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FACT, FDA offer tools to fight UK film piracy
The UK's Federation AgainstCopyright Theft (FACT) and Film Distributors Association (FDA) havelaunched a new initiative against film theft. The new "toolkit" is toassist exhibitors and distributors to protect film prints and prevent camcorderrecording of films. FACT noted that more than 90% of pirate DVDs anddownloads originate from camcorder recording in ...
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Wajda starts shoot for Katyn massacre film
Veteran Polish director Andrzej Wajda has begunshooting of his long-cherished project PostMortem about the Katyn massacre of 1940 at locations near Krakow.The $5.2m (Zloty 16m) Polish-French co-production byAkson Studio with Margaret Menegoz's Les Films du Losange as minority partnerhas received $1.9m (Zloty 6m) backing from the Polish Film Institute, $564,884(Euros ...
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Rising Star to open two more KinoStar multiplexes in Nov 2007
Russian exhibitor Rising Star Media, a joint venture betweenNational Amusements and Paul B Heth's Moscow-based Soquel Ventures, hasfinalised leases with leading Russian shopping centre operator Ikea Mega toopen KinoStar multiplexes at Mega Belaya Dacha in Moscow and Mega Dybenko in StPetersburg.Both locations are scheduled to open in November 2007. TheMega ...
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Media 8 takes international rights to Air Guitar Nation
Los Angeles-based Media 8 Entertainment has acquired allinternational rights to Alexandra Lipsitz' documentary Air Guitar Nation. Media 8 will introduce the project tobuyers at next month's AFM.Docurama Films will release it domestically in spring 2007in association with Shadow Distribution and with marketing support from VH1.Air Guitar Nation charts the fortunes ...
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UK shoot starts next week for Grant's Coffee Sex You
Marcel Grant’s Coffee Sex You will shoot in London from Oct 16-31 before moving to shoot in Italy Nov 1-7.The feature is about a27-year-old investment banker who questions her suicide plans when she meets afledgling film producer. Rosie Fellner and Caspar Zafer will star.The financing is beingraised independently.Grant, who previouisly ...
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Fox's Devil steps out in Germany, Italy, Taiwan
Fox International's comedy The Devil Wears Prada took the overseas arena by storm lastweekend and executives will be looking for more of the same this time around.The picture opens in Germany on Oct 12, followed by Italy on Oct13 and Taiwan on Oct 14, and currently stands at $48.5m.The History ...
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PUSAN: Pan-asian star power lights up Pusan opening
The 11th Pusan InternationalFilm Festival (PIFF) opened last night with a star-studded turnout and the worldpremiere of Kim Dai-seung's Traces OfLove. The opening ceremony waspresided over by veteran Korean actor Ahn Sung-ki (Silmido) and "national little sister" Moon Geun-young (My Little Bride) who remarked upon thefestival's record 64 world premieres ...
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Red Road makes clean sweep of Scottish Baftas
Andrea Arnold's Red Road has added Best Film at the Lloyds TSB BAFTA Scotland awards to its previous honours, including the Cannes Jury Prize and five BIFA nominations.The win was universally predicted, as was the film's easy dominance of theevening's other film prizes - Best Actress for Kate Dickie, BestActor ...
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London Children's Festival to open with Azur And Asmar
The London Children's FilmFestival will run its second event Nov 18-26 presented by the Barbican and theIndependent Cinema Office in partnership with Film London. The festival willscreen 39 features and 30 shorts from 19 countries.The festival's opening filmis Michel Ocelot's Azur And Asmar and the closing film will be a ...
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Jeremy Thomas to receive Screen International prize at European Film Awards
Famed UK producer Jeremy Thomas has been selected to receive Screen International's Achievement In World Cinema Prize at the European Film Awards. At the European Film Awardsceremony on Dec 2 in Warsaw, ScreenInternational, the European Film Academy and EFA Productions will recognise Thomas as aEuropean professional who has made an ...
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Eurimages backs 14 co-productions with $5.5m
The Council Of Europe's film fund, Eurimages, has announced its supportof 14 new European co-productions for a total of $5.5m (Euros 4.4m). The films are:L'aube du monde by Abbas Fahdel (France/Germany) Back To Africa by Othmar Schmiderer (Austria/Germany)Ein Fall fur Freunde... wie alles begann byTony Loeser and Jesper Moller ...
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Buena Vista strikes Spanish VOD deal
Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) has announced several newdeals as the Mipcom TV market continues.The company is teaming with Spain's Telefonica in aVOD deal which will include films from Walt DisneyPictures, Touchstone and Miramax. Titles available will include recent hit PiratesOf The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest as well asupcoming releases ...
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David Tennant and Emily Blunt pair for UK's Wedding
UK actors David Tennant and EmilyBlunt have signed on for the lead roles in CheerfulWeather For The Wedding, a project from London-basedClockwork Pictures. The shoot is planned for May 2007.Clockworkproducer Teun Hilte, who was one of the producers of Paul Verhoeven'saward-winning Black Book, is devlopingthe script with Donald Rice and ...
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Pusan 2006 - a Screen guide
Asia's highest-profile film event, the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) is launching intoits second decade with characteristic energy. Its 11th edition is showcasing nofewer than 245 films from 63 countries - a record 64 of which are worldpremieres."In the past 10years, PIFF has grown to become the most important Asian ...
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Academy unveils shortlist for documentary shorts
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has named theeight pictures on the shortlist for the documentary short category.The titles are: The Blood Of Yingzhou District; Dear Talula;The Diary Of Immaculee; Phoenix Dance; Recycled Life; Rehearsing A Dream; A RevolvingDoor; and Two Hands.Academy voters will whittle the list down ...
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Look Both Ways actor to direct Ten Empty
It has been on the verge ofgoing ahead several times but now cameras are definitely going to roll on Ten Empty, the feature film directorialdebut of actor Anthony Hayes, who played the estranged father of two childrenin Look Both Ways. The film got the go-aheadfrom the Australian Film Commission's IndiVision ...
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Zhang's Curse world premiere to close AFI FEST
The world premiere of Zhang Yimou's Curse Of The Golden Flower starring Chow Yun Fat, Gong Li and JayChou will close AFI Fest 2006 on Nov 12.The story involves imperial intrigue on the eve of a major Chinesefestival at the time of the 10th century Tang Dynasty.The picture was recently ...
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AMPAS grants branch status to make-up artist and hairstylist members
Make-up artists and hairstylists who are members of the Academy ofMotion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have been granted branch status by theAcademy's Board of Governors.Branch status will allow the approximately 120 make-up artists andhairstylists who are currently members-at-large to elect one individual fromtheir ranks to represent them on the ...
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PUSAN: Korean sellers out in force at first Asian Film Market
As the inaugural Asian FilmMarket (Oct 15-18) gets underway on Sunday, sales companies from the hostterritory will be laying out strong slates reflecting the current state of the boomingSouth Korean production industry. Box office records for localfilms are constantly being toppled and in September local product had an 83%share. And ...
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Asian Film Market - a Screen guide
Next week sees the birth ofthe newest addition to the international film market calendar - the four-dayAsian Film Market (Oct 15-18) - which takes place in the bustling containerport and tourism centre of Busan in South Korea. As part of the vibrant Pusan International Film Festival (Busanis the new name ...