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Minnesota Destinations: Itasca State Park
Travel Destination: Itasca State Park
Looking for a great little getaway that's still close to home? Pack up the family, grab your hiking gear, and point your vehicle toward Park Rapids.
Park Rapids is the undisputed Gateway to Itasca State Park and the south entrance is a 19-mile drive from Park Rapids north on Highway 71. The east entrance is only a couple miles farther north of the south entrance, and then another mile or so west on Hwy 200 - you'll find it easily at the junction of Highway 71 and Hwy 200.
On the drive north from Park Rapids on Highway 71 visitors can find several quaint shops and recreation areas to stop at along the way. Also, some fabulous restaurants are located just off of Highway 71 that are sure to satisfy any appetite.
Itasca State Park encompasses Lake Itasca, the official source of the Mississippi River, and a scenic area of northern Minnesota that has remained relatively unchanged from its natural state.
Established in 1891, Itasca is Minnesota's oldest state park. Today, the park totals more than 32,000 acres and includes more than 100 lakes. Stand under towering pines at Preacher's Grove. Visit the Itasca Indian Cemetery or Wegmann's Cabin, landmarks of centuries gone by. Camp under the stars, or stay the night at the historic Douglas Lodge or cabins. Explore Wilderness Drive past the 2,000-acre Wilderness Sanctuary, one of Minnesota's seven National Natural Landmarks.
But the main attraction will continue to be walking across the headwaters of the Mississippi River on stones at the mouth of Lake Itasca. But there are plenty of other activities to do at the park. Other outdoor activities include taking an excursion boat on Lake Itasca, exploring along Wilderness Drive, biking or hiking along more that 30 miles of designated trails, fishing in one of the many lakes, observing the wild flowers in season as well as birding. Like the entire Park Rapids area, wildlife can be seen throughout the park.
For more information about the park events and schedules, call Itasca State Park headquarters at 218-699-7251 or go to www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/itasca/index.html.
Mary Gibbs Mississippi Headwaters Center
The Mary Gibbs Mississippi Headwaters Center affords a "river of stories" for guests. The visitor center is named after the brave young park commissioner, Mary Gibbs.
The "Rivers of the World" sculpture is the focal point, interpretive signs identify the earth's waterways and the Centennial Plaque, Time Capsule and International Peace Pole also engage visitors.
Outdoor exhibits in a portico allow the center to be open 365 days a year and as visitors enter the portico, they are greeted by quotes from the park's premier explorers - Ozawindib, Henry Schoolcraft, Jacob V. Brower and Jean Nicollet.
Visitors get acquainted with the Headwaters' natural history and gain an understanding of the area's attraction for thousands of years. The changes in transportation are documented through the eras - from Native American travel and trade, to US settlement and expansion to logging.
Along the trail to the Headwaters, kiosks draw guests to learn the river's story with a natural history angle. Park visitors become attuned to its aquatic species, birds, animals, exotic species and plants.
Douglas Lodge
One historic landmark that has welcomed visitors to the park since the beginning of the 20th century is Douglas Lodge. The lodge, a two-story pine log building at the south end of Lake Itasca, has been serving guests since 1905. Few changes have been made to the original lodge, which was built with green, newly cut pine logs harvested in the park.
Jacob V. Brower Visitor Center
The Jacob V. Brower Visitor Center - the largest visitor center in any of Minnesota's state parks - starts its fifth year of service in May. The 13,000-square-foot facility has exhibits on the Ojibwe, explorer and pioneer history of the area around Itasca. Land surveyor Jacob Brower lobbied hard to designate this area as a state park in 1891 to protect the pines from logging.
For more great ideas on vacations and daytrips in Minnesota, see our entire magazine at www.MNDestinations.com


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The Commonplace Coffeehouse and Roastery took second place in the Eastern Regional Championship for America's Best Coffee House in New York City Saturday and Sunday.
Along with its second-place plaque, The Commonplace earned a $1,000 prize. Café Grumpy, a New York City coffeehouse, took first place and will advance to the National Championship Finals in Portland.
According to T.J. Fairchild, the owner of The Commonplace, Café Grumpy was the competitor that made The Commonplace "stand up the straightest" before arriving to the competition.
The regional competition, sponsored by Coffee Fest, was a two-day event that featured six coffeehouses from the eastern United States.
The coffeehouses were judged on friendliness, aptitude, drink quality, teamwork and overall coffeehouse operation. They were allotted 15 minutes to set up, 30 minutes of operation and 15 minutes to clean up.
At the end of the day Saturday, The Commonplace and two other coffeehouses advanced to the top three and competed again on Sunday. Because the process was identical on both days, the Commonplace team had a chance to correct mistakes they made on Saturday, Allyson Whitacre, The Commonplace manager, said.
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Unterhalter, Elaine (2008) The capability approach and gendered education: Some issues of operationalism in the context of the HIV/AIDs epidemic in South Africa. In: The Capability Approach: Concepts, Measures and Applications. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 489-509. ISBN 9780521862875Full text not available from this repository.
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text: Hi, This is a new thread on the same TM topic as I have a different aspect to discuss. I am still testing with the same MPI program given here: #include <stdio.h> #include <tm.h> #include <mpi.h> extern char **environ; void do_check(int val, char *msg) { if (TM_SUCCESS != val) { printf("ret is %d instead of %d: %s\n", val, TM_SUCCESS, msg); exit(1); } } main (int argc, char *argv[]) { int size, rank, ret, err, numnodes, local_err; MPI_Status status; char **input; input[0] = "/bin/echo"; input[1] = "Hello There"; struct tm_roots task_root; tm_node_id *nodelist; tm_event_t event; tm_task_id task_id; char hostname[64]; char buf[]="11000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"; gethostname(hostname, 64); ret = MPI_Init (&argc, &argv); if (ret) { printf ("Error: %d\n", ret); return (1); } ret = MPI_Comm_size (MPI_COMM_WORLD, &size); if (ret) { printf("Error: %d\n", ret); return (1); } ret = MPI_Comm_rank (MPI_COMM_WORLD, &rank); if (ret) { printf("Error: %d\n", ret); return (1); } printf ("First Hostname: %s node %d out of %d\n", hostname, rank, size); if (size%2 && rank==size-1) printf("Sitting out\n"); else { if (rank%2==0) MPI_Send(buf, strlen(buf), MPI_BYTE, rank+1, 11, MPI_COMM_WORLD); else MPI_Recv(buf, sizeof(buf), MPI_BYTE, rank-1, 11, MPI_COMM_WORLD, &status); } printf ("Second Hostname: %s node %d out of %d\n", hostname, rank, size); if (rank == 1) { ret = tm_init(NULL, &task_root); do_check(ret, "tm_init failed"); printf ("Special Hostname: %s node %d out of %d\n", hostname, rank, size); task_id = 0xdeadbeef; event = 0xdeadbeef; printf("%s\t%s", input[0], input[1]); tm_finalize(); } MPI_Finalize (); return (0); } The error I am getting is: First Hostname: wins05 node 0 out of 4 First Hostname: wins03 node 1 out of 4 First Hostname: wins02 node 2 out of 4 First Hostname: wins01 node 3 out of 4 Second Hostname: wins05 node 0 out of 4 Second Hostname: wins02 node 2 out of 4 Second Hostname: wins03 node 1 out of 4 Second Hostname: wins01 node 3 out of 4 tm_poll: protocol number dis error 11 ret is 17002 instead of 0: tm_init failed 3 processes killed (possibly by Open MPI) I am using Torque-2.0.0p8 and Open MPI-1.0.1. Please note that I am trying to do tm_init from the node that is assigned rank 1 by Open MPI (generally MS gets rank 0). What I am actually noticing is that the MOM daemon on the node with rank 1 actually dies when it reaches the tm_init() call in the code. That was totally unexpected for me. What I can't figure out is that which causes what? Whether my tm_init killed the daemon or the dead daemon caused my getting 17002 error? Why would the MOM daemon die at all because of a tm_init call? Thanks, Prakash


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Do WashTimes reporters even read the WashTimes?
