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  • News

    Roberto Olla named executive secretary at Eurimages

    2008-07-01T16:29:00Z

    Roberto Olla has been promoted, as of today, to the post of executive secretary of Eurimages, the Council of Europe's film co-production, exhibition and distribution fund.An Italian national, Roberto Olla has a law degree in public law and a PhD in Community law (thesis in European audiovisual and media law). ...

  • Reviews

    Bigga Than Ben

    2008-07-02T07:00:00Z

    Dir/scr. Suzie Halewood.UK. 2008. 85mins

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    Ghent festival to honour Minghella and Yared

    2008-07-01T16:53:00Z

    The life and works of the late director Anthony Minghella will be honoured by his long time friend and collaborator Gabriel Yared at the 35th edition of the Ghent International Film Festival (Oct 7-18)World renowned composer Yared will pay tribute to Minghella with a film music concert showcasing the soundtracks ...

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    Screenwriters still undervalued, says Oscar winner Ronald Harwood

    2008-07-01T22:50:00Z

    The film industry's undervaluing ofthe work of screenwriters - and the need for writers to be more assertive and proactive in response- were the recurring themes on the first day of this year's International Screenwriters Festival.During an entertaining interviewat the Cheltenham event about the psychology of screenwriters The Pianist and ...

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    Williams named co-president, Hogan named COO at GreeneStreet

    2008-07-01T23:27:00Z

    Longtime GreeneStreet Films (GSF) head of production Tim Williams has been promoted to co-president while Michael Hogan has been named COO.Williams will share the president title with founding partner John Penotti. GSF co-founder Fisher Stevens will no longer have an active day-to-day role in the company but will continue to ...

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    Korea's Marine Boy splashes down in Cebu

    2008-07-02T04:51:00Z

    Korean production Marine Boy has wrapped a five-day shoot at Bigfoot Studios' recently completed underwater shooting tank in Cebu, the Philippines. The film about drug trafficking on the open seas, is directed by Yoon Jong-suk and stars Kim Gang-woo (Le Grand Chef) and Park Shi-yeon. It is also shooting in ...

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    Lionsgate, CJ Entertainment join forces for Korean Wedding

    2008-07-02T08:17:00Z

    South Korea's CJ Entertainment has partnered with Lionsgate and Vertigo Entertainment, best known for re-making Asian films, on original cross-cultural comedy Korean Wedding. The project is based on the real-life experiences of scriptwriter Jason Filardi's cousin who married into a Korean family. The story, which will be predominantly shot in ...

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    IFC Films gets Together for first acquisition

    2000-10-22T21:53:00Z

    The Brotherhood Of Wolves, backed by StudioCanal, has attracted a strong 1.5 million admissions in its first five days in France, but the $29m (FFr200m) title has yet to top records set by other domestic films such as Taxi 2 and Asterix Et Obelix Contre Cesar.The Christophe Gans-directed title, which ...

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    Kloster named MD of Fox Home Entertainment UK

    2008-07-02T10:56:00Z

    Anders Kloster has been appointed managing director of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (TCFHE) UK.Kloster was most recently managing director for Leapfrog Toys-Europe. Prior to joining Leapfrog, he was managing director of LEGO Toys UK and vice president of sales, LEGO Northern Europe.At Fox, he will be responsible for creating ...

  • News

    Bristol's Encounters to host Oliver Postgate tribute

    2008-07-02T11:15:00Z

    Encounters, the Bristol, UK-based festival of short film and animations, will pay tribute to Oliver Postgate on July 27.Comedian Phill Jupitus will host the event at Watershed cinema in Bristol.The Phill, Bagpuss & Friends programme (3:30-4:45 pm) will celebrate the 50-year career or animator Postgate and his characters including Bagpuss, ...

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    Ireland's first fully digital cinema to open July 4

    2008-07-02T11:47:00Z

    Omniplex Cinemas, part of the Ward & Anderson cinema group, will open Ireland's first fully digital cinema on Friday. The Wexford Omniplex is a $14.2m (Euros 9m), eight-screen development with a total seating capacity of 1,577.Projection in each auditorium will utilise service provider Digital Cinema Ltd's Barco 2K digital projectors ...

