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Warner Bros International TV promotes Robertson in Asia Pacific
Greg Robertson has been promoted to senior vice president and managingdirector of Asia Pacific at Warner Bros International TelevisionDistribution (WBITD).The 21-year company veteran will supervise all WBITD's programmelicensing operations in more than 24 territories in the region,including Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, thePhilippines, and Singapore.Based in Sydney, he reports ...
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Empties (Vratne Lahve)
Dir. Jan Sverak. Czech Rep-UK. 104mins.A smash hit in the Czech Republic, drawing more than 1m admissions since its March release, the latest collaboration between director Jan Sverak, his actor-director father Zdenek Sverak and British producer Eric Abraham looks poised for a career similar to previous venture Dark Blue World: ...
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Homeless documentary finds shelter at Baruc's Screen Media
Screen Media Films has acquired North American rights to Skid Row, a documentary about homelessness that was made by Niva Dorell, Marshall Tyler and Ross Clarke.The company negotiated the deal with ICM and has set an Aug 14 release date. ICM is also handling international rights.The film follows Pras Michel, ...
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Newbie quartet joins AMPAS as Governors
Eight new governors, four of them serving for the first time, have been elected to represent their branches on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).Newcomers to the board are: Henry Winkler, actors branch; Vilmos Zsigmond, cinematographers; Richard Pearce, documentary; and Charles Fox, ...
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Salon Films' Charles Wang dies aged 74
Charles Wang, managing director of Hong Kong-based production services group Salon Films, died from cancer last week (July 6) in a New York City hospital at the age of 74. One of Asia 's leading suppliers of production logistics and equipment, Salon Films was founded in 1958 when Wang's father ...
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Haugesund unveils strong Nordic line-up
The Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund claims to have its strongest ever line-up of Nordic features this year, including two Norwegian titles: Stein Leikanger's Odd Little Man and Hans Petter Moland's Aberdeen, a co-production with the UK.Road movie Aberdeen, starring Stellan Skarsgaard, Ian Hart and Lena Headey, screened at ...
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UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2007: The Actors (1)
Confidence, charisma and charm characterise the hottest young actors in the UK. Patricia Dobson profiles the emerging talent. (Click on contact names for links) KHALID ABDALLAFollowing his performance as the lead terrorist in Paul Greengrass’ riveting United 93, the Anglo-Egyptian Khalid Abdalla stars in Marc Forster’s adaptation of bestselling novel ...
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One2One producers: Nira Park, Anna Higgs and Gavin Humphries
Nira Park, the producer of Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz, talks to Stars Of Tomorrow Anna Higgs and Gavin Humphries about the importance of talent relationships, finding a good line producer and how to get more money from a financierGavin Humphries: You started out in television. Were you ...
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One2One: directors Anand Tucker and Hope Dickson Leach
Anand Tucker has just returned to low-budget UK film-making after leaving The Golden Compass last year due to creative differences. He tells Star of Tomorrow Hope Dickson Leach about meeting Steve Martin, having a good time and why directing is overrated Dickson Leach: How did you get into directing'Anand Tucker: ...
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One2One writers: Neal Purvis and Robert Wade with Peter Harness
Neal Purvis and Robert Wade are one of the UK's most successful writing partnerships. They talk to Star of Tomorrow Peter Harness about scripting Bond, working with Robert Rodriguez and knowing when a script is finishedPeter Harness: When did you start writing together'Neal Purvis: We started writing in 1984. Let ...
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UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2006: where are they now'
From winning international awards to being cast by Woody Allen, Patricia Dobson catches up with the Screen class of 2006. (Bolded names link to IMDB profiles)THE ACTORS- Riz Ahmed filmed Peter Kosminsky's Britz, due for transmission in October, and is playing the lead in Eran Creevy's Shifty.- Joe Anderson recently ...
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UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2004-2005: burning bright
In the four years since we launched our UK Stars series, our alumni have become major forces in the international industry. Patricia Dobson reports.FILM-MAKERS- Andrea Arnold won an Oscar for her short Wasp and the Cannes jury prize for her feature debut Red Road- Mia Bays produced Oscar-winning best short ...
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TWC homes in on Chan's Invisible Target
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has picked up all rights for North America, Australia and South Africa to Benny Chan's upcoming action drama Invisible Target from Hong Kong 's Universe Films Distribution. The $8m martial arts actioner is set to open in Hong Kong, China, Singapore and Malaysia on July 19. ...
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One Life Stand
Dir: May Miles Thomas. UK. 2000. 115mins.Prod co: Elemental Films. Int'l sales: Elemental Films (+44 141 332 0375). Prod: Karen M.Smyth. Exec prod: Owen Thomas. Scr/DoP/Ed: May Miles Thomas. Prod des: Ewen Duncan. Mus: Bobby Henry. Main cast: Maureen Carr, John Kielty, Gary Lewis, Alyson Orr, Archie Lal.Having secured attention ...
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UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2007: The Actors (2)
Confidence, charisma and charm characterise the hottest young actors in the UK. Patricia Dobson profiles the emerging talent.(Click on contact names for links)ANDREW GARFIELDIt is his performance in three plays - Beautiful Thing, Burn/Chatroom/Citizenship and The Overwhelming, for which he won the Evening Standard newcomers award late last year - ...
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UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2007:The Actors (3)
Confidence, charisma and charm characterise the hottest young actors in the UK. Patricia Dobson profiles the emerging talent. (Click on contact names for links)TOM PAYNEHaving made his mark on the small screen, Tom Payne has taken his first steps into feature films. He stars alongside Frances McDormand, Ciaran Hinds and ...
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UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2007: The Film-makers (2)
Patricia Dobson shines the spotlight on the UK’s best new writers, directors and producers. (Click on contact names for links)DEBORAH HAYWOODWriter-director For a first-timer, Deborah Haywood has made an impressive short. Lady Margaret begins with a teenage girl innocently hitching a ride with two teenage boys. She fancies one of ...
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UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2007:The Film-makers (3)
Patricia Dobson shines the spotlight on the UK’s best new writers, directors and producers. (Click on contact names for links) ZAM SALIMWriter-directorZam Salim is one of those prolific short-film directors who has been steadily maturing and growing in confidence. Over the past year, he has ...
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Screenwriting group eQuinoxe expands into Middle East
eQuinoxe, the international mentoring association that runs workshops for screenwriters, has set up in the Middle East. EQuinoxe Arabiya is styling itself as an 'incubator' focused on mentoring Arab filmmakers and their projects. A not-for-profit offshoot of Haroun Multimedia, an animation and post-production house based in Dubai Media City, the ...
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Halo-8 takes rights to documentary Your Mommy Kills Animals
Halo-8 Entertainment, the label distributed by Ryko Filmworks and Warner-Elektra-Atlantic, and taken worldwide theatrical and home video rights to animal rights documentary Your Mommy Kills Animals from Indie Genius Productions. Curt Johnson, who previously worked on Thoth, directs the project about young animal rights activists and their detractors. 'Curt Johnson ...