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Oz exhibs and distribs improve communications
Australia's major distributors have been warned that there is no justification for charging first week terms to regional cinemas that do not get films until several weeks after their national release, just because it is new to that district. The deadline for submissions into the current cinema industry code of ...
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Reviews
Happy Now
Dir: Philippa Collie Cousins. Wales. 98mins. 2001The guilty legacy of past indiscretions provides the backdrop to Happy Now, an atmospheric tale of smalltown secrets and deceptive appearances where the eccentricity is self-conscious and the elaborate mechanics of the plot fail to convince. Polished and well performed, it will make superior ...
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New German distributor teams with UIP
Christoph Ott's new German theatrical distribution company OTTFilm has signed a deal with UIP Germany for the joint distribution of new local and international titles, including Woody Allen's The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion and Robert Altman's Gosforth Park. As part of the agreement UIP will handle physical distribution of ...
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Daredevil relocates in fear of Canadian strike
20th Century Fox has pulled Daredevil, a multi-million dollar feature produced by Bernie Williams (The Score) and directed by Mark Steven Johnson (Simon Birch), out of Montreal for fear of a strike by 18,000 Canadian actors union (ACTRA) members.At the same time, other Hollywood studios have sounded the alarm for ...
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Apes swing into UK box office record books
With an opening salvo of $7.87m in the UK over the weekend, 20th Century Fox's release of Tim Burton's Planet Of The Apes became its third biggest UK opening of all time behind 1999's The Phantom Menace ($13.8m) and 1996's Independence Day ($10.1m), and edged out Batman & Robin to ...
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Del Toro adds spine to The Devil's Backbone
Riding high on Locarno hit The Devil's Backbone, which is currently closing a deal for the last major territory, North America, with Sony Pictures Classics, Mexican horror maestro Guillermo del Toro hit the Edinburgh International Film Festival this week to discuss a genre most executives dismiss as "a secondary form ...
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French pay-TV operator AB de-listed from NYSE
French pay-tv operator AB Groupe is to be de-listed from the New York Stock Exchange. The company, which operates 18 cable and satellite channels in France, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland, is to put at end to its ADR (American Depository Receipts - US-traded shares of foreign companies) programme as of ...
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StudioCanal secures control of TV producer Expand
Vivendi Universal's European film and television arm StudioCanal now owns a controlling 52.1% stake in French television production powerhouse Expand, after the first round of a take-over bid which closed last week.The bid for a 20% stake in Expand is to be re-opened at the beginning of November following the ...
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Sweden backs Gothenburg's CineBosnia fund
Short film production in Bosnia-Herzegovina has been given a welcome boost by the decision of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) on the eve of this years Sarajevo Film Festival (August 17-25) to guarantee $28,995 (SEK 300,000) backing for the Goteborg Film Festival's CineBosnia fund.Launched in 2000, the CineBosnia ...
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Bosnian Cinema Co-Production Project launched
Bosnian regional and federal authorities have signalled they are to make concerted efforts to provide financial support for the development of the film industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina following the successful launch of the New Bosnian Cinema Co-Production Project (NBCCP) at this years Sarajevo Film Festival. Speaking at the presentation ...
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Douglas Lee replaces veteran HG Lee at UIP Korea
UIP Korea has named Douglas Lee to serve as its new general manager, following the retirement of HG Lee (Lee Hong-Geun), manager of the Korean branch since 1991. Lee, a Korean who has lived most of his life overseas, worked previously in Singapore as the marketing director for UIP's Asian ...
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NATPE reveals ambitious plans for 2002
The National Association of Television Programming Executives (NATPE) has announced the most comprehensive outreach to the global advertising community in the Association's history, in conjunction with the NATPE 2002 Conference to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 21 - 24, 2002, it was jointly announced by ...
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Apes lead the pack at UK box office
The massive opening of 20th Century Fox's Planet Of The Apes, the third biggest for the distributor in the UK after Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace and Independence Day, and the continued success of Warner Bros' Cats & Dogs, UIP's Jurassic ParkIII and several other high profile ...
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Babelsberg conference to focus on European films
One of the major talking points at this year's Babelsberg 2001 film and TV production conference, is how to produce and market European films for the international market (Local Stories for Global Markets, Aug 28). It is a problem that plagues most international film-makers and for which there is no ...
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Suriyothai becomes Thailand's biggest hope
Suriyothai, the most expensive Thai film ever to be produced, lived up to the furore surrounding its release with a three day opening gross (Aug 17-19) of $2.47m (Bt110m). According to distributor Saha-Mongkol, this shatters the previous opening record for a local film of $996,000 (Bt 43m) grossed by Nonzee ...
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Historical epic's marketing Thai-in
For a country relatively new to big-budget movie production, Thailand is surpassing even Hollywood in its marketing and cross-promotional efforts around the release of the historical epic Suriyothai. At lease eight major sponsors have contributed to a campaign that is estimated to cost more than $5.6m (BT250m)In addition to the ...
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Rush Hour 2 jams Asian box office
Rush Hour 2, the sequel to 1998's hit action comedy, has opened to strong figures in Hong Kong and Singapore. Hong Kong, which is the birth place of star Jackie Chan, rewarded the latest film from its biggest living international star with opening weekend figures of $714,559 on just 33 ...
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Flanders Film Festival reveals jury line-up
British actress Kate Ashfield (The War Zone), US actor Djimon Hounsou (Gladiator) and composer Barrington Pheloung (Hilary & Jackie) are confirmed as jury members at this year's 28th Flanders International Film Festival - Ghent (8-18 October 2001). They are joined by Tunisian filmmaker Moufida Tlatli, French actress Marie Lafôret, Cannes' ...
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Venezuela's Oscars go for Three Nights
Fernando Venturini's acclaimed thriller Three Nights (Tres Noches) swept the board at Venezuela's equivalent to the Oscars, the Premios de la Calidad 2001 awarded by state-backed local film institute, CNAC. Three Nights won eight out of its 13 nominations, including awards for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography (Hernan ...
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Norway's PM criticised for Cool And Crazy
Norwegian prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, has been accused by the local media of double standards in his election campaign. Speaking passionately about film, music and cultural values, the PM praised the success of the crowd-pleasing documentary Cool And Crazy. Yet, according to Tom Remlov, former head of Norsk Film, which ...