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Korea's CJ CGV signs CEO
Leading Korean exhibitor CJ CGV has appointed Charles Kim as CEO, replacing Park Dong-ho who has been moved up to sister company CJ Foodville, a restaurant chain. Kim was previously COO of CJ Homeshopping.
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Myriad veteran Leonard joins Initial
Former Myriad Pictures marketing and publicity executive Maxine Leonard has joined Initial Entertainment Group as senior vice-president of marketing and publicity. Leonard will oversee Initial's corporate communication strategy and reports directly to company president Graham King.
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Oster takes MPAA communications role
Seth Oster has been hired as executive vice-president for communications at the Motion Picture Association of America (Mpaa) after working at Entertainment Strategies Group and Screen Actors Guild. Oster will oversee operations in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America.
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Gaumont attracts Gaget
Cecile Gaget has joined Gaumont's international division as executive vice-president, international sales. Gaget was formerly head of international sales at Rezo Films.
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Bradfield's Tartan Video marketing role
Tartan Video has appointed Mylene Bradfield as its new head of marketing. Bradfield has served as marketing manager for both Momentum Pictures and Channel 4 DVD. She joined Tartan in June 2006 and worked on the launches of several key box sets.
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Smith promoted at Roadside attractions
Dustin Smith has been promoted to director of acquisitions at Roadside Attractions. Smith was previously involved in the acquisition of The Road To Guantanamo and The Puffy Chair, among other films.
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Passion shoots for the stars
In an otherwise ordinary office in Central London, Passion Pictures has a shelf with quite a collection of awards, including MTV moonmen for Gorillaz videos and an Oscar for 1999 documentary One Day In September. The fact there are no spotlights or fancy display cases for the statuettes reflects the ...
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United Kingdom - A Galaxy far, far away
It came as quite a surprise in 2003 when Disney put its $50m prized adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy in the hands of Hammer & Tongs, the duo of director Garth Jennings and producer Nick Goldsmith who had made commercials and music promos but no features. The ...
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Lucky Red chief to head up Italian distrib body
Italian distributors' association, UNIDIM, has appointed its vice president, Lucky Red chief Andrea Occhipinti, to the post of president, replacing Manfredi Traxler, who died in June.Unusually, the position of vice president has been split between an independent and a studio executive - Morgan Films head Francesco Pamphili and Richard Borg ...
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Bafta Nominations - Home is where the heat is
Oscar-winning Chariots Of Fire screenwriter Colin Welland famously declared: "The British are coming!" At the time, 25 years ago, it sounded more like hollow bravado than an accurate forecast. If the nominations for this year's Orange British Academy Film Awards (Baftas) are any indication, then the cry carries renewed credibility. ...
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Bafta Nominations - Quote unquote
"I'm so delighted, and very pleased for Richard (Eyre) and Patrick (Marber)."Judi Dench, actress, Notes On A Scandal"Patrick Marber wrote a wonderful screenplay and Judi Dench leads a perfect cast... I hope the Bafta recognition will encourage even more people to see the movie."Richard Eyre, director, Notes On A Scandal"I'm ...
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Bafta Nominations - Getting Animated
No awards ceremony stays the same. Categories are added and lost. Forty years ago, Bafta still divided its acting prizes between British and foreign performers. The addition of a best animated feature award this year reflects the sheer bulk and popularity of animated features released in the UK.The nominations - ...
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Bafta Nominations - By The Numbers - Bafta nominations per film
The Queen 10Casino Royale ninePan's Labyrinth eightBabel sevenThe Departed sixLittle Miss Sunshine sixUnited 93 sixThe Devil Wears Prada fiveThe Last King Of Scotland fivePirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest fiveChildren Of Men threeMarie Antoinette threeNotes On A Scandal threeDreamgirls twoHappy Feet twoThe History Boys twoVenus twoVolver twoApocalypto oneBlack Book ...
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Bafta Nominations - The nominations in full
FilmBabel - Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Jon Kilik, Steve GolinThe Departed - Brad Pitt, Brad Grey, Graham KingThe Last King Of Scotland - Andrea Calderwood, Lisa Bryer, Charles SteelLittle Miss Sunshine*The Queen - Tracey Seaward, Christine Langan, Andy HarriesThe Alexander Korda Award for the Outstanding British Film of the YearCasino Royale ...
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Golden Globes - Plenty of winners in awards pack
The Oscar prospects of Babel and Dreamgirls rose this week after the films took top honours for best drama and best musical or comedy at the 64th annual Golden Globes on Monday evening (January 15).Helen Mirren was crowned best actress in a drama for her portrayal of Elizabeth II in ...
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64th golden globes
Best Motion Picture - DramaBabelBobbyThe DepartedLittle ChildrenThe QueenBest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - DramaPenelope Cruz VolverJudi Dench Notes On A ScandalMaggie Gyllenhaal SherrybabyHelen Mirren The QueenKate Winslet Little ChildrenBest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - DramaLeonardo DiCaprio Blood DiamondLeonardo DiCaprio The DepartedPeter O'Toole ...
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International Film Festival Rotterdam 2007
36th International Film Festival Rotterdam in numbers(2006 numbers in brackets)367,000 Visitors to the festival (358,000)2,940Festival guests (2,814)1,960International festival guests: 1,960 (1,788) 841CineMart guests (850) 495Journalists attending (476)390Attending film-makers (379) Award Winners VPRO Tiger AwardsLove Conquers All (Tan Chui Mui, Malaysian)The Unpolished (Die Unerzogenen) (Pia Marais, Germany)Bog Of Beasts (Baixio Das ...
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Project market - CINEMART 2007 project focus
One of the surprises about the line-up of projects in the 24th CineMart (January 28-February) is the number of high-profile directors - Stephan Elliott and Kim Ki-duk, for example - scattered among the more traditional CineMart arthouse fare. Therefore budgets overall look higher, capped by Elliott's Black Oasis at $7m ...
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Co-production markets - 'A good hub where people can meet'
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Rotterdam's CineMart must be one of the most admired events in the film world.Now in its 24th edition, the co-production market has spawned a host of similar events. These range from the Berlinale Co-Production Market to the Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP), and ...
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Ex-Helkon chief Martin takes helm of 2K Media
Patrick Martin, the former managing director and partner of Helkon Media, is to spearhead the ambitions of yet another aggressive German-based international film production and distribution hydra, 2K Media.Martin will become a joint partner and share the chief executive officer title with 2K Media's founder Hans Peter Kaufmann, the former ...