All articles by Sheri Jennings – Page 9
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Eagle's EFM pickups include Skyline, 22 Bullets
Italian independent distributor Eagle Pictures has confirmed prestigious pick-ups from the EFM.They include the thriller Skyline from IM Global directed by special effects whizzes Colin and Greg Strause. The Strause brothers have provided their effects expertise on Avatar, 2012, 300 and The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button among others.Eagle also ...
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NewsCannons fires for Fandango
Fandango Portobello Sales has sold Italo-Turkish director Ferzan Ozpetek’s Loose Cannons (Mine Vaganti) to seven territories.
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Rome's Cinecitta teams up with Montana for global push
Rome’s Cinecitta Studios is forging a partnership with U.S. based Montana Artists Agency to strengthen their global reach in servicing film, and media industries.
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Pyramide International knows what buyers want
Pyramide International has closed several deals for Italian director Silvio Soldini’s eighth feature What More Do I Want (Cosa Voglio Di Piu), which had its world premiere in the Berlinale Special section.
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Wolf picks up Italian indie David's Birthday for the US
US distributor Wolfe has snapped up North American rights for Italian indie David’s Birthday (Il Compleanno),a psychological drama set in the south of Italy.
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Landmark digital piracy case opens in Italy
The Italian Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Federation seeks damages from telecom operator over illegal downloading.
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NewsRome Film Festival expands expert commission
Organisers for the International Rome Film Festival have expanded its expert commission for the fifth edition this autumn.
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NewsLa Bocca Del Lupo becomes first Italian film to win Turin's main prize
Pietro Marcello La Bocca Del Lupo made history at the 27th Turin Film Festival as it became the first Italian film to win the event’s main competition prize.
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FeaturesLocal titles vie for market share
On the eve of Italy’s distribution networking event Industry Days (Nov 30-Dec 4), Sheri Jennings looks at the challenges facing Italian films at the local box office.
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Medusa names new exhibition chain The Space Cinema
Medusa Film, the company that took over the Warner Bros cinema with Alessandro Benetton’s 21 Investiment, has relaunched as The Space Cinema.
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NewsBrotherhood, Helen Mirren, Giorgio Diritti triumph in Rome
The fourth edition of the International Rome Film Festival awarded the Golden Marc’Aurelio Award for best film to Danish-Italian Nicolo Donato’s feature directorial debut Brotherhood (Brotherskab).
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NewsSmall European sellers opt for Rome over AFM
Rome’s Business Street confirmed its position on the autumn festival calendar as it closed this week, reporting a 16% increase in attendance and gathering support from the European arthouse market.
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NewsStefan Arsenijevic's wins New Cinema Network prize
The International Rome Film Festival’s New Cinema Network (NCN) selected Stefan Arsenijevic’s No One’s Child for its best European second work award.
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NewsIntra snaps up worldwide rights to The Man Who Will Come
Italian sales agent Intra Movies has picked up worldwide rights to Giorgio Diritti’s The Man Who Will Come (L’uomo Che Verra), which screens in competition at the fourth edition of the International Rome Film Festival.
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NewsBusiness Street opens as Rome Film Festival gets underway
As the Rome Film Festival opens its fourth edition with Danis Tanovic’s Triage today – the festival’s collateral industry events – Business Street and New Cinema Network also kick off.
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NewsArchibald Films picks up Italian rights to Ford’s A Single man
Independent distributor Archibald Film Enterprise has taken Italian rights to Tom Ford’s directorial debut A Single Man following the film’s Venice debut.
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FeaturesNew-look Rome shows it means business
The International Rome Film Festival (Oct 15-23) is hoping to establish a reputation as a place to do business - and even as a replacement for the now-defunct Mifed.
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FeaturesSelected World Premieres at Rome
Screen brings you a selection of world premieres at this year’s Rome International Film Festival.
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FeaturesThe crest of a wave
Rome’s New Cinema Network aims to help second-time directors realise their visions by matching producers with international partners and financiers.