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Dead Sheep and War Tapes win at Britdoc
The first Britdoc festival,presented in association with Nokia, wrapped on Friday night with 37 UsesFor A Dead Sheep winning the Britishcompetition and The War Tapeswinning the international competition.Ben Hopkins' 37 Uses ForA Dead Sheep, about the PamirKirghiz tribe, was described by the British jury as "an outstandingachievement in documentary filmmaking ...
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Pirates adds records, sails past $300m
Buena Vista International's(BVI) Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest maintained its unstoppable form as it plundered anestimated $55m from 7,698 sites in 40 countries for $305.5m.Powered by a huge German debut, the adventure romp became the seventh BVIrelease to cross $300m and has overtaken the 2003 original's $655m global ...
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Haynes names final Dylan actor for I'm Not There
Todd Haynes has named thesixth actor to play Bob Dylan in his outré ensemble portrait I'm Not There, which begins production on Jul 31 in Montreal.So far Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, Cate Blanchett and BenWhishaw have lined up to play the great singer-songwriter.If the presence of Blanchett points ...
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Haynes names final lead in Dylan biopic
Todd Haynes has named thesixth and final actor to play Bob Dylan in his outre ensemble portrait I'm Not There, which begins production tomorrow (July 31) in Montreal.Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, Cate Blanchett and BenWhishaw had already lined up to play the iconic singer-songwriter in what has been ...
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Miami Vice busts Pirates to open top
Audience focus moved dueNorth from the Caribbean to Florida at the weekend as Universal's Miami Vice displaced the pirates with an estimated $25.2mopening.Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest continued to break records however, while Warner Bros' Lady In TheWater plummeted to seventh place andFox's The Devil Wears Pradaconsolidated its ...
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Tartan's De Casto to oversee US and UK operations
Tartan Films has expandedthe role of UK-based managing director Laura De Castoto also run Tartan USA in addition to her UK duties. She has become managing director of US theatrical and home entertainment, effectiveimmediately.De Castowill primarily continue to work out of Tartan's London office but will travel to Los Angeles ...
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ICM agrees terms to acquire BWCS
In its first major play since last year's $100m cash injection by investors, ICM has signed an agreement to acquire The Broder Webb Chervin Silbermann (BWCS) Agency.The move boosts ICM's credibility in the television arena and will see BWCS managing partner Chris Silbermann become ICM co-presidentalongside co-president Ed Limato.All of ...
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Angry Monk secures domestic deal
Angry Monk Productions hasclosed a domestic deal for its documentary Angry Monk, which played at Sundance earlier this year.First Run/Icarus in New York has picked up the profile of the rebelliousTibetan monk Gendun Choephel directed by Luc Schaedler.The picture has also sold to Zorro Film in Germany, and previously went ...
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Aspen Filmfest to honour Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford will receivethe Aspen Filmfest's annual Independent by Nature Award at this year's 28th autumn festival in recognition ofhis contribution to modern cinema.The evening tribute will take place on Sept 30. The award recognises a filmartist whose body of work has redefined the movie experience and has previouslygone to ...
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Broken Lizard, Warner Bros line up The Babymaker
Broken Lizard Industries andGerber Pictures will produce comedy The Babymaker for Warner Bros.Broken Lizard's Jay Chandrasekhar, whose credits include The Dukes Of Hazzard is set to direct and colleague KevinHeffernan will star under the company's first-look deal with the studio.Written by Ice Age: The Meltdownco-screenwriters Peter Gaulke and Gerry Swallow, ...
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BVI seeks to tighten grip on overseas market
Pirates Of The Caribbean:Dead Man's Chest should cruise past$250m this weekend as it extends it reach with a further 11 debuts throughBuena Vista International (BVI).The adventure romp boosted its international tally by more than $20m this weekto $239.1m and sets sail in Germany, Austria, and German-speaking Switzerlandon Jul 27.Meanwhile Cars ...
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McShane joins cast of Coraline
Ian McShane hassinged on to star in LAIKA Entertainment and Pandemonium Films' stop-motionanimated children's story Coraline,which is being distributed worldwide by Focus Features.As previously announced the cast includes Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, and theBritish comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.Coraline is based on a story byfantasy writer Neil Gaiman ...
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Yubari fantastic film festival closes its doors
After much speculation aboutthe future of the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival (YIFFF), it wasofficially announced today that the 17-year-old event is being shut down. The closure is due to thecurrent state of bankruptcy in the tiny town of Yubari in the Hokkaido region in the north of Japan. The ...
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The Film Source enters Compound
Alex Massis' The FilmSource Company has picked up worldwide rights on Will Fredo's psychologicalthriller Compound.John Arcilla, Janet Russ, Jake Macapagal and Liza Dido star in the English andFilipino-language tale of hidden paranoia and political intrigue in a seeminglyidyllic estate in the Philippines."Compound is a complexthriller that brilliantly reinvents itself as ...
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MediCinema starts first project in Scotland
MediCinema,the charity that installs cinemas in hospitals, has started building work forits second project in the UK.Followingthe first MediCinema in St. Thomas's hospital in London, the second project is being built at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow. Thecinema will be wheelchair and bed accessible. The Charity was ...
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Jindabyne gets off to strong start on home turf
Ray Lawrence's Jindabyne hashad the biggest opening week for any Australian film so far this year grossing$928,000 (A$1.2m) from 65 screens. The film, which was released on July 20, also had the biggest openingamong local films on less than 100 screens since Muriel's Wedding in September 1994. Distributor Roadshow has ...
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UIP crosses $1bn mark on July 21
UIP has joinedthe $1bn club in the international market this year. Following TwentiethCentury Fox International, which achieved the mark in record time in mid-June,UIP crossed $1bn in international returns on July 21.The result comes after two record-breaking years for the company, both of whichsurpassed $2bn in international grosses by the ...
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Venice competition includes 21 world premieres
The 63rd Venice Film Festival (August 30-Sep 9) has unveiled an eclectic line-up, with directors such as Stephen Frears, Darren Aronofsky, Emilio Estevez, Emanuele Crialese and Alfonso Cuaron vying for the Golden Lion.For the first time in Venice's history, all 21 films in competition will be world premieres. "This ...
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Jakubisko wraps shoot for $13.5m Bathory
Slovak director Juraj Jakubisko has wrapped principal photography on Bathory, anEnglish-language drama about the 17th-century Hungarian noblewomanand reputed murderess Countess Erzsebet Bathory.The $13.5m project is a Slovak-Czech-UK-Hungarianco-production. Jakubisko Film Slovakiais the delegated producer in partnership with JakubiskoFilm Czech Republic. Film & Music Entertainment and LunarFilms represent the UK side, and ...
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Superman Returns sets London IMAX record
Superman Returns may not have been able to move Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest from the top of the UK chart but its run at the British Film Institute's London IMAX has proven a triumph. Superman Returns, which opened at the venue including 20 minutes of 3D scenes ...