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Thaddeus O'Sullivanto to direct Obsession
BAFTA-nominated director Thaddeus O’Sullivan (Ordinary Decent Criminal, The Heart Of Me) will direct Obsession after completing his BBC Churchillbiopic, Into The Storm.
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Fortissimo to represent world sales of Mexican thriller Daniel & Ana
Fortissimo Films has bought international distribution rights (excluding Mexico and Spain) to the upcoming thriller Daniel & Ana from writer/director Michel Franco. The deal was brokered between Fortissimo's executive vice president, international sales Nicole Mackey and producer Daniel Birman. The Spanish language production will be available to buyers at this ...
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Warner Bros' Josh Berger joins UK Film Council board.
Minister for Culture Barbara Follett has announced today that Josh Berger, President and MD of Warner Bros. Entertainment UK Ltd (WBEUK) has been appointed to the UK Film Council's board of directors. Berger, who has been with Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. since 1989, has been WBEUK's President and MD since ...
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Russia and CIS box office up 46.9% year on year
Russia and CIS box office grossed $830m in 2008, a 46.9% year on year rise from 2007's $565m, according to Russian Film Business Today. The main reasons behind the increase are a significant rise in admissions combined with a considerable hike in ticket prices. Admissions for 2008 totalled a record ...
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New distributor enters Russian film market despite credit crunch
Eugene Beginin, UIP Russia's former general director, has set up the new distribution company, Profit Cinema International, a title he might find hard to live up to in today's economic climate. Beginin's initial plan was to create a holding with the classic structure of a troika, combining a production company ...
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David Moscato appointed Managing Director of Universal Pictures Italy
Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) has announced the appointment of David Moscato as Managing Director of Universal Pictures Italy. Moscato, who previously worked with Ingram Micro Inc, and Microsoft, was Logitech Europe's Regional Director from November 2007, managing teams in Italy, Malta and North Africa. He will now be responsible ...
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Axiom Films and Journeyman Pictures to co-produce The Girl.
The London-based independent production/distribution company Axiom Films will team up with New York-based Journeyman Pictures to produce The Girl. The Girl was written and will be directed by David Riker, whose award-winning film La Ciudad was also produced by Paul Mezey's Journeyman Pictures. The project, which is a finalist for ...
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Moget new managing director of Paramount Pictures France
Andrew Cripps, President of Paramount Pictures International, has announced the appointment of Frederic Moget as Managing Director of Paramount Pictures France (PFF). Frederic Moget will move shortly from 20th Fox (France) where he is currently director of the marketing division. Steve Summersby will continue as Acting Managing Director of the ...
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Dubai Festival announces 12 documentaries up for Muhr Award
DIFF has announced 12 Muhr Documentaries, which examine subjects such as memory, identity and war. DIFF's Arab Programme Consultant Erfan Rashid said: 'The Muhr Documentaries let viewers feel the pulse of the Arab world. The films offer hard-hitting commentary on pressing issues, like the recent war on Lebanon; histories that ...
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Shooting Stars laureates to present European Film Awards 2008
Eight former laureates of the Berlin film festival's shooting stars award will present the 2008 EFAs in Copenhagen, including Anamaria Marinca, (4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days).The Berlin film festival's Shooting Stars award goes to the best rising European talent of the year.The award was initiated by the European Film ...
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First ever Norway-Spain co-production The Frost completes filming
Co-produced by Spanish Alta Realitat and Norwegian Frost Media, The Frost, is a mystical drama inspired by Henrik Ibsen's play Little Eyof. The first feature by Spain's, Ferran Audi, The Frost has an international cast with Sweden's Lars Noren as a screen writer (Details), and Spain's David Omedes as the ...
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Europa Distribution highlights challenge of digital switchover
European distributors called for a collective approach to the common challenges presented by digitisation at Europa Distribution's 2nd Annual Conference.70 European distributors, including 50 independents, met in Estoril Portugal, where the conference was held as a part of the Estoril film festival.Europa Distribution also held its General Assembly and elected ...
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Warner Brothers UK appoints Polly Cochrane to oversee market
Josh Berger, President and Managing Director of Warner Brothers UK, has named Polly Cochrane as WBUK's new Vice President and Group Marketing Director. Commenting on the appointment Josh Berger said: 'Polly is one of the most respected marketers of her generation with a proven track record of innovation and creativity ...
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New Year's Day release for Russia's most expensive film
Russia's most expensive film, the $36.5m Inhabited Island, will be released on January 1.The New Year's Day opening comes against a background of financial difficulties which have led to other local films being delayed.'None of our projects were put on hold. We only have a couple of films in the ...
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Berlin to showcase German film industry to Bollywood
The German film industry will showcase its services and funding opportunities to Bollywood in a special presentation to the Indian film industry in Mumbai.The event will be organised by Berlin-Brandenburg Film Commission (BFFC) and inward investment agency Berlin Partner on November 2.India 's burgeoning film industry has recently been building ...
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Aramid launches second entertainment fund, Aramid II
Following the success of its first entertainment fund (Aramid I), film financier Aramid Capital Partners has launched a second fund.The new fund was created to meet the growing demand for investment opportunities, following PricewaterhouseCooper's forecast of 7.3% growth in the global entertainment industry in 2009.Aramid I has raised $300m since ...
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Dardenne's Lorna's Silencewins European Parliament Lux Prize 2008
Lorna's Silence by the Belgian director brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne has won the European Parliament's Lux Cinema Prize.The Prize was first introduced in 2007 with the aim to promote European culture and languages, and to foster the circulation of European films within the EU.'The European Parliament has always recognised ...
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International - Sea Change at the top
Russia's Admiral sailed to the top of the international chart this week, following its world premiere on October 6, amassing $12.5m from 1,223 engagements in two territories and ending the reign of Universal's dancing queen, Mamma Mia! The Movie, which dropped 41% to $8.4m.With Twentieth Century Fox distributing, the Channel ...
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Russian cinema struggles to overcome arthouse stereotype
The international development of new Russian cinema is struggling to overcome the shadow of the great tradition of Soviet arthouse, according to leading Russian critic and FIPRESCI president Andrei Plakhov.Speaking at an Academia-Rossica roundtable at BAFTA in London, Plakhov warned there was a tendency to stereotype Russian film-making based on ...
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In Focus: Andrei Kravchuk's Admiral
Russia 's Channel One/Solyaris production and 20th Fox CIS distributor topped the Russian box office with Admiral following its world premiere last Monday.Having taken $11.3m in Russia alone, Andrei Kravchuk's biopic is now the biggest Russian opener of all time, beating the $9.6m first weekend record set by The Irony ...
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