They'd be in good company if they didn't of course, but it does seem odd to see such an obvious contradiction within the pages of the newspaper.
From today's Times, in an zombie article [1] (i.e. they never stop coming from the GOP Noise Machine) about how the WH press has gone soft on Obama. A key claim is that "White House reporters used to shout their questions with gusto," but now the WH press corps has been tamed under Obama. [Emphasis added.]
That's curious here's what the WashTimes reported [2] on January 23, headlined:
Obama press aide gets bashed in debut
That doesn't sound very tame, does it? Indeed, the Times report announced the WH spokesman had been "hammered" for "nearly an hour" during the briefing. And yes, there was lots of shouting for Obama's team:
"You could have had more than four in the pool," one reporter said. "Could have had a pool!" shouted another. "The whole pool!" spat a third. "We have a tradition here of covering the president!" yelled a fourth.
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AAM signs digital download deal with Artificial EyeDigital film distribution service Arts Alliance Media has signed an exclusive three-year deal to release distributor Artificial Eye's product in the UK and Ireland as download-to-rent and download-to-own content. AAM will digitise, encrypt, and offer piracy protection for Artificial Eye's films, which will be available in the coming months from web-based subscription service and AAM partner Lovefilm and powered by AOL. Artificial Eye content will also be available directly from AOL, as w
Aardman and Dreamworks finally part waysDreamWorks andAardman have formally announced the premature ending of their five-film exclusive partnership that dates back to 1999.They worked together on award winning animanations including Chicken Run, Oscar winner Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and, most recently, Flushed Away.But the split was widely expected. 'Both compani
Adlabs, MTV Networks ink three-picture dealIndia 's Adlabs Films and MTV Networks India have signed a deal to co-produce three youth-oriented films to be released in specific Indian markets. The three films will be produced over the next 12-18 months under the 'MTV Fully Faltoo Films' banner. Budgets for each film have been pegged at around $900,000 (Rs40m). 'We believe the youth of the country is a segment that can appreciate new and unique genres of films and will set the trends for years to come,' said Adlabs Films dire
AFC selects eight projects for low-budget development labChopper producer Michele Bennett and Robyn Kershaw, whose credits include Looking For Alibrandi, are among the eight teams that have projects selected by the Australian Film Commission's (AFC) development laboratory for low-budget films. The series of workshops aim to simultaneously develop a film's script, the director's vision and the production strategy. This year's two international advisers are Paul Mezey, who produced Maria Full Of Grace and was executiv
A-List Nutcracker musical marches into BudapestPre-production on The Nutcracker is scheduled to begin Mar 5 at Stern Film Studios in Budapest. Russia's Andrei Konchalovsky, who previously made Siberiada, Romance For Lovers, and House Of Fools, will direct the musical, based on the story made famous by Tchaikovsky's ballet, which will feature lyrics by Tim Rice. Details of the UK-US-Hungarian co-production are still being worked out, but the budget is expected to be between $60m and $80m. Hung
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Andrew Meehan appointed development head of Irish Film BoardAndrew Meehan has been appointed Development Executive at the Irish Film Board (IFB). Working directly with chief executive Simon Perry, Meehan will participate in evaluating development funding applications for feature film projects, and in the management of projects selected for support. As a member of the IFB's core creative team, Andrew will also play a close consultative role with regard to feature film, documentary, animation and short film projects submitted for production funding.
Australian drama West strikes LightningLos Angeles-based sales and distribution company Lightning Entertainment has boarded the edgy Australian drama West and will introduce the project to buyers in Berlin next week.The film will receive its world premiere in the Generation 14plus section of the festival and explores what happens when two slacker cousins find their friendship threatened when they fall for the same girl.Daniel Krige directed
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Bavaria Film International to handle Israel's BeaufortBavaria Film International has taken on international sales for Israeli filmmaker Joseph Cedar's powerful anti-war statement Beaufort which will have its world premiere in the forthcoming Berlinale's Competition.Produced by Metro Communications in cooperation with United King Films and Movie Plus, Beaufort was adapted by Cedar from the novel of the same name by award-winning journalist Ron Leshem. The story is based on true events that occurred at the iconic Beaufort Cast
Belgrade's Beograd re-opens seven cinemas todayAfter two and a half months of employee strikes over unpaid salaries, poor conditions of work, terrible state of the cinemas and frozen status at the National Agency for Privatization, leading Serbian exhibitor, state-owned Beograd Film has decided to re-open seven of its 14 theaters in the key city Belgrade today. The decision was made after the Agency for Privatization announced the tender for sale of the company for Feb 16. 'The theaters are ready and screenings will start without par
Bell hired as Paramount's technology chiefParamount Pictures has hired former Warner Bros executive vice president of advanced technology Alan Bell as executive vice president and chief technology officer.In the newly created position, Bell will oversee worldwide technology strategy and advise on all related technical, business, legal and regulatory matters.In addition he will explore, evaluate and set requirements for the development of digital media creation and distribution technologies. He reports to presiden
Berlin buzz - Significant othersPANORAMAAlice's House (Bra)Dir: Chico TeixeiraA winner at last year's Films in Progress at San Sebastian, the film tells of a woman who tries to overcome the hardships of working in a poor neighbourhood of Sao Paulo.Contact: Cinematografica Superfilmes, (55) 11 3031 5522Good Bye, Souther
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Berlinale boasts 10% more German titles in programmeThis year's Berlinale will again serve as platform for films 'made in Germany', with the number of German films (including German majority co-productions) screening in the festival's various sections increasing by 10% over 2005 to 60 films. Unlike last year when there were four German films in the Competition section, the 2007 lineup has only two German-language titles - Christian Petzold's Yella and Stefan Ruzowitzky's The Counterfeiter - and the German majority co-product
Berlinale Cameras to be awarded to Mina, Meszaros and KINO publishersThe Berlinale Camera awards will be presented at this year's festival as part of the Berlinale Special section to Hungary's Marta Meszaros, the Italian documentary filmmaker Gianni Mina, and Dorothea Moritz and Ron Holloway, publishers of KINO German Film. Announcing this year's programme at a press conference on Tuesday morning in Berlin, festival director Dieter Kosslick said that the presentation to Meszaros would be followed by a screening of her 1975 film Adoption, which was
Berlinale needs further expansion, says directorOn the eve of this year's Berlinale, festival director Dieter Kosslick has suggested that the festival expand further to meet the growing demand for tickets from the general public in addition to the professional visitors.Speaking to Deutschlandradio Kultur at the weekend, Kosslick said: 'The Berlinale must become bigger because the run is enormous (...) We must give the people more possibilities to get tickets. These possibilities are becoming ever fewer because the film market has
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Blood And ChocolateDir: Katja Von Garnier. UK-Ger-Rom-US. 2007. 98mins. Blood And Chocolate is a werewolf love story with no bite and not much romance. Based on the popular American teen novel by British-born author Annette Curtis Klause, the Lakeshore Entertainment production may find an initial audience in the younger female demographic that has kept the book in demand for almost a decade. But with little to offer in the way of star power, special effects, sex or gore,
Bogeydom acquires Kitamura's LoveDeath for EFM launchToronto-based Bogeydom Licensing has acquired world rights to Japanese cult director Ryuhei Kitamura's LoveDeath, a production of Tokyo-based companies Napalm Films and Suplex Inc. The film, which premieres at Berlin's European Film Market, follows two lovers whose passion for each other incites the wrath of everyone around them, from the police, assassins and the yakuza. Best-known for his films V
Burton joins Bradley's Indievest launchWade H Bradley, CEO and founder of film financing outfit IndieVest, has launched production and distribution house IndieVest Pictures and hired Mark Burton as head of production.
