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Bergman's Saraband to get theatrical premiere in France
France's Rezo Films will be the first distributor to give IngmarBergman's Saraband a theatrical outing when it releases the film nextmonth (Dec 15). The release is hedged with conditions and marks the end of adance of seduction for the film which was once tipped to appear in Cannes orVenice 2003.In ...
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Buyers court Warner Bros' Spanish Queens
Spanish film Queens(Reinas), Warner Bros' Pictures first 100% Spanish production, has sold toa raft of European territories while the film is still in post-production.International sales handler Fortissimo Films has closeddeals to France (ARP), Portugal (Lusomundo), Greece (Prooptiki), Israel(Orlando Films) and Hungary (Mas Kepp Foundation).An offer is on the table for ...
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Balaban, Mitchell to host Gotham Awards in NYC
Film and stageveteran Bob Balaban was announced yesterday as host for the 14th Annual GothamAwards on Dec 1 in New York City.Balaban'snumerous feature credits include Gosford Park, Best In Show, A Mighty Wind,Midnight Cowboy, Close Encounters and the upcoming Marie And Bruce."We are thrilledto have Bob Balaban hosting the awards ...
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IMAX opens Mexico City screen with Polar Express in 3D
Mexico City'snew Cinepolis Perisur IMAX theatre opened yesterday (16) and will screen ThePolar Express in 3D onNov 19, the first time a Hollywood title formatted for IMAX will screen beforethe picture's conventional 35mm release."Through partnerships with leading exhibitors likeCinepolis, we are bringing IMAX theatres to moviegoers around the world - ...
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Global Peace Film Festival kicks off on Friday in Orlando
Nobel PeacePrize Laureate Betty Williams will take part in a panel discussion about peacewhen the second annual Global Peace Film Festival runs in Orlando, Florida,from Nov 19-24.Paneldiscussions are one of the highlights of the festival, which includes 18 features,documentaries and shorts.Titles includeMarkus Imhoof's 1981 Swiss drama The Boat Is Full, ...
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Palm Pictures gets Clean for North America
Palm Pictureshas acquired US and Caribbean rights to Olivier Assayas' drug addiction drama Cleanstarring Maggie Cheung.Palm, whichdistributed Assayas' Demonlover last year, plans an autumn 2005 US release with DVD to follow in2006.TVA Films holds Canadian rights and released the picture in Quebec in October, with select cities in English-speaking Canada ...
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Wellspring takes world on Yu's Oscar-shortlisted doc
Wellspring hasacquired worldwide rights to Jessica Yu's Oscar shortlisted documentary InThe Realms Of The Unreal: The Mystery Of Henry Darger.The picture, which premiered at Sundance earlier thisyear, will open at New York City's Film Forum and San Francisco's CastroTheatre on Dec 22. It centres on the renowned artist who is ...
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CineMedia shuffles pack for digital future
German film services group, CineMedia Film is re-shuffling its board of directors in order to best position the company for a high tech future.Co-founder Holger Heims joins the supervisory board taking the place of Markus Hoelzl. Hoelzl in turn moves over to the management board to take over financial responsibility ...
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MPAA launches first lawsuits against individual online pirates
The MPAAannounced yesterday (16) that the first wave of lawsuits targeting individualonline traders of illegally copied films have been filed in US courts.The civil suitsagainst individual offenders cover copyright violations on major P2P networksand the MPAA is seeking damages and injunctive relief.MPAA presidentand chief executive officer Dan Glickman announced the ...
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Katzenberg to receive PGA's Milestone Award
DreamWorksprincipal and Shrek 2executive producer Jeffrey Katzenberg will receive the Producers Guild ofAmerica's (PGA) most prestigious honorary award, the Milestone Award, at the16th annual PGA Awards in Los Angeles on Jan 22 2005.Other honorary awardrecipients include Spider-Man 2 producer Laura Ziskin for the David O Selznick Achievement Awardand the Vanguard ...
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DEJ, First Look combine US sales, marketing efforts
Independentdistributor DEJ Productions has signed a deal with First Look Media whereby thecompanies will combine their sales teams for home entertainment releases."We're extremelyexcited about the opportunity to work more closely with First Look Media," DEJpresident Andrew Reimer said in a statement."Our combinedsales and marketing effort will shepherd a terrific line-up ...
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Working Title buys Alex Garland script Time Keepers
Working Title Films hasacquired a spec script by Alex Garland (pictured) called Time Keepers. The script is an original story about two youngboys who discover that magic is not a myth but a reality and that they have astrange position within a secret and alternative history of the world.Described as ...
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Nordic Council to award annual film prize
Two years afterawarding a film prize for the first time at its 50th anniversary gala, theNordic Council has decided to make the Nordic Film Prize an annual event.The $61,000(DKK350,000) prize will be awarded to a film which is 'embedded in Nordic culture,and stands out artistically as a single rounded work', ...
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BVITV strikes Russian pay-TV package deal
Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) has struck itsfirst pay TV agreement in Russia, with the DTH broadcaster NTV Plus for thelicensing of first-run, re-run, and library features.First-run features will include Pirates Of The Caribbean:The Curse Of The Black Pearl, Freaky Friday, The Village, Calendar Girls, SweetHome Alabama and The Ladykillers.Re-run ...
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Germany breaks Euros 1bn home entertainment barrier
Thanks tothe continuing DVD boom, turnover in Germany's home entertainment market hasbroken the Euro 1bn barrier after just nine months for the first time.Accordingto the GfK market research institute, the sector posted a total turnover ofEuros 1.079bn on the sale and rental of DVDs and videos in the first ninemonths ...
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Cold Light dominates Icelandic Oscars
Iceland's official Oscar candidate, Hilmar Oddsson's ColdLight, swept the country's film awards, the EDDA, on Sunday night inReykjavik.The psychological drama took both acting prizes, best actor (Ingvar Sigurdsson) and best supporting actor/actress (KristbjorgKjeld), and best cinematography(Sigurdur Sverrir Palsson) as well as best director and film.The Icelandic Academy of Film and ...
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TLA Releasing acquires NonStop's UNO
Nordic sales outfit NonStop Sales has sold two of itstitles, UNO and Slim Susie, to the US. Both deals were concludedat this month's AFM.Norwegianactor Aksel Hennie's directing debut UNO secured a US distribution dealwith Philadelphia-based TLA Releasing."UNOis an exciting and unexpected blend of art film, action drama and characterstudy,' said ...
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Birkin to head Un Certain Regard jury
Paris-based British actress and singer Jane Birkin will chair the jury for the 2000 Cannes Un Certain Regard sidebar. Birkin made her first Cannes appearance 33 years ago for her supporting role in Michelango Antiononi's London-set title Blow-Up. She recently starred in Deborah Warner's The Last September, along with Michael ...
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The Works unveils Proposition, Tara Road deals
UK based sales oufit TheWorks has unveiled a string of deals completed at this month's AFM.- John Hillcoat's TheProposition, which is currently shooting in Australia, closed a pre-sale at the AFM with Triangelfilm forScandinavia. The film has also beensold to Columbia TriStar for Australia and New Zealand, A Film for ...
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Rialto takes Australasian rights to foursome
Rialto Entertainment has acquired Australian and NewZealand rights to The Machinist, Mean Creek, The Queen Of Sheba's Pearlsand Last Days.Chief executive Kelly Rogers describes Gus Van Sant's LastDays as a visual requiem, not just to Kurt Cobain but to an entiregeneration of rock 'n' roll, and says its acquisition continues ...