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One week wonders spoil US summer box office
Ang Lee sat in Universal Studios before the release of his $150m comic book opus The Hulk and declared that it wasn't the first weekend of the film's release which really mattered. "I hope it hits every mark of a summer blockbuster," he said. "I hope as much as the ...
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Karlovy Vary chief calls for urgent multiplex upgrade
As this year's Karlovy Vary International Film Festival approaches its final weekend, organisers say the otherwise healthy annual event is on dangerous ground when it comes to the small city's capacity of high-quality screening halls.The festival is pressing local and national government for a $3.7m upgrade of the city's Kino ...
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Puchon kicks off with Wonderful Days
South Korea's Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) kicked off on July 10 amid strong press coverage and increasing interest from local fans. A showy opening ceremony presided over by festival director Kim Hong-joon was followed by the world premiere of the highly anticipated local animated film Wonderful Days. ...
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Gong Li named Tokyo jury head
Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, the new director-general of the Tokyo International Film Festival, has named Chinese actress Gong Li (Breaking The Silence, The Emperor and The Asassin, Temptress Moon) as the jury chairman for the festival's 16th edition. The other jury members have yet to be announced. Kadokawa has also unveiled Yoshimitsu ...
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Tokyo names Gong Li as head of jury
Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, the new director-general of the Tokyo International Film Festival (Nov 1-9), has named Chinese actress Gong Li (Breaking The Silence, The Emperor And The Assassin, Temptress Moon) as the jury chairman for the festival's 16th edition. Kadokawa has also unveiled Yoshimitsu Morita's new drama Asura No Gotoku (Like ...
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IDA selects 11 features for InFACT Documentary Showcase
The InternationalDocumentary Association (IDA) has selected 19 documentaries for the seventhannual InFACT Theatrical Documentary Showcase, formerly known as DOCtober. Theeight short films and 11 features will screen from Aug 22 to 28, a window whichenables the film to qualify for Academy Award consideration.The Showcase wasmoved to August this year due ...
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Antwone, Our America win Humanitas awards
Antwone Fisher won a $25,000cash prize yesterday for his feature screenplay Antwone Fisher at the Humanitas Prize awards luncheon in LosAngeles. The prizes are awarded to film and TV writers whose work'entertains and enriches the viewing public' and $105,000 isbestowed by the Humanitas organization.Antwone Fisher won for 'the honesty it ...
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Koch Lorber to launch new US DVD label for Bollywood films
New US DVD distributor KochLorber Films has signed an exclusive deal with CineCorp and Street AlienPictures to launch a new DVD line of Bollywood films released theatricallythrough their Rajastan Films. Rajastan was created byGautam Shah of CineCorp, one of the leading distributors and exhibitors ofIndian films in the US, and ...
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Williamson steps down as Focus production chief
Focus Features president ofproduction Glenn Williamson is stepping down to become a producer with a dealat Focus. He will make the transition over the next few months after completionon Focus' end of year releases is secured.Williamson, who will remainbased at Focus' west coast offices, will also work as producer on ...
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Warner gets China greenlight for multiplex opening in Shanghai
The Chinese government hasgranted final approval to Warner Bros International Cinemas for its newmultiplex theatre in Shanghai. Called Paraside WarnerCinema City, the complexis a joint venture with Shanghai Paradise Co Ltd and Broadband Investment Ltd ofHong Kong.The 1,490-seat, nine-screentheatre is scheduled to open on July 12 with the Chinese opening ...
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JAPAN Production Listings - July 11 2003
Copyright: Screen InternationalJapan - July 11PRE-PRODUCTIONCASSHERN(Casshern Production Committee) Backers: Casshern Production Committee. Int'l sales/dist (Jap): Shochiku. Sci-fi action feature. Based on the hit 1970s animated series, a super-hero robot fights against evil androids. Prods: Hideshi Miyajima, Toshiharu Ozawa, Toshiaki Wakabayashi. Dir/DoP: Kazuaki Kiriya. Scr: Kiriya, Shotaro Suga, Dai Sato. Shooting ...
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German box office, admissions fall sharply
German cinema admissions and box office revenues fell by 10.9% and 12.2% respectively in the first six months of 2003 compared to the same period last year, according to statistics compiled by Nielsen EDI.Around 67.46m cinemagoers were registered until June 29 - compared to 75.2m in 2002 - while box ...
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Euro film to benefit from EIB bank deal
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided Euros40bn of credits to Natexis Coficine and Cofiloisirs, two French banks specialising in film lending.The two Euros20bn loans are continuations of previous loans arranged in November 2001. They are expected to have the twin effects of boosting Coficine and Cofiloisirs' lending capacities while ...
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Capitol Films' Five Children And It starts shooting
Filming has started on John Stephenson's Five Children And It, which will shoot for ten weeks on the Isle of Man and at Shepperton Studios.Five Children And It is a Capitol Films project in association with Endgame Entertainment (US), the Isle of Man Film Commission and the UK Film Council's ...
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France wins 'cultural exception' fight in EU charter
France won a last-ditch battle this week to maintain its right of veto in a future European Union constitution to protect its film and television industry in international trade negotiations. The committee drafting the EU's first constitution agreed to add a clause sought by Paris on the so-called "cultural exception" ...
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Pere replaces Da Silva as Director's Fortnight chief
Francois Da Silva has been replaced as artistic director of Directors' Fortnight by Parisian cinema-programmer Olivier Pere. Da Silva, the Marseille-based cinema operator quit as artistic director of the Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine Des Realisateurs), on Thursday (July 10) after a single festival.According to Agence France Presse, 32-year old Olivier Pere ...
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Dendy adds two titles to Australian release slate
Dendy Films has acquired Australian and New Zealand rights to writer/director Tod Williams' Door In The Floor and to Capturing The Friedmans, the Grand Jury Prize winner in documentary at this year's Sundance Film Festival.Door In The Floor is an adaptation of John Irving's novel A Widow For One Year ...
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UK cinema admissions on track to be biggest in Europe
Cinema admissions in the UK this year could outstrip all other European countries for the first time, according to industry estimates.According to the latest research in France, local box-office continued its decline in June with a staggering 21% drop-off from 2002's June figures. June saw 11.3 million tickets sold ...
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Local titles to compete for Norway's Amanda awards
When the Norwegian film and TV awards, the Amandas, are handed out for the 19th time on August 22, festival titles like Jens Lien's black comedy Jonny Vang and Bent Hamer's crowd-pleaser Kitchen Stories will face off against Paal Oie's low-budget thriller Dark Woods in the best film category. Produced ...
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Argentina's Sun secures slate of hot titles
Buenos Aires-based Sun Distribution Group has acquired all Latin American rights to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's (Amores Perros) first English-language film, 21 Grams, starring Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro and Naomi Watts. The 18 month old distribution company has also snagged Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, with Jim Carrey ...