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RBS signs $350m financing pact with New Line
The Royal Bank of Scotland has closed a $350m film financing deal with New Line Cinema. The pact will provide co-financing for an estimated 20 New Line films during an approximately two-year period. The deal will include 2007 releases such as Hairspray, Rush Hour 3, and The Golden Compass as ...
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Medienboard backs 11 projects for over $5m
The next feature film by actor-producer-director Til Schweiger and a German version of the Emmy-winning BBC film The Girl In The Cafe are among eleven projects awarded over $5m (Euros 4.6m) production funding by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg at its first sitting for 2007.The largest amount awarded at this session - ...
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A-List Nutcracker musical marches into Budapest
Pre-production on The Nutcracker is scheduled to begin Mar 5 at Stern Film Studios in Budapest. Russia's Andrei Konchalovsky, who previously made Siberiada, Romance For Lovers, and House Of Fools, will direct the musical, based on the story made famous by Tchaikovsky's ballet, which will feature lyrics by Tim Rice. ...
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Andrew Meehan appointed development head of Irish Film Board
Andrew Meehan has been appointed Development Executive at the Irish Film Board (IFB). Working directly with chief executive Simon Perry, Meehan will participate in evaluating development funding applications for feature film projects, and in the management of projects selected for support. As a member of the IFB's core creative team, ...
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AAM signs digital download deal with Artificial Eye
Digital film distribution service Arts Alliance Media has signed an exclusive three-year deal to release distributor Artificial Eye's product in the UK and Ireland as download-to-rent and download-to-own content. AAM will digitise, encrypt, and offer piracy protection for Artificial Eye's films, which will be available in the coming months from ...
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London Film Festival sets 2007 dates
The Times BFI London Film Festival has announced the dates for its 51st event, Oct 17- Nov 1, 2007. 'Whilst the Festival will present quality films which otherwise would not be seen in the UK, our autumn dates make us ideally positioned to premiere high profile quality titles due for ...
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Aardman and Dreamworks finally part ways
DreamWorks andAardman have formally announced the premature ending of their five-film exclusive partnership that dates back to 1999.They worked together on award winning animanations including Chicken Run, Oscar winner Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and, most recently, Flushed Away.But the split was widely expected. 'Both companies areaware ...
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Universal unveils regional film-buying network across its labels
Universal Pictures and Focus Features are consolidating their worldwide acquisitions operations to support NBC Universal's global theatrical distribution network.Universal Pictures chairman Marc Shmuger, co-chairman David Linde, and Focus Features and Rogue Pictures chairman James Schamus will oversee the restructured division along with Universal executive vice president Michael Joe and Focus ...
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UK investigations lead to arrest of 16 pirate DVD suspects
The UK 's Federation Against Copyright Theft announced that its anti-piracy investigators have worked with law enforcement officials to target pirate DVD sellers at markets in Durham and Nottingham, England. There were 16 suspects arrested: nine at Tanfield Lea, Durham and seven at Hucknall, Nottingham. More than 18,000 pirate DVDs ...
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Irish industry questions impact of $188m funding announcement
There remains some confusion in Ireland concerning the Government announcement last week of a $188m (Euros 145m) contribution to the film industry under National Development Plan (NDP) spending for 2007-2013. In an election year, sceptics might conclude that the sum only amounts to what the Irish Film Board is likely ...
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Colin Farrell heads to Belgium for In Bruges shoot
UK playwright Martin McDonagh, who won an Oscar for is short Six Shooter, will start shooting his feature debut In Bruges on Feb 5 in the Belgian city. The cast for the project -- Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Clemence Poesy, Jeremie Renier, Jordan Prentice and Thekla Reuten -- is gathering ...
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Grohne to spearhead new London office for First Look
First Look International (FLI) is opening a London office and has hired sales executive Tim Grohne from Celsius Entertainment to front the UK operation as vice president, international sales.FLi is also relocating LA-based international sales manager John Vista Neis to London. Joining them will be vice president, European TV/DVD sales ...
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Fox continues Irish dominance with strong Rocky opening
Twentieth Century Fox's Rocky Balboa beat the competition hands down in Ireland (North and South) on its opening weekend with a massive $1.2m (Euros 925,390). A major comeback for a franchise after 16 years in retirement, Sylvester Stallone's biggest Irish opening of all time took more than 40% of all ...
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HandMade recruits Walters to write story of SAS man David Stirling
HandMade Films has signed on UK writer Rupert Walters to write a screenplay based on the life of Special Air Service (SAS) creator David Stirling. HandMade has optioned Alan Hoe's biography David Stirling - the Authorised Biography. The books gives a detailed account of the history of the multi-national SAS ...
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Screen Index down 17% this week but Italy is booming
Collective global box-office takings of nine major territories fell 17% this week compared to the same week last year, largely due to drops in North America, France and South Korea, according to the Screen International Screen Index. This week, North America saw a 19.3% dip in its top 30 films ...
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BBC World Cinema prize goes to The Death Of Mr Lazarescu
The fourth BBC World Cinema Award was handed out to Cristi Puiu's The Death Of Mr Lazarescu. The BBC Four award was given out Jan 25 at London 's National Film Theatre. Romanian director Cristi Puiu accepted the prize from actress Emily Watson and the awards host Jonathan Ross. Tartan ...
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Deliver Us From Evil to have international premiere in Dublin
Lionsgate's Oscar-nominated documentary feature, Deliver Us From Evil, is to receive its international premiere at next month's Dublin International Film Festival. Directed, written and produced by Amy Berg, Deliver Us From Evil tells the story of an Irish priest, Oliver O'Grady, whose multiple and serial sexual assaults, primarily on children, ...
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Faye Dunaway starts shoot for Flick in Wales
David Howard's Flick is now shooting in and around Cardiff and at the Barcud Derwen Studios through Feb 10. Howard wrote and is directing the project, which is produced by Rik Hall and executive produced by Cross, Linda James, Pauline Burt and Bryn Roberts. Financing is from Finance Wales' IP ...
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Oscar nominees Dreamgirls, Blood Diamond hit major territories
Dreamgirls, the recipient of eight Oscar nominations on Tuesday, gets its first major international push this weekend.Paramount/PPI executives will be looking to convert the recognition into healthy overseas returns when it opens the hit musical in Italy, Mexico and Spain on Jan 26.Meanwhile the family film Charlotte's Web opens in ...
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EFP plans new Picture Europe! programme to kick off in April
European Film Promotion is introducing a new European film event in the capitals of Berlin, Madrid and London. Picture Europe! The Best of European Cinema will begin in April, coming to London at the Curzon Cinema in Soho from June 8-14. A premiere party will take place to launch the ...