All Production articles – Page 579
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NewsEndgame to finance Steven Soderbergh’s Bitter Pill
Jim Stern’s LA-based financing and production company has boarded the project, until recently known as Side Effects, and is in talks with 1984 Private Defense Contractors to co-finance. FilmNation handles international rights and will introduce to buyers at EFM next week.
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Strategic Partners co-production spotlight on UK and US
The co-production market is scheduled to take place from Sept 13-16 in Halifax, Canada.
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Swedish Film Institute backs new films from Andersson, Hallstrom, Odell
Andersson (pictured) continues his Living trilogy with A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence.
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NewsUK domestic productions down, co-productions up in 2011
Inward investment reached a record high in 2011, whilst the number of films shooting in the UK fell slightly in 2011; independent British films recorded best ever year at the UK box office.
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NewsDeluxe expands UK digital cinema operation
The company is building a new £4m purpose built facility in Soho.
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NewsVera Farmiga to play Fleetwood Mac singer in The Drummer
The Oscar nominated actress joins Aaron Eckhart in the Beach Boys film and will play singer-songwriter Christine McVie. W2 is co-financing the project and represents international sales.
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NewsNala Films plans festival run for Decoding Deepak
The financier and producer has unveiled its latest project, a documentary that chronicles one year in the life of the spiritualist Deepak Chopra.
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NewsLikely Story sets writers for Too Cool graphic novel adaptation
Rocky Russo and Jeremy Sosenko will adapt the Top Shelf Productions graphic novel about a family man who reverts to his 15-year-old body after a hypnosis course to stop smoking.
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NewsRelativity takes over Stretch Armstrong project with Hasbro
Universal has dropped the action adaptation, allowing Relativity to come on board the tentpole based on the action figure launched in 1976 and re-launched in the 1990’s. The parties did not mention Taylor Lautner, who had been attached to the Universal project.
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NewsLevelK boards indie rom com Not Another Happy Ending
Cast includes Jessica Brown Findlay [pictured], Karen Gillan, Emun Elliott.
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NewsLightning lines up comedy The Hot Flashes for EFM
Principal photography is set to begin in New Orleans on Feb 13 on the story of a tough middle-aged women’s basketball team. Brooke Shields, Daryl Hannah, Melanie Griffith, Wanda Sykes, and Camryn Manheim star.
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NewsRotterdam roundup: new plans from Odoul, Kaurismaki; Raul Ruiz's widow takes over project
With the start of International Film Festival Rotterdam’s coproduction market (the CineMart), the pace of the festival picked up dramatically over weekend — and news has emerged of deals and new projects.
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NewsShooting begins on The Seasoning House
The Sterling Pictures film is the directorial debut of special effects designer Paul Hyett and stars Sean Pertwee.
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Home Again shooting in Trinidad before move to Toronto
Principal photography is underway in Trinidad for Sudz Sutherland’s sophomore feature film Home Again.
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Sarah Jessica Parker replaces Demi Moore on Lovelace
Parker will play the feminist author and activist Gloria Steinem after Moore left the project last week citing personal reasons.
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NewsAgnieszka Holland to direct mini series for HBO Czech Republic
The Oscar nominated Polish film-maker will direct the mini series about Czech student Jan Palach who buned himself to death in Wenceslas Square in 1968.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Among this week’s newly added projects are Christopher Granier-Deferre’s comedy Le Weekend, as well as Né Quelque Part starring Jamel Debbouze.
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FeaturesWelcome To The Punch
How did the UK film-makers behind Welcome To The Punch attract an A-list cast, top financiers and Ridley Scott?
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NewsGreg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly in talks to join Writers
Lisa Wilson will introduce the project to international buyers at EFM through The Solution Entertainment Group and serves as executive producer with business partner and co-founder Myles Nestel. CAA represents US rights.
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NewsBlack Pond directors reveal plans for second feature
EXCLUSIVE: Young British directors Tom Kingsley and Will Shape are the surprise nominees for this year’s BAFTA Outstanding British Debut Award for their low budget feature Black Pond starring Chris Langham.