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Cinesite announces new appointments
Cinesite (Europe) has appointed Antony Hunt, former managing director of MillFilm, as managing director as part of a round of appointments.Also joining the effects house are head of digital imaging Mitch Mitchell and Jose Granell, who takes up the post of visual effects supervisor and director of models. Other ...
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Sales companies in line for MEDIA boost
Europe's film sales companies are to get a cash boost under a new scheme to include them in the distribution section of the European Union's next MEDIA Programme. Under MEDIA Plus, the new five-year support system which replaces MEDIA II from January 2001, distribution will be allocated $98.2m (euro100m) and ...
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O'Halloran joins UIP as director of int'l acquisitions
UIP has confirmed that Nuala O'Halloran has joined as director of international acquisitions.Born and educated in Ireland, O'Halloran spent six years in Australia where she was director of acquisitions and investment at the Premium Movie Partnership.She replaces Marion Pilowsky, who left the company to head Myriad Pictures' new London arm. ...
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Matheson confirmed as vice chair of film at PACT
Margaret Matheson, managing director of Bard Entertainments, has been confirmed to replace producer Andy Paterson as vice chair for film at UK producer's body PACT.The handover was announced by John McVay, chief executive of PACT, following the body's elections for this year's governing council. The appointment is effective immediately.Eileen Gallagher, ...
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Ryan Werner leaves Magnolia for Palm Pictures
Ryan Werner hasjoined Palm Pictures as head of theatrical distribution, where he will reportto Karol Martesko-Fenster, head of film & RES Media Group, and David Koh,head of acquisitions and production, on all distribution matters. Werner willwork with Koh on acquiring titles for theatrical and DVD distribution and willoversee marketing, distribution ...
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Marcus Ammon to head MGM Channel Germany, exits Universal
MGM Worldwide TelevisionDistribution has appointed veteran television executive Marcus Ammon as generalmanager of the MGM Channel in Germany, the largest cable and satellite marketin Europe. Ammon will be based in Munich, where he will oversee day-to-dayaffairs including programming, marketing, sales and technical operations at thechannel, which is due to launch ...
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Edi
Dir: Piotr Trzaskalski. Poland. 2002. 100minsPolish Oscar hopeful Edi presents a touching portrait of a man who has lost everything in life yet accepts his fate with a stoicism and respectful courage. The Polish feature debut from director Piotr Trzaskalski, who has spent the past 10 years in Polish television, ...
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The Last Train (Poslednyi Poezd)
Dir: Diego Arsuaga. Uruguay/Argentina/Spain. 2002. 93 mins.Faintly reminiscent of an Ealing Studio's comedy (The Titfield Thunderbolt springs particularly to mind), Uruguay's Oscar candidate is a gentle caper movie about a gang of old codgers who hijack a steam train. International critics are likely to turn their noses up at this ...
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Lilja 4-Ever leads Swedish Oscar race
Academy Award-hopeful Lukas Moodysson dominated the nominations for Sweden's equivalent of the Oscars, the Guldbaggen.Moodysson's dark drama Lilja 4-Ever earned six nods, including best film and best director, when the Swedish Film Institute unveiled its nominations on Wednesday. The film's two young Russian actors, Oksana Akinsjina and Artiom Bogutjarskij, were ...
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...while Okay and Open Hearts dominate Danish Oscar nominations
Susanne Bier's Dogme hit Open Hearts and Jesper W. Nielsen's Okay both scooped nine nominations for the Danish Oscars, the 20th Robert Film AwardsThe Danish Film Academy's nominations for Open Hearts include best film, best director, best actor (Mads Mikkelsen), best actress (Sonja Richter) as well as three best supporting ...
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Korea's A-Line to re-launch as independent
A-Line, an informal distribution network formed last year between five South Korean companies, has announced it is parting ways with KangJeGyu Films and re-launching itself as a separate entity. Renamed Entertainment A-Line, the distributor expects to release a total of 18 local and imported titles per year.The move follows ...
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Goteborg international film festival unveils full line-up
The 26th edition of the Goteborg International Film Festival, to be held January 14-24, has unveiled its full line-up. In total 388 films, of which 181 are features or documentaries, will be screened during the event. As reported earlier, Swedish hit director Josef Fares's new action comedy Kops will open ...
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Highlight to fire with Newell's Fifty Cannon
Swiss distributor and rights trader Highlight Communications has boosted its international profile by signing a three-year output deal with UK director Mike Newell's start-up outfit Fifty Cannon Entertainment. Highlight will take all rights in German-speaking territories to Fifty Cannon's slate and also has the option to co-produce certain projects, acquiring ...
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Comic books inspire French production frenzy
It's not just in Hollywood - French producers are also working on a string of mega-budget, high-profile comic book adaptations.Back in 1999, the French language comic book adaptation Asterix And Obelix Take On Caesar stormed the local box office, and was swiftly followed up by chart-topping sequel Mission Cleopatra last ...
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Jude Law resigns from Natural Nylon
UK actor Jude law is resigning his directorship of Natural Nylon, the talent-led production company he set up with fellow actors such as Ewan McGregor.Law is said to be stepping down due to the amount of time he spends abroad now that his career has taken off with films such ...
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Berlin selections give clue to Cannes contenders
While Dieter Kosslick and his fellow Berlin selectors have yet to finalise their various sections, there are a number of films by top art-house directors that look like hot contenders for a Cannes slot. The following should be read as no more than a list of titles that are likely ...
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Slamdance opens with Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
Two world premieres bookendthis year's ninth annual Slamdance Film Festival, which opens on Jan 18with Ken Bowser's documentary Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, based on Peter Biskind's provocative accountof film-making in the 1960s and 70s, and closes on Jan 24 with AllanMindel's Milwaukee, Minnesota.Easy Riders, Raging Bulls chronicles one of the ...
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Kahli Small joins Focus as vice president of production
Kahli Small hasjoined Universal's specialty film unit Focus Features as vice presidentof production, co-presidents David Linde and James Schamus announced today (Jan8). Small, who most recently worked as an independent producer, will be basedat the company's West Coast offices and will report directly to Focuspresident of production Glenn Williamson.In a ...
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James Cardwell takes over top video job at Warner
In the wake ofthe recent departure of outspoken DVD pioneer Warren Lieberfarb, James Cardwellwas today (Jan 8) named president of Warner Home Video by Barry Meyer, WarnerBros chairman and chief executive officer. Caldwell, a widely respected 20-yearveteran of the division, leaves his post as executive vice president for NorthAmerica and ...
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Colin Callender to receive inaugural Ray-Ban award at Sundance
Colin Callender,the award-winning producer and president of HBO Films, is to receive theinaugural 2003 Ray-Ban Visionary Award in Park City on Jan 21. The accolade,which is being presented by Ray-Ban, US film magazine Movieline and non-profitpublic advocacy body The Creative Coalition, was established to recognise 'thework and dedication of an ...