Chapter 27Dir/Writer: Jarrett Schaefer. 100 minutes. US.Pointless and confusingly acted by a purposely hefty Jared Leto, this self-indulgent portrait of an insane Mark David Chapman in the three days before he assassinated John Lennon lacks insight or drama. Lindsay Lohan's supporting role as an excitable Lennon fan who befriends Chapman is fine for what it is but is no reason to see the otherwise-dreary undertaking.
Chinese box office to double by 2010, says reportChinese box office revenues will almost double over the next three years, according to analyst Screen Digest and Nielsen NRG, from last year's $336m to $720m by 2010.The rapid box office growth that has been driven by the opening up of the Chinese market and the fast development of modern multiplexes looks set to continue.The report predicts an increase in modern, or silver screen cinemas from 2,940 in 2005 to 5,000 by 2010.But there
Cineclick Asia picks up Berlin competitor Tuya's MarriageKorean sales agent Cineclick Asia has announced Berlinale competition film Tuya's Marriage as the latest addition to its EFM slate. The company picked up international rights to the Chinese film excluding French-speaking territories, BeNeLux, and Indonesia - which Pretty Pictures acquired at last year's Asian Film Market. Mainland China distribution rights remain with Max Yee Culture Industry Co. Ltd. and Xian Motion Picture Co., the distributor/producers. Directed b
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Crazy LoveDir: Dan Klores, US, 2007, 91 minutes, color, SONY HD-cam. Love is blind, or so it turned out in the romance of ambulance-chasing lawyer Burton Pugach, who hired thugs to throw a caustic chemical into the face of his girlfriend Linda Riss when she refused to marry him in 1959. The disfigured Bronx Beauty finally did marry him when
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DCL agrees deal with DTS for Irish D-Cinema upgradeDigital Cinema Ltd (DCL) plans to upgrade the first phase of its Irish D-Cinema installation in an exclusive agreement with US digital technology company DTS.The agreement provides for both parties to work together to facilitate the wider rollout of digital cinema in Ireland. So far 15 cinema sites are operational.DCL is an Irish subsidiary of Avica which set up its European HQ in Thurles, Co Tipperary nearly two years ago with plans to provide the world's first countrywi
De La Iglesia starts UK shoot for The Oxford MurdersThe second English-language project by Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia, The Oxford Murders, has started shooting on location in London and Oxford for nine weeks. The serial killer thriller is produced by Tornasol Films, Estudios Picasso, Oxford Crimes, and La Fabrique de Films. The UK producer is Kevin Loader, who recently made Venus and The History Boys. The companies Telecinco, Canal+France and Canal+Spain, and Eurimages will be financing the proj
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DV8 plans multi-platform release for cell-phone featureJeremy Nathan and Joel Phiri's Johannesburg-based DV8 is planning a global, Bubble-style, multi-platform release for its new feature, SMS Sugar Man. 'We are busy putting in place all the distribution pipelines,' Nathan said of the plans to make Sugar Man available worldwide simultaneously on internet, mobile phones and DVD. 'We've got the technology partners to do it.'
Eastwood wins MPAA's inaugural Valenti AwardClint Eastwood will receive the Motion Picture Association of America's (MPAA) inaugural Jack Valenti Humanitarian Award on Feb 6 in Washington DC.The award, to be presented annually to an individual in the industry whose work has reached out positively and respectfully to all countries, creeds and cultures, will be presented at a private dinner at the end of the MPAA's The Business of Show Business industry symposium.'The MPAA is thrilled to recognise as its inaugural re
Editorial - Screen says Looping the loopScreenDaily.com this week reported that Ryan Kavanaugh's Relativity Media is teaming up with Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking to co-finance approximately 45 films from an as-yet-unnamed Hollywood studio over the next five years. Following the parameters of recent co-financing equity structures with Hollywood, as much as $1.1bn could be invested in a slate via a revolving credit line from Citigroup.It's confirmation that, for now, private equity money from around the world sti
EFM buzz - the ones to watchUSFocus Features International will commence sales on playwright Martin McDonagh's in-production black comedy In Bruges about hitmen, starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes.Lionsgate brings David Moreau and Xavier Palud's adaptation of the Pang Brothers' cult horror hit The Eye, starring Jessica Alba, to market.Voltage Pictures will begin selling Eric Red's thriller 100 Feet, starring Famke Janssen in what
Epic MovieDir: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer. US. 2007. 86mins. A painful regurgitation of memorable moments from recent Hollywood blockbusters, the spoof film Epic Movie is almost entirely devoid of laughs. No matter your opinion of hits such as Pirates Of The Caribbean or The Chronicles Of Narnia, most will agree that even uninspired mega-money-makers have more cinematic style and creativity than writer-directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer's lazy satire pos
Epic Movie has epic $19.2m opening for Fox in North AmericaFox's incredible run of form continued as the comedy spoof Epic Movie opened atop the charts on an estimated $19.2m, beating out Universal's crime caper Smokin' Aces in second place on $14.3m. Epic Movie, which stars Kal Penn and Carmen Electra and pokes fun at movies from Superman Returns to
Eros scores again while Pokemon trumps studio Ghibli latest in JapanAs Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II smashed a number of international records, Screen looks at the non-US international movers and shakers.
