Small MPU – Page 355
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News
Samuel Goldwyn Foundation unveils screenwriting finallists
Samuel Goldwyn Foundation president Samuel Goldwyn Jr has announced the five finallists for this year’s writing awards competition.
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Eldorado first title under Fantastic Films Int'l, House Of Fear sales pact
Roxane Barbat and Fred deWysocki’s Los Angeles-based Fantastic Films International (FFI) has signed a deal to handle worldwide sales on multiple films from Richard Driscoll’s UK company House Of Fear.
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Ex-Miramax executive Colleen Seldin to handle sales for Locomotive Group
Former Miramax senior vice-president of international distribution and operations Colleen Seldin has resurfaced at New York-based Locomotive Entertainment Group.
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Kathryn Bigelow, Nora Ephron among HFF honourees
Kathryn Bigelow will receive the Hollywood Director Award and Nora Ephron will collect the Hollywood Screenwriter Award at the 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival (HFF) and Hollywood Awards.
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Producer Eric McLeod boards fantasy DevaShard for Vanquish
Bioshock producer Eric McLeod has boarded DevaShard, the fantasy property recently acquired by Vanquish Motion Pictures.
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Altiplano wins at solid edition of Bangkok fest
Peter Brosens and Jessica Hope Woodworth’s Altiplano, a hyperstylised environmental drama set in a Peruvian village, won the Grand Prix at this year’s Bangkok International Film Festival (BKKIFF).
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Terracotta takes UK rights to Yang’s Breathless
Terracotta Distribution has acquired UK rights to Rotterdam Tiger award-winner Breathless from Korea’s Showbox Mediaplex.
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Reviews
New York, I Love You
Dirs: Jiang Wen, Mira Nair, Shunji Iwai, Yvan Attal, Brett Ratner, Allen Hughes, Shekhar Kapur, Natalie Portman, Fatih Akin, Joshua Marston, Randy Balsmeyer. US. 2009. 104 mins.
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Four selected for Franco-American screenwriters scheme
Île de France Film Commission and the Franco-American Cultural Foundation have announced the participants for this year’s Autumn Stories, a scheme dedicated to American screenwriters.
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Comment
Precious poised for perfect Push
So far, so good for Precious as the Toronto People’s Choice award continues the film’s positioning on the road to theatres - and awards.
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Comment
No bullet-proof vests
While blockbuster movies may be proving recession-proof, the independent sector is feeling the chill and will emerge from the downturn looking very different.
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Digital screens unlock alternative content
The rising number of 3D screens is giving exhibitors the opportunity to do much more than just show films. Tim Richards is excited by the prospects of alternative content.
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Features
Italy at Mipcom
Screen International brings you the profiles of Italian broadcasters RAI and MEDIASET.
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Features
UK at Mipcom
Screen International brings you the profiles of UK broadcasters BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, BSkyB, and BT Vision.
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Features
Germany at Mipcom
Screen International brings you the profiles of German broadcasters ProSiebenSat.1 Media, ZDF, RTL Television, and Ard Degeto.
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Features
Spain at Mipcom
Screen International brings you the profiles of Spanish broadcasters Television Espanola, Antena3 TV, and Telecinco.
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France at Mipcom
Screen International brings you the profiles of French broadcasters Canal Plus, France 2 and 3, M6 and TF1.
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News
NBC Universal moves to reassure staff over rumours as Comcast denies acquisition
Speculation continued to swirl over the fate of NBC Universal today as company chief Jeff Zucker issued a memo designed to reassure staff that in fact told them nothing they didn’t already know.
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Comment
Metal madness in Athens
The Greek capital’s nimble fest throws up a winner in Until The Light Takes Us
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TIFF: steady as she goes, says Cameron Bailey
TIFF co-director Cameron Bailey says there’s no real change in the numer or size of the deals at his festival this year