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Richard Jobson reignites the spirit of '77
The notion of punk cinema has been kicking around for a few years, based on the idea that a new generation of film-makers pick up a camera and take distribution into their own hands.Scottish film-maker Richard Jobson is an undisguised champion of the 'spirit of 1977' for film and he ...
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United Kingdom - Dodge the doom-mongers
In a credit crunch, necessity must be the mother of invention. That is the view of a growing number of industry players, including Mark Herbert and Barnaby Spurrier, who called on film-makers to innovate their way out of the present economic difficulties, at Screen International's UK Film Finance Summit last ...
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Preview: European Film Awards
It became clear at Cannes: 2008 has been a terrific year for European films. A French film, The Class, won the Palme d'Or for the first time in more than 20 years, while two Italian films, Gomorrah and Il Divo, confirmed Italy is back to its best as a film-making ...
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International - Eagle eye rules roost
Paramount Pictures International's Eagle Eye flew to the top of the international chart, with a 6% increase in takings for the October 17-19 weekend, holding on to the top spot in South Korea (taking $2.1m) and securing second-place debuts in both Japan ($3.1m from 306 screens) and the UK ($1.1m ...
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Kidman resumes work on Amenabar's The Others
Nicole Kidman has returned to the Spanish shoot of Alejandro Amenabar's thriller The Others after nearly a month off to treat a recurring knee injury.Kidman left Spain on October 9 for treatment in the US. In her absence, Amenabar carried on filming scenes in which Kidman's character does not appear. ...
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Worldwide - Here comes the crunch
Cinema may still prove to be recession-proof but the third-quarter figures for international markets do not suggest people are rushing to the multiplex for escapist entertainment.Global box office for Q3 generated approximately $7.28bn in ticket sales. Compared with 2007, that translates to a drop of roughly 0.5% and a decline ...
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TIFFCOM: Asmik Ace dresses Asia in Handsome Suit
Japanese producer-distributor Asmik Ace closed several Asian deals for new comedy The Handsome Suit on the second day of the TIFFCOM market. The film was sold to Golden Harvest for Hong Kong and Macau; Serenity picked up Taiwanese rights, and Encore acquired rights for Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. Bids for ...
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Church abuse drama Doubt will open AFI FEST
An unfinished version of Miramax's church abuse drama Doubt will now screen as the AFI FEST 2008 opening night film on October 30 after Paramount pulled The Soloist on Wednesday [October 22). Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis star in John Patrick Shanley's 1960s-set story ...
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Arclight picks up rights to The Red Baron
Arclight Films has acquired worldwide rights excluding German-speaking Europe and the Czech Republic ahead of AFM to the $23.3m (Eu18m) German aerial action title The Red Baron. Matthias Schweighofer, Til Schweiger, Lena Headey and Joseph Fiennes star in the Niama Film tale of the legendary first world war German ...
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Summit picks up The Book Of Eli
Summit International has picked up international rights to The Book Of Eli starring Denzel Washington and will introduce the apocalyptic tale to buyers at AFM next month. The Book of Eli marks the first theatrical project from Albert and Allen Hughes since From Hell opened in 2001. Washington ...
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Huayi Bros unveils fourfilms including Chen's Twilight
Beijing-based Huayi Brothers Pictures has unveiled a new slate of four productionsfrom directors Tsui Hark, Feng Xiaogang, Chen Kuo-fu from Taiwan and Singapore's Jack Neo. Huayi Bros' president Wang Zhonglei announced the slate during his visit to the Tokyo International Film Festival.Chen Kuo-fu's Twilight, a drama about communist secret agents' ...
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Optimum picks up rights to John Crowley's Is There Anybody There'
Optimum Releasing acquires UK theatrical and video rights from Odyssey to Is There Anybody There' John Crowley's first film since acclaimed Boy A. Optimum Releasing has taken UK theatrical and video rights from Odyssey Entertainment to J ohn Crowley's follow-up to Boy A, Is There Anybody There' starring Michael Caine, ...
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Elizabeth Radshaw named director of Toronto Documentary Forum
The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival has named Elizabeth Radshaw as the new director of its allied market, the Toronto Documentary Forum (TDF). Founding TDF director Michaelle McLean stepped down in June after nine years to become director of the Canwest-Hot Docs Completion Fund.Radshaw was most recently head of ...
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IMAX expands theatre deal with Ukraine's Triumph
IMAX Corp. and Kyiv-based media company Triumph have added a third cinema to its giant-screen roll-out in the Ukraine. Triumph's exhibition arm, Kinokompaniya Triumf, will now have theatres in Kiev, Odessa and Kharkov. The Kiev site was installed last month, while the Odessa site is expected to be operational by ...
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Houston's Angel takes flight with Noe
French production company Noe Productions is developing an adaptation of Canadian novelist Nancy Houston's The Mark Of The Angel, set to star French actress Elsa Zylberstein, who optioned the novel.Noe's president Frederique Dumas is currently in talks with US and UK partners to join the English-language project which the UK's ...
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US remake of Norwegian Troubled Water optioned by Basil Iwanyk
Norwegian director Erik Poppe's Troubled Water (De Usynlige) has been optioned by Hollywood producer Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road (Clash of the Titans), for an American version. According to Scandinavian distributor Scanbox Entertainment, Iwanyk will develop the project with US-Icelandic producer Joni Sighvatsson and his Palomar Pictures.Sighvatsson is also backing ...
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J Andrew Greenblatt and Eric Bresler join Philadelphia Film Society
J Andrew Greenblatt has been appointed executive director and Eric Bresler has been named managing director of the Philadelphia Film Society, which presents the Philadelphia Film Festival and the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.Greenblatt is the managing partner in OG Consulting and president of Film 101 Productions and ...
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MIPCOM 2008 attendance boosted by presence of METRIC countries
The 24th MIPCOM recorded a small overall increase in attendance from 2007, but with a significant increase in attendance from the so-called METRIC countries, the Middle East, Turkey, Russia, India and China, as well as the Ukraine.MIPCOM 2008 saw a small year on year increase in attendance, with overall attendance ...
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Altadena Films takes on rights to Celia The Queen and City Rats
Altadena Films has acquired international rights to documentary Celia The Queen and comedy feature City Rats. Celia The Queen, co- directed by Joe Cardona and Mario De Varona, is a documentary that pays tribute to legendary singer Celia Cruz. It was executive produced by Antonio Gijon and Gabriel Mena of ...
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Altadena Films takes on rights to Celia The Queen and City Rats
Altadena Films has acquired international rights to documentary Celia The Queen and comedy feature City Rats. Celia The Queen , co- directed by Joe Cardona and Mario De Varona, is a documentary that pays tribute to legendary singer Celia Cruz. It was executive produced by Antonio Gijon and Gabriel Mena ...