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Signpost points to Germany for next Int'l distribution move
Stewart Till's ambitious Signpost Films aims to launch distribution operations in 80% of the international sector in the next three to five years, with Germany shaping up as one of the next markets.The would-be studio is holding talks with German distributor Concorde about a partnership, one of several options on ...
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Taewon six-picture deal kicks off busy market for Miramax
Miramax International closed a six-picture deal with Taewon Entertainment in Korea at the end of last week, kicking off a Cannes market which worldwide distribution chairman Rick Sands is anticipating as a busy one.Sands's sales drive is focused around a new package of pictures including Stephen Frears' Dirty Pretty Things, ...
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Signpost points to Germany for next Int'l distribution move
Stewart Till's ambitious Signpost Films aims to launch distribution operations in 80% of the international sector in the next three to five years, with Germany shaping up as one of the next markets.The would-be studio is holding talks with German distributor Concorde about a partnership, one of several options on ...
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Media Asia bolsters library, expands slate
Regional powerhouse Media Asia (MA) is moving to corner the market in Hong Kong catalogue films and has expanded its slate of current pictures.A long-term deal sees the company handle international rights to the 150-title Golden Princess library of martial arts films and dramas, including pictures by John Woo and ...
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France's Haut et Court readies Hitchcockian Bambi tale
French production company Haut et Court is readying Fuis Bambi Fuis, a first directing effort by Gilles Marchand, the co-scriptwriter for both Laurent Cantet's Human Resources and Dominik Moll's With A Friend Like Harry.The film, an Hitchcockian tale of a young nurse fascinated by a doctor who proves much ...
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Nieto moves to Picking Pack
Juan Jose Nieto, the former top executive of Telefonica media division Admira and broadcaster Antena 3, has been hired as president of digital reprographics and data management company Picking Pack. Nieto was replaced by Luis Abril at Admira last January as part of a management overhaul.
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F&ME readies Yugoslav romantic comedy
Veteran Yugoslav director Srdjan Karanovic is to shoot romantic comedy Loving Glances (Sjaj U Ocima) for F&ME, the UK arm of Germany's FAME AG. Set amongst refugees in Belgrade, the production is to start shooting in June as a co-production with Belgrade's Yodi Movie Craftsmen and Paris-based Raphael Films.
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NonStop Sales takes on new Grede film
NonStop Sales has acquired international rights to Sweden's Kjell Grede's as yet untitled new comedy based on Torgny Lindgren's book Till Sanningens Lov. It stars young talents Shanti Roney (Together) and Tuva Novotny, as well as Örjan Ramberg, Simon Norrthon and Ing-Mari Carlsson. The film tells the story of two ...
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KWA strikes Lucky deals
Sales agent Kevin Williams Associates (KWA) has announced the first sales on Argentine title A Lucky Day (Un Dia De Suerte) to Spain (Nirvana), Orler (Arg) and free TV in the UK (BBC), Holland (VPRO) and Finland (YLE). Director Sandra Gugliotta's prize-winning Day tells the story of a young Argentine ...
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Winchester racks up Scorched sales
Winchester has sold Alicia Silverstone comedy Scorched to Spain's Vertigo, Benelux's RCV and Scandinavia's Egmont. As reported on Screendaily in March, German private broadcaster RTL Television has bought the picture under its strategy of acquiring all rights will release the film in the UK through its own distribution arm, Winchester ...
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Counter programming exploits blockbuster fatigue
As the international box office anticipates the swollen revenues delivered by Spider-Man, Attack Of The Clones and the rest of the summer blockbusters, local and foreign titles are taking advantage of the counter programming and kick-back business during this heavy cinema-going period.This week a host of titles are doing just ...
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Hollywood majors wade into indie buying territory
The Hollywood majors are wading into the marketplace to pick up the slack left by the TV crisis in Europe, with a slew of deals closed in recent days that leaves sales companies sighing with relief but independents out in the cold.Paramount Pictures alone has just acquired rights in Italy ...
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Italy's Buskin launches production unit with four arthouse films
Fledlging Italian sales outfit Buskin Film is set to boost its international presence by launching a feature film production unit, with four major arthouse projects scheduled to shoot within the next year.First up is L'eau Le Feu, a feature by veteran auteur Luciano Emmer, who is widely associated with post-war ...
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Four Horsemen rides with Overseas Filmgroup
Overseas Filmgroup has struck a multi-picture deal to handle sales on films from Four Horsemen Films, the UK genre label which recently struck a deal for European distribution with Buena Vista.The first titles in the deal include Octane, starring Madeleine Stowe, Norman Reedus, Bijou Philips, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Mischa Barton. ...
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Fortissimo and Kuzui team up for Bohemian Films
Fortissimo and Kuzui Enterprises have joined forces to launch Bohemian Films, a fusion of Asian talent and European style financing and co-productions.Launching with a slate of six features boasting budgets in the $5m-$20m range, the new company has been formed by Fortissimo principals, Wouter Barendrecht and Michael Werner, and Kuzui ...
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The Works climbs aboard Ward's River Queen
UK-based sales outfit The Works has stepped up its international production activities by boarding New Zealand director Vincent Ward's River Queen, a large-scale historical piece about the Maori's war against the British in the 19th century.Confirmed cast for the production include Sam Neill and Cliff Curtis. Don Reynolds is producing ...
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Kidman's Pleasure project tops MDP/Neverland deal
Mark Damon's MDP Worldwide and its investor/partner Neverland Pictures have entered into a first look production deal with hot LA management and production outift Handprint Entertainment which numbers Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Lopez among its clients.The first film under the arrangement is The Sixteen Pleasures which will star Kidman as ...
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Paramount Pictures takes Korean Way Home
Paramount Pictures has picked up Korean drama The Way Home (Jibeuro) from CJ Entertainment.The studio has grabbed rights for all English-language territories and will release the film through UIP in the UK, Australia and South Africa.The film, the story of a boy sent to live with his deaf grandmother in ...
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Alibi's Davis lined up for Beyond sales job
Australia's Beyond Films is expected to appoint Hilary Davis of UK based Alibi Films International to oversee international sales.Davis will replace former Beyond sales chief Gary Hamilton who left the company earlier this year to launch his own business, Arclight Films.Davis's departure means that both co-founders have now left Alibi's ...
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FilmFour boards Fry's Bright Young Things
FilmFour has partnered with UK production outfit Revolution Films on UK actor Stephen Fry's Bright Young Things, a self-penned adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's 1930s satire Vile Bodies. Fry confirmed Judi Dench and Peter O'Toole are attached to star as part of a Gosford Park-style ensemble of UK and US actors. ...