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All articles by Melanie Rodier – Page 25
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15 year old's Madness leads Venice Critic's Week
The 18th International Critics Week line-up at the Venice Film Festival (Aug 27-Sep 6) will feature eight films this year, including Joy Of Madness by 15-year-old Hana Makhmalbaf (pictured), daughter of Iranian director Moshen Makhmalbaf and younger sister of Samira.A documentary, Joy Of Madness was filmed in Afghanistan and tells ...
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Summer film drought threatens Italian industry
Despite new data showing that ticket sales have remained virtually the same in the first half of 2003 compared to the same period last year, Walter Vacchino, head of national exhibitors union ANEC warned that there are "serious problems threatening the vitality of a large number of cinemas ...
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Italian film promotion body faces closure
Italian film promotion body Italia Cinema could be forced to close by the end of the year because of drastic cuts in government funding.Created five years ago by Italy's culture ministry, Italia Cinema is present at all major international film events, where it organises press conferences, provides promotional material for ...
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Woody Allen's Anything Else to open Venice
Woody Allen's Anything Else will open the 60th Venice International Film Festival which runs from Aug 27th to September 6th, organisers announced.The festival-shy director has also confirmed that he will attend the movie's world premiere on the Lido - the first time he will have attended the festival."I'm looking forward ...
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Giffoni jury turned over to 1000 children
Juliette Lewis, Jon Voight and Ian Mckellen are among the guests who will attend next week's Giffoni Film Festival (July 19-26), one of the premier competitive events in the world dedicated to kids and youth-oriented cinema.The festival will also welcome Italian directors Pupi Avati (The Heart Elsewhere), Paolo Virzi (My ...
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Italian company produces French Crime
French stars Daniel Auteuil and Anna Mouglalis are currently working on the set of an Italian film, A Strange Crime, which is being shot entirely in French and produced by The Hundred Steps producer Fabrizio Mosca. The Euros 6m thriller is directed by acclaimed stage director Roberto Ando, whose first ...
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Salvatores wins Italy's Nastro D'Argento for best director
Gabriele Salvatores scooped Italy's prestigious Nastro D'Argento (Silver Ribbon) prize as best director for I'm Not Scared, during a ceremony held on Saturday night in Taormina's ancient Greek amphitheatre.Adapted from author Niccolo' Ammaniti's hit novel, I'm Not Scared tells the story of a young boy in a desolate Southern Italian ...
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Italy's Pesaro festival unveils line-up for 39th edition
Italy's Pesaro Film Festival, dedicated to international independent filmmaking, has unveiled the line-up for its upcoming 39th edition, which includes such titles as Kamchatka, the critically acclaimed Argentinian film directed by Marcelo Pineyro. Starring Cecilia Roth and Ricardo Darin, Kamchatka is about a couple who are hiding out from the ...
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Giovanni Galoppi named new president of Italia Cinema
Italian lawyer Giovanni Galoppi has been named the new president of film promotional body Italia Cinema.Galoppi replaces Marina Cicogna, the former film producer who had been appointed last year. Cicogna will remain in charge of artistic and promotional activities at Italia Cinema.Galoppi is already actively involved with several state film ...
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More foresight than luck for Lucky Red
Italy's Lucky Red is once again proving its foresight thanks to a string of Cannes acquisitions and co-production deals.Headed by Andrea Occhipinti, Lucky Red has boarded Comme Une Image, the new film from bittersweet comedy duo Agnes Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri It features a number of unlikely characters united by ...
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More foresight than luck for Lucky Red
Italy's Lucky Red is once again proving its foresight thanks to a string of Cannes acquisitions and co-production deals.Headed by Andrea Occhipinti, Lucky Red has boarded Comme Une Image, the new film from bittersweet comedy duo Agnes Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri It features a number of unlikely characters united by ...
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Sophie Marceau flies on Indo-Italian ticket
India has signed a new agreement with Italy that will see the two countries co-produce three major pictures this year, including a new movie with Sophie Marceau.Named Lezioni di Volo (Flying Lessons), the film is due to start shooting this autumn in Italy and India with Sophie Marceau in the ...
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Sophie Marceau flies on Indo-Italian ticket
India has signed a new agreement with Italy that will see the two countries co-produce three major pictures this year, including a new movie with Sophie Marceau.Named Lezioni di Volo (Flying Lessons), the film is due to start shooting this autumn in Italy and India with Sophie Marceau in the ...
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Rai, Europa sign two-way pact
Luc Besson's French powerhouse EuropaCorp has sealed a major reciprocal co-production and distribution deal with Italy's Rai Cinema.The deal, valued at around Euros 7m-10m, involves six Europa pictures produced between 2003 and 2005: These are Cannes opener Fanfan La Tulipe, Jean-Paul Rappeneau's Bon Voyage, comic book adaptation Michel Vaillant, Bernie ...
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Rai, Europa sign two-way pact
Luc Besson's French powerhouse EuropaCorp has sealed a major reciprocal co-production and distribution deal with Italy's Rai Cinema.The deal, valued at around Euros 7m-10m, involves six Europa pictures produced between 2003 and 2005: These are Cannes opener Fanfan La Tulipe, Jean-Paul Rappeneau's Bon Voyage, comic book adaptation Michel Vaillant, Bernie ...
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Wong's 2046 still in Venice contention
Despite having to shift his final shooting location - either to Macao or Australia - because of SARS fears in Shanghai, Wong Kar-Wai's 2046 is still on course for a October 1 platform release in China, confirmed Fortissimo Film Sales yesterday The prospect of completion raises the possibility that Wong's ...
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Turin offers new road to Kiarostami
Former Venice chief Alberto Barbera, currently head of the National Film Museum in Turin, is lining up a complete retrospective of the works of Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, entitled On The Roads of Kiarostami.The event will run between September 10 and October 12th in Turin. All of Kiarostami's 30 films, ...
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Golino, Gassmanon, Verdecchi slate
Valeria Golino (Respiro, Frida) has just finished shooting a new Italian film, entitled Prendimi E Portami Via.Written and directed by Tonino Zangardi, the film focuses on a young Roman boy who falls in love with a gypsy girl. Rodolfo Lagana' stars alongside Golino in the film, which is produced by ...
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Mifed tries to remove doubts
Fiera Milano International (FMI) has signed a contract to run Mifed for the next 15 years and is committing to investing in improved services 'We want to make the market more modern and functional,' said Massimo Viviani, Managing Director of FMI, the market's new owners. 'We have been meeting our ...
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Buskin sets up Euro fund
Italy's Buskin Film has set up a private fund to finance, co-produce and distribute at least four European projects each year.Named European Community Gap Financing, the fund is financed by a group of private investors. They will guarantee a minimum of Euros 4m each year to finance and co-produce up ...