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Norway's Paradox establishes closer ties with distributor Scanbox
Norway 's leading production house, Oslo-based Paradox Film, has tied up closely with Scanbox Entertainment, after the pan-Scandinavian distributor has purchased a stake in parent company Paradox Holding. The deal will extend the working relationship between Paradox and Scanbox, which have been associated since 2002, both in domestic distribution and ...
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Wild Bunch's new titles include $47m Mr. Nobody with Sarah Polley
With six films spread throughout the official selection, Critics Week and Un Certain Regard, Wild Bunch is also presenting a packed line-up at the Cannes Market. In selection are Cristian Mungiu's 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days in the main competition, Abel Ferrara's out-of-competition Go Go Tales, Juan Antonio ...
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Capitol strikes UK , Australian deal with Lionsgate for The Edge Of Love
Lionsgate has taken UK and Australian rights to John Maybury's The Edge Of Love, previously known as The Best Time Of Our Lives. Capitol Films is handling sales on the project, which is starting principal photography this week. The film is shooting in Wales before moving to London and Pinewood ...
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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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The Unknown leads Italy's Donatello award nominations
Giuseppe Tornatore's noir The Unknown (La Sconosciuta) leads the nominees for Italy's top film honors, the David of Donatello awards which are in their 51st edition this year. The film scored 12 nods. Emanuele Crialese's immigration-themed film The Golden Door (Nuovomondo) (recently presented at the Tribeca Film Festival by Martin ...
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Bavaria Film International picks up Certain Regard title from Uruguay
Bavaria Film International has picked up the international rights for the tragicomedy The Pope's Toilet (El Bano Del Papa) which will be screening in the Un Certain Regard sidebar at Cannes. The co-production between Uruguay's Laroux Cine, France's Chaya Films and Brazil's o2 Filmes is the directorial debut of Oscar-nominated ...
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Walter Salles to serve as patron for Cannes Europe Day
Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles will act as patron for the 2007 edition of Europe Day at this year's Cannes Film Festival.This year marks the fifth year that European Union culture and audio visual ministers will convene in Cannes to discuss issues currently facing the industry. The ministers will meet this ...
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Turin to feature retrospectives of Wenders and Cassavetes
Turin Film Festival director Nanni Moretti has announced two retrospectives and two new sections. In his first edition as artistic director of the 25-year-old festival, Moretti has selected John Cassavetes, as well as to German director and President of the European Film Academy, Wim Wenders as subjects of two retrospectives. ...
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Intandem takes on sales to Julie Delpy's thriller The Countess
London-based Intandem Films has taken worldwide sales rights to Julie Delpy's Gothic thriller The Countess. The film is inspired by the life of the 17th-century Hungarian countess Elizabeth Bathory, whose reckless pursuit of eternal beauty transformed her into a murderous heretic. Delpy, Oscar-nominated for her screenplay for Before Sunset, not ...
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Dutch government vows to again support Rotterdam's Bals Fund
Reversing earlier decisions, the Dutch government has announced its continued support of the Hubert Bals Fund of the International Film Festival Rotterdam.The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has initially rejected the fund's subsidy application for 2009-2012, but now Bert Koenders, the Minister of Development Cooperation, has asked the Fund to ...
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Wild Bunch strikes exclusive Benelux partnership with A-Film
France's Wild Bunch and Benelux's A-Film have announced a distribution, acquisition and co-production partnership for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. A-Film will now be the exclusive theatrical, video and television distributor in the Benelux region for new films acquired or co-produced by Wild Bunch.A-Film will also be responsible for handling ...
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Wide Management picks up Quinzaine title Counterparts
Paris-based sales company Wide Management has picked up international rights for German filmmaker Jan Bonny's feature debut Counterparts (Gegenuber) which has been selected for this year's Directors' Fortnight sidebar in Cannes. The drama about domestic violence between a primary school teacher and her policeman husband features Viktoria Trauttmannsdorff (whose credits ...
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Italian minister stresses importance of co-production incentives
Ahead of official festivities for Cinecitta's 70th anniversary to be celebrated in a mega party on the famed movie studio's lot on May 4, Italy's movie making politicos got together to talk about the state of Italian cinema and attracting international productions yesterday.As part of the celebrations, Culture Minister Francesco ...
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RAI's 01 Distribution names Adriano Coni as its new president
RAI Cinema, the film unit of Italy's state run broadcaster RAI has named Adriano Coni as new president of 01 Distribution, the distribution arm of RAI Cinema. Coni previously acted as chief of both RAI Cinema's marketing and human resource divisions.01 Distribution has been without a president since its previous ...
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Cannes Directors Fortnight bookended by debuts from Corbijn, Kogut
This year's Directors Fortnight will open at Cannes with Anton Corbijn's Control, a biopic of late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis. The closing film is also a first film, Mutum, from Brazilian director Sandra Kogut.In total 23 films round out the main selection with nine first time features which are ...
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Rezo's Cannes slate include Sokurov's competitor Alexandra
In its third Cannes, Rezo Films' sales division is gearing up for a busy market. Three films on its line up are official selection titles along with two works in Critics' Week and new market films. In the official competition, Alexander Sokurov marks a return with Alexandra about a grandmother ...
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Dreamachine handles Broomfield's improvised Iraqi war drama
Fledgling financing and sales house Dreamachine has acquired international rights to Nick Broomfield's drama Battle For Haditha, currently shooting in Jordan.The London, Paris and Toronto-based venture,created through the merger of HanWay Films and Celluloid Dreams last month, will commence pre-sales in Cannes.Battle For Haditha re-enacts the aftermath of an Iraqi ...
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Cannes Classics to include Wajda's presentation of Kanal
The Cannes Film Festival today announced its program for the Cannes Classics sidebar which aids in the rediscovery of great works via restored prints and theatrical or DVD releases.This year, the section is presented under the patronage of Andrzej Wajda who will introduce a restored copy of Kanal, winner of ...
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Upbeat Babelsberg steps up production plans
Germany's Babelsberg Studios aims to intensify its involvement as a co-producer on national, European and international productions. On the publication of its annual report for 2006, the publicly-listed Studio Babelsberg AG announced that it would 'invest in promising film productions and thereby use the potential of additional sources of revenue ...
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Spider-Man 3 makes record-breaking opening
Spider-Man 3 grossed a sensational estimated $29.15m in its first day in 16 international territories on May 1, eclipsing the opening day results of the first two episodes in the same territories. Ten of the territories (eight Asian, seven European and Egypt) generated record opening or single day marks, ...