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All articles by Staff reporters – Page 26
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Henderson named vp production at Senator int'l
Senator International has appointed Aubrey Henderson as vice president of production. Reporting directly to Nathan Kahane, the company's executive vice president motion pictures, Henderson will be responsible for identifying, developing and packaging new production projects. Prior to working at Senator, Henderson held positions at CAA and ICM where she worked ...
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US distributors seek legal block on Mexico's cinema levy
In an exclusive interview with Screen International, Steve Solot, MPA senior vice president for Latin America (pictured) has commented about the recent uproar in Mexico over MPAA head Jack Valenti's recent letter to Mexican President Vicente Fox. (screendaily.com/Feb 10 & 20). In his missive, Valenti warned President Fox that ...
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Man Of The Year attracts US buyers
Brazilian international sales company Grupo Novo de Cinema e TV is fielding at least three offers from US buyers to Jose Henrique Fonseca's The Man Of The Year (O Homem Do Ano), which made the official selection in Berlin last month. The story of how a regular guy turns into ...
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Polanski's The Pianist triumphs at the BAFTAs
Roman Polanski's The Pianist completed a dazzling weekend last night, winning the best film and director trophies at the British Film Academy Awards in London. On Saturday night in Paris, the film swept the Cesar awards taking best film, director and actor prizes. Brody, who won the Cesar but lost ...
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Father Amaro, Aro Tolbukhin lead Mexico's Oscar nominations
Foreign Oscar nominee The Crime Of Father Amaro (El Crimen Del Padre Amaro) and Spanish/Mexican co-production Aro Tolbukhin (In The Mind Of the Assassin) took 13 nominations apiece including Best Picture, Director and various acting categories for Mexico's Oscars, the 45th Ariel Awards. The nominees were announced yesterday (Feb ...
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Kim Basinger boards John Irving adaptation
Kim Basinger, last seen as Eminem's mother in Curtis Hanson's 8 Mile, has joined Jeff Bridges in the cast of Door In The Floor, Focus Features' film adaptation of John Irving's A Widow For One Year. Tod Williams (The Adventures Of Sebastian Cole) has adapted the novel for the screen ...
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Mexican film industry stands up to MPAA
The Mexican film industry has responded angrily to news that MPAA chief Jack Valenti wrote to Mexico's President Vicente Fox warning that the one peso levy on admissions may jeopardise Hollywood's investments in local cinema (Screendaily.com Feb10).An open letter to President Fox, signed by producers, directors, actors ...
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IFP/New York acts again as US rep for Quinzaine
For the 13th year, IFP/New York will serve as theofficial US representative for the Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine desRealisateurs) which in previous years has provided a Cannes showcase for suchAmerican films as Lisa Cholodenko's Laurel Canyon, Allen & Albert Hughes' Menace II Society, Tamara Jenkins' The Slums Of BeverlyHills, Spike Lee's ...
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South African films to be feted at FESPACO
Thirteen South African films will be screened at FESPACO, Africa's longest-running festival. Held in Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso, the 18th edition of the festival runs Feb 22 - March 1.Six of the 13 films have been selected for official competition at FESPACO. These include: Amandla (Lee Hirsch), ...
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Guadalajara to launch Iberoamerican market strand
A new Iberoamerican market is set to debut during Mexico's Guadalajara film festival in March.Managed by independent producer/distributor Laura Ruiz of Canela Films, the market has already attracted up to 100 buyers and distributors from Latin America, Europe and the US.While the festival runs from March 21st - 27th, the ...
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Mandelberger launches International Film Weeks
Sandy Mandelberger, head of the marketing and promotion outlet International Media Resources, has launched a new distribution arm International Film Weeks, focused on international films for specialty theatrical, television and video/dvd release in the United States. Among the first all-rights deals for the US market are Chop Chop from Trust ...
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Scandinavian films get off to good start in 2003
New local release Kopps in Sweden and four-week local holdover Bad Boys (Pahat Pojat) in Finland are already leading the way for Scandinavian films in 2003.Kopps, the second outing for Jalla! Jalla! director Josef Fares, took the top spot in Sweden with ease at the weekend with $1m (SKR 8.5m) ...
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Miami launches co-production market
The 20th Miami International Film Festival is to introduce its own co-production market, called Encuentros.The event, which runs Feb 27 - March 1, is to follow a growing and successful new trend in festivals called whereby film projects in their early stages are presented to potential co-producers, financiers and distributors. ...
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The Academy Award nominations in full
Performance by an actor in a leading roleAdrien Brody in The Pianist (Focus Features)Nicolas Cage in Adaptation (Sony Pictures Releasing)Michael Caine in The Quiet American (Miramax and Intermedia)Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs Of New York (Miramax)Jack Nicholson in About Schmidt (New Line)Performance by an actor in a supporting roleChris Cooper in ...
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Valenti's Mexican stand-off
MPAA president Jack Valenti has addressed a letter to the president of Mexico Vicente Fox, warning that the US may take retaliatory measures against the Mexican film industry for applying a one peso levy to all cinema admissions. The levy is part of an initiative from the Mexican Parliament ...
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UK's First Light film awards to be held this month
The UK's inaugural First Light Film Awards are to be held in London on February 26.The awards are part of a $1.6m initiative launched in May 2001 between UK funding body The Film Council and Birmingham-based Hi8us Projects to give young people aged between 7 and 18 the opportunity to ...
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Alex Lora documentary to get wide theatrical release in Mexico
Columbia Tri Star/BVIMexico has picked up local distribution rights to documentary Alex Lora, directed by Luis Kelly. The joint distributioncompany headed by Philip Alexanderplans a nationwide release on some 200 prints, unprecedented for a documentary. The 50+ year old Lora, described as a mix between MickJagger and Bob Dylan, is ...
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Sharp rise in Argentine cinema admissions
The Lord Of The Rings : The Two Towers propelled Argentine admissions to a record high in January. Admissions rose 60% compared to the same period last year. Another franchise, Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, which opened in December 2002, also helped bring back cash -strapped ...
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Rosario Tijeras rights snapped up for adaptation
Mexican producer Matthias Ehrenberg of Titan Prods. (Sex, Shame And Tears) beat stiff competition for the rights to best-selling novel Rosario Tijeras by hot new Colombian writer, Jorge Franco Ramos, hailed as the precursor of a new generation of writers in Colombia. Up to 15 million copies of Rosario Tijeras ...
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Luca Bentivoglio named executive director at Latino Public Broadcasting
Former Warner Bros International executive Luca Bentivoglio has taken on the post of executive director at non-profit organisation Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB). In 1996, Bentivoglio launched the new Warner Bros. channel in Latin America and directed the programming, marketing and distribution efforts that propelled WB to become the leading family ...