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Jail threat key to defeating piracy
The war against piracy hasto be fought on several fronts, and the need to educate consumers that theycould go to jail for downloading or copying films is paramount, delegates atthe annual Cinema Expo conference in Amsterdam heard today (June 23).A wide-ranging seminar heldhere on Wednesday morning highlighted the differences in ...
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Galway unveils broad Irish film programme
The GalwayFilm Fleadh (July 6-11) will premiere Lenny Abrahamson's day in the life of two junkies, Adam & Paul, and close with Paddy Breathnach's dog racing comedy Man About Dog in a broad programme of recently made Irish features, documentaries and shorts.Abrahamsonis one of three Irish directors debuting with new ...
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Edukators star signs for World War II feature
Julia Jentsch, lead actress in HansWeingartner's Cannes competition film The Edukators, has been cast asthe German resistance figure Sophie Scholl in Marc Rothemund's World War IIdrama Sophie Scholl - Die Letzten Tage (Sophie Scholl - The Last Days)which began shooting in Munich on June 12.The screenplay for the World War ...
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Potter magic still keeping Shrek 2 at bay
While Shrek 2 hit araft of new territories last weekend, claiming records for best animatedopening ever in most (see ScreenDaily.com, June 23) including Mexico,Brazil, Australia and New Zealand, it is not yet on enough screens or in enoughterritories to topple Harry Potter.The boy wizard's thirdcinematic adventure, The Prisoner Of Azkaban, ...
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Thai distributor Nontanund to double acquisitions
Thailand's largestexhibitor Major Cineplex is moving into distribution with the acquisition ofindependent Thai distributor Nontanund Entertainment.Thelong-expected move, which Major Cineplex announced to the Thai stock exchangeon Wednesday, follows the recent announcement that the cinema chain is mergingwith Thailand'ssecond largest exhibitor EGV Entertainment.Major Cineplex plans to invest up to $2m (80m ...
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Edinburgh festival to stage Lindsay Anderson tribute
Actor Malcolm McDowell is tolead a tribute to Scottish director Lindsay Anderson at August's EdinburghInternational Film Festival.McDowell, who made hisscreen debut with Anderson in 1968's If', will present on stage aone-man show of readings from thedirector's diaries, letters and critical writings. Commemorating the tenthanniversary of Anderson's death, the festival will ...
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Cinema Expo goes medieval over BVI's King Arthur
Buena Vista International's King Arthur was a last-minute addition to thescreening programme at the Cinema Expo exhibition conference in Amsterdam today(Wednesday).The studio only decided to screen the film in Amsterdam on Tuesdaynight, said BVI president Mark Zoradi, and digital files of the film werecarried overnight by hand from Los Angeles. ...
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Levinsohn is now president of digital media and worldwide pay TV at Fox
Peter Levinsohn has beenpromoted to president of digital media and worldwide pay television at FoxFilmed Entertainment.Levinsohn will lead effortsto set up robust content protection measures and assumes responsibility foridentifying distribution opportunities, pursuing partnerships with technologymanufacturers and maximising opportunities in emerging digital platforms.He will work closely withthe company's strategic planning unit ...
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Hollywood Film Festival launches horror, fantasy and sci-fi side-fest
Hollywood FilmFestival organisers have teamed up with underground website Film Threat to setup the Hollywood Horror, Sci-fi and Fantasy Festival, which will run alongsidethe main event.The festivalwithin a festival will screen work from emerging and established film-makersand present a range of special attractions."We are honouredto have Chris Gore and Film ...
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Williams to get career achievement award at Chicago Film Festival summer gala
Robin Williams will be presented with a career achievement awardat the 40th Chicago International Film festival's annual summer gala on Jul 17.Organisers plan a retrospective of Williams' work, which includesan Oscar winning turn in Good Will Hunting and acclaimed performances in Dead Poets Society and Good Morning, Vietnam."There are only ...
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FilMart news: FilMart opens with optimistic bounce
Hong Kong's FilMart (23-25June) got off to a brisk start yesterday with organisers claiming a rise invisitor numbers matched by local industry spirits similarly on the up.At an opening ceremony attended by Asian superstar Tony Leung, FilMart'sexecutive director Fred Lam said that there was a 10% rise in visitor numbers,with ...
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Lidschin named marketing manager at image.net
Cory Lidschin has been named marketing manager for North Americaat image.net, effective immediately.Based in the company's Santa Monica offices, Lidschin willimplement promotion, advertising, and public relations programmes aimedspecifically at the entertainment industry and will report to executive vicepresident for North America, Bruce Feldman.With two million annual downloads and more than ...
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Spider-Man 2
Dir:Sam Raimi. US. 2004. 127mins.There'sas much soul searching as web spinning in the sequel to summer 2002 box officechampion Spider-Man. Revealing more (literally as well asmetaphorically) of its superhero's human face, Spider-Man 2 - againdirected by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire as the comic book New Yorkcrime fighter - ...
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ITALY 24 June
Denzel Washington thriller Out Of Time opened at number three on what proved to be anothertepid weekend at the Italian box office.While the box office competed with soaring temperatures andthe appeal of the Euro 2004 football matches, the Medusa thriller opened on 239screens but in spite of a strong promotional ...
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GERMANY 24 June
Despite the Football Championship in Portugal Harry Potter held up for its thirdweekend with over 600,000 admissions and another $4.8m takings to gross $35.1mso far. With around 4.5m admissions, HarryPotter 3 is set to be the first release this year to pass 5m admissions.Olga Film's sequel to its Girls On ...
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Scottish Screen chief McIntyre quits
Steve McIntyre has quit as chief executive of ScottishScreen, the funding body confirmed on Thursday.McIntyre has said he does not want his contract renewed whenit expires at the end of August. The body, which administers National Lotteryfunding, will start the search for his replacement next week, offeringcandidates a three-year contract.Scottish ...
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Earth And Ashes
Dir. Atiq Rahimi.France/Afghanistan, 2004. 105mins.Any future attempt tocompile a visual history of the destructive folly which took hold of the humanrace at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st,will surely allocate a place of honour to this emblematic debut by Paris-basedAfghan film maker Atiq Rahimi.Going ...
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Taegukgi (Taegukgi Hwinalrimyeo)
Dir: Kang Je-gyu. Korea.2004. 148 minsIs Kang Je-Gyu becoming theMichael Bay of Korean cinema' The director made a persuasive claim to the titlewith the slick conspiracy thriller Shiri (Swiri) which grabbedthe Korean box-office crown in 1999. Now, he moves into Pearl Harborterritory with Taegukgi, a sweeping wartime epic that combines ...
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Allied Irish Banks hires Duffield in film finance move
Allied Irish Banks (AIB), the Republic of Ireland's largest bank, is entering film finance under former Dexia-BIL media head Gillian Duffield.Duffield is taking up thepost as head of media finance, based in London. She will focus on developing a new film financingdivision for the bank.Her appointment comes asrival Bank of ...
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BAFTA names date for 2005 award ceremony
BAFTA hasannounced the dates of its Orange British Academy Film Awards for 2005, whichwill be held on Saturday February 12.As inrecent years, the BAFTAs will take place two weeks before the Oscars, which arescheduled for Sunday, February 27, 2005.Thepre-Oscar date has helped the BAFTAs grow significantly in stature, and hascemented ...