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Shooting begins on Taku Shinjo's kamikaze pilot drama
Today marked the first day of shooting on Japan'slatest WWII drama, Ore wa, Kimi no Tame ni Koso Shinini Iku (literal translation I WillDie for You), which centers around Japan'sfamed kamikaze pilots. The project was announced last August by Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara, who is serving as executive producer andscreenwriter ...
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Vividas, Prime Time offer stream of The Secret
Videotechnologies company Vividas is working with Melbourne's Prime TimeProductions to offer a feature length film stream over the Internet.The Secret, produced by Prime Time's Rhoda Byrne,is a 95-minute feature that the producers claim "reveals the great secret ofthe universe."The streamcosts $4.95 per viewing and is available at www.whatisthesecret.tv. The streamingtechnology ...
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NPA chooses I Love You, Joseff Hughes
The UK's New ProducersAlliance (NPA) has named Sandra Gorel's I Love You, JoseffHughes the winning film in its annual shorts competition. Gorel's short also won theaudience award. Her prize includes a screening at London's East End FilmFestival, a screening at the Cannes 2006 UK Film Centre through the UK FilmCouncil, ...
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Triple triumph for Adam's Apple at Brussels Film Festival
Adam'sApple, by Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen (Flickering Lights, The Green Butchers), was the big winner of the24th edition of the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festivalon Saturday. The film scooped the GoldenRaven (Grand Prize of the Festival), the Meliès d'Argent (Best European Fantastic Film)and the Pegasus (AudiencePrize).The International Jury made ...
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Ken Loach to close Celtic festival
Film-maker Ken Loach will deliver the closing interview at this year'sCeltic Film and Television Festival, to be held in Falmouth, Cornwall. The 27th Celtic festival will run from March 29-31, with Loach's talk ending the event on March 31. Other speakers during the event are Hugo Swire,Shadow Secretaryof State for ...
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Cissi Elwin takes over leadership of Swedish Film Institute
Cissi Elwin, a 40-year old journalist who hasbeen the editor-in-chief at Sweden's largest weekly magazine, Ica-Kuriren, was appointed the new CEO ofthe Swedish Film Institute (SFI) on Friday. Elwin takes over the position in May after predecessor Ase Kleveland returns to her native Norway where she will be the CEO ...
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The Proposition takes top honours at Bermuda festival
John Hillcoat'sThe Proposition took the Mary-Jean Mitchell Green award for bestnarrative feature at the ninth Bermuda International Film Festival. "We were impressed with the provocative portrait of The Proposition, of whether the humanrace can overcome its base need for violence," said jury chair and actor Peter Riegert. "All the elements ...
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Haneke adds Austrian prize to list of honours
Michael Haneke's drama Hidden(Cache) took the Diagonale GrandPrix for best Austrian feature film 2005/2006at this year's annual celebration of Austrian cinema in Graz.The film has already won a longlist of awards including the best director and FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes and theEuropean Film Award for best European Film of 2005.In ...
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Controversy counts for The Caiman at box office
Political controversy kept Nanni Moretti's controversial The Caiman on the front page and helped it to a sound opening at the box office.The film opened in Italy on 380 prints on Friday, earning $481,000 (Euros 400,000) onits first day.It wasthe widest release to date for Moretti, whose last film, ...
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Francke to head UK regional screen agency EM Media
Lizzie Francke has been named executive producer for film at UKregional screen agency EM Media.EM Media, which is supported by the UK Film Council among other UKgovernment organisations, recently secured £6m of finance from the EuropeanRegional Development Fund (ERDF) to invest in East Midlands film and media;Francke will be responsible ...
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Danielak's Arsenal strikes alliance with Mindfire
Yarek Danielak's fledgling film and television sales houseArsenal Pictures has struck a strategic alliance with Mark Gottwald'sproduction company and magazine publisher Mindfire Entertainment ahead ofMIP-TV and Cannes.Arsenal will represent the majority of Mindfire's upcoming featureand television slate for international sales and pre-sales, while exploitingthe synergy with its film magazines Cinefantastique/CFQ ...
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Universal's Inside Man steals top spot in North America
Universal's heist thriller Inside Man cracked the box office code as launchedat number one on a powerful estimated $28.9m weekend gross.Denzel Washington, Clive Owen and Jodie Foster star in Spike Lee's$45m picture, in which Owen's bank robber engages in a battle of wits withWashington's hostage negotiator.The debut scored career highs ...
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Sony BMG buys US rights to Slamdance hit Sasquatch
Sony BMG Music Entertainment has acquired US rights in all mediato by Tim Skousen's 2006 Slamdance Film Festival winner, The SasquatchDumpling Gang.The acquisition was made by Sony BMG Film, which was set up inAugust 2005 to develop, finance and produce music-related theatrical releases,together with Sony BMG Music Entertainment.The Sasquatch Dumpling ...
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Montreal's FNC unveils new programmers, prizes
Montreal's Festival du NouveauCinema (FNC) has drafted three new programmers, including New York-based producerMadeleine Molyneaux and Japanese film scout Hiromi Aihara, and will introducethree new prizes at its 35th anniversary edition, October 18 to 28,2006. The festival also announced that it hopesto increase the profile of short films by including ...
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Universal's The Inside Man pips Panther to the post
Final figures reveal that Universal's The Inside Man was the international champion over the weekend as it grossed $9.9m through UIP in 1,400 sites in 18 territories.UIP executives expect lengthy holds for the adult picture before the major summerreleases launch.Spike Lee's latest directorial offering opened number one in starClive Owen's ...
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Croall named director of Sheffield documentary festival
The SheffieldInternational Documentary Festival has appointed Heather Croallas its new director.She starts her newpost in early April and this year's Sheffield event will be held October 30-November 5. Croall was previously director ofAustralian International Documentary Conference. She also previously worked forthe South Australian Film Corporation and as a documentary producer, ...
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The Baker to start Wales shoot for Grandville, Picture Farm
Grandville Pictures and Picture Farm Ltd. willstart principal photography on March 27 for The Baker, the feature film debutfrom writer/director Gareth Lewis. The comedy will shoot on location in South Wales for six weeks.Damian Lewis, who is the director's brother,stars as a hitman who hides out in a small Welshvillage ...
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Hollywood studios plan their first Hindi films
Hollywoodstudios are actively seeking partnerships with Indian production houses asSony, Paramount and Disney announced their plans to make their first Hindifilms. With India's filmed entertainment business valued at $1.5billion in 2005 Hollywood studios see a huge opportunity to cash in on the Bollywood (Hindi Song & Dance film industry) marketthrough ...
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Crossing Europe Film Festival launches Austrian Screenings
This year's CrossingEurope Film Festival in Linz (April 25 - 30) is launching the AustrianScreenings to give international film festival programmers and buyers theopportunity to view new Austrian films.The Screenings programme,which has been compiled in collaboration with the Austrian Film Commission, Sixpack Film, the Diagonale, theAustrian Film Institute and the ...
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Pernille Fischer Christensen's A Soap sold to the US
Pernille Fischer Christensen's Silver Bear winning debutfeature A Soap has been acquired byStrand Releasing for US and by Theodora Films for Italian rights. The US deal was struck between Jon Gerransof Strand Releasing and Natja Rosnerof Trust Film Sales."We're thrilled to be working with Nimbus Filmand Trust Film Sales again, ...