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UK press is spellbound by Harry Potter magic
The UK awoke on Monday morning to blanket coverage of Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone.With the exception of business daily The Financial Times, every British national paper carried front page news of the film's premiere at Leicester Square. The premiere was attended by a stream of celebrities as well ...
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British Telecom applies for broadcast licence
British Telecommunications (BT) has applied to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) for a licence to become a TV broadcaster.Although it says it currently has no near term plans to operate services it is known to be eyeing video-on-demand (VoD) and multi-channel TV. BT also admitted that its networks would need ...
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Truly Human tops Luebeck's Nordic Film Days
Danish Dogme-title Truly Human (Et Rigtigt Menneske) went away with top honours, the NDR-Foerderpreis worth $11,500 (DM25,000) and the Baltischer Filmpreis, at the 43rd Nordic Film Days in Luebeck, Germany.The jury glowing said of the film: "Through the eyes of a modern Kaspar Hauser, the film succeeds in laying bare ...
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BAFTA LA ceremony postponed five months
Political events have caused the postponement of the BAFTA LA Britannia Awards until April 12.The awards, where George Lucas is to receive the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film, and HBO Original Programming the Britannia Award for Excellence in Television, were scheduled for Nov 10.BAFTA LA Chairman Gary ...
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Rave Macbeth shines for US' Constellation
US indie distributor Constellation Entertainment has picked up Rave Macbeth, an all digital filming of Shakespeare's Macbeth transposed to the modern day rave dance scene.Constellation will give the picture, directed by Klaus Knoesel, a theatrical release in April 2002 and then handle video and DVD releases. The $3.5m English-language film ...
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UIP chiefs Oneile, Cripps sign for five more years
United International Pictures (UIP) chairman Paul Oneile and president Andrew Cripps have both renewed their contracts with the company, taking them through to 2006. The move comes as UIP enjoys a strong year, having already grossed $1.7bn this year thanks to films such as Shrek, Bridget Jones Diary and American ...
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Brenda Johns hired as Warner int'l distrib exec
Brenda Johns has been named vice president, international distribution at Warner Bros Pictures.Johns will be responsible for supporting the department's distribution efforts for all Warner Bros Pictures-produced titles, as well as international acquisitions and co-productions."Brenda has an extensive background in theatrical distribution, as well as great instincts and foresight," said ...
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Pressman's ContentFilm hires Tulley, Roban
Ed Pressman and John Schmidt's digital production and distribution outfit ContentFilm has hired Douglas Tulley as the company's chief financial officer and Michael Roban as head of business affairs. Prior to joining ContentFilm, Tulley was senior vice president of finance and strategic planning at USA Films, and a vice president ...
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Telefonica Media ready to sell stakes, change name
Telefonica Media, part of Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica, is to slim down the assets it owns and focus on a simpler array of businesses in Europe and Latin America. It will also change name to Admira.At a rare press conference, Telefonica Media executive president Juan Jose Nieto confirmed reports that ...
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Martin Sheen becomes latest London fest dropout
US actor Martin Sheen has bowed out of an on-stage appearance and interview at this month's Regus London Film Festival, the event has confirmed.The UK festival said that Sheen's decision to pull out was due to "work commitments", although it comes only days after Bruce Willis said he would stay ...
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EFA Watch: stars flock to Berlin award ceremony
Stars newly confirmed to attend the European Film Awards in Berlin on December 1 include Germany's Maria Schrader whose latest film is Rosenstrasse; Maria Bonnevie (Sweden, I Am Dina, Dragonfly [aka Oyenstikker]); Joely Richardson (UK, The Affair Of The Necklace); Fabrizio Gifuni (Italy, L'Amore Probabilmente); Paul Rhys (UK, ...
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The Mystic Masseur
Dir: Ismail Merchant. UK. 2001. 117mins.The Mystic Masseur plays to the proven strengths of the Merchant-Ivory team: like much of their previous work, it depicts the contrast and clash of cultures in an exotic arena, backed by a literary pedigree, in this case VS Naipaul's first novel. A significant advance ...
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Kidman back on top with an Others film
Antipodean actress Nicole Kidman reclaimed the crown at the UK box office this week, four weeks after her musical hit Moulin Rouge relinquished the top spot to American Pie 2, as The Others knocked the comedy sequel from its perch following a three week reign.The chiller scored an impressive take ...
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Oscar race joined by Colombia's Assassins
Colombia's Film Office has selected Barbet Schroeder's controversial Our Lady Of The Assassins (La Virgen De Los Sicaros) for submission as best foreign language film at next year's Academy Awards.In his first foreign language production in sixteen years, Schroeder's film illustrates the demise of Medellin, a once magnificent city, now ...
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TV-Loonland takes 29.9% stake in Metrodome
UK DVD and video distributor Metrodome Group is set to boost its international, presence in the home entertainment sector following plans by Germany's TV-Loonland to acquire a 29.9% stake.Subject to receiving approval at an extraordinary general meeting on November 29, TV-Loonland will buy 4,184,250 new shares from Metrodome at a ...
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Ex-EM.TV bosses to be prosecuted in Germany
Munich's public prosecutor's office is tabling charges against the former CEO Thomas Haffa and CFO Florian Haffa of one-time shareholders' darling EM.TV & Merchandising's on suspicion of them purposely concealing the true state of the company's shares. (Screendaily Dec 17, 2000)Senior public prosecutor Manfred Wick told the dpa news agency ...
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Fortissimo closes deals on a range of titles
Fortissimo Film Sales enjoyed a busy Mifed having struck deals on its foreign-language Oscar hopeful La Spagnola and a range of other titles.An Australian comedy directed by Steve Jacobs, La Spagnola was sold to Araba Films for Spain, Mongkol Cinema for Thailand, Quality Films for Mexico, Gil ...
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Mannheim reveals debut directors' competition
Danish director Ake Sandgren's Truly Human (Et Rigtigt Menneske) is the opening film at the International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg (November 8-17 2001) which will be celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a number of special events looking back over the past five decades with such filmmakers as Volker Schloendorff, ...
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Mexican arthouse will help independent films
In an attempt to boost the profile of smaller films in Mexico, a new arthouse screen has opened at the Alliance Francaise in the capital. Touted as the first of its kind, Cine Francia will screen a variety of indie films giving special exposure to French and Mexican product. ...
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Carlton closes Thai, South Korean sales
The UK's Carlton International has closed a string of video and DVD sales in South Korea and Thailand ahead of this month's Pusan market.In South Korea, Ally Entertainment has licensed 19 classic Rank and ITC catalogue titles from Carlton's Film Collection, including Steve Kloves' The Fabulous Baker Boys and Gus ...