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    Distribution Workshop kickstarts slate with Rain Fall

    2008-10-01T20:30:00Z

    Distribution Workshop, the new Hong Kong-based production and sales outfit founded by Nansun Shi and Jeffrey Chan, has picked up international rights outside Japan to upcoming Japanese thriller Rain Fall, starring Gary Oldman. The $12m film, directed by Australian Max Mannix and produced by Japan's Satoru Iseki and Megumi Fukasawa, ...

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    Stanford appointed to role of General Manager, IMAX

    2008-10-01T16:45:00Z

    Julian Stanford has been appointed as IMAX's General Manager, Theatre Development for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).Based in London, Stanford will be responsible for accelerating IMAX's growth and increasing its presence throughout EMEA. IMAX currently has 55 theatres open in EMEA with 15 additional theatres scheduled to open in ...

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    Slovaks submit Blind Loves for Oscar

    2008-10-01T16:50:00Z

    The Slovak Film and Television Academy will submit Juraj Lehotsky's documentary Blind Loves for consideration for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.Blind Loves, which screened in Cannes' Directors' Fortnight, follows four blind people as they experience love in their everyday lives. The film also screened at London BFI, ...

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    Loveridge joins Eastwest Filmdistribution

    2008-10-01T17:03:00Z

    International film industry stalwart Helen Loveridge has joined the sales team of EastWest Filmdistribution working out of its London office.Speaking to Screendaily at this week's Zurich Producers Forum, Eastwest's co-founder Sasha Wieser explained that Loveridge will be working alongside the head of sales Alan Rudoff and be responsible for sales ...

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    Rome includes 12 world premieres in 20-film competition

    2008-10-01T16:04:00Z

    The third edition of the International Rome Film Festival has announced the line-up for the upcoming edition that runs October 22-31.The edition is shaping up to be a showcase of European talents and directors.The official competition has 12 world premiere titles, six of which are Italian.There are also five world ...

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    Clint Eastwood named director of the year at Hollywood Awards

    2008-10-01T21:21:00Z

    Clint Eastwood will receive the Hollywood Director Of The Year Award at the 12th Annual Hollywood Film Festival's Hollywood Awards Gala on October 27 in Beverly Hills.'Just when you think Clint Eastwood is about to take a breath, he shoots two films in a year and starts prepping a third ...

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    513 films, 102 world premieres lined up to screen at AFM

    2008-10-01T21:25:00Z

    Organisers at the 29th AFM have announced a line-up of 513 films in 35 languages including 102 world premieres and 375 market premieres to screen at the event, set to run in Santa Monica from November 5-12.World premieres include QED International's drama Powder Blue starring Jessica Biel, Kris Kristofferson, Ray ...

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    Franklin, Milano promoted to vps of production at Columbia

    2008-10-01T21:30:00Z

    DeVon Franklin and Adam Milano have been promoted to vice presidents of production and Lauren Abrahams has been named creative executive for Columbia Pictures.Franklin joined the studio in 2005 from MGM where he served as an executive and shepherded such projects as Be Cool and Beauty Shop. During his tenure ...

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    here! buys worldwide rights to gay marriage doc Saving Marriage

    2008-10-01T21:33:00Z

    here! Films has acquired worldwide rights to John Henning and Mike Roth's 2006 gay marriage documentary Saving Marriage.here! sister company Regent Releasing has moved up the release date to October 10 in select cities as part of the push to defeat Proposition 8 in California. If passed, the controversial ballot ...

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    NATO welcomes digital agreement between five studios, exhibitors

    2008-10-01T21:37:00Z

    The National Association Of Theatre Owners (NATO) has hailed the agreement between five leading studios and North American's three largest exhibitors that paves the way for the long overdue conversion to digital cinema.Disney, Paramount, Fox, Universal and Lionsgate are understood to have reached an agreement with AMC Entertainment, Cinemark and ...

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    Madman takes Oz rights to The Good, The Bad, The Weird

    2008-10-02T02:37:00Z

    Leading Korean distributor CJ Entertainment has announced the sale of the international version of Kim Jee-woon's The Good, The Bad, The Weird to Madman for Australia. It was noted in the beginning of the 'working version' of Kim's Oriental Western which screened in Cannes earlier this year that post-production was ...

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    Kristina Warner joins RealD as vp of marketing

    2008-10-02T05:57:00Z

    Kristina Warner has joined 3D provider RealD as vice president of marketing and will oversee the global expansion of the brand.Warner previously served as vice president of exhibitor relations for New Line Cinema and started her career in 1995 at Columbia Pictures International.'Kristina's background and her solid relationships with exhibitors ...

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    Venezuela names The Colour Of Fame its Oscar submission

    2008-10-02T06:01:00Z

    Alejandro Bellame Palacios' The Colour Of Fame (El Tinte De La Fama) has been selected as Venezuela's foreign-language Oscar submission from a shortlist of ten.In related news, Los Angeles-based Cinevolve Studios has acquired all worldwide rights excluding Venezuela and plans a limited theatrical release between now and early 2009.The Colour ...

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    Asian Film Finance: Asian film funds on the rise

    2008-10-02T06:20:00Z

    Outside of Korea, where the influx of funds and venture capital helped the local film industry grow to become a regional force, film funds have had a few false starts across the rest of Asia. Several funds have been announced but failed to leave the starting blocks or to fill ...

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    UK regulator appoints Morris as policy director

    2000-11-03T17:19:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission, which regulates private TV in the UK, has appointed Dominic Morris to the new position of director of policy. Morris has been controller, policy development at the BBC since 1996, where he was responsible for leading the corporate policy function of the public broadcaster covering both ...

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    Asian Film Finance: Asia opens up

    2008-10-02T07:53:00Z

    How can international projects access the region's slowly increasingnumbers of subsidies and incentives' JEAN NOH explores the key entrypointsFilm industries in Asia are comparatively young and less developed than their Western counterparts, where government subsidies and tax incentives are available more readily.Therefore the major reasons for shooting in Asia have ...

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    Asian Film Finance: Asian Film Funds

    2008-10-02T06:44:00Z

    The Asian film funds targeting international co-productionsThe following is a selection of film funds that are either up and running or in the process of being established in Asia. The list focuses on funds that are open to international co-productions and other projects from outside their country of origin. It ...

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    Asian Film Finance: Debt financing

    2008-10-02T06:58:00Z

    In a region awash with equity, where film-makers and banks eye each other with caution, it is not surprising the Asian film industry does not use debt financing to a great degree. In general, banks are not familiar with production companies and distributors so do not know how to measure ...

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    Asian Film Finance: Government Organisations

    2008-10-02T07:11:00Z

    Asian national and regional governmentorganisations that offer locations support and/or monetary incentivesto international co-productions or foreign films shooting in eachterritory CHINA China Film Co-production CorpNo incentives but offers a range of services to facilitate Sino-foreignco-productions including sourcing local partners and dealing withpermits. Contact: cfcc@cfcc-film.com.cn www.chinacoproduction.com/en HONG KONG ...