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FeaturesThe strength of independent ties
Metrodome and Palisades Tartan are the latest to strike a deal, as distributors are forced to make alliances in a changing market.
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FeaturesIndia digs for box-office gold
A surge in multiplex construction is expected in the still under-screened Indian market now the producers’ strike is over. But can air-conditioning and plush seats alone finally prise open the box office for foreign films?
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FeaturesPerry gears up for fight
As the Irish government considers scrapping the Irish Film Board, Simon Perry tells Geoffrey Macnab why the board is vital to Irish film culture.
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FeaturesPaths of glory
The historical thriller Glorious 39 is Stephen Poliakoff’s first film for 10 years and will have its world premiere at Toronto.
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FeaturesFrom conception to Womb
Could his contemporary fairy tale about cloning, starring Eva Green and Matt Smith, push Hungarian director Benedek Fliegauf into the mainstream? Martin Blaney visits the German set of Womb.
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NewsSony extends De Luca's first-look deal through 2011
Sony Pictures Entertainment has extended its first-look deal with producer Michael De Luca through 2011.
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NewsHanif Kureishi to adapt The White Tiger for Smuggler, Ascension
New York-based Smuggler Films has signed famed UK screenwriter Hanif Kureishi to adapt Man Booker Prize-winning novel The White Tiger for the big screen.
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NewsPicturePlay to launch with Levinson's City Of Angels
US producers Janet Harrison and Scott Rosenfelt have launched bi-coastal production company PicturePlay Films to make films with budgets ranging from $5m-$20m.
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Indian government plans Pakistani film festival
TheIndian government is to organise a Pakistani Film Festival in Mumbai thisyear. TheIndian Minister for Culture and Tourism Ambika Soni, in a visit to Lahore forthe premiere of Indian film Taj Mahalmet with Punjab Governor Afzal Sahi and offered to screen Pakistani Punjabifilms. Earlieron 26th April, the premiere of Taj ...
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White knight rides in to save Taiwan's oldest studio
Taiwanese businessman GouTai-chiang is acquiring a majority stake in Taiwan's oldest film studio, the Central Motion PictureCorporation (CMPC), which was facing closure following its sale to the ChinaTimes Group at the end of last year. Gou is chairman of localelectronics subcontractor Foxlink, whose clients include Apple, Microsoft andNokia, although it's ...
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China greenlights secure box office reporting system
Auckland-based VistaEntertainment Solutions has been granted permission to sell its cinemamanagement software independently in China and has made its first sale to Hong Kong exhibitor MCL's new cinema in Shenzhen. Vista claims to be the first company offering globallyaccepted financial management and secure reporting systems to gain officialaccreditation from China's ...
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Arclight already closing deals for Un Certain Regard's 2:37
ArclightFilms will handle worldwide sales at the Cannes market for first-time Australian director Murali K Thalluri's drama 2:37, which was recently added to the Un Certain Regard line-up at Cannes.Arclighthas already closeddeals with Village Roadshow in Australia, SND in France, Manga in Spain, andCinequanon in Japan.2:37 is the interwoven story ...
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Canal Plus-Pathe continue talks for UK pact
France's StudioCanal appears to be forging ahead with talks to create a pan-European distribution network - a releasing apparatus that would effectively run alongside United International Pictures (UIP) should Canal Plus and its parent Vivendi succeed in their planned takeover of UIP partner Universal.According to well-placed sources, StudioCanal expects to ...
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Focus takes international rights on Gondry's Rewind
FocusFeatures has acquired international rights to Michel Gondry's upcoming picture BeKind Rewind starring Jack Black.FocusFeatures International will begin sales at Cannes on Focus' third collaborationwith Gondry following Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and Dave Chappelle's Block Party, which is on release in North America.Gondrywill direct from his own screenplay ...
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Ralph Alexander promoted to executive vp at SPRI
RalphAlexander has been named executive vice president of distribution at SonyPictures Releasing International (SPRI).Alexander,who has been with Columbia TriStar for almost two decades, takes on expandedduties in Europe and continues to report to SPRI distribution president MarkZucker."Ralph'sextensive distribution experience in all parts of the world makes him one ofSPRI's most ...
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Weinstein Co buys rights on Shephard's Bosnia
TheWeinstein Company (TWC) has picked up North American, Australian and NewZealand rights to Richard Shepard's Spring Break In Bosnia, the director's second film after The Matador.Productionon the comic thriller is set to begin this summer in Europe. The film is backedby Intermedia and QED International, and QED will handle worldwide ...
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Weinstein Co buys rights on Shephard's Bosnia
TheWeinstein Company (TWC) has picked up North American, Australian and NewZealand rights to Richard Shepard's Spring Break In Bosnia, the director's second film after The Matador.Productionon the comic thriller is set to begin this summer in Europe. The film is backedby Intermedia and QED International, and QED will handle worldwide ...
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Cannes announces Directors Fortnight lineup
Europe once again comes on strong amongst Cannes competitors with the Directors Fortnight sidebar boasting 11 films from the continent. In total, 22 titles were announced Tuesday morning in Paris with six films from France alone, not including co-productions in which the country is involved.The US makes the second biggest ...
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Tim Burton joines Cannes Cinefondation jury
Director Tim Burton has been added to the jury for the Cinefondation, Cannes Film Festival organizers announcedTuesday morning.Burton joins jurypresident Andrei Konchalovsky along with Sandrine Bonnaire, Souleymane Cisse, Daniel Bruhl and Zbigniew Preisner.The Cinefondation will hand out three prizeson May 26 during the festival and will also award the short ...
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Rotterdam festival to curate film programme at Holland Festival
The International FilmFestival Rotterdam (IFFR) is collaborating for the first time with performingarts festival the Holland Festival.The organisations willpresent a programme of 20 films in Amsterdam from June 8-11, duringthe 59th Holland Festival (June 2-25). IFFR will curate the new film section,which will be titled Rotterdam, Holland and will include ...