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All Production articles – Page 890
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Watson, Hurt attracted by The Proposition
Emily Watson, John Hurt, Ray Winstone, David Wenham andDanny Huston star in the big-budget UK/Australian co-production TheProposition, which goes into production inthe tiny outback town of Winton on Monday (October 11) amid temperatures likelyto be well over 30 degrees Celsius.The film reunites director John Hillcoat and music legendand scriptwriter Nick ...
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De La Iglesia wraps The Child's Room
Alex de la Iglesia will wrap shooting next week on the firstin a landmark series of six genre TV movies for Filmax and Telecinco dubbed "Filmsto Keep You Awake."Theseries is the first of its kind in Spain. Filmax is presenting thetitles to buyers this week at Mipcom. Other directors involved ...
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Korea's 'star directors' aim to shoot to thrill
Korea's cinematic boom, that started in the late 1990s, hascreated a diverse group of star directors who, thanks to their reputation atthe box-office and at international festivals, now wield an enviable degree ofcreative control compared to their younger colleagues. The latter half of this year will see alarge number of ...
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League Of Gentlemen starts Dublin, London shoot
Principal photography has begun on the feature film The League of Gentlemen - Royston Vasey (working title).Directed by Steve Bendelack, The League of Gentlemen - Royston Vasey is from the team behind the award winning UK comedy TV series TheLeague of Gentlemen, created by and starring Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton,Reece ...
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SOUTH KOREA Production Listings - October 6
SOUTH KOREA October 6PRE-PRODUCTIONDAENSEO-UI SUNJEONG(Culture Cap Media) Backer/Dist:Show East. A famous overseas Korean dancer is invited to Korea for acompetition, but her sister ends up coming in her place by accident. Exec prod:Kim Dong-joo. Dir: Park Young-hoon. Main cast: Moon Geun-young. Shooting fromlate October.Contact: Show East, (82) 2 3446 9590GEUK-JANG-JEON(Jeonwonsa) ...
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EuropaCorp bankrolls Brazilian drugs thriller
Two Brazilian brothers have secured $1m investment from LucBesson's studio EuropaCorp for the European company's firstco-production in Latin America. The deal was announced at the Rio InternationalFilm Festival.The deal with Erik and Christian de Castro is for adrugs-based thriller called Federal whichwas written by Erik, aged 33, and is being ...
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Molfenter named as Babelsberg managing director
Babelsberg's new owners have appointed Henning Molfenter asmanaging director of Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures (SBMP).It is the first major personnel decision made by CarlWoebcken and Christoph Fisser since they officially took over the German studiosfrom Vivendi Universal on September 1.Molfenter replaces Thierry Potok, who attempted anunsuccessful management buyout of the ...
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Kidman eyes Wong Kar Wai's Lady From Shanghai
Hong Kong's hippestdirector has revealed that he's planning to work with Nicole Kidman on aproject with the working title The LadyFrom Shanghai.A spokesperson forWong Kar Wai's production company, Jet Tone Productions, confirmed that he hopes toshoot the film from early next year. His long-time collaborator, productiondesigner and editor William Chang ...
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Nordic filmmakers still speaking English
Recent years' lackof international and domestic success for Nordic films shot in English, haven'tdeterred filmmakers across the region from trying. Although Norwegianproduction outfit, Dinamo Story, dismantled its feature film department aftermaking Hans Petter Moland's A BeautifulCountry earlier this year, the film's two local producers, Petter Borgliand Thomas Backstroem, are going ...
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NORDIC Production Listings - 30 September
NORDIC LISTINGS - SEPTEMBER 29DENMARKIN PRE-PRODUCTIONAMAZON JACK 3 [Jungledyret Hugo - fraek som altid](PH3)Co-prod: Nordisk Film Norway. Backers: Danish Film Institute, Norwegian FilmFund. The third installment in the popular animated feature series about AmazonJack. Prod:Per Holst. Co-prod: Aage Aaberge. Dir: Flemming Quist Moeller, Anders Soerensen,Joergen Lerdam. Scr: Flemming Quist Moeller. ...
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US studios return to tap German funds
20th Century Fox, New Line and Universal Studiosare looking to benefit once more from three new placements by German privatemedia funds this autumn.German fund specialist DCM Deutsche CapitalManagement (DCM) is launching a new fund to raise Euros 150m for projects to beproduced at 20th Century Fox.DCM has previously collaborated withInternationalmedia ...
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BBC Films sprinkles comic talent on Confetti
A host of leading newcomedic talent has lined up for Confetti,a mockumentary-style comedy that started shooting this month for BBC Films.Directed by Debbie Isitt,best known for hit TV series NastyNeighbours, the cast is headed by Martin Freeman from TV show The Office and Jessica Stevenson, whosecredits include Shaun Of The ...
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France allocates Euros 40m for film tax scheme
France has earmarked Euros 40m for its newlycreated tax credit scheme for the film and television sectors.The funding has been made available in an effortto stem runaway production and keep up with successful tax based film supportsystems in countries like the UK. The money will become available at the startof ...
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Spanish film-makers win major funding boost
Spain'snew Socialist government has increased funding for Spanish cinema by 89%,fulfilling its election promises to support cultural industries.The national film institute's (ICAA) Cinema Protection Fund,the key funding body for Spanish cinema, now totals Euros 63.13m.ICAA's own budget rose by 62%, part of an overall 6.5%increase to culture funding under the ...
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Thriller pair win Danish funding
The Danish Film Institute has shelled out $2.2m (DKK13.1m)in production support for two new local thrillers that begin shooting inOctober.Nordisk Film received $900,000 for their production of AakeSandgren's $1.7m Fluerne Paa Vaeggen(literally: The Flies On The Wall),which is made under Nordisk's low-budget Director's Cut label in collaborationwith broadcaster TV2/Denmark.Sandgren also ...
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China, Australia head for co-production treaty
It is highly likely a co-production treaty will be signedbetween Australia and China following an eight-day visit by a Chinesedelegation that ended on Saturday (Sept 25)"There is a great enthusiasm on their part and anintention to conclude an agreement, and the same goes for us," said KimDalton, chief executive of ...
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Village Roadshow admits to Catwoman loss
The lacklustre performance of Catwoman at the worldwide box office has hit its co-producerVillage Roadshow (VRL) hard.In an extraordinary statement released on Friday, theAustralian company said that the release of films in the next 12 months inwhich it is a production partner will be insufficient to cover the lossesincurred by ...
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NY tax credit lures Producers to Brooklyn mega-studio
Mel Brooks' $45-$50m musicalrevival of his 1968 classic The Producers will become the first major film production to shoot at New York'sgigantic new Steiner Studios, the purpose-built studio backlot about to openacross 15 acres of former shipbuilding yards on the Brooklyn waterfront.Steiner owes its success inenticing the movie version of ...
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Top UK theatre director signs for feature debut
Leading UK theatre directorLaurence Boswell, best known for the starry production of This Is Our Youth, has signed up for his feature debut, tentativelytitled D.The Gruber Films productionis a modern re-telling of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano De Bergerac, set in a south London comprehensive school. Thescreenplay by Royal Court playwright Amit ...
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Bid by Goal! producer for Liverpool FC is 'no stunt'
Reports that film producer Mike Jefferies is bidding to takecontrol of Liverpool Football Club for £100m ($100m) are serious and nota stunt to promote his football trilogy Goal!, say sources close to Jefferies.Jefferies, chairman of Milkshake Films, has teamed up withformer Miramax executive Stuart Ford and has reportedly already held ...