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TLA Releasing buys rights to El Calentito
TLA Releasingacquired Alberto Rodriguez's Seville-set teen drama, 7 Virgins from Sogepaq at the Berlin Film Festival for itsBritish label and has further added to its Spanish slate by buying Chus Gutierrez' comedy ElCalentito for its American DVD label. The film set inFebruary 1981, at a time of political and social ...
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David Puttnam to receive Academy Fellowship at BAFTA
On Sunday 19 February 2006, Lord Puttnamwill receive the Academy Fellowship at BAFTA's annualawards ceremony. The Award presented by Lord Attenborough, President of theAcademy, will be for outstanding contribution to world cinema. Luminaries toreceive the Fellowship Award include Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, SeanConnery and Stanley Kubrick. David Puttnam in similarfashion ...
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Mads Mikkelsen cast as villain in Casino Royale
MartinCampbell told reporters on the set of CasinoRoyale February 15 that Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen would play the villain Le Chiffre. Campbelldescribed Mikkelsen as a 'terrific actor'. The director was less forthcoming as to who would play Bondlove interest Vesper Lynd. "We have two or threeactresses in mind," Campbellsaid. "You'll ...
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Big-name directors line up for Cinema 16 short films
DVD label Cinema16 has recruited A-list directorsincluding George Lucas, Tim Burton, Alexander Payne, Todd Solondz,Gus van Sant and DA Pennebakerfor its first US edition. The American short filmcollection follows the earlier European and British DVDs, which included shortsfrom directors including Lars von Trier, Jean-Luc Godard, Mike Leigh, Ridley Scott and ...
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Latido wraps up sales on its Berlin slate
As the European Film Market(EFM) enters its final furlong, Massimo Saidel'sMadrid-based Latido has been wrapping up sales on anumber of titles on its Berlin slate. Goya winner The Method has gone to France (CTV), and Chile (Bazooka) with Mikado poised to take Italian rights.De Profundis, Latido's big-budget adultanimated feature, has ...
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Momentum Pictures picks up seven titles at Berlin
UKdistributor Momentum Pictures has picked up seven titles during a busy Berlin.The acquisitions include Andrew Lau's forthcoming thriller The Flock from Bauer-Martinez; comedy Bandidas starring Selma Hayek andPenelope Cruz from Europacorp; Gregg Araki's Smiley Face starring Anna Faris from First Look; and the new Mike Leigh project thatwill start shooting ...
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Festival verdict: The best is yet to come'
With four Berlinalecompetition films yet to screen, the critical consensus so far is that this hasnot been a vintage year for quality. It's not just that there has been nosingle standout title so far it's also the lack of pleasant off-the-radarsurprises, like last year's Golden Bear winner U-Carmen eKhayelitsha.But as ...
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Iran exporters blossom at the European Film Market
New Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may haveunsettled western governments with his fervid anti-western rhetoric but thathasn't affected the continuing international push of Iranian cinema. There were six Iraniantitles in official selection in Berlin this year, and for the very first time,the Government has paid for private Iranian sales outfits to ...
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Nexo eats Fortissimo's Candy
Fortissimo Films sold hot Competitiontitle Candy to Italy's Nexo just prior to its official screening in Berlin.The film directed by Neil Armfield and starring Heath Ledger, was also sold to Germany's Concorde on the eve of the market while Turkey's ANS bought itat the European Film Market.Fortissimo also solddocumentary This ...
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Cannes contenders queue up for the Croisette
With the dust settling onthe Berlin line-up, all eyes are already on Cannes and films vying forselection there: Croisetteregulars such as David Lynch (InlandEmpire), Aki Karismauki (Lights In The Dusk), Ken Loach (TheWind That Shakes The Barley), Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Scream ofthe Ants) and Kim Ki-duk (Time) seem ripe to be ...
