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EU gives aid to third-world film-makers
The European Union (EU) has launched an aid programme to support production and distribution of films from the crisis hit African, Caribbean and Pacific regions.The new cash is coming from the EU's European Development Fund in an effort to boost cultural and social co-operation. Production finance of Euros100,000 to Euros400,000 ...
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Danny Glover joins voice cast of UK animatronics feature Agent Crush
Danny Glover has joined the voice cast of animatronics adventure Agent Crush which is being sold worldwide by Fantastic Films International.He joins a cast already including Ioan Gruffudd, Neve Campbell, Brian Blessed, Brian Cox, Alice Evans and Roger Moore.The film has already completed principal photography in the UK using state-of-the-art ...
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Celluloid picks up international rights to Sex My Life
Celluloid Dreams has acquired international rights to Bahman Motamedian's feature Sex My Life. The film, which debuted in Venice last month, is a mix of documentary and fiction that follows seven transsexuals living in modern-day Tehran.The subjects' journey to finding their true identity is demonstrated as they seek acceptance from ...
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Danish film Dancers opens competition for 50th edition of Nordic Film Days
The Nordic Film Days main competition programme will open with Danish director Pernille Fischer Christensen's Dancers.The event is the world's largest showcase of Nordic and Baltic cinema and will celebrate its 50th anniversary when it runs in Lübeck, Germany between Oct 29-Nov 2.Other films in competition include: Finnish director Aku ...
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German domestic market share at record 21.3%
German films have secured a market share of 21.3% in the first nine months of 2008, according to figures collated by Nielsen EDI. This is almost 50% higher than 2007's 14.4% share and higher than 2006's record 20.3%.That market share would be even higher - up to 25% - if ...
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Russia's Central Partnership Group to boost its theatrical distribution
In a move designed to improve domestic release standards, Russian Central Partnership Sales House has created a new position of vice president theatrical distribution, and appointed Andrey Radko to the role. Radko's previous role of theatrical distribution general manager is taken by Vadim Vereshchagin.Radko will be responsible for theatrical distribution, ...
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Julia to be released in UK cinemas and via Sky Box Office on same day
Chelsea Films (part of The Curzon Artificial Eye Group) andSky Television have signed a deal to release Julia, starring Tilda Swinton, in cinemas and on Sky Box on Dec 5. This is the first time an English language title will be released in this way. Julia, which was directed by ...
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Mikhalkov andChen receive Kurosawa award
Russian actor-director Nikita Mikhalkov and Chinese filmmaker Chen Kaige have received this year's Akira Kurosawa Award. The announcement was made by the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF).Awarded annually for lifetime achievements in film directing, the trophy carries with it a cash prize of $50,000. The award will be presented at ...
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Michael Winterbottom presents Short Circuit prize at Raindance
25 yer old Robert Reed was declared the winner of the Short Circuit competition with his short The Driving Test. He was presented with his prizeby Michael Winterbottom at the Raindance Film Festival.The Short Circuit competition was the initiative of Dailymotion, a provider of user generated and licensed online video ...
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Nicolas Traube re-elected as president of Film France
Nicolas Traube has been re-elected to the post of president of Film France, the organisation responsible for promoting the country as a shooting location. The board also renewed the posts of David Kodsi as treasurer and Olivier Meneux as secretary. Three vice-presidents will be nominated to represent the regional film ...
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Imagenation Abu Dhabi teams with National Geographic for slate of films
Imagenation Abu Dhabi, the film financing arm of Abu Dhabi Media Company launched last month, is teaming up with National Geographic Entertainment on a $100m slate of films over the next five years. The fund was announced in Abu Dhabi on Saturday by Tim Kelly, president of National Geographic Global ...
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Cine-International sells eight to E-M-S
Veteran German sales house Cine-International Filmvertrieb clinched a number of MIFED deals on its new and library titles.Market newcomer E-M-S New Media licensed German-speaking video and DVD rights to eight pictures including Robert Sigl's mystery thriller Laurin, Wolfgang Lesowsky's Gustav Mahler, Michael Cacoyannis' Sweet Country, Nicholas Schilling's Rheingold and Rudolf ...
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Senator's head of acquisitions leaves for Atlas Film + Medien
Milada Rybarova has exited her position as Head of Acquisitions at the beleaguered German producer-distributor Senator Entertainment to take up the newly created post of VP Sales and Acquisitions at Atlas Film + Medien from this week. Rybarova began working at Senator in 2000 as an acquisitions executive and ...
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Met Film School launches four new industry degrees
Ealing Studios-based Met Film School has launched four new two-year degrees in film-industry specialist subject areas.The move follows last year's success with an intensive two-year BA in film-making.The new degrees are: BA Film & Television; BA Film & Digital Media; BA Film, Visual Effects & Animation; and BA Film & ...
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Russian cinema struggles to overcome arthouse stereotype
The international development of new Russian cinema is struggling to overcome the shadow of the great tradition of Soviet arthouse, according to leading Russian critic and FIPRESCI president Andrei Plakhov.Speaking at an Academia-Rossica roundtable at BAFTA in London, Plakhov warned there was a tendency to stereotype Russian film-making based on ...
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Abu Dhabi launches media zone for Arab film content
A media zone has been launched in Abu Dhabi as part of the city's bid to establish itself as a major player in the global film industry. The multimedia park - called twofour54 - aims to create Arab content in film, broadcasting, publishing and digital. It will supply production ...
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Salon to co-produce sequel to Eat Drink Man Woman
Hong Kong's Salon Films is co-producing a slate of films with pan-Asian partners including a sequel to Ang Lee's 1994 Eat Drink Man Woman with producer Hsu Li-kong's Taipei-based Zoom Hunt International.The $2.9m contemporary drama will be co-written by Hsu, who was a producer on the original. The planned cast ...
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AMPCO, Salon and Hengdian unite for Sino-Ozco-productions
Australia's Adelaide Motion Picture Company (AMPCO), Hong Kong's Salon Films and Hengdian Film Productions from China's Zhejiang Province are forming a China-Australia co-production alliance. The three companies signed a Memorandum Of Understanding in Hengdian in Zhejiang province to shoot three movies starting from December. The first film will be family ...
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Theresa Peters leaves WMA to become partner at UTA
United Talent Agency (UTA) has scored a coup and lured Theresa Peters following a 14-year stint at the William Morris Agency.Peters becomes the 18th partner and an agent in the UTA talent department and brings a client list that includes James McAvoy, Kirsten Dunst, Mads Mikkelsen, Mandy Moore and Hugh ...
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Russia's Admiral has huge local bow for Fox International
A local Russian hit and a Hollywood paranoia thriller knocked Mamma Mia off its perch after a grand five-week reign as international champion.The Russian market has yielded mighty returns this year for local titles in particular and the trend continued as Fox International opened Channel 1/Solyaris' Admiral (Kolchak) in Russia ...