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    You're The One

    2000-12-02T17:35:00Z

    Dir: Jose Luis Garci. 2000. 111mins.Prod cos: Nickel Odeon Dos, Enrique Cerezo, PC 29. Backers: Television Espanola, Canal Plus. Spanish dist: Col TriStar Films de Espana. Int'l sales: TBD. Exec prod: Luis Maria Delgado. Prod: Jose Luis Garci. Scr: Jose Luis Garci, Horacio Valcarcel. DoP: Raul Perez Cubero. Set des: ...

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    Alta Films to distribute Tornasol's films in Spain

    2009-04-02T15:40:00Z

    Alta Films hasformed a deal with leading Spanish production company Tornasol Films to handle the local release of its projects.

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    Monsters, Aliens Versus Fast, Furious at international box office

    2009-04-02T23:00:00Z

    This weekend Paramount Pictures International (PPI) should dominate the overseas arena when it unleashes DreamWorks Animation’sMonsters Vs Aliensin more than 45 territories. The distributor will face a stiff challenge from Universal Pictures International (UPI), however, which launches its action thrillerFast & Furiousin more than 31.Monsters Vs Aliens has grossed $13.3m ...

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    Monsters Vs Aliens takes top spot at Russian box-office

    2009-04-02T16:28:00Z

    DreamWorks' Monsters Vs Aliens continues its dominance of the global box-office becoming the highest-grossing foreign film in Russia so far this year. The film could break box-office records after attracting 2.6m admission in just two weeks. It has already become the highest grossing original animation opener (not a sequel) this ...

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    South East European Film Festival set for April 30 to May 4 in LA

    2009-04-02T16:43:00Z

    The fourth annual South East European Film Festival will take place in Los Angeles from April 30 to May 4.Designed to showcase films from the region but also educate about its troubled history and cultural diversity, the festival will feature titles such as Zrinko Ogresta’s Behind The Glass from Croatia, ...

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    German films take 30% of local market in first quarter

    2009-04-02T18:09:00Z

    German films took almost 30% of the local box-office over the first quarter of 2009, according to figures from Nielsen EDI. It is down from 33% for the same period last year.

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    Trejo, Laas to star in evangelist comedy Pastor Shepherd

    2009-04-03T00:47:00Z

    Harbor Light Entertainment will commence principal photography this spring on Edwin Marshall’s comedyPastor Shepherdin Wimberly, Texas.

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    Indian producers strike against revenue-sharing terms

    2009-04-03T03:05:00Z

    Percept Picture Company’s Hindi film 8x10 Tasveerand Paramount Pictures’ Fast & Furious 4, both released in India today (April 3), might be the last two films to open before India’s United Producers Forum begins its strike against multiplex owners from April 4.Producers and distributors are demanding a 50:50 revenue-sharing deal ...

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    Australia's Aurora programme selects seven projects

    2009-04-03T03:23:00Z

    Aurora, the Australian script programme that has been integral to the development of critical successes such as The Black Balloon and Somersault, has announced the sevenprojects it has accepted for this year.

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    Noah Baumbach starts production on new film with Ben Stiller

    2009-04-03T05:39:00Z

    Production began last week in Los Angeles on Focus Features’ untitled film starring Ben Stiller for writer-director Noah Baumbach.

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    IN THE HOT SEAT - CESAR ALIERTA

    2000-12-02T17:44:00Z

    He used to peddle tobacco and likes to keep a low profile. Hardly suitable qualifications, one would think, for taking over from one of the most colourful and controversial executives in Spanish corporate history. Yet, writes Jennifer Green, Cesar Alierta has made a positive impression in a short time as ...

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    Rum Diary starts shooting for GK Films, Infinitum Nihil in Puerto Rico

    2009-04-03T05:46:00Z

    Principal photography began in Puerto Rico on March 25 on GK Films and Infinitum Nihil’s The Rum Diary starring Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Amber Heard and RichardJenkins.

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    Golden Globes set 2010 timetable, moving back to Jan 17

    2009-04-03T05:56:00Z

    The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards will take place on Jan 17th 2010 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.

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    Rising Sun insists it had nothing to do with Wolverine leak

    2009-04-03T11:12:00Z

    One of Australia’s leading visual effects companies, Rising Sun Pictures (RSP), has published a statement saying it had nothing to do with a copy of X-Men Origins: Wolverine appearing on several file-sharing websites.

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    Pathe UK reveals structure of in-house distribution team

    2009-04-03T13:17:00Z

    Pathe UK has confirmed the structure of its in-house distribution team, following its move to pull out of third party distribution and tie up with Warner Entertainment UK (WEUK)to handle sales in the UK.

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    UK's Recorded Picture Company promotes Alainee Kent

    2009-04-03T14:34:00Z

    Recorded Picture Company has promoted Alainee Kent to the role of senior development executive.

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    My Life in Ruins holds world premiere in Athens

    2009-04-03T15:13:00Z

    My Life in Ruins, produced by Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson’s Playtone, is holding its world premiere in Athens two months before it launches in the US. It is thought to be the firsttime a Hollywood production backed by industry heavyweights has opened in Greece.

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    Safari adventures in France, The Boat That Rocked launches in the UK

    2009-04-03T15:47:00Z

    ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent releases vying for attention against animated 3D blockbuster Monsters Vs Aliens this weekend.

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    Winterbottom's The Killer Inside Me saved by last-minute funding deal

    2009-04-03T16:53:00Z

    The Killer Inside Me, the latest collaboration between director Michael Winterbottom and producer Andrew Eaton, has been saved after securing new funding. The $13m projectwas close to collapse after it lost key financial support.

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    Inhabited Island: Part II to hit Russian screens on April 23

    2009-04-03T17:20:00Z

    The second part of the $36.6m Russiansci-fi blockbuster, Inhabited Island: Part II will be released on April 23.