Northwest England's proposed new agency lands two leaders
As the northwest UK 's two audiovisual organisations are planning to merge, the chief executive and managing director of the combined organsation have been named. Alice Morrison has been appointed chief executive with Lynne McCadden taking the MD post of the as-yet-unnamed organisation. The merger talks are ongoing between North ...
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New Zealand actor and film-maker Don Selwyn dies
Maori actor and film-maker Don Selwyn has passed away in New Zealand. The New Zealand Herald reported that Selwyn died today in hospital after a long illness. 'Don is known to many New Zealanders as an actor but his role in the Film Industry as both a producer and educator ...
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Japanese pay TV company Wowow establishes feature film label
Major satellite pay tv provider Wowow has announced the establishment of a feature film label, Wowow Films. 'In looking at the image Wowow has for its subscribers, the overwhelming response was 'movies'. We're answering that demand by eagerly entering feature film production,' said Wowow CEO Nobuya Wazaki. Wowow Films announced ...
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Gael Garcia Bernal to serve as Cannes Critics Week ambassador
Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal will act as ambassador to Critics Week in Cannes this year. Organizers announced the news on Thursday and said that the Babel star will unveil his first directorial effort, Deficit, during the fortnight. Bernal is well-known in Cannes having come to the festival several times ...
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SPRI's Perfect Stranger hopes to seduce 37 markets
Warner Bros' Veteran campaigner 300 will step into the ring against Universal's Mr Bean's Holiday this weekend as the films slug it out in their latest bout for international supremacy.The two releases have played musical chairs over the last two weekends, swapping the number one and two spots while the ...