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Canadian production levels dip in 2004
The Canadian production industry saw amodest decline in volume in 2003/2004 - down 2.1% from $4.05bn (C$5.03bn) in2002-2003 to $3.96bn (C$4.92bn) - but the bad news was concentrated in thedomestic sector. According to numbers released today by theCanadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA), Canadian contentproduction was down 7% from ...
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INTERNATIONAL 3 February
Propelled by a $14.9mopening weekend in the UK, Meet The Fockers easily topped theinternational box office, grossing $18.8m from 20 territories and scoring anexcellent screen average of $10,937.But the real star performerswere two South Korean releases: Another Public Enemy and Running Boy.Selling more than half amillion tickets over the weekend, ...
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NEW ZEALAND 3 February
Elektra was the most popular film in New Zealand cinemas onthe weekend, taking NZ$254,990 from 40 screens for 20th Century Fox in itsopening week and clocking up a screen average of NZ$6,375, which was thehighest in the chart. This was for the usual four days from Thursday to Sunday,although Monday ...
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Find out about FIFE
TheFilm Industry Football Event (FIFE) is an annual 5-a-side football tournament,open to people who work in the UK film industry.Nowin its eighth year, FIFE was set up by a committee of high profile senior filmindustry personalities, chaired by Stewart Till CBE, Chairman and ChiefExecutive of UIP. FIFE has raised more ...
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Senator acquires Silentium rights for Germany
Berlin based Senator Film has acquired German rights forAustrian box office hit Silentium, while Frenetic Films acquired allSwiss rights.A murder story centring in the city of Salzburg, thethriller has racked up more than 200,000 admissions through Austriandistributor Luna Film. World Sales are handled by Solveig Langeland's Sola Mediaand Beatrix Wesle's ...
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One Eyed Films picks up two Latin American titles
UK-based sales companyOne Eyed Films has picked up two award-winningLatin American titles - Almost Brothers and Up Against ThemAll.Almost Brothers boasts a string of awards including Best Brazilianfilm of 2004 at Sao Paulo and best director, and best Latin American filmamongst others at the Rio film festival.Produced by Fernando Meirelles, ...
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China singled out as major piracy culprit in Asia
China accounted for three quarters of all seizures ofpirated VCDs and DVDs in Asia last year in cases involving the Motion PictureAssociation (MPA), the group said on Thursday. Reuters reported that the MPA, which represents the majorUS studios, estimates its members lose about $900m annually in potentialrevenue in the Asia-Pacific, ...
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Who will be playing' - Past teams and celebrities
Teamsthat have been fielded in the past have included: Aon Entertainment RiskServices, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Empire Design, CreativePartnership, First Foot FilmsLimited, Freud Communications, Glasgow Film Office, Momentum Pictures, NFTS,Picture Production Company,Rafford Film, Redbus, ReprisalFilms, Samuelson Productions, Thin Man Films, Tiger Aspect Productions,UIP, UK Film Council, Universal Video International, Working ...
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NCH, the children's charity
NCH, the children's charityProceeds from the FIFE tournament willgo to NCH, the children's charity. NCH supports some of the most vulnerable and excluded children in the UK and works with more children and young people than any other UK charity.NCH believes that every childshould have the chance to live thier ...
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Where is Fulham Football Club'
Click the link below for a map.www.fulhamfc.com/corporate/viewlocation.aspFulham Football ClubCraven CottageStevenage RoadFulhamLondonSW6 6HHTel: 020 7893 8383www.fulhamfc.comWe recommend that visitors travelby public transport as car parking is restricted around the club.By London UndergroundPutney Bridge (District Line). Approximately 10 minuteswalk.Hammersmith (Hammersmith and City), Piccadilly and District Lines).Approximately 20 minutes walk.By BusFrom Hammersmith - ...
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How do you get to play'
How do you get to play'Please fill in the attachedform and return to Jane Chapman FIFE 2005 NCH, the children's charity 85 Highbury Park London N5 1UD Tel: 020 7288 7837Fax: 020 7226 2537Jane.chapman@nch.org.uk FILM INDUSTRY FOOTBALL EVENT 2004FULHAM FOOTBALL CLUB CRAVEN COTTAGESUNDAY 5TH JUNE 2005ENTRY FORM Please ...
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How do I sign up'
How do I sign up'Please fill in the attachedform and return to Jane Chapman ...
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Spectators
FIFE is a fun day out foreveryone. Come along and add your support, cheer on the teams and add to theatmosphere. Tickets are just £5 forspectators.If you would like topurchase spectator tickets please contact Jane Chapman on 0207 7288 7837 oremail jane.chapman@nch.org.ukSend this webpage to afriend - click the envelope ...
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Sponsors
Opportunity for your organisation to raise profilewithin the sectorAt FIFE 2004 over 36 differentcompanies where represented from the film and television industry, if yourcompany would like to discuss the opportunity of sponsoring part of FIFE 2005please get in touch with Jane at NCH on 020 7288 7837 or email jane.chapman@nch.org.ukSend ...
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Cinemart names project market winners
Two films have won the Arte France Cinema Awards, worthEuros 10,000, at this year's CineMart project market at the Rotterdam FilmFestival.Five Worlds is a five part film project byfilmmakers Sobhi al-Zobaidi (Palestine), U-Wei bin Hajisaari (Malaysia), KamalTabrizi (Iran), Homayoun Paiz (Afghanistan), Garin Nugroho and producer leBrocquyFraser Productions.Dry Season (Daratt), which ...
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Golden Screen Cinemas boosts Malaysian circuit
Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC)has opened Malaysia's first multiplex in the heart of downtown Kuala Lumpur:the nine-screen multiplex is located in Berjaya Times Square shopping mall. The $5.8m (RM22m) multiplexclocked up 1,000 ticket sales on its first day of business on Jan 27 whichcoincided with the opening of Elektra and local ...
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Serbia and Montenegro has new box-office champ
SrdjanDragojevic's We Are Not Angels 2 (Mi Nismo Andjeli 2) has scored thebiggest opening of all time in Serbia and Montenegro. The sequel to his1992 blockbuster achieved 88,526 admissions over the weekend, and with previewssince last Tuesday, grossed $395,120 from a total 124,417 spectators. Despitesnowstorms closing many roads in the ...
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Cecchi Gori may form new partnership with Medusa
According to local reports,Cecchi Gori could soon enter into a new partnership with Medusa, Italy'sleading film producer and distributor.The Cecchi Gori Group willhold a board meeting on February 4, Italian financial daily Il Sole 24 Orereported. Its agenda is expected to include discussing a partnership proposalwhich was put forward by ...
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Milestone gets worldwide on lost Valentino/Swanson classic
New Jersey-based Milestone Film & Video has picked upworldwide rights excluding the Benelux countries to Sam Wood's 1922 silentclassic Beyond The Rocks, which untilrecently was believed to be lost and stars Rudolph Valentino and GloriaSwanson.Milestone vice-president Dennis Doros negotiated the dealwith Jan Rofekamp of Films Transit International on behalf of ...
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Contagious teams with Yari to co-finance three films a year
Entertainmentfinancing and production company Contagious Entertainment has launched in LosAngeles with a deal to co-produce and co-finance at least three featureprojects a year in association with Bob Yari and the Yari Film Group.The commerciallyoriented titles will be budgeted from $2m-$6m and will be available for domesticand international release.Founded by LosAngeles-based ...