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Gaumont, Pathe merge exhibition interests
French film groups Gaumont and Pathe - headed respectively by brothers Nicolas and Jerome Seydoux - are forming a joint venture to house their exhibition interests, EuroPalaces, which will be 66% owned by Pathe and 34% by Gaumont.The new combine, which will be chaired by Pathe/Chargeurs' Eduardo Malone, will operate ...
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Memfis, Slot Machine board Vinterberg's Love
The final pieces of financing have fallen into place on Thomas Vinterberg's eagerly-awaited new project It's All About Love, his first since acclaimed Dogme title The Celebration, with Japan's Shochiku pre-buying Japanese rights and Marianne Slot's Slot Machine and Lars Jonsson's Memfis Film boarding as French and Swedish partners.The $10m ...
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All systems go for AOL Time Warner after FTC nod
The most arduous legal obstacle facing the biggest corporate merger in US history was swept away on Thursday after Washington's five-member Federal Trade Commission gave its unanimous approval to America Online's $111bn takeover of Time Warner - but with stringent conditions attached in the form of a consent decree.With only ...
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Bouffard appointed Unifrance general manager
The French free-tv broadcasters will have to increase their compulsory investment in French film production (through pre-buys, co-productions and theatrical distribution) to 3.2% of their revenues (against 3% previously) according to new broadcasting legislation.The French broadcasting sector is a major backer of the French film indsutry. Last year, the involvement ...
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Fox ups Yankowitz to top int'l marketing position
Mitch Yankowitz has been promoted to the position of executive vice president of marketing at 20th Century Fox International, filling the position held until recently by Scott Neeson, who was promoted to president of international theatrical in October.Yankowitz will develop and supervise the strategic marketing plans of all Fox releases ...
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Walton signed to script The Pornographer's Poem
Canadian screenwriter Karen Walton has been signed by Alliance Atlantis to adapt Michael Turner's novel The Pornographer's Poem for the screen. Walton wrote the acclaimed horror film Ginger Snaps which premiered at this year's Toronto International Film Festival and received an honourable mention "for its wicked, insightful and intelligent script."A ...
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Artisan renews Canada deal with Alliance Atlantis
Artisan Entertainment and Alliance Atlantis Communications have renewed their 1998 output deal giving Alliance Atlantis the Canadian theatrical, home entertainment and TV rights to upcoming Artisan films for an additional three years.The agreement also gives Alliance Atlantis Canadian rights for another five years to Artisan's 6,700-title film and TV library. ...
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IN THE HOT SEAT - ROLAND PELLEGRINO
Following a flurry of deals, including multi-picture financing pacts with Mandalay, Pathe and Lions Gate, KC Medien CEO Roland Pellegrino has risen to become a leading light on the international film financing scene. Martin Blaney surveys the rise of the former bank clerk from Ludwigsburg.The road to Mandalay, and indeed ...
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Ratcatcher reels in top prize at Bratislava
Lynne Ramsay's UK drama Ratcatcher won the grand prize at the second edition of the Bratislava International Film Festival.The award for best director went to Lee Chang-dong for Korean title Peppermint Candy. Mandy Matthews won the best actress prize for her part in Ratcatcher, while Peppermint Candy's Sol Kyung-gu took ...
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Planeta seeks partners for debut production
Planeta 2010 - the start-up media division of publishing giant Planeta - is seeking international co-production partners for the feature film which will mark it's entry into the production market, Avatar.An English-language futuristic action story from up-and-coming director Elio Quiroga, Avatar is planned for an autumn 2001 shoot on a ...
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The Claim
Dir: Michael Winterbottom. US. 2000. 120mins.Prod cos: United Artists Films in association with Pathe Pictures, The Arts Council Of England, StudioCanal, BBC and Alliance Atlantis. US dist: United Artists. Int'l sales: Pathe International, tel: (33) 1 40 76 91 65. Exec prods: Martin Katz, Alexis Lloyd, Andrea Calderwood. Prod: Andrew ...
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Miss Congeniality
Dir: Donald Petrie. US. 2000. 104min. Prod co: Castle Rock Entertainment in association with Village Roadshow Pictures and NPV Entertainment. Dist: Warner Bros/Village Roadshow (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Cyprus and Greece). Exec prods: Marc Lawrence, Ginger Sledge, Bruce Berman. Prod: Sandra Bullock. Co-prod: Katie Ford. Scr: Lawrence, Ford, Caryn Lucas. ...
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Blockbuster to double number of Argentine stores
Blockbuster has unveiled an aggressive expansion plan for Argentina. Starting next year, the Viacom-owned home video retailer will begin to offer franchises in regional Argentine cities, in a bid to double the number of outlets it has in the country. Blockbuster currently enjoys a 37% share of the Argentine market, ...
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Metrodome acquires Together, 101 Reykjavik
Metrodome Distribution has acquired UK rights to Scandinavian hits 101 Reykjavik and Together from Trust Film Sales.Metrodome distribution chief Rupert Preston expects to release the two films in the spring next year. The UK release will follow screenings for both films in the World Cinema section at the upcoming edition ...
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Shockwave.com to acquire AtomFilms
Marking the end of a roller-coaster year for the troubled online entertainment business, Shockwave.com has announced its stock swap acquisition of short films specialist AtomFilms, in a deal which is expected to lead to 100 redundancies.Under the terms of the deal, Shockwave.com will acquire AtomFilms in a stock for stock ...
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Das Werk buys into France's Mikros Images
German post-production house Das Werk has added to its international network by acquiring a 15% stake in French digital post and effects house Mikros Images, with plans to extend this to a majority interest in future.The two companies are founding members of the Max European Post-Production Alliance, along with Belgium's ...
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LA Critics declare Crouching Tiger Best Picture
Ang Lee's Chinese-language epic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon increased its chances for consideration in major Oscar categories when it was named Best Picture of 2000 last night (Saturday) by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Curtis Hanson's Wonder Boys was runner-up for best picture.However, not even Ang Lee could beat ...
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Munich prosecutor launches probe into EM.TV
Brothers Thomas and Florian Haffa and other executives at troubled German media concern EM.TV & Merchandising are being investigated by Munich state prosecutor Manfred Wick for alleged breaches of securities law.EM.TV spokesman Michael Birnbaum declared that the books of the licence trader would be open to the investigating authority as ...
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German internet provider joins Kinowelt in B.TV
Leading German internet service provider Web.de has joined mini-major Kinowelt as a shareholder in regional broadcaster B.TV Television, by acquiring a 9.94% stake in the Baden-Wuerttemberg-based channel.The move makes Web.de, which reaches 5.4 million users, the first German internet player to become directly involved in television.B.TV can be received by ...
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Advanced Medien chairman open to friendly takeover
Further ownership changes could be on the cards for Germany's Advanced Medien according to executive board chairman Christophe Montague, who has said that he is not excluding the possibility of a friendly takeover of the company.In an online chat with Financial Times Deutschland this week, Montague added that a takeover ...