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CJ shoots first fully financed film
After years as a co-investor or distributor, Korean major, CJ Entertainment has begun production on its first fully financed picture. Filming started this week on comedy The Greatest Expectation, by first time director Oh Sang-hoon. Production is handled through CJ's new production division, which is headed by Seok Dong-jun, senior ...
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Senator closes Grudge sales
Senator International has closed a slew of deals leading into Cannes on The Grudge, the English-language remake of the hit Japanese film Ju-on. The film has been sold to Nippon Herald for Japan, Planeta for Spain, I Vision for South Korea and A Film for Benelux.Takashi Shimizu, who directed the ...
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Senator closes Grudge sales
Senator International has closed a slew of deals leading into Cannes on The Grudge, the English-language remake of the hit Japanese film Ju-on. The film has been sold to Nippon Herald for Japan, Planeta for Spain, I Vision for South Korea and A Film for Benelux.Takashi Shimizu, who directed the ...
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Muccino, Ozpetek lead Nastri D'Argento nominations
In what is shaping up to be a landmark year for Italian cinema, red hot local directors Gabriele Muccino and Ferzan Ozpetek have earned nine nominations each at the Nastri D'Argento, Italy's second highest film accolade. Hot on the heels of Muccino's ensemble bittersweet drama, Remember Me, and Ozpetek's Facing ...
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German-UK development venture formed
Germany's MagicWorx has formed a development joint venture with What's The Story, the production outfit of UK casting directors Ros and John Hubbard (Lord Of The Rings) to join forces on developing high-profile feature projects budgeted at between $2m-$20m, with the majority being between $5m-10m.This move comes after the two ...
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Young Hannibal Lecter joins Dino-sized slate
The grandfather of international sales Dino De Laurentiis arrives in Cannes next Tuesday (May 19) with seven major territories to sell on his $150m Alexander The Great epic as well as a brand new Hannibal Lecter project currently being plotted by Lecter's creator Thomas Harris.The Lecter Variation, which is being ...
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Young Hannibal Lecter joins Dino-sized slate
The grandfather of international sales Dino De Laurentiis arrives in Cannes next Tuesday (May 19) with seven major territories to sell on his $150m Alexander The Great epic as well as a brand new Hannibal Lecter project currently being plotted by Lecter's creator Thomas Harris.The Lecter Variation, which is being ...
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Shoreline launches Riptide horror division
Shoreline Entertainment CEO Morris Ruskin has teamed up with former advertising executive Steve Chicorel to form Riptide Entertainment, a new division of horror and action films for worldwide sales.The first two films from Riptide are based on the Judge Dredd comic book series about law enforcement in an apocalyptic future ...
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Inside Pictures announces final 14 participants
Inside Pictures, the UK Film Council's film business training programme run by Qwerty Films (previously Kuhn & Co) has announced its 14 successful participants for its second annual intensive training programme. Fourteen participants were chosen from over 250 applications through a committee selection process and a shortlist of interviews. ...
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Spanish network to dramatically reduce acquisition of US films
Spanish broadcaster Telecinco plans to cut its spending on US films by 20% by the end of 2005, according to CEO Paolo Vasile. In statements made to local financial newspaper Expansion and confirmed independently to Screen Daily by the private free-to-air network, Vasile said the cut-backs aim to reduce ...
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Constantin to explore alternatives to Highlight takeover bid
Constantin Film's supervisory board has given its management board headed by Fred Kogel the green light to explore 'alternative measures' to counter a takeover bid by Swiss media concern Highlight Communications.At a specially convened meeting of the supervisory board at the weekend, the management board was also "authorised to ...
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Two Spanish festivals announce retrospectives
Two Spanish film festivals, the Huesca Film Festival (June 5-14) and the Cinema Jove International Film Festival (June 14-21), have both announced retrospectives for their upcoming editions.Huesca, now in its 31st year, hosts two short film competitions and a showcase of feature films from Europe. A cycle of Spanish coming-of-age ...
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Australia's Rialto swoops on Broken Wings
On the eve of the Cannes Film Festival, Rialto Entertainment has bought Australian and New Zealand rights for Broken Wings from Pathe. The film was Israel's best foreign film contender at this year's Academy Awards. Rialto principal Kelly Rogers describes the film, which he saw for the first time at ...
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New sales company, AV Pictures, launches debut slate
Angad Paul, co-financier of Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, and ex-Victor Film Company chief Vic Bateman are launching sales on fashion world comedy Hatter through their new sales company AV Pictures.X-Men star Alan Cumming will star in the film, which newcomer James Killough will direct. ...
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Sequels awarded Bavarian fund backing
Sequels of Dennis Gansel's 2001 teen-comedy hit Girls On Top (Maedchen Maedchen) and 2002's most successful German film Bibi Blocksberg are among nine projects awarded Euros 6.6m by Bavaria's regional fund, FFF Bayern.Maedchen Maeedchen II, which will reunite screenwriter Maggie Peren and producer Olga Film's Viola Jaeger with lead actresses ...
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Film Council, British Film Commission renamed
The UK's public agency for film, the Film Council and its inward investment arm, the British Film Commission (BFC) are undergoing a name change to provide a single, identifiable entity able to raise the industry profile, both at home and overseas.From 13 May the Film Council is being renamed the ...
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Spain's Wanda Vision takes local rights on two Cannes titles
Spanish distributor Wanda Vision has picked up local theatrical distribution rights on two Cannes titles: Un Certain Regard entry Where Is Madame Catherine' (Les Mans Buides) and Directors' Fortnight screener The Hours Of The Day (Las Horas Del Dia).Wanda head of distribution Miguel Morales said the deals were closed just ...
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Flanders Image selects producer for Cannes showcase
Flanders Image has picked Bart Van Langendonck of the young Brussels-based production house CCCP as its very first 'Producer in the Picture' to be showcased during the Cannes Film Festival.Only eight months after its launch in September 2002, CCCP has some 15 projects at different stages of production or development, ...
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Costa-Gavras, Ozores to get Valladolid tributes
Greek director Costa-Gavras and Spanish actor Jose Luis Ozores will receive tributes at this year's 28th annual Valladolid International Film Week (aka Seminci) (Oct 24-Nov 1).Other sections will be dedicated to Belgian cinema and films shot in Tehran. The festival's traditional Film Schools section, which highlights works from film schools ...
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Gillies MacKinnon reaches for Dizzy Heights
The UK's Gillies MacKinnon is to direct Dizzy Heights, a romantic comedy produced by Theta Films and sold by Vine International Pictures at Cannes. The story of a love triangle set in London, the film is billed as a dark blend of romantic comedy, music and magical imagery. The script ...