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Cast confirmed for Pinball Films' Kaz
Nora Von Waldstattenand Gary Lewis are set to star in Pinball Films' Kaz, directed by Ashley Horner.The English-languageproject, budgeted at less than $1.2m (1m Euros), will be shot in HD. Theproject is backed by Northern Film and Media (which also put up developmentfunding), digital facility VMI, and private equity. No ...
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Emperor Motion Pictures closes sales on The Myth
Hong Kong's Emperor Motion Pictures (EMP) has closed three major European territories on Jackie Chan actionadventure The Myth at the European FilmMarket. France's Metropolitan has acquired the $20m picture, produced by Chan's JCEMovies, along with Germany's Splendid and Spain's Manga. The film, whichstars Chan, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Bollywoodactress Mallika ...
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Trust sells Guerrilla Girl to Colombia
Copenhagen-based sales agent Trust has closed a deal withColombian distributor Cineplex for Frank Piasecki Poulsen's feature documentaryGuerrilla Girl.When premiered at the IDFA Festival in Amsterdamlate last year, the film caused a huge controversy back in Colombia.To make the film, Poulsen had entered Colombiaillegally and spent three months in a jungle ...
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Lionsgate doc First Descent sweeps up deals
Lionsgate Films International hasclosed multi-territory sales here on MD Films' snowboarding documentary First Descent.Rights have gone to Tiberius in Germany,Tohokushinsha in Japan,Metropolitan in France,Rialto in Australiaand New Zealand,Sandrew Metronome in Scandinavia,and California Filmes in Brazil.Deals also closed with Modus Vivendi/Blue Sky Media in Eastern Europe excluding Russia,Myndform in Iceland,Viva in ...
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Mandate Pictures secures major sales for Mr Magorium
Mandate Pictures hasfinalised major territory sales on fantasy drama Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium starringDustin Hoffman and Natalie Portman.Deals have closed with Iconin the UK, Kadokawa in Japan and Hong Kong, Village Roadshow in Australia, DeAPlaneta in Spain, Nordisk Films in Scandinavia, and Two Tube in South Korea.Further rights have gone ...
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Pakistani censors clear three Indian films for release
The Central Film Censor Board of Pakistan has cleared threeHindi filmsto bereleased for the first time in forty years. Indian Cinema was banned in Pakistan following the Indo Pak War in 1965and under its rules motion pictures linked to either an "Indianartiste" or "Indian director" are strictly prohibited in thecountry.The ...
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The European Film Market rebooks 100% for 2007
With foot traffic yesterday noticeably down on previous days,the European Film Market is winding down after five days of business whichproved more productive for international buyers than the UScontingent.But despite the traditional grumbles, festival chief Dieter Kosslick said that rebooking of the market has been nearly100% for next year's Berlin.'We're ...
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Dream Entertainment picks up rights on Kedzierzawska's I Am
Dream Entertainment has picked up worldwide rights on Dorota Kedzierzawska'sPolish drama I Am, which screens inthe Kinderfest section at the Berlinfilm festival. Agnieszka Nagorzyckaand Janusz Chabior star inthe story of a boy who escapes from an orphanage andreturns to his hometown.Plans are currently underway for the picture's NorthAmerican release. Dream's ...
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First Look International closes pre-sales on Araki film
First Look International has closed a raft of pre-sales onGregg Araki's upcoming comedy Smiley Facestarring Anna Faris. Rights have gone to Momentum in the UK,Quality in Latin America, Nordiskin Scandinavia, LNK in Portugal,Hollywood in Greece,and Falcon in the Middle East.Production is set to begin this spring in Los Angeles ...
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Auret and Thoke launch Roughdiamond
Former Sithengi Film & TVMarket CEO Michael Auret and German producer Christoph Thoke have launched Roughdiamond films as a South African-based internationalfinancing and production outfit.With headquarters in Cape Town,Roughdiamond will be financing and line producingEnglish-language films in the range of $5m-$30m.While all the South African financing and production will becoordinated ...