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Keinohrhasen leads non-US films in Screen international chart
German film Keinohrhasen was this weekend's highest non-US performer in the international top 40, generating a robust $7.6m over the three-day period.The top 40 international films generated $269.1m from 49,546 screens for the period of December 28-30.For the full international chart, compiled by Len Klady, click here.The romantic comedy was ...
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Norway's local market share holds steady as admissions fall 10%
In 2007 Norwegian cinemas registered a 10% decline in admissions, to reach 10.8m, according to statistics from the Norwegian cinema association, Film & Kino. Local productions accounted for 1.7m admissions, to maintain last year's market share of 16.4% which (except for 2003) is the largest since 1975.'The big international blockbusters ...
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Spain's Dygra Films reveals five film slate until 2012
Galicia based animation studio Dygra plans a slate of digital 3D projects.Dygra Films will release one film per year starting with Spirit Of The Forest in 2008, a sequel to The Animal Forest (2001), the first European film to be made entirely using CGI, which achieved $2m at the box ...
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Sean Penn to head 61st Cannes Film Festival jury
Sean Penn will head the jury at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, organisers have announced.The 61st festival runs May 14-25.'In the last few years, it seems there has been a rejuvenation of cinema building worldwide; increasingly thoughtful, provocative, moving, and imaginative films by talented filmmakers: that a new generation of ...
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Films Distribution to premiere three new features at Rendez-Vous
French sales outfit Films Distribution has announced the world premieres of three new titles at the upcoming Rendez-Vous with French cinema. The event, organized by French film export body Unifrance, runs Jan 10-14 in Paris.At the Rendez-Vous, Films Distribution will screen The Maiden And The Wolves directed by Gilles Legrand ...
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Berlin-Brandenburg and Hamburg funds receive more cash
Father Christmas did not forget the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB) and Filmfoerderung Hamburg Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (FFHSH) as local politicians have decided to increase their financial commitment to their respective funds.The federal state of Brandenburg provided an additional$2.2m (Euros 1.5m) for MBB's 2007 budget, bringing the final total to $42.3m (Euros 28.7m).The ...
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Italy on track for best box office in 20 years
The Italian Box Office has enjoyed a record December (December1-26) registering a14.5% year on year increaseon 2006,according to Italy’s box office compiler Cinetel. The box office is nowexpected to show areturn to a healthy statenot seen for 20 years. Total box office revenue for December 1-26 reached $95.9m(Euros 66.5m) with10.8 ...
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Seven number one openings for I Am Legend
I Am Legend consolidated on last weekend's promising launch in Asia with seven new number one debuts through Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) that contributed to an estimated $25.3m weekend haul from 15 markets.The sci-fi horror adaptation currently stands at $54.3m and is well poised to build throughout the holiday ...
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Hollywood hope turns to Middle East petro-dollars
In their unending quest to spend other people's money, Western film producers and studios have spent the last couple of years becoming conversant in the languages of Wall Street and the hedge-fund world. Now, just as those wells become exposed to the sub-prime mortgage morass, these same producers are learning ...
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Eurimages supports 15 European co-productions
At its Dec 16-18 meeting in Paris, the Eurimages Fund board signed on to support 15 feature films for a total amount of $7m (Euros 4.925m). The projects getting funding are: Adalet - Ali Ozgenturk (Turkey, Hungary) Desert Flower - Sherry Hormann (Germany, Austria, France) Joueuse - Caroline Bottaro (France, ...
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New German fund to back Dunaway in Master Class
A new German private media fund Shalimah German Film Management is to be launched to attract investment for participation in a slate of Stateside projects and an in-house family production for the international market. The Shalimah fund will participate in Glenn M. Stewart's investment and financing company Sherezade Film Development ...
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German box office fails to match 2006boom
After Germany's exhibitors' fortunes revived in 2006 following a catastrophic 2005, box-office takings and admissions have fallen back again this year by 8-9%, according to figures collated by Nielsen EDI. Box-office revenues amounted to $ 983.5m (Euros 684.13m), compared to $ 1.06 bn (Euros 740.09 m) in 2006 although still ...
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Seven films announcedforBerlin Perspektive Deutsches Kino sidebar
The Berlinale's Perspektive Deutsches Kino sidebar has announced half of the section's programme for the seventh edition.The opening film on Feb 8will be1st of May - All Belongs To You (1. Mai - Das Ende Vom Lied), an episodic feature directed by Jakob Ziemnicki, Sven Taddicken and the directorial duo ...
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France Televisions deal boosts feature films on French TV
France's public television holding company, France Televisions, has signed an agreement with local film producers which increases the number of feature films airing on its channels as well as guaranteeing higher investment in film production. France Televisions is comprised of channels France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5 and ...
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Hungarian Film Week to feature world premiere of Delta
Eighteen films, including nine world premieres, will compete at the 39th Hungarian Film Week in Budapest Jan 29-Feb. Among the most anticipated titles in the competition is the world premiere of Kornel Mundruczo's new film, Delta . The director's 2002 film, Pleasant Days, won a Silver Leopard at Locarno for ...
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NonStop to sell sequel to Gnomes And Trolls
NonStop sales will handle international sales for Gnomes and Trolls II, after selling the original film this year.The 3D animated fairy tale is from White Shark AB with executive producers Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow (Toy Story, Garfield).The first Gnomes and Trolls is in production and will be finished in ...
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Baratta confirmed as Venice Biennale president
Paolo Baratta has been confirmed as the president of the Venice Biennale arts festival.His responsibilities include the film festivaland events covering art, music, architecture, theatre and dance.Baratta'snomination wasapproved bythe Italian parliament and he will now take over the reins from outgoing president Davide Croff who tendered his resignation along with ...
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Tarak Ben Ammar acquires French post house Eclair
Continuing his acquisition spree, Tarak Ben Ammar has acquired the entirety of French post-production company Eclair. The entrepreneur, who in November acquired control of Italian distributor Eagle Pictures, announced Wednesday that he has bought the 57% stake in Eclair which he did not already own. Ben Ammar had taken a ...
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International box office up 17% on last week boosted by Warlords
Chinese heavy-hitter The Warlords was this weekend's highest non-US entry to the international chart, helping boost the top 40 revenue by 17.3% week-on-week.The top 40 international films generated $169.7m from 43,384 screens for the period of December 14-16.For the full international chart, compiled by Len Klady, click here.The period epic, ...
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Berlin's EFM to welcome 25 new exhibitors including IM Global
Companies from the US, the UK, Spain, Ukraine, and Brazil are among 25 first-timers confirmed so far as exhibitors at the Berlinale's forthcoming European Film Market (EFM). Participants with stands for the first time in the EFM's central venue of the Martin Gropius Bau include such sales agents as ContentFilm ...