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Noi Albinoi sweeps Iceland's EDDA awards
Dagur Kari's Noi Albinoi continued its winning streak scooping most of the major awards at the annual EDDAs - the Icelandic Film & TV-Awards.The ceremony, which is considered one of the most important events of the social calendar in Iceland, was broadcast on RUV, the national Icelandic station, and achieved ...
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French teacher sues documentary makers
In an extraordinary about-face retired French schoolteacher Georges Lopez has begun legal proceedings against the makers of the documentary film Etre Et Avoir, which he dominated with his strict-but-fair handling of a junior school class in the Auvergne.In the Paris high courts, Lopez is suing director Nicolas Philibert, the film's ...
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ITALY
Bernardo Bertolucci's sizzling 1968-set drama, The Dreamers, opened at number two at the Italian box office, earning an impressive $1,560,404 from 307 screens for a strong screen average of $5,041.Distributed by local Fininvest-owned powerhouse Medusa, The Dreamers stars Eva Green and Louis Garrel as twin brother and sister who strike ...
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JAPAN
Yin-Yang Master II opened at number two, ahead of all the foreign competition, including Johnny English, Matchstick Men and Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever. The sequel to the 2001 hit about a magician battling goblins and other supernatural foes in ancient Kyoto did not match the original in either screen average ...
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NETHERLANDS
The Netherlands saw a dramatically different reception for two local releases last weekend. A-Film Distribution scored a hit with second placed Phileine Says Sorry which grossed $547,334 (Euros 463,592), including previews of $120,472 (Euros 102,040), over the four-day weekend.The romantic comedy, based on the best-selling Dutch novel by Ronald Giphart, ...
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NORWAY
As expected the release of Mother's Elling, the prequel to 2001's box-office sensation and Oscar nominated comedy-drama, thundered into number one with more than four times the take of number two The Woman Of My Life. Both Alexander Eik's romantic comedy and S.W.A.T. dropped considerably - 40% and 50% from ...
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UK/IRELAND
Redbus Film Distribution scored its biggest opening since April 2002's Bend It Like Beckham last weekend when it launched Eli Roth's Cabin Fever.The horror title grossed a massive $1.8m (£1.1m), including previews of $196,137 (£117,682), over its launch weekend. Playing at 277 sites Cabin Fever played to a very strong ...
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Universal takes additional $4.6m with Wedding
Universal's AmericanPie: The Wedding stayed on course topass $100m at the international box office after an estimated $4.6m weekendhaul from 1,500 venues in 29 territories raised its total to $91.5m.With 19 more markets to openthrough UIP, including France next weekend, passing the milestone is merely aquestion of time.American Pie: The ...
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Spanish Film Academy chiefs quit
The president and two vice presidents of the Spanish Film Academy have stepped down in a surprise move just four months after their reelection to a second three-year term.They were replaced by unanimous vote at an extraordinary board meeting last week by the actress Mercedes Sampietro, who will take over ...
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Tavernier adopts Cambodian project
Following 2002's World War II drama Laissez-Passer, veteran French director Bertrand Tavernier is turning his sights on Cambodia. Holly Lola starts shooting this week and is about a couple seeking to adopt a child in the former French territory. The film stars Jacques Gamblin who also appeared in Laissez-Passer. He ...
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Wellspring to sell Name Of Allah doc
US distributor Wellspringhas signed on as worldwide sales agent for the non-English-speaking world for Inthe Name Of Allah, a documentaryabout Islam and homosexuality by first-time film-maker Parvez Sharma.The film, which is currentlyin production with shooting scheduled to finish at the end of the year anddelivery set for Sept 2004, is ...
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Milestone takes domestic on Poland's The Big Animal
US independent distributorMilestone Films has acquired all North American rights to Polish film TheBig Animal (Duze Zwierze) directed by Jerzy Stuhr. The film was based on ascreenplay by the late Krzysztof Kieslowski and shot in black-and-white byPoland's Pawel Edelman (The Pianist).Stuhr, aprotégé of Kieslowski, also stars in the film as ...
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Bad Boys lord over international box office
A string of number oneopenings including a mighty $5.9m estimated bow in Germany secured Bad Boys2 as the number internationalperformer of the weekend, according to Columbia TriStar Film DistributorsInternational (CTFDI).The action sequel grossed$15.3m from 3,625 screens in 59 territories to raise its running total to$63.3m. The film looks good to ...
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Becker looks to profit from Three Dollars
Reiko Bradley has signed on for all sales rights outside of Italy and Australasia to director Robert Connolly's Three Dollars - her first wholly Australian film since relocating there to head the joint venture company Becker Films International. Connolly's second film, produced by business partner John Maynard, stars David Wenham, ...
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UK boost for children's development
Family audiences, seen as being under-served by UK films, are being targeted in a new funding initiative launched by National Lottery administrator UK Film Council, the BBC and the Children's Film & Television Foundation.Aimed at children and families, the £900,000 fund offers £300,000 per year over the next 3 years ...
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MIPCOM bounces towards lively conclusion
The MIPCOM internationaltelevision programmes market in Cannes has been a relatively lively affair. It saw theunveiling of few mega-deals, but it was distinctly more buoyant than recentevents. Corridor traffic was widely felt to have been busier andboth buyers and sellers reported that the time for transactions had replacedinterminable talks. "This ...
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BVITV to handle Miramax rights in Spain
Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) has signed adeal to represent the TV rights in Spain to MiramaxFilms' feature slate. Theexclusive multi-year deal, signed on Friday (Oct 10), replaces an earlier dealthat saw local all-rights distributor Lauren Films handle Miramax's titles inall sectors of the Spanish market. But Miramax's relationship with ...
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Cork kicks off with Irish features, Hurt tribute
British actor and long time Irish resident John Hurt will be the recipient of Cork Film Festival's inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award. The festival will host a public interview with the actor and screen a retrospective selection of Hurt's film and television work, including Ridley Scott's recut Alien.Now in its 48th ...
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Valenti bangs anti-piracy drum in Ireland
Jack Valenti, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), spoke to over 150 Irish business leaders on Monday (Oct 13) at an Institute of Directors (IOD) lunch in Dublin. In Ireland as a guest of Screen Producers Ireland (SPI), Valenti emphasised the need for legislation, education, ...