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'Retired' Besson plans two Arthur sequels
Despite his recent comments to the contrary, Luc Besson will direct two sequels to his current hit Arthur And The Minimoys. Besson said he was overjoyed with the success of Arthur which has enjoyed more than 5 million admissions in France since its December release.'So, I am going to direct ...
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German box-office revived in 2006, led by Fox
Germany's box-office fortunes were revived in 2006 after a devastating 2005 with a year-on-year increase in takings of 9.6% and admissions rising by 7.9%, according to figures from Nielsen EDI. In data collected from Jan 2 to Dec 31 2006, box-office revenues amounted to $1.02bn (Euros 789.3m), compared to $936.6m ...
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Czech box office recovers in 2006, set to pass 11m admissions
With statistics in for the first 11 months of the year, Czech box-office admissions look set to surpass 11m for 2006, reversing the poor performance of 2005, when admissions dropped 21% to less than 9.5m. From January 2006 to November 2006, Czech cinemas took in 10.38m admissions, an improvement of ...
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18 new titles selected for Hungarian Film Week
Hungarian Film Week has announced the lineup for its 38th annual showcase of new Hungarian cinema which takes place from Jan 30 to Feb 6 in Budapest.For the first time in the history of the event, a selection committee whittled down the available films to 18 films in competition. Pal ...
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Rotterdam announces full Tiger competition, with 7 world premieres
The Rotterdam International Film Festival (Jan 24-Feb 4) has announced the final 15 competitors for this year's Tiger Awards for first or second films, which include seven world premieres. A further 25 films will compete for the short film Tigers.The world premieres include Me, by Spain's Rafa Cortes; La Fine ...
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French admissions jump 7.5% in 2006 after strong start
France's 2006 box-office tally of 189m admissions represents a 7.5% jump on 2005 and marks the second-best score since 1992. 2004 was a record year with 196m tickets sold.France's exhibition watchdog, the FNCF, notes that the figures are estimates but that the first half of the year was clearly the ...
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Bier and Oplev lead Bodil prize nominations
Denmark 's two biggest box office successes of 2006 also proved to be the critical, darlings earning four nominations each for the Bodil prize to be handed out Feb 25. Susanne Bier's melodrama After The Wedding and Niels Ardens Oplev's traditional coming of age story We Shall Overcome tied at ...
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Norway's box-office admissions rise 5.3% in 2006
Norwegian cinema attendance has recovered from a temporary decline, to total 1.9 admissions in 2006, up 5.3% from 2005, according to preliminary figures from Norwegian cinema association, Film & Kino. Domestic films sold 1.9m tickets, to take 16.5% of the market - up from 12.2% the previous year - the ...
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Fox's Museum remains top international attraction
Fox International's Night At The Museum stayed on top of the competition and crossed $100m with an estimated $29.8m from 5,000 screens in 38 markets that raised the overseas tally to $116.7m. The family title opened in Greece on $900,000 from 66 screens and opened top in Peru on $471,000 ...
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International rescue: UIP's history and new reorganisation
'If there is any growth in this business globally it's in international,' says Tim Bevan of the UK's Working Title Films. One company that has consistently underlined the truth in Bevan's remark over the last 25 years is United International Pictures (UIP).In late 1981, when UIP was formed in London, ...
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Will Harry Potter be up for an Italian summer in 2007'
While many territories see colossal returns on films released in summertime, Italian box office returns in July and August often mirror the arid weather. A long held disagreement between local exhibitors and Hollywood distributors has depleted the summer months of primo titles while cinemas squeeze major films into the remaining ...
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Vivendi and Canal Plus launch new pay-TV venture
Vivendi and Canal Plus Group have announced the creation of Canal Plus France following their take over of rival platform TPS. The deal, which had previously been announced, was made official on Friday and sees the combining of two rival groups who have led a bloody battle over film and ...
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Rotterdam Cinemart confident despite growing competition
CineMart, heading into its 24th year Jan 28-Feb 1, isn't the lone co-production market it used to be. Competition is now tough to line-up projects, as almost every festival worth its weight features some project market element.Tougher for CineMart, as it likes to be the first to bring a feature ...
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Production subsidies under scrutiny
After a long delay, Europe finally approved the UK's tax system with considerable modifications. The UK should now join Germany with new tax offerings from January 1 but the process raises questions about subsidies.The system of tax subsidies for film has always had an identity crisis.It's been justified as supporting ...
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Cecchi Gori vows to carry on producing
Sitting in his 16th century Borghese Palace residence in Rome, where statues line hallways leading to frescoed rooms, Italian film producer and former Senator Vittorio Cecchi Gori shows no sign that he is suffering from the latest and perhaps most severe setback in his attempts to revive his family’s film-making ...
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Finnish box-office admissions rise 12% in 2006
Anunprecedented 69% increase of admissions for domestic fare in Finland boosted2006 cinema attendance to 6.8m, up 12% from 6.lm the year before, according topreliminary statistics from the Finnish Film Foundation.SixteenFinnish premieres sold 1.6m tickets (compared with 15 films selling 940,000 ticketsin 2005), controlling 23% of the market (up from 15%). ...
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Berlin competitors include Soderbergh and De Niro
The 2007 Berlinale has announced the first six films selected for this year's competition. They include Christian Petzold's Yella from Germany, marking the director's return to Berlin competition after Ghosts (Gespenster) in 2005. The new film, a world premiere, follows a young woman who tries to escape a bad marriage ...
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Wild Bunch reveals French Film Rendez-Vous slate
Wild Bunch is heading into the annual French Film Rendez-Vous with a host of new films as well as screeningfour premieres for international buyers. And, in a bid to energiseforeign distributors to open Luc Jacquet's The FoxAnd The Child as a day-and-date release nextDecember, Wild Bunch will show 45 minutes ...
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Museum, Eragon continue rich run for Fox
After barely two weeks on release Fox International's Night AtThe Museum will belooking to cross $100m this weekend.The family film has amassed more than $75m so far and opens in anadditional 10, albeit minor, markets this weekend.Meanwhile the fantasy adventure Eragon, which opens in three Latin Americanmarkets including Argentina on ...
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Universal Pictures International appoints Irish team
Universal Pictures International (UPI) UK & Eire has appointed an Irish team responsible for the sales, marketing and publicity of the company's products in Ireland.The move follows the ending of Universal and Paramount's joint distribution operation, UIP, in the territory.The Dublin UPI office, led by general manager David Burke, will ...