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Chadha lifts curtain on Beckham musical
Having borrowed from Bollywood's all-singing, all-dancing spectaculars with her hugely-anticipated Jane Austen adaptation Bride And Prejudice, Gurinder Chadha has got the taste for musicals.The UK writer-director-producer has re-teamed with LA-based producer Deepak Nayar on a stage musical of Bend It Like Beckham, her hit comedy about a UK-Indian girl who ...
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Cannibalism feature set to challenge German tastes
Maverick German filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim has announced plans for a film about cannibalism.The move comes in the same week that the trial of a man accused of killing, dissecting and eating another man opened in Germany, causing a sensation in the German media.Von Praunheim - whose credits include It's ...
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Irish relief as Section 481 wins extension
Irish Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy confirmed in his Budget Speech today (Nov 3) that the film Section 481 tax incentive will be extended to the end of 2008 and that the cap on total investment in any one film will be increased from Euros 10.48m to Euros15m from 2005. The ...
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CineMart unveils 'beautiful' 2004 line-up
Projects by Catherine Breillat, Kim Ki-Duk and Dagur Kari are among the highlights of larger-than-ever CineMart co-production market (Jan 25-29, 2004).The market, which is organised in association with the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) (Jan 21-31, 2004), will showcase some 47 projects in various stages of development that are seeking ...
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A Bench In The Park
Dir: Agusti Vila. Spain. 1999. 83 mins.Prod cos: Fernando Colomo, Alta Films, Canal Plus. Domestic dist: Alta Films. Int'l Sales: Sogepaq (00 34 91 524 72 20). Exec prod: Beatriz de la Gandara. Scr: Vila. DoP: David Onedes. Prod des: Sofia Pape. Ed: Miguel Angel Santamaria. Music: Ian Briton. Main ...
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Ward Anderson move prompts Dublin speculation
There is considerable speculation in the Irish industry about the direction of the family owned Ward Anderson Group, the country's largest exhibitor.Last Friday, the staff associated with the Ward family's side of the business moved out of Ward Anderson Group headquarters, Filmhouse, on Dublin's Abbey Street.On Monday morning, the Ward ...
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Kinowelt sales arm picks up Mondlandung
Kinowelt's world sales arm Filmverlag der Autoren has picked up international distribution rights for film school graduate Till Endemann's debut feature Mondlandung, which received its world premiere at the International Hof Film Days at the end of October.Produced by the Baden-Wuerttemberg Film Academy with V-Max Media, Mondlandung (Moon Landing) follows ...
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Albanian capital hosts inaugural International festival
Albania's capital city, Tirana, is currently hosting the first ever edition of the Tirana International Film Festival (Dec 1-7), with a short film competition in fiction, documentary, animation and experimental categories. The festival was initiated by its two directors, Agron Domi and Ilir Butka, and it is organised under the ...
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China decentralises film censorship process
In a further sign that China is speeding up reform of its film industry, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has announced that its film censorship process has been decentralised. Under new rules, which came into effect December 1, filmmakers no longer need apply to the Beijing-based ...
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Italian senate approves controversial TV reform bill
The Italian Senate has approved a controversial bill for the reform of Italy's TV system, which is set to consolidate Silvio Berlusconi's sprawling media empire.The Gasparri Law was approved in a 155-126 vote despite fierce opposition from the centre-left coalition and some opposition from within Berlusconi's own centre-right party.It must ...
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IDT close to acquisition of DVD/video company Anchor Bay
US-based animation and live-action producer-distributorIDT Entertainment is on the verge of acquiring the home video outfit Anchor BayEntertainment Group from Handleman Company after signing a definitiveagreement.Under the termsof the deal, which is expected to close by mid-December, IDT Entertainment willgain an international video and DVD distribution foothold through Anchor Bay'sdirect-to-consumer ...
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Tribeca Film Festival buys New York movie house
Tribeca Film Festival co-founders Robert De Niro, JaneRosenthal and Craig Hatkoff have acquired rep theatre The Screening Room in NewYork, which they will use to enhance services at the festival and De Niro'snearby Tribeca Film Institute and hire out for commercial purposes.The partnersacquired a long lease renewable through to 2023 ...
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Ducard named vp at MGM Home Entertainment
Malik Ducard hasbeen promoted to vice president of worldwide business development andacquisitions at MGM Home Entertainment.In his new roleDucard will spearhead the division's global acquisition projects, targetingdomestic and international features and domestic family-oriented programmingwith particular emphasis on the direct-to-video market.He will alsooversee library valuation and acquisition efforts as well as ...
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Mystic River wins National Board of Review
The first blood in this highlycontentious awards season has gone to Clint Eastwood's Mystic River, which was named today best film by the usuallyidiosyncratic National Board of Review (NBR).Sean Penn was named best actorfor his performances in both Mystic River, released by Warner Bros, and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's 21 Grams, ...
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Sheridan's In America leads Indie Spirit nods
Fox Searchlight's InAmerica dominated the 2004 IFPIndependent Spirit Awards nominations with six nominations in the US indieworld's equivalent of the Oscars.Jim Sheridan's film wasfollowed by HBO Films/Fine Line Features' American Splendor (this year's Grand Jury Prize winner at Sundance) andSamuel Goldwyn Films/ Fireworks' Raising Victor Vargas with five nominations each.All ...
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Disney crosses $3bn barrier in 2003
Poweredby the phenomenal success of Pixar's Finding Nemo and the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced The Pirates OfThe Caribbean, the Buena Vista FilmDistribution Group (BVFDG) has made history by becoming the first studio topass $3bn at the global box office in a single year.BVFDG comprises the domestic operation controlled byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution ...
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Judge in screener ban suit will announce decision on Friday
The New York federal judge presiding over the case brought by acoalition of independent film-makers to overturn the MPAA screener ban isexpected to deliver a ruling on Friday (Dec 3).US district judge Mukasey adjourned court yesterday (3) followinga day of testimony and legal argument, saying he would return on Friday ...
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SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
As 2003 comes to an end, the domination of local product is starting to weaken, except for the current absolute favourite Small World, which remained in second position in its eighth weekend. Despite a 45% decline, the road comedy has now grossed a total of $422,083. Two releases by Tuck, ...
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Vodafone casts eye over Vivendi Universal
UK mobile phone company Vodafone has expressed an interest in buying Vivendi Universal. Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin said that he would not rule out buying the whole of the French media group in order to get his hands on SFR, France's second largest mobile operator, which Vodafone owns jointly ...
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FINLAND
Last week's previews week swept all competition from the top of the Finnish chart, as Finding Nemo and Master And Commander pushed Love Actually down 28% to third. However, no other films were released over the weekend, which was 40% lower than last year. Little else changed at the chart, ...