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    Berlinale WCF backsfive new projects with $315,770

    2008-07-02T11:49:00Z

    Five new feature film projects from Lebanon, Brazil, Argentina, Turkey and Columbia have been selected by the Berlinale's World Cinema Fund (WCF) from 110 projects submitted from a total of 36 countries for production funding totalling $315,770 (Euros 200,000).The projects supported including co-productions with the Berlin-based production house Niko Film, ...

  • Reviews

    Eldorado

    2008-07-02T12:53:00Z

    Dir/scr. Bouli Lanners. Belgium/France. 2008. 86 mins.A dysfunctional Belgian pair of Laurel and Hardy loners bond affectingly in Eldorado, Bouli Lanners' second directorial outing which picked up the Europa Cinemas Label and the FIPRESCI Quinzaine award at this year's Cannes festival. Visually striking and musically inventive, Eldorado doses out its ...

  • News

    Trust takes on Zapas' Minor Freedoms from Greece

    2008-07-02T14:24:00Z

    Trust Film Sales has taken on world sales for Minor Freedoms, by up-and-coming Greek director and writer Costas Zapas.Minor Freedoms is an unorthodox, cutting edge tale on family relations dominated by violence and sexual exploitation where, according to the director, 'the abolishment of any moral law leads to tragedy'.Produced by ...

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    UKFC, Skillset launch 25 new participants in Guiding Lights

    2008-07-03T01:00:00Z

    Guiding Lights, the mentoring programme backed by Skillset and the UK Film Council and run by Lighthouse, has kicked off its 2008/2009 edition.Optimum Releasing also sponsors the initiative; Working Title's Tim Bevan chairs the steering committee.Each mentor and mentee will have one-on-one meetings and also attend networking events, masterclasses and ...

  • News

    Japan's Boys Over Flowers is highest non-US opener

    2008-07-02T15:28:00Z

    Japanese romantic comedy Boys Over Flowers was the highest non-US entry in this weekend's international chart, generating $9.5m in its home territory. The top 40 international films generated $188.8m from 49,945 screens for the period of June 27-29.For the full chart, compiled by Len Klady, click here.The film, based on ...

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    Toronto adds world premieres including Disgrace, Miracle Of St Anna

    2008-07-02T16:11:00Z

    The Toronto International Film Festival has added six films to its Special Presentations line-up for 2008.The films include four world premieres: Steve Jacobs' Disgrace, Vicente Amorim's Good, Spike Lee's Miracle At St Anna, and Peter Sollett's Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist.North American premieres are Paolo Sorrentino's Cannes jury prize-winner Il ...

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    Armand Assante, Christina Vidal join Nevsky in Magic Man

    2008-07-02T20:19:00Z

    Armand Assante and Christina Vidal have joined Russian star Alexander Nevsky, Billy Zane and Bai Ling on the US-Russian mystery Magic Man that started filming in Las Vegas last week.The story revolves around a famous magician played by Zane who is suspected of being a serial killer. Nevsky plays the ...

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    SW9 kickstarts Alibi, Irish Screen pact

    2000-10-22T22:07:00Z

    SW9, UK production outfit Fruit Salad Films' follow-up to rave culture hit Human Traffic, will kick off an exclusive partnership between sales outfit Alibi Films International and financing operation Irish Screen.Alibi, which has announced that it will handle worldwide sales on all upcoming Irish Screen features, will use London and ...

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    Hollyshorts opens with Josh Brolin's directorial debut

    2008-07-02T23:13:00Z

    The 4th annual HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) will kick off on August 7 with a marquee opening night celebration showcasing a number of projects including Josh Brolin's short directorial debut X and Hole In The Paper starring Jessica Biel.Festival organisers will stage the inaugural HollyShorts Music Video celebration, as well ...