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MOHSEN MELLITI - Returning To Haifa
MOHSEN MELLITIProject: Returning To HaifaScr: Mohsen Melliti, based on a novel by Ghassan KanafaniEstimated budget: $4.8m (Eu3.5m)Tunisian-born writer and director Mohsen Melliti has lived in Italy since 1991. He has made a career as a writer of books, poetry and journalism for leading Italian and international dailies, and also works ...
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DOMINIQUE LIENHARD - Along The Main Road
DOMINIQUE LIENHARD Project: Along The Main Road Scr: Dominique Lienhard Estimated budget: $2.3m (Eu1.7m) Funds in place: $526,000 (Eu382,000)Dominique Lienhard's debut film, Muetter, was an understated look at a young man's journey back to his childhood village. The film resonated at festivals as critics praised Lienhard's ability to express the ...
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GERALD HUSTACHE-MATHIEU - Like Marilyn (Comme Marilyn)
GERALD HUSTACHE-MATHIEUProject: Like Marilyn (Comme Marilyn) Scr: Gerald Hustache-Mathieu Estimated budget: $4.8m (Eu3.5m)Like many film-makers inspired from an early age to make movies, Gerald Hustache-Mathieu has spent a lot of time using a Super-8 camera. His first short, Peau De Vache, was selected for the 2001 European Film Awards and ...
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Moodysson follows up on early promise
Sweden is currently enjoying the release of Together (Tillsammans), the second feature film by the country's most promising director Lukas Moodysson whose Fucking Amal (aka Show Me Love) in 1999 became one of the most successful Scandinavian films ever. Fucking Amal opened in Sweden in November 1998 with 35 prints, ...
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LAURENT NEGRE - Butano
LAURENT NEGREProject: Butano Scr: Laurent Negre Estimated budget: $4m (Eu3m) Funds in place: $68,000 (Eu50,000)Swiss-born director Laurent Negre's pan-European film education is translating to his films. He has enjoyed stints at the Geneva School of Fine Arts, the Catalonia Centre for Cinematographic Studies in Barcelona and at St Lucas Institute ...
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DOMENICO DISTILO - When Elephants Fight
DOMENICO DISTILOProject: When Elephants Fight Scrs: Domenico Distilo, Filip Gravino, Guido IuculanoEstimated budget: TBCThere is not much evidence of 'la dolce vita' in Domenico Distilo's vivion of Rome. The first film by the Italian film-maker, Unexpected (Inattesco), explored the lives of asylum seekers camping on the streets of the city. ...
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CLAUDIA LLOSA - The Scared Breast (Teta Asustada)
CLAUDIA LLOSA Project: The Scared Breast (Teta Asustada)Estimated budget: $1.4m (Eu1m)Scr: Claudia LlosaFunds in place: $600,000 (Eu435,000)Influenced by Peruvian legends and customs, the second film by Peru-born, Spanish-based Claudia Llosa, is about the impact of the past on the present and the strange and terrible illness called The Scared Breast. ...
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ROME: SECOND TIME LUCKY
It was no surprise the first edition of the Rome Film Fest in October 2006 took place during Walter Veltroni's term in office. The mayor of Rome, Veltroni is a cinephile who enjoys meeting Hollywood regulars to the city such as Tom Cruise, George Clooney and Robert De Niro. Veltroni ...
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NEW CINEMA NETWORK: AN INTRODUCTION
While no-one knows the exact number of potentially great film projects that just sit on the shelf, it is estimated 75% of first-time film-makers do not complete their second projects. When Teresa Cavina, who co-curates the Rome Film Fest's competition selection with Giorgio Gosetti, decided to design a co-production event ...
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CHANTAL AKERMAN - What Happens Next'
CHANTAL AKERMANProject: What Happens Next'Scr: Chantal AkermanEstimated budget: $11m (Eu8m)Born in Belgium and now based in Paris, Chantal Akerman is one of the world's leading female directors. Her credits span more than 30 years of film-making and include 1975's Dielman, 23 Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, and, more recently, 2000's ...
