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Hitachi takes on Iwanami library
The Digital Media Group of electronics giant Hitachi has acquired the film library of Iwanami Productions, one of Japan's oldest and largest makers of documentary and educational films, which filed for bankruptcy in 1999.Hitachi plans to preserve the films and market them under the name Iwanami Library. The library contains ...
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Anonymous Content boosts management team
LA-based multimedia development, production and talent management outfit Anonymous Content has expanded its management division with the appointment of Shawn Hopkins, Brian Medavoy and Lainie Stolhanske.Hopkins arrives from LA-based production and management company Catch 23 and previously served two years with Rick and Julie Yorn and Artist Management Group, having ...
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Ireland's Section 481 film tax-relief still in question
Ireland's joint parliamentary committee on finance has issued a report strongly in favour of the continuation of government support for the film industry. "The Joint Committee believes that for strong economic and cultural reasons the government should continue to promote and foster film as a high value, high knowledge, highly ...
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...as Irish Film Board gets 9% budget increase for 2004
John O'Donoghue, Irish minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, announced a 9% increase in funding for the Irish Film Board in 2004 at a briefing yesterday (Nov 13). The increase will bring the Film Board's budget up to Euros 11.845m for next year, of which Euros 10m is for capital ...
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International Box Office Preview
Warner Bros' The Matrix Revolutions is expected to continue its international rampage this weekend following a record five-day global opening in 107 territories and subsequent $138.6m international gross in its first week ($138m excluding IMAX theatres).The final episode in the Wachowski Brothers' sci-fi trilogy scored a combined $232.2m global ...
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Zatoichi to open Rotterdam
Cult Japanese film-maker Takeshi Kitano will make his third trip to Europe in four months when he returns to Rotterdam with his swordplay action vehicle Zatoichi, which has won major prizes ever since it premiered in competition at Venice. The film has now been set as the opening film at ...
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FRANCE
The Matrix stormed into cinemas this week easily doubling the coveted one million admissions mark. Although the critics have not been kind to the film, queues have been round the block since last Wednesday when the movie opened and it has already entered the top fifteen films of 2003. Faced ...
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HONG KONG
Matrix Revolutions didn't beat the opening week figures of Matrix Reloaded in Hong Kong, but still topped the box office with a solid $1.32m from 67 screens during its first eight days (Nov 5-12). In comparison, Matrix Reloaded grossed $1.92m from 62 screens during its first seven days in May. ...
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ARGENTINA
Warner Bros' The Matrix: Revolutions topped Argentina's box office ratings as it has in many parts of the world. Alexander Sokurov's The Russian Ark opened strongly enough to come in at second place, followed by hit Korean title The Way Home which climbed from seventh to third spot. Distributor Eurocine ...
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Oz financing forum aims to usher in a new era
An Australian Film Financing Forum is to be held in Sydney on November 27. The forum is designed to arm potential film financiers with the knowledge they need to make more informed decisions - and to hook them up with key film industry players. Actor, producer and forum patron Bryan ...
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First ever Brazilian Film Market to start on November 19
The 36th Brasilia Film Festival is to host to the first ever Brazilian Film Market from November 19th to 24th this year. Organised by Brazilian sales and promotion company Grupo Novo de Cinema e TV, the market has already confirmed the attendance of buyers from Europe, North America, Latin America ...
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Former PolyGram exec to be general manager of REP
Former PolyGram Filmed Entertainment/Universal Pictures International executive David Collins will take up the newly created role of general manager of REP Distribution from March 6. Collins will oversee day-to-day operations reporting to parent company Becker Entertainment's head of film Mark Gooder. The position makes Collins directly responsible for all REP's ...
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Seydoux brothers team for new archive venture
The Seydoux brothers have once again joined forces to create a new company. Nicolas and Jerome Seydoux, who respectively head up French studios Gaumont and Pathe, merged their cinema circuits a few years back to create Europalaces and are now following suite with their companies' archives.The new entity, which is ...
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Constantin sees theatrical revenues dive
Theatrical revenues at Germany's Constantin Film were halved in the third quarter of 2003, from Euros 14.2m to Euros 7.99m, a drop far in excess of the 5.8% decline at the overall German box office. For the nine months to end of September Constantin recorded a drop in theatrical receipts ...
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France approves new tax credit scheme for film
The French government has approved a film tax credit scheme which was presented by prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin last week.The total amount of credit available will be equal to 20% of all expenditure for work done in France. It will have a ceiling of Euros 500,000 for fiction and documentary ...
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Alex de la Iglesia unveils his new film, Ferpect Crime
Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia has unveiled details of his new film, Ferpect Crime (Crimen Ferpecto), prior to a ten-week shoot to roll in Madrid and Seville next Monday, November 17.The director of such cult hits as Day Of The Beast and Common Wealth called the new film, about ...
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Marvel Enterprises opens London office
Comic book giant Marvel Enterprises has launched a London-based international division.The office is headed by Bruno Maglione, who has been named president of Marvel International. He reports to Allen Lipson, Marvel's chief executive for all activities other than consumer products, where he reports to Tim Rothwell, president of worldwide consumer ...
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NonStop, Bright Angel pick up Mifed package deals
NonStop Entertainment, partof Sweden's Millennium Media Group, swooped on packages of rights at Mifedincluding Hong Kong's Infernal Affairs and Oliver Stone's Looking ForFidel.NonStop bought Scandinavianand Baltic rights to Infernal Affairs II and III, the second andthird instalments of a police thriller trilogy directed by Andrew Lau and AlanMak. The rights ...
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Lanzarote gears up for 5th annual screenings
The Spanish Film Screenings of Lanzarote are gearing up for their upcoming fifth annual edition November 27-29.The three features to be premiered in the now traditional evening gala ceremonies are Santi Amodeo's Astronautas (pictured), Ramon Barea's El Coche De Pedales and Ramon de Espana's Haz Conmigo Lo Que Quieras.Others of ...
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Elf outguns Master And Commander as Revolutions tumbles
Exhibiting dramatically contrasting fortunes in their second weeks, New Line's comedy Elfclimbed one place to pole position on an estimated $27.2m at the weekend, whileWarner Bros' The Matrix Revolutions dropped two to third and appears to be in early terminal decline.Jon Favreau's feel-good film cost around $30m and has amassed$71.3m ...