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...and Nemo soars past $100m
A massive UK opening for FindingNemo propelled the animated hit past$100m at the international box office at the weekend.The film - which proved itsdomestic chops over a record-breaking summer run - took $12.2m from 453 screensin the UK for the 10th biggest industry opening of all time.Overall Finding Nemo grossed ...
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IDA names 13 documentaries shortlisted for Dec 12 awards
Andrew Jarecki's controversialCapturing The Friedmans, LaurenLazin's rap icon profile Tupac: Resurrection and Sam Green and Bill Siegel's account of 1960sradicals in The Weather Undergroundare among 13 feature nominees for the International Documentary Association's(IDA) 19th Annual Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards.Overall 28 titles willcontest for honours in the four categories of feature, ...
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Sundance Documentary Fund names 14 films to receive grants
Stories of post-TalibanAfghanistan, Mexican immigrants and a Shakespearean prison troupe are among 14recipients of the latest round of bi-annual grants from the SundanceDocumentary Fund (SDF)."The recipients of thisfall's grant cycle show an uncanny ability to get to the heart of crucialissues and events, which are not being covered by the ...
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MIP TV lines up BBC chief, China focus for 2004
Greg Dyke, director general of the BBC will be the keynote speaker at next year's MIP TV market 2004, which will be held from March 29 to April 2.The event will also host the first ever China day on March 31 with two discussions about how to partner with Chinese ...
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Sundance Channel acquires US TV rights to War doc
Sundance Channel hasacquired the US television rights to Brian Knappenberger's documentary LifeAfter War.The deal was negotiated byChristian Vesper on behalf of Sundance Channel and Marc Halperin of Magic LampReleasing on behalf of the film.The film focuses on SarahChayes, a former National Public Radio war correspondent, and her involvementin Afghans for ...
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Ahrne takes key post at Swedish Film Institute
Marianne Ahrne has been appointed as the new film commissioner at the Swedish Film Institute, in charge of supporting feature films for the state's film funding body. The 63 year-old veteran of the Swedish film industry has worked as both director, writer and editor since the 1970s after graduating from ...
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New Jersey film outfit CSC/Cargo names Baldwin production chief
William Baldwin has beennamed president of production at the New Jersey-based production companyCSC/Cargo Films, one of the key players in the state's high-profile drive toprevent runaway productions by offering incentives to film-makers.Since 2001 Baldwin has beena prominent supporter of the Garden State's campaign, which took a significantstep forward last month ...
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...as Kill Bill smashes house record in London...
Kill Bill, Volume 1 launched on a single print platform at UCI's Empire Leicester Square at the weekend for a staggering $218,402 (£131,041) three-day weekend.The three-day result was the largest ever recorded for any film on the main screen at the flagship UK cinema, and confirms director Quentin Tarantino's popularity ...
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Blood drinking countess pic takes shape in Hungary
Four films about a famous Hungarian blood drinking countess are thought to be in development worldwide - but one is taking shape in Hungary itself. Atlantic Film is currently developing The Loves Of Elisabeth Bathory about the life of the 16th century Hungarian 'Blood Countess' who was rumoured to drink ...
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Pullman boards Vinterberg's Dear Wendy
Bill Pullman has joined the cast of Thomas Vinterberg's Dear Wendy, which is based on a script by Lars Von Trier.The thriller, which started shooting on Sept 26 in Copenhagen, stars Jamie Bell, Chris Owen, Mark Webber and Michael Angarano, Danso Gordon and Alison Pill.The film is being shot on ...
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Hamptons festival boasts five foreign Oscar submissions
Five films submitted for thebest foreign language film Academy Award will screen at the 2003 HamptonsInternational Film Festival which takes place Oct 22 to 26.Making their US premieresare Bent Hamer's Kitchen Storiesfrom Norway and Mikael Hafstrom's Evil from Sweden, while making their east coast premieres are Siddiq Barmak'sOsama from Afghanistan, ...
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BVI enjoys bumper UK weekend...
BVI enjoyed a stellar weekend in the UK this week with seven films in the top 15, Kill Bill, Volume 1 setting records at the UCI Empire Leicester Square (see separate story) and animated hit Finding Nemo crushing all competition to lead the box office with a $12.3m (£7.4m) opening.Nemo ...
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Pita steps down from Media Business School
Juan Pita has announced he will step down from his position as director of the pan-European training initiative Media Business School (MBS) at the end of the month.Pita leaves to set up his own production company, the Madrid-based Decontrabando. Although his official end date is October 31, he will continue ...
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Veteran film buyer Groves joins IMAX distribution team
As IMAX Corporation steps upits positioning as a distributor of Hollywood event films the company hasappointed veteran buyer Phil Groves to the new post of vice president ofdistribution and development.Groves will serve as chiefliaison with the studios' distribution executives and will devise easier waysof distributing original and IMAX DMR films ...
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Celluloid takes on sales for European trio
Paris based sales house Celluloid Dreams has picked up three new films, including Belgian Oscar entry Sea Of Silence. Silence is directed by Stijn Coninx and will have its market premiere at November's Mifed film market in Milan.The Warner Bros. release goes out on October 30 in Benelux and tells ...
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Rio gets serious, launches film commission, new studio
Rio de Janiero has launcheda film commission as part of a nationwide move to introduce film commissions in key cities of Brazil. Atpresent, only Manaus, the gateway to the Amazon jungle, has boasted a filmcommission. In addition, Rio plansto build a studio facility, dubbed the City of Cinema by early ...
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Coppola's Translation to open Vienna
A gala screening of Sofia Coppola's Lost In Translation with the director in attendance will open this year's Vienna International Film Festival (Viennale) on October 17. The main programme of 100 new feature films and documentaries will be rounded off on October 29 by Julie Bertucelli's Depuis Qu'Otar Est Parti ...
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October turns to seasoned players for debut slate
Billy Elliot producer Jon Finn is to executive produce Johnny Mullagh, the true nineteenth century story of a group of young Aborigines transported overseas to play England's cricket elite.The project, written by Mark Brickman, is part of the debut feature slate of October Films, the documentary production outfit known for ...
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O'Neil joins Warner Independent in marketing department
Erin O'Neil has joinedWarner Independent Pictures as vice president of creative advertising and willstart at the company on Oct 20.Reporting directly toexecutive vice president, marketing and publicity, Laura Kim, O'Neil willassist Kim in developing and implementing marketing and creative advertisingstrategies for WIP's films.She arrives at Warner fromUnited Artists where she ...
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GERMANY, AUSTRIA, SWITZ Prod Lists - Oct 14
AUSTRIA - Oct 14IN PRODUCTIONDER TRAUM VOM SCHWEBEN(Bonus Film) Co-prod: Troika Entertainment (Ger), BBR Productions (Can). Backer: BKA, Cine Tirol, Filmstiftung NRW, ARTE. Documentary. The only male synchronised swimming trio in Europe has found the sport of its life. Prods: Robert Winkler, Christian Vizi, Susanne Girard. Dir/scr: Barbara Graftner. DoP: ...