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Greenaway to write, direct Rembrandt project
Peter Greenaway iswriting and will direct a film about Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. Thefilm, titled Nightwatching, is initiated by Dutch Kasander Film Companyand is due to be released next May (2006) to co-incide with the 400th anniversary ofthe famous painter. The film is based onthe painting of The Nightwatch, ...
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EASTERN EUROPE Production Listings - Feb 9
RUSSIA PRE-PRODUCTION BASTARDS (SVOLOCHI)(Rolan Bykov's Fund/ Rithm telecompany). Co-prod: Paradise. Genre/synopsis:drama, action. Almaty 1943. Colonel Vishnevsky has a governmental task: toprepare a diversion group of fighters, consisting of 14-15 years old orphans,to block all activities of selected German formations Edelweiss. All these guysshould not only to destroy fascist military base, ...
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Almodovar to tango with Cruz in Volver
Pedro Almodovar is plottinghis return to female-centred comedies with what looks set to be his next film, Volver, starring Penelope Cruz.The director said the project, one of several he has in development, would be hisnext over the weekend in Rome where his Bad Education (La Mala Educacion) was honored with ...
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Studs cranks up for Dublin shoot with Gleeson
A five week shoot starts this week in county Dublin onBrother Films' Studs, the feature filmdebut of playwright and theatre director Paul Mercier who has adapted his ownplay of the same title for the screen.BrendanGleeson heads the cast as the mysterious, volatile and threatening soccertrainer who takes on a team ...
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Narnia embarks on Czech shoot
Production on TheChronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe has moved to theCzech Republic and will shoot for two weeks beginning on February 7. Director Andrew Adamson (Shrek,Shrek 2) began principal photography in New Zealand in June. The film is shooting in anorthernpart of the country known ...
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Franka Potente readies directorial debut
Run Lola Run starFranka Potente, who is a member of the International Jury at this year'sBerlinale, is to make her directorial debut this spring with a 25-30-minuteshort film.Producer Stefan Arndt of X-Filme creative pool told ScreenDaily.com that Wer Die Tollkirsche Ausgraebt will be 'a really classical silent film likefrom the ...
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Michell set to embark on London Marathon
In Rotterdam last week for the festival screening of EnduringLove, British director Roger Michellrevealed further details of two future projects he is working on with WorkingTitle.Michell is about to take the leap into producing with theWorking Title backed Marathon, aportmanteau picture about six people competing in the London Marathon, one ...
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Fox, UTV partner on Nair's Namesake
Indian production anddistribution outfit UTV has partnered with Fox Searchlight on Mira Nair'sThe Namesake. The film is based on the 2001Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Namesakeby Jhumpa Lahiri and the script is written by Sooni Taraporewala.The novel tells the story of a Calcutta family who leaveIndia to come to Cambridge, ...
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MediaCorp Raintree embarks on Leap Of Love
MediaCorpRaintree Pictures started production this week on its long-gestating Leap Of Love, a romantic comedy that CEODaniel Yun has been developing for years with the aim of raising the profile ofSingapore film on the international stage. TheEnglish-language picture - which has a high $1.5m (S$2.5m) budget by localstandards - is ...
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Bond producers confirm Campbell as Casino Royale director
Martin Campbell has been named as the director of the 21stfilm in the James Bond series - which will be called Casino Royale. It is Campbell's second outing as director of a James Bondfilm. In 1995 he directed Goldeneye, thefirst 007 film to star Pierce Brosnan.However,no decision has yet been ...
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Hong Kong pay-TV leader moves into film production
Hong Kong's leading pay-TV operator, i-CABLECommunications, has unveiled plans to move into film production by investing upto $38.5m (HK$300m) in 10-20 features over the next two years. The company is in talks with several Hong Kong productionhouses about providing funding for a slate of productions to be selected on aproject-by-project ...
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Focus to launch Jet Li actioner at Berlin
Focus Features has acquiredinternational sales rights excluding Asia to Jet Li's upcoming martial artsproject and will launch it to buyers at Berlin.The latest producing venturefrom veteran producer Bill Kong, the as yet untitled film will be directed byRonny Yu and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon choreographer Yuen Wo Ping will orchestrate ...
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Runaway business helps Australian production
Becker Film Internationalhas taken world sales rights on Feed, a psychological thriller thatBrett Leonard is now shooting in Australia.Runaway US films play a keyrole supporting service companies and building skills in host countries but Feedis a rare example of how runaway production has directly helped a localfeature. Producer Melissa Beaufordmet ...
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Bac takes on sales for Gitai's Free Zone
Frenchdistributor Bac Films has acquired the latest work from Israeli director AmosGitai, Free Zone, which stars Oscar nominee Natalie Portman.BacInternational, the company's newly-launched sales arm will handle world saleson the film.Currentlyshooting in Israel and Jordan, Free Zone also stars Hanna Lazlo, HiamAbbas and Carmen Maura. Aco-production from France, Israel, Spain ...
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Roissy Films to broker L'Entente Cordiale
Paris based sales outfitRoissy Films has acquired rights to comedy L'Entente Cordiale as itheads into the European Film Market.The film is a $20m productionfrom Les Films Christian Fechner with a heavyweight cast that includes DanielAuteuil, Christian Clavier, Jennifer Sanders, Francois Morel and FrancoisLevanthal.Vincent De Brus will direct L'EntenteCordiale for a ...
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Dutch TV company expands into film production
Dutch independent television productioncompany Eyeworks is expanding into film production. The creator of successfulTV formats as The National IQ Test and The 10' is working on twoprojects to be filmed in 2006.Dutch producer Rolf Koot, co-creator of AllStars and executive of its English remake Things To Do Before You're 30,has ...
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Doom wraps production in Prague
Video game adaptation Doomwrapped principal photography at Prague's Barrandov Studio on 28 January and isconcluding work with a reduced unit this week, unit publicist Geoff Freemantold Screendaily.com. "Filming went very well and I hope we do justiceto the video game," he said. The film is tied in with therelease of ...
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AUSTRALIA/NZ Production Listings Feb 2
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALANDLISTINGS AUSTRALIA FINANCED THE BETGerrycan Productions. Budget: tba. Backers: Private investors. Urban drama. Ayoung Sydney stockbroker risks it all to win a friendly bet about making money.Prod: Caroline Gerard. Dir: Mark Lee. Scr: Caroline Gordon. DoP: Hugh Miller.Production design: Sam Wilde. Costume design: Lara Blomfield. Hair/make-up:Cameron Jane. Music: John ...
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Binoche, Whitaker line-up for Ferrara's Mary
Juliette Binoche, ForrestWhitaker, Heather Graham and Matthew Modine are to star in Abel Ferrara's nextfeature, Mary. French sales and distributioncompany Wild Bunch has taken rights to the film - outside North America andItaly - ahead of Berlin's European Film Maket.Mary is a Bible-themed drama about a contemporary trio -an actor, ...
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Task force to investigate production decline
Although hopes were high atthe beginning of the year, the number of films produced in Hong Kong has fallento an all-time low of around 65 this year and many films performed belowexpectations over the summer. As a result, 20 film professionals have set up anemergency task force to find solutions ...