Ex DrummerDir: Koen Mortier. Bel. 2007. 101mins. The most controversial film to have emerged from Belgium since Man Bites Dog, Koen Mortier's Ex Drummer is an exercise in Flemish shock tactics. Adapted from a novel by Herman Brusselmans, the film strives hard to be as provocative as possible. Its tone varies wildly. At times, it is gratuitously offensive. At times, it is crude and clumsy. There are even moments of Spinal Tap-style humour. Underlining its director's r
Feiffer receives lifetime achievement award from WGAWScreenwriter, playwright and cartoonist Jules Feiffer will receive the Writers Guild of America, West's (WGAW) ninth annual Animation Writing Award for lifetime achievement.Feiffer's credits include Little Murders (1970) and Carnal Knowledge (1971), both of which earned WGA nominations, as well as 1980's Popeye, directed by the late Robert Altman.He r
Film finance - A question of dutyPierre Drouot is a worried and angry man. The director of the Flanders Audiovisual Fund fears that the work of 20 years' hard lobbying for a Belgian tax shelter to support film finance may soon be killed off. And he believes he has identified the culprits responsible."The analysis is very simple. The system that has been chosen in Belgium is a system that has been deregulated. You have middlemen who want not only to be paid for their services but to make a profit. That is their busines
Film Movement promotes GartensteinAdley Gartenstein has been promoted to president at distributor Film Movement. Stuart Litman, who previously held the role, will continue as CEO of the business.
Filmstiftung NRW backs international co-productions with $14.6mInternational co-productions by Israel's Amos Gitai, New Zealand's Armagan Ballantyne and Germany's Max Faerberboeck are among 25 projects supported with a total of $14.6m (Euros 11.2m) by Filmstiftung NRW this week.The Dusseldorf-based regional fund awarded $521,000 (Euros 400,000) to Gitai's Disengagement, which will be produced by Pandora Filmproduktion with France's AGAV Films and AGAT Films/Ex Nihilo, Italy's R&C, and Israel's AGAV Hafakot. Studio Canal will handle worldwide
Foreign Language Films - And then there were fiveIn 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for the first time unveiled a shortlist of nine films for the foreign-language film category, a week before the nominations were announced. Some 61 films were submitted in October 2006, nine were shortlisted and the final five were announced on January 23. It was a sad day for the four films that made the shortlist but failed to reach the final five - namely Daniele Thompson's Avenue Montaigne (aka Orchestra Seats) from Fran
Fortissimo takes on non-Asian sales for Blood BrothersFortissimo Films has picked up worldwide sales rights excluding Asia for Blood Brothers from CMC Entertainment and John Woo and Terrence Chang's Lions Rock Productions. Fortissimo will commence sales at the upcoming European Film Market. The London and New York University-educated Alexi Tan, discovered by Woo and Chang, is making his feature debut with the $10m Chinese-language project, shot all on location in Shanghai. The Hong Kong/Taiwan/China co-production stars Liu Ye
Four Sheets To The WindDir/scr: Sterlin Harjo. US. 2007. 85mins.In Sterlin Harjo's debut feature, Four Sheets To The Wind, detailing the emotional and interior journey of a young, somewhat confused Native coming to terms with the death of his father, the young film-maker has carved out a limited though intoxicating piece of American regional film-making. In examining issues such as representation and honor, the film invokes the classic indepe
Fox continues Irish dominance with strong Rocky openingTwentieth Century Fox's Rocky Balboa beat the competition hands down in Ireland (North and South) on its opening weekend with a massive $1.2m (Euros 925,390). A major comeback for a franchise after 16 years in retirement, Sylvester Stallone's biggest Irish opening of all time took more than 40% of all ticket sales, bringing in original Rocky fans along with a second generation of young recruits. This latest success follows Twentieth Century Fox's bumper year as 2006's top distribu
Fox promotes key production and animation executivesFox Filmed Entertainment has announced a number of promotions of key production executives, with Hutch Parker appointed vice chairman, to also oversee Fox Animation in addition to Twentieth Century Fox (TCF) Film Group. He had been president of Twentieth Century Fox since 2005 and joined Fox in 1995. Emma Watts and Alex Young have been named co-presidents of production for TCF. They had worked in 2006 on Night At The Museum and X-Men: The Last Stand, respectively.
France to be focus of Halifax co-production marketThe Strategic Partners international coproduction market in Canada will focus on France at its 10th anniversary event this September. The market takes place during Halifax's Atlantic Film Festival. According to Strategic Partners director Jan Miller, exit surveys from the 2006 edition showed 'Canadian interest in working with France is no longer limited to just Quebec.'The UK and France are Canada's top coproduction partners. France's feature coproduction volume increased
Fukuda tapped by NBC Universal in TokyoNBC Universal International has named Taichi Fukuda as managing director, Japan Representative, to be based in Tokyo. He will work with divisions including the home-entertainment arm Universal Pictures Japan, TV and New Media Distribution, Mobile Entertainment and Cnbc.Fox promotes Echeverria Eduardo Echeverria has been promoted to executive vice-president of Latin America for Fox International.
Furst and Kessel move to Starz's OvertureSean Furst and Robert Kessel have been appointed executive vice-presidents of productions and acquisitions at Starz's new theatrical division Overture Films. Furst's brother Bryan arrives as senior vice-president of productions and acquisitions.
