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Rosenblum named president of all Warner Bros TV operations
Bruce Rosenblum has been named president of the newly formedWarner Bros Television Group (WBTV) and will oversee the studio's entireworldwide television operation including US TV network The WB Network.A 19-year Warner Bros veteran who co-founded the WB Network,Rosenblum will take the lead in expanding the company's production anddistribution portfolio.In addition ...
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Churchill gets inaugural cinematography prize at IDA Awards
Joan Churchill will receive the International DocumentaryAssociation’s (IDA) award for outstanding documentary cinematography atthe 21st IDA Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards in Los Angeles on Dec9.The inaugural award was set up after IDA top brass decided tohighlight the work of cinematographers, which they feel is routinely overlookedby the public.Over the course ...
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Cougar, BBC snap up rights to La Plante's Widows
UK production company CougarFilms and BBC Films have struck a deal to acquire the film rights to Lynda LaPlante's TV series Widows from Walt Disney Studios. Cougar will work with BBCFilms to develop and produce the feature film, which will also be titled Widows.The film will be intended for theatrical ...
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Blair heralds signing of India/UK co-production treaty
UK prime minister TonyBlair, currently on a three day tour to India, announced in New Delhi today(Thursday) that the UK and India would be "signing an agreement on filmproduction" during his visit.The agreement, trailed inMarch2005 by British culture secretary Tessa Jowell and Indian ministerfor Information and Broadcasting Jaipal Reddy, will ...
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Otani's Nana dominates Japanese entertainment charts
Kentaro Otani's Nana,a female buddy movie based on a best-selling comic and featuring a theme songby the film's co-star Miki Nakajima, has achieved a rare entertainment worldtriple whammy: the film, comic and song are all number one in their respective charts.Produced by Japanesebroadcaster TBS and released on 296 screens on ...
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Deauville sees thaw in Franco-US film relations
Franco-US political relations may be strained, but one wouldbe hard-pressed to notice at this year's Deauville Festival of American Film (Sept2-11), held in the Normandy region of France.Director Ron Howard had a warm welcome here and was thesubject of a tribute on Tuesday night. He recently wrapped the French leg ...
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Thailand selects Tin Mine as Oscar entry
Jira Maligool's The Tin Mine(Mahalai Meung Rae) has been selected as Thailand's official entry for the best foreign-language filmcategory of the 2006 Academy Awards. The film was chosen by aseven-member selection committee headed by Somsak Techaratanaprasert of Thailand's Federation of National Film Association. Produced by GMM Tai Hub, thefilm is ...
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Toronto festival juggernaut starts to roll
The Toronto InternationalFilm Festival kicks off today and - once again - is offering an abundance, somewould say over-abundance, of world premieres. Buyers, media and publicalike have been poring over the packed schedules since they were announced, decidingwhat to target and what they will inevitably have to miss. It's rich ...
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Lelouch heads up jury of New Montreal FilmFest
French auteurClaude Lelouch will head the international jury of inaugural Golden Iriscompetition at the Festival International de Film de Montreal. Lelouch's newdramatic comedy Le Courage D'Aimer will make its international premiere at the event, which launchesits first edition from September 18 to 25.Lelouch will bejoined on the jury by Italian ...
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The Maid screams up Singapore record
Fortissimo pick-up The Maid hasbecome the top-grossing horror title in its native Singapore, passing $1.1m (Sing $2m)at the weekend.Directed by Kelvin Tong, the $900,000The Maid, which is screening privately at Toronto, is about a Filipina domestichelper who unknowingly sets free Chinese ghosts. Produced by MediaCorp Raintree Pictures, it has already ...
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La Fenice set for Istituto Luce slate
Italian distributor Istituto Luce has unveiled a newco-production slate that includes both films by hot local directors andambitious international projects.Luce is currently lining up a Euros 20m noir-thrillerentitled La Fenice. The film, which will be entirely set in Venice, isexpected to star Colin Firth and Peter O'Toole, and will start ...
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UK animated shorts make Cartoon d'Or final
TwoUK animated shorts - Marc Craste's Jo Jo In The Stars and Daniel Greaves' LittleThings- are among the five finalists nominated for this year's Cartoon d'Or to beawarded at the Cartoon Forum co-production market (Sept 21-25) in Denmark'sKolding.The other nominated films are: Gaelle Denis' CityParadise (France), Peter Kaboth's Falling (Germany) ...
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IDP Distribution bolsters ranks with new appointments
IDP Distribution has hired Kristi Avram as vice president ofpublicity and promoted Shani Ankori to vice president of marketing andpromotions, and hired Daniel Feiner as director of finance and administration.Avram will create and oversee all publicity campaigns forIDP, the joint venture between Samuel Goldwyn Films and Roadside Attractionsthat theatrically markets ...
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Chicken Tikka Masala finds US home at TLA
TLA Releasing has picked up North American home entertainment andbroadcast rights to Harmage Singh Kalirai's British comedy Chicken TikkaMasala, and plans a DVDrelease in early 2006.The story centres on a UK-based Indian medical studentwhose parents begin to arrange his marriage to the daughter of a family friend,all the while oblivious ...
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Scott's Domino will close Montreal's new film festival
The world premiere of TonyScott's Domino starring KeiraKnightley will close the inaugural Festival International de Film de Montrealon September 25. The new festival added afurther 13 titles to its line-up, including an addition to Iris Awardscompetition, UK-Canada coproduction Guy X, from Scots director Saul Metzstein starring Jason Biggs and JeremyNortham, ...
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UIP partnership dissolves in key territories
Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures are to set up their owndirect distribution operations in 15 key territories beginning in January 2007,the studios announced jointly on Tuesday.The move comes as part of a long-term agreement that extends andrestructures their UIP international distribution joint venture, originally setup with MGM, and UA in ...
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Hollywood festival lauds Red Wagon duo
The Hollywood Film Festival's Board of Advisors has unveiledits latest line-up of honourees for the upcoming Hollywood Film Awards inOctober in Los Angeles.Red Wagon Entertainment producers Douglas Wick and LucyFisher will receive the Hollywood Producers of the Year Award, screenwriterAkiva Goldsman will collect the Hollywood Screenwriter of the Year Award, ...
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Fox Int'l restructures Scandinavian operations
Fox International is restructuring Scandinavian operationsand has announced two key appointments, naming Hansi Mandoki managing directorof Twentieth Century Fox Theatrical Sweden, and Peter Paumgardhen managingdirector of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Scandinavia.Mandoki will manage all of Fox International's theatricalmarketing, distribution and acquisition activities in Sweden and reportsdirectly to Twentieth Century ...
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IFP launches indie screening week in NYC
IFP is launching the New York-based Independent Film Weekfrom Sept 19-23, a promotional event designed to boost film-going at first-runindependent theatres by offering free concessions and access to filmmakers andtalent.The event kicks off with the New York premiere of Rodrigo Garcia'sNine Lives, whichMagnolia Pictures will release in the US on ...
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Industry weighs up impact of UIP overhaul
Universal Pictures andParamount Pictures' announcement on Tuesday night that they are restructuringtheir joint international distribution venture, United International Pictures(UIP), comes as little surprise given the growing importance of the internationalmarket.The deal sees UIP continuingto work on international releases for Paramount and Universal until the end of2006, at which point UIP ...