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New World, Nordisk among buyers for 51st State
New World Films in Spain, Nordisk in Scandinavia and Les Films De L'Elysee in Benelux are among the buyers which have committed to Alliance Atlantis Pictures International's $25m action comedy The 51st State starring Samuel L Jackson. Momentum Pictures has UK rights and Kinowelt has German rights. Other buyers which ...
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Dylan Doggoes to Hollywood
'I can read the Bible, Homer or Dylan Dog for days on end without ever feeling bored.' So says iconic writer and philosopher Umberto Eco, a self-confessed fan of the comic-strip character created by Tiziano Sclavi in 1986.Since then Dylan Dog has become a popular phenomenon, and not just in ...
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Interview: Sam Taylor-Wood
UK artist Sam Taylor-Wood has had her share of art-world accolades but was humbled by the chance to screen her first short film in Competition at Cannes.'It's beyond exciting, it's such an honour and a privilege,' she says. The Film4-backed short Love You More also happened to be the only ...
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Profile: ambitious Eon look beyond Bond
British screenwriters need to become more ambitious. That is the message behind the Eon Screenwriters' Workshop (ESW), an initiative set up last year by the James Bond franchise's famed production company Eon Productions.'As a (film-making) culture in the UK, we are predominantly low-budget and we are very heavily television focused,' ...
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New talent - The Actors part 1
BEN ALDRIDGEHe has not yet graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (Lamda) but Ben Aldridge has already caught the eye of UK casting directors. Earlier this year he was cast opposite Parminder Nagra and Ray Winstone in the ITV drama Compulsion and from there he went ...
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New talent - UK Stars of Tomorrow 2008
"The US has money but a shortage of stories. And in the UK, there is material and talent without financing. It's a marriage made in heaven." So said Mark Gill of The Film Department at the end of last year. Financial incentives and exchange rates will wax and wane but ...
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New talent - The Actors part 2
GEORGIA GROOMEGeorgia Groome made her big-screen debut aged 14 in Paul Andrew Williams' festival hit London To Brighton, in which she played a young homeless girl. She is about to prove her versatility as an actor in Gurinder Chadha's comedy Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging which opens at the end ...
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New talent - The Film-makers part 1
ANDREW HAIGH - WRITER-DIRECTORAndrew Haigh cut his teeth in the editing suite, on such mainstream hits as Gladiator and Notting Hill, but his own shorts display a much more indie sensibility. His debut, Oil, employs fast cutting and voiceover to create a poetic and poignant portrait of a man reminiscing ...
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New talent - One to One - John Maybury and China Moo-Young
China Moo-Young: What's the difference between working with Hollywood and British producers'John Maybury: To be honest, none. Now in this country, as soon as you're above $2m (£1m) you're answering to some sort of American requirement. I was working with Capitol Films (on The Edge Of Love) and I was ...
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New talent - The Film-makers part 2
VIRGINIA GILBERT - WRITER-DIRECTORA coolly directed short about a morally compromised man whose holiday is ruined by an unruly boy, Hesitation marks Virginia Gilbert's first foray into directing. That it was nominated for a Bafta this year (as well as winning awards at Galway and Chicago film festivals last year) ...
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One-To-One with Elizabeth Karlsen
One-To-One: UK Star Of Tomorrow producer Laura Rees talks to indie producer Elizabeth Karlsen, of Number 9 Films, whose work includes And When Did You Last See Your Father', Ladies In Lavender and How To Lose Friends & Alienate People.Laura Rees: How did you get into the industry'Elizabeth Karlsen: I ...
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One-To-One withSimon Beaufoy
One-To-One: UK Star Of Tomorrow writer Virginia Gilbert talks to writer Simon Beaufoy, whose work includes The Full Monty, The Darkest Light and Yasmin.Virginia Gilbert: How did you get into the business'Simon Beaufoy: I went to Bournemouth College of Art and Design and trained as a documentary director. I was ...
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New talent - Where are they now' - The Class of 2007
THE ACTORSArsher Ali spent most of the year at the Royal Shakespeare Company in The Merchant Of Venice, The Taming Of The Shrew and The Tragedy Of Thomas Hobbs.Following his starring role in The Kite Runner, Khalid Abdalla has just completed Paul Greengrass' Green Zone.Gemma Arterton won acclaim for her ...
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International - Drunk on success
Six new entries broke into the international box-office chart this week, with Sony Pictures' Hancock storming to the top of the table.Non-US new entries failed to break into the top 10, with India's Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na reaching number 12. Written and directed by Abbas Tyrewala and distributed by ...
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The critical view: On the money
Critics rarely give much thought to the money side of the film industry. In fact, if I miss a film's national press preview or international festival debut, my desire to see it later, alongside a paying public, is generally in inverse proportion to its box-office success.This isn't just critical petulance ...
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Red Cliff has record-breaking opening in mainland China
The first part of John Woo's war epic Red Cliff had a strong opening in major Asian territories on Thursday (July 10), grossing around $4.7m in total from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea.In mainland China, the film grossed more than $2.92m (RMB20m) on its opening day, according to ...
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Charlotte Rampling to star in Majewski's The Hill And The Cross
Polish director Lech Majewski (Glass Lips, Wojaczek) is in pre-production on The Hill And The Cross, an English-language drama to feature Charlotte Rampling.Majewski is himself producing the film, along with Swedish producer Freddy Olsson of Bokomotiv Filmproduktion. Principal photography will take place in southern Poland this autumn. The film would ...
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Skillset minority fellowships select 10 new participants
The Skillset Graduate Fellowship Programme 2008 has selected this year's participants.The initiative, backed by Skillset and the UK Film Council, gives paid placements at leading film companies for graduates from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.The scheme pays a training allowance up to about $34,000 (£17,000) per year. Fellows also ...
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Charlotte Clark joins UK digital marketing agency Jam
London-based dgital agency Jam has hired Charlotte Clark as its new head of PR.Clark had been at Way To Blue where Warner Music International was her main client.Jam has worked on digital marketing for projects including Juno, Step Up 2 The Streets, Adulthood, Mamma Mia! and Guy Ritchie's forthcoming Rocknrolla.Daniel ...
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Film London board adds Aston, Comer, and Fletcher
UK screen agency Film London has appointed three new board members.They are: Emily Aston, a lecturer at London Metropolitan University and a longtime producer; Stuart Comer, curator of film at Tate Modern; and Edward Fletcher, co-founder and managing director of independent distributor Soda Pictures.Sandy Lieberson, Chair of Film London said: ...