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Arclight shines on Head In The Clouds
Arclight Films is to handle worldwide sales on Head In The Clouds, a romance starring Natalie Portman and Penelope Cruz which will be directed by the UK's John Duigan.The film, which spans 1930s England, the Spanish Civil War and occupied Paris, is to start shooting next month. Producing duties are ...
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Kosslick gives Berlinale new tolerant motto
"Towards Tolerance" will be the motto for the 2003 edition of the forthcoming Berlinale in February.In his first festival as director, Dieter Kosslick last year tagged this year's Berlinale with the phrase "Accept Diversity".According to Kosslick, the Berlinale will "have several films in the programme which deal with topical political ...
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Venice to investigate leaving the Lido
The high cost of hotel rooms and other logistical headaches have prompted the organisers of the Venice film festival to consider moving the event from the Lido Di Venzia to Venice proper. "We no longer want to submit to the loan-sharking and blackmailing of Lido hotels, whose prices have become ...
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Soft Money - Ireland
IrelandWith the Section 481 tax incentive, producers can shave an average 12% from their budget by choosing Ireland for location work. Ted Sheehy reportsSteven Spielberg and Alan Parker are just two big-name directors who have made films using Ireland's Section 481 tax incentive for the film and television industry. Along ...
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Soft Money - Germany
GermanyDespite the collapse of the Neuer Markt, Germany continues to offer local and international producers rich pickings from an expansive network of regional and state-based film funds. Thomas Clark reportsIn 1999, all an independent producer had to do to find backing for a project was to log on to www.neuermarkt.de, ...
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Fabritius ejected from Senator post
German producer-distributor Senator Entertainment has given executive Juergen Fabritius orders to leave his managerial post at the group's German theatrical arm Senator Film Verleih just days before the Christmas celebrations.Fabritius joined Senator in January 2002 to serve as one of the managing directors with responsibility for marketing and distribution for ...
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Bauer moves closer to Kirchmedia deal
German publishing giant Bauer and Kirch Gruppe say that they are at long last agreed on the terms of a deal which sees KirchMedia's majority stake in broadcast group ProSiebenSAT1 sold to a Bauer-controlled consortium (see Screendaily, Dec 11).They are believed to have settled on an asking price of $715m ...
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Hero performs heroically in Asian openings
Zhang Yimou's Hero broke box office records when it opened in China last Friday (December 20), grossing more than $1.45m (RMB12m) in a single day from 200 screens.According to distributor Beijing New Picture Film Co, the martial arts epic - known as Ying Xiong in Chinese - broke house records ...
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Towering success: Lord Of The Rings sequel goes international
The Lord Of The Rings sequel, The Two Towers, flattened competition across the globe in its opening weekend in 25 international territories. Claiming a tremendous $87.9m in its first five days on release (Dec 18-22), the film finished its international launch 38% higher than its predecessor, The Fellowship Of The ...
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Rings rules but Kaante and Alabama show there's room for alternatives
The UK was no exception to The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers box office take over this weekend, with the sequel taking $13.7m (£8.6m) over the three-day weekend and $20.9m (£13.1m) from its five-day launch.Playing at 501 sites the film, which is distributed in the UK by Entertainment ...
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Butch Cassidy director George Roy Hill dies at 81
Oscar-winningdirector George Roy Hill has died at the age of 81.Theformer Marine pilot best known for 1973 best picture winner The Sting,starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Robert Shaw, as well as earlierNewman-Redford hit Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, died on FridayDec 27.TheStinggained Hill a best director Academy Award, ...
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Christmas crackers: DiCaprio can't catch Rings
Christmas Day in North America saw a mighty battle shaping up for the weekendwith the launch of Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can trying itsluck against New Line's The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers.Catch Me If You Can opened on Wednesday (Dec 25) foran impressive first-day take ...
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Spielberg can't catch Rings
The heady box officecombination of director Steven Spielberg and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and TomHanks was not enough to topple The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towersfrom the top spot this weekend (Dec 27-29). In its second week in thelead Peter Jackson's epic fantasy sequel claimed an estimated $48.9m from ...
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France, Germany team up for promotional activity
French state film body CNC will support the activities of Hamburg-based pan-European promotion agency European Film Promotion (EFP) in the second half of 2000 when France has the presidency of the European Commission.CNC will support EFP's activities outside of Europe. The move was prompted by French culture minister Catherine Trautmann ...
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Spielberg can't catch $200m Rings
The heady box officecombination of director Steven Spielberg and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and TomHanks was not enough to topple The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towersfrom the top spot this weekend (Dec 27-29).In its second week in thelead Peter Jackson's epic fantasy sequel claimed an estimated $48.9m from 3,622sites ...
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Chicago explodes on a single print
Although The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers maintained incredible strength in its second week and many other films saw percentage rises from last week, the UK weekend truly belonged to Buena Vista International's Chicago.The single print release - it is currently screening at the Warner West End before ...
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Soft Money - Canada
CanadaCanada's surfeit of tax and subsidy financing has helped to make it one of the most attractive international destinations for foreign productions. But the country's soft money is not as soft as it once was. Denis Seguin reportsIt is not by accident that Canada is the world's leading film production ...
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London film critics opt for All Or Nothing
The nominees have been announced for the 23rd Awards of the London Film Critics' Circle to be held at London's Dorchester Hotel on Wednesday 12th February 2003, in aid of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC).The Dilys Powell Award for outstanding contribution to cinema ...
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Hong Kong box office slumps 17% in 2002
Hong Kong's box office slumped by 17% in 2002, despite a year-end boost from hits such as Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets and locally-produced crime thriller Infernal Affairs.Total box office receipts were $110.6m (HK$862.6m) compared to $133.4m (HK$1.04bn) the previous year, according to figures from industry body, the ...