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Thessaloniki announces record numbers of films
The Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF- Nov 17-26) celebrates its 47th anniversary with a record 305 films from 44 countries, plus a major push into film market and co-production activities.Among the 14 titles in competition-reserved to first and second films-the festival boasts an unprecedented four international premieres: Marcus Herling's Riding ...
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Sony boards Armero football comedy in Spain
Columbia FilmsProducciones Espanolas has boarded the new comedy from Spanish director AlvaroFernandez Armero, to be distributed internationally and released in Spain bySony Pictures Releasing International.The as-yet untitledco-production with Madrid-based Morena Films and broadcaster Telecinco'sprolific production arm Estudios Picasso will star Guillermo Toledo and JavierGutierrez, who have previously teamed on a ...
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Sheffield DocFest enjoys record year
Sheffield Docfest boasted a huge leap in attendance, up 400 on last year to to almost 1,000 festival delegates.The festival awarded more than $75,000 (£40,000) in pitches and price funds for film and television work.This year's Channel 4 Pitch winner was Haryum Kim, who picked up $57,000 (£30,000) to make ...
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Fox goes out in 17 territories with A Good Year
Fox International's Borat stormed on to the global stage last weekend and will belooking to consolidate its gains over its second weekend.The comedy has amassed $26m to date and executives expect strongholds in active markets and equally impressive launches in a trio of smallercountries.The Devil Wears Prada recently crossed the ...
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Tartan acquires North American rights to Thai duo
Thailand's GMM Tai Hub (GTH) inked a flurry of deals on fourof its horrors at the AFM, including two deals with Tartan Films for NorthAmerican rights to psychological thriller Dormand horror blockbuster Shutter. Last year, New Regencyacquired English-language remake rights to Shutter,but the deal did not cover North American distribution ...
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Cineclick sells Kim Ki-duk's Time to North America
Korea's Cineclick Asia has announced a raft of deals signed during the recentAmerican Film Market, including the sale of North American rights to Kim Ki-duk'sTime to Lifesize Entertainment. The US distributor previously released Lee Chang-dong's Oasis and Kim Ki-duk's Bad Guy - both Cineclick titles."Although the market was abit slow, ...
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China experiments with on-demand services
With its huge broadband andmobile phone subscriber base, not to mention its ability to leapfrog entireepochs in the evolution of consumer technology, China is well placed to set trends in the distribution ofmovies over new media platforms. But as with the country's traditional media,high levels of piracy, censorship and patchy ...
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China experiments with movie on-demand services
With its huge broadband andmobile phone subscriber base, not to mention its ability to leapfrog entireepochs in the evolution of consumer technology, China is well placed to set trends in the distribution ofmovies over new media platforms. But as with the country's traditional media,high levels of piracy, censorship and patchy ...
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Australia reviews tax as foreign shoots plummet
The number of big foreign productions shooting in Australia has crashed over the last year.In the 12 months to June 30, production spending from foreign productions was just $17.6m (A$23m), compared with $168m (A$243m) for the previous year - which included shoots for Superman Returns and Charlotte's Web.Earnings for 2005-2006 ...
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BT signs VOD deal with Buena Vista
UK telecoms giant BT has signed a broadband video-on-demand deal with Buena Vista International Television (BVITV).The deal will include upcoming, current and library movies from BVITV's portfolio under the BT Vision brand. BT Vision customers will also be able to buy a selection of current and upcoming features from ...
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London critics awards dates announced
Nominations for the 27th London Critics' Circle Film Awards will beannounced on Friday December 15.The Awards ceremony will take place on Thursday February 8 at theDorchester Hotel in London. There are five nominees in each category.Leslie Phillips, star of the Doctor series of films will be honoured with ...
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German pay-per-view service launches on KDG cable service
Subscribers to German cable service KDG are to be offered local and Hollywood films through a pay-per-view content service, CineExpress from On Demand Group (ODG).The initial service will include movies from Universal, Paramount, DreamWorks, Constantin, Prokino and TMG.The standard price will be $3.8 (Euros 3)
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Onoma closes US deal on White Palms
Paris-based sales outfit Onoma Films has closed a US deal for sports drama White Palms. Strand Releasing acquired the film for North America as the AFM came to a close.White Palms, Hungary's entry for best foreign film Oscar consideration, is directed by Szabolcs Hadju and set in the world of ...
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Warner Bros crosses $1bn in international grosses
Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) has crossed $1bn inoverseas ticket sales for the sixth year in a row.The strong recent international openings of Martin Scorsese's TheDeparted, ClintEastwood's Flags Of Our Fathers and Christopher Nolan's The Prestige pushed the division over the threshold.WBPI's key drivers this year have been Superman Returns ...
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Boll to start production on Bloodrayne 2 on Nov 22
Uwe Boll is preparing to commence shooting on the adventurefantasy sequel and video game adaptation BloodRayne 2.Production on the Brightlight Pictures project is set to begin onNov 22 in British Columbia, Canada, starring Natassia Malthe as a vengeful vampire who runs amok in the1860s Wild West.Christopher Donaldson and Neil ...
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RoboCop, Red October composer Poledouris dies at 61 in LA
Basil Poledouris, the composer whose credits included Starship Troopers,The Blue Lagoon and FreeWilly, has died ofcancer in Los Angeles. He was 61.Best-known for his powerful music for action-adventure films like TheHunt For Red October, Conan The Barbarian and RoboCop, the Missouri-born composer forged strong working relationshipswith directors like Paul Verhoeven, ...
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Shadow buys North American theatrical on Romany music doc
Shadow Distribution has picked up North American theatrical rightsfrom Fortissimo Films to Jasmine Dellal's Romany music documentary When TheRoad Bends...Tales Of A Gypsy Caravan.Independent documentary DVD distributor Docurama is handling DVDand VOD rights. Fortissimo Films financed the project with the IndependentTelevision Service (ITVS).Shadow plans a mid-2007 release on the title, ...
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Slamdance, Angel Baby team to produce annual horror feature
Slamdance has teamed up with Angel Baby Entertainment andexecutive producer Michael Malagiero to produce an annual feature based on the year'swinner of the fledgling Slamdance Horror Screenplay Competition.The winning writer will also receive an upfront payment of $10,000against 5% of the film's budget, as well as net profits participation on ...
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Thin wins LFF's Grierson Award
Thin, thedirectorial debut from photographer Lauren Greenfield, has won this year's Grierson Award for the best feature-length documentaryscreened at The Times BFI London Film Festival.The documentary follows fourwomen as they struggle to overcome eating disorders in a US clinic. SandraHebron, artistic director of the festival, described it as a "powerful ...
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Inconvenient Truth wins IDA's Pare Lorentz award
An Inconvenient Truth will receive the 2006 International Documentary Association's(IDA's) Pare Lorentz AwardDirector Davis Guggenheim, will accept the honour at the 2006 IDADistinguished Documentary Achievement Awards Gala on Dec 8 in Los Angeles.'This recognition is for the film that best represents theactivist spirit and lyrical vision of Pare Lorentz,' IDA ...