All Europe articles – Page 685

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    Liv Ullman to star in Bergman sequel

    2009-04-24T09:43:00Z

    Norwegian director-actress Liv Ullmann, the muse of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, will star in Swedishdirector’s Stig Bjorkman’s Scenes From An Artistry (Scener Ur Ett Konstnärskap), the sequel to ImagesFrom The Playground (Bilder Från Lekstugan).

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    Bleiberg takes international rights to The Vicious Kind

    2009-04-23T18:18:00Z

    Bleiberg Entertainment has acquired international rights to Lee Toland Krieger’s romantic thriller The Vicious Kindand will launch the film at the Cannes market.

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    Cannes president reveals digital streaming initiative

    2009-04-23T17:31:00Z

    Cannes Festival president Gilles Jacob has unveiled a new digital initiative aimed at encouraging more young people to go to the cinema.He made the announcement at the launch of the festival’s official selection today (April 23).Filmmakers with a title in one of the official selection berths will be offered the ...

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    Giffoni Film Festival relaunches for 39th edition

    2009-04-22T16:58:00Z

    The Giffoni Film Festival, which focuses on productions for kids and young people, is relaunching asthe Giffoni Experience.

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    Coco Before Chanel (Coco Avant Chanel)

    2009-04-22T11:53:00Z

    Dir: Anne Fontaine. 2009. France. 108mins.

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    South East European Film Festival in LA kicks off April 30

    2009-04-21T15:01:00Z

    The fourth South East European Film Festival kicks off on April 30 at the Goethe Institute in Los Angeles with a screening of Behind The Glassfollowed by the documentaryDivorce Albanian Style.

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    EuropaCorp appoints Steve Rubin as international marketing chief

    2009-04-21T13:58:00Z

    EuropaCorp, the French film company founded by Luc Besson, has appointed industry veteran SteveRubin to head a newly created international marketing division.

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    Swedish director Runge jumps from Simon And The Oaks

    2009-04-21T13:39:00Z

    Swedish award-winning director Björn Runge has walked out on the $5m (SEK 45m) production of Simon And The Oaks (Simon Och Ekarna), claiming the film’s producers were limiting his freedom.

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    Taras Bulba tops $14m in Russia and Ukraine

    2009-04-21T13:29:00Z

    Director Vladimir Bortko’s epic adventure Taras Bulba grossed $1.6m in Russia and Ukraine over the weekend.

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    The Swedish Film Institute backs local productions

    2009-04-20T11:50:00Z

    The Swedish Film Institute is backing Johan Brisinger’s upcoming feature Among Us (Änglavakt) with$1m (SEK 8m). Michael Nyqvist, star of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, has already signed up to playthe lead.

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    Vitagraph acquires US rights to The Baader-Meinhof Complex

    2009-04-20T11:43:00Z

    Vitagraph Films has acquired all US rights from Constantin Film to Uli Edel’s German foreign language Oscar nominee The Baader-Meinhof Complex.

  • Fast & Furious is overseas champ again and cruises towards $150m
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    Fast & Furious is overseas champ again and cruises towards $150m

    2009-04-19T11:20:00Z

    Universal/UPI’sFast & Furious maintained pole position at the international box office as an estimated $36m weekend haul confirmed it as the biggest international and worldwide film in the action series on $145m and $281m, respectively.

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    Film In Serbia launches at California's Locations Trade Show

    2009-04-19T10:49:00Z

    A consortium of more than 20 Serbian production companies backed by the USAID Serbia Competitiveness Project announced the conception of Film In Serbia at the Locations Trade Show in Santa Monica over the weekend.

  • Features

    Europe embraces 3D, but will it pay off?

    2009-04-17T18:14:00Z

    The Cannes film festival’s surprise choice of Pixar’s Up as its opening film this May sends a symbolic message. By embracing a 3D film, the world’s most prestigious film festival is underlining the point that 3D is now not only part of the mainstream but that it is respected by ...

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    It's show time

    2009-04-17T17:42:00Z

    Cannes fever is upon us once again, as film-makers and sales agents await news on whether their new films have found favour with - and favourable slots in - the world’s most prestigious film festival.

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    Fast & Furious eyes key debuts in third weekend and sets sights on $150m

    2009-04-17T17:07:00Z

    Both Universal/UPI’s Fast & Furious and DreamWorks Animation/PPI’s Monsters Vs Aliens have cleared the first hurdle and crossed $100m as they head into their third and fifth weekends respectively and will be at the vanguard of Hollywood’s latest international incursion.

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    In The Loop circles UK while France laughs along with Dujardin sequel

    2009-04-17T16:42:00Z

    In this week’s local and independent releases in key international territories, Il Divo moves into Germany on 37 prints; France welcomes Rachel Getting Marriedand local comedy OSS 117 starring Jean Dujardin; UK readies for Sundance hit In The Loop.

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    Piracy costs Italian industry about $700m annually

    2009-04-17T16:21:00Z

    Italy’s cinema industry loses an estimated $699m (Euros 530m) to piracy annually, according to the first in-depth study of the impact of piracy in Italy. The findings were announced by Italy’s Anti Audiovisual Piracy Federation.

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    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Makes Its Mark

    2009-04-17T10:40:00Z

    Crime thriller The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo has become the most successful local film of all time at the Nordic box office.

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    On the fast track

    2009-04-17T10:36:00Z

    UPI’s Fast & Furious stepped up a gear over the Easter weekend to climb to the top of the international chart, grossing $45.2m, up 47% week-on-week. It has now grossed $90.1m after two weeks on release, playing on more than 5,000 screens in 50 territories.