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US films dominate French video market
The French video market is more heavily dominated by US films than France's theatrical market. A new study published by the Centre National de la Cinematographie (CNC) shows that Hollywood films accounted for 74% of gross receipts between 1996-2001 in the video sector, compared with a 57% market share of ...
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USA comes under scrutiny at Amsterdam
25 documentaries on the state of the USA - tackling topics such as the aftermath of September 11, the impact of US led globalisation and militant American organisations - will form the backbone of a USA Today programme at this year's International Documentary Festival in Amsterdam.The documentaries include: New Americans ...
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Lions Gate finally swallows Artisan to create indie giant
Lions GateEntertainment has agreed to buy Artisan Entertainment for $160m plus assumptionof Artisan debt believed to be up to $85m, bringing to an end an auctionprocess that has lasted five months.The deal - whichis subject to anti-trust regulatory approval and is expected to be completed bythe end of the year ...
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Cruelty leads international pack with $13.1m
Final weekend figuresreleased by Universal have confirmed Intolerable Cruelty as the weekend's number one international filmon $13.1m from 2,405 sites in 22 countries.Helping the black comedy onits way to an $18.9m international running total was a table-topping bow inAustralia on $1.7m from 228 sites including previews. It took 23% market ...
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LXG nears $100m for Fox
Fox International's TheLeague Of Extraordinary Gentlemen (LXG) is poised to cross $100m later this week after a $6.8m weekend haulraised its international running total to $96.3m.The fantasy-adventure openedto modest success in its final five territories, including a $16,000 number onebow on six screens in Bolivia, and enjoyed a good second ...
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Nemo has strong fourth weekend holdover in UK
Finding Nemo continued to plough throughinternational waters as it grossed $6.8m at the weekend to raise its internationalrunning total to $134m.The result wasdriven chiefly by a strong fourth weekend holdover in the UK that saw Nemo drop 34% and stay top for the thirdconsecutive weekend, adding $6.5m for a $36.4m ...
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Telecinco turns back on Hollywood output deals
Spanish broadcaster Telecinco has confirmed a significant shift inits film acquisitions and production policy, turning its back on lengthy Hollywoodcontracts in favour of more selective pacts with both US indies and local suppliers.Opting for cost-cutting multi-title package deals with leading US producersand mini-studios rather than long-term output agreements with the ...
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Zenpix sells four to Screen Media Ventures for domestic DVD and syndicated TV
Santa Monica-based producer and distributor Zenpix has solddomestic DVD/video and syndicated television rights to four theatrical titlesto New York-based international acquisition and distribution house Screen MediaVentures (SMV).The four titles, Vanessa Middleton's in-release romantic comedy 30Years To Life, LisaFrance's family drama Anne B Real, Julia Montejo and Jesus Nebot's thriller No ...
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Sin Ton Ni Sonia
Dir. Carlos Sama. Mexico, 2003. 112 min.A real script and a tough editor would have done a world of good for this messy little comedy rushing all over Mexico City in its despondent attempts to cover three plots, a host of characters and several film genres at the same time. ...
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DENMARK
As expected Constantin Film's release of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol.1 slaughtered last week's chart-topping children's film Brats, cutting it down 73.1%. Bill's 37 prints scooped 25,635 admissions, where as Brats' 104 prints took just 19,472, which was still enough for a second place in front of the Coen-brothers' Intolerable ...
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Italian production round-up
For the latest Italian listings, see International production ListingsA wealth of hotly-anticipated pictures are currently being made in Italy: These include Cuore Sacro, a new picture by Turkish-Italian director Ferzan Ozpetek, whose last two films, Ignorant Fairies and Facing Windows have become local blockbusters. Produced by his regular partners, ...
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Football Days (Dias De Futbol)
Dir: David Serrano. Spain. 2003. 118mins.There should be much interest in Football Days (Dias De Futbol) at the upcoming MIFED market, considering the film's breakneck climb up the Spanish box office chart and the cast and crew repeats from last year's biggest local box office hit and hot international seller, ...
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Love Me If You Dare (Jeux D'Enfants)
France-Belgium. 2003. 93 mins.To rework an old Jean Cocteau pronouncement, just as there was painting before and after Picasso, there is French cinema before and after Amelie - as some local scribes are putting it with some alarm, there is the "Amelie Poulain-ization" of French movies. As evidence of this, ...
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RAICinema to launch at Cannes with $250m budget
RAICinema, the recently-formed film unit of Italian state broadcaster RAI, is set to officially launch at this year's Cannes film festival, complete with an annual budget of $250m (L500bn), some of which will be channelled into studio acquisitions.The new outfit will be involved in production, distribution and international sales, with ...
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UK/IRELAND
Despite being listed in a recent UK poll of the top 100 books of all time, the film adaptation of Louis Sachar's best selling children's title Holes made little impact on the UK/Ireland box office.Two new family films launched wide at the weekend to take advantage of the national school ...
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Stamp joins cast of Franchise's Fish
Terence Stamp has joined the cast of Dead Fish, which is currently shooting in London.Directed by Charley Stadler, the black comedy thriller also stars Gary Oldman as a ruthless hitman and Robert Carlyle as a heartless debt collector. Stamp will play the eponymous Fish.Elena Anaya (Sex & Lucia), Andrew ...
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German festivals attack NRW spending cuts
Over a dozen film festivals and workshops in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) have joined forces to attack the NRW regional government for proposed spending cuts which would see its budget for film cultural activities slashed by around 50% by 2005.The protesting festivals include the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Cologne's Feminale, ...
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Rival festival emerges to challenge Austria's Diagonale
Austrian filmmakers including Michael Haneke, Ulrich Seidl and Barbara Albert have thrown their weight behind plans to hold a three-day alternative festival event ahead of next year's Diagonale - Festival of Austrian Cinema (March 13-21, 2004) in Graz.The move to launch a new festival is a response to Secretary of ...
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Amsterdam unveils main competition line-up
The International Documentary Festival in Amsterdam (Nov 20-30) has said that, from this year's edition, it will only accept documentaries that premiere at the festival into its main competition.The news came as festival director Ally Derks yesterday (Oct 28) unveiled an international line-up of 21 instead of the usual 20 ...