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Hayek, Sundance among PGA diversity honorees
Salma Hayek, writer-director John Singleton, Hawaiian film-makerChristine Walker and the Sundance Institute's Native American InitiativesProgramme are to be honoured for their diverse producing work by the ProducersGuild of America (PGA).The 2nd Annual Celebration of Diversity is due to take place inLos Angeles on Oct 1 and recognises producers whose work, ...
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ARGENTINA
Two local films reign among the top five in Argentina. Romantic road comedy Cleopatra slipped off its perch to third place by the entry of Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life. Nonetheless, Cleopatra attracted just 2,464 admissions less on 58 screens compared to the adventure sequel which opened ...
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Hamburg to give Huppert top award
French actress Isabelle Huppert is to become the latest recipient of the Douglas Sirk Prize during this year's Filmfest Hamburg (Sept 19-26).The Prize, which goes to a personality who has made a special contribution to film culture through their work, will be presented to Huppert by Hamburg's Culture Senator Dana ...
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Block's Decibel takes a shine to Danish Midsummer
US remake rights to Danish newcomer Carsten Myllerup's thriller Midsummer have been picked by Bill Block's DecibelEntertainment, which plans to move its story from the Swedish woods to warmerclimates on Hawaii. "At this point we don't know who will star in or direct the film,"Danish producer Rasmus Thorsen of Cosmo ...
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Slamdance winner Living bought for US by Cowboy
New York-based distributor Cowboy Pictures has acquired ElliotGreenebaum's comedy Assisted Living, this year's grand jury prizewinner at the Slamdance FilmFestival that also won the jury prize and audience award for best film at the2003 GenArt Film Festival.Greenebaum's debut featuretells the story of stoner who strikes up an unlikely friendship with ...
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Celador puts faith in porn and poker
Celador Films, the film arm of the UK TV outfit behind Who Wants To Be A Millionaire', has added two non-fiction books to its bustling development slate - porn trade story Once More With Feeling and professional poker player book Big Deal.Once More With Feeling is Victoria Coren and Charlie ...
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In The Forest heads for the trees
In surprise turn of events, Venice artistic director Moritz de Hadlen has withdrawn Indian film In The Forest...Again (Abar Arannye) from the Upstream competition two days before the end of the festival - because the title has just screened at the rival Montreal Film Festival.According to Venice's regulations, any film ...
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India's In The Forest heads for the trees
In surprise turn of events, Venice artistic director Moritz de Hadlen has withdrawn Indian film In The Forest...Again (Abar Arannye) from the Upstream competition two days before the end of the festival - because the title has just screened at the rival Montreal Film Festival.According to Venice's regulations, any film ...
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Green light for Red Light Runners
Shooting has started in London on Red Light Runners, a heist film starring Michael Madsen, Harvey Keitel, Cillian Murphy, Crispin Glover, Rich Hall, Kate Ashfield, Peter O'Toole and Roy Scheider.Directed by Nick Egan, the film tells the story of a rogue CIA operative in London on a covert mission to ...
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ICELAND
It was the teenagers' weekend at the box-office in Iceland, where they managed to sink Disney's Pirates Of The Caribbean from the number one spot with the third instalment of the American Pie-franchise American Pie: The Wedding. With an impressive 1,604 admissions screen average on its four prints, Samfilm's release ...
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SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
Already the most successful local film ever, Zamfir's Zona took another huge step forward this week with an incredible 76% rise, putting it in second place by admissions (9,722) after Daddy Day Care's 12,025. Apparently, Serbs and Montenegrins are still only interested in this particular product. However, due to ...
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Weiss responds to Germany Film Academy critics
Germany's State Minister for Culture Christina Weiss has responded to growing criticism of her support for the setting up of an AMPAS-style German Film Academy by stressing the independence of the annual German Film Awards.Earlier this year Weiss voiced her support for a German Academy after a group of key ...
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Agata and The CardPlayer lead rare Italian pre-sales
In what stands as one of the rare times Italian films are pre-sold to international distributors, Rome sales agent Adriana Chiesa Enterprises (ACE) has already found a host of buyers for Bread And Tulips director Silvio Soldini's new comedy, Agata And The Storm, and Dario Argento's upcoming thriller, The CardPlayer. ...
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Benelux distributor falls for Kitano's style
Start-up Dutch distributor Bright Angel achieved something of a coup by snatching Benelux rights to hot Venice competition title Zatoichi. The film is possibly director Takeshi Kitano's most commercial and accessible to western audiences for several years. Bright Angel, which only launched in May, also bought Italian title Ora O ...
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New Benelux distributor falls for Kitano's style
Start-up Dutch distributor Bright Angel achieved something of a coup by snatching Benelux rights to hot Venice competition title Zatoichi. The film is possibly director Takeshi Kitano's most commercial and accessible to western audiences for several years. Bright Angel, which only launched in May, also bought Italian title Ora O ...
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Kurosawa's Doppelganger to open Pusan
The Pusan International Film Festival has released the lineup for its 8th edition (October 2-10) featuring 244 films in all, with a strong focus on Asian cinema.Opening the South Korean festival will be the international premiere of Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Doppelganger, a philosophical thriller about a man who meets ...
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Universal's The Hulk breaks $100m barrier
Universal's The Hulk became the 15th film to pass $100m at the international boxoffice this year with a $3.1m weekend gross powered by a mighty number oneItalian bow.Released through UIP, the film took $2.8m from 255 sites in Italyfor Universal's and UIP's biggest opening weekend of the year in the ...
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Berlin festival sets first titles for 2004
Mexican docu-fiction Digna Oaxa is the first film to have been selected for inclusion in next year's Berlin festival (5-15 February 2004). Festival director Dieter Kosslick said that he will include the film in the official line-up, though precise placement remains currently undetermined. Kosslick said that he has also already ...
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UK production update - Sept 3
UK - September 3PRE-PRODUCTIONA WAY THROUGH THE WOODS(Celador Films) Backer: Complete Communications. Anne shares a seemingly perfect marriage to James, until the arrival of Bill, and a tragic accident in their idyllic country village looks set to unravel their lives forever. Exec prod: Paul Smith. Prod: Christian Colson, Steve Clark-Hall. ...
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Spain's Sogepaq scores Football Days, Torremolinos 73
Spain's Sogepaq has acquired international rights to two high-profile third-party films: much-anticipated new release Football Days (Dias De Futbol) and four-time Malaga winner Torremolinos 73.The deal links the Sogecable group's Sogepaq to successful indie producer Telespan 2000, the co-producer with broadcaster Telecinco's film arm Estudios Picasso of both films as ...