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EFM chief examines market capacity
Beki Probst, European Film Market (EFM) chief, has had more meetings during this year's edition of the market than in any other previous EFM.She now seems more convinced of the case for expansion, but remains concerned to pick the right way forward."Either we stay [in the existing building] or we ...
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Borries' Thoughts excite buyers
Achim von Borries' Love In Thoughts (Was Nuetzt Die Liebe In Gedanken) has been sold by Beta Cinema to Japan's New Select Co. and Brazil's Next EntertainmentThe film, which had its European premiere in the Berlinale's Panorama section as a Panorama Special, has also been picked up by Israel's Gil ...
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Rohmer projects becoming 'unfinanceable'
Europe's public sector film financiers got yet another skewering yesterday at the Triple Agent press conference, which was attended by actress Katerina Didaskalou .Long-time Eric Rohmer producer Francoise Etchegaray explained that the veteran French director's films are no longer finance-able in his native country.The Euros 5m indoor thriller had been ...
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Learning to love the critics
Is there a crisis in European film criticism' That was one key question being asked during Friday's European Film Academy event, "How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Critics."Panellist Ken Loach (in Berlin with competition entry Ae Fond Kiss) blamed the decline in critical standards on "market forces ...
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Survival prospects narrow for Dutch producer
Oscar-winning Dutch producer First Floor Features and its sister company First Floor Films have been granted suspension of payment by the Amsterdam local court.During the suspension, which ends March 24th, company trustee Paul Schaink, affiliated to Lawyer's office Van Doorne, will assess the company's financial situation and future.Schaink says there ...
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Kirch Group sets up holding company
German media mogul Leo Kirch has put the final pieces of Kirch Group''s restructuring in place. As of April 1, former KirchVermogensVerwaltungs assumes a new role, and user-friendlier name, when, as KirchHolding, it becomes the central holding company. At the same time, the three managing directors of the Kirch Group ...
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Irish Film Institute announces honourees, travelling programme
The Irish Film Institute (IFI) has announced that the recipients of its 2004 awards for outstanding contribution to Irish film are Brendan McCaul, vice president and general manager of Buena Vista International, Ireland, and Rod Stoneman, director of the Huston School of Film and Digital Media and former chief executive ...
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FRANCE
Comedy Les 11 Commandements heads the box office this week nearly breaking the 1 million admissions barrier with its Jackass-inspired stunts pushing local caveman romp RRRrrrr !!! down to number 3.Disney's Brother Bear holds its number two position only dropping off by 16% in its second week.New US arrivals Peter ...
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... while Nelson Mandela is invited to open Cannes
South Africa's Department of Arts and Culture and National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) is preparing for a very special Cannes Film Festival this year - after enjoying successful profiles at both Rotterdam and Berlin.This year's Cannes will feature a special focus on South Africa, celebrating its ten years of ...
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Tarantino to preside over Cannes jury 2004...
Quentin Tarantino will preside over the jury at the 57th CannesFilm Festival this May organizers announced Friday. The director follows in thefootsteps of Patrice Chereau, David Lynch, Liv Ullman and Luc Besson who have toppedthe jury respectively back to 2000.Tarantino and Cannes have a long and warm history with thewunderkind's ...
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Berlinale's Bears full of surprises
In a surprise win, Turkish/German director Fatih Akin's Head On received the Golden Bear at Saturday night's Berlinale awards ceremony - the first German film to win in Berlin since 1986.Other surprises included the shared best actress award, which along with favourite Charlize Theron for Monster honoured newcomer Catalina Sandino ...
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Ornstein Carter named executive director of Global Film Initiative
Holly Ornstein Carter hasbeen named executive director of the Global Film Initiative (GFI), the NewYork-based non-profit organisation set up to promote cross-culturalunderstanding through cinema."Following the tremendoussuccess of our first-year, 14-city, major cultural institutional tour, it is apivotal time in our history as we look to expand and increase the impact ...
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Shadow acquires US rights for Lost Boys Of Sudan doc
US independent distributorShadow Distribution has acquired Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk's acclaimeddocumentary Lost Boys Of Sudan,which was shortlisted for the Academy Award and has been nominated for anIFP/Independent Spirit Award.The story follows twoSudanese orphaned refugees who overcome lion attacks and militia gunfire toreach America, where they are confronted with suburbia ...
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De Luca to step down at DreamWorks after two-and-half years
DreamWorks head ofproduction Michael De Luca is set to vacate his post in June and will bereplaced by the studio's longtime production executive Adam Goodman."Michael has been anextremely positive force at DreamWorks," company co-head Walter F Parkes saidin a statement."He is an extraordinarycreative executive and a wonderful collaborator and we ...
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GreeneStreet to tackle New York Cosmos documentary
New York-based financing andproduction house GreeneStreet Films is teaming up with Passion Pictures andCactus Three on its first documentary Once In A Lifetime, which charts the rise and fall of the New YorkCosmos soccer team.Principal photographyrecently began in New York and filming will continue in Florida, London andother international locations.John ...
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Jackson, Weir are Bafta's King and Master
Sunday night's BAFTA Awards threw up almost as many surprises as Saturday's Berlinale Golden Bears.While The Return Of The King was always a hot favourite for best film; that Master And Commander could equal its awards tally was less predictable. And while Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson were tipped for ...
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Biondi, Chen tip in for Reelplay financing
US virtual market player Reelplay.com has raised $4.5m from Hollywood and Silicon Valley as it closed a second round of financing led by Japan''s Softbank Venture Capital. Amongst the equity investors are former Viacom chief Frank Biondi''s Waterview Advisors and Pehong Chen, president and CEO of Broadvision. Launched last year ...
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Sandler's back at number one for Valentine's Day
Columbia's romantic comedy Fifty First Dates was the emphatic box office winner atthe weekend as it opened top on a superb estimated $41m - another smash hitopening for its star Adam Sandler.Estimatesput it at the second biggest February bow ever behind Hannibal in 2001 ($58m) and a pinch above Daredevil, ...
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Translation takes $1m in Spain, Actually is top in Taiwan for Universal
Universal's Love Actually opened top in Taiwan on a strong $235,000 from 60 prints,which includes $62,000 from previews.The romantic comedy had a strong holdover in its second weekend inJapan, adding $1.6m from 234 sites for $5.7m.Overall the picture has grossed $161m at the international boxoffice.Focus Features' Lost In Translation scored ...
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Something's hot for Warner with $16.1m weekend
The romantic comedy Something's Gotta Give grossed an estimated $16.1m throughWarner Bros Pictures International at the weekend, raising its early cumulativetotal to an impressive $38.6m.It opened top on Germany on$3.7m from 536 screens and top in Spain on $1.8m from 232.The UK dropped 4% on $2.1m for $5.6m in its ...