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Swedish films take 40% market share in first quarter
Swedish cinema got off to 'an incredibly strong' start in 2009, according to the Swedish Film Institute's head of statistics Thomas Bryntesson. The preliminary figures for the first quarter of the year estimate a local market share of 40% with total ticket sales exceeding 4.6m, up 17% on 2008. Bryntesson ...
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NewsCannes' Gilles Jacob pays tribute to Wouter Barendrecht
Cannes Film Festival president Gilles Jacob has paid a moving tribute to Wouter Barendrecht, the co-founder of Fortissimo Films, who died on Sunday (April 5).
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The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo drives Danish box office
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Niels Arden Oplev’s film, has single handedly driven ticket sales in Denmark over the first quarter of the year. The movie accounted for 20% ofall ticket sales in the first three months of 2009 and led to a 3% rise compared to the same ...
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Cannes Marche scraps 2.5% exhibitor price increase
Cannes Marche has scrapped plans to levy a 2.5% increase on exhibitors and will revert to 2008 prices for this year’s market.
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NewsSpanish prime minister appoints film-maker as culture minister
Spanish film-maker Angeles Gonzalez Sinde has been appointed as the new minister of culture for Spain in a radical shake-up of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero’scabinet.
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Palace Cinemas adds 12 digital 3D screens
Palace Cinemas has added 12 new 3D-capable digital screens at its sites in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia.
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European box office's mixed start to 2009
Italian box office dips in first quarterThe Italian box office has reported a sluggish start to the year with box office receipts down by 3.2% over the first quarter. Ticket sales have also fallen by 5.3% to 30.2m tickets compared to 31.9m for the same period last year.Spanish box office ...
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Italian box office dips in first quarter
The Italian box office has reported a sluggish start to the year with box office receipts down by 3.2% over the first quarter. Ticket sales have also fallen by 5.3% to 30.2m tickets compared to 31.9m for the same period last year.Hollywood films currently account for a 58.1% of the ...
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NewsProtagonist signs deals on In The Loop, Bronson and The Children
London-based sales company Protagonist Pictures has sealed furtherdeals on its Sundance hit In The Loop.
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Madrid puts plans forlocal film incentive on hold
A film incentive aimed at supporting the distribution and promotion of Spanish films and co-productions has been put on hold by the local government agency in Madrid due tolack of funding.
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NewsIndustry pioneer Wouter Barendrecht of Fortissimo Films dies at 43
Fortissimo Films confirmed yesterday that company co-founder and co-chairman Wouter Barendrecht died of heart failure on Sunday April 5 in Bangkok, Thailand, where hehad gone to screen a rough cut of Fortissimo’s upcoming Thai co-productionNYMPH.
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Russian musical Hipsters scoops best film at Nika Awards
Valery Todorovksy’s Hipsters has won the best film award atthe 22nd Nika Awards. The musical also took awards for best cinematography, costume design and sound editing.
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NewsGerman Federal Film Fund gives $2m to new projects
New films by Leander Haussmann, Benedek Fliegauf and Isabelle Stever will receive $2m (Euro 1.5m) from incentive scheme German Federal Film Fund (DFFF).
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Roissy takes on international sales to Singing Nun tale Soeur Sourire
Roissy Films has acquiredSoeur Souriredirected by Stijn Coninx for international sales. Produced by Ocean Films’ Eric Heumann and Marc Sillam, the film will be released byOcean on April 29 in France.
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NewsInhabited Island: Part II to hit Russian screens on April 23
The second part of the $36.6m Russiansci-fi blockbuster, Inhabited Island: Part II will be released on April 23.
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NewsSafari adventures in France, The Boat That Rocked launches in the UK
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent releases vying for attention against animated 3D blockbuster Monsters Vs Aliens this weekend.
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NewsMy Life in Ruins holds world premiere in Athens
My Life in Ruins, produced by Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson’s Playtone, is holding its world premiere in Athens two months before it launches in the US. It is thought to be the firsttime a Hollywood production backed by industry heavyweights has opened in Greece.
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German films take 30% of local market in first quarter
German films took almost 30% of the local box-office over the first quarter of 2009, according to figures from Nielsen EDI. It is down from 33% for the same period last year.
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Monsters Vs Aliens takes top spot at Russian box-office
DreamWorks' Monsters Vs Aliens continues its dominance of the global box-office becoming the highest-grossing foreign film in Russia so far this year. The film could break box-office records after attracting 2.6m admission in just two weeks. It has already become the highest grossing original animation opener (not a sequel) this ...