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Shoe Fairy flies to Japan's IMX
Hong Kong star Andy Lau's Focus Films has sold Robin Lee's TheShoe Fairy, the first film to emerge from its Focus: First Cuts series, toJapan's IMX.Produced by Taiwan's Three Dots Entertainment, the film combines fairytaleimagery and computer graphics in a love story between a woman, her new husbandand her collection ...
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IMAX system to be installed in ZAO multiplex in Ufa, Russia
IMAX Corp. and Ufa,Russia-based exhibitor ZAO Kompaniya Perspektiva have signed an agreement toinstall an IMAX MPX theatre system in ZAO's flagship multimplex. Located in central Russia,Ufa is the fourth Russian city where IMAX cinemas are set to debut by the endof 2006. New facilities are expected to open in Kazan, ...
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Becker picks up world rights to Cattaneo's Dream
Becker Films Internationalhas snapped up world sales rights to the finished film Opal Dream, setin outback Australia and helmed by Full Monty director PeterCattaneo.The UK-Australianco-production started life on the Renaissance Films slate but was orphaned whenthe UK sales agent folded. It had its world premiere at theDinard British Film Festival ...
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Lee joins Celestial as production chief
Hong Kong's Celestial Pictures has appointed respectedproducer Philip Lee as vice president, New Film Contents, as part of its driveto become more involved in production and content acquisition.One of Hong Kong's leading production executives, Lee's credits include the role ofassociate producer on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and line produceron Zhang ...
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German box office woes continue in third quarter
Cinemaadmissions in Germany were down 27% and box office takings 25.5% less in thethird quarter between July and September compared to the same period last year,according to figures collated by Nielsen EDI.Thestatisticians noted that releases like Madagascar(Euros 34.6m), War Of The Worlds(Euros 16.5m) and the local film Die Weisse Masai ...
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AFM declares record number of market premieres
A record 529films including a best ever 382 market premieres are confirmed to screen at the26th American Film Market running in Santa Monica from Nov 2-9.Forty-fivetitles are official selections at the AFI FEST 2005, which for the second yearruns concurrently with the AFM and is scheduled to take place form ...
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The Orphanage launches CG animation studio
SanFrancisco-based effects house The Orphanage has launched Orphanage AnimationStudios (OAS), a CG production division that will be headed up by GenndyTartakovsky, the Russian animator and creator behind the Cartoon Network's hitseries Star Wars: Clone Wars, Samurai Jack and Dexter's Laboratory.The company launches with a multi-million dollardevelopment fund raised through private ...
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Asian Film Industry Network launches at Pusan
The Asian Film IndustryNetwork (AFIN) - an initiative that aims to promote Asian film industriesinternationally - was officially launched at the 10th Pusan International FilmFestival this morning (Oct 11).The network's four foundingmembers include the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), UniJapan, the Vietnam MediaCorporation and the Federation of National Film Association of ...
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Screen names ten films in line for Hollywood World Award
The full list of nominees for The Hollywood World Award sponsored by Screen International were unveiled yesterday.The award, now in its secondyear, will be presented on Oct 24 at the Hollywood Film Awards in Los Angeles.The shortlist consists of: Ilya Khrzhanovsky's 4 from RussiaCarlos Reygadas' Battle In Heavenfrom MexicoJacques Audiard's ...
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AWARDS Che, Chang get promoted at NBC Universal International TV
Justin Che has been namedvice president of international on-demand licensing and Sandra Chang has beenappointed manager of international on-demand licensing for NBC UniversalTelevision Distribution.Both Che and Chang will bebased in Los Angeles and report to senior vice president of internationalon-demand licensing Beth Minehart.Che will support Minehart inall aspects of on-demand ...
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Kino snaps up US rights to Look Both Ways
Australian break-out hit Look Both Ways has found a UStheatrical distribution partner in Kino International. The Sarah Watt-directed title, which won the Discovery Award at theToronto Film Festival, has taken $1.6m (A$2.11m) at home in Australia in eightweeks of release and is being touted as a long-awaited international prospectfor the ...
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Carnaby takes on sales for Pensmith's Much Too Young
UK sales company Carnaby International hasacquired its first externally produced film, Too Much Too Young, from PensmithPictures. The comedy about twostreet-wise brothers is directed by Trevor Steven Smith, produced by Stuart D. Fenegan, and stars Steve John Shepherd, Adam Croasdell, and Kellie Shirley. "Too Much Too Young is a very ...
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Dickman gets senior vp stripes at Focus
In the latestmove to accommodate Focus Features and Rogue Pictures' expanded slate, DonnaDickman has been promoted from head of East Coast publicity at Focus to seniorvice president of publicity.Dickman willcontinue to report directly to Adriene Bowles, Focus' LA-based executive vicepresident of publicity and marketing, and will continue to oversee theday-to-day ...
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Tenerife to host new Historical Film Festival
Spain's Canary Island of Tenerife will host thenewly-created International Historical Film Festival of La Laguna (Oct 13-15).Billed as a pioneer cultural and social eventin Spain, the festival, dubbed FICHLA, hopes to up its budget next year and runsubsequent editions over seven days.Teodoro Rios, organiser of the Spanish Film Screenings of ...
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Biggs, Fisher star in GreeneStreet's Pleasure Of Your Company
New York-based GreeneStreet Films is financing the romantic comedyThe Pleasure Of Your Company starring Jason Biggs and Isla Fisher, who recently gave ascene-stealing performance in Wedding Crashers.GreeneStreet FilmsInternational (GSFI) will commence sales at next month's AFM on the project,which is being directed by Michael Ian Black from his own screenplay ...
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Storm brews over Venezualan Oscar choice
A storm is brewing overVenezuela's choice as Foreign Language Oscar candidate. The cause of therumbling is the decision by El Centro Nacional De Cinematografia (CENAC) tooverlook the claims of Secuestro Express, the country's biggest box-office hit in history. Some, notably thefilm's 27-year-old writer director Jonathan Jakubowicz, believe the decisionmay be ...
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Wallace & Gromit rule US with $16.1m weekend
DreamWorksAnimation's Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit stole the show at the domestic box office over theweekend as it opened top on an estimated $16m. SteveBox and Nick Park's animated romp - the latest from the Aardman Animationsstable - mesmerized the critics; its per screen average was $4,417 ...
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...and cast $9.2m spell over international box office
DreamWorks International's animated romp Wallace and Gromit:The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit ruled the international box office charts at the weekend, grossing anestimated $9.2m on 1,895 sites through UIP.The highlight was an excellent $5m from paid previews on Saturdayand Sunday in the UK for DreamWorks' second biggest ever paid previews result ...
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Sky to show entire Star Wars saga in 2006
BSkyB has signed a deal with Twentieth Century Fox and LucasFilmtoshow the entire Star Wars saga in 2006. The deal gives Sky exclusive UKtelevision rights for all six Star Wars films from August 2006, to coincidewith the start of the pay-tv window for StarWars: Episode III - Revenge of the ...
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Gromit success hit by Aardman warehouse blaze
A firehas broken out at the Bristolwarehouse of UKanimation maestros, Aardman Animations.Theblaze, which began early on Monday morning, has destroyed many irreplaceable Aardman sets, props, storyboards and models as well as somefestival awards (although not Aardman's haul ofOscars and BAFTAs, which are housed elsewhere.)An Aardman source said the company had ...