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Czech box office stabilises in 2004
Cinema-goers in the CzechRepublic spent $48m (CSK1.1bn) at the box office in 2004, a small increase on2003 figures of $47m (CZK1.08bn).However, the number ofvisits to the cinema fell slightly - 2004 saw 12 million admissions, down from12.1 million in 2003. Average ticket prices rose from $3.9 to $4.The figures indicate ...
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Bac takes on sales for Gitai's Free Zone
Frenchdistributor Bac Films has acquired the latest work from Israeli director AmosGitai, Free Zone, which stars Oscar nominee Natalie Portman.BacInternational, the company's newly-launched sales arm will handle world saleson the film.Currentlyshooting in Israel and Jordan, Free Zone also stars Hanna Lazlo, HiamAbbas and Carmen Maura. Aco-production from France, Israel, Spain ...
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Canal Plus extends DreamWorks deal
The Canal Plus Group hasextended its exclusive agreement with DreamWorks to cover the next forty titlesfrom the Hollywood studio.The agreement gives Canal Plusexclusive first window pay-per-view and Pay TV rights as well as exclusivesecond window airings on Canal Plus' thematic channels.Films included in the dealinclude upcoming releases such as animated ...
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Dealer wins Hungarian critics' prize
Benedek Fliegauf's Dealerwas named the best Hungarian film at this week's Hungarian Film Critic'sawards.The critics gave a specialprize to Szabolcs Hajdu's Tamara while Ferenc Torok was named bestdirector for his second feature Eastern Sugar. Both films receivedfurther honours: Eastern Sugar received the best soundtrack award forBalazs Zsager while Istvan Szaladjak ...
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Palm acquires US rights to du Welz's Ordeal
Palm Pictures has acquired North American rights to FabriceDu Welz's The Ordeal (Calvaire). The film recently took three prizes at the GerardmerFantastic Film Festival including the jury and critics' prizes. Sales have alsobeen concluded in the UK with Tartan Films, Germany's I-On New Media andBenelux's Lumiere. Laurent Lucas stars in ...
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AUSTRALIA/NZ Production Listings Feb 2
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALANDLISTINGS AUSTRALIA FINANCED THE BETGerrycan Productions. Budget: tba. Backers: Private investors. Urban drama. Ayoung Sydney stockbroker risks it all to win a friendly bet about making money.Prod: Caroline Gerard. Dir: Mark Lee. Scr: Caroline Gordon. DoP: Hugh Miller.Production design: Sam Wilde. Costume design: Lara Blomfield. Hair/make-up:Cameron Jane. Music: John ...
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Roissy Films to broker L'Entente Cordiale
Paris based sales outfitRoissy Films has acquired rights to comedy L'Entente Cordiale as itheads into the European Film Market.The film is a $20m productionfrom Les Films Christian Fechner with a heavyweight cast that includes DanielAuteuil, Christian Clavier, Jennifer Sanders, Francois Morel and FrancoisLevanthal.Vincent De Brus will direct L'EntenteCordiale for a ...
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Runaway business helps Australian production
Becker Film Internationalhas taken world sales rights on Feed, a psychological thriller thatBrett Leonard is now shooting in Australia.Runaway US films play a keyrole supporting service companies and building skills in host countries but Feedis a rare example of how runaway production has directly helped a localfeature. Producer Melissa Beaufordmet ...
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Gavin Film strikes Yasmin deals
UK based sales outfit GavinFilm has closed a string of deals on Yasmin,Kenny Glenaan's post 9/11 tale of Muslim life in Britain. It has sold France (LesFilms du Safran), Brazil (California Films) and the UK (3DD Entertainment).Academy Films have the rights for Germany, Switzerland and Austria.In the UK the film ...
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Cinemart names project market winners
Two films have won the Arte France Cinema Awards, worthEuros 10,000, at this year's CineMart project market at the Rotterdam FilmFestival.Five Worlds is a five part film project byfilmmakers Sobhi al-Zobaidi (Palestine), U-Wei bin Hajisaari (Malaysia), KamalTabrizi (Iran), Homayoun Paiz (Afghanistan), Garin Nugroho and producer leBrocquyFraser Productions.Dry Season (Daratt), which ...
