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Crunch year for both MIFED and London Screenings
A boycott by AFMA-affiliated sales companies has reduced London's pre-MIFED Screenings to a shadow of their former selves and given MIFED a major boost. But there is now mounting talk of the AFM challenging MIFED to be the premiere autumn film market.Next week's London Premiere Screenings sees the number of ...
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MGM quits Cold Mountain, Miramax talks to new partners
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)has withdrawn from the currently shooting Civil War epic Cold Mountain, leaving Miramax Films with the whole burden of the$80m-plus budget. Miramax is already in negotiations with other potentialpartners to co-finance the production which has now returned to Romania againafter a stint in North Carolina. Miramax confirmed that it ...
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German/Polish collaboration at the core of Cottbus
Roman Polanski's Golden Palm winner The Pianist will open the Festival of East European Cinema in Cottbus (October 30-November 3) which will be placing a particular focus this year on contemporary filmmaking from Poland and the potential for closer collaboration between German and Polish producers.Apart from the Filmfest Cottbus' official ...
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HanWay re-teams with Norbu for Travellers & Magicians
UK-based sales concern HanWay has re-teamed with Buddhist monk-turned film director Khyentse Norbu after their collaboration on Norbu's acclaimed debut The Cup.Norbu started principal photography on Travellers & Magicians last month on location in his homeland of Bhutan. Also sold by HanWay, The Cup played in Directors' Fortnight at the ...
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Plural Entertainment, Televisa Cine seal wide-ranging pact
A new joint production-distribution accord encompassing feature films, TV movies and miniseries, unites two giants from opposite sides of the Atlantic: Spain's Plural Entertainment, 100% owned by media conglom Grupo Prisa, and Mexico's Televisa Cine, the film arm of Televisa.The wide-ranging agreement extends an existing relationship between the two companies, ...
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Loews Cineplex postpones IPO
Back from the brink of bankruptcy, exhibitor Loews Cineplex has postponed its planned $300m initial public offering, citing unfavourable market conditions. One of North America's largest circuits, the company is under the control of Toronto-based Onex Corp., headed by leveraged buyout specialist Gerald Schwartz, and LA based investment firm Oaktree ...
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Poland selects foreign-language Oscar contender
Edi by Piotr Trzaskalski has been selected as Poland's entry for the best foreign-language Oscar, Polish minister of culture Waldemar Dabrowski announced yesterday.Winner of the first "New Films, New Directors" competition at the Warsaw International Film Festival, the film was also awarded a special jury prize at the annual Polish ...
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13th Stockholm International film festival unveils line-up
The Stockholm International Film Festival has unveiled the full line-up of its 13th edition, to be held November 14-24. During the course of 11 days - and nights - the festival will present more than 150 films, as well as seminars and festivities. This year's program includes 68 first-time filmmakers ...
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Sundance Documentary Fund gives grants to 23 projects
Documentaries exploring themurder of Iranian prostitutes, the rebirth of culture in post-Khmer RougeCambodia and the plight of illegal Mexican workers in the US are among 23recipients of grant funding announced today by the Sundance Documentary Fund (SDF).Formerly known as the Soros Documentary Fund and launched under the auspices ofthe Sundance ...
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Pathe UK accesses Ingenious equity funding
Underlining how far the UK's fast-growing production tax funds have moved into the mainstream, leading local financier Ingenious is to provide 35% of the budget on a slate of titles from Pathe UK.Ingenious is initially providing a fund for three pictures, but Cameron McCracken, deputy head of Pathe UK, expects ...
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Kino picks up US rights to Amen from Pathe
New York-based distributorKino International has picked up US rights to Costa-Gavras' historical thrillerAmen for release in late Jan2003. The picture, sold to Kino by Pathe International (France), received its premiere at the 2002 Berlin FilmFestival and was the opening night film of the 2002 Human Rights Watch FilmFestival.The story is ...
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Fox takes Australian rights on Perfect Strangers
Twentieth Century Fox Distributors Australia has acquired Australian theatrical rights to Perfect Strangers, its first New Zealand film, with a sale price believed to be the biggest ever paid to sales agent the New Zealand Film Commission for that territory.While a local distribution deal has yet to be signed, the ...
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South Korean cinema boosts local market share
South Korean cinema has maintained a 44% market share in Seoul through the end of September, according to figures released this week by the Korean Film Commission (KOFIC). Overall admissions were up 16.4% on the same period last year, despite what was viewed as a disappointing summer season.Hollywood features ...
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Two titles share China's top film honours
Yang Yazhou's Pretty Big Feet and military drama Charging Out Amazon by Song Yeming, were jointly awarded best film at the 22nd Golden Rooster and One Hundred Flowers Awards - China's top film honours - which took place in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province on Tuesday night.The best director prize was also ...
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Linda Seifert launches independent management company
The UK's Linda Seifert of London-based agency Seifert Dench Associates is setting up her own independent management company, Linda Seifert Management.Joining Seifert in the new venture are former Seifert Dench Associates agents Edward Hughes and Craig Smith plus more than forty writers, directors and producers from Seifert's client roster.Linda Seifert ...
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Italian producers speak out in support of Eurimages
Italian producers are distancing themselves from the inflammatory comments made by Gianni Massaro about Eurimages when he announced his shock resignation as president of the Fund last week.Massaro left his position two months before the end of his non-renewable 2-year term, blaming crippling bureaucracy as well as behind-the-scenes feuds between ...
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Nordisk Film Sales takes on Science Fiction
Nordisk Film Sales has taken on international sales duties for Belgian director Danny Deprez children's film Science Fiction. The film about two kids who believe that aliens in disguise are plotting to take over the world, was written by Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem. Shot in Flemish, Science Fiction is released this ...
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Nordisk Film Sales takes on Science Fiction
Nordisk Film Sales has taken on international sales duties for Belgian director Danny Deprez children's film Science Fiction. The film about two kids who believe that aliens in disguise are plotting to take over the world, was written by Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem. Shot in Flemish, Science Fiction is released this ...
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Myriad takes international rights to Home Room
MyriadPictures has acquired all international rights excluding the US and Canada inall media to the drama-thriller Home Room, starring Erika Christensen, the hot young actress whose creditsinclude Swimfan, The BangerSisters and Traffic, Busy Philipps and Victor Garber. Thepicture was bought from producer's representative Andrew Herwitz, president ofthe recently announced Film ...
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UK talent joins Supertex - An Hour In Paradise
Maureen Lipman, Stephen Mangam and Elliot Levey are among the UK acting talent cast for Jan Schuette's adaptation of Leon de Winter's best-selling novel Supertex - An Hour In Paradise which has now gone into production.'I have always been amazed at the wealth of talent available in Britain. You can ...