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Taiwanese hitCape No. 7has mainland China release postponed
Originally scheduled for December or January, Taiwanese hit Cape No. 7 has had its mainland China release postponed indefinitely. State-owned distributor China Film Group and Taipei-based Long Shong Entertainment, the company that handles mainland China sales, have confirmed.Also Taiwan's submission to theAcademy Awardsbest foreign-language film category,it is understood thatCape No. ...
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Largo Winch
Dir: Jerome Salle. France/Belgium. 2008. 109mins.A fun slice of escapism, neatly packaged for international consumption, Large Winch falls just a sliver short of creating a new action-adventure franchise, although a sequel is apparently at script stage. Lanky French stand-up comic Tomer Sisley isn't conventionally movie-hero rugged as the titular protagonist ...
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Australia records a boom in numbers of productions
A record-breaking 41 films went into production in Australia in the 12 months up to June 30, according to statistics released today by Screen Australia. This wasmore productionsthan in any other annual period for at least 20 years.Cameras rolled on five international co-productions, 29 wholly Australianproductionsand seven foreign films.- Five ...
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Spain's Alokatu reveals new film slate
Spanish production company Alokatu has oulinedits forthcoming projects to ScreenDaily, including Carlos Saura's Spanish civil war drama Monsieur Paco. Producer JoseMaria Lara's Madrid based Spanishproduction outfit's previous productions include Santiago Aguilar and Luis Guridi's comedy drama Justino; Mercedes Alvarez'documentary El Cielo Gira; and Pedro Aguilera's debut feature La Influencia.Alokatuhas four ...
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Mr Bones 2 breaks South African local opening record
Gray Hofmeyr's comedy Mr Bones 2: Back From The Past has broken all non-holiday opening box office records for South African films, earning over $0.6 million, making it the most successful South African film opening ever.The opening out performed previous record holders Mr. Bones 1, Mama Jack and the 2008 ...
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Bedazzled lights up UK box office
20th Century Fox's Bedazzled found room to shine in the UK over the weekend, snagging the number one spot with $1.6m (£1.1m) including previews. Starring Brendan Fraser and local starlet Elizabeth Hurley, the comedy took a site average of $4,862 (£3,380). The result meant a one-two for Fox, with number ...
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Universal extends home entertainment deal with Warner in Russia
Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) and Warner Home Video (WHV) are to extend their existing home entertainment distribution partnership.Under the deal, Universal Pictures Russia will continue to distribute DVD and launch Blu-ray releases for Warner Bros and New Line in the Russian home entertainment market for a further three-year term.The ...
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Rachel, River, Ballast lead Spirit Award nominations with six apiece
Sony Pictures Classics' (SPC) Frozen River and Rachel Getting Married and Alluvial Film Company's Ballast lead the way in the Film Independent Spirit Awards race with six nominations apiece, followed by Focus Features' Milk on four.Today's nominations ceremony in Los Angeles [December 2] rewarded many of the season's smaller films ...
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UK documentary-makers capture landmark Zimbabwe case
A UK documentary film has filmed a historic court case brought against Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe.Mugabe And The White African has been following the story of farmer Mike Campbell, who has been battling with the government of the African country which has attempted to confiscate his land.The documentary team saw ...
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NewsTake 12: Making business out of digital innovation
Nesta/UKFC digital innovation programme Part 1: onedotzero
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Interview: Morgan Holt, Huge Entertainment
Morgan Holt, from digital agency, Huge Entertainment, explains his role in shaping onedotzero's digital future. How are you helping onedotzero' We'rehelping onedotzero with a few things, mainly around the area of focus.Focus on the role that will be most effectively commercially. Focus onthe audience they can attract more of. Focus ...
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Warner Bros to release Dark Knight on VOD before DVD in Korea
Warner Brothers Digital Distribution in Korea will put Dark Knight out on video-on-demand (VOD) Dec 5 - two weeks before the DVD release, making it the first time a major Hollywood studio gives a blockbuster a 'pre-DVD VOD' release.Dark Knight will go on IPTV providers Mega TV - owned by ...
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Frozen River, Trouble The Water take top prizes at Gothams
It was Sundance redux at the Gotham Independent Film Awards, as Park City's grand jury award winners Frozen River and Trouble The Water were named best feature and best documentary, respectively.Frozen River, a drama about illegal immigration, is directed by Courtney Hunt and produced by Heather Rae and Chip Hourihan. ...
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Telefilm Canada, Rogers back five theatrical documentaries
Telefilm Canada and the Rogers Group of Funds will partially fund five feature documentaries through their joint partnership, the Theatrical Documentary Program. The five projects - three in English, two in French - were selected by a jury of Canadian industry professionals. The $4.5m public-private venture provides financing for feature-length ...
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Red Planet
Dir: Antony Hoffman. US. 2000. 106 mins.Prod cos: Warner Bros in association with Village Roadshow Pictures and NPV Entertainment. Dist: Warner (US and rest of world)/Village Roadshow (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Cyprus). Prods: Mark Canton, Bruce Berman, Jorge Saralegui. Exec prods: Charles J D Schlissel, Andrew Mason. Scr: Chuck Pfarrer, ...
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C.R.A.Z.Y. lead Marc-Andre Grondin stars in 5150 Elm's Way
C.R.A.Z.Y. star Marc-Andre Grondin is before the camera as the lead of Eric Tessier's psychological thriller, 5150 Rues Des Ormes (5150 Elm's Way), for Montreal-based Cirrus Communications. The film is produced by Cirrus principal Pierre Even, who produced the 2005 Quebecois smash - it grossed C$6m and was released in ...
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Tulpan takes Golden Peacock at IFFI in Goa
The 39th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) closed on December 2 in Goa with Sergei Dvortsevoy's Kazakhstan film Tulpan picking up the top prize of best film. The Golden Peacock award is accompanied by a cash prize of $80,000 (Rs4m). Dvortsevoy also took the Silver Peacock ...
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Adelaide film festival unveils jury and local premieres
Laurence Kardish, a senior film curator at New York's Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), will preside over the jury at the Adelaide Film Festival (AFF), which opens in South Australia on February 19. His fellow jurors are Japanese director Naomi Kawase, festival directors Bill Gosden (New Zealand) and Hannah McGill ...
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Japan's Toei to invest $45m in digital film facilities
Toei Studios has announced details of its plans to construct fully digital film facilities in Tokyo's Nerima ward. Budgeted at $45m (Y4.2bn), construction of the studios will be in the Oizumi district of Tokyo's Nerima ward. They will be located on the same lot that the original Shinko Kinema Tokyo ...