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China Film decides not to import Rush Hour 3
While Chinese actors Jackie Chan and Zhang Jingchu make their red carpet appearances at the premiere of Rush Hour 3 in the US, it looks unlikely that the film will receive the same treatment in their home country. According to China 's sole film importer, China Film Import and Export ...
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Fantastic rise of the green ogre
Shrek The Third kept the number one slot as it continued its fairytale stomp around the world's box offices, adding more than $58m during the weekend with strong openings in Germany, Spain and half-a-dozen smaller countries.Among possible heirs to the throne, Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer debuted at ...
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Lorber targets niche interest groups with digital distribution outfit
Specialist distribution veteran Richard Lorber is spearheading a new company that will acquire and market programming for targeted interest groups via digital delivery, DVD's direct-to-consumer, and traditional retail video distribution.The new venture, Lorber HT Digital, merges the operations of his Lorber Media and that of Hidden Treasures Productions, an outfit ...
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Industry moves
Lakeshore adds DeckterJonathan Deckter, former Arclight Films president of international sales and Morgan Creek International vice-president, has been appointed senior vice-president of international sales at Lakeshore Entertainment. He will work alongside Elisabeth Costa de Beauregard Rose, who is promoted to the same position. Meanwhile Rob Burke is promoted to executive ...
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CORRECTION: Alma selling Honore's The Love Songs
Christophe Honore's Cannes 2007 competition film, The Love Songs (Les Chansons d'Amour), is being sold internationally by Alma Films, not Gemini. The contact was incorrectly reported in our April 27, 2007 weekly edition.The number for Alma Films is +33 (6) 72 97 31 90.
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CORRECTION: Nanking to get fulll theatrical release
A profile of Bill Guttentag which ran in Screen International on April 20 and on Screendaily on April 24 incorrectly stated that Guttentag's Nanking would receive a short theatrical release in North America through THINKFilm.In fact, the film will have a full domestic release in December.
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Sandra Den Hamer leaves Rotterdam International Film Festival
Sandra Den Hamer is to step down as director of the Rotterdam International Film Festival. Den Hamer, who has been involved with the event for more than two decades, will start work as director of Amsterdam's Filmmuseum from September 1.The Board of the Rotterdam Film Festival will start exploratory talks ...
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Lost In Beijing to be released in mainland China in May
The edited version of Chinese filmmaker Li Yu's second feature Lost In Beijing will be released in mainland China on May 18, according to the film's producer Fang Li and its distributor Polybona. The version to be released in mainland China is 15 minutes shorter than the one that premiered ...
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Women directors dominate SXSW awards
Films by women directors dominated the prizes at this year's South by Southwest (SXSW), the hip indie film festival and conference held in the Texan capital city of Austin.Jamie Babbit's narrative feature Itty Bitty Titty Committee won the top dramatic jury prize taking Best Narrative Feature. Jennifer Venditti's Billy The ...
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UK Treasury U-turn on sale-and-leaseback clampdown
The UK government has exempted sale-and-leaseback schemes from a crackdown on tax avoidance. Click here for announcementThe UK tax authorities had previously said they wouldn't make exceptions for sale-and-leaseback funding arrangements under the new tax rules announced last week.Such a move would have serious consequences for individual producers, some of ...
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Binder, Blunt spice up SXSW attractions
The 2007 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference & Festival will host a special screening on March 14 ofMike Binder's Reign Over Me, starring Don Cheadle and Adam Sandler.Some cast and crew are expected to attend. In addition, British pop-star James Blunt is coming to the Austin festival to attend ...
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Full list of Academy Award winners
THE WINNERSClick on film name for reviewBest PictureBabelWINNER: The DepartedLetters From Iwo JimaLittle Miss SunshineThe QueenBest DirectorAlejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, BabelClint Eastwood, Letters From Iwo Jima Paul Greengrass, United 93Stephen Frears, The QueenWINNER: Martin Scorsese, The DepartedBest ActorLeonardo DiCaprio, Blood DiamondRyan Gosling, Half NelsonPeter O'Toole, VenusWill Smith, The Pursuit Of HappynessWINNER: ...
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Cyborg to close next month's SXSW festival
The closing night film for the upcoming South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference & Festival will be Park Chan-wook's new film, I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK.Fresh from its European premiere at the recent Berlinale, Cyborg will have its North American premiere at the Austin, Texas, festival when it brings ...
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Solid sales business boosts growing EFM
The EFM was winding down yesterday with many buyers already on their way home and complaints that new product was underwhelming, especially when the hottest titles here were documentaries - Morgan Spurlock Untitled which Wild Bunch sold throughout the world, First Look International's Larry Charles Project and Fortissimo's Rolling Stones ...
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Hart splits with Sharp and launches Evamere
After more than ten years in business together, the founding partners of New York based Hart Sharp Entertainment - John Hart and Jeffrey Sharp - have decided to pursue different opportunities. For his part, Hart has now launched a new venture called Evamere Entertainment that will focus on ...
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SXSW adds Disturbia and new feature docs to mix
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival has announced new additions to its feature film schedule, as well as its complete lineup of panels, short films and retrospectives.The new features include:Eric Chaikin's documentary, A Lawyer Walks Into a BarKris Carr's documentary, Crazy Sexy CancerD.J. Caruso's upcoming thriller, DisturbiaShannon ...
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Screen's Mike Goodridge takes ICG international journalist prize
Screen International and ScreenDaily.com's US editor Mike Goodridge has been named international journalist of the year at the 44th annual ICG Publicists' awards in Los Angeles. Top film honours went to Fox's publicity team for Borat and TV prize to ABC/Touchstone for Ugly Betty. Other awards were the ICG President's ...
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SXSW announces complete feature line-up
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival has announced its complete lineup of features, for the 14th edition to be held in Austin, Texas on March 9-17, 2007. The newly announced additions to the 'Spotlight Premieres' section of the festival, include: Judd Apatow's Knocked UpKaty Chevigny's Election DayJonathan ...
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Sony closes third co-financing deal with Relativity
Sony Pictures has been revealed as the beneficiary of the recent co-financing facility structured by Relativity Media.The new independent co-financing package, which is separate from the previously announced Gun Hill 1 and Gun Hill 2 deals, will be a five-year revolving credit facility. The new venture, called Beverly Blvd LLC, ...
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Pathe Distribution acquires rights to UGC Films library
Pathe Distribution has acquired the library of defunct UK distributor UGC FIlms, including Walter Becker's Good Bye Lenin! and Francois Ozon films, including 8 Women and Swimming Pool.UGC Films UK was launched by French company UGC in 2001 and was hailedat the time as a big boost for arthouse cinema, ...