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102 Dalmations
Dir: Kevin Lima. US. 2000.Prod co: Walt Disney Pictures. Worldwide dist: Buena Vista/BVI. Prod: Edward S Feldman. Scr: Kristen Buckley & Brian Regan, Bob Tzudiker & Noni White, from a story by Buckley & Regan and the novel The One Hundred And One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith. DoP: Adrian Biddle. ...
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Alta Films picks up award winning Salt Of This Sea
Spanish outfit Alta Films has picked up Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir's romantic drama Salt Of This Sea for theatrical distribution in Spain. Salt Of This Sea picked up the best screenplay award at the Dubai International film festival in December and played in Un Certain Regard at Cannes last year. ...
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Hamptons moves festival forward by a week to Oct 8-12
Seeking to benefit the local economy, the board of directors of the Hamptons International Film Festival has moved this year's event forward by one week to take place over Columbus Day Weekend holiday and run from October 8-12.The 17th annual event will remain based in East Hampton with additional venues ...
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E1 strikes film and TV content deal with iTunes in Canada, US, UK
Canadian media company E1 is offering its film and TV content via iTunes online stores in Canada, the US and the UK. The company's key launch title is the blockbuster Twilight, which it distributed theatrically in Canada and the UK. 'We are excited to be able to offer film and ...
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AWPto handle sales onTaraporevala's Little Zizou
LA-based American World Pictures (AWP) has picked up international rights to Indian screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala's directorial debut, Little Zizou, from The Indian Film Company (TIFC). Produced by TIFC and executive produced by Mira Nair, the film recently won two awards - best director and best screenplay - at the Mahindra ...
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Anna Butler to head up marketing at Icon
Anna Butler has been appointed head of marketing at Icon Distribution and is due to start in her new role on March 9. Butler previously headed up Fox Searchlight's UK marketing department, where she worked on titles such as The Last King Of Scotland and Notes On A Scandal. Prior ...
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Metrodome builds its French cinema slate with Anything For Her
Metrodome has acquired UK and Irish rights to the French feature Anything For Her. Metrodome's CEO Peter Urie, general manager distribution Sara Frain and head of acquisitions James Brown negotiated the deal with Elle Driver. Thriller Anything For Her stars Diane Kruger as a wife wrongly accused of murder, alongside ...
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James Morris re-appointed Irish Film Board Chair for twelve months
After a hiatus of five weeks, Ireland’s Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Martin Cullen, has announced the appointment of a new governing board for the Irish Film Board following the end of the tenure of the previous board members.The new board will have a four-year remit until February 2013 ...
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UK's LoveFilm promotes Chris Bird to director of film strategy
LoveFilm's Chris Bird has been promoted to director of film strategy, having previously held the role of head of marketing services. Bird will handle LoveFilm's strategic relationships with studios and distributors and will developing the commercial arm of the new LoveFilm On-Demand service. Jo Underhill, who replaces Bird in the ...
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Pathe boards Dead Man Running for UK and Ireland
Pathe Distribution has taken UK and Irish rights for Dead Man Running from Park Entertainment. Dead Man Running is produced by Nicholas 'Pikki' Fearon, Alan Latham and Tom Matinson. Alex de Rakoff wrote and directed the film which shot in London in November and December 2008. The story follows notorious ...
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Israeli Film Council avoids drastic reduction in government funding
The Israeli Treasury has agreed to increase this year's annual film budget by almost 16% to $16m (67m shekels). The Israeli Film Council will continue to be in charge of distributing this sum between the various funds, foundations and institutions involved in film activities across the country. Only a few ...
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Star to invest over $400m in Indian DTH service
Rupert Murdoch's Star TV has said it will invest more than $400m on setting up a direct-to-home (DTH) satellite platform in India, following the Indian government's decision to open its doors to such services earlier this month.However, Star has denied reports that it is talking to Indian state broadcaster Doordarshan ...
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Anaheim University names digital school after Akira Kurosawa
Anaheim University in southern California is to launch a state-of-the-art digital school named after Akira Kurosawa on March 23, the day the late Japanese film-maker would have turned 99.The Anaheim University Akira Kurosawa School Of Film will unveil details of its online digital film programmes and other initiatives on the ...
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Salomon signs on to direct Rocky Marciano boxing biopic
Mikael Salomon has signed on to direct M.E.G.A. Film's boxing biopic Undefeated: The Rocky Marciano Story.According to M.E.G.A. Film's founder Morris S Levy, who will produce, this is the first authorised picture about the sporting legend's life and will reveal new details from the fighter's younger brother Lou Marciano.The story ...
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Magnet Releasing imports Nicolas Winding Refn's Bronson to US
Magnet Releasing has acquired US rights to Nicolas Winding Refn's Bronson following the drama's Sundance and Rotterdam screenings. The film had its world premiere at the London Film Festival last year.This is the second time Refn has partnered with Magnet after the distributor and its sister company Magnolia released his ...
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NewsAscot picks up five more titles in EFM
Leading Swiss independent distributor Ascot Elite, acquired the rights for German speaking Europe to another five titles to add to the previously announced black thriller comedyChawby Shin Jeong-Won.The Zurich-based group picked up Gerald McMorrow’s thriller Franklyn, starring Ryan Philippe, Sam Riley and Eva Green, which will ...
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Low-budget doc stampedes South Korean box office
Old Partner, a documentary about an old man and his cow, has topped the South Korean box office with 419,295 admissions from 276 screens this past weekend. The sleeper hit, which is distributed by Indiestory both in Korea and overseas, has accumulated a record 1,393,079 admissions for a documentary, and ...
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Cooper named comedy star of the year at ShoWest
Bradley Cooper will receive the ShoWest 2009 Comedy Star of the Year Award on April 2 in Las Vegas.Cooper will next be seen in Warner Bros'' Las Vegas-set comedy The Hangover on June 12 opposite Justin Bartha and Zach Galifianakis and his previous credits include Wedding Crashers, Yes Man and ...
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CJ Entertainment to invest $60m in local and overseas projects
Leading Korean investor/distributor CJ Entertainment CEO Katherine Kim has announced that the company will be investing $46.5m - $53.1m this year in 13-15 local releases and another $6.64m in 5-10 overseas projects in the US, China and Japan. Speaking to local press, Kim also talked about Korea's dying ancillary markets ...
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Singapore film festival to open with Sincerely Yours
The 22nd Singapore International Film Festival (April 14-25) will open with Sincerely Yours from debuting Taiwanese feature director Rich Lee. The film explores the plight of illegal foreign workers in Taiwan with a multi-national cast. The festival will close with Milk from Turkey, a 'quietly stunning and poetic film about ...