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London Film Fest announces venues for 50-screen event
The Times BFI London FilmFestival (Oct 18-Nov 2) has announced more details of its special 50-screensurprise film event in honour of the festival's 50th anniversary. On Oct 29, 50 venues across London's various boroughs will host a surprise film event.Up to 10 surprise films will be shown at unusual locations ...
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Woolcock directs modern Exodus story
Director Penny Woolcock isfollowing up her new feature MischiefNight with an unusual film project based on the Biblical Book of Exodus.The Margate Exodus is comissioned and produced by arts group Artangel in association withCreative Partnerships Kent, Arts Council England and Channel 4.The story of Exodus isupdated to 20 years in ...
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Flags Of Our Fathers
Dir: Clint Eastwood. US.2006. 131mins.Rarely do words as stark as "heroism" get parsed infilm-making - but that's just what Clint Eastwood's World War II feature Flags Of OurFathers does. A diffuse and demanding picture that, as with most Eastwoodfilms, takes a while to find its stride, it should nevertheless see ...
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The History Boys
Dir: Nicholas Hytner. UK.2006. 112mins.It is hard to begrudge a film as wellwritten and acted as The History Boys.Nicholas Hytner's screen adaptation of Alan Bennett'sacclaimed play is buoyed by some tremendous performances, one or two of whichlook very likely to be nominated for major awards. The writing is superb. Nonetheless,in ...
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High Point picks up Dutch horror Slaughter Night
UK-based sales company HighPoint Films has nabbed worldwide rights to Dutch horror film Slaughter Night. Directorial duo Edwin Visserand Frank van Geloven created the film about young friends who encounter anevil spirit in a disused mine. Amsterdam-based Martin Lagestee of Lagestee Filmproduced. High Point is sellingthe film in Pusan, ...
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Korea's Screen Quota alliance to stage Pusan protest
Korea's Screen Quota Action Alliance has announced it will hold a silentprotest in the hour before the opening ceremony of the Pusan International FilmFestival (PIFF) tomorrow (Oct12). The protest - to have the146-day local film screening quota reinstated - will be headed by King And The Clown star Lee Joon-ki ...
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Sogecable relaunches script development programme
Spanish media group Sogecable has relaunched its script development programme, Canal Plus Guiones (Canal Plus Scripts). The refurbished, four-year-old programme aims to help as many as 40 new and up-and-coming scriptwriters develop feature film and TV movie script ideas over the next three years on a combined budget of $400,000 ...
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Dendy has Consideration for Aus/NZ
Dendy Films has securedAustralian and New Zealand rights to the comedy For Your Consideration from sales agent Fortissimo Films. Dendy joint general managersRichard Payten and Andrew Mackie, who describe themselves as longtime fans ofdirector Christopher Guest and his regular ensemble of collaborators, plan torelease the film early next year.Guest again ...
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David Tennant and Emily Blunt pair for UK's Wedding
UK actors David Tennant and EmilyBlunt have signed on for the lead roles in CheerfulWeather For The Wedding, a project from London-basedClockwork Pictures. The shoot is planned for May 2007.Clockworkproducer Teun Hilte, who was one of the producers of Paul Verhoeven'saward-winning Black Book, is devlopingthe script with Donald Rice and ...
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Lucy Thomas takes promotions job at Paramount
ParamountPictures International has appointed Lucy Thomas as vice president, promotions,effective Nov 1.Most recently,she had been director, International Universal Studio Partnerships for theVolkswagen/Universal Partnership, and she also served as head of internationalpromotions for home entertainment for Universal Pictures International, workingin 14 territories.She has worked onpromotional campaigns for titles includingLove Actually, Die ...
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Jacques Toubon confirmed as Eurimages chair
The Council of Europe'sproduction fund Eurimages has re-elected Jacques Toubon for a third term aschairman. Toubon called upon membersof the management board of Eurimage "to act in their countries to preservecultural diversity and ensure that the rights of directors and actors be fullyrecognised."
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Investors plan new $4.4m studio in Bulgaria
A consortium of privateinvestors will break ground in January on a new production facility in Sofia for low-cost Hollywood film and television productions.Financed through privateequity and bank capital, the Bulgarian Film and Television Center will offer four sound stages totalling 5,000 square meters, developerand producer Phillip Roth told ScreenDaily.com.With backlot, ...
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Zhang's Curse world premiere to close AFI FEST
The world premiere of Zhang Yimou's Curse Of The Golden Flower starring Chow Yun Fat, Gong Li and JayChou will close AFI Fest 2006 on Nov 12.The story involves imperial intrigue on the eve of a major Chinesefestival at the time of the 10th century Tang Dynasty.The picture was recently ...
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Hair joins Disney as chief technology officer and senior vp
Arthur Hair has been named chief technology officer and seniorvice president at The Walt Disney Studios.Hair will report to president Alan Bergman and assumesresponsibility for the studio's technology strategies, working closely with thebusiness units to identify opportunities in emerging markets.He previously served since 1995 as chief technology officer forbroadband entertainment ...
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AMPAS grants branch status to make-up artist and hairstylist members
Make-up artists and hairstylists who are members of the Academy ofMotion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have been granted branch status by theAcademy's Board of Governors.Branch status will allow the approximately 120 make-up artists andhairstylists who are currently members-at-large to elect one individual fromtheir ranks to represent them on the ...
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New Line's Shaye gets honour from US literary group
New Line co-chairman and co-chief executive officer Bob Shaye willreceive the Award of Honor at PEN USA's 2006 Literary Awards on Dec 12 in LosAngeles.The award is handed out to a person or institution whose effortshave significantly affected culture. PEN USA is the West Coast centre for writers'organisation International PEN.George ...
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Academy unveils shortlist for documentary shorts
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has named theeight pictures on the shortlist for the documentary short category.The titles are: The Blood Of Yingzhou District; Dear Talula;The Diary Of Immaculee; Phoenix Dance; Recycled Life; Rehearsing A Dream; A RevolvingDoor; and Two Hands.Academy voters will whittle the list down ...
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FilmFour backs GI 'n' drugs action movie
The UK's FilmFour is majority financing Buffalo Soldiers, an action-laden but edgy tale of drug-swilling US soldiers stationed in West Germany circa 1989.The adaptation of Robert O'Connor's darkly-humorous novel, budgeted south of $15m, is scheduled to shoot in the autumn in Germany. Already being described by FilmFour insiders as Trainspotting ...
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Warner signs multi-year free-TV deal in Ukraine
Warner Bros International Television Distribution (WBITD) hassigned a multi-year free television volume deal with Inter TV, ICTV and New Channelin the Ukraine.Titles include Superman Returns, Batman Begins, Charlie And TheChocolate Factory, andupcoming releases such as Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix, and Happy Feet.WBITD's vice president of Scandinavia ...
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PUSAN: CJ Entertainment joins Focus: First Cuts
Korea's CJ Entertainment has boarded the Focus: First Cuts series of films,launched by Hong Kong star Andy Lau's Focus Films, as a project partnerand will distribute all six films in Korea from early 2007. Focus and CJ are also intalks about the next instalment of the project, Focus: First Cuts ...