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Doug Davis joins blinkBox as acquisitions director
Online film and TV company blinkBox Entertainment has appointed Doug Davis as acquisitions director.Davis had been advising the company and is now with blinkBox full time, signing up film and TV partners for the service.He had previously been a TV agent at William Morris in London and had also served ...
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Piche begins principal photography on Nothing Really Matters
Jean-Marc Piche has begun principal photography on his entirely self-financed film Nothing Really Matters, a black comedy starring Yannick Bisson, Pascale Bussieres, Kenneth Welsh and Canadian musician Gord Downie, lead singer and composer of The Tragically Hip. Written by Piche and Catlin Stothers, the film shoots in Toronto through December ...
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The Goddess Of 1967
Dir: Clara Law. Australia. 2000. 120 mins.Prod co: Still Life Pictures. Co-prod: Trix Films. Backers: Australian Film Finance Corporation. Int'l sales: Fortissimo Film Sales (31) 20 627 3215. Prods: Peter Sainsbury, Eddie L.C. Fong. Scr: Eddie L.C. Fong, Clara Law. DoP: Dion Beebe. Editor: Kate Williams. Prod des: Nicholas McCallum. ...
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Robinov promoted at Warner Bros to oversee marketing, distribution
Jeff Robinov has been named president of the newly formed Warner Bros Pictures Group, a streamlined production operation that encompasses the studio's worldwide production, marketing and distribution units as well as Warner Independent Pictures.Robinov will assume his new post in January 2008 following the announcement by Warner Bros president and ...
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Mungiu's 4 Months set for Oscar qualifying run in LA
IFC Films & Red Envelope Entertainment will open Cristian Mungiu's acclaimed drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days for a one-week qualifying run in Los Angeles on Friday December 21.The film will officially re-open on January 25 2008 at the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas and IFC Center in New York ...
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David Cronenberg to write his debut novel for Penguin Canada
Canadian auteur David Cronenberg has signed a deal with Penguin Canada to write his debut novel, the publishing house announced today. The deal was negotiated by Nicole Winstanley, executive editor at Penguin Group Canada, and UK literary agent Andrew Wylie of the Wylie Agency. Wylie is handling world rights on ...
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Christopher Doyle to wrap Polish thriller in December
Australian filmmaker Christopher Doyle is scheduled to wrap shooting Dec 10 on Polish-language political thriller Warsaw Dark. The story is based on the 2001 murder, still unresolved, of Jacek Debski, Polish minister of sport and tourism. Doyle began filming Nov 12 on location in Warsaw with a Polish crew of ...
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EFA FIPRESCI Award goes to Alain Resnais' Private Fears
The International federation of film critics, FIPRESCI, will give this year's European Film Academy Critics' Award to Alain Resnais' Private Fears In Public Places (Coeurs). FIPRESCI said that Resnais 'treats the characters the way an affectionate puppeteer would treat his creatures. He contemplates their comings and goings with the benevolence ...
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Bill Harrison promoted at PR company Fifteen Minutes
Howard Bragman has appointed recent hire Bill Harrison president and COO of Los Angeles-based public relations agency Fifteen Minutes. The promotion comes barely four months after Harrison came aboard following a stint as head of corporate communications at the boutique talent agency Paradigm. 'In just a few months Bill has ...
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Singapore, Philippines sign MOU for film collaboration
Singapore and the Philippines today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for greater media collaborations in the areas of animation, games, TV and film. 'The world is witnessing an unprecedented interest in Asian culture and media content. There is thus great potential and promise for ASEAN nations to leverage our ...
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Upside Down scores $10m deal with Cinema Solutions
Singapore's Upside Down Entertainment (UDE) has signed a $10m deal with US film finance company Cinema Solutions Inc (CSI) for two English-language feature films that the company will produce for the international market. CSI will provide up to 80% financing of romantic comedy Accidental Love, which is a quirky love ...
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Italy sees growth in production but lags behind European admissions
Italy is seeing positive growth in terms of production, budgets and box office trends, yet it still lags behind the other major European territories, particularly in terms of ticket sales. That was the news as Cinecitta Holding presented new research revealing the state of the Italian film market at the ...
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Local box-office hit El Greco sweeps Greek State Cinema Awards
Just a day after the wrap of the 48th Thessaloniki Film Festival - where, for the first time, Greek talent garnered the bulk of awards - more Greek films were honored during the Greek State Cinema Awards organized by the Culture Ministry in Thessaloniki. This year's local box office hit, ...
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UK cast lines up for Pasolini's Napoleon picture
Tom Watson, Tim McInnerny, Trevor Cooper, Chris Langham and Nigel Terry have joined Ian Holm and Iben Hjejle in the cast of The Emperor's New Clothes, a Napoleon fantasy story from The Full Monty producer Uberto Pasolini.Palookaville director Alan Taylor started shooting the Redwave Films production on location in Italy ...
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Francesco Rosi to receive Berlinale tribute and Golden Bear
Veteran Italian director Francesco Rosi is to be honoured with an Homage and an Honorary Golden Bear at February 2008's Berlin International Film Festival. The Homage will present a selection of 13 films documenting Rosi's oeuvre of politically committed cinema over the decades and will include his 1961/62 film Salvatore ...
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Birds Eye View festival to include women's comedy programme
The UK 's Birds Eye View festival, devoted to women's film-making, will run March 6-13, 2008, at London 's ICA and BFI Southbank, followed by a local tour to Manchester, Newcastle and other UK locations. The 2008 programme will include a special comedy retrospective celebrating women in silent comedy, including ...
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High Point closes UK TV deal for Extraordinary Rendition with BBC
High Point Media Group has sold UK TV rights to the BBC for Jim Threapleton's Extraordinary Rendition. The feature, starrin Andy Serkis and Omar Berdouni, is about an innocent man who is suspected of terrorism. High Point has also sold the project for Danish TV (Danmarks Radio) and all Benelux ...
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LA PR agency Fifteen Minutes names Harrison president & COO
Howard Bragman has appointed recent hire Bill Harrison president and COO of Los Angeles-based public relations agency Fifteen Minutes.The promotion comes barely four months after Harrison came aboard following a stint as head of corporate communications at the boutique talent agency Paradigm.'In just a few months Bill has demonstrated the ...
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Stardust re-enters top three at UK box office as total crosses $28m
Universal Pictures International (UPI)'s drama American Gangster kept a firm hold of the number one position in the UK this weekend with a $3.7m (£1.8m) take across 416 sites. The crime saga, which re-unites British director Ridley Scott with Russell Crowe for a third time (A Good Year, Gladiator), enjoyed ...
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Finnish government boost cinema funding after producers' strike
Apologising that he actually gave them more money than they went to strike for, Finnish culture minister Stefan Wallin has complied with Finnish producers' demands of increasing state funds for film production. As recommended by the Finnish Parliament's education, culture and audit committees, Wallin confirmed that the revenue from the ...