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Scorsese, DiCaprio gang up for Japanese campaign
Director Martin Scorsese and star Leonardo DiCaprio are preparing to launch a major push in Japan for the forthcoming release of Gangs Of New York.Both are scheduled to arrive in Japan on November 18, spending five days on a concerted PR tour - as part of a bid to boost ...
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Italy's RAI Trade readies major DVD push
RAI Trade, the sales arm of Italian public broadcaster RAI is to release a string of opera and ballet titles - including Franco Zeffirelli's staging of La Traviata - on DVD from November, to be distributed worldwide by TDK.RAI has so far released six classical music titles through a distribution ...
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Financial reprieve imminent for peppermint
Peppermint, the Munich and Kuala Lumpur-based film and programme sales company, is set for an financial reprieve having been sideswiped by the collapse of rights trader and producer Helkon.Prior to last week's announcement that Helkon would not emerge from insolvency protection, peppermint boss Michael Knobloch bought back the 51% stake ...
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Agnes Varda named as IDA Pioneer Award winner
French directing legend Agnes Varda will receive the International Documentary Association (IDA) Pioneer Award for distinguished lifetime achievement at the annual IDA Awards gala benefit in Hollywood on Dec 13. 'The Pioneer Award is presented to individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to advancing the non-fiction form,' says IDA President ...
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Almodovar tips 'anti-clerical' movie as his next
Spanish auteur PedroAlmodovar hinted yesterday that his next film will likely be BadEducation (LaMala Educacion) a "profoundly anti-clerical movie" abouttwo boys in a Catholic school forced to contend with sexual abuse by thepriesthood.The highly chargedsubject-matter is liable to present yet another public relations headache forthe Catholic hierarchy which has spent ...
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Manoel de Oliveira starts shoting A Spoken Film
Veteran Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira began shooting Monday on his latest movie, A Spoken Film (Um Filme Falado), which will feature appearances by Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich and Irene Papas.The film tells the story of a history professor (Leonor Silveira) and her daughter (Stefania Sandrelli) who embark on a ...
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Focus sells Moonlight Mile rights for Hyde Park
Focus Features has confirmed that it will handle sales of continental European rights to Brad Silberling's Moonlight Mile starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman and Susan Sarandon on behalf of Hyde Park Entertainment. Focus' international sales team under David Linde will screen the film at MIFED.Moonlight Mile is the first picture ...
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Valladolid film festival to open with 11-09-01
Commemorative effort 11-09-01 will inaugurate the official section of Spain's 47th annual Valladolid International Film Festival (Oct 25-Nov 2).The compilation of short films from eleven renowned directors about the aftermath of last year's September 11 terrorist attacks will screen out of competition in the official section, which features another nineteen ...
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Beta Film takes 12 titles from Intertainment
Beta Film, the German-based international rights and sales arm of the insolvent Kirch Media, has sealed a European distribution deal for twelve feature films from Neuer Markt-listed financier Intertainment.The deal will see Beta distributing titles such as The Art Of War, starring Wesley Snipes, across TV, video and some theatrical ...
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European cinema admissions see double-digit growth during 2002
The international growth in cinema admissions during 2001 seems to be continuing this year, according to new research, with double digit growth rates in a number of major European markets.Latest figures from industry research publication, Screen Digest, show that cumulated admissions in eight major territories are up by 12.2% for ...
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UK film industry accounting methods criticised
The way in which financial performance is measured in the UK film and television industry should be given a total overhaul, according to a new report from business and financial advisers, Grant Thornton.The report entitled "What happened next'", reviews the accounting policies of 177 UK film and TV companies and ...
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Canadian-South African co-production Proteus starts shoot
Canada's iconoclastic "queer' filmmaker John Greyson has teamed up with his South African equivalent Jack Lewis, a gay activist and filmmaker, on the $550,000 gay and historical feature film Proteus which has just begun its third week of shooting in and around Cape Town. The Canadian/South African co-production is produced ...
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Nominees announced for Nordic council's new film prize
The nominees for the inaugural $46,000 (DKR350,000) Nordic Council's Film Prize, which will be awarded at the council's 50th anniversary on October 29, include ten new films from Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland. The films range from internationally acclaimed features like Aki Kaurismaki's The Man Without A Past, Susanne ...
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Carlton International announces MIPCOM deals
Carlton International, the media rights distributor of the UK's Carlton group, has announced a number of film deals to various European channels and distributors during this week's MIPCOM TV programme market in Cannes.As part of its existing output deal with Carlton International, TF1 has acquired a range of TV movies ...
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Australian critics applaud films with strong indigenous themes
The Australian Film Critics Circle has nominated Australian Rules, produced by Mark Lazarus, Rabbit-Proof Fence (Phillip Noyce, Christine Olsen), The Tracker (Rolf de Heer, Julie Ryan), and Walking On Water (Liz Watts) for best film in this year's awards.Noyce and de Heer have also been nominated for their role as ...
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Highlight increases stake in Constantin
Swiss media concern Highlight Communications has increased its stake in German distributor-producer Constantin Film from 23% to 25% and announced an agreement for cooperation on theatrical distribution in Germany.Highlight increased its shareholding in Constantin on October 4 by acquiring shares on the stock market, which means that there has been ...
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NonStop extends deal with Sandrew Metronome
Swedish distribution company NonStop Entertainment has extended its long-term distribution agreement for theatrical releases and video in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland with leading pan-Scandinavian distributor Sandrew Metronome International. The agreement is set for another three years from January 1st 2003."Sandrew Metronome is very pleased to continue the co-operation with ...
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Disney signs raft of output deals
Declining advertising revenue and challenging times for pay-TV broadcasters have barely dented the sales prowess of Buena Vista International Television, the division responsible for selling feature films to TV and making and selling TV programming.The company used the MIPCOM programmes market in Cannes to unveil a raft of new output, ...
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Hungarian filmmakers shine at Szolnok film festival
Hungarian filmmakers stole the show at The International Film Festival of Fine Arts in Szolnok in HungaryThe jury, led by film critic Gyorgy Baron awarded the festival's Grand Prize to Hungarian director Istvan Orosz' Black Hole-White Hole (pictured). The jury awarded the rest of the prizes in three categories, ...
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Mexico's Televisa takes film package from Universal
Hit films including The Scorpion King, The Mummy Returns and Gladiator headline a package of feature films and made-for-TV programming licensed by Universal to leading Mexican broadcaster Televisa.The deal, announced at MIPCOM, is a multi-year contract giving Televisa exclusive terrestrial free-TV rights in Mexico. It spans new and library product. ...