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Girl power boosts Japanese comic-book shoots
It often seems as though everyproducer of commercial films in Japan is playing follow the leader, chasing afterhot novels, comic-books and TV shows - while seldom developing originalmaterial themselves.It's all for one reason. Mostof these films are financed and produced by media consortiums - and it's easierand usually more profitable ...
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Breaking news: Golden Globe nominations
Best Motion Picture - Drama Nominees: Brokeback Mountain (2005) The Constant Gardener(2005) Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) A History of Violence(2005) Match Point (2005) Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nominees: Mrs. Henderson Presents(2005) Pride & Prejudice(2005) The Producers(2005) The Squid and theWhale ...
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Brokeback leads US Broadcast Critics nominations list
BrokebackMountain leads theBroadcast Critics Association nominees roster with eight mentions includingbest film, director for Ang Lee, actor for Heath Ledger and supporting actorfor Jake Gyllenhaal.Ang Lee'sacclaimed Western will face stiff competition from Crash, which earned six nominations includingfilm, director for Paul Haggis, supporting actor for Matt Dillon and TerrenceHoward, and ...
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Memoirs star signs on for Penal Colony Of Love
Koji Yakusho, lately seen inMemoirs Of A Geisha, is set to starin an adaptation of hit serial novel AiNo Ryukeichi (Penal Colony Of Love)for Japanese major Toho. The novel - which is writtenby Junichi Watanabe and is currently running in Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) - has become notorious ...
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Like father like son, new director for Toho
Toho has announced that GoroMiyazaki, the 38-year-old son of anime auteur HayaoMiyazaki, will direct a new feature based on the third and fourth novels in Ursula K. Le Guin'sEarthsea saga. He will work with the animators of Studio Ghibli,his father's creative home since 1985. Toho will release the film in ...
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Klaus Haro's film, Mother of Mine, wins Golden Pyramid
Mother of Minewas awarded last weekend both at the 29th Cairo International FilmFestival and at the Tallinn Black Nights Festival (PÖFF). In Cairo the film won: bestdirection (Klaus Härö), best lead actress (Maria Lundqvist) and the Golden Pyramid, the main prize for bestfilm.In Tallinnat the 9th Black Night's Festival Mother ...
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Irish Film Board gets 18 percent increase
The IrishMinister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, John O'Donogue,has announced an overallbudget increase of 18.5 percent for the Irish Film Boardin 2006. Within a total allocation of $20.2 (Euros17.126m) the minister hasdecided to provide a sum of $17.7 (Euros15m) to the agency as capital fundingfor production, development and training next ...
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Eagle Pictures secures Italian rights to Apocalypto
EaglePictures has acquired Italian rights to Mel Gibson's upcoming film, Apocalypto, marking one of Icon's firstmajor international deals on the picture.Apocalypto - a Greek term meaning "anunveiling" or "new beginning" -is set 3,000 years ago in Central America before its conquest byEuropeans.Thefilm, which Gibson is directing, producing and financing, will ...
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Czech Republic to host Edith Piaf co-production
Director Olivier Dahan will begin shooting the Edith Piafproject La Momeon January 16 at Prague Studios in the Czech Republic.The film, produced by OKKO Production and Songbird Pictures Limitedand Legende Entreprises,will star Marion Cotillardas Piaf. Cotillard won a Cesar award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in A Very ...
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Yuya Yagira to make romantic drama
Fuji TV has revealed plans to cast Yuya Yagira -- the 15-year-oldwinner of the 2004 Cannes Best Actor prize for his work in HirokazuKore-eda's NobodyKnows -in Sugar and Spice Fumizekka (Sugarand Spice - Great Flavour), a romantic dramabased on a bestselling novel by Amy Yamada. Yagira's previous film for Fuji ...
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Nils Malmros starts shooting Kaerestesorger
Director Nils Malmros has just started shooting one of the most expensive Danish films of all-time: the budget for Kaerestesorger is set at $4.3m (3.7m Euros), including a record backing from the Danish Film Institute.The director travelled widely with his 1981 picture Tree of Knowledge and nearlyalways draws on his ...
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Narnia rules North America, with smashing $67.1m debut
TheChronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe was the runaway winner at the weekend box officefollowing a resounding $67.1m estimated launch on 3,616 screens. Theemphatic debut was matched internationally, where $42m from 13 territoriessuggests the CS Lewis adaptation will enjoy a healthy worldwide run in thecoming weeks. ...
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Paramount gets DreamWorks in $1.6bn deal
Paramount Pictures has signed a contract to acquire DreamWorks SKGfor $1.6bn in cash and assumption of debt in a move that offers a timely boostto Paramount's domestic and international ambitions.The deal includes all of DreamWorks' current projects indevelopment, its live-action library, television division and its properties,and an ongoing production partnership ...
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...and produces spectacular $42m launch in 13 international markets
Harry Potter held off the Pevensie children of Narnia with anestimated $51.9m weekend haul on more than 11,200 prints in 56 markets thatbrings the running total after four weekends to $414m.In the only new opening through Warner Bros Pictures International,Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire grossed $837,000 including previews ...
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CineAsia opens in Beijing with Glickman address
CineAsia gets underway forthe first time in Beijing today (Dec 13) with an opening address from MPAA CEODan Glickman and a screening of Chen Kaige's The Promise which opens across China later this week.Zhao Shi, vice minister of China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television,is also a keynote speaker ...
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AWARDS UPDATE: AFI names ten best films of the year including Brokeback, Munich
Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Crash, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, GoodNight And Good Luck, A History Of Violence, King Kong, Munich, The Squid AndThe Whale and Syrianahave been named as theAmerican Film Institute's (AFI) ten outstanding films of the year.A number of these features are already figuring prominently in theawards season. Ang Lee's ...
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Goblet of Fire still boiling in the UK
All eyes may have beenturned to family holiday rival TheChronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And TheWardrobe as it became Buena Vista International's (BVI) highest ever launchin the UK but Harry Potter And The GobletOf Fire refused to lay quietly in the background this weekend. Narnia gave BVI the ...
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New York Critics Circle fetes Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain maintained its early awards season momentum by scooping bestfeature and best director honours in the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC)awards announced today [12].Ang Lee's picture followed up on its weekend success in the LosAngeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), which awarded the same two winners,and there was joy ...
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Film London seeking companies for new work placement scheme
Film London hasstarted a new scheme to create paid work placements for film industry traineesworking in London. Under the new programme,Film London will provide up to six selected companies with 75% of the totalsalary of the placement for up to six months, HR support including trainingplans, and general recruitment advice ...
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The Dubai International Film Festival opens with controversial drama
The second Dubai InternationalFilm Festival has stepped up its bid to become a centre of cultural debate inthe Middle East with the gala opening of its second edition and theGulf premiere of a decidedly controversial film - Hany Abu Assad's suicidebomber drama, Paradise Now. Unspooling in front of anaudience of ...