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Wolfe snaps up Goldfish Memory
Leading US gayand lesbian film and video distributor Wolfe Video has acquired all NorthAmerican rights to Liz Gill's Irish romantic comedy Goldfish Memory.The film will beWolfe Video's second theatrical release of the year after MarcoFiliberti's Italian drama Adored: Diary Of A Male Porn Star (formerly A Little More Than A ...
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Vivendi reduces stake in UGC
As expected, Vivendi Universal has reduced its stake inFrench major UGC.Following an agreement signed on December 31, 2003, Vivendiwill reduce its holdings in UGC from 58% to 40% resulting in a 56.2% ownershipfor UGC president Guy Verrechia and his family.According to a statement released by Vivendi on Tuesday (Jan13) evening, ...
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SWEDEN
The Return Of The King stayed on top, but the fight for the second spot this weekend at the Swedish box-office was fierce with Hollywood's action flick S.W.A.T. opening alongside Peter Lindmark's Swedish actioner Ranarna (The Robbers).However, it was clear that local audiences preferred home made thrills as the latter ...
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Warner emerges as German 2003 distributor champ
Warner Bros. reigned supreme at the German box office in 2003 with a 20.4% market share, according to figures from EDI Nielsen.Warner also had the year's top film, The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, which was seen by 6.6m cinemagoers and took Euros 45.1m by Dec ...
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Nichols & Brokaw win Visionary Award from PGA for Angels
Mike Nichols and Cary Brokaw will receive the 2004 Visionary Awardfor the acclaimed HBO mini-series Angels In America at the 15th annual Producers Guild OfAmerica (PGA) Awards on Jan 17 in Los Angeles.The Visionary Award honors producers of either television or filmwhose work demonstrates a "unique or uplifting quality". Last ...
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Brownlow to receive special honour from ASC
Film historian and conservationist Kevin Brownlow will receive aspecial award in honour of his work at the 18th Annual American Society ofCinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards on Feb 8 in Los Angeles.Brownlow is being honoured in recognition of his "unique andsuccessful efforts to preserve irreplaceable silent movies and document thehistory ...
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UGC offloads main Belfast multiplex
UGC Cinemas UK has sold its ten-screen Belfast site for a reported £5.5m to Michael McAdam's Movie House Cinemas. Movie House already operate three sites in Northern Ireland - in Belfast (Yorkgate), Glengormley and Maghera.The cinema will be rebranded Movie House, Dublin Road and an improvement scheme is being implemented. ...
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MGM targets Dutch and Belgian markets
Hollywood studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer is to open offices in both Holland and Belgium in 2004.The launch of the two new operations on June 1 will be led by the MGM's Home Entertainment division and is in line with the company's strategy to exploit its library of films in the ...
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Berlinale names Shooting Stars participants
Iceland's Tomas Lemarquis (Noi Albinoi), Maria Simon (Good Bye, Lenin!) , Spain's Elena Ananya (Van Helsing) and the UK's Eva Birthistle (Bloody Sunday) are among 21 young European actors and actresses who will participate in this year's Shooting Stars initiative during the forthcoming Berlinale.They were nominated by the members of ...
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World premiere of If Only to open Sarasota Film Festival
Nine world premieres and eight US premieres are among a line-up of80 films at the sixth annual Sarasota Film Festival, which runs in Florida fromJan 23-Feb 1 and opens with the world premiere of Gil Junger's romantic comedy IfOnly, starring JenniferLove Hewitt and Paul Nicholls.Programmes include IndependentSpirit, Industry Spotlight, Women's ...
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UK production spend hits record level
Film production spend hit record levels in the UK last year, rising 113% on 2002 totals, according to new figures published by the UK Film Council.Production spend on films starting principal photography during 2003 stood at £1.17bn by year end - more than double the £550.45m spent in 2002.The Film ...
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Something's Gotta Give opens second in Australia on $1.9m
The romanticcomedy Something's Gotta Give opened in Australia in second place at the weekend on anestimated $1.9m from 235 screens through Warner Bros Pictures International(WBPI).By way ofcomparison, box office tracked 34% ahead of Cold Mountain, 25% ahead of As Good As It Gets, 25% ahead of First Wives Club and ...
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ITALY Production Listings - January 12 2004
Italy - January 12 2004PRE-PRODUCTIONADIUS, LA FESTA E' FINITA(Verdecchi Film) Backing: Fondo di Garanzia) Word gets out in high-flying Roman society that a well-known Italian singer-songwriter is to make his comeback - despite the fact that his death was officially announced in 1980. Prod: Alessandro Verdecchi. Dir: Ezio Alovisi. Scr: ...
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Love Actually passes $200m at global box office
Universal'sromantic comedy Love Actually took $4.7m from 1,819 sites in 25 countries at the weekend,raising the cumulative score in the territories where it is distributed by UIPto $139.2m.Including France ($6m), Russia ($2m) and the US ($58m), it hasgrossed $205m worldwide and has eight countries to open including Japan on Feb7.Weekend ...
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Love Actually passes $200m worldwide
Universal's romantic comedy Love Actually took $4.7m from 1,819 sites in 25 countries at theweekend, raising the cumulative score in the territories where it isdistributed by UIP to $139.2m.Including France ($6m), Russia ($2m) and the US ($58m), ithas grossed $205m worldwide and has eight countries to open including Japan onFeb ...
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Lost In Translation riding high in Europe after trio of spectacular bows
FocusFeatures' Lost In Translation scored a trio of sensational European openings at theweekend that far exceeded expectations and sets it up for large expansions thisupcoming weekend.Sofia Coppola'sacclaimed account of a brief-ish encounter in Tokyo opened through MomentumPictures in the UK and Ireland on 96 prints and grossed $1.47m, reportedly thebiggest ...
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Lane, Theron to receive special awards at Santa Barbara
Golden Globe nominees DianeLane and Charlize Theron will collect special honours at the 19thSanta Barbara International Film Festival, which runs from Jan 30-Feb 8.Lane will be in town for thecareer tribute Salute to Dane Lane and is nominated for a lead actress in amusical or comedy Golden Globe for Under ...
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Minghella, Murch named as Berlinale Talent Campus guests
Writer-producer-director Eleanor Bergstein, sound designer/film editor Walter Murch and director-producer-screenwriter Anthony Minghella, whose latest film Cold Mountain will open this year's Berlinale, have been announced as the celebrity hosts for the second edition of the Berlinale Talent Campus (7-12 February).Bergstein was responsible for the production and screenplay of the box ...
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Lost In Translation scores trio of spectacular Euro bows
Focus Features' Lost In Translation scored a trio of sensational European openings atthe weekend that far exceeded expectations and sets it up for large expansionsthis upcoming weekend.Sofia Coppola's acclaimed account of a brief-ishencounter in Tokyo opened through Momentum Pictures in the UK and Ireland on 96prints and grossed $1.47m, reportedly ...