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All articles by Staff reporters – Page 18
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Swords drawn for EFA's Prix Screen International
Eightfilms will compete for the 2003 Prix Screen International, the European Film Academy's award for bestnon-European film.TheEFA award, whose selection and nomination procedure is made in co-operationwith Screen International, seessamurai sword epics from two continents take on a diverse field that includes ablockbusting animation and some of the most acclaimed ...
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Blethyn, Bonneville join cast of Myriad's Piccadilly Jim
BrendaBlethyn and Hugh Bonneville have been cast in the comedy Piccadilly Jim, joining Sam Rockwell and TomWilkinson in the adaptation of the P.G. Wodehouse classic novel scripted byOscar-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes.Set tobegin shooting this month in the UK under director John McKay (Crush), Piccadilly Jim is set in 1930's England, ...
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FAME takes over Miracle Productions
Film and Music Entertainment, Inc is to acquire Miracle Productions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Miracle Entertainment, Inc. The acquisition is valued at $4,000,000 and includes script options, rights to production fees, U.S. and foreign distribution rights on various films in development, as well as other assets. Miracle will ...
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Brazil makes history as local films dominate box office
In a historical first, Brazil's box office saw three local films among the top four last weekend. Topping the charts was TV sitcom spin off The Normals (Os Normais) about a married couple and their misadventures. In the feature film, two couples hold simultaneous weddings and end up switching partners ...
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ARGENTINA
Mexican-Argentinian co production Nicotina opened poorly at number 17 despite favourable reviews and the presence of Argentinian talent before and behind the camera. Seabiscuit's success in the US has not registered here where it opened number eight. Oscar contender Valentin saw a mere 7% drop after seven weeks in release. ...
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Hamptons festival praises Jesus
Screen Door Jesus, a film about faith, religion and race that waswritten and directed by a former preacher who was excommunicated from hischurch, walked away with three jury prizes including the Golden Starfish forbest narrative feature at the 11th Hamptons International Film Festival on LongIsland.Memphis-born Kirk Davis, whostudied filmmaking at ...
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BAFTA launches broadside against screener ban
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has issued a strongly worded statement condemning the MPAA's decision to send out screener tapes to AMPAS members only.The statement says the move is potentially "catastrophic" for the BAFTA film awards and its members. It adds that the ruling is "discriminatory", ...
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Luna lined up to star in romantic road movie Solo Dios Sabe
Diego Luna, who seizedglobal attention after his star turn opposite Gael Garcia Bernal in Y TuMama Tambien, has been lined up tostar in Mexican-Brazilian co-production Solo Dios Sabe.Theromantic drama/ road movie, co-written and to be directed by Luna's long-timefriend Carlos Bolado (Bajo California: El Limite Del Tiempo) of Mexico, will ...
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New Brazilian cinema initiative aims to double country's screen count
Plans are afoot to doublethe current screen count of Brazil, currently estimated at 1,700. An outreachproject dubbed Cinema For All (Cine Para Todos), spearheaded by leadingnational exhibitor Cinemas Severiano Ribeiro and top veteran producer LuizCarlos Barreto (Dona Flor And Her Two Husbands, Middle Of The World), has unveiled plans to ...
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ARGENTINA
Buoyed by favourable reviews and a strong following of the teen slasher franchise, Freddy Vs Jason opened strong to dominate the ranks this weekend. Alejandro Agresti's Valentin held its ground at number two, with an 11% rise in admissions since last weekend. Bad Boys II slipped to third after opening ...
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Rio gets serious, launches film commission, new studio
Rio de Janiero has launcheda film commission as part of a nationwide move to introduce film commissions in key cities of Brazil. Atpresent, only Manaus, the gateway to the Amazon jungle, has boasted a filmcommission. In addition, Rio plansto build a studio facility, dubbed the City of Cinema by early ...
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HBO Films, Maya Pictures team for Latino-themed projects
HBO Films has agreed to acquire the first six Latino-themed projects developed by MayaPictures, the new film and television production company launched by producerMoctesuma Esparza and Robert Katz. Maya is currently in the process of identifying emerging Latino filmmakersfor these projects which will touch on the contemporary US Latino experience. ...
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Rio loves a good Story
Festival favourite The Story Tellers (Narradores De Jave) by Elianne Caffe nabbed four major prizes at the Rio International Film Festival which wrapped Thursday, October 9. The comedy revolves around a Brazilian village which invents a local history in order to gain national heritage status and avoid being demolished by ...
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Brazilian film-maker set for Carnival exposure
For the first time in the history of Rio de Janeiro's centuries-old carnival, a samba school has chosen a filmmaker and his life's work as its theme. Carlos 'Caca' Diegues, best known internationally for Bye Bye Brazil, will be the inspiration for next year at the samba school of Barra ...
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Brazil poised for leap into digital age
Vastly underscreened Brazil is poised to take a quantum leap into the digital age. A fledgling local company, Rain Networks, plans to transform 100 existing independent screens in Brazil into digital screens by spring next year. In Rio de Janeiro alone, the city is planning to build 50 new screens ...
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Rio festival strikes populist note
The Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival has taken on a more populist stance this year, expanding its reach to open air theatres (Lonas Culturales) in the impoverished suburban areas and even in the city's famous hilltop slums, known as favelas.Among the festival highlights was a Mickey Mouse tribute held ...
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Brazil introduces film investment schemes
The fledgling government of Brazil's President Luis Inacio'Lula' da Silva is poised to announce a new subsidy grant of $9.2m (Reals 25m)towards film production.This is welcome news for a film community that has suffered fromrecent cutbacks in film investment from the public sector. State-owned companies such as BR, BNDES and ...
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Weinstein pays tribute to Alexander Walker
A memorial service for Evening Standard film critic Alexander Walker was held last night at St Brides Church, Fleet Street in London. To mark the occasion, Miramax co-chairman Harvey Weinstein sent the following tribute for Walker, who died suddenly in July aged 73:"At the start of Alex's magnificent overview of ...