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Yes Men land at Rezo
The Yes Men are back in town and they're promising to wreak mischief in Berlin. New film from the merry pranksters The Yes Men Fix The World, which screened at Sundance and is opening this year's Berlin Panorama, has been picked up for international sales by Rezo. Directed by Andy ...
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Dean Spanley goes to US with Miramax
Miramax Films has taken US rights to Toa Fraser' much feted comedy-drama Dean Spanley starring Sam Neill, Jeremy Northam and Peter O'Toole. The UK/New Zealand coproduction, which screened at the Toronto, London and Pusan festivals last year, was produced by Matthew Metcalfe and Alan Harris, with David Parfitt, Finola Dwyer, ...
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Rome appoints industry figures to support artistic director
The International Rome Film Festival has appointed three industry professionals to assist artistic director Piera Detassis in selecting films for the event's fourth edition, set to run October 15-23.Theyare journalist, critic, producer and film distributor Fabrizio Grossoli, journalist Alessandra De Luca and Fabia Bettini.Grossoli has previously served on a number ...
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IM Global Acclaim seals 26 presales on Miller's Pippa Lee
As US specialty buyers prepare for the world premiere of Rebecca Miller's official selection comedy drama The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee on February 9, IM Global Acclaim has reported strong international sales.Icon has taken rights for the UK, Australia and New Zealand, Tri Pictures has acquired in Spain, CDI ...
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Slumdog Millionaire triumphs at London Film Critics' Circle Awards
An inaugural NSPCC award for young British performer of the year was presented to Thomas Turgoose for two very different roles; a teenager escaping a bad home life in Somers Town, and a ferocious yob in Eden Lake. Kate Winslet won actress of the year for her performances in The ...
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The Seventh Circle (A Hetedik Kor)
Dir: Arpad Sopsits. Hungary. 2009. 107mins. Coming of age turns into a painful and confusing affair in Arpad Sopsits' disturbing and excessively intellectual portrait of teenagers trying to make sense of their existence. Told through a series of flashbacks based on a 14 year old suicide's diary, Sopsits offers a ...
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Barnz signs on to direct edgy romance Beastly for CBS Films
Daniel Barnz has signed on to direct the edgy romance Beastly for CBS Films.
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Pathe seals deals on Frears' Cheri with Lumiere, Nordisk
On the eve of EFM, Pathe International announced deals on two major territories for Stephen Frears' Cheri which screens in competition here on Feb 10. Lumiere has taken the film for Benelux and Nordisk for Scandinavia.The film, written by Christopher Hampton from Colette's novel stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend, Felicity ...
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Umedia has Double Take, enlists Rachel
Attending the EFM for the second time, French outfit Umedia (Urban Media International) has come on board as international sales agent on artist and filmmaker Johan Grimonprez's provocative new feature, Double Take. The film, screening in Berlin's Forum, is a satirical, self-reflexive drama about Alfred Hitchcock, the Cold War, catastrophe ...
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Wavelength Pictures launches North Korean film slate at EFM
Wavelength Pictures has signed an agreement with French distributor Pretty Pictures to represent a collection of classic & contemporary North Korean feature films for festivals and international sales. The UK based sales agent is launching the collection at the EFM. The package includes The Flower Girl (1972) described as a ...
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UK producer in Berlin with Bad Day
Producer Gena Helen Ashwell, one of the UK's youngest female producers, is in Berlin with her sales team to introduce Bad Day to distributors. The 24 year old secured just under $3 million in private funding for the film. Directed by Ian David Diaz (Fallen Angels, The Killing Zone) the ...
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Taxidermia stuffs the competition at Alcala
The Alcala de Henares Film Festival, Spain's top short film festival, closed its 30th edition Saturday night in a rousing awards ceremony at the Teatro Cervantes, so named for the town's best-known native son.Luis Cervero's Taxidermia, a critical and post-modern take on the practice of stuffing animals, won the top ...
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UK 's Pinewood and Shepperton Studios win Bafta award
Pinewood and Shepperton Studios will receive a Bafta contribution award at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony at London's Royal Opera House on Sunday 8 February 2009. The studios, which are behind such classics as The African Queen and Dr Strangelove as well as recent blockbusters Casino Royal and ...
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BBC Films, HanWay groom teen spies with Cherub
BBC Films is to tap into the teen market with the adaptation of the first book of Robert Muchamore's teenage spy series. Cherub;The Recruit, which is being introduced to buyers in Berlin by HanWay Films, marks the start of what BBC Films hopes will be a book franchise aimed at ...
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Magnolia Pictures picks up US rights to John Hindman's Arlen Faber
Magnolia Pictures has picked up US rights to John Hindman's romantic comedy Arlen Faber starring Jeff Daniels and Lauren Graham following its world premiere at Sundance last month. Elle Driver is handling international sales in Berlin. The distributor plans a summer release. Senior vice president Tom Quinn and head of ...
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UK's Hudson launches Cologne-based production outfit
UK-born, Cologne-based director Steve Hudson has launched his own production company GRINGO Films with producer Sonja Ewers to develop and produce international features. They are in Berlin to meet potential partners to board their first two feature projects which are currently at the stage of script development. The first project, ...
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Noel Clarkesigns on to star in Centurion
BAFTA Orange Rising Star nominated actor, writer and director Noel Clarke has signed on to star in Centurion, the Rome-era actioner being produced by Slumdog Millionaire Oscar nominee Christian Colson and his Celador Films. Pathe International is handling sales in Berlin. Clarke previously wrote the screenplays for Kidulthood and Adulthood, ...