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Bangkok film festival reveals new venue and dates
The organisers of the Bangkok International Film Festival (BKKIFF) have revealed that this year's edition will take place July 19-29 at SF Cinema City's new 15-screen flagship located in the recently renovated Central World entertainment complex. The event had been scheduled to take place Jan 26-Feb 5 but was postponed ...
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Ascension's Anna & Anna rises in Shanghai
Principal photography started today in Shanghai on Hong Kong writer-director Aubrey Lam's Anna & Anna, a $2.2m romantic thriller financed by US and Hong Kong-based Ascension Pictures. The cast is toplined by Hong Kong actress Karena Lam who plays two roles in the film: Anna, a career woman who has ...
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Celestial, Jaman sign online deal for Shaw Brothers package
Hong Kong's Celestial Pictures has reached a long-term deal with Silicon Valley-based Jaman Inc, under which the online movie distributor has acquired internet distribution rights to 50 titles from the Shaw Brothers library for the US and Canada. Key titles to be distributed under the deal include martial arts classics ...
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Berlin Perspecktive Deutsches Kino to feature 11 titles
The Berlinale's Perspektive Deutsches Kino sidebar, which showcases young and up-and-coming German film-makers with fresh ideas, approaches and talent, has become the latest section - after the Forum and Generation (Kplus/14plus) - to finalise its programme for the 2007 edition of the festival.Another five films have been selected by programmer ...
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Local market is key toglobal success,Warner Bros' international chief
Any film aspiring to international successmust first conqueritshome market, says Richard Fox, executive vice president international atWarner Bros.Speaking at the Screen International-backed Media Summit in London, Fox said the studio had come to understand the importance of national markets to any distribution strategy. A 'one-size-fits-all' US production won't cut it ...
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Local market key toglobal success,says Warner Bros' international chief
Any film aspiring to international successmust first conqueritshome market, says Richard Fox, executive vice president international atWarner Bros.Speaking at the Screen International-backed Media Summit in London, Fox said the studio had come to understand the importance of national markets to any distribution strategy. A 'one-size-fits-all' US production won't cut it ...
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Galan expected to quit San Sebastian
Diego Galan, the popular head of the San Sebastian International Film Festival, plans to leave his post in January 2001, to be replaced by the festival's number two, Mikel Olaciregui, according to Spanish press reports.Sources at the festival would neither confirm nor deny the reports, which said that Galan is ...
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An American Crime
Dir: Tommy O'Haver. US. 2007. 92mins.A horrifiying real-life crime from 1965 Indiana is recreated with almost scientific verisimilitude in Tommy O'Haver's first serious drama, An American Crime. Although often excruciating to watch, it is so well-crafted and well-acted that its portrait of casual savagery in the burbs resonates long after ...
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Dublin Festival announces first selections for nine-day event
The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) has made a preliminary announcement about this year's programme, which runs for nine days from February 16. New Irish titles include John Carney's Once, selected for the Sundance Film Festival and starring Glenn Hansard (who previously starred in The Commitments). The film is ...
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French production falls in 2006 after 2005 boom
France's CNC has released initial production figures for the year 2006. In total, 203 films received the stamp of approval from the CNC - which is equal to 2004, though down from last year's exceptional crop of 240 films. Production investment stood at $1.49bn (Euros 1.15bn) compared to $1.66bn (Euros ...
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Filmax starts development of Blind Man Of Seville
Spain's Filmax is developing new feature The Blind Man Of Seville, a crime thriller based on the novel by award-winning UK writer Robert Wilson. A screenplay is currently being written by Will Conroy, co-writer on Brad Anderson's Transsiberian, a $15m train-set mystery now shooting for Filmax. A director will be ...
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Spanish 2006 admissions drop 2.2% in 2006 but grosses rise
Spanish admissions dropped 2.2% last year, while a rise in ticket prices sent grosses up almost the same percentage. Admissions were down to 124m, while ticket sales were up to $839m (Euros 648m), according to figures from Nielsen EDI. 'The reality is that it was a 'good' year for Spain,' ...
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Odeon plans all-digital trial at two multiplexes
UK exhibitor Odeon has announced plans to do six-month trials making two of its multiplexes completely digital.UK-based digital film services company Arts Alliance Media has signed a deal to provide services to Odeon Surrey Quays as the multiplex becomes Europe's first to go completely digital with all of its nine ...
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An American Crime
Dir: Tommy O'Haver. US. 2007. 92mins.A horrifiying real-life crime from 1965 Indiana is recreated with almost scientific verisimilitude in Tommy O'Haver's first serious drama, An American Crime. Although often excruciating to watch, it is so well-crafted and well-acted that its portrait of casual savagery in the burbs resonates long after ...
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Korean exports dip after five years of growth
After five years of growth, Korean film exports dropped 68% year-on-year in 2006. Exports totaled $24.5m - down from $75.9m the year before, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC)'s year-end statistics.For the first time, Korean sales saw a slump in its main Asian markets, where its $17m takings represented ...
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Sundance Channel takes Dunn's doc Unforeseen for US TV
Sundance Channel has licensed exclusive US pay television rights to Laura Dunn's documentary The Unforeseen, one day ahead of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday.Robert Redford served as executive producer along with Terrence Malick on the film, which offers an in-depth look at the struggle between ...
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Hamori, Horowitz launch sales, co-production arm of H20
H2O Motion Pictures principals Andras Hamori and Mark Horowitz are launching an international sales and co-production arm to handle sales, marketing and financing for eight to 12 English language films a year.Horowitz will oversee marketing and acquisition and the company, which has offices in London, Amsterdam and Los Angeles, will ...
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Dir: Steve Barron. 2000. Ire-UK. 90mins.Prod cos: Ruby Films/Henson with Samson Films. Int'l sales: Universal Pictures International, tel: (44) 207 307 1300. Prods: Alison Owen, Steve Barron. Exec prod David Collins. Scr: Wesley Burrowes. DoP: Brendan Galvin. Prod des: Mark Geraghty. Ed: David Yardley. Mus: Bob Geldof. Main cast: Imelda ...
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Museum opens in eight new territories for Fox
Fox International's family film and international champion Night At The Museum opens in eight territories this weekend as executives look to boost the $155.4m overseas tally.Rocky Balboa enters the ring in the UK on Jan 19 as well as Holland and Colombia this weekend. The boxing drama has taken $11.1m ...
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Nair takes the reins of Depp-starrer Shantaram for Initial
Initial Entertainment Group and Infinitum Nihil have signed Mira Nair to direct the upcoming India-set epic Shantaram.The announcement follows a prolonged period of negotiations to find a suitable film-maker that at one point included Peter Weir before the Australian director left the project.Johnny Depp will star in the adaptation of ...