All articles by Tim Dams – Page 83
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Arclight clinches sales on The Merchant Of Venice
Arclight Films has completed a string of deals on Michael Radford's The Merchant Of Venice, starring Al Pacino.MGM has taken the film for the UK, Art Port for Japan, Manga for Spain, Paradise for Russia and New Films for Eastern Europe and Latin America.The $30m film of Shakespeare's play will ...
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FACT appoints UK operations director
UK anti-piracy body FACT has appointed of Jim Angell as director of operations.Angell has been acting director of operations since the departure of Spencer Mott in August 2003. He joined FACT in 2001 after a long career in the Metropolitan Police.A Director General post will be filled in early 2004.
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Aardman embarks on lengthy Curse shoot
The UK's Aardman Animation (Chicken Run) has started production on its latest clay-animation feature project, The Curse Of The Wererabbit.Rumoured to cost $50m, the Dreamworks SKG financed feature will take 18 months to shoot and is set for a September 2005 release. 180 people are currently working on the film ...
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Stamp joins cast of Franchise's Fish
Terence Stamp has joined the cast of Dead Fish, which is currently shooting in London.Directed by Charley Stadler, the black comedy thriller also stars Gary Oldman as a ruthless hitman and Robert Carlyle as a heartless debt collector. Stamp will play the eponymous Fish.Elena Anaya (Sex & Lucia), Andrew ...
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Mouth To Mouth rolls with Egoyan as exec producer
Atom Egoyan is acting as executive producer on Mouth To Mouth, the feature film directorial debut of Alison Murray.A turbulent story about a young girl's search for a place to belong, Mouth To Mouth marks the first co-production between producers M2M Films and Egoli Tossell. Producer Anne Beresford is behind ...
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WBITD restructures Euro sales operation
Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) has restructured some of its European sales operations.Mickie Steinmann, who currently serves as sales director for Scandinavia, Benelux, Finland, Greece and Cyprus, is being promoted to vice president, sales, and will continue to handle Scandinavia, Benelux and Finland while adding Israel and pan regional ...
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US post outfit Soundelux launches London office
U.S. sound post-production company Soundelux has opened a London office, offering sound supervision and sound editorial services to international feature producers completing their films in the U.K.Supervising sound editor Eddy Joseph will head the new facility. Joseph's credits include Cold Mountain, Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone and Enemy ...
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European Film Academy unveils documentary contenders
The European Film Academy has announced the nominations in its Documentary 2003 - Prix Arte category. The winner will be presented at the European Film Awards Ceremony on Saturday, December 6 in Berlin.The documentary jury consists of: Alfredo Knuchel, documentary filmmaker, festival programme advisor & journalist, Switzerland; Ben Lewis, producer/director, ...
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Pathe UK to send out screeners to BAFTA members
Pathe UK has become the first major UK independent to say that it will send out screener tapes to BAFTA members this year.Pathe UK is distributing two highly fancied awards contenders: The Girl With A Pearl Earring and In The Cut. The company will send out screener tapes for both ...
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Framestore CFC opens New York office
London based visual effects, animation and post production house Framestore CFC is to open a New York office devoted to its advertising clients. The new venture will be led by Framestore CFC Board member and advertising head, Jon Collins as its managing director. Framestore CFC are currently in production on ...
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London kicks off with In The Cut gala
The Times BFI London Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday night (Oct 22) with the Gala Premiere of In The Cut, with director Jane Campion and stars Meg Ryan and Mark Ruffalo in attendance.The film opened a 16-day long festival which, under artistic director Sandra Hebron, looks to have become ...
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Redbus develops horror film Fever
Redbus Pictures has stepped up its commitment to horror films, following the huge success it has had distributing Cabin Fever in the UK.Redbus has greenlit new horror production The 9th Passenger and has taken a co-producer credit on Madhouse with Lakeshore Entertainment.Budgeted at $10m, The 9th Passenger is set for ...
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Five to sponsor UK Women In Film and Television Awards
UK broadcaster Five is to be the title sponsor of the 2003 Women in Film and Television (WFTV) Awards. The annual awards ceremony, which celebrates the achievements of women in all aspects of the British film and television industry, will take place this year on Dec 5 at the Hilton ...
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BSkyB revamps Sky Movies service
BSkyB has unveiled plans to revamp its Sky Movies service, which include the addition of a World Cinema strand to showcase films such as Y Tu Mama Tambien and Good Bye, Lenin!The weekly World Cinema strand will play on the Sky Cinema channel where it will present films from around ...
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Creep cranks up in London
Shooting began yesterday (Oct 20) on Creep, a horror film set in subterranean London starring Franka Potente (Run Lola Run, The Bourne Identity).The debut feature of Chris Smith, Creep is produced by Julie Baines and Jason Newmark of Dan Films (The Cat's Meow, Summer Things, Butterfly Kiss) and will shoot ...
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Lions Gate tipped to complete Artisan takeover deal
Lions Gate Entertainment is expected to close a deal to acquire Artisan Entertainment this week, according to Canadian and US press reports.The deal is reported to be worth $165m in cash, with Lions Gate also taking on more than $50m in debt from Artisan.According to the New York Post, The ...
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UK Film Council outlines 'son of Section 48' proposals
UK Film Council chief executive officer John Woodward yesterday outlined the proposals for a replacement to the Section 48 tax break that the support body has presented to the government.Woodward was speaking at the Screen International UK Film Finance Summit, where he gave the keynote address. It came on the ...
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...as Council diverts Funds cash to training, BFI
The UK Film Council plans to reduce the amount of money allocated to two of its three main production funds, and instead invest the cash on training and extra money for the British Film Institute.The Premiere Fund, which has backed commercially orientated films such as Gosford Park and Sylvia, will ...
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Scotland to don Maybury's Jacket
Scotland is to host the shoot of John Maybury's $32m The Jacket, starring Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley.The Jacket will be produced by George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh's Section Eight, with Peter Gruber's Mandalay Pictures in association with German fund VIP Medienfonds. Warner Bros has US rights and it is ...
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Goldenthal wins World Soundtrack Awards for Frida
Elliot Goldenthal has won the Soundtrack Composer of the Year for the score of Frida at the World Soundtrack Awards, presented by the International Film Festival Flanders-Ghent.Frida also won the Best Original Soundtrack of the YearGuest of honour Maurice Jarre received a World Soundtrack Lifetime Achievement Award. The song The ...