Gabriele Muccino's brother Silvio set to direct first featureSilvio Muccino, brother of Pursuit of Happyness director Gabriele, will direct his first feature film entitled Talk to Me About Love (Parlami d'Amore) based on a book of the same name that he co-wrote with Carla Vangelista. Talk to Me About Love is a romance focusing on four intersecting stories and the transformative power of love. Published by Rizzoli, the book has sold 250,000 copies since was published a year ago. Muccino will also star in the film, which
Global box office down slightly this week, as Germany and Japan slipGlobal box office takings took a slight dip of 2.9% this week in comparison to the same week last year and fell by less than 1% from last week, according to the Screen International Screen Index.The marginal decrease was led by year-on-year falls in major territories such as Germany, Japan, South Korea and North America. The market was saved from any significant plummet due to substantial increases in Italy, UK, Mexico, France and Spain.German cinemas fell by 13.3% this wee
Golden Flower leads Hong Kong Film Awards nominationsZhang Yimou's Curse of the Golden Flower is the clear frontrunner in the 26th edition of the Hong Kong Film Awards after earning 14 nominations, including best film, best director, best actor for Chow Yun Fat and best actress for Gong Li. The lavish historical drama also garnered nods for two best supporting actors for Jay Chou and Liu Ye as well as cinematography, action choreography, art direction, costume and make-up design, sound design, visual effects, original score and song
Grohne to spearhead new London office for First LookFirst Look International (FLI) is opening a London office and has hired sales executive Tim Grohne from Celsius Entertainment to front the UK operation as vice president, international sales.FLi is also relocating LA-based international sales manager John Vista Neis to London. Joining them will be vice president, European TV/DVD sales Susan Hewitt, who works for sister company First Look Television.'This is a logical development for our rapidly growing international sales
Hand Picked duo tune into Vivaldi life-storyHand Picked Films' Michel Shane and Anthony Romano and financier Carlos Melcer have boarded the musical biopic Vivaldi, which is set to star Joseph Fiennes.Shane and Romano, whose executive producer credits include I, Robot and Catch Me If You Can, will produce alongside Boris Damast and Andrea Kikot of Mechaniks, and will also finance. Melcer will se
HandMade recruits Walters to write story of SAS man David StirlingHandMade Films has signed on UK writer Rupert Walters to write a screenplay based on the life of Special Air Service (SAS) creator David Stirling. HandMade has optioned Alan Hoe's biography David Stirling - the Authorised Biography. The books gives a detailed account of the history of the multi-national SAS during the North African campaign of 1941-1942. Sitrling at age 26 led the first successful Special Operations raid behind German lines in December 1941. Walters previou
HanWay, Ecosse working with Jarrold for new Brideshead RevisitedHanWay Films has announced plans for a big-screen adaptation of Brideshead Revisited, to start shooting this spring. Kinky Boots and Becoming Jane director Julian Jarrold will direct from Andrew Davies and Jeremy Brock's screenplay adapted from the Evelyn Waugh classic novel. Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae of Ecosse Films, who worked with HanWay on Becoming Jane, have developed the project and are producing. The project is set to shoot on location in
Heaven scent or just a bad smell'German producer Bernd Eichinger has been involved in some pretty sizeable hits, including The NeverEnding Story, The Name Of The Rose, Fantastic Four, Downfall and Oscar-winner Nowhere In Africa.He has made dumb German comedies (Werner) and smart German comedies (Der Bewegte Mann) and some outright stinkers (Prince Valiant, Body Of Evidence).And Eichinger produced and co-wrote Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer, which recently grossed more
Hoblit's Untraceable rounds out cyber thriller castColin Hanks, Billy Burke, Joseph Cross and Mary Beth Hurt have joined Diane Lane in the cast of Lakeshore Entertainment's upcoming cyber thriller Untraceable.Screen Gems will release the film in North America and Sony Pictures Releasing International is distributing in Latin America.Untraceable is set to begin production in February and centres on a police officer's game of cat-and-mouse wit
Hong Kong to host region-wide Asian Film AwardsHong Kong is set to host the first ever Asian Film Awards (AFA), recognising talent from across the region, on the first night of the 31st Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) on March 20. Organised by the HKIFF and held in conjunction with Entertainment Expo, the awards will feature ten categories including best film, best director, best actor, best actress, best screenwriter, best cinematographer, best production designer, best composer, best editor and best
Hoskins joins Mitra in Doomsday castBob Hoskins has joined Rhona Mitra on the cast of Rogue Pictures' action thriller Doomsday, Neil Marshall's follow-up to his horror hit
Hot Docs inaugurates Tracey tribute prizeThe Hot Docs Canadian Documentary Film Festival will present a new prize in memory of the late Canadian documentary filmmaker Lindalee Tracey. Endowed by Tracey's colleagues, friends and family, the prize will be awarded annually to an emerging Canadian filmmaker who exemplifies Tracey's approach to the documentary form: 'with passion, humour, a strong sense of social justice and a personal point of view.'The award-winning director, writer and narrator of 14 documentary f
HotDocs welcome German, Italian, Brazilian delegationsHots Doc Canadian Documentary Film Festival has announced it will play host to official delegations from Germany, Italy and Brazil at its 14th annual event, April 19-29. Each of the three nations will be represented by 20 to 30 established producers and broadcasters working in the format. The key events are the inaugural International Coproduction Day, set for April 23, followed by the Toronto Documentary Forum, April 25-26.The German delegation is organised b
Hungarian Film Week kicks off with competition title Noah's ArkUlrich Gregor will chair the feature film jury of the 38th Hungarian Film Week (HFW), which begins today. Gregor is a film critic and the co-founder and chairman of Freunde der Deutschen Kinemathek. The jury also includes Ellis Driessen, head of Holland Film Meeting and the Netherlands Production Platform; Screen International's US editor Mike Goodridge; Hungarian director Ildiko Enyedi; and Inforg Studio producer Andras Muhi. The international jury will give award the best
IFC pounces on Wild Tigers for North AmericaIFC Entertainment has acquired North American rights from Genius Products to Cam Archer's coming-of-age drama Wild Tigers I Have Known.IFC will release the film on Feb 28 through its theatrical and On Demand cable day-and-date distribution division IFC First Take.The deal is the latest example of IFC's strong alignment with Genius and its 70% owners, The Weinstein Company (TWC). The Weinsteins have often partnered up with IFC on fi
In focus - Screen conference - Sunshine statesScreen International is hosting a conference covering all aspects of film financing, from private equity to state tax breaks.Among the speakers will be Ryan Kavanaugh whose Relativity Media this week announced a monster deal, co-financing 45 films from an unnamed studio.There are also speakers on the tax breaks that have become a fact of life in the US.Around three dozen states now have a tasty incentive for film-makers and what was once a defence mechanism to prot
InterviewDir: Steve Buscemi. US. 2007. 86 mins.Interview, Steve Buscemi's American adaptation of the 2003 Theo van Gogh film of the same name, offers a polished but tamer version of the original, coming at its subject without van Gogh's rough raunchy edges. Yet the performances, especially Sienna Miller's, are an asset to this picture. So is marketability that com
Int'l Box Office Preview: the march rolls on for big US trioBen Stiller, Will Smith and Beyonce are all in action this weekend as the race to dominate the international arena heats up.Fox International's Night At The Museum starring Stiller has swept all before it in the overseas arena for several weeks and must still be the one to beat.The family film is poised to cross $200m and opens in Italy and South Africa on Feb 2. The new releases combined with solid holdover business are expected t
Irish industry questions impact of $188m funding announcementThere remains some confusion in Ireland concerning the Government announcement last week of a $188m (Euros 145m) contribution to the film industry under National Development Plan (NDP) spending for 2007-2013. In an election year, sceptics might conclude that the sum only amounts to what the Irish Film Board is likely to receive anyway over the seven years in question and would not therefore be 'new' money for the industry. The Film Board's budget allocation this year is $25.4m (Eu
Japanese films take 53% share of local box officeAs predicted, Japanese films had their most successful year ever at the local box office in 2006, grossing $884.48m (Y107.75bn) for a 53.2% market share, according to the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (Eiren). The strong results mark an increase of 31.8% over 2005 when the local industry had a 41.3% share. It also marks the first time since 1985 that local product has gained a majority share and arrives after year-on-year increases since 2002's all-time low of 27.1%. A to
JoshuaDir: George Ratliff. 105 minutes. U.S. A tense, stylish and satisfyingly adult psychological thriller about the bad side of having children, George Ratliff's
Kadokawa to sell library online through BitTorrentKadokawa Group Holdings has announced plans to set up an online pay service in the US offering 200 films from its library beginning this February. The service will use BitTorrent's peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing software to distribute the titles. Kadokawa's stateside subsidiary, Kadokawa Pictures USA, will handle digitisation of the library titles. The first 30 titles will become available in mid-February, followed by a further 170 throughout 2007. Titles will include films from
Kasell leaves HamptonsHamptons International Film Festival executive director Denise Kasell is leaving her post after nine years. Artistic director Rajendra Roy remains in place.
