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Russia calls in Interpol to track down Gusinsky
Russian authorities have reportedly asked Interpol to put embattled Media Most chief Vladimir Gusinsky, who is currently living abroad, on an international wanted list, in connection with fraud charges. A domestic arrest warrant has already been issued, but Gusinsky's lawyer has said his client has no intention of returning home. ...
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Bayona, Fresnadillo named as godfathers to Cannes Critics Week
Directors Juan Antonio Bayona and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo will act as Godfathers to Cannes Critics’ Week for the 2009 edition.
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Guardans appointed as director of Spain's ICAA
Following last week’s appointment of Angeles Gonzalez Sinde as Spain’s culture minister, Ignasi Guardans will become the new director of the ICAA (Institute ofCinematography and Audiovisual Arts), the country’s film and TV body.
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French Parliament rejects bill to unplug Internet pirates
After a heated battle, a bill that would have unplugged French Internet pirates was rejected by the country’s Parliament on Thursday.
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NewsFast & Furious leaves the competition in the dust and closes in on $100m overseas
Universal/UPI’sFast & Furiousmaintained its devastating early pace as the action sequel delivered an estimated $46.5m weekend haul from 5,118 venues in 50 territories to race to an early $91m international running total.In North America the film tore past $115m in its second weekend and remained the top selling release worldwide ...
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NewsGirl power drives Hannah Montana The Movie to North American glory
Tween idol Miley Cyrus is turning into one of the most bankable female stars in recent years as Buena Vista’sHannah Montana The Moviesoared to the top of the charts with an estimated $34mopening weekend.
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NewsCMG adds civil rights drama American Violet to Cannes slate
Ed Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group has acquired international rights to Tim Disney’s civil rights drama American Violetand will commence sales in Cannes next month.
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Spain sees first prosecution in piracy case
Spain has finally taken a strong stand against piracy with the administrator of a P2P file sharing site being sentenced to six months in jail and fined $6,500 (Euros 4,900) in a court case in Logrono, Spain.
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Dennis Lim joins New York Film Festival selection committee
Dennis Lim, editor of the Museum Of The Moving Image’s online publication Moving Image Source, has joined the New York Film Festival’s selection committee.
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Eurocinema VOD service to carry Image content
VOD channel Eurocinema has signed a deal to carry content from Image Entertainment, the North American distributor with a library of roughly 3,500 exclusive DVD titles.
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John Woo's Red Cliff II storms Japanese box office
John Woo’s Red Cliff II scaled to the top of the Japanese box office this past weekend, with earnings of $8.66m (Y869m) over the three-day period (April 10-12). The sequel to the 2008 hit saw 681,000 admissions from 729 screens, the widest ever for a non-Japanese Asian film.The Friday opening ...
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Germany's F.A.M.E. in talks to tap film funds
Munich-based film and music production house F.A.M.E. Film & Music Entertainment, which floated on Frankfurt's Neuer Markt at the end of August, is in talks with two German media funds to support its push into international co-productions.As F.A.M.E. board member Michael Bischoff explained, changes in German tax legislation have meant ...
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Pan-Asian auteurs line up for Chengdu omnibus
Beijing-based Zonbo Media is preparing a three-part film set in the earthquake-stricken city of Chengdu in Western China, to be directed by Korea’s Hur Jin-ho, Hong Kong’sFruit Chan and Chinese rock singer and filmmaker Cui Jian.
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Indian cinemas go dark as producer stand-off continues
Programming has virtually dried up at Indian multiplexes due to the on-going stand-off between exhibitors and the United Producers Forum which started on April 4. With producers holding back fresh releases, and pulling previously released films from circulation, only two stuck-in-the-can B-grade Hindi films opened last weekend, along with Italian ...
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FilmFour lassoes Pope as Cowboy ramps up slate
FilmFour and UK production outfit Cowboy Films have struck a first-look deal for the next project from The Crow: City Of Angels director Tim Pope.Cowboy and FilmFour are still to choose a project, but Pope is expected to put a title into development within a year. The production will form ...
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United invests $30m in Creative Planet
UK-based United News & Media has acquired a $30m stake in Creative Planet, a web-based entertainment industry resource backed by several high-profile venture capital firms. In a related deal, United will merge The Knowledge, its own UK-based creative services business, into the Creative Planet fold. In return, United receives a ...
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Angelina Speare named executive vp at Warner
Angelina Speare has been promoted to the newly created position of executive vice president, international operations & finance, at Warner Bros Pictures. She will oversee the day-to-day operations, business development and financial planning and reporting for the international arm of Warner Bros as well as the company's international regional offices ...
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Papandrea to head production at Mirage UK
Mirage Enterprises is expected to appoint Bruna Papandrea to head production and development at its London-based operation under director Anthony Minghella.Papandrea, who is likely to relocate from Australia to the UK in January, recently produced Better Than Sex with Frank Cox. The comedy romance charts what happens after a one-night ...
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HBO acquires KWA's San Bernardo
Madrid-based sales agent Kevin Williams Associates (KWA) has sold pay-TV rights on Spanish-language romantic comedy Saint Bernard (San Bernardo) to HBO USA.The deal reflects the growing commerciability of Spanish cinema, which was on display last week at the Spanish Film Screenings for Europe, held Nov 29-Dec 1 in Lanzarote. KWA ...
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Kirk Douglas to be honoured at Berlin
Veteran Hollywood actor Kirk Douglas will be honoured with a Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement at next year's Berlin International Film Festival (February 7-18). Douglas will receive the award on February 16 before a special festival screening of his 1957 film Paths Of Glory in the Berlinale Palast Theatre at ...