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MGM to take domestic on Purple's 2012-ish
MGM is in negotiations to buy US distribution rights to end-of-the-world comedy 2012-ish: The Day The Earth Bent Over, formerly known as Armageddagain. Odd Lot International meanwhile has closed key territories coming into AFM including DeA Planeta in Spain, Hoyts in Australia, Quality in Latin America, Nordisk in Scandinavia, Mirovision ...
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Mandate offers more Night to buyers at AFM
Mandate International is bringing the vampires back and talking to buyers at AFM about a sequel to the worldwide hit 30 Days Of Night.Steve Niles, who created the graphic novel on which last year's film was based and wrote the original screenplay, will return to writing duties alongside Ben Ketai.The ...
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FOREIGN-LANGUAGE OSCAR SUBMISSIONS
The following is a list of films that have been submitted as their country's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award. The full list will be announced by the Academy on November 20.(Pictured - Italy's The Hundred Steps (I Cento Passi), directed by Marco Tullio Giordana)ARGENTINA:FelicidadesDir: Lucho ...
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AFM Briefs Nov 8
Firaaq, the directorial debut by revered Indian actress Nandita Das, has been sold to the Middle East. Distributor Daxar Multimedia Limited has snapped up all rights to The Middle East to the film from sales agent Wide Management while Suraya has taken Malaysian, Indonesian, Singaporean and Vietnamese TV rights.Another Wide ...
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Ondamax lines up Latin titles for festivals in 2009
Miami-based production and sales outfit Ondamax will be targeting Sundance and Berlin early next year with a slew of new Latin American projects. The lineup includes Ana Luiza Azevedo's Brazilian drama Before The World Ends, San Sebastian prizewinner Gasolina and documentary, Oso Blanco about the most notorious prison in Puerto ...
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Anchor Bay starts new theatrical arm; taps Kasha for acquisitions
Home entertainment company Anchor Bay Entertainment is launching a new theatrical film arm, Anchor Bay Films, headed by Anchor Bay Entertainment President Bill Clark.Anchor Bay Entertainment CEO Chris McGurk said the new division will aim to release 8-10 films per year as platform releases. 'While many entertainment companies are now ...
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Fine Cut picks up sales on Break Away and Searching For The Elephant
Seoul-based Fine Cut has picked up international sales rights to LeeSong Hee-il's Break Away and SK Jhung's Searching For The Elephant (working title) starring heartthrob Jang Hyuk (Volcano High).Break Away is LeeSong's second feature after the controversial gay drama No Regret, which was at Pusan and Berlin.Based on true events, ...
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Top buyers sign on for Oren Peli's Paranormal Activity
IM Global chief Stuart Ford has closed key territories on Oren Peli's supernatural shocker Paranormal Activity following a packed market screening on Thursday night.Rights have gone to Icon for the UK, Australia and New Zealand,Metropolitan for France, Svensk for Scandinavia and RCV for Benelux.Deals closed with Korea Screen in South ...
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Wolff, Ross launch new North American distributor Rich Releasing
Rich Wolff and Richard Ross have launched the North American distributor Rich Releasing, set to begin operating in early spring.The company will handle a wide variety of genres and will offer producers a broad choice of distribution channels from theatrical, DVD and TV to VOD, mobile, internet and IPTV.Wolff was ...
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Cinema Libre picks up US rights to Jean-Jacques Beineix library
Cinema Libre Studio has acquired all US rights to eight films from French auteur Jean-Jacques Beineix.The deal includes the director's cut of Betty Blue, comedy Mortal Transfer, dramas IP5: The Island Of Pachyderms, Roselyne And The Lions, The Moon In The Gutter and The Dog Of Mr Michel.Cinema Libre also ...
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Affleck and Alba star in Winterbottom's Killer Inside Me for Wild Bunch
Prolific UK director Michael Winterbottom is to hit the film noir trail with The Killer Inside Me, a $13 million adaptation of a novel by Jim Thompson (The Grifters) starring Casey Affleck and Jessica Alba. Wild Bunch has worldwide sales rights on the film excluding the US which Endeavor ...
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Screen opinion: independent film must fight for audiences
If you are looking for fresh perspective on independent film, try watching Laurent Cantet's Palme d'Or-winning The Class with a group of teachers and students. In a classroom, away from the reverence that often accompanies screenings, you get a different sense of how funny, engaging and moving the film is.The ...
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Star wins pay-TV licence for Pakistan
News Corp's Star TV has bagged the first pay-TV licence to be granted by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority. At the same time, Star chairman James Murdoch has confirmed that the company still plans to go ahead with launching pay-TV services in Hong Kong.The Pakistani licence enables local cable operators to ...
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In focus: The makings of a mega-hit
Even Alan Horn, president/COO of Warner Bros, could not have predicted quite the mega box-office success of The Dark Knight, which is nearing the $1bn threshold. 'We knew the film was good. We didn't know if we're going to have a picture that does $300m or $900 million,' he says. ...
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United States - Access All Areas
It sounds like any jaded Hollywood exec's worst nightmare: inviting Joe six-pack to pitch you a film idea. But that's exactly the proposition from Larry Meistrich's latest venture, Nehst Studios, a content financing, development, production, and distribution company.Nehst (pronounced "next") hosts bootcamps for aspiring film-makers and offers an online platform ...
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Interview: Joe Dante looks into 3D Hole
'There is a different landscape making a studio film from when I got into the business,' Joe Dante says. 'There's a lot more writers involved and a need to satisfy more people and justify costs, which leads to a lot more cooks in the kitchen. The nice thing about independent ...
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Profile: Bernd Eichinger
German producer Bernd Eichinger is one of the titans of European film production. With credits ranging from Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer to Downfall and Resident Evil, he is responsible for some very big movies. Under his leadership, Constantin Film has become one of the most successful German producers ...
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Spain short life of a saint
Spanish director Javier Fesser has sparked controversy and praise in equal measure for his third feature film, Camino, which delves into the curious world of Opus Dei as seen through the eyes of an 11-year-old girl. A favourite with both critics and audience alike at the San Sebastian film festival ...
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In Focus: Australia opens for film business (Part 1)
Australian producers just had to sit on the ground at Cannes this year and a queue would form,' recalls leading Melbourne film lawyer Bruce Menzies.He is only half joking. Thanks to the introduction of one of the most generous financial incentives in the world, Australian film-makers now rank among the ...
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Co-productions - The next episode
Significantly more Australian co-productions are set to be made as the producer offset's flexibility and generosity make the country a true international player."I see a massive wind of change coming," says producer Chris Brown, whose list of credits includes The Proposition. "Co-productions are the key to building a big-budget sector... ...