KISS rock duo glam up Platinum StudiosLos Angeles-based Platinum Studios has added glam rock starts to its independent library of comic book characters following a deal with KISS Catalog Ltd.The partners will create a new comic book entertainment company called the KISS Comics Group, which gives former glam rock band members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley artistic licence to create their own comic book characters.For Platinum the deals opens a world of creative possibilities through theatrical spin-off project
Klimt finally gets UK releaseRaoul Ruiz's film Klimt, about the fin de siecle Austrian painter, is to be released in the UK in the summer by Soda Pictures. Two versions of the film are in circulation - a 129 minute director's cut and a shorter producer's version. After consulting with exhibitors, Soda has decided that Ruiz's vision for Klimt will be seen by British cinemagoers. Both versions will subsequently be available on the DVD release. Klimt stars John Malkovich as the Vienna-based paint
Korean Film Commission plans US office led by Sun-young MoonThe Korean Film Commission (KOFIC) has announced plans to open an LA office within the first half of the year, as part of an initiative to step up support for Korean films and filmmakers in the US. 'The initiative works on two planes - the industry side and the academic,' says Dong-mi Hwang, a manager in KOFIC's International Promotion Dept. Sun-young Moon, KOFIC's LA representative and Assistant Director of KOFIC's Filmmakers' Development Lab (FDL) will be in charge of the office
Lapointe and Kwan share Claude Jutra AwardFirst-time filmmakers Julia Kwan (Eve And The Fire Horse) and Stephane Lapointe (La Vie Secrete Des Gens Heureux /The Secret Life of Happy People) were announced as the recipients of the 2007 Claude Jutra Award. It will be the first time the prize, presented annually during the Genie Awards for outstanding debut director, has been shared between two persons.
Lionsgate Australia makes a takeover bid for Magna PacificThe newly launched Lionsgate Australia has finally confirmed that it is hoping to get a quick leg-up into the Australian market by taking over Magna Pacific, the biggest independent DVD distributor in the country. Macquarie Private Portfolio Management Limited, the largest institutional shareholder in Magna Pacific, yesterday indicated that it would accept Lionsgate's takeover offer for its 12.1m shares, which represents 11.23% of the ordinary shares. Lionsgate has also acquired some add
Lolafilms plans $7.7m biopic of Spanish poet Gil de BiedmaAndres Vicente Gomez's Lolafilms will produce a new Spanish-language biopic about prominent 20th-century poet Jaime Gil de Biedma. Guillermo Toledo (Crimen Ferpecto) is set to star in the estimated $7.7m (Euros 6m) El Consul De Sodoma for director Agusti Villaronga. Gomez says he hopes to co-produce with France and shoot from May. Gil de Biedma, who died in 1990, was one of Spain's most influential poets of the last century and an outspoken homosexual. His
London Film Festival sets 2007 datesThe Times BFI London Film Festival has announced the dates for its 51st event, Oct 17- Nov 1, 2007. 'Whilst the Festival will present quality films which otherwise would not be seen in the UK, our autumn dates make us ideally positioned to premiere high profile quality titles due for winter and spring release, as well as to showcase some of the most hotly anticipated awards contenders,' said artistic director Sandra Hebron. 'After the success of the 50th anniversary and the confidence sh
Market focus - Is China really set to roar'Chinese box-office revenues will almost double over the next three years, from $336m to $720m by 2010, according to analyst Screen Digest and Nielsen NRG.The rapid box-office growth has been driven by the opening up of the Chinese market, and the swift development of modern multiplexes looks set to continue.The report predicts an increase in modern or silver-screen cinemas from 2,940 in 2005 to 5,000 by 2010.But there are a series of potential brakes that could slow the c
McLaurin hired to lead MPAA's education outreachThe Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has named Stewart McLaurin as executive vice president of education affairs.In this newly created position McLaurin will lead the association's education and outreach programmes. Specifically he will target university and K-12 administrators, educators and students and lawmakers and other government officials to promote awareness about intellectual property protection.He most recently served as chief of staff to the preside
Medienboard backs 11 projects for over $5mThe next feature film by actor-producer-director Til Schweiger and a German version of the Emmy-winning BBC film The Girl In The Cafe are among eleven projects awarded over $5m (Euros 4.6m) production funding by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg at its first sitting for 2007.The largest amount awarded at this session - $1.3m (Euros 1m) - was received by ProSieben's two-part modern adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, which will be directed by Hansjoerg T
Messengers, Because I Said So lead domestic box officeSony releases have dominated Superbowl weekend for the last six years and Screen Gems' The Messengers extended that quirky distinction at the weekend.As the nation prepared to sit down to watch Sunday's [Feb 4] clash between the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts, the Pang Brothers' latest horror film opened top on an estimated $14.5m.The film stars Kristen Stewart and Dylan McDermott and takes place on a North Dakota sunflow
Mexican documentary festival Ambulante to open with Jesus CampDocumentary film festival Ambulante, set up last year by Canana, the production company founded by Mexican actors Diego Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal and producer Pablo Cruz, will open today with Oscar-nominated Jesus Camp. The second edition of this travelling film festival will tour 15 cities in Mexico until March 29. 'Our goal is to give the people the chance to see documentary films from all over the world on commercials screens, to bring them to places where they are rarely seen,'
Mirren, Whitaker win SAG awards in final stages of Oscar raceForest Whitaker and Helen Mirren confirmed their status as favourites to claim the Oscar after they won top honours at the 13 Annual Screen Actors Guild in Los Angeles last night.Confirming that it is a best picture Oscar frontrunner, Little Miss Sunshine won the ensemble cast award, beating heavyweight films such as Babel and The Departed.Whitaker was r
Mister Lonely - Set report - Only the lonelyIt has been a decade since Gummo and a good eight years since Julien Donkey-Boy, and Harmony Korine is finally back behind the camera with Mister Lonely. He co-scripted the story about celebrity impersonators - the key characters being "Michael Jackson" and "Marilyn Monroe" - with his younger brother Avi, the first time the writer of Kids has collaborated on a screenplay. That, however, is possibly the least unusual part of Mister Lonely.Shot in the j
Museum remains top for Fox, followed by Happyness, DiamondFox International's Night At The Museum remained the overseas champion yet again as it added an estimated $14.6m from 2,500 screens in 48 markets for $193.7m.The family film opened top in Spain on $5.6m from 483 and top in the Philippines on $800,000 from 96. It ranked fourth in its fifth weekend in the UK after grossing $2,4m from 453 for $39.4m.Night At The Museum added $977,000 from 461 i
