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UIP rolls out Coen's Cruelty in key territories
Universal's black comedy Intolerable Cruelty goes out in its second wave of international releases this upcoming weekend with medium-sized bows in four major territories.The Coen Brothers film opens through UIP in Australia on 200 prints on Oct 23, Germany on 350 on Oct 23, Spain on 239 on Oct 24 ...
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Alila
Dir. Amos Gitai. Israel-France. 2003.A collage of several plots (alila in Hebrew means plot) combine to deliver a composite picture of the country, as it is today in Gitai's new film. Originally headed for Cannes but finally emerging in Venice, Alila is one of his least overtly militant and one ...
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Singh's Videovision to handle Maqbool sales
Anant Singh's South African company Videovision Entertainment has signed a landmark deal with Indian production outfit Kaleidoscope Entertainment to handle international sales for critically acclaimed Indian film Maqbool. Producer Bobby Bedi's Maqbool, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth, is set against the backdrop of the Mumbai underworld and stars Om Puri, ...
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Blair Witch 2 scares up big numbers
In the fashion of a documentary pieced together from found fragments of footage, the story of The Blair Witch Project 2 is beginning to emerge. Buyers are being given plot snippets to help them commit to the chunky prices being asked by seller Summit Entertainment.The film apparently begins with a ...
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Cinecitta mulls expansion into East Europe, Africa
Italy's Cinecitta studio is working on plans to expand its activities into Eastern Europe and North Africa.The Italian studio is exploring partnerships with studios in Eastern Europe with the aim of providing the mother-ship with pan-European productions. The scenario would see films shoot locations in the inexpensive east and then ...
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Belgian tax shelter takes Quantum leap
Dutch producer Matthijs van Heijningen is set to be one of the first foreigners to make use of the new Belgian tax shelter regulations with English-language mystery piece, Quantum Movie (working title).The Euros7m production focuses on a historical meeting between physics genius Albert Einstein and other physicists at Brussels' Hotel ...
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European Film Academy unveils documentary contenders
The European Film Academy has announced the nominations in its Documentary 2003 - Prix Arte category. The winner will be presented at the European Film Awards Ceremony on Saturday, December 6 in Berlin.The documentary jury consists of: Alfredo Knuchel, documentary filmmaker, festival programme advisor & journalist, Switzerland; Ben Lewis, producer/director, ...
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Euro film industry savages screener compromise
Brussels-based lobby group, the European Film Companies Alliance (EFCA) has torn into the Oscars' screening tapes ban, describing it as a "blow to cultural diversity", "evidence of arrogance" and a threat to the Oscars themselves.EFCA, which represents many of the most muscular European film companies, including Svensk Filmindustri, CLT-Ufa, Intermedia, ...
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Japanese majors to build major Tokyo cinema complex
Toho is joining forces with another Japanese major, Toei, to build a cinema complex in Shinjuku - a major Tokyo entertainment district. The move follows Toho's acquisition of Virgin Cinemas Japan for $83m earlier this year.The partners plan to construct the new complex in a commercial tower that Toei is ...
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Israel hosts major Amos Gitai retrospective
The first full scale retrospective programme of Amos Gitai's work in his own country was launched at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque this week with the national premiere of his latest feature film, Alila. An emotional Gitai thanked the local film industry players who congratulated him on stage. For many years, ...
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New theatrical distributor launches in Germany
Leading German independent producers Egoli Tossell Film and Wueste Film have joined forces with the Berlin-based exhibitor timebandits Medien to launch a new theatrical distributor - timebandits films.The distributor will have its headquarters in Potsdam. Timebandits Medien's co-owner Burkhard Voiges will serve as head of distribution.The initial line-up of films ...
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German film fund changes under fire
Germany's Federal Finance Ministry (BMF) has come under fire from fund initiators and media lawyers for the recent additions to its Media Ruling requiring all decisions on a private film fund's activities to be taken exclusively by a board elected from the investors (ScreenDaily.com, August 2003).In a discussion organised by ...
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Spacey's Beyond The Sea wins German backing
Kevin Spacey's Bobby Darin biopic Beyond The Sea is among the projects which have received a total Euro 3.3m production support from Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg in its latest round of funding.The $22m drama, which has also received backing from the German Federal Film Board (FFA) and is being co-produced by Jan ...
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Working Title readies New Zealand Number
Writer/director Toa Fraser's Number 2 looks like being the first New Zealand film to secure the involvement of Working Title Australia (WTA) - and the third feature since Tim White opened the company's Sydney office in November 2000.While the board of the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) has offered its ...
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AFM: Roissy-Celluloid slate gets animated
Newly formed French sales house Roissy Films-Celluloid Dreams is poised to become one of Europe's biggest players on the animation scene having added two animated features to its slate - The General And Bonapart and Three Old Ladies (Les Triplettes De Belleville).The General And Bonapart, a new children's animated feature ...
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BAFTA launches broadside against screener ban
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has issued a strongly worded statement condemning the MPAA's decision to send out screener tapes to AMPAS members only.The statement says the move is potentially "catastrophic" for the BAFTA film awards and its members. It adds that the ruling is "discriminatory", ...
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Beaune conference ends upbeat, but down on US
The 13th annual Rencontres Cinematographiques de Beaune in France was a generally upbeat affair, but also one that marked the departure of lobbyist, Pascal Rogard. The Rencontres, which is organised by France's association of writers, directors and producers (ARP) was founded by Rogard (who remains as managing director of ...
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CTFDI takes Bad Boys II to $100m with $9.1m weekend
Bad Boys IIis expected to pass $100m in international ticket sales today or tomorrowfollowing a $9.1m weekend haul that raised its total to $99.9m for ColumbiaTriStar Film Distributors International (CTFDI).There were no major openingsfor the action sequel, which dropped 24% in its second weekend in France andadded $2.9m for a ...
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Scary Movie 3 breaks record for October and Miramax
Dimension's Scary Movie 3 galvanised the box office over the weekend with a stunning$49.7m number one opening that was easily the biggest October bow of all time,while Paramount/Mandalay Pictures' epic love story Beyond Borders flopped outside the top 10.The horror spoof averaged $14,189 from 3,503 sites and starsCharlie Sheen, Anna ...