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Spanish directors join forces for oil spill disaster film
Following in the tradition of recent festival favorites like 11'09'01 or Ten Minutes Older, Spain is about to embark on its own collaborative feature film about the massive oil spill last year off the northwest coast of Galicia.Tentatively titled Nunca Mais (Never Again), the activist slogan which arose in response ...
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Williams named vp, media, at Warner International
Vanessa Williamshas been named vice president, media, Warner Bros Pictures International. Inher new position, Williams will report to Fiona Watts, senior vice president,marketing.Williams willdevelop and oversee the implementation of media planning for approximately 30annual theatrical releases in 65 international territories. Among heradditional duties are supervising and approving media budgets, evaluating ...
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Killing Machine named as first EFA 2003 winner
Rithy Panh's powerful Frenchdocumentary S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine was this week named asone of the first films to win a prize at the forthcoming European Film Awards.The film, about thedirector's return to one of Pol Pot's most notorious concentration camps,appears as part of IDFA's reflecting images section. It ...
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Grupo PI picks up BocaBoca's 4th Floor
Spanish sales consortium Grupo PI has picked up international rights from producer BocaBoca on Montreal best director prize-winner and local box office performer 4th Floor (Planta 4a).The transfer of BocaBoca product to Grupo PI was anticipated following BocaBoca's internal restructuring and the departure of international sales and co-productions chief Mercedes ...
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Academy Award fog finally lifts for Errol Morris
After years of beingperpetually snubbed by the Academy Awards, documentary-maker Errol Morris isfinally on the verge of securing his first ever Oscar nomination now that TheFog Of War has made the preliminaryselection cut.As in previous years, adozen documentary features have been shortlisted following a screening processinvolving documentary judging panels in ...
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NORTH AMERICA
It was a so-so weekend at the box office in North America, down 23% from last year despite the opening of 20th Century Fox's tentpole picture Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World and a powerhouse second weekend performance from New Line Cinema's Elf. Playing on 44 more ...
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Toronto's Handling steps aside from programming duties
Piers Handling, thelong-time director of the Toronto International Film Festival, is steppingaside from his main programming duties to concentrate on his other job title,that of CEO of the umbrella Toronto International Film Festival Group (TIFFG).Meanwhile, the organization is entertaining a dozen applications for the job ofco-director of the festival proper; ...
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Bac battered as French rumour mill swirls
French distributor Bac Majestic is once again the subject of bankruptcy and buyout rumours swirling around the French capital. An article in French daily Le Figaro on Tuesday claimed that the company is on its last legs following a serious drop in revenues (ScreenDaily.com Nov 18) and a delisting from ...
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Pirates still beating the system
Piracy is increasing in Asia despite the efforts of the Motion Picture Association and strategies such as day-and-date releasing according to delegates at this year's CineAsia conference in Bangkok. "Piracy has actually got worse in the past year," said MPA senior vice president, Asia Pacific, Mike Connors at a seminar ...
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Trust strikes Third Wave deals at MIFED
Trust Film Sales sold Anders Nilsson's Swedish box-office hit The Third Wave (Den Tredje Vagen) to a number of territories at last week's MIFED. Among the buyers were Summerstorm Entertainment (Hong Kong, China, Taiwan), ATLAS Film + Medien (Germany, Switzerland, Austria) and Intersonic Inc. (Hungary, the Czech and Slovak Republic). ...
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Oscar fog finally lifts for Errol Morris
After years of beingperpetually snubbed by the Academy Awards, documentary-maker Errol Morris isfinally on the verge of securing his first ever Oscar nomination now that TheFog Of War has made the preliminaryselection cut.As in previous years, adozen documentary features have been shortlisted following a screening processinvolving documentary judging panels in ...
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HUNGARY
Despite a strong start strong start, The Matrix Revolutions is fading in Hungary just as quickly as it is elsewhere. Although last week's strongest new release, Crime Spree was no competition for the final Matrix episode, it is clear that the success of the first two parts won't be repeated.It ...
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Oz producer of the year unveils The Wish
Steve Luby and Mark Ruse of Melbourne's Ruby Entertainment and UK producer Deb Balderstone from Haystack have started casting and financing the romantic comedy The Wish.News of the project came as the Screen Producers Association of Australia, at their annual conference, today declared Luby, along with Mick Molloy, as independent ...
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Rising star quits after pay dispute
Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai has walked out of Capitol Films' Indian epic The Rising after a dispute with producer Bobby Bedi over pay.The former Miss World, who recently wrapped Pathe's Bride And Prejudice, reportedly exited after Bedi rejected a revised set of terms from her US agent. She will apparently ...
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McGuckian presses ahead with tabloid tale
Irish writer-director Mary McGuckian, currently in post on historical drama The Bridge Of San Luis Rey, will next direct Rag Tale, an $8.5m black comedy about Britain's tabloid newspaper culture.Following a week in the life of a tabloid newspaper as the editor tries to save his job, the film will ...
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HBO's Sellers strikes key Euro deals
HBO Films London has sold all rights on The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers to Ocean Films in France and Lucky Red in Italy, adding to a raft of sales announced at Mifed earlier this week.Scanbox has picked up all rights in Scandinavia, Cineart and A-Film in the Benelux ...
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Italian distributor swoops for Yeoh's Silver Hawk
Fulvio Lucisano's Italian International Film (IIF) has snapped up Italian distribution rights to Michelle Yeoh's upcoming martial arts vehicle, Silver Hawk.Sold by Hong Kong's Han Entertainment through Arclight Films, the $15m action movie tells the story of an elegant lady who becomes a skilful fighter when disguised as Silver Hawk. ...
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Dans, Grozny, Dans and Bus 174 win at cph:dox
Copenhagen's first international documentary film festival cph:dox, which wrapped this weekend, saw its major awards go to Jos de Putter's Dutch film Dans, Grozny, Dans and Jose Padilha's Brazilian Bus 174. 'Dans, Grozny, Dans is a deeply humanistic tale of a dance group and their dedicated teacher in a tale ...
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In America audience favourite at AFI FEST in LA
Los Angeles AFI FEST endedon Sunday night with Jim Sheridan's In America the winner of the audience award for best featurefilm.Amanda Micheli's DoubleDare (US) was the audience winnerfor best documentary, while Sikander Goldau's Fragile (Germany) won best short film.Among the celebrities whoattended the festival were Robert Redford, Quentin Tarantino, Denys ...
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Focus Features appoints Karpen its new COO
Andrew Karpen has joinedFocus Features as chief operating officer. Reporting to co-presidents DavidLinde and James Schamus, Karpen will be responsible for the company's worldwidefinance, daily operations and strategic planning.Based in Manhattan, Karpenwill join the company's executive committee, which he will co-chair with Focusexecutive vice president, business affairs, Avy Eschenasy. In ...