Negativ lines up shoots for Country Teacher and ProtektorReflecting the recent upswing in Czech producers' fortunes, Prague-based independent production outfit Negativ has revealed further details of a bulging development slate. Negativ representatives have been in Rotterdam this week attending CineMart with new project Country Teacher by Bohdan Slama. The $1.7m feature, already supported by Pallas Film in German, is being backed by Why Not Productions in France. Why Not will also handle its French release. The film, which has re
New TIFF headquarters to break ground in SpringThe Toronto International Film Festival Group (TIFFG) expects to break ground in the spring on its much-anticipated Festival Centre, according to TIFFG. The site consists of TIFFG's Festival Centre, a five-storey podium building housing the Group's operations, a gallery, five cinemas, educational suites and a film reference library, and Festival Tower, a 37-story residential condominium.The measure of the anticipation was apparent in today's announcement that a fence was
New Turin fund provides $648,125 for doc productions in 2007The Turin Film Commission and the Northern Italian Turin-Piedmont Region have joined forces to set up the Piemonte Doc Film Fund by earmarking $648,125 (Euros 500,000) for documentary projects that are shot in the area or that employ local professionals for post-production work. The fund aims to promote about 20 small and mid-size doc projects each year, Turin Film Commission president Steve Della Casa told ScreenDaily.com. The funds are a 'local and strategic investment aimed at
OnceDir/scr: John Carney. Ireland. 2007. 88mins. The revelation of Sundance, John Carney's poetic third feature Once is a sublime and beautiful work that mediates feeling and desire. It's lyrical though substantial, beholden to the spirit and manner of the French New Wave, achieving a loose, spontaneous style that impressively binds the immediacy of film with the rapturous first person expression of the musical. Set in Dublin, the story details the emoti
P.O.V. to broadcast Israeli Sundance doc Hot HouseP.O.V., the long-running strand for non-fiction films on US public television (PBS), has picked up broadcast rights to Shimon Dotan's Israeli documentary Hot House following its recent world premiere at Sundance.The film played in the World Cinema Competition: Documentary programme and examines the lives of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons.P.O.V. executive director Simon Kilmurry negotiated the deal with Dotan and producer
Padre NuestroDir. Christopher Zalla. US. 2007. 105mins.The issue of illegal immigration from Mexico goes beyond the epithets in Padre Nuestro, the tale of a son crossing a border from one squalid place to another to find the father whom he's never met. The twist in this grippingly realistic drama is that en route, the son's property and identity are stolen by a young impostor who sets out after the unsuspecting immigrant father. It's identity theft, the old-fashioned way.
Padre Nuestro, Manda Bala take top Sundance prizes, as dealmaking slowsThe Sundance deals avalanche slowed down as the festival ended over the weekend, with THINKFilm picking up North American rights to David Wain's comedy The Ten in association with City Lights Pictures' joint venture with Warner Music Group division WEA.THINKFilm plans a summer release for the film, which deploys 10 vignettes to illustrate the lessons of the Ten Commandments. Paul Rudd, Winona Ryder, Liev Schreiber, Gretchen Mol, and Oliver Pla
Participant social action role for SchreiberParticipant Productions has hired event producer John Schreiber in the newly created position of executive vice-president of social action and advocacy.
Paul Trijbits joins Alison Owen's production company Ruby FilmsPaul Trijbits, whose six-year stint as head of the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund ended last autumn, has joined Alison Owen's London-based Ruby Films. Full details of Tribijts' role at Ruby are yet to be confirmed, but it is expected that he will be active in acquiring and executive producing projects. Ruby Films was established in 1999. Its credits include Is Harry on the Boat, Sylvia and Love + Hate. Among its forthcoming titles are Brick Lane ,
Paul Trijbits joins Alison Owen's production company Ruby FilmsPaul Trijbits, whose six-year stint as head of the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund ended last autumn, has joined Alison Owen's London-based Ruby Films. Full details of Tribijts' role at Ruby are yet to be confirmed, but it is expected that he will be active in acquiring and executive producing projects. Ruby Films was established in 1999. Its credits include Is Harry on the Boat, Sylvia and Love + Hate. Among its forthcoming titles are Brick Lane ,
Penny Wolf quits Peace Arch FilmsPenny Wolf is leaving her post as managing director of Peace Arch Films in London, effective Mar 16.Wolf will attend the European Film Market in Berlin to meet buyers as a company employee, before going on to pursue new opportunities.Further details including an announcement of Wolf's replacement will follow in due course. The departure is said to be amicable.'The company is grateful for Penny's contribution in raising the profile of Peace Arch Films in the in
Pirate DVD sellers arrested in East LondonThe UK's Federation Against Copyright Theft has announced that seven people have been arrested in Hackney, East London by police working with FACT, Hackney Council and the Immigration Service. The raid was conducted at a Tesco carpark, where five men and two women, all of Chinese origin, were arrested. More than 1000 pirate DVDs were seized. Kieron Sharp, director general of the Federation Against Copyright Theft said: 'Pirate DVD selling in Hackney has been a persistent problem f
Principal photography to begin on Maria Larsson's Everlasting MomentOscar-nominated Swedish director Jan Troell will start principal photography for his new feature, Maria Larsson's Everlasting Moment, in three weeks - and although he usually takes his time, the $6.2m (Euros 4.8m) is scheduled for a world premiere at next year's Goteborg International Film Festival. Finnish-Swedish actress Maria Heiskanan, who played the lead in Troell's Silver Bear winner, Il Capitano (1991), will star in the film with Sweden's Mikael Persbrandt (Beck
Producing nominees named for Best Picture OscarThe producers branch executive committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the final roster of producers nominated in the best picture category for the 79th Annual Academy Awards.Graham King was named sole producing nominee on The Departed, while Brad Grey, Brad Pitt and Martin Scorsese, also listed as producers on the film, were deemed ineligible. Likewise Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger, who produced
RBS signs $350m financing pact with New LineThe Royal Bank of Scotland has closed a $350m film financing deal with New Line Cinema. The pact will provide co-financing for an estimated 20 New Line films during an approximately two-year period. The deal will include 2007 releases such as Hairspray, Rush Hour 3, and The Golden Compass as well as planned 2008 releases Inkheart starring Helen Mirren, Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past starring Matthew McConaughey and Semi-Pro starring Will Ferrell.
