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All Features articles – Page 482
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United States - Launching Plymouth Rock
New England needs a vitamin injection," says David Kirkpatrick, founder of Plymouth Rock Studios, a new digital film and television studio complex to be built in Massachusetts, the most populous state in the north-eastern region of the US.And while the 25% Massachusetts tax credit for film-makers that was introduced in ...
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Czech republic - Lighting up the radar
Czech documentary film-makers Vit Klusak and Filip Remunda gained international attention and praise from Morgan Spurlock and Michael Moore for their 2004 debut feature Czech Dream.The documentary, in which the two student film-makers created an entire PR campaign for a non-existent supermarket, won several awards including best documentary at the ...
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International - Summit draws blood
Quantum Of Solace held on to the top spot on Screen's international chart for a fourth week as it passed the $300m milestone, adding $40.4m to its tally over the November 21-23 weekend. Now in 67 territories, Sony Pictures Releasing International's film played on 10,373 screens, and yielded a $3,900 ...
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International - A view to a killing
Sony Pictures Releasing International's Quantum Of Solace continued its reign at the top of the international chart, in the same week the 22nd Bond film broke records with its North American debut (see news story, page 4).The November 14-16 weekend also saw an influx of new entries, with 11 films ...
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In focus - The Solutions - 'The funding is there - get organised'
The growing recognition at European level of the danger digitisation poses to independent cinemas was clear at the Europa Cinemas annual conference in Paris. And that begged the question - could there be a case for European-level funding to support the switchover'The answer appears to be yes but with big ...
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United Kingdom - Indies find the Sky's the limit
UK satellite broadcaster BSkyB has not enjoyed the same recognition for its influence on film as it has on sport, which has been revolutionised by its multi-channel offering.The film industry's television focus has been turned far more towards the BBC and Channel Four, both of whom have a production remit. ...
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Production - International Film Festival of India - India's window on the international scene
The 39th edition of the International Film Festival of India (Iffi) runs November 22 -December 2 in the seaside town of Goa. Around 5,000 delegates from India and abroad are expected to attend. Some 15 films will compete for the Golden Peacock in the World Cinema section. All are titles ...
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Production - Box office - The India-pudding
With Bollywood keen to expand internationally beyond the Indian diaspora, and global interest in India at an all-time high, there have been many attempts to make films that combine elements of Indian and Western culture. Not all have been successful.India-themed films directed by film-makers of Indian origin based overseas, such ...
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Production - Australia-India collaborations - The empire strikes back
Producers Jim McElroy (Picnic At Hanging Rock) and John Winter (Rabbit-Proof Fence) are among the Australians heading to Film Bazaar in Goa as part of a delegation organised by the Screen Producers Association of Australia (Spaa). Both have well-developed projects suited to joint venturing with India."There has always been a ...
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China - Boom times ahead
With more than 16 heavyweight releases jamming the three-month period from November 20, Chinese exhibitors are estimating that box office during the year-end season will reach $146m (rmb1bn), up 10% on the same period last year.China's year-end season, which traditionally takes place from late November to late February, combines the ...
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Production - The names to watch
Many of Australia's most promising directors do not get enough opportunity to practise their craft on the big screen unless they head for Hollywood, as Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford) and Rowan Woods (The Boys, Little Fish, Winged Creatures) have both recently ...
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United States - The matchmaker
Script-to-screen project development organisation DreamAgo began life four years ago in Switzerland and still holds its core event, an annual screenwriting workshop, in a chateau in the quiet town of Sierre, close to the Swiss borders with France and Italy.But the non-profit group has always had an international mandate and ...
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Italy - Home-Grown Heroes
For the past two years, Italy has been able to celebrate its national cinema on several fronts. Last year was a record year for local films, which grossed 31% of the overall box office, while 2008 has been a year of artistic recognition, with Paolo Sorrentino's Il Divo and Matteo ...
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Promotional feature - Standing tall
The Encounters Short Film Festival, held November 18-23 in the UK town of Bristol, is a leading international short film event and a key hub for talent discovery. It has previously screened the first shorts from directors such as Lynne Ramsay and Simon Beaufoy."Encounters is the highlight of the shorts ...
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United Kingdom - Plugging UK film into the digital network
In an effort to help UK film companies navigate their way through the brave new world of digital, the UK Film Council (Ukfc) has teamed up with the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta) to create Take 12. It is a digital innovation programme designed to encourage ...
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Production - Buzz projects - In from the outback
BALIBODir: Robert Connolly. Scr: Connolly, David WilliamsonNow in post-production, the buzz from this project centres around fine performances from Anthony LaPaglia and Oscar Isaac. The drama is about the disappearance of five Western journalists in East Timor in 1975. Producer John Maynard describes Balibo as both a political thriller - ...
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International - Bond's push pays off
Quantum of Solace firmly defended its position at the top of Screen's international chart, grossing $107.3m over the November 7-9 weekend, after expanding to over 10,000 engagements in 60 territories. Quantum held onto the top spot for the second week in France, Sweden and the UK, where it added $15.1m ...
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Spain short life of a saint
Spanish director Javier Fesser has sparked controversy and praise in equal measure for his third feature film, Camino, which delves into the curious world of Opus Dei as seen through the eyes of an 11-year-old girl. A favourite with both critics and audience alike at the San Sebastian film festival ...
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International - Quantum of profit
Sony Pictures Releasing International's (Spri) Quantum Of Solace soared to the top of Screen's international box-office chart, with a substantial take of $40m from its initial release in just three territories: France, Sweden and the UK.The 22nd film in the Bond franchise broke records in the UK where the film ...
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Co-productions - The next episode
Significantly more Australian co-productions are set to be made as the producer offset's flexibility and generosity make the country a true international player."I see a massive wind of change coming," says producer Chris Brown, whose list of credits includes The Proposition. "Co-productions are the key to building a big-budget sector... ...