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Deckert gets Swiss documentary Zeit Des Abschieds
Deckert Distribution has picked up world rights for Mehdi Sahebi's documentary Zeit Des Abschieds, which had its world premiere in Locarno's Critics Week sidebar last week and won the SRG SSR idee suisse Prize. The film, which charts the last months in the life of AIDS victim dying of ...
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UK producers to pitch at first Nordic Co-Production Forum
Ten UK production companies will pitch new feature film projects to potential co-producers in Scandinavia at the first Nordic Co-Production Forum, which takes place on Monday, 21 August-Tuesday, 22 August during the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund.Organised with UK-German content financing consultancy peacefulfish and Film London, the Forum concludes ...
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Eighteen compete for San Sebastian new director prizes
Eighteen films will compete in the New Directors'competition at this year's Donostia-San SebastianInternational Film Festival (September 21-30). The films come largely from Europe,although Asia, Latin America andthe United Statesare represented as well. First and second-time feature directors competing in the festival's official selection are also eligible for awards. Prizes include ...
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Potter holds off Pirates to win Australian award
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has been presented with the Gold Award for the biggest revenue earner of the last 12 months at the Australian International Movie Convention. But if it had been a week or two later it would have been usurped by Pirates of the Caribbean: ...
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New York Film Festival boasts Coppola, Lynch, Field
New work from SofiaCoppola, David Lynch and Todd Fields are among 28 additions to the line-up inthe 44th New York Film Festival next month.Coppola's Marie Antoinettestarring Kirsten Dunst will screen, as will Lynch's hi-def mystery TheInland Empire starring Laura Dern,Bong Joon-ho's South Korean horror phenomenon The Host, and Field's romantic ...
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Japan plans early expansion for Sokurov's The Sun
The Sun, director Alexander Sokurov's drama aboutEmperor Hirohito after Japan's WWII defeat, hasexpanded its cinema count earlier and in greater numbers than originallyanticipated. The film,released by small distributor Slow Learner, opened Aug 5 on one screen each inTokyo and Nagoya. The opening weekend in Tokyo broke the predominantly B-movietheatre's record ...
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Ganis re-elected to second term as president of the Academy
Sid Ganis has been re-elected for a second term as president ofthe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) following a meeting ofthe board of governors.Executives branch governor and former Academy president RobertRehme was re-elected first vice president in this week's meeting [Aug 15],while music branch governor Arthur Hamilton ...
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Loach's Wind blows to IFC in North America
IFC Entertainment has picked up domestic rights to Ken Loach'sPalme D'Or winner The Wind That Shakes The Barley ahead of its North American premiere atToronto next month.The 1920s-set tale about the early Irish resistance movement willget a multi-platform release through IFC's First Take Films label in 2007.IFC Entertainment president Jonathan ...
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Knud Rasmussen to open Atlantic Film Festival in Canada
The Journals Of KnudRasmussen, Zacharia Kunuk andNorman Cohn's follow up to Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, will open the 26th Atlantic FilmFestival in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Canada-Denmarkcoproduction -- like Atanarjuat shotprimarily in the langage of arctic aboriginal Inuit people -- is the openingnight film at the Toronto International Film Festival ...
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Medavoy, Roth on the honours roll for Hollywood Film Awards
Mike Medavoy will receivethe Hollywood Film Festival's Hollywood Producer of the Year Award and EricRoth will collect corresponding screenwriting honours at the Hollywood AwardsGala on Oct 23.Medavoy is celebrated for abody of work that includes the upcoming All The King's Men, Miss Potter and Zodiac, as well as Basic and ...
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New York Film Festival lineup boasts Lynch, Field, Coppola
New work from Sofia Coppola, David Lynch and Todd Field are amongthe final line-up of the 44th New York Film Festival (NYFF) announcedyesterday.Coppola's Marie Antoinette starring Kirsten Dunst will screen, as will Lynch's hi-defmystery The Inland Empire starring Laura Dern, Bong Joon-ho's South Korean horror phenomenonThe Host, and Field'sromantic drama ...
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Sony challenges BVI's Pirates record in Spain
Sony Pictures Releasing International (SRI) has challenged BuenaVista International's claim that Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest set a new industry opening record inSpain last weekend.According to figures the BVI sequel grossed Euros 8,598,915 includingpreviews on the Thursday night [Aug 10] before official release.SPRI executives said The Da Vinci ...
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Routh, Stallone, Strathairn in fillms at Palm Springs Short Films Festival
Brandon Routh, David Strathairn and Timothy Hutton feature in someof the films at the upcoming Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films& Short Film Market.The event will take place from Aug 24-30 and is expected toshowcase 333 films from 46 countries chosen from more 2,500 worldwidesubmissions.Superman Returns' Routh takes the ...
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Noyce, Macdonald titles get world premieres at TIFF
Philip Noyce's US-SouthAfrica co-production Catch A Fireand Kevin Macdonald's Uganda-set The Last King Of Scotland are among six world premieres the TorontoInternational Film Festival has added to its line-up as it announced moreselections from the cinema of Africa and the African diaspora. Noyce's political thrilleris based on the real-life story ...
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Valderama, Universal to make Partybuddys movie
Wilmer Valderrama will produce and possibly star in Universal Pictures'story about Partybuddys founders James King and Jason Roefaro.Mike Samonek is writing the screenplay about the entrepreneurial friendswhose VIP service offers party-goers a ready-made posse, bodyguard, limo,paparazzi detail and nightclub entry.Valderrama's manager Glenn Rigberg will serve as executive producealong with John ...
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Steven Leighton moves to Fox Home Entertainment UK
Steven Leightonhas been named UK managing director for Twentieth CenturyFox Home Entertainment. He replaces John Stanley, who as ScreenDaily.comreported yesterday, is leaving Fox to join Warner Bros UK.He has been withFox Home Entertainment since 2004 as managing director of Australia. Previously he was CEO of the HawthornFootball Club in Melbourne ...
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Pusan to give filmmaker of the year prize to Andy Lau
The Pusan International FilmFestival has announced that Andy Lau will receive this year's Asian Filmmakerof the Year award. The festival said it applauded "Lau's dedication ofsearching for Asian filmmaking talents and promoting Asian cinema as a producerand actor'During the past two decades, Lau has proven himself as one of thecelebrities ...
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CJ moves into English fare with Kang's West 32nd
Koreanstudio CJ Entertainment is set to shoot its first English-language feature, West 32nd. MichaelKang, who previously directed Sundance selection The Motel, will direct from a script he co-wrote with Edmund Lee. TeddyZee (Hitch, Saving Face) will produce. JohnCho, who has appeared in American Pie and Harold &Kumar Go To White ...
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John Stanley leaves Fox for Warner UK
John Stanley is leaving hispost at Twentieth Century Fox UK to become managing director of Warner HomeVideo UK. He replaces Neil McEwan,who departed Warner Bros. a few weeks ago. Since 1999, Stanley had been MD ofTwentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment in the UK.Joshua Berger, executive VPand MD of Warner Bros ...
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AFI Awards to announce annual winners on Dec 10
The seventh annual AFI Awards will be announced on Dec 10 andhanded out at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Jan 12, 2007.Ten AFI Movies of the Year, 10 AFI Television Programmes of theYear and up to 10 AFI Moments of Significance will be unveiled.Film honorees will be chosen by ...