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Bourne Ultimatum set to remain international champion
With only one new entrant into the marketplace and a smattering of openings for other frontrunners, Universal's The Bourne Ultimatum looks set for a third straight international box office win this weekend. The latest installment in the Bourne spy thriller franchise has now reached $128.8m internationally. It opens, through Universal ...
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Troma's Kaufman elected to chairman of IFTA
Troma's Lloyd Kaufman was elected chairman of the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) at the annual members meeting yesterday. He begins his two-year term immediately.The global independent film organization has also elected new executive committee members to two-year terms: former IFTA chairman Michael Ryan (Handmade Films International) is named ...
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Magnolia's genre arm Magnet acquires two starring Latin Dragon
Magnet, the newly formed genre arm of US distributor Magnolia Pictuers, has acquired North American distribution rights to Kiltro and Mirageman, two action films starring Marko Zaror aka 'The Latin Dragon.'Magnet will also produce the next film from the Chilean martial arts star.Both of the films were written, directed and ...
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NGUYEN-VO NGHIEM-MINH - Point of Reference
NGUYEN-VO NGHIEM-MINHProject: Point of ReferenceScr: Nguyen-Vo Nghiem-Minh Estimated budget: $2.1m (Eu1.5m)While growing up in a small town in Vietnam during the country's war with the US, Nguyen-Vo Nghiem-Minh escaped to the cinema run by his parents in search of respite. Today he lives in Los Angeles but often returns to ...
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Aberdeen
Dir: Hans Peter Molland. Norway-UK. 2000. 105 mins.Prod Co: Norsk Films, Freeway Films. Int'l sales: Trust Film Sales: (45) 3686 8788. Prods: Tom Remlov, Petter J Borgli. Co-prods: Kastro Khatib, John McGrath. Scr: Hans Petter Moland, Kristin Amundsen. DoP: Philip Ogaard. Prod des: Janusz Sosnowski. Ed: Sophie Hesselberg. Mus: ...
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E J-YONG - Homecoming
E J-YONGProject: HomecomingScr: E J-YongEstimated budget: $2.7m (Eu2m)South Korean director E J-Yong is one of Asia's leading arthouse directors. His 2003 film, Untold Scandal, was the first Korean costume drama to attract more than 3 million admissions. His new project, Homecoming, was first selected for the Hong Kong Asia Film ...
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CHARLES MCDOUGALL - Cromanon
CHARLES MCDOUGALLProject: CromanonScr: Alejo FlashEstimated budget: $2.2m (Eu1.6m) Funds in place: $830,000 (Eu600,000)UK film-maker Charles McDougall has made his name in the US as the Emmy-award winning director of prestigious TV shows such as Sex And The City, The Office, Desperate Housewives and The Tudors. His feature work in the ...
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JOAO PEDRO RODRIGUES - To Die Like A Man
JOAO PEDRO RODRIGUESProject: To Die Like A ManScr: Joao Pedro RodriguesEstimated budget: $1.5m (Eu1.1m)Funds in place: $1.2m (Eu900,000)The plot of To Die Like A Man is inspired by the true story of a Lisbon transvestite. A drag queen called Tonia is struggling with her straight boyfriend, Rosario, who is a ...
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GIANFRANCO QUATTRINI - Toxic Jungle
GIANFRANCO QUATTRINIProject: Toxic JungleScr: Gianfranco QuattriniEstimated budget: $3m (Eu2.2m)Funds in place: $670,000 (Eu500,000)Gianfranco Quattrini was born in Peru of Swiss parents, raised in Chicago and became a film-maker in Argentina, where he now lives. He divides his time between film and documentary work, and directing pop promos for Latin American ...
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PABLO REYERO - Survivors
PABLO REYEROProject: SurvivorsScr: Pablo Reyero Estimated budget: $690,000 (Eu500,000)Funds in place: $320,000 (Eu230,000)Survivors is a film about a film, blending elements of tragedy, horror and road movies. 'Just like life, it is a blend of genres,' explains director Pablo Reyero. It is the story of a film director called Gabriel ...