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Nordisk goes digital
When Ole Olsen opened Biografteatret in Copenhagen in 1905,he laid the foundation for the oldest film company in the world, Nordisk Film,which now, 100 years later, is moving into the digital age.As the first in the country, the Nordic distribution andexhibition major will be equipping its three main sites with ...
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Italian producers engage with market forces
Italy's production sector is facing one of its worst everproduction crises:State funding for local films has halted for over six monthsand the government is now threatening to cut over 20% out of its entertainmentfund, leaving the cinema industry with a paltry $19m per year.A number of local, auteur-driven productions which ...
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Hot Canadian actor Noble dies at 25 in poisoning accident
The promising young Canadianactor Andre Noble, who starred in John Palmer's gay and lesbian festival hit Sugar, died on Jul 30 from inadvertent poisoning. He was25.Born in the Canadian fishingvillage of Centreville, Newfoundland, in 1979, Noble studied at the Sir WilfredGrenfell School of Fine Arts in Newfoundland before moving to ...
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Katz promoted to vice president, acquisitions, at THINKFilm
Daniel Katz has beenpromoted to vice president of acquisitions at THINKFilm. He will remain in thecompany's New York offices and report directly to head of theatricaldistribution Mark Urman and senior vice president of acquisitions and businessaffairs Randy Manis.Katz began his distributioncareer in 1999 when he moved to New York, eventually ...
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Seven Arts aims for London stock market listing
PeterHoffman's Seven Arts Filmed Entertainment is to secure a listing on London'sAIM stock market for smaller stocks through a reverse takeover of costumejewellery business Cabouchon.Cabouchonwill purchase Seven Arts for £4.8m in new shares, changing its name to SevenArts Pictures and selling its current business and assets to Julie Ann Wing,its ...
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Goldwyn joins ensemble of IFC Films' American Gun
Tony Goldwyn has joined thecast of Aric Avelino's ensemble drama American Gun, which began filming in Los Angeles last month andwill be released domestically through IFC Films.Goldwyn recently appeared inThe Last Samurai and will next beseen in the drama Ghosts Never Sleep with Faye Dunaway, and John Turturro's musical Romance ...
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New Swiss arthouse distributor launches
A new player has appeared on the Swiss distribution scene with thelaunch of Lucerne-based Cinepix Distribution in collaboration with the KiwiGroup arthouse cinema chain.Speaking to Screendaily.com in Locarno this week,Cinepix's managing director Patrick Riesen said that he plans to release 3-5films per year with a particular - although not exclusive ...
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Tiffany Bair joins Samuel Goldwyn & Roadside Attractions
Tiffany Bair has joinedSamuel Goldwyn Films and Roadside Attractions as director of publicity.In the new position, Bairwill develop stories and oversee publicity efforts on the West Coast, workingalongside vice president of publicity and marketing RJ Millard.Bair began her career atFirst Look Pictures as a theatrical and home entertainment publicist working ...
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Venice pre-screenings cancelled
AIP (Audiovisual Industry Promotion) has cancelled theVenice pre-Screenings it was due to host on the Lido from August 30 toSeptember 1.Giovanni Galoppi, president of AIP, the new organisationformed by Cinecitta and Fiera di Milano, MIFED's parent company, had originallyannounced that around 30-40 international buyers would be invited to thescreenings of ...
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SPC closes multi-territory deal on Heroes
Sony PicturesClassics has acquired North American, UK, Italian and German rights to DanHarris' coming-of-age story Imaginary Heroes, which makes its world premiere atToronto next month.Harris'directorial debut stars Sigourney Weaver, Jeff Daniels, Emile Hirsch andMichelle Williams in a tale about a dysfunctional American family on a shakycourse of self-discovery.Illana Diamantand Art ...
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SPAA plans private development fund
Australia is to utilise its existing framework for pooleddevelopment funds (PDFs) to get more development money into the film industryand help provide producers with earnings between projects.The scheme is being put together by the Screen ProducersAssociation of Australia and Content Capital, one of two companies given theright to raise private ...
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Multicultural films go Dutch
An English-language feature adaptation of Kurban Said'sbestseller Ali And Nino is beingprepared by Dutch producer Egmond Film and Television. London-based productionoutfit Silkway Entertainment and French Claudie Ossard (Amelie) areco-producers.The Euros 10m project, to be directed by Dutch directorPieter Verhoeff will be shot with an international cast in spring 2005 inAzerbaijan, ...
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Splendid Film ordered to pay $2.1m to Gold Circle
The future liquidity ofSplendid Film is in jeopardy following a decision ordering it to pay $2.1m toLos Angeles-based Gold Circle Films.This turn of events cameafter the 100% subsidiary of Cologne-based Splendid Medien was ordered to paythe amount by an arbitration board of the Independent Film & Televisionalliance as an additional ...
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Discoveries finds Duck Season
Discoveries - the annualfilm programme established by BBC Four, Optimum Releasing and the EdinburghInternational Film Festival to showcase up-and-coming international filmmakersand actors for UK audiences - has acquired Mexican coming-of-age comedy Duck Season.Directed by first timewriter-director Fernando Eimbcke, the former Critics' Week title will premiereat the Edinburgh festival this month.Duck ...
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Korean majors finalise separation
After a well-publicised and contentious struggle, SouthKorean major Cinema Service has reached an agreement to secure its formalseparation from the rival CJ Group.Nevertheless, it paid a much higher price than originallyhoped for, as CJ is poised to take over 70% of Cinema Service's exhibition armPrimus.Although Cinema Service will be guaranteed ...
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Montreal unveils competition line-up
The Montreal WorldFilm Festival has unveiled its 2004 competition line-up, including the worldpremieres of Paul McGuigan's MGM/Lakeshore Entertainment-backed Wicker Park and new films from Chile'sRaoul Ruiz, Greece's Nikos Panayotopoulos and Australia's Craig Monahan.The 28thMWFF, which runs August 26 to September 6, also features several worldpremieres out of competition such as ...
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Catwoman takes $2.3m over weekend in nine territories
Catwoman grossed an estimated $2.3m on 728 screens in nineterritories at the weekend, driven by a $1.3m debut in its first majorinternational market of Spain.The action picture, which isreleased through Warner Bros Pictures International, ranked second in Spainbehind Fox International's sci-fi thriller I, Robot.Harry Potter The AndPrisoner Of Azkaban is ...
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McDull embarks on martial arts extravaganza
McDull,the clumsy but lovable piglet first seen in hit Hong Kong animated feature, My Life As McDull, is to take up kungfu.Pre-productionhas already begun on martial arts extravaganza, McDull - Wudang, the third animated feature showcasing the pink-snoutedhero.Thenew project sees McDull travelling to China with his mother, Mrs McBing, awould-be ...
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Soccer trilogy bends it like Beckham
Echoing the off-pitch sagaof real-life England captain David Beckham, the second instalment of footballtrilogy Goal! will tell the story ofa star player's fall from grace against the backdrop of Spain's Real Madridclub.While the first film willdetail the footballer's rags-to-riches rise at English club Newcastle United,producer and co-writer Mike Jefferies said ...
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Biondo joins Infinity from First Look Media
John Biondo has joined LosAngeles-based production and financing company Infinity Media as vice presidentof business and legal affairs.Biondo will beresponsible for structuring and negotiating production and distribution dealswith domestic and international parties for all company productions and willservice all productions by German production fund Cinerenta, to which Infinityis allied.His other ...