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  • News

    Universal partners for burnable DVDs in Australia

    2006-11-27T01:00:00Z

    Universal PicturesAustralasia and ReelTime Media Ltd have partnered to launch the first studiofilm download-to-own service that will let users burn their own DVD. The service, which launchesNov 29 through portal reeltime.tv, will release films online in Australia andNew Zealand on the same date as their retail DVD release.The three-copy DTO ...

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    Rotterdam names first three competition titles

    2006-11-27T01:00:00Z

    The International FilmFestival Rotterdam has announced the first three films in its VPRO Tiger Awardscompetition. They are How Is Your Fish Today' by Xiaolu Gao (China/UK), Love Conquers All by Tan Chui Mui (Malaysia) and Ex-drummer by Koen Mortier (Belgium). The competition jury willinclude Summer Palace directorLou Ye and Toronto ...

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    Vargas takes Golden Columbus at Huelva

    2006-11-26T20:00:00Z

    Mexico'sFrancisco Vargas took the Golden Columbus and best photography prizes for his El Violin at the 32nd edition of Spain's Iberoamerican FilmFestival of Huelva (Nov 18-25).Thewinner,an alumnus of the Films in Progress initiative of the San Sebastian andToulouse film festivals and a past Cinefondation premiere in Cannes, is aboutthree men ...

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    Korean film picks up Golden Alexander at Thessaloniki

    2006-11-26T21:00:00Z

    KoreanKim Tae-yong's second film Family Ties (Gajokeui Tansaeng) won the Golden Alexander for best film at the 47thThessaloniki International Film Festival and the $48,000 (37,000 Euros) cashprize.Thefilm was chosen from 14 first or second film titles by a seven-strong jury, ledby US independent producer Christine Vachon and featuring among its ...

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    Feet, Casino continue to dominate North America

    2006-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Warner Bros' broadly appealing animated romp Happy Feet held on to top spot and crossed $100mover the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, while Sony's Casino Royale held firm in second place and reached$94.2m.There was also good cheer for Fox comedy Borat as it crossed $100m in its fourthweekend, capping a solid Thanksgiving ...

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    SPRI scores record international year, fuelled by Casino Royale

    2006-11-27T00:00:00Z

    James Bond dominated the international arena for a secondconsecutive weekend as Casino Royale added an estimated $66.2m from 6,600 prints in 50territories through Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) to raise thetally to $128.2m.The muscular performance (could it be any other way') produced thesixth biggest overseas weekend of the year and, ...

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    Heaven wins grand prize at Tokyo Filmex

    2006-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Djamshed Usmonov's To Get To Heaven First You Have To Diewas awarded the Grand Prize at the conclusion of the 7th Tokyo Filmex filmfestival (Nov 17-26). The award carried a cashprize of $8,640 (Y1m). The ceremony was followed by a screening of Tsai Ming-liang'sI Don't Want to Sleep Alone.The Filmex ...

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    Wallace And Gromit add to Bafta honours

    2006-11-27T04:00:00Z

    Wallace And Gromit: The Curse Of The Were Rabbit was named as best film at the British Academy Children's Film and Television Awards.The award follows wins at the Oscars and the main Bafta event earlier this year.Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire won the public vote, however, taking ...

  • Reviews

    Cecil B Demented

    2000-07-12T13:19:00Z

    Dir: John Waters. US. 2000. 88 mins.Prod co: Polar Entertainment. Co prods: Le Studio Canal Plus, Bac Films. Domestic dist: Artisan. Int'l Sales: Le Studio Canal Plus (00 33 1 44 43 98 00). Exec prods: Anthony DeLorenzo, Fred Bernstein. Prods: John Fiedler, Joe Caracciolo Jr., Mark Tarlov. Scr: Waters. ...

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    Singapore's MDA, RGM set up loan guarantee scheme

    2006-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Australian talent managementcompany RGM has set up a loan guarantee facility with Singapore's Media Development Authority (MDA) for theproduction of international films that include a Singapore production component.RGM relocated itsheadquarters to Singapore 18 months ago and established a media financing unitto provide gap finance for English-language film projects.The new loan ...

