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The cultural exception for film may become international law
The cultural exception for trade in cultural productsincluding film could be enshrined in international law for the first time.The European Commission, acting on behalf of all of theEuropean Union states has negotiated the inclusion of a paragraph in a Unescoconvention recognising the unique importance of cultural diversity.At ameeting in Madrid, ...
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Berman's Borderland starts for Lions Gate
Principal photography hasbegun in Tijuana, Mexico, on the new crime thriller Borderland, which is being produced by the team behind CabinFever.Lions Gate Films isco-producing with Lauren Moews' Tonic Films, Randall Emmett and George Furla'sEmmett/Furla Films, Freedom Films and Elisa Salinas of Tau Productions. LionsGate holds worldwide rights.Brian Presley stars in ...
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Sorrentino readies Consequences follow-up
The Consequences Of Love director Paolo Sorrentinois lining up a new film about a loan shark, entitled L'amico Di Famiglia(literally, A Friend of the Family).It will be Sorrentino's third feature, and is set to shootin October in Latina, near Rome. Thepicture will be produced by Sorrentino's regular partner, Nicola Giuliano ...
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DVD piracy in UK rises by 40% in first quarter of 2005
DVD piracy in the UK hasincreased by over 40 per cent during the first quarter of 2005, according tothe second annual report by the UK's Industry Trust for IP Awareness.The report reveals that thenumber of pirate discs confiscated by the Federation Against Copyright Theft(FACT) between January and March this year ...
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Feehery named external affairs chief at MPAA
John Feehery hasbeen named executive vice president for external affairs at the Motion PictureAssociation of America (MPAA) following the departure of Stacy Carlson topursue other interests.MPAA presidentDan Glickman paid tribute to Carlson and said she had been of "tremendousassistance" during the first few months of his tenure.Turning toFeehery, Glickman said: ...
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Potter's Radcliffe signs for Becker's Boys
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is to playa lead role in Australian film December Boys, a signing which shouldhelp drive Australian investors into the long-standing Becker Group's firstfilm fund before the fund's June 30 cut off.Radcliffe is playing the oldest of four close-knit orphansin Becker Entertainment's 1960s coming-of-age drama, to ...
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Canadian theatrical documentaries get funding boost
The National Film Board ofCanada and local broadcaster The Documentary Channel have partnered to boostproduction of theatrical documentaries, the former increasing by $323,000(C$400,000) its annual production allocation and the latter increasing byC$400,000 its feature documentary licensing fees.The new money comes in thewake of an announced $1.62m (C$2m) pilot program from ...
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Viacom moves closer to separating CBS from Paramount
TheViacom split took a step closer to reality yesterday [June 14] when the boardagreed to separate Paramount Pictures and the cable operations from thetelevision networks and radio divisions.Viacom co-chief operatingofficer Tom Freston will take overall charge of the studio and cable networksMTV, Nickelodeon and VH1.This entity will keep theViacom name ...
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Creep team crank up comedy-horror Severence
Filminghas started on Severance, a comedy-horror film from Chris Smith andJason Newmark, the director and producer team behind hit horror film Creep.The castincludes Danny Dyer, star of The Football Factory and the upcoming film TheBusiness; Laura Harris (The Faculty); Tim Mcinnerny (Blackadder)and Toby Stephens (Die Another Day). The film, which ...
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Eichinger extends contract at Constantin
Bernd Eichinger has extended his existingproducer contract with leading independent German production house ConstantinFilm until March 31, 2009.The agreement ensures that Eichinger will continue to produceexclusively for Constantin and also make him available to the company as aconsultant for productions which he is not responsible for as producer.Since taking over ...
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Smiths end Star Wars' international reign
Action comedy Mr And MrsSmith ended Star Wars reign at the top of the international chartlast weekend. Released in 36 territoriesthe Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie film is the first major day-and-date launch since EpisodeIII and was expected to take the crown. However, Mr And Mrs Smithwill immediately face stiff competition for ...
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Vaines to run European production for Weinsteins
Bob and Harvey Weinsteincontinued to ramp up activities at The Weinstein Company yesterday [June 15],naming three key executives ahead of the October launch.Colin Vaines will serve asexecutive vice president of European production and development, Tim Clawsonhas been named executive vice president of physical and post-production, andIrwin Reiter has been named ...
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Italy's Eagle swoops for commercial horror pics
Italian distributor Eagle Pictures has added a host of commercialtitles to its upcoming slate, including several new horror movies. The Rome and Milan-based company's slate includes: horror flick FinalDestination 3, which is directed by James Wong and takes place six yearsafter the events in the previous instalment; Jan de Bont's ...
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Ade's Forest For The Trees a big winner at Newport
Maren Ade's German drama TheForest For The Trees won BestDramatic Feature at the 8th Annual Newport International Film Festival, withHeidi Ewing and Rachel Grady's The Boys Of Baraka taking top documentary honours.Nicolas Cazale won the bestactor award for Le Grand Voyage,Eva Lobau took best actress honours for The Forest For ...
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Hungarian District triumphs at Annecy
TheDistrict,directed by Hungarian Aron Gauder, has taken the highest honours for afeature-length film at this year's festival of animation at Annecy in France(June 6-11). The film looks at rivalHungarian and Gypsy clans against the backdrop of the ghetto in Budapest. Thetop award for a short film went to The Mysterious ...
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Working Title duo honoured in Queen's birthday list
Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner,co-chairmen of Working Title Films, were both made Commanders ofthe Order of the British Empire, or CBEs, inthe Queen's birthday honours list on June 11.The leading UK producers,whose credits include a string of hits including Four Weddings And AFuneral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones's Diary and Fargo, ...
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Blanchett's Little Fish to open Melbourne festival
The Melbourne International Film Festival will announcetomorrow (June 15) that the eagerly anticipated Australian film Little Fishwill open the event on July 20 as a world premiere. Somersault opened the festival in 2004 and, of allthe homegrown fare that premiered last year, went on to become a major hit withAustralian ...
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NewFest honours go to Good Boys, Strange Fruit
The 17th AnnualNewFest, the New York lesbian and gay film festival, finished over the weekendwith the presentation of its annual film-maker awards.The ShowtimeVanguard Award went to Yair Hochner's drama Good Boys, while the Best US Narrative Feature went to KyleSchickner's story of race and sexuality in the Deep South, Strange ...
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Clear Day to kick off Galway Film Fleadh
The 17thGalway Film Fleadh will open on July 5 with On A Clear Day, the story ofa man who decides to swim the English Channel, with stars Peter Mullan, BrendaBlethyn and Billy Boyd in attendance.Noted as alaunching pad for new Irish films the Fleadh programme will have a strong localrepresentation ...
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Epides steps down from Thessaloniki festival
The turmoil surrounding theThessaloniki Film Festival is far from over. After terminating the contract ofveteran chief Michel Demopoulos and of president Theo Angelopoulos, thefestival is now facing the departure of yet another key programming figure, DimitriEipides - who heads the festival's New Horizons section.Epides said yesterday that hehas decided to ...