All articles by Chris Evans – Page 26

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    Production - co-productions - Forming partnerships

    2007-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Aside from Bollywood projects coming to the UK solely for location work, there is now a new generation of Indian film-makers interested in working more closely with UK producers and technicians and even considering the benefits of the new tax relief."Although the treaty obviously isn't having an effect yet, the ...

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    Production - Bollywood in the UK - Passage from India

    2007-02-23T00:00:00Z

    When UK chancellor Gordon Brown made a government visit to India last month it was telling that he made a bee-line for Bollywood, taking in a tour of the YRF Studios in Mumbai and speaking of the need to provide further incentives for Indian film-makers to shoot in the UK.This ...

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    Production - The big pull

    2007-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Italy's government has designated India as its trade target for 2007. Speaking at a press conference earlier this month in Mumbai, minister for international trade Emma Bonino said: "We want to invite Indian film-makers to shoot in Italy. After all, we too have some of the most picturesque locales."India has ...

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    Capturing the moment

    2007-01-26T00:00:00Z

    As a London-based photographer, Sean Ellis worked with some of the biggest names in showbusiness, including Elton John, Kylie Minogue and Takeshi Kitano. But his future became clearer when he collaborated with David Lynch on a series of fashion photos. "I was a fashion photographer who was a frustrated film ...

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    Momentum MD Marchand suspended and replaced by Napper

    2007-01-11T17:47:00Z

    UK distributor Momentum Pictures has suspended managing director Xavier Marchand.Former Sony executive Richard Napper has been appointed in his place on an interim basis with immediate effect while the company searches for a permanent replacement. No specific reasons were given for Marchand's suspension, but a spokesperson from Momentum's parent company ...

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    Chairman of EMI joins Vue

    2006-12-21T00:00:00Z

    EMI chairman Eric Nicoli has been appointed as non-executive chairman of Vue Entertainment with immediate effect.Nicoli will work closely with Vue CEO Tim Richards to facilitate the company's continued growth in the UK and Ireland, including the opening of an additional 10 new state-of-the-art multiplexes over the next two to ...

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    UK producers voice concerns over new tax laws

    2006-12-13T23:00:00Z

    UK producers remain concerned about the scope of the new British tax laws, a panel of government representatives were told in London yesterday.The UK's new film tax breaks will come into practice on Jan 1, 2007, after a long journey of uncertainty but producers remain concerned about the qualifying criteria ...

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    Owner of film piracy site given four year jail term

    2006-12-11T00:00:00Z

    The head of a web forum known as PIR8 has been sentenced to four years in jail, the longest term for a film piracy case in the UK to date. A further five men who worked for the site were also sentenced to imprisonment on Friday (8th December) at Birmingham ...

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    Berger promoted to Warner Bros UK director

    2006-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Joshua A. Berger has been promoted to president and managing director of Warner Bros Entertainment UK and Ireland (WBEUK) after 17 years at the studio.Berger previously served as executive vice president and managing director and will continue to report to Barry Meyer, chairman and chief executive officer, Alan Horn, president ...

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    eBay film pirate receives $108,700 fine

    2006-12-05T00:00:00Z

    A renowned seller of pirate DVDs on eBay has been ordered to pay $108,700 (£55,000) under Proceeds of Crime legislation, having already served six months in jail earlier this year for the same offence.The amount was adjudged to be the criminal profit made by Peter Spencer from his DVD sales ...

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    Eros and ANYTIME agree deal to distribute Hollywood content in India

    2006-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Bollywood studio Eros International has formed an investment deal worth up to £2.1m with Singapore based ANYTIME, a leading supplier of Video-on-demand, to distribute Hollywood movies on digital platforms throughout India.Subject to final due diligence, Eros will take a minority stake in ANYTIME, which counts 4 major Hollywood studios as ...

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    Better Things lie ahead

    2006-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Award winning short film-maker Duane Hopkins has received $486,000 (£255,000) from the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund towards his debut feature Better Things.Currently in production, Better Things tells the story of a group of young adults struggling to get ahead in life with limited opportunities. Hopkins' script for the ...

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    France rules over San Sebastian

    2006-09-30T16:20:00Z

    French film My Son (Mon Fils A Moi) has won top honours at the San Sebastian International Film Festival sharing the Golden Shell for Best Film with Half Moon and taking the Best Actress award for Nathalie Baye.My Son is the first feature film from director Martial Fougeron about a ...

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    Peace Arch Films finalising US rights for Delirious

    2006-09-30T13:00:00Z

    Peach Arch Films is in final talks with US buyers for the rights to distribute Tom DiCillo's film Delirious in North America after its successful world premiere at San Sebastian. A final deal is expected to be made early next week. "Several US buyers attended the first screening of the ...

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    Oliver Stone continues political talk in San Sebastian

    2006-09-29T14:06:00Z

    Speaking at the San Sebastian film festival, Oliver Stone revealed he wants tomake a film about the current war on terror, and is searching for the rightkind of story.He was at pains to stress,however, that he didn't want to go down the journalistic route, favoured bydirectors like Michael Moore. "Film-makers ...

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    Films In Progress champions Latin America's emerging talent

    2006-09-28T15:49:00Z

    Celebrating its 10th anniversary,San Sebastian's Films InProgress initiative is this year backing some of the lesser lights in LatinAmerican cinema who hope to make a name for themselves on the international circuit,including controversial Chilean director Luis Vera.Films InProgress has already launched several Latin American and Spanish films,including Tristan Bauer's Falkland ...

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    Two Maghreb projects near completion with Cinema In Motion

    2006-09-27T12:44:00Z

    San Sebastian'sCinema in Motion event has given production funding and technical support to fourfilms from the Maghreb region in Northern Africa and Portuguese-speakingAfrican countries.Cinema in Motion, a spinoff from thefestival's Films in Progress (Cine en Construccion) programme for Spanish andLatin American films, is now in its second year. Two ...

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    Tartan acquires US rights to Red Road

    2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Tartan USA has acquired all US rights to Andrea Arnold's British title Red Road, in competition at Cannes, from Trust Film Sales. Arnold's debut feature Red Road, an intense drama starring newcomer Kate Dickie, is the first of three films to be made through Lars von Trier's Advanced Party scheme ...

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    Elmer to head acquisitions at Pathe UK

    2006-04-18T15:00:00Z

    Emil Elmer has been named as the new head of acquisitions at Pathe UK following the departure of Berenice Fugard to Paramount's specialty arm.Formerly director of acquisitions at Miramax UK, Elmer said he was joining a great team: "I have for a long time admired Francois and his team at ...

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    Crash goes back on the road

    2006-03-06T14:45:00Z

    Surprise Oscar-winner Crashis to be re-released in cinemas across the UKand Irelandthis weekend on approximately 70 screens.The film has already been released on DVD in the territories but Ian George, head of distribution at the film's distributor Pathe, said the best-film win justifies the move. "We thought it's worth giving ...