All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 215
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NewsArmadillo tops Critics Week winners
Controversial Danish documentary Armadillo took the Grand Prix for Cannes Critics Week 2010.
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NewsHelena Bonham Carter, Freddie Highmore bite for Toast
Ruby Films, Screen West Midlands and BBC Films are bringing Nigel Slater’s memoir to big screen.
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Anna Godas promoted to CEO of Dogwoof
Previous CEO Andy Whittaker is stepping back from some of his daily duties.
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NewsIFC takes on Abbas Kiarostami's Certified Copy
The deal was negotiated by Arianna Bocco, SVP of Acquisitions and Co-Productions for IFC Films, and with Matthieu Giblin of MK2.
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NewsMagnet burns US deal for Rubber with Elle Driver
Magnet Releasing has taken US rights to Cannes Critics’ Week buzz title Rubber.
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Cinecitta Luce takes on Nicolae Ceausescu documentary
Mandragora International has sold the Italian rights to The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu, directed by Romanian Andrei Ujica, to Cinecitta Luce.
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Magnolia takes on Gibney's Eliot Spitzer documentary
Magnolia Pictures has acquired US rights to Alex Gibney’s untitled Eliot Spitzer documentary, produced by A&E IndieFilms and Wider Film Projects.
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Svensk strikes Sony DVD deal in Nordic region
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has signed a home video output deal with Svensk Filmindustri for the Nordic region.
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NewsJoan Chen sees Red
The Chinese American actress and director has joined Seeing Red, a three-story onimbus featuring tales of female revenge.
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NewsDamian Lewis starts Will shoot
The film follows an orphan’s journey across Europe to the 2005 Champions League final in Turkey.
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Goteborg to give $128,000 to Nordic Film winner
The Goteborg International Film Festival has upped the prize money for its Dragon Award Best Nordic Film to $128,000 (SEK 1m).
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CommentA Princely Mall Date
I have to admit I was a bit wary of attending a glitzy film premiere…in a mall. Stars and gowns don’t mix with a browse around Claire’s Accesssories in my book. But Disney’s May 9 launch of Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time turned out to be quite impressive. ...
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Edinburgh Film Festival launches new producers programme
Inaugural participants are Wendy Griffin, Carolynne Sinclair Kidd, Micky MacPherson, Suzanne Reid, Andy Green and Ciara Barry.
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NewsDe Niro joins Statham, Owen in The Killer Elite
The film, which started shooting on May 13, is based on Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ 1993 non-fictional novel about Black Ops soliders.
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NewsGeddes to be festival director for ActionFest
Colin Geddes (pictured) takes new role at ActionFest but will retain TIFF duties.
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Overheard at Cannes...
Just a few telling comments overheard at Cannes events this week…“Fireworks. The recession must be over.”Industry veteran at the Marche opening party “But I have meetings tomorrow.”Woman at Abu Dhabi party who realized her henna tattoo wasn’t going to wash off. “Where’s Doha?”Asked of me four times at Doha party, ...
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Spall, McCrory sign on to Tillotson's debut
Timothy Spall and Helen McCrory have signed on to star in Rachel Tillotson’s debut feature, Badstock.
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NewsLionsgate UK takes on Coriolanus, Dangerous Method
The UK-based company has added Ralph Fiennes’ directorial debut and David Cronenberg’s next film to its 2011 slate.
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NewsPrescience strikes alliance with Atlantic Film Group's Australian arm
Atlantic Film Group and UK financier Prescience have created a strategic alliance to give Atlantic Film Group’s Antipodean financing subsidiary, Atlantic South, access to a facility worth an anticipated $20m per year.