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Greenaway wraps shoot for Nightwatching
Peter Greenawayhas wrapped a seven-week shoot in Poland and Wales for his Rembrandt story Nightwatching, which is timed with the 400thanniversary of the painter's birth.Martin Freemanstars as the Dutch master, with the cast also including Eva Birthistle, JodhiMay, Emily Holmes and Chris Britton.The mystery/dramais set in 1642 follows the events ...
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Pyramide's AFM slate includes hot-selling doc Let's Say
Pyramide International ishitting the AFM with a hot new documentary project, three new films to screen,the first images from Catherine Breillat's latest and a quirky comedy starringMarianne Faithfull.The documentary, Let'sSay, is directed by Francoise Marieand will be ready for Cannes 2007. The director went to various differentregions in France to ...
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EFP may face budget cuts from EU's Media Programme
This year marks the ninthconsecutive year in which European Film Promotion (EFP) has attended theAmerican Film Market, but will EFP be back in Santa Monica next year' In the run-up to this year'sevent, there have been rumours that the promotional organisation will be facedwith budget cuts that may prohibit it ...
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Pretty Pictures acquires Crossing The Line
France's Pretty Pictures hasacquired documentary Crossing The Line, about the last American defector still living in North Korea, whichrecently received its world premiere at the Pusan International Film Festival. Directed and producedby Daniel Gordon, the film tells the story of Comrade Joe - akaVirginia-born James Joseph Dresnok - a US ...
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IFTA says AFM attendance breaks records
Hailing 'the biggestAFM yet', the Independent Film and Television Alliance top brass welcomeda record 435 exhibitors from 36 countries and projected a best-ever 8,400attendees from 65 countries compared to 8,014 last year.Organisers have scheduled592 screenings rising from 534 last year, and 431 market premieres compared to382. Both are records.Numerous internationaldelegations ...
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Celluloid Nightmares goes Inside
Underlining its increasingappetite for genre fare, Celluloid Dreams' is to handle world sales on new French horrorpicture, Inside, through itsgenre arm Celluloid Nightmares. Starring Beatrice Dalle andAlysson Paradis, directed by duo Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury, Inside (A L'interieur)is produced through Frank Ribiere and Verane Frediani's French distribution/production outfit La ...
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Sogecable taps Campo as assistant general director
Spanish multimedia group Sogecable has appointed Ignacio Campo as assistant general director.A Harvard-trained economist, Campo, 38, has worked with companies such as General Motors, Grupo Transafrica and Ocean Group PLC. He will work alongside Sogecable general director Carlos Abad.In addition, Melcior Soler has been appointed general director of Sogecable's sports ...
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Wong Kar-wai remodels classic Ashes Of Time
Wong Kar-wai is reworkinghis 1994 martial arts epic Ashes Of Time and the film is being sold at AFM by Fortissimo Films under the title AshesOf Time - Redux.Currently inpost-production, the project is described as the definitive version of thecritically-acclaimed film, which was shot by Christopher Doyle with Sammo Hungas ...
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Magnolia seals Dynamite deal on Thai actioner
In the first domestic deal of the market, Magnolia Pictures has closed on North American rightsto Thai action adventure Dynamite Warrior (Tabunfire), starringThailand's latest action export Dan Chupong.Sahamongkolfilm producedand is selling the high-octane title, from the team behind Ong Bak - producer Prachya Pinkaew and actionchoreographer Panna Rittikrai.Directed by ChalermWongphim, ...
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Universal wins remake battle for Korea's The Host
Universal Pictures has won a hard-fought battle forEnglish-language remake rights to Bong Joon-ho's South Korean horror smash TheHost.Gold Circle Films chief Paul Brooks and Vertigo Entertainmentco-chiefs Roy Lee and Doug Davison will serve as producers. Cineclick Asia,which handled sales on the original, negotiated the remake deal.Scott Niemeyer and Norm Waitt ...
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Torres to direct Sense & Sensibilidad for Camelot, Odd Lot
Fina Torres will direct a Latino version of Jane Austen's SenseAnd Sensibility entitledSense And Sensibilidad forCamelot Pictures and Odd Lot Entertainment.Torres co-wrote with Luis Alfaro the screenplay to the LosAngeles-set tale, which is being produced by Camelot principal Gary Gilbert andOdd Lot founders Deborah Del Prete and Gigi Priztker.'Fina and ...
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Silver takes senior international role at Focus Feature
Allison Silver has been promoted to senior vice president ofinternational physical production at Focus Feature, effectiveimmediately.Silver previously served as vice president of international physicalproduction and joined the company as a production executive in autumn2002.Reporting to president of international sales and distribution AlisonThompson, she will remain in the company's Manhattan offices ...
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Lampert and Mazgedian Anna take top roles at Village Roadshow Pictures
Village Roadshow Pictures has named Jeffrey Lampert executive vice president of worldwide feature production and Melissa Mazgedian Anna senior vice-president of worldwide distribution and marketing.Lampert will report to Village Roadshow Pictures Entertainment (VRPE)president of production Dana Goldberg.She will oversee a slate that includes the upcoming Music And Lyrics starring Hugh ...
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Tripper travels for Voltage
Nicolas Chartier's Voltage Pictures has closed multiple territories on David Arquette's directorial debut The Tripper.Sales on the horror picture have been concluded in France (La Fabrique Du Film), CIS (Central Partnership), Benelux (Belga), Middle East (Gulf Film), Singapore (Golden Village), and Malaysia (Ram Indo).Jamie King, Thomas Jane, Jason Mewes, Lukas ...
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Cinamour goes From Mexico With Love
Los Angeles-based Cinamour Entertainment arrives at AFM with a fresh slate headed by in-house production From Mexico With Love starring Kuno Becker from Goal! The Dream Begins.Currently shooting in San Antonio, Texas, the story follows a self-destructive illegal alien who crosses into the US to pursue his dream of becoming ...
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Telepool picks up Gilles
Germany's Telepool has acquired German and Austrian rights to Belgian box office hit Gilles from Sola Media. The story, about a 12-year-old boy and his passion for football, scored 230,000 admissions in Belgium. The deal was negotiated by Beatrix Wesle for Sola Media and Marc Gabizon and Silke Wilfinger for ...
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NonStop reps Sandrew library
NonStop Sales is to handle worldwide sales on around 500 films from Scandinavian powerhouse Sandrew Metronome.Under the terms of the exclusive deal, signed on the eve of the AFM, NonStop will sell (outside Scandinavia) many of the best-loved and best-known titles in Scandinavian cinema history.Among them are Ingmar Bergman's Dreams ...
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Innocence takes FIPRESCI prize at Taormina
US specialised distributor Winstar Cinema will tour a retrospective of 11 features and two shorts directed by Eric Rohmer in brand new prints across the country starting next year. "Tales Of Rohmer" will form also form the centrepiece of a more extensive retrospective being planned at New York City's ...
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Madrid-LA Forum draws Iacono, Pittleman
The first ever Madrid-LA Entertainment Media Forum closed on Tuesday, after two days of 250 intensive meetings between 17 Madrid-based film, TV and music companies and 45 of their US counterparts.Sponsored by PromoMadrid, CEIM (Confederacion Empresarial de Madrid) and FAPAE (the Spanish Audiovisual Producers Association), the gathering was attended by, ...
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Huayi Brothers signs on for Blood Brothers
Beijing-based Huayi Brothers has become the first distributor to sign on for Alexi Tan's Blood Brothers, acquiring all rights for mainland China to the $10m period drama which is produced by John Woo and Terence Chang's Lion Rock Productions.Set in 1930s Shanghai, the film follows three young men who are ...