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Actor Grant to direct for Blackjack
Hilary Heath's recently formed London-based production outfit Blackjack is to produce Wah Wah, directed by UK actor Richard E Grant.The project, currently in advanced development, is the autobiographical story of growing up in the 60s in South Africa. Blackjack, which is one of the production companies backed by UK media ...
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Focus to launch Jet Li actioner at Berlin
Focus Features has acquiredinternational sales rights excluding Asia to Jet Li's upcoming martial artsproject and will launch it to buyers at Berlin.The latest producing venturefrom veteran producer Bill Kong, the as yet untitled film will be directed byRonny Yu and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon choreographer Yuen Wo Ping will orchestrate ...
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Worldwide rights to Sex, Politics & Cocktails go to here!
Los Angeles-based productionand distribution company here! Films, has picked up worldwide rights from KUBAPictures to Sex, Politics & Cocktails and scheduled the US release for Apr 1.Written, directed, producedby and starring Julien Hernandez, the picture chronicles the sexual odyssey ofa Cuban filmmaker.Other key cast includesMarisa Perturb, Paul Lekakis, Don Max, ...
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IMAX teams with Pathe for screen in Amsterdam - just in time for Cinema Expo
IMAX Corp. and PatheNetherlands have signed an agreement to install an IMAX MPX theatre system inthe nation's largest multiplex, Amsterdam's Pathe Arena.It will be the firstlarge-format screen in city, and the first in the nation capable of handling thecompany's DMR conversions of Hollywood films. The new cinema is expectedto open ...
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Chen Kaige's Chinese epic enters 10 months of post
Chen Kaige's Wuji - ThePromise has completed principalphotography in its multitude of Chinese locations and the China Film Group setin Beijing.The epic fantasy romance, aco-production between China Film Group, Shengkai Films and worldwide salesagent Moonstone Entertainment, now enters approximately 10 months ofpost-production as the visual effects are created.Touted in the ...
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Dougray Scott joins powerhouse female trio in Mermaids Singing
Dougray Scott has joined thecast of The Mermaids Singing,Robin Swicord's adaptation of Lisa Carey's family epic that already stars thepowerhouse female trio of Jessica Lange, Neve Campbell and Evan Rachel Wood.Scott will play an estrangedfather who is forced to come to terms with his past or lose his teenagedaughter. He ...
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INTERNATIONAL 3 February
Propelled by a $14.9mopening weekend in the UK, Meet The Fockers easily topped theinternational box office, grossing $18.8m from 20 territories and scoring anexcellent screen average of $10,937.But the real star performerswere two South Korean releases: Another Public Enemy and Running Boy.Selling more than half amillion tickets over the weekend, ...
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One Eyed Films picks up two Latin American titles
UK-based sales companyOne Eyed Films has picked up two award-winningLatin American titles - Almost Brothers and Up Against ThemAll.Almost Brothers boasts a string of awards including Best Brazilianfilm of 2004 at Sao Paulo and best director, and best Latin American filmamongst others at the Rio film festival.Produced by Fernando Meirelles, ...
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The Shutter (Sutter Kodtid Winyan)
Dirs: Parkpoom Wongpoom,Banjong Pisanthanakun. Thai. 2004. 95mins.The Shutter is a film happily demonstrating that it is possibleto combine all the familiar staples of the current Japanese-Korean horror boomand still come up with some new chills and an entertaining picture.A low-budget ghost picturefrom Thailand, the film follows a couple of twenty-somethings ...
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NEW ZEALAND 3 February
Elektra was the most popular film in New Zealand cinemas onthe weekend, taking NZ$254,990 from 40 screens for 20th Century Fox in itsopening week and clocking up a screen average of NZ$6,375, which was thehighest in the chart. This was for the usual four days from Thursday to Sunday,although Monday ...