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Small Engine Repair takes first feature prize at Galway
The 18th Galway Film Fleadh closed Sunday night with a preview presentation ofwriter/director David Gleeson's second feature The Frontline, a crime drama about vulnerable Congolese immigrantsin Dublin which will be released by BVI Ireland after itsofficial world premiere on August 25.The Frontline was one of several new Irish features premiered ...
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Heimat Fragments expected to premiere in Venice
Veteran Germandirector Edgar Reitz's fourth Heimat film, Heimat Fragments (Heimat Fragmente), isexpected to have its world premiere at this year's Venice Film Festival.This willcontinue a tradition which saw Reitz's ground-breaking first Heimat premierein Venice in 1984, followed by Heimat 2 in 1992,and Heimat 3 - A Chronicle ofEndings and Beginnings ...
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Jerusalem festival gives top prize to satire Dead End
In a surprise decision, thejury of the 23rd Jerusalem Film Festival awarded the Wolginprize for best Israeli feature to DeadEnd, a black satire on TV reality shows directed by DrorSzabo. Szabo, who has beeninvolved in the production of reality shows, makes his feature directorialdebut with the project. The jury, headed ...
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German co-producer required for tax scheme, says fund chief
Non-German producers are likely to need a local partner if they want to benefit from the tax rebate to be introduced in Germany next year.Speaking at a film financing roundtable on the eve of this year's Munich Film Festival, Klaus Schaefer, chief executive of the Bavarian Film & Television Fund ...
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German co-producer required for tax scheme, says fund chief
Non-German producers are likely to need a local partner if they want to benefit from the tax rebate to be introduced in Germany next year.Speaking at a film financing roundtable on the eve of this year's Munich Film Festival, Klaus Schaefer, chief executive of the Bavarian Film & Television Fund ...
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Huntsberry named chief operating officer at Paramount
Former president ofNBC Universal International Frederick Huntsberry has been named Paramount chiefoperating officer.Paramount chairman Brad Grey made the announcement on Sunday afternoon, addingthat worldwide marketing, distribution and business affairs chief Rob Moore hasadded oversight of Paramount Home Entertainment and Paramount Digital MediaGroup to his remit.Huntsberry, who will report to Grey, ...
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Farr's The Gymnast shines at 12th Annual Outfest Awards
Ned Farr's The Gymnast won the Grand Jury award for Outstanding AmericanNarrative Feature at Outfest's 12th Annual Competition Awards, while MalcolmIngram's Small Town Gay Bar andAmnon Buchbinder's Whole New Thingtook documentary and international narrative feature honours.Michael Carbonaro from Another Gay Movie and Diane Gaidry from Loving Annabelle won the actor ...
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Pirates sails past $125m international tally
Pirates Of The Caribbean:Dead Man's Chest continued to rulethe waves as Buena Vista International's (BVI) adventure yarn cruised past$100m in its second weekend.The seventh title to cross $100m this year added an estimated $58m thanks to 18number one debuts that garnered $29.5m alone. Strong holds saw the pictureremain undefeated in ...
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NBR to name 2006 award winners on Dec 6
The first eventscheduled thus far in the 2006 awards season calendar will take place when the National Board of Review names its winners on Dec 6.Members will screen close to 300 pictures for awards consideration in 2006. Theannual awards gala will take place at Cipriani in New York City onJan ...
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TWC signs three-year deal with Akeelah's Atchison
The Weinstein Company(TWC) has signed a three-picture, first-look deal with Akeelah And The Bee writer-director Doug Atchison.The first two titles under the deal are the romantic comedy Outspoken and the First World War romance The Last Caravan. Atchison's manager Lou Pitt will produce both projects.TWC co-president of production Michael Cole ...
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Ang Lee casts Chinese newcomer opposite Leung
Tony Leung andChinese newcomer Tang Wei will star in Focus Feature's second world warespionage thriller Lust, Caution,which Ang Lee will begin shooting later this year in China.As previously reported here, Bill Kong will produce with Lee. Focus Featureschief executive officer James Schamus will serve as executive producer. Focusholds worldwide rights ...
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Poland's Era New Horizons to open with Volver
Thesixth Era New Horizons Film Festival (July 20-30) will open with Pedro Almodovar's Volver. The festival, based in Wroclaw, Poland, will close with Ken Loach's The Wind ThatShakes The Barley.Amongthe 18 features in competition are: Lukas Moodysson's Container, Julia Loktev's DayNight Day Night, ShinyaTsukamoto's Vital, Bruno Dumont's Flanders, Abderrahmane Sissako's ...
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Universal rewards trio of senior executives
Universal Pictures top brass have promoted three senior veterans aspart of an operational restructure.Rick Finkelsteinbecomes vice chairman of Universal Pictures and executive vice president ofUniversal Studios; Jimmy Horowitz has been named co-president of production andexecutive vice president of Universal Pictures; and Michael Joe has beenpromoted to executive vice president of ...
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Pirates plunders $258.2m domestic 10-day haul
The high seasadventures continued for Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest as it plundered an estimated $62.2m to raise the10-day tally to a staggering $258.2m.Buena Vista's adventure sequel mustered the third biggest second weekend inhistory behind Shrek 2's $72.2mand Spider-Man's $71.4m,and stayed top ahead of the new comedies Little ...
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Pirates stays top, races past $250m after 20 days
The high seasadventures continued for Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest as it plundered an estimated $62.2m to raise the10-day tally to a staggering $258.2m.Buena Vista's adventure sequel mustered the third biggest second weekend inhistory behind Shrek 2's $72.2mand Spider-Man's $71.4m,and stayed top ahead of the new comedies Little ...
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German co-producer required for tax scheme, says fund chief
Non-German producers are likely to need a local partner if they want to benefit from the tax rebate to be introduced in Germany next year.Speaking at a film financing roundtable on the eve of this year's Munich Film Festival, Klaus Schaefer, chief executive of the Bavarian Film & Television Fund ...
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India's Cinefan opens with Valley Of Flowers
The 8th Osian'sCinefan (July 14-23) held its opening gala in Delhi on Saturday night, followedby the world premiere of France and India-based director Pan Nalin's Valley Of Flowers.A co-production between India, France, Japan and Germany, the film is a love story that spans two centuriesfrom the early 19th century to ...
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Ascot Elite acquires six new films
Swiss distributor AscotElite, whose forthcoming release of Christopher Smith's horror comedy Severance will be screened as part of Locarno's Piazza Grande open-air programme next month, hasacquired Laurence Malkin's psychological thriller Five Fingers, starring Laurence Fishburne and Ryan Philippe, and Wilson Yip's Hong Kongaction film SPL for Germany, Austriaand Switzerland.In addition, ...
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Weinsteins launch African American comedy co with RLJ
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has signed a deal with BET founderRobert L Johnson's RLJ companies to create a venture to produce African-Americancomedies.Our Stories Films will launch shortly in Los Angeles with officesin New York City. Dimension Films will distribute all titles theatrically andTWC's home entertainment partner Genius Products will handle ...
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Screen, HFF name jury for Hollywood World Award
Screen International and TheHollywood Film Festival have named the panel of international judges assembledto decide on the nominations of this year's Hollywood World Award. The Award, now in its thirdyear, will be presented to the best film in world cinema and presented at theHollywood Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton ...