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SPAIN 7 July
The latest figures from industry data tracker Nielsen EDIshow that contrary to early figures from UIP Shrek 2 has actually recorded the highest ever three-day opening inSpain.The animated sequel claimed Euros 6.1m, finishing ahead oflast year's The Lord Of The Rings: TheReturn Of The King which set the previous three-day ...
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NORTH AMERICA 7 July
Warner Independent Pictures kicked off business over theweekend with the opening of its first picture Before Sunset, a Castle Rock production starring Ethan Hawke andJulie Delpy reprising their roles from the 1995 two-hander Before Sunrise.Both films were directed by Richard Linklater. The movieopened well for the new studio division run ...
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Hamburg gives into protests against funding cuts
Themonth-long wave of protests against the proposals by Hamburg's Culture SenatorKarin von Welck to cut funding for FilmFoerderung Hamburg (FFHH) by 50% has hadthe desired effect.Accordingto German press reports on Wednesday afternoon (July 7), the Senate forEconomics & Labour is to provide at least Euros 2m from its economicfunding budget ...
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Filmstiftung NRW bankrolls Euro co-productions
New feature projects byRaoul Ruiz, Michael Caton-Jones and Cedric Kahn are among several Europeanco-productions receiving production support from Filmstiftung NRW in its latestround of funding.A total of Euros 7.1m wasallocated to 36 projects. The largest amount - Euro 1m - was given to CedricKahn's Franco-German co-production L'Avion about a magical ...
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Motorcycle Diaries keeps on cranking in Italy
Amidall the fervour over Michael Moore's documentary sensation Fahrenheit 9/11, there has been another modestly budgetedindependent film quietly showing box office promise in the face of stiffcompetition from the onslaught of big budget Hollywood blockbusters. Only thisparticular sleeper happens to have been made in the Spanish language.WalterSalles' The Motorcycle Diaries,which ...
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Obituary: Fred Turner
FredTurner, former head of Rank Film Distributors (RFD), has died aged 71.Turnerjoined Rank as a tea boy in 1946. He first worked for Eagle Lion, then Rank'soverseas distribution arm, before working his way up through the company tobecome financial controller and, in 1981, managing director.Heremained at Rank until 1997, when ...
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DVD market to peak in 2007-08
Home entertainment softwarerevenues will peak at $60bn in 2008 before sliding slightly to $57bn in 2010 asthe DVD sector replaces VHS then settles into a pattern associated with amature industry, according to forecasts released yesterday by Informa Media. The figures compare with a total home entertainment market worth $52bn in ...
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Harry Potter flies high in Japan with $11.5m in second weekend
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban grossed an estimated $26.2m from morethan 8,460 screens in 50 countries at the weekend, raising its internationalrunning total to $369.4m.In its second weekend in Japan the family picture took a superb$11.5m and remained top with a $38.2m cumulative score.Azkabanraised its UK total by ...
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...while industry opening records broken in 12 international territories
Sony's Spider-Man 2 launched its international run with a powerful $43m haul from morethan 28 territories at the weekend, fuelled by a spectacular Asian blitz thatdefied a typhoon and beat all-time records in seven out of eight markets.All in all the sequel brokeopening records in 12 markets and set the ...
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North American box office basks in Spider-man 2's holiday glory...
Sony executives have estimatedfour and six-day opening records for Spider-Man 2 in a triumphant Independence Day holiday weekend, tempered only by thefact that the original picture's legendary three-day mark remained unbeaten.Sam Raimi's sequel opened topin the US charts and grossed $180m from Wednesday to Monday and $115.8m fromFriday to Monday, ...
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Dawn Of The Dead crosses $95m worldwide for Strike, Universal
Universal/Strike's Dawn Of The Dead crossed $95m at the worldwide box officethis week after adding $400,000 in 13 markets through UIP at the weekend.The horror remake has amassed a$20m international running total through UIP, rising to $37m through alldistributors.Van Helsing is still active in 20 countries and has grossed$145m to ...
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Buddy, Beautiful Country lead Amanda nods
Two local films have dominated the nominations for the 20thNorwegian film and TV awards, the Amandas, which will be handed out during theHaugesund Film Festival on Aug 27.Hans Petter Moland's international refugee drama BeautifulCountry and Morten Tyldum's romantic comedy Buddy receivednominations for best film and best script, and Buddy's Anders ...
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Eurimages bankrolls Kahn, Chereau features
New feature projects by Cedric Kahn, Jan Svankmajer andPatrice Chereau are among 12 European co-productions which have been awarded atotal Euros 4.64m by the pan-European co-production fund Eurimages.The largest single amount - Euro 600,000 - was given to byCedric Kahn's L'Avion, which explores a child's universe and starsIsabelle Carre, Vincent ...
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Czechs launch new documentary market
The Czech International Documentary Film Festival inJihlava is to launch the first ever market for Eastern and Central Europeandocumentaries, it was announced during this week's Karlovy Vary Film Festival.Called East Silver, the launch comes as documentaries arereaching new heights of popularity, particularly in the theatrical market.Acollaboration with the Institute for ...
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Spider-Man 2 spins multiple box office records
Sony's Spider-Man 2 leapt into action over the Independence Day holiday weekend,easily ranking top as it spun an estimated $115.8m record gross for Friday toMonday and an all-time high of $180.1m in its first six days.Both marks stem from the sequel's $40.5m record opening day lastWednesday (Jun 30) and studio ...
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Spider-Man 2 spins multiple box office records
Sony's Spider-Man 2 leapt into action over the Independence Day holiday weekend,easily ranking top as it spun an estimated $115.8m record gross for Friday toMonday and an all-time high of $180.1m in its first six days.Both marks stem from the sequel's $40.5m record opening day lastWednesday (Jun 30) and studio ...
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JAPAN Production Listings - July 6 2004
JAPAN - July 7PRE-PRODUCTIONGODZILLA FINAL WARS(Toho Studio) Backers: Toho. Dist (Jap): Toho. The final installment of thefamous Japanese monster Godzilla series. Set in the near future, this time themutant monsters simultaneously attack New York, Paris, Tokyo and Shanghai.Prod: Shogo Tomiyama. Dir: Ryuhei Kitamura. DoP: Takumi Furuya. Main cast:Masahiro Matsuoka, Rei ...
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Kenworthy named new BAFTA chairman
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts hasannounced that Duncan Kenworthy OBE has become its new chairman, succeedingoutgoing chair Michael Attwell after his two year tenure. Attwell will continue to serve the Academyas deputy chair for a further year.Meanwhile, the elections to decide the British Academy'sCouncil of Management 2004/2005 ...
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First Run checks out Torremolinos 73 for US
Spain's Sogepac has sold all US and Canadian rights onits quirky comedy Torremolinos 73 toFirst Run Features.The movie, which swept the boards at the Malaga FilmFestival last year and went on to take Euros 1.8m locally, has been dubbed the"Spanish Boogie Nights".The deal with First Run follows a slew of ...
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High costs hit Irish production business
The state of the Irish film industry came under thespotlight in the Irish Dail (parliament) last week, where it was claimed thatnot one feature film has started production in the country in the past sixmonths."It is not correct to say the Irish film industry isbeing shunned. Ireland is an extremely ...