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US plexes adopt technology for blind, deaf patrons
A second multiplex theatre in California has installed Motion Picture Access - a new technology which enables blind, visually impaired, deaf and hard of hearing patrons to further enjoy the film. The technology - comprised of the DVS Theatrical and Rear Window Captioning systems - was developed by Boston-based Media ...
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German talent lines up for $99 films
German actor Peter Lohmeyer (Playing Swede) is to make his directorial debut with one of the 12 shorts for the "99Euro Film" initiative which was launched by this year's Oldenburg Film Festival (September 5-9) along the lines of the Slamdance Film festival's $99 programme.Other participants who have agreed to the ...
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South African film industry gets house in order
More than seventy key representatives of the South African film industry met last week in Johannesburg to address out the persistent problems plaguing them - and for once in an industry beloved of seminars and conferences the meeting seemed to yield some positive results. The event involved four panels ...
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German audiences warm to crowd-pleasers
Despite having a key role in international film funding, Germany has long struggled to gain recognition for its locally produced films. Its film-makers were accused of "lacking an unmistakable style" by the Cannes artistic director this year when, for the eighth consecutive year, no German film was chosen for the ...
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Cinemark: revenues up, losses down
Cinemark USA has reported that for the six month period ended June 30, 2001, revenues increased 9.8% to $398.4m compared to $362.8m for the same period last year.EBITDA for the first six months of 2001 increased 23.8% to $71.9m from $58.1m in 2000. The company's net loss for the six ...
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Ad slump hits Germany's Das Werk
Leading German postproduction group Das Werk has been hit by the economic slowdown in the advertising industry, according to its results for the first half of 2001.While the group posted a 57% increase in revenues from Euro 32.9m in the first half of 2000 to Euro 51.5m this year, it ...
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Edinburgh: one surprise down, but more to come'
Mick Jagger may be wavering, but Tim Roth paid an unexpected visit to the Edinburgh International Film Festival last night (August 15) to introduce the event's surprise film - Planet Of The Apes.The festival is now hoping that Jagger, who was to have been the star guest this weekend, changes ...
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Spirited Away on target for Japanese record
After only 25 days on release, the Hayao Miyazaki smash Spirited Away has already passed the Y10 billion ($82m) mark -- the fastest to do so of any Japanese film in history.By August 13, the blockbuster animation about a young girl's search for her parents in a strange world of ...
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Brazilian cinema admissions leap 23%
Brazilian cinema admissions during the first half of 2001 have surged by 23%, compared to the same period last year, according to local marketing research company Filme B. While Brazilian cinemas saw 6.9 million admissions between January and July 2000, a massive 8.5 million visits were recorded during the same ...
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Bill Block resigns from Artisan Entertainment
Artisan Entertainment president Bill Block is resigning from the company to seek "other investment and restructuring opportunities". Block, who will remain a shareholder in the company, says he plans to consult with other companies on their merger and financing strategies.Block's departure leaves Artisan CEO Amir Malin in sole charge of ...
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Australia wins big at Palm Springs Short Film Fest
The seventh annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films closed on Sunday night having screened 284 films from around the world. And in the closing night award ceremony, winners of the 21 festival prizes, which shared a total of $43,000 in prize money, came from across the globe. Australian ...
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USA Films names Glenn Williamson production head
As expected, Glenn Williamson - a former senior production executive at DreamWorks SKG - has joined USA Films as president of production, succeeding Donna Gigliotti who is leaving after two years to return to producing.Gigliotti will continue to work with USA through the release of the last two productions she ...
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September International makes first Chinese sale
September International, the sales and distribution arm of September Films, has made its first sale in China. The agreement consists of four programmes: Secret History of Hacking, Playboy Prince, Tammy Wynette an American Tragedy and Dressing for the Oscars. The programmes will be broadcast throughout China to over 100 city ...
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UK's Peakviewing to build SA animation studio
The UK's Peakviewing Transatlantic has announced plans to open an animation studio in South Africa.The Johannesburg facility will produce both 3D graphic animation and claymation features, in a move intended to bolster Peakviewing's programming capabilities.Current production schedules aim at producing one claymation and two animated films per year, and the ...
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Leading German broadcaster issues profit warning
Germany's broadcast leader, ProSiebenSat1 has become the latest casualty of the advertising slowdown that has spread from the US to Europe. Today it warned that profits in the current year may not beat the record set in 2000 and unveiled a 20% drop in pre-tax profits for the first half ...
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Flanders TV signs for Warner Bros. output
Flanders' largest commercial TV company Vlaamse Media Maatschappij has signed a four-year output deal with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution. Its two TV stations VTM and Kanaal 2 will have the right to broadcast new features (1999-2002) - such as Eyes Wide Shut, The Perfect Storm and Harry Potter And ...
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IMAX posts 37% half-year losses
Despite efforts to cut costs and streamline its business, embattled large format operator IMAX Corp has posted a 37% drop in revenues this half-year compared to the same period in 2000.In the company's half-year results, revenues over the first six months are $73.7m compared with $117.6m over the same period ...
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Jacqui Feeney promoted to CEO of World Movies
Jacqui Feeney has been promoted to chief executive officer of Australian pay-TV channel World Movies and Irene Anast has left her role of research and planning manager at pay TV platform Austar to take Feeney's old position of channel manager. Feeney replaces Hugh Watt, who retired from the business some ...
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Alta and Lumen co-produce Novo comedy
Spain's Alta Produccion and France's Lumen Films are co-producing French-language romantic comedy Novo with stars Eduardo Noriega (Open Your Eyes) and Anna Mouglalis (Merci Pour Le Chocolat). France's Celluloid Dreams is handling international sales.Paz Vega (Sex And Lucia), Nathalie Richard (Modern Comforts) and Eric Caravaca (La Chambre Des Officiers) co-star ...
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Dot-bombs be damned: entertainment biz is surging
The message from media merchant bank and industry forecaster Veronis Suhler is that things will soon get better in the US communications sector. The upbeat message comes despite the bursting of the internet bubble and pressure on consumer and institutional spending. Those sectors such as network television and newspapers, which ...