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Sweden's NonStop is ceaseless buyer
Sweden's NonStop Entertainment had a busy time in Cannes acquiring the Palme d'Or winner Elephant by Gus van Sant and a further seven other films. From Elephant sales house, HBO Films London, it also bought Sundance winner American Splendor. From Pandora, NonStop took John Sayles latest film Casa De Los ...
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La Petite Lili
Dir: Claude Miller. France. 2003. 104minsBetter forget all about Chekhov before you go to see this. Though a free adaptation of The Seagull, one more among so many, Claude Miller's film has none of the subtle, sensitive intelligence of the great Russian playwright. Instead, it is a clever but blunt ...
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James' Journey To Jerusalem
Dir. Ra'anan Alexandrowicz. Israel. 2003. 85mins.The first fiction feature by documentary film-maker Ra'anan Alexandrowicz, James' Journey To Jerusalem is a dark satire that confronts the black market labour and moral bankruptcy of the once idealistic Israeli society. Originally planned as part of a TV drama series called Voices From The ...
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Buyers battle for Battle Royale II
Japan's Toei sold Battle Royale II, the follow-up to the controversial 2000 dystopian thriller, to eight European territories at Cannes. In addition to sales to the three Scandinavian countries, the three Benelux countries and Iceland, Toei concluded deals for the UK, Germany, Russia, Hong Kong and Thailand. "All we had ...
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Spain's youth-themed Jove fest attracts contenders from 30 countries
Eight features and 70 short films from more than 30 countries will face off in the two parallel competition sections of next month's 18th annual Cinema Jove Film Festival (June 14-21).The feature titles chosen from 47 entries to this youth-oriented festival in Valencia, Spain all mark their premieres in Spain. ...
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Osama is first title for five-strong buying alliance
Osama, the first Afghan film to be made since the fall of the Taliban, was jointly acquired by five European distributors which last year formed a loose buying alliance.The currently unnamed company is owned by Lucky Red of Italy, Frenetic Films of Switzerland, Haut Et Court of France, Cineart of ...
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Kitchen Stories sells like hot cakes
Bent Hamer's kitchen-sink drama Kitchen Stories (Salmer Fra Kokkenet), which was one of the hits of the Cannes Directors' Fortnight section, has proved as popular with buyers as it has with critics and the public. Handled by France's Celluloid Dreams it was sold to SPO Inc (Japan), Cinelibre-Cineart (Benelux), Lady ...
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Euro film bodies lobby Commission for more ambitious vision
European film councils this week called on the European Commission to adopt a more ambitious vision for the European film industry and to include it in the new EU constitution currently being considered by member states.At a meeting of European culture ministers in Greece, the 16 state-funded film councils (see ...
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Schroeder unveils plans for Franco-German academy
German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder announced the creation of a German-French film academy today at the Berlin film festival.While the chancellor disclosed neither the budget nor the location of the proposed institution, he said it would address the cultural and economic needs of the industry.At a conference attended by French culture ...
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Mr Ibrahim goes to Japan
Powerful French sales and production operation ARP Selection sold Japanese rights on Mr Ibrahim to Gaga Communications. The film (aka Les Fleurs Du Koran, aka Momo) by French director Francois Dupeyron, stars Omar Sharif as an elderly Arab grocer who develops an enduring friendship with a 12 year-old Jewish boy."Gaga ...
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Mar del Plata retains its 'A' grade festival status
Argentina's leading Mar del Plata International Film Festival will retain its A grade festival status next year, the International Federation of Film Producers' Associations (FIAPF) agreed at a general assembly meeting in Cannes.The festival's status was challenged following the inclusion in competition at its latest edition (March 6-15) of local ...
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Paradiso enjoys buying spree
Paradiso Entertainment bought all Benelux rights to After The Sunset and Rush Hour 3. From the UK's Portman Entertainment it bought Intermission. From Odyssey Entertainment it picked up The Libertine. From Pandora it concluded a three picture deal including Casa De Los Babys, A Home At The End Of The ...
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Spain's Sogepaq announces 'best Cannes in years'
Calling Cannes its "best market in years," Spanish sales house Sogepaq announced a slew of deals, including local hits Mondays In The Sun and Mortadelo & Filemon - The Big Adventure.Fernando Leon's award-winning Mondays was sold to Winchester Entertainment for the UK and Ireland. The film, Spain's official nomination to ...
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MGM, Rogers sign VOD pact
MGM Home Entertainment and Rogers Cable have signed an agreement that will see some of the studio's pictures on the Canadian cable company's VOD service. Rogers says it's the first Canadian company to sign a VOD content agreement with a Hollywood major. Rogers and competitors Calgary-based Shaw Cable and Carleton-based ...
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Bruce Almighty
Dir: Tom Shadyac. US. 2003. 102minsThe triumvirate of actor Jim Carrey, director Tom Shadyac and screenwriter Steve Oedekerk struck box office gold with their first film together, 1994's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Ever since they have worked together in various combinations (for example Shadyac and Carrey with Liar, Liar). Finally ...
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Local box office hits starve Norway of film funds
The local success of two children's films has caused unforeseen problems for the Norwegian Film Fund, which administers the annual $28m in state subsidy for film in Norway.Olsenbanden jr has so far recorded 350,000 admissions, while Summer Of Wolves has been seen by 210,000 Norwegians. In addition, the local low-budget ...
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Bavaria Film closes multiple Cannes sales
Bavaria Film International (BFI) has sold the FIPRESCI Award-winning Spanish film Las Horas De Dia to France's ARP and the UK's ICA among a raft of deals concluded by the German sales agent in Cannes.ICA also picked up Argentinian director Santiago Loza's Extrano which won a Tiger Award at ...
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Nicolas Roeg to shoot Adina
Legendary British film-maker Nicolas Roeg is attached to direct Adina, a philosophical horror exploring society's obsession with youth, sex and beauty. Producers are Andy Denemark and Bernadette Elliott for New York-based Burnt Danish Productions. Scheduled for production later this year, the film is written by Bernadette Elliott and Michael Lupetin. ...
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Sandrew Metronome grabs Arcand's Barbarians
Nordic major Sandrew Metronome, which had an all new acquisition team in Cannes, grabbed Denys Arcand's double award-winning Les Invasions Barbares along with four other films at the festival. Sandrew Metronome already holds rights to the animated crowd-pleaser Belleville Rendez-Vous, which screened in the official selection outside competition, as well ...
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Tsatsiki racks up sales in Berlin
Nordisk Film has sold Swedish film Tsatsiki, Mum And The Policeman to Cinemien Film & Video Distribution for Benelux and Best Film Distribution for Poland.The film, which dominated the recent Swedish Film Awards, winning prizes for best film, director, script and cinematography, has been a hot item on the Berlin ...