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Dogwoof barks at UK theatrical windows
Dogwoof Digital, therecently-formed arm of new UK distributor Dogwoof pictures, has announced itwill simultaneously release the low-budget feature EMR in cinemas, overthe internet and on DVD in a first for the UK market.EMR will be released at one theatre each in London,Scotland and northern England on July 12, as well ...
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Asian film commissions move to draw more US shoots
The Asian Film CommissionsNetwork (AFCNet) is gearing up for a push to draw more Hollywood productions tothe region.The move comes as AFCNet hasadded Singapore and Cambodia to its membership roster, which now boasts 22commissions from across the region.AFCNet, which offers supportfor location shoots, will hold a seminar on attracting US ...
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Lighthouse shines on Zwick, Joffe projects
New feature projects by MyBig Fat Greek Wedding director Joel Zwick and veteran UK film-maker RolandJoffe are set to be backed by the new Lighthouse Films media fund, which hasbeen launched by the Munich-based Lighthouse Structured Finance GmbH.Three of the projects on theLighthouse slate - Zwick's romantic comedy Red Lips, ...
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Corneau set to head up Deauville jury
French directorAlain Corneau will preside over the jury for the main competition at theDeauville Festival of American Film, running from September 2-11.American writerand director James Toback will be the subject of a special tribute fromDeauville, while a retrospective of boxing films will also be shown. Tying inwith the pugilistic theme, ...
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Dreaming becomes reality for Alexei Uchitel with Moscow victory
Russian film-maker AlexeiUchitel has taken top honours at the 27th Moscow International Film Festivalwith Cold War era drama Dreaming Of Space.The award on Sunday marksthe second successive year that a homegrown film-maker has won the Golden StGeorge: in 2004 Dmitry Meskhiev's Our Own took best director, film andactor.Set in a ...
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McCormack to reign in My Kingdom
Catherine McCormack has signed to star as the daughter of Richard Harris and Lynn Redgrave in UK gangster movie My Kingdom which is being directed by Don Boyd and produced by Neal Weisman of Close Grip Films, Gabriela Bacher of Primary Pictures and BSkyB's film production arm Sky Pictures. Overseas ...
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Roadside Attractions buys US rights to Sarah Silverman concert film
US independent distributorRoadside Attractions has acquired US theatrical and TV rights to comic SarahSilverman's feature concert film Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic based on Silverman's politically incorrectoff-Broadway show which takes on topics such as Sept 11, AIDS and theHolocaust.The film, selected recentlyfor this year's US Comedy Arts and SWSW film ...
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Newell named winner of BAFTA/LA's Schlesinger award
Mike Newell has been namedthe recipient of this year's John Schlesinger Award for artistic excellence atthe 2005 Britannia Awards ceremony, held by BAFTA/LA in Los Angeles on Nov 10.The award coincides with theworldwide openings of Newell's Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, the fourth instalment in the popular film ...
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Cine Expo: box-office fears beneath forward-looking agenda
"This film has huge expectations of turning around the summer boxoffice," Andrew Cripps, UIP president and COO, told guests before a WarOf The Worlds screening at yesterday's opening of Cinema Expo in Amsterdam.While anti-piracy measures are routine at blockbuster previews, the confiscation of every potential recording device before the screening ...
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Industry rejoices at Supreme Court's internet piracy decision
The US Supreme Court'sunanimous 9-0 decision yesterday to hold file-sharing software accountable forcopyright infringements committed by users of the services was greeted withjubilation by Hollywood yesterday.The case of MGM vs Groksterin which 28 of the world's largest entertainmen companies brought a lawsuitagainst the makers of the Morpheus, Grokster and KaZaA ...
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Doelger, Scoffield to form new US/UK production company
LA-based independentproducer Frank Doelger and Tracey Scoffield, who is currently head ofdevelopment at BBC Films, are teaming up to create a new US/UK productionoutfit which will make both theatrical feature films and TV programming.The as-yet-unnamed companyis currently in negotiations with HBO and the BBC for overall deals with thenetworks and ...
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Bavaria takes aim with African football doc
Bavaria Film Internationalhas taken international sales for Africa United, ahead of its worldpremiere in Karlovy Vary's Documentary Competition on July 6.Directed by Olaf Johannessonand shot on location in Iceland, Serbia, Morocco, England and Germany, itfollows a football-crazy coach and his team - immigrants from Morocco, Nigeria,Columbia, Serbia, Kosovo, Gambia and ...
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Greek festival boosted by business among home distributors
The third RhodesInternational Film Festival has enjoyed a marked increase in activity amonglocal buyers.Stroke, German film-maker Katerina Peters' portrayal of herhusband's battle against disability, became the subject of a bidding warbetween local majors Prooptiki and Playtime. Swiss sales agent Firsthandfilmsis expected to announce a deal later this week.Meanwhile Spentzos Filmstook ...
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Cine Expo: record releases reel in $100m overseas
Nielsen EDI has awarded arecord 32 films the International Gold Reel Award for surpassing $100m innon-US box-office revenue during the past year.Making the awards at CineExpo in Amsterdam, Nick King, international president of Nielsen Entertainment,said the numbers reflected the growth of the international market."We are seeing proof thatfilms can have ...
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Alexander Payne called to festival jury service again
Film-maker Alexander Paynewill preside over the inaugural short film jury at the 11th Sarajevo Film Festivalin August.Payne, fresh from heading upthe Un Certain Regard jury at Cannes in May, had previously been announced asthe subject of a retrospective, including talks and workshops, at the event,which runs from August19-27.Veteran Serbian actor ...
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Cowboy lassos Antidote for arthouse releases
Cowboy Booking International, the New York releasing boutique, has created a new specialised distribution operation that will draw on an initial $1m private equity fund raised by Antidote Films to acquire and put out ten films a year.The new co-venture between Cowboy and Antidote will go by the name Code ...
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Cine-Expo: Warner Bros pledges to be the 2005 hit factory
Warner Bros had pledged that its strategy of a tighter slate ofbigger films will deliver exhibitors the box-office success they crave thisyear.Speaking before the first European screening of Tim Burton'sCharlie And The Chocolate Factory at Cinema Expo in Amsterdam yesterday, Warnersenior vice president for European distribution, Monique Esclavissat said thecompany ...
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Sith breaks all-time preview record in Japan for Fox
20thCentury Fox has recorded record-breaking previews of Star Wars: Episode III:Revenge Of The Sith in Japan, wherethe film opens on July 9. The previews grossed $4.59m ('495m), higher than theprevious record held by The Matrix Reloaded at $3.52m ('416m).Episode I's preview grosses reached $2.35m ('285m), while EpisodeII topped that at$3.01m ...
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Mehta's long-in-the-making Water to open Toronto
Deepa Mehta's long-sufferingdrama Water has been selected asthe opening night gala at the 30th Toronto International FilmFestival. It was one of eleven world premieres announced at TIFF's openingpress conference Tuesday. Also making their worldpremieres are three Special Presentations: Anand Tucker's Shopgirl, based on the novella by Steven Martin, starringMartin opposite ...
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War Of The Worlds
Dir:Steven Spielberg. US. 2005. 116 mins. It'salmost as if there are two Steven Spielbergs behind the camera on thiscontemporary version of H G Wells' classic sci-fi story about an alien invasionof Earth: one delivers a thrilling action adventure with just the right mix ofhumanity and effects; the other produces a ...