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VICTOR LOPES - The Dribble (O Drible)
VICTOR LOPESProject: The Dribble (O Drible)Scr: Victor LopesEstimated budget: $2.5m (Eu1.8m)The Dribble will be the debut feature from the Mozambique-born, Brazil-based film-maker Victor Lopes. It will explore the issue of racism through the prism of Brazil's alternative religion - football. 'It will portray how one man overcomes racism through talent ...
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VIMUKTHI JAYASUNDARA - The Fallen
VIMUKTHI JAYASUNDARAProject: The FallenScr: Vimukthi Jayasundara Estimated budget: $1.4m (Eu1m)Funds in place: $655,000 (Eu475,000)Sri Lankan director Vimukthi Jayasundara has a background in screenwriting, journalism and film criticism. He studied TV and film-making in India and France before being invited by Cannes' 2003 Cinefoundation initiative to participate in its residency programme. ...
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YAN YAN MAK - The Journal Of Moonlight And Morning
YAN YAN MAKProject: The Journal Of Moonlight And MorningScr: Amos Why, based on the novel by Zita LawEstimated budget: $965,000 (Eu700,000)Hong Kong film-maker Yan Yan Mak describes The Journal Of Moonlight And Morning as a romantic thriller. 'It's a love story painted with blood, horror and the super-natural,' she says. ...
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GUSTAVO MONTIEL - Tide Of Sand
GUSTAVO MONTIELProject: Tide Of SandScr: Gustavo MontielEstimated budget: $1.5m (Eu1.1m)Funds in place: $1.2m (Eu880,000)Mexican director Gustavo Montiel thrives on being busy. At present he is juggling work on an experimental digital project called Limbo, with preparation for his next feature, Tide Of Sand (Marea De Arena). He describes the latter ...
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TSAI MING-LIANG - Salome
TSAI MING-LIANGProject: SalomeScr: Tsai Ming-liangEstimated budget: $4.7m (Eu3.4m)Funds in place: $945,000 (Eu685,000)One of the leading lights of Asian cinema, Malaysian-born film-maker Tsai Ming-liang has received a number of international awards including the Golden Lion in 1994 for Vive L'Amour and the Silver Bear for Wayward Cloud in 2004. His most ...
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Telecinco buys stake in digital producer
Spanish broadcaster Telecinco has acquired a 35% stake in TV and interactive content producer Multipark Madrid (MPM). The two companies plan to develop new thematic channels for TV as well as content for the internet.The move forms part of Telecinco's entry into digital content and interactive link-ups. Earlier this year ...
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UK exhibitor Cineworld back in the black
UK cinema chain Cineworld turned around 2006's losses for the first six months of the year to a healthy profit, and say the success of British films such as Hot Fuzz made an important contribution.The London-based company recorded pre-tax profits of $10m (£5.1m), compared with a loss of $12m (£6m) ...
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Columbia, French buyers get busy at Beijing Screenings
State-owned China Film Group announced a slew of sales and co-production deals on the last day of the four-day Beijing Screenings (Oct 18-21). The largest announcement was a co-operation agreement between China Film, Columbia TriStar, Korea's CJ Entertainment and two Hong Kong companies - Media Asia and Emperor Motion Pictures ...
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Inaugural Middle East festival selects Israeli film
In a surprise move, Abu Dhabi's Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF), October 14-19, has selected an Israeli film to play in competition. Head programmer Nancy Collet issued the invitation to Eran Kolirin's Cannes favourite The Band's Visit, which is about the visit of an Egyptian marching band to a ...
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Middle East festival adds ipod competition, more industry delegates
Adding to a plethora of prizes, Abu Dhabi 's Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF), Oct 14-19, has launched an iPod competition for Middle Eastern short filmmakers. The Hayah (meaning 'life' in Arabic) Film Competition is open to students, professionals and amateurs making films for the iPod screen. Winners will ...
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The Band's Visit sweeps Israeli Film Academy awards
Following its triumphal march launched in Cannes, Eiran Kolirin's The Band's Visit completed its grand sweep, taking eight out of the 14 awards distributed by the Israeli Film Academy in its annual ceremony.Thefeature took awardsincluding best film, best director and best script for Kolirin, best actor (Sasson Gabai), best actress ...
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Huayi Brothers to co-produce Gallenberger's John Rabe
Beijing-based Huayi Brothers Pictures is to co-produce and handle distribution in China for Florian Gallenberger's second feature film John Rabe, which will begin principal photography in Shanghai and at original locations in Nanking from Oct 18 to February 2008. Previously known as John Rabe - The Good Man of Nanking, ...
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Atopia picks up Gauder's The District! for North America
Montreal-based Atopia Distribution has acquired North America rights to Aron Gauder's animated musical The District! (Nyocker!). The Hungarian film made its North American premiere at Toronto in 2006 and went on to win 13 prizes across a swath of international film festivals. The social comedy tells the story of a ...
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Keith Potter leaves Dan Films for Film Agency For Wales
Keith Potter has joined the Film Agency for Wales as its head of talent.Potter had been in charge of development for London-based production company Dan Films, working on Christopher Smith's Triangle, Tom Rob Smith's Put Together, and Jeff Noon's Creeping Zero.He is also a member of the advisory board of ...
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France and German groups make joint declaration for digital cinema
France's CNC and Germany's FFA have signed a joint declaration with regard to the evolution of digital projection and are calling on their European neighbours to join them in certain initiatives to aide in a coherent digital rollout. Digital projection in Europe, say the CNC and the FFA, must operate ...
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AAM works on digital release of Queen Rock Montreal
Arts Alliance Media is working with Eagle Rock Entertainment and Empire Cinemas to digitally release concert film Queen Rock Montreal in cinemas across the UK. The project was shot in November 1981 and has only been seen on the big screen at its Cannes debut in 1984. The film has ...
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Renaissance/Clear Blue Sky mount first two of five
Glenn Close and Dermot Mulroney will headline an impressive cast in Rose Troche's The Safety Of Objects, a tale of suburban angst which is one of five pictures being co-financed by the UK's Renaissance Films and investor Paul Allen's Clear Blue Sky Productions. It will be quickly followed by Paul ...
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Berlin's EFM tightens access and starts premium first weekend rates
Berlin's European Film Market (EFM) is introducing new access restrictions to its venue in the Martin Gropius Bau for the first weekend (Feb 9-10), which may lead some accredited professionals looking to go elsewhere to do business at the festival. Moreover, new premium screening rates will be introduced for the ...
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THE BUSINESS STREET
As an additional boost to film-makers, this year Rome is combining its two strongest industry initiatives. New Cinema Network and the more informal The Business Street market are overlapping by one day so buyers on hand for the market can meet film-makers participating in the New Cinema Network. 'Last year ...
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NEW CINEMA NETWORK INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
The international projects being showcased by New Cinema Network have a different mission: to link the Rome event with similar initiatives around the world throughout the year at festivals such as Sundance, Berlin and Rotterdam.Click on the links below to see projects.CHANTAL AKERMAN - What Happens Next'VIMUKTHI JAYASUNDARA - The ...