  • News

    Garg joins India's Studio 18 as head of UK/Ireland

    2006-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Former UTV executive TanujGarg has been appointed head of UK & Ireland for the recently-launched Studio 18, owned byleading Indian news broadcaster Network 18, which has ambitious plans for internationaldistribution and co-production. Based in London, Garg will be responsible for the UK marketing and distribution of films produced andacquired by ...

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    Sherrybaby takes top honours in Stockholm

    2006-11-27T11:18:00Z

    US director Laurie Collyer became the second woman to receive the grandprix - the Bronze Horse - at the Stockholm International Film Festival, as thejury Saturday (Nov 25) named her feature debut, Sherrybaby, best film in competition with another 19 entries, andits star Maggie Gyllenhaal was named best actress.The jury ...

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    Wootliff takes Northern Lights short prize

    2006-11-27T11:32:00Z

    The Northern Lights FilmFestival presented the Orange North Star Short Film Award was presented toLondon-based Harry Wootliff for her pitch Trip,which whe will write and direct. Wootliff previously directedBafta-nominated short Nits. She willmake the new film in the summer of 2007 either on film or digitally andNewcastle-based Yipp Films will ...

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    The One And Only takes Mannheim Grand Prix

    2006-11-27T11:38:00Z

    Belgian director GeoffreyEnthoven's The Only One (Vidange Perdue),a touching story of a second spring in the winter of old age, won the GrandPrix at this year's Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival.The international jury,which included Chinese filmmaker Lou Ye and Macedonian actress-producer LabinaMitevska, awarded the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Prize to Norwegian Erik ...

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    Italian groups make pact on release windows

    2006-11-27T11:45:00Z

    Italian distributorassociation ANICA, exhibitor body ANEC and multiplex association ANEM haveagreed to a 15-week window between a film's theatrical and DVD release. The formal agreement settlesa row over windows sparked earlier this month when Universal Pictures decidedto release Miami Vice on DVD just two months after its theatrical outing here.Exhibitors ...

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    McAvoy and Minghella on Orange Rising Star jury for Bafta

    2006-11-27T00:00:00Z

    BAFTAhas announced the jury for this year's Orange Rising Star Award. Thejury is comprised of actors James McAvoy and Thandie Newton, BAFTA's DuncanKenworthy and David Parfitt, director Anthony Minghella, producer SarahRadclyffe, casting director Fiona Weir, and journalists Ian Freer, DavidEdwards, Alex O'Connell, Dylan Jones and Charles Gant. Thejury has cast ...

  • News

    Encounters recognises shorts from Fazeli, Quinn

    2006-11-27T12:53:00Z

    The UK's biggest short filmfestival, Encounters, wrapped this weekend with the International Jury Award andits $5809 (£3,000) prize going to Czech film The T-Shirt (Tricko) directed and written by Hossein Martin Fazeli.The international jury gave honourable mentions to Rabbit by Run Wrake (UK) and Linerboardby Jens Jonsson (Sweden).The Best of ...

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    UK's First Light changes priorities of young film-makers

    2006-11-27T00:00:00Z

    First LightMovies, the UK's film-making initiative for youngpeople, has changed its priorities to give greater emphasis to children underage 12 and groups from Wales, Northern Ireland and rural Scotland. The programmelaunched in 2001 and has funded more than 750 short digital films by 5- to18-year-olds. The scheme distributes £1.1m of ...

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    Veritas launches new facilities in Newcastle

    2006-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Veritas Broadcast, which wasestablished in 2003, has refurbished its facilities based in Newcastle and is launching its new £1m post-production andgraphics suite. The company said it wantedto encourage film-makers to work more from the North East, not just in London.The new facilities includetwo Final Cut Pro edit suites, a Quantel ...

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    CASE STUDY - Peppermint Candy

    2000-07-12T14:00:00Z

    With one arthouse hit already behind him, Korea's Lee Chang-Dong found it quick and easy to finance his Directors' Fortnight entry Peppermint Candy. Tony Rayns reports on the making of the first Korean-Japanese co-production in living memory.Early 1996Four friends come together to form South Korea's East Film, which they jokingly ...