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Child opens Poland's Era New Horizons festival
The 5thedition of Era New Horizons Film Festival opens today (July 21) withJean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's The Child in Cieszyn, southern Polandwith the directors in attendance.Thefestival will close on July 31 with a gala screening of Lars von Trier's Manderlay.This year,Era New Horizons is set to showcase 300 screenings of ...
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Skillset's Inside Pictures film business course invites applicants
Skillset's InsidePictures, the film business trainingprogramme now funded by the Skillset Film Skills Fund, is acceptingapplications from 18 July.Comprising three intensiveone-week modules, Skillset's Inside Pictures takes place in London and Los Angeles betweenNovember 2005 and May 2006. Seminars, workshops andstudio visits are hosted by some of the US and UK's ...
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Redbus to co-produce Wicker Man remake
The UK's Redbus FilmDistribution is to co-produce the remake of British cult horror title, TheWicker Man starring Nicolas Cage. Redbus has also acquired UKrights to the picture as well as two other Nu-Image financed titles, BruceBeresford's The Contract starring John Cusack and Morgan Freeman andTobe Hooper's horror movie Zombies."We have ...
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Academy tightens rules on Oscar producers
The US Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)has further tightened the number of producers who can takehome an Oscar.In approving rules for the 78th Annual AcademyAwards this week, the AMPAS board decided that its Producers Branch ExecutiveCommittee will "designate the qualifying producer nominees for each of thenominated pictures."The decision means ...
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The cultural exception for film may become international law
The cultural exception for trade in cultural productsincluding film could be enshrined in international law for the first time.The European Commission, acting on behalf of all of theEuropean Union states has negotiated the inclusion of a paragraph in a Unescoconvention recognising the unique importance of cultural diversity.At ameeting in Madrid, ...
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New Location Guide aims to improve producers' bottom-line
The new edition of theinternational film industry handbook The Location Guide launches this week. An essential guide forlocation film-making worldwide, the new edition launches at a time whenproducers are being enticed by numerous financial incentives to shoot theirfilms in increasingly far flung locations.The guide spans over 100countries with new locations ...
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Cannes briefs: latest deals, announcements
Swintongets on This TownBritshactress Tilda Swinton has joined the cast of No One Gets Off In This Town, the latest film from RichardKwietniowski (Love And Death In Long Island). Produced by Jason Newmark,scripted by Colin Bytheway, the project is on Beyond's Cannes slate. It's ablack comedy exposing the seamy side ...
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Cannes briefs: latest deals, announcements
Katapult scores with ZidaneKatapult Film Sales hasscored a Japanese deal with Cine Qua Non for football documentary Zidane: A21st Century Portraitabout Real Madrid superstar Zinedine Zidane. UIP pre-bought the rights forFrance. Japan's Presidio has bought Klimt, starring John Malkovich,from Independent Film Sales. The UK sales outfit has also sold the ...
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Cannes briefs: latest deals, announcements
Cineclick racks up Bow dealsKorean sales agent CineclickAsia has concluded a raft of sales on Kim Ki-duk's The Bow, screening here in Un Certain Regard. Thecross-generational love story has gone to France's TF1, the UK's Tartan Films,Spain's Golem, Greece's Audiovisual, Mexico's Filmhouse, Singapore's CathayKeris and Bright Angel in Benelux. The ...
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Kuhn calls for reform of UK Film Council
Michael Kuhn, former head of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, has slammedGovernment-backed support body the UK Film Council as 'helpless' and 'in needof reform'.Giving the inaugural film lecture held by producer's agency Pact, Kuhnlaunched into one of the most stinging attacks on the Film Council since itsinception five years ago. The studio ...
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EU production levels increase in 2004
Some 764 feature films were produced in the 25 Member Statesof the European Union in 2004, a slight increase on 2003 according to EuropeanAudiovisual Observatory figures.Thefigures are up 2% compared to 2003 when 750 films were produced in the EU.The EAO concludes that the Spanish production grew in 2004,completing a ...
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The Joy Of Tax
ScreenInternational presents its at-a-glance worldwide guide to tax based filmproduction incentives.Click onthe links below for full PDF versions of the guide.Introduction: The Joy Of Tax Tax Incentives: Europe, Australasia andSouth Africa (Part One) Tax Incentives: Europe, Australasiaand South Africa (Part Two) Tax Incentives: North America (PartOne)Tax Incentives: North America (PartTwo)Note: ...
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Film Council, Pact take 'Next Steps' towards breaking down barriers
Senior figures from theworlds of film and television are set to gather in London on 10 May for a 'NextSteps' brainstorm to look at action needed to tackle the barriers currentlyfaced by Minority Ethnic Led (MEL) independent companies.This follows up a recentreport carried out on behalf of the UK Film ...
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London Film Festival announces 2005 dates
The Times bfi 49th London Film Festival has announcedits dates for 2005.Festival director Sandra Hebron said the event will takeplace from October 19 through to November 3. Currently scouting for films for this year's programme,Hebron said "Our autumn dates make us ideally positioned to premiere highprofile quality titles due ...
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Disney looking to renew Pixar relationship
The chairmanof the Walt Disney Studios, Dick Cook, has said that Disney wants to renew thestudio's deal with animation powerhouse Pixar.Just over a year after thetwo film studios announced an end to their partnership, which has produced sixconsecutive global blockbusters and box office receipts of $2.7 billion (£1.4billion), a new ...
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Court rules that Pianist producer must go to jail
A Warsaw court ruled this week that the Polishco-producer of Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List and executiveproducer of Roman Polanski's The Pianist must immediately start servinghis two-year prison term for his role in a bribery scandal that touched thehighest levels of government.In December, a panel of three judges sentenced Lew Rywin,59, ...
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Artistic director Fremaux explains Cannes selection
Interview with Cannes artistic director Thierry Fremaux -abstracted from today's Cannes festival press statement.- As a first impression, could we say that the greatfilmmakers are back in strength''In Competition, yes, since there will be many experienced filmmakers at Cannes.If, last year, we seemed to concentrate more on new discoveries, thereturn ...
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Gail Berman named president of Paramount Studios
GailBerman was officially named as president of Paramount Studios yesterday, makinga move to movies from television which has stunned the Hollywood industry.Currentpresident Donald De Line will likely step down, although his exact exit has yetto be determined. Berman will make the move to Paramount in May and join newstudio chief ...
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UK sees launch of Screen Financiers Association
A number of leadingproviders of independent British film finance have joined forces to launch neworganisation, the Screen Financiers Association (SFA).The founding members areAquarius, Baker Street Media, Magic Hour, Prescience, and Surefire. Between themthey have been involved in financing films such as Ladies in Lavender and forthcoming features Valiant, Tideland, A ...
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King's Game leads Danish Bodil awards
Nikolaj Arcel's King's Game, which scooped a host ofawards in January at the Danish filmacademy awards, took the top prize at the Bodils, the Danish Association ofFilm Critics' awards, on Sunday 27 February 2005The Bodil awardsBest Danish Film: King'sGame (Nikolaj Arcel)Best Actor: Mads Mikkelsen ( Pusher II - With Blood ...