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Constantin readies slate of international projects
While thesteady flow of German private equity into Stateside projects may now be a thingof the past, the German film industry's growing presence as a serious player onthe international stage will nevertheless be given a boost this summer byConstantin Film's busy production schedule.Constantinsaw shooting crank up in China at the ...
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German DVD market soars to new record
Turnover from sell-through and rental videos and DVDsreached a new record high in the first three months of this year, according tofigures compiled by GfK Panel Services Consumer Research for the video tradeassociation BVV.GfK's statistics showed revenues in the German homeentertainment market increasing by 12.8% from the previous record result ...
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Force stays strong as Sith approaches $300m
Revenge Of The Sith swept past $200m at the international and $500m atthe global box office over the weekend as it remained the runaway number onetitle across the world.Playing on 10,554 international screens through Fox International, the sci-fisaga added an estimated $64.1m for a $248.7m international running total aftertwo weekends.Added ...
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Force stays strong as Sith nears $300m
RevengeOf The Sith fought off two strongdebuts to stay atop the charts over a four-day Memorial Day Weekend, whichdespite an impressive aggregate gross saw overall box office fall against theprevious year for the 14th consecutive weekend.Released through 20th Century Fox, Sith added an estimated $70.8m for a lofty $271.2m running ...
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Sith closing in on $300m after Memorial Day weekend haul
RevengeOf The Sith fought off two strongdebuts to stay atop the charts over a four-day Memorial Day Weekend, whichdespite an impressive aggregate gross saw overall box office fall against theprevious year for the 14th consecutive weekend.Released through 20th Century Fox, Sith added an estimated $70.8m for a lofty $271.2m running ...
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Sith passes $200m international and $500m worldwide
Revenge Of The Sith swept past $200m at the international and $500m atthe global box office over the weekend as it remained the runaway number onetitle across the world.Playing on 10,554 international screens through Fox International, the sci-fisaga added an estimated $64.1m for a $248.7m international running total aftertwo weekends.Added ...
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Irish producers ask: where's the money'
"If Neil Jordan needs more than a million Euro from the FilmBoard to get a film made then what hope is there for the rest of us'" So wentthe comment made by one Irish film-maker as word got around that Jordan'slatest film, Breakfast On Pluto, had received the biggest ever ...
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Spain's Vertigo stocks up with Cannes goodies
Spanish distributor Vertigo Films has acquired rights to theDardenne brothers' Palme d'Or winner The Child and Francois Ozon's UnCertain Regard screener Le Temps Qui Reste.Together with previous acquisitions made by Vertigo chiefAndres Martin earlier this year, the distributor now boasts a strong slate ofCannes titles including Jim Jarmusch's Grand Jury ...
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Electric Cannes for Voltage Pictures
Voltage Pictures has reported strong business at its maidenCannes, headed up by multi-territory sales on the Moscow-set horror picture After.Rightswent to Optimum in the UK, Amuse in Japan, Alpha Filmes in Brazil, CentralPartnership in Russia, Belga in Benelux, Village Roadshow in Greece, LNK inPortugal, and Gulf Films in the Middle ...
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Rudnitsky takes distribution job at Weinstein Company
Longtime Miramax veteran Mike Rudnitsky has been namedsenior executive vice president of domestic distribution at The WeinsteinCompany.The New York-based Rudnitsky has served eight years atMiramax and will continue to report directly to Bob and Harvey Weinstein.He will continue his duties at Miramax on a non-exclusivebasis until the brothers' contract with ...
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Update Cannes 2005: the big deals for the major territories
Distributors in key territories are continuing to announce purchases from Cannes slates. Screendaily.com offers an updated look at the big deals for major territories.If you wish to comment on the list or add further deals, email screeninternational@hotmail.com. 20th Century Fox (UK): Nana's Boy A-Film (Benelux): Crossing The Bridge, Shutter, ...
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London Dome regeneration plans hint at major film role
Plans unveiled yesterday to renovate London's MillenniumDome will include a 10-screen cinema complex that may serve as a future venuefor UK premieres and market screenings.Dome operator Anschutz Entertainment Group's (AEG), which will redevelop the site in a $11m (£6m) a year deal, has considerable experience infilm. Its business empire includes ...
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Screen reveals UK Stars of Tomorrow
ScreenInternational has launched its 2005 Stars Of Tomorrow, a comprehensive look atthe hottest new talent in the UK film industry.Publishedin this week's Screen International, the annual talent survey highlights thebrightest actors, directors, writers, producers and behind-the-scenes talent inthe UK. More than 40 new names are profiled, coming from shorts, documentaries,drama ...
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Spitfire talking 'bout My Generation with The Who
The Who's Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are teaming up withSpitfire Picture's Nigel Sinclair and Guy East and Trinifold Management toproduce a documentary about the seminal English rock band.Production is already underway on the picture in time for a 2006release. Murray Lerner will direct and co-produce.Drawing upon exclusive materials from ...
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Star Wars looks to pass $200m international haul
Last weekend's massive international launch of Star Wars:Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith ignited the early summer season and thepicture should continue to be the main attraction this weekend.Thesixth instalment in George Lucas' sci-fi saga grossed a staggering $145.5m whenit opened day-and-date in more than 110 markets through Fox ...
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Ismail Merchant dies in London, aged 68
Ismail Merchant, whoseprodigious 44-year filmmaking partnership with James Ivory became synonymouswith sumptuous period dramas and literary adaptations, died in London onWednesday after a brief illness. He was 68.Over the years,Merchant's films garnered thirty-one Oscar nominations, including three forBest Picture. Among his best knownfilms were A Room with a View, ShakespeareWallah, ...
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Global Film Initiative unveils latest grant beneficiaries
The Global Film Initiative has unveiled the latest batch of ninefilmmakers from the developing world to receive grants under its bi-annualallocation cycle.The filmmakers will each receive finishing funds to allowthem to complete their projects, and were chosen because their work illustrates"accomplished storytelling, artistic excellence and cultural perspective ondaily life around ...
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Broken Flowers to open Nantucket fest
The North American Premiere of Jim Jarmusch's Broken Flowers will open the 10th Nantucket Film Festival on Jun 15, while Andrew and Luke Wilson's romantic comedy The Wendell Baker Story will close the event four days later.The line-up of screenings includes a healthy volume of picturesthat premiered at Sundance earlier ...
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UK Film Council names cinemas joining digital network
The UK Film Council hasunveiled the list of cinemas set to participate in the roll out of its DigitalScreen Network (see full list of cinemas, below).TheCouncil is spending £11.7m of its National Lottery funding to install digitalfilm projectors and related equipment in 209 cinemas (on 238 screens) acrossEngland, Scotland, Wales ...
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Golden Harvest, Village Roadshow deal in doubt
Through its subsidiaryGolden Screen, Hong Kong's Golden Harvest has filed a petition to wind upDartina Development, the holding company of Singapore's largest exhibitor chainGolden Village. Golden Harvest managingdirector CK Phoon said "We're not pulling out from Singapore. We just want tobreak up the joint venture with Village Roadshow, [like a] ...