All articles by Mike Goodridge – Page 14
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An ambitious new international player has emerged from Germany in K5 Media Group, the Munich-based development, finance and sales outfit. Principals Oliver Simon and Daniel Baur speak to Mike Goodridge.
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FeaturesThe content converters
Run by Mark Ordesky and Ileen Maisel, former senior production executives at New Line Cinema, with New Line stablemate Jane Fleming and documentary film-maker Lawrence Elman, Amber Entertainment is combining new film paradigms with old. The principals talked to Mike Goodridge.
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NewsStudioCanal’s Kinowelt unveils first German titles
Kinowelt CEO Wolfgang Braun reveals three local titles including Stefan Ruzowitzky’s Braincopy.
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BRIC countries come under spotlight at Moscow
MIFF Business Square will boast the central theme of development of the film industries between the EU and BRIC countrires (Brazil, Russia, India and China).
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FeaturesTeutonic shift
Germany has re-invented itself as an attractive place to make international films. In this special production focus, Screen explores the opportunities inGermany for overseas films, from co-production partners to finance, studios and locations.
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NewsPuttnam to lead Asia Pacific Screen Awards jury
Lord Puttnam revealed as the president of the jury for this year’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
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NewsTIFF’s Bell Lightbox to shine on Sept 12
The brand new film centre will be unveiled to the public three days into year’s edition of the festival.
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CommentTime To Get Back To Basics
Bob Berney’s resignation from Apparition highlights how much money is required to release prestige movies in the high-spending US distribution arena these days. So perhaps it’s time to get back to basics.
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Saint Juste shouts for Oy Vey!
Saint Juste Films has picked up worldwide rights to Evgeny Afineevsky’s family comedy OyVey! My Son Is Gay!starring Lainie Kazan, Saul Rubinek and Carmen Electra.
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Hathaway, Sturgess sign to Scherfig's One Day for Focus
Film of bestselling novel by David Nicholls is being produced by Nina Jacobson.
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NewsStudioCanal has Awakening with Hall, West, Staunton
Supernatural thriller will mark feature directorial debut of UK TV director Nick Murphy.
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Berney's departure from Apparition: Unfair Games?
Cannes competition title Fair Game appears to be the chief reason behind Bob Berney’s abrupt departure from Apparition, the company he co-founded with Bill Pohlad and unveiled this time last year.Doug Liman’s Valerie Plame drama starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn was never necessarily going to be an Apparition release ...
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Inferno launches new sales label, Ember Films
Specialist sales outfit will be headed up by Inferno’s president of international sales Kimberly Fox and vice president of international sales Jana Toepfer.
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NewsLoach's Route Irish added to Cannes Competition
There are now 19 films in competition at the festival.
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CommentA Spoonful Of Sugar
The Cannes Film Festival’s annual cocktail of art and glamour looks decidedly art-heavy this year and could use an injection of razzle dazzle, Mike Goodridge writes.
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CommentThe romance of remakes
It’s easy to scoff at remakes but only if you don’t understand that a US remake will be seen by millions more around the globe than a non- English language original, Mike Goodridge argues.
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NewsThe Hedgehog takes audience award at COLCOA
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno takes critics award at City of Lights City of Angels in LA.