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Tajudin takes international home entertainment role at Sony
Norman Z Tajudin has been named vice president of international for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE).Tajudin will oversee SPHE's portfolio of emerging global markets andwill oversee distribution partnerships and other strategic initiativesin the company's international territories.He reports to SPHE senior vice president of international Paul Miller.Tajudin previously served as vice ...
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Anders Banke's Newsmakers moves from Moscow to Trollywood
Swedish-born Anders Banke's Newsmakers (Goryachie Novosti), a Russian remake of the Johnnie To 2004 film Breaking News (Daai Si Gin), is now moving to the Trollywood studios in Western Sweden's Trollhattan after shooting on location in Moscow since April 29. The $4m co-production between Moscow-based Tandem Pictures and Gothenburg's Illusion ...
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Via Digital, ICO ink co-financing pact
Spain's national credit institute (ICO) has signed an agreement with digital satellite platform Via Digital and the Spanish producers federation (FAPAE) whereby ICO will make available up to $18m worth of credits for film and TV product to which the Telefonica-backed Via acquires rights.According to the terms of the agreement, ...
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Pathe, Amuse lured by Killing
Myriad Pictures has sold Chen Kaige's $30m Killing Me Softly to Pathe Distribution for the UK and Amuse Video for Japan. Gaga Communications will handle the film's Japanese theatrical release.Starting principal photography on October 30th in London, the erotic thriller stars Heather Graham and Joseph Fiennes, with Natascha McElhone and ...
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City Screen goes beyond DSN to back five new digital installations
In an important step in the evolution of digital cinema in the UK, independent exhibitor City Screen Picturehouse Cinemas is planning to commercially back the installation of five new digital screens.The 18-cinema small chain (which has 50+ screens) has already seen the UK Film Council's Digital Screen Network install 18 ...
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Eagle Pictures reveals first slate since Ben Ammar takeover
Eagle Pictures has announced the first titles to make up the 2008-2009 slate of the company since its take over last year by Franco-Tunisian financier Tarak Ben Ammar.Eagle Pictures head of acquisitions Maria Grazia Vairo told Screen the titles announced will be released in Italy, and in some cases will ...
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Graham, McDonald take key footballer roles in The Damned United
As the shoot continues for Tom Hooper's Brian Clough story The Damned United, Stephen Graham and Peter McDonald have taken the roles of legendary 1970s footballers Billy Bremner and Johnny Giles, respectively. Bremner was the Leeds Captain and Giles was a midfielder.Other actors taking on footballing roles are Mark Cameron ...
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Eric Lagesse takes control of Pyramide Films
Eric Lagesse has taken a majority stake in French sales and distribution outfit Pyramide Films and will henceforth be the company's president.Fabienne Vonier, who owns the entirety of production company Pyramide Productions, will maintain a minority share in Pyramide Films.In mid-2005, Lagesse became managing director of Pyramide Films after having ...
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Indiana Jones reclaims international crown
Indiana Jones ruled the roost over the weekend thanks in large part to a spectacular $13.1m number launch in Japan that left Paramount/PPI within touching distance of $400m.It was close at the top. Marvel Studios' The Incredible Hulk, released almost everywhere through Universal/UPI, bashed its way through 12 new territories ...
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Carell's Smart roundly beats Myers' Guru at US box office
The changing face of US comedy delivered a stinging rebuke to the old guard as Steve Carell, one of the biggest success stories of recent years, outgunned the prodigal genius Mike Myers, back in his first live-action role in five years.Get Smart, in which Carell reprises the role of the ...
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She Unfolds By Day wins grand jury prize at CineVegas
Rolf Belgum's She Unfolds By Day won the 10th Annual CineVegas Film Festival's grand jury prize while Rachel Samuels' Dark Streets earned a special jury award.Bill Pullman received a Special Jury Award for his role as the science fiction writer William J Frick in Your Name Here.Aaron Rose and Joshua ...
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China's Sichuan province delays Kungfu Panda
Cinemas in China's earthquake-hit Sichuan Province have decided to postpone the release of DreamWorks' Kungfu Panda for five days in the wake of recent protests about the film. The film opened in China on Friday, June 20 except for all cinemas in Sichuan Province.Sichuan's five cinema circuits - Pacific Cinema ...
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Feng to shoot romantic comedy for Chinese New Year
Beijing-based Huayi Brothers has confirmed that Chinese director Feng Xiaogang is to make a romantic comedy tentatively titled Don't Bother Me (Fei Cheng Wu Rao), rather than his originally planned satire The Nobles. Huayi Brothers will produce the $7.3m (RMB 50m) film that is set to star long-time Feng collaborator ...
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Winds Of September wins SIFF's Asian New Talent Awards
Taiwanese filmmaker Lin Shu-yu's Winds Of September was awarded best film at the Asian New Talent Awardsof the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) on Friday night (June 20). The film, produced by Eric Tsang with Hong Kong-based Mei Ah Entertainment and co-produced by Taiwan's Ocean Deep Films, is the ...
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Chang, Yeoh launch management outfit Stellar Entertainment
Actress Michelle Yeoh, producer Terence Chang and Taiwanese media veteran David Tang officially unveiled their joint talent management company, Stellar Entertainment, in Hong Kong on Saturday. Based in Hong Kong and Taipei, the company has already signed acting talent including Kelly Lin (Sparrow), Zhang Fengyi (Red Cliff), Brandon Chang (The ...
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Russian drama Mukha wins top prize at Shanghai fest
The 11th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) ended with diminished star power, but a strong theme of compassion and humanity on Sunday June 22. Only Asian stars such as Charlie Yeung, Karen Mok, Chang Chen and Fann Wong attended the closing ceremony.Russiandirector Vladimir Kott'sMukha, which depicts a peculiar father-daughter relationship, ...
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European Box Office Review: United Kingdom
SURPRISE HITSGarth Jennings' quirky comedy Son Of Rambow, follows two children - and aspiring film-makers - as they grow up in 1980s Britain.Optimum Releasing opened the film in the UK on April 4, and it enjoyed a $1.8m (£925,000) opening weekend. It has grossed $8.3m (£4.3m) to date.The UK-France co-production ...
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Bread And Roses wins inaugural UIP Award
Ken Loach's Bread And Roses scooped the first ever UIP Award for best European film at this year's Rio International Film Festival. The award, voted for by the festival audience, is accompanied by a purse of Euros15,000.A total of 99 European films competed for the prize. Runners-up included Lars von ...
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European Box Office Review: France
SURPRISE HITWelcome To The Sticks (Bienvenue Chez Les Ch'tis) has become France's all-time biggest local hit and number two overall behind Titanic. The film is directed by local favourite Dany Boon and co-stars the popular Kad Merad. The fish-out-of-water comedy, set in Nord Pas de Calais, built on the healthy ...
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European Box Office Review: Italy
SURPRISE HITItaly has been the most successful European territory for Marc Forster's The Kite Runner. Filmauro released the adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel, about two boys growing up in 1980s Afghanistan, in March and it has grossed $12.4m (EUR8.1m) to date. Filmauro president Aurelio De Laurentiis says the distributor ...