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All Europe articles – Page 661
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NewsBeta Cinema takes on sales rights to Stolz's Goethe!
Blue-chip German outfit Beta Cinema has taken on international rights to North Face director Philipp Stölz’s next feature film, Goethe!, which comes billed as a “modern pop fairytale” biopic of Germany’s most celebrated writer in the vein of Shakespeare In Love and Amadeus.
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NewsBright Star shines in UK, France and Spain open The Box
ScreenDaily’s weekly round-up of the local and independent releases in key markets this week.
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NewsFilms Distribution closes US, Japan deals on The Horde
Films Distribution has sold French zombie movie The Horde to IFC Films in the US and to Showgate in Japan
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NewsTurin to honour Coppola's American Zoetrope
Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope will receive an inaugural Torino Grand Prix for its contribution to revitalising the US film industry. The director will attend the 27th Turin Film Festival, which runs November 13 – 21, to collect the award.
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NewsHubert Bals Fund supports 27 projects with $571, 357
The Hubert Bals Fund, part of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), is handing out $571, 357 (€385,000) to 27 film projects this autumn.
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NewsParanormal Activity lingers as Jackson reigns
Michael Jackson’s This Is It was the undisputed champion of the global box office this weekend (October 31 to November 1), grossing more than a $100m over a staggering 12,391 screens.
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NewsMichael Jackson dominates the international box office
Sony’s This Is It topped international box office charts this week as the Michael Jackson documentary grossed a total of $68.9m in 74 territories.
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NewsMetropolis, Timeless board six new films for sales at AFM
A slate of six titles for the AFM has been announced by the two newly formed international sales companies, Metropolis International Sales and Timeless Films.
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NewsCelluloid Dreams boards films from Gansel, Wiseman
Celluloid Dreams is entering the AFM with a pair of sexy new films. We Are The Night comes from The Wave director Dennis Gansel and Rat Pack Filmproduktion. The Berlin-based female vampire drama stars Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich, Anna Fischer and Max Riemelt.
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NewsFortissimo gets cutting edge with The Hairdresser
Fortissimo Films has made its first ever German acquisition, picking up worldwide rights outside Germany, Austria and Switzerland to Doris Dorrie’s The Hairdresser.
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NewsAlain Goldman mounts French Holocaust epic with Gaumont
Producer Alain Goldman has reteamed with Gaumont for his latest production, La Rafle (The Roundup). The $29.5m (€20m) film, directed by Roselyne Bosch, is what Goldman calls “the French Schindler’s List.”
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NewsDead Cert gains Momentum for Moviehouse
On the eve of the AFM, UK distributor Momentum Pictures has acquired UK rights to vampire thriller Dead Cert from Moviehouse Entertainment.
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NewsIntandem takes on Evie's Apple with Kurylenko
London-based film finance and international sales company Intandem Films has picked up worldwide rights to $8m romantic comedy Evie’sApple starring former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko.
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NewsBarnes headlines Bono's Doppelganger for Salt
Finance has closed and pre-production begun on I Was Bono’s Doppelgänger, Nick Hamm’s Irish comedy based on Neil McCormick’s autobiography. The film is being sold at the AFM by London-based Salt.
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NewsPlaystation Video launches with Bruno, Transformers
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince and Bruno are among the films that will be available on the PlayStation Network Video Delivery Service before Christmas.
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NewsPark Circus signs distribution deal with HanWay
Park Circus Films has signed a distribution deal with HanWay Films to theatrically represent a selection of its library titles.
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NewsRadford walks off set of $10m Spanish civil war drama La Mula
The $10m (€6.8m) Spanish civil war drama La Mula has been left in turmoil after director Michael Radford walked off set due to a dispute between its co-producers.
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NewsJosh Berger named president and MD of Warner Bros Spain
Josh Berger has been appointed president and managing director of Warner Bros Entertainment Spain, effective December 1.
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NewsACI boards Amy Adams romantic musical Moonlight Serenade for AFM
Looking to capitalse on the growing popularity of films such as Mamma Mia! and High School Musical 3, LA-based American Cinema International (ACI) has boarded foreign sales rights to the romantic musical Moonlight Serenade starring Amy Adams.
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NewsTamadon Mehran's Bassidji wins Jihlava documentary fest
Tamadon Mehran’s Bassidji won the Opus Bonum at the Jilhlava International Documentary Film Festivall in the Czech Republic, which closed on November 1.