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Zenpix launches international arm with Promark at AFM
Zenpix, the domesticdistribution joint venture between Susan Jackson and Jon Kramer's PromarkEntertainment Group, has launched an international sales arm which will seek toacquire, invest finishing funds in and distribute films in both the domesticand international markets.Jackson will work withPromark's vice presidents of international sales Eric Bernstein andAnnouchka Lesoeur to sell ...
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Bahman Naraghi joins Intermedia as COO
Bahman Naraghihas been named chief operating officer (COO) of Intermedia Film Equities USAand in his new role will oversee all Intermedia's business operations andfinance activities. He will report directly to Moritz Borman, chairman and CEOof the company.Naraghi joinsIntermedia after a stint as executive vice president of Miramax Films where hewas ...
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Amen shines at France's Lumieres
Costa Gavras' heavily Cesar-nominated Amen picked up France's Lumiere award this weekend for best film of 2002. The Lumieres, which are the French equivalent to the Golden Globes in the US, are voted on by foreign journalists working in France.Jean Rochefort won the best actor prize for his role ...
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Daredevil is the year's first blockbuster
Ben Affleck in a tight oxblood suit completely outclassed thecompetition as Fox's Daredevil opened top of the charts on an estimated $43.5m. Based on the1960s Marvel comic book, Affleck stars as blind lawyer Matt Murdock who slipsinto the costume at night to become a feared vigilante. Jennifer Garner playsthe love ...
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Sandy Lieberson named head of Film London
Veteran film producer Sandy Lieberson has been appointed chair of Film London, the new body charged with representing and developing the film industry in the UK capital.From April this year, Film London takes on the responsibilities of the London Film and Video Development Agency and the London Film Commission. As ...
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VIP aims to raise Euros 500m for 20 projects
German private media fund VIP is aiming to raise up to Euros 500m this year to fully finance or co-produce up to 20 features.Initially, the Munich-based outfit set a target volume of between Euros 105m-150m to finance or co-produce up to ten projects, but VIP managing director Andreas Schmid told ...
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Splendid lines up 2003 production slate
Germany's Splendid Medien, which co-produced Martin Scorsese's Gangs Of New York through its then subsidiary IEG by stumping up $65m for the worldwide rights except for domestic, is lining up a number of new productions for shoot later this year.Splendid's CEO Andreas Klein told Screen International that the outfit's production ...
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Scandinavian films get off to good start in 2003
New local release Kopps in Sweden and four-week local holdover Bad Boys (Pahat Pojat) in Finland are already leading the way for Scandinavian films in 2003.Kopps, the second outing for Jalla! Jalla! director Josef Fares, took the top spot in Sweden with ease at the weekend with $1m (SKR 8.5m) ...
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South Korean comedy attracts record admissions
Romantic comedy My Tutor Friend has opened to blockbuster business in South Korea, having drawn over a million admissions in its first five days. This matches the record five-day openings of local smashes Friend and My Wife Is A Gangster, which went on to earn $44m and $31m respectively ...
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Bankruptcy workshop draws Talent attention
One of the hotest draws at this week's Berlinale Talent Campus was the work shop on Bankruptcy and Resurrection, with an insiders view of the experience provided by Kinowelt's Rainer Koelmel and producers Cedomir Kolar (No Man's Land) and Nik Powell (The Crying Game).Bankruptcy is something that often hovers over ...
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Berlin market climate offers guarded encouragement
If Berlin's European Film Market was anything to go by, one thing is clear: the overall climate for buying and selling films is probably getting no worse.Indeed, the two recurring adjectives used to describe the state of the film sales business were "firmer" and "livelier" - particularly in comparison ...
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Shooting Stars head for NatFilm festival
Six of Berlin's Shooting Stars will travel to Danish NatFilm Festival, for its opening gala on March 27 in Copenhagen. Among the European talent attending are Denmark own Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Iceland's Nina Dögg Filippusdóttir, Norway's Kristoffer Joner, Finland's Minna Haapkulä and Germany's Daniel Brühl. Apart from the busy Danish ...
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Mandelberger launches International Film Weeks
Sandy Mandelberger, head of the marketing and promotion outlet International Media Resources, has launched a new distribution arm International Film Weeks, focused on international films for specialty theatrical, television and video/dvd release in the United States. Among the first all-rights deals for the US market are Chop Chop from Trust ...
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Guadalajara to launch Iberoamerican market strand
A new Iberoamerican market is set to debut during Mexico's Guadalajara film festival in March.Managed by independent producer/distributor Laura Ruiz of Canela Films, the market has already attracted up to 100 buyers and distributors from Latin America, Europe and the US.While the festival runs from March 21st - 27th, the ...
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Zeta-Jones named supporting actress of the year at ShoWest
Catherine Zeta-Jones, currently riding high on a best supportingactress Oscar nomination for Chicago, has been named ShoWest 2003's supporting actress of theyear, it was announced today (Feb 14). Zeta-Jones will collect her award at theannual Gala Awards Banquet at Bally's and Paris Hotel in Las Vegas on Mar 6.Zeta-Jones willnext ...
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Ararat wins five out of nine at Canada's Genies
Canada's Genie Awards wereevenly distributed across the nominees, with no film dominating the majorprizes which were handed out last night. Atom Egoyan's Ararat, nominated for nine awards, was the leader in thefinal tally, with five statuettes including Best Picture and Best Actress forArsinee Khanjian. Director Atom Egoyan was not nominated ...
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Ghost House hires Norowzian for Boogeyman
Senator International presidentJoe Drake announced today (Feb 14) that the genre production label created inApril 2002 between Sam Raimi, Rob Tappert and Senator is to be called GhostHouse Pictures. The company's first feature, the classic horror story, Boogeyman, will be directed by Mehdi Norowzian, who receivedan Oscar nomination in 2000 ...
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Swimmers wins Sundance Producers Club Of Maryland prize
SundanceInstitute and the Producers Club of Maryland have announced that Doug Sadler'sdrama Swimmers is toreceive the 2003 Producers Club of Maryland Fellowship. The fellowship was setup to help film-makers who participate in the Sundance Lab meet pre-productionexpenses and offers a $10,000 towards casting, budgetary and location costs,among others. Previous recipients ...
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Fox Lorber's Lorber creates new specialised US DVD label with Koch
Michael Koch and Richard Lorber have announced they willlaunch Koch Lorber Films, a new US DVD label catering to world cinema,independent documentaries, music and the performing arts. The company isscheduled to kick off in the second quarter of the year. Koch, whose KochEntertainment music distribution outfit will also handle distribution ...
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Argentine Patagonik kicks off 2003 with strong slate
Argentina's leading production company Patagonik Film Group, in Berlin with Panorama entry Kamchatka, has a strong start to 2003, with a six-title slate of feature films.The three-way joint venture - between Buena Vista International, Spain's Admira and Argentina's Clarin Group - is in the process of selecting a director to ...