All articles by Patrick Frater – Page 37
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Constantin latest to dive into Celluloid's Swimming Pool
Constantin Film of Germany has become the latest high profile buyer to sign on for Celluloid Dreams' Swimming Pool.The film by 8 Femmes director Francois Ozon, which is currently in post production, is a Chabrolian thriller starring Charlotte Rampling as a disillusioned British publisher who travels to France and is ...
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Constantin latest to dive into Celluloid's Swimming Pool
Constantin Film of Germany has become the latest high profile buyer to sign on for Celluloid Dreams' Swimming Pool.The film by 8 Femmes director Francois Ozon, which is currently in post production, is a Chabrolian thriller starring Charlotte Rampling as a disillusioned British publisher who travels to France and is ...
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CJ steps up production, sales drive
With no less than seven new pictures on its MIFED slate, Korean giant CJ Entertainment is dramatically stepping up production volume.The stock-market traded film subsidiary of the Cheil Jedang chaebol, or conglomerate, CJ Entertainment is planning to produce as many as 15-18 films a year.'Korean films have large and growing ...
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CJ steps up production, sales drive
With no less than seven new pictures on its MIFED slate, Korean giant CJ Entertainment is dramatically stepping up production volume.The stock-market traded film subsidiary of the Cheil Jedang chaebol, or conglomerate, CJ Entertainment is planning to produce as many as 15-18 films a year.'Korean films have large and growing ...
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Indian studio strikes US first-look deal with Lions Gate
A multi-picture deal with Lions Gate Entertainment is first evidence of the ambitions of India's Ramoji Studios to become a world scale player.The multi-year, first-look arrangement with Lions Gate enables Ramoji to offer US distribution to a number of films that shoot at its Hyderabad facilities, or are co-produced with ...
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Eros International reclaims sales on Devdas
First-time MIFED exhibitor Eros International will be offering distributors the chance to buy Devdas, the Indian foreign-language Oscar contender, that was previously represented by Focus Features."The transaction is done at last," said Eros chief executive Kishore Lulla, who produced the film and has been negotiating to retrieve the sales rights ...
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Eros International reclaims sales on Devdas
First-time MIFED exhibitor Eros International will be offering distributors the chance to buy Devdas, the Indian foreign-language Oscar contender, that was previously represented by Focus Features.'The transaction is done at last,' said Eros chief executive Kishore Lulla, who produced the film and has been negotiating to retrieve the sales rights ...
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First Look takes My Kingdom to North America
Specialist US distributor First Look Pictures has picked up My Kingdom, a modernistic re-telling of the King Lear story, that was the last leading role for acting legend Richard Harris who died last week.The picture, bought from sister company Overseas Filmgroup, will be given a US release on Dec 6, ...
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Metro Tartan acquires Secretary
UK independent Metro Tartan Distribution has acquired local rights to Sundance festival sensation Secretary (pictured) by Steven Shainberg.The film, which features Maggie Gyllenhaal as a woman who enters a sado-masochistic relationship with her demanding lawyer boss (James Spader), was originally sold by the UK's Alibi Films. Lion's Gate picked up ...
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Emperor's Wife prepares to shoot
Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Max Beesley head the cast of The Emperor's Wife, an adult fairy tale directed by Julien Vrebos, which goes into production on Friday Nov 1. The cast also includes Spanish actresses Rosana Pastor, recently seen in Land And Freedom, and Leticia Dolera of The Other ...
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Overseas' Emperor's Wife prepares to shoot
Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Max Beesley head the cast of The Emperor's Wife, an adult fairy tale directed by Julien Vrebos, which goes into production on Friday Nov 1. The cast also includes Spanish actresses Rosana Pastor, recently seen in Land And Freedom, and Leticia Dolera of The Other ...
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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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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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Senator shares boosted by KirchMedia licence deal
German distributor and licence trader Senator Entertainment has struck a "wide ranging deal" that will see its films licensed to the bankrupt KirchMedia group. The films will be shown on free-TV channels ProSieben, Sat 1 and Kabel 1.Senator did not disclose the terms of the deal, nor say how many ...
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John Maybury to take on Super-Cannes
John Maybury, who previously directed experimental Francis Bacon biopic Love Is The Devil, is set to direct an adaptation of JG Ballard's futuristic thriller Super-Cannes. The project marks the revival of a relationship between veteran British producer Jeremy Thomas' Recorded Pictures Company (RPC) and the controversial Ballard. Ballard, who wrote ...
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Granada, Carlton announce details of merger plan
Granada and Carlton, the UK's two largest commercial broadcasters, today announced details of the long awaited merger that will put most of Britain's free-TV under one management. But the impact for the film industry has yet to become clear.As their finances have become increasingly strained, both groups have pulled away ...
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Buena Vista Int'l TV signs deal with Portugal's SIC
Buena Vista International (BVI-TV) has signed a new agreement with Portuguese free-TV broadcaster SIC. The multi-year, multi-genre agreement will provide SIC with features including Toy Story, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, Disney's The Kid, Remember The Titans and The Royal Tenenbaums. Live action series include Alias and the channel will ...
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3DD, Lorber Media to sell classic AFT films package
British programmes sales company 3DD Entertainment has picked up a package of classic films that have been out of circulation for nearly a decade.The package consists of critically acclaimed films made under the American Film Theatre (AFT) banner between 1973-1976. Directed by cinema greats including Joseph Losey, Lindsay Anderson and ...
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MIPCOM buyers go in search of value for money deals
MIPCOM, the television programmes market in Cannes, is turning out to be more memorable for its publicity stunts than its high-profile deals. But behind the hoopla is a new-found emphasis on getting value for money.The opening night party was topped by a performance by dance troupe La Cirque Du Soleil, ...