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Northern Lights shine on UK production issues
The UK needs to focus on building a low-budget production base and to stand up more strongly for its interests, visitors to this year's Northern Lights FilmFestival's Industry Summit, held in Newcastle upon Tyne heard.The future of UK production was among the hottest topics at the event, which attracted an ...
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Yours, Mine & Ours (Tuya)
Dir: Raja Gosnell. US. 2005. 90mins.Looking to follow the Cheaper By The Dozen formula to box officesuccess, Yours, Mine & Ours is atiresome kids comedy that's never as funny as it is loud and oddlymean-spirited.Opening Nov 23 inthe US, the film (with its PG rating) will be hoping to attract ...
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Schloendorff under fire from Solidarity heroine
Oscar-winning director Volker Schloendorff has comeunder fire from the mother of Poland's Solidarity movement Anna Walentynowiczfor his latest film Die Vergessene Heldin which began shooting atoriginal locations in the Baltic port of Gdansk at the end of October. In an interview with the Polish dailynewspaper Rzeczpospolita, 76-year-old Walentynowicz said that ...
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Franco-German call for extension to film fund
Frenchand German producers and distributors want the $3.5m (Euros 3m)"mini-traite" co-production fund to be extended to include thesupport of the theatrical distribution in the two countries.Thecall came at this year's French-German Cinema Rendez-Vous in Cologne but faces significant obstacles if it is top succeed.Although a French-German distribution agreement is in ...
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Via Digital makes production move with Querejeta
Spanish digital satellite platform Via Digital has made its definitive entrance into the domestic production sector with the signing of a new accord with veteran producer Elias Querejeta.Under the terms of the deal, Via will co-produce and broadcast forthcoming feature films, TV series and documentaries from Querejeta's self-named, Madrid-based production ...
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THINKFilm, Screen Media buy Loverboy
THINKFilm inpartnership with Screen Media Films has acquired North American theatricalrights to Kevin Bacon's Loverboy, which premiered at Sundance in Jan this year and stars Kyra Sedgwickas an obsessive mother.THINK plans aspring release to coincide with the launch of the second season of Sedgwick'stelevision crime series The Closer.Based on Victoria ...
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Torres, Pardue star in Gossner's South Of Pico
Gina Torres andKip Pardue are heading the cast of US drama South Of Pico, which has started shooting on LosAngeles under first-time feature director Ernst Gossner.Inspired by trueevents, the story tracks four seemingly ordinary people in Los Angeles whoselives are changed when they witness the accidental death of an 11-year-oldgirl.Paul ...
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Sundance Channel licenses two docs from Film Sales Co
The Film SalesCompany has licensed US rights to two documentaries to the Sundance Channel- Mercedes Moncada Rodriguez' Nicaraguan El Immortal and David Redmon's Mardi Gras: MadeIn China.El Immortal premiered at the Sundance Film Festivaland went on to play at Berlin. It explores the effect of the Contra/Sandanistacivil war through the ...
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Dream picks up worldwide rights to I Am
DreamEntertainment has picked up worldwide rights to Dorota Kedzierzawska'sPolish-language title I Am (Jestem),which premiered recently at Toronto.The LosAngeles-based company plans to self-distribute the film in the US for the firsttime in its history.I Am tells the story of an orphaned boy insearch of life and identity who finds love with ...
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Hill to get retrospective at French Cinematheque in LA
Walter Hill willintroduce a special screening of The Driver as part of an 11-picture retrospectiveat the French Cinematheque in Los Angeles.The event kicksoff on Nov 19 and features such titles as Southern Comfort, 48 Hours, TheWarriors and The LongRiders.Hill's creditsinclude Last Man Standing, Undisputed and Will Bill. The retrospective will ...
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Film Source picks up Indian epic Time Heals
Alex Massis' Florida-basedmarketing and sales company The Film Source has picked up for worldwiderepresentation Ravi Ojha's Indian epic Time Heals.The picture centres on modern-day lovers who discover theymay be the reincarnation of star-crossed freedom fighters struggling againstBritish rule in India.Kalidas Ojhaproduced the picture, which stars Koneenica Banerjee, Saswata Chatterjee andVictor ...
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Dimension picks up domestic on Dead Or Alive
Dimension Filmshas acquired acquired North American distribution rights from Constantin toCorey Yuen's video game adaptation Dead Or Alive.The long-gestating project is based on Tecmo's game andfollows three women as they fight their way through a martial arts contest.Devon Aoki,Sarah Carter, Natassia Malthe, Matthew Marsden, Jaime Pressly, Eric Roberts andnewcomer Holly ...
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District 13 goes to US via Magnolia
Magnolia Pictures has picked up North American rights toPierre Morel's futuristic crime thriller District 13 (Banlieue 13), which attracted close to 1 million admissions in its native France.The film is co-written and produced by Luc Besson.Magnolia plans aspring 2006 release for the story, set in the Paris ghettos around 2010 ...
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Hong Kong film industry explores US business ties
Agroup of Hong Kong film industry figures is expecting to increasebusiness activities with the US following a trademission organised by the US Consulate General'sCommercial Service in Hong Kong. A delegation of senior executives from sevenHong Kong film companies took part in the second ImaginAsian Film Trade Mission (Oct24 - Nov ...
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Tsotsi, Henderson share Denver audience awards
The 28th DenverInternational Film Festival ended on Saturday night with a gala screening of BrokebackMountain and theannouncement of the juried award-winners. The festival is sponsored by StarzEntertainment Group.The audience award for best feature was shared betweenStephen Frears' Mrs Henderson Presentsand Gavin Hood's Tsotsi, bestdocumentary went to Donnie I Betts' Music ...
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Metro Tartan bags Mood For Love, Faithless
UK distributor Metro Tartan has picked up Cannes competitors In The Mood For Love and Faithless, plus Miike Takashi's extremist psycho-thriller Audition.The move follows USA Films' acquisition for North America of Wong Kar-wai's In The Mood from Fortissimo Film Sales at Cannes. Tony Leung, who stars in the Hong Kong ...
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Greengrass starts shooting 9/11 re-enactment at Pinewood
Director Paul Greengrass has started principal photography on his9/11 feature film Flight 93 for Universal Pictures and Working Title Films in associationwith Sidney Kimmel Entertainment.Greengrass (Bloody Sunday, The Bourne Supremacy) started shooting Flight 93 at the UK's Pinewood Studios on November14, and shooting will continue on location in the UK ...
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New ending Pride on 12 UK screens
Universal plans a 12-screenUK release of the alternate version of Pride & Prejudice that was recentlyunveiled in the US. The US version of the film has an extended ending thatwasn't seen during the original UK release. Starting November 25,United International Pictures will release the extended version in select UKand Irish ...
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Howl's Moving Castle scores DVD chart triple
Three DVD editions of HayaoMiyazaki's hit animation Howl's MovingCastle grabbed the top three spots in the latest Oricon chart released onNov 22.Occupying the number oneslot was the stand-alone DVD, which sold 708,000 units in its first week onrelease, followed by the special edition, a four-disc set that includes a "makingof" ...