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Hungary and Ireland to sign co-production agreement
Representatives of the Irish Film Board and the Hungarian Motion Picture Public Foundation will sign a co-production agreement in Berlin on Sunday, February 8, which is designed to foster co-productions between the two territories. The deal includes a reciprocal feature whereby producers from the two territories will in effect take ...
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Oscilloscope takes Stephen Kijak's Scott Walker - 30 Century Man
Oscilloscope has acquired North American rights to Stephen Kijak's music documentary Scott Walker- 30 Century Man, currently in release in US theatres. The company will take over the theatrical self-release orchestrated by the producers and expand the run. DVD, VOD and TV roll-outs will follow in the summer and autumn. ...
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Ontario upholds ban on Baise-moi
Censors in the Canadian province of Ontario have upheld a ban on the theatrical release of French title Baise-moi, directed by Virginie Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi.According to the film's Canadian distributor, Quebec-based Remstar Distribution, which planned to open the film in Canada's three main markets, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, ...
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UK governments move to legislate on piracy cautiously welcomed
Industry reaction to the UK government’s decision to tackle piracy resulting from peer to peer file sharing with legislation has been mainly positive although tempered with caution.The legislation would mean that where rights holders request it, internet service providers (ISPs) should notify alleged copyright infringers that they are breaking the ...
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UK government move to legislate on piracy cautiously welcomed
Industry reaction to the UK government's decision to tackle piracy resulting from peer to peer file sharing with legislation has been mainly positive although tempered with caution. The legislation would mean that where rights holders request it, internet service providers (ISPs) should notify alleged copyright infringers that they are breaking ...
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Larry Levy to head theatrical distribution at Vivendi Entertainment
Vivendi Entertainment has hired Larry Levy as vice president and head of theatrical distribution at Vivendi Entertainment ahead of its maiden release of New York, I Love You.Levy will oversee all aspects of theatrical distribution for Vivendi Entertainment and joins from New Line, where he served as for 15 years ...
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Sundance Channel buys packages of docs from Arthouse Films
The Sundance Channel has acquired a package of arts documentaries for broadcast from Arthouse Films' current and upcoming slate.David Koh, Lilly Bright, and Stanley Buchthal negotiated the deal on behalf of Arthouse Films and Curiously Bright Entertainment with Sundance Channel's senior vice president of acquisitions and programming Christian Vesper and ...
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Lost Times takes Golden Reel in Budapest
The Golden Reel, the main prize of the 40th Hungarian Film Week, was awarded to Lost Times, the debut feature of director Aron Matyassy. The film is a moving portrayal of a small-time criminal's search for justice after his autistic sister is raped. The film stars Jozsef Kadas as the ...
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Gladiator to be re-released on Imax screens
DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures will be re-releasing Gladiator on North American Imax screens on November 22, as promotional support for the release of the film in the DVD sell-through and VHS rental windows. The 35mm prints will be screened in Imax venues in LA, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, San ...
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ReviewsSkirt Day (La Journee De La Jupe)
Dir/scr: Jean-Paul Lilienfeld. France/Belgium. 2009. 88mins.
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Kore-eda unveils details of Blow Up Doll project
Award-winning Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda has revealed details of his most recent project, Kuuki Ningyo (literal translation: Blow Up Doll), which wrapped at the end of January. The film stars Korean actress Bae Doo-Na as an inflatable sex doll that comes to life and begins a relationship with its owner, ...
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Dutch drama All Stars shines at Int'l Emmys
Dutch TV series All Stars was the surprise winner in the drama category at this year's International Emmys in New York on Monday night (Nov 20), beating hotly tipped UK mini-series Warriors, which has already clinched several major awards so far this year.All Stars, a spin-off of Jean van de ...