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Narnia is unleashed in 14 territories this weekend
Following a stunning run inits first three weekends Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire faces its first major test this weekend. The Warner Bros release hasamassed more than $330m so far and is expected to build strongly on that with aslew of mighty holdovers. However with no new majordebuts ...
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UK's Rank agrees theme park sale to US' Blackstone
UK leisure group Rank Group Plc has reached an initial agreement to sell its 50% stake in Florida's Universal Studios Escape to US private equity firm Blackstone Capital for $275 million, Rank said on Friday.Under the pact, Rank will also receive up to $75 million if Blackstone achieves a target ...
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Yuya Yagira to make romantic drama
Fuji TV has revealed plans to cast Yuya Yagira -- the 15-year-oldwinner of the 2004 Cannes Best Actor prize for his work in HirokazuKore-eda's NobodyKnows -in Sugar and Spice Fumizekka (Sugarand Spice - Great Flavour), a romantic dramabased on a bestselling novel by Amy Yamada. Yagira's previous film for Fuji ...
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Skillset offers support to women returning to film work
UK training body Skillsethas announced a new initiative to help women working in film return to work. The Timeshift programme will provide job-sharing roles on filmproductions for teams of eight women, who will benefit from a child-careallowance as well as their salaries. Eligibleapplicants will have at least three years' experience ...
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Czech Republic to host Edith Piaf co-production
Director Olivier Dahan will begin shooting the Edith Piafproject La Momeon January 16 at Prague Studios in the Czech Republic.The film, produced by OKKO Production and Songbird Pictures Limitedand Legende Entreprises,will star Marion Cotillardas Piaf. Cotillard won a Cesar award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in A Very ...
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Women in Film and TV hands out annual awards
UK industry group Women in Film and Television(WFTV) announced its 15th annual awards today in London. Winners were Gail Egan, executive producer of TheConstant Gardener and VeraDrake, for The Olswang Business Award; Deborah Saban,assistant director of Shakespeare in Loveand Proof, for The Film FinancesInc. Project Management Award; Sandy Powell, costume ...
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Eagle Pictures secures Italian rights to Apocalypto
EaglePictures has acquired Italian rights to Mel Gibson's upcoming film, Apocalypto, marking one of Icon's firstmajor international deals on the picture.Apocalypto - a Greek term meaning "anunveiling" or "new beginning" -is set 3,000 years ago in Central America before its conquest byEuropeans.Thefilm, which Gibson is directing, producing and financing, will ...
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Nils Malmros starts shooting Kaerestesorger
Director Nils Malmros has just started shooting one of the most expensive Danish films of all-time: the budget for Kaerestesorger is set at $4.3m (3.7m Euros), including a record backing from the Danish Film Institute.The director travelled widely with his 1981 picture Tree of Knowledge and nearlyalways draws on his ...
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Irish Film Board gets 18 percent increase
The IrishMinister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, John O'Donogue,has announced an overallbudget increase of 18.5 percent for the Irish Film Boardin 2006. Within a total allocation of $20.2 (Euros17.126m) the minister hasdecided to provide a sum of $17.7 (Euros15m) to the agency as capital fundingfor production, development and training next ...
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Brokeback named year's best picture by LA critics
Ang Lee's BrokebackMountain continued thewinning streak it started at the Venice Film Festival, taking best picture anddirector citations from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) in itsdeliberations on Saturday.The western, which focuses on a love affair between twocowboys, opened in the US over the weekend to some of the ...
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Magiday leaves Focus to pursue production opportunities
Lee Magiday isleaving her post as European vice president, acquisitions and production, forFocus Features to pursue opportunities in production.The well-likedexecutive, who is based in London, has been with Universal companies for thepast decade, starting out working with Graeme Mason as an acquisitionsexecutive at PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, then seguing into a ...
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Narnia rules North America, with smashing $67.1m debut
TheChronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe was the runaway winner at the weekend box officefollowing a resounding $67.1m estimated launch on 3,616 screens. Theemphatic debut was matched internationally, where $42m from 13 territoriessuggests the CS Lewis adaptation will enjoy a healthy worldwide run in thecoming weeks. ...
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Euro distribution forum launches at Locarno
European Film Promotion (EFP), the umbrella organisation for European promotional organisations, is holding a meeting of European distribution and sales companies during August's Locarno International Film Festival.The two-day forum joins the programme of EFP-run events held at leading festivals such as the Shooting Stars initiative in Berlin, Producers On The ...
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...and produces spectacular $42m launch in 13 international markets
Harry Potter held off the Pevensie children of Narnia with anestimated $51.9m weekend haul on more than 11,200 prints in 56 markets thatbrings the running total after four weekends to $414m.In the only new opening through Warner Bros Pictures International,Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire grossed $837,000 including previews ...
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AWARDS UPDATE: AFI names ten best films of the year including Brokeback, Munich
Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Crash, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, GoodNight And Good Luck, A History Of Violence, King Kong, Munich, The Squid AndThe Whale and Syrianahave been named as theAmerican Film Institute's (AFI) ten outstanding films of the year.A number of these features are already figuring prominently in theawards season. Ang Lee's ...
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Paramount gets DreamWorks in $1.6bn deal
Paramount Pictures has signed a contract to acquire DreamWorks SKGfor $1.6bn in cash and assumption of debt in a move that offers a timely boostto Paramount's domestic and international ambitions.The deal includes all of DreamWorks' current projects indevelopment, its live-action library, television division and its properties,and an ongoing production partnership ...
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Munich
Dir: Steven Spielberg. US.2005. 165 mins.It's a bold and courageous move for Steven Spielbergto address the 100-year Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a $70mHollywood movie, and he has already stirred up advance controversy for thestory he opted to tell - that of the Israeli government's secret hit squadsallegedly formed in the aftermath ...
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Film London seeking companies for new work placement scheme
Film London hasstarted a new scheme to create paid work placements for film industry traineesworking in London. Under the new programme,Film London will provide up to six selected companies with 75% of the totalsalary of the placement for up to six months, HR support including trainingplans, and general recruitment advice ...
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The Dubai International Film Festival opens with controversial drama
The second Dubai InternationalFilm Festival has stepped up its bid to become a centre of cultural debate inthe Middle East with the gala opening of its second edition and theGulf premiere of a decidedly controversial film - Hany Abu Assad's suicidebomber drama, Paradise Now. Unspooling in front of anaudience of ...
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CineAsia opens in Beijing with Glickman address
CineAsia gets underway forthe first time in Beijing today (Dec 13) with an opening address from MPAA CEODan Glickman and a screening of Chen Kaige's The Promise which opens across China later this week.Zhao Shi, vice minister of China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television,is also a keynote speaker ...