Relativity strikes massive studio co-financing pact with CitigroupRyan Kavanaugh's Relativity Media is teaming up with Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking to co-finance approximately 45 films from an as-yet-unnamed Hollywood studio over the next five years. Exact details of the this massive deal were not disclosed at time of writing. However, if it follows the parameters of recent co-financing equity structures with Hollywood, then more than $1bn in fresh money could end up being invested in studio productions via a revolving credit line fro
Rezo takes on Berlin competitor Desert DreamRezo Films International has acquired worldwide rights to Berlin competition film Desert Dream. The South Korean-Mongol co-production is from Chinese director Zhang Lu and is set in a small village on the border of China and Mongolia. As the village becomes more and more desolate, the film tells the story of a remaining trio who become unlikely friends. The $1.5m film is produced by Korea's G21M, France's Arizona Films and Mongolia's Jiij Production. Zhang Lu's last film, Grain In E
Rochelle Sharpe heads up new Sandra Marsh music armLos Angeles-based international entertainment agency Sandra Marsh Management has launched a music division.The new venture will be headed by Rochelle Sharpe and will be devoted to representing composers, music supervisors and music editors in film, television and commercials.The current client roster includes: Bruno Coulais, a 2005 Oscar nominee for his music to Les Choristes; Michael Nyman, whose credits include
Rome aims to lure 300 buyers to second Business Street eventThe Rome Festival's industry event Business Street is looking to target buyers and sellers yet more aggressively. Speaking in Rotterdam, Sylvain Auzou, who runs Business Street with Diamara Parodi, has explained just how the market will be expanded further. The second festival is to run from October 18-27 (just a few days later than last year) with Business Street October 18-21, adding one extra day. 'I want to invite more people but maybe not for as long as I did last year,' Auzo
Rotterdam awards include first tied TigerFour films won VPRO Tiger Awards at this year's International Film Festival Rotterdam, including for the first time a tie.The clear winners were Love Conquers All, by Malaysian director Tan Chui Mui and The Unpolished (Die Unerzogenen) by Germany's Pia Marais.The jury, under chairman Piers Handling, Director of the Toronto International Film Festival, praised
Rotterdam sees strong rise in industry and public attendanceRotterdam closed on a high with good news on visitor numbers - up to 367,000 visits to screenings, talks and events.The festival also saw a rise in international attention. More film industryrepresentatives visited Rotterdam, including, 390 film-makers and morethan 800 CineMart guests.The closing weekend included the presentation of the KPN Audience Award to Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's The Lives
Scorsese's Oscar hopes rise after DGA honourMartin Scorsese bolstered his chances of that elusive Oscar following his first Directors Guild of America (DGA) award in Los Angeles at the weekend. Scorsese won the DGA's outstanding directorial achievement in feature film for 2006 for his gritty crime drama The Departed. The honour is a very reliable barometer of Academy Awards success in the director category and followed Scorsese's sevent
Shine Global launches contest to fund socially aware documentariesNon-profit US production company Shine Global has launched a contest to promote and fund the development of documentary films.From now until Mar 19 the company will solicit treatments and budgets from both established and first-time documentary film-makers whose films aim to end the exploitation and abuse of children by raising social awareness and effecting political change.Shine Global was founded by the husband-and-wife team of Albie Hecht and Susan MacLaury and recent
SilverDocs pays tribute to Jonathan DemmeSilverDocs will honour Jonathan Demme at the Charles Guggenheim Symposium, the six-day documentary festival's centerpiece event set to take place in June just outside Washington DC.Demme's documentary work includes: last year's Neil Young: Heart Of Gold; The Agronomist (2003), an account of the life of Haitian journalist and human rights activist Jean Dominique; and his acclaimed 1984 Talking Heads conc
Sky To Sponsor BAFTA party after Burberry pulls outSky has come on board as the sponsor of the first BAFTA Film Nominees Party, replacing Burberry which has withdrawn its sponsorship. Burberry pulled out to 'avoid embroiling BAFTA and its guests in threatened disruptive behaviour as part of campaigning against Burberry following its closure of its polo shirt factory in Wales on business efficiency grounds.' The company has been stirring protests in the UK. The Feb 10 party, at London's Natural History Museum, is a first for BAFTA.
Smith brings Happyness to SPRI at international box officeThe Pursuit Of Happyness ended the weekend as the number one overseas attraction in a highly successful week for Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI).The rags-to-riches drama stars Academy Award nominee Will Smith and grossed an estimated $16m to raise the tally to $71m.The result was buoyed by impressive debuts in four major territories. Spain generated second place on $2.4m, France a possible number one on $2.2m, Mexico pr
Snow AngelsDir. David Gordon Green. US. 2007. 106mins. Snow Angels takes director David Gordon Green out of the American South, and it takes his film-making away from atmospheric meditation and into dense storytelling. His wintry small-town tale, adapted by Green from Stewart O'Nan's 1994 novel, examines a warm teenage relationship that flourishes amid collapsing marriages and a child's death. The tender teen couple, trombonist Arthur and shy photographer Lila (Michae
Sony fills key postsSony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has named Adrian Alperovich as senior executive vice-president and general manager, and hired former Momentum VP of acquisitions Lara Thompson as senior vice-president of acquisitions. Scott Shooman has been promoted to executive director of acquisitions, and Lia Buman has joined as director of acquisitions.
Soren Kragh-Jacobsen plans political thriller for NimbusDanish director Soren Kragh-Jacobsen will start shooting political thriller Det som ingen ved (literal translation: What No One Knows) on Feb 19. The eight-week shoot will take place in Denmark and Sweden. The project will star Anders W. Berthelsen, who starred in the director's Mifune as well as in another Danish political thriller, King's Game. Danish actress Ghita Norby also stars with Norway's Maria Bonnevie. The script, written by King's Game
Spain - Saints aboveLike The Da Vinci Code before it, Ray Loriga's Teresa (Teresa, El Cuerpo De Cristo) has drawn the ire of the Catholic Church from Madrid to London before the film - which stars Spanish siren Paz Vega as the 16th century saint - has even premiered.Controversy, says writer-director Loriga, "is always going to happen with religion in this country"."Most people who are talking about the film have never read (the writings of) Teresa of Avila. Most Catholics have
StudioCanal picks up three new projects, including new Klapisch filmStudioCanal has announced three new films set to debut on its Berlin slate. The first is from director Cedric Klapisch who will re-team with his Auberge Espagnole star Romain Duris. Few details are currently available apart from cast with Juliette Binoche, Fabrice Luchini, Francois Cluzet, Karin Viard and Albert Dupontel joining Duris. The film, entitled Paris , is in production and is budgeted at $17.6m (Euros 13.5m). Also new is Game Of Four from directors B
Summer Rain (El Camino De Los Ingleses)Dir: Antonio Banderas. Spain. 2007. 118 mins.A dreamlike and seductive second feature from Antonio Banderas, Summer Rain follows a group of young men and women in Malaga in the 1970s as they struggle to transition into adulthood. A nostalgic exercise of sorts for Banderas, himself born an
Swiss launch fund to boost film exportsSwitzerland's Federal Office of Culture (BAK) has launched a $200,000 (Swiss Francs 250,000) fund to boost the distribution of Swiss films abroad. Speaking at the Solothurn Film Days at the weekend, BAK director Jean-Frederic Jauslin and his film division chief Nicolas Bideau announced that foreign distributors of Swiss films would be able to receive distribution aid of up to Euros 25,000 per film towards the release costs from the new fund.The Swiss initiat
Tartan plans Jobson tour and classes for A Woman In WinterRichard Jobson, screenwriter and director of 16 Years of Alcohol and The Purifiers, is to launch his latest film A Woman In Winter, through Tartan Films, with a UK tour stretching from the film's setting, Edinburgh, to London. As well as screenings of the film, the former frontman of the punk band The Skids will be hosting Q&A sessions, and in-depth masterclasses. Bookings confirmed so far are events at the Edinburgh Cameo from February 6-11, the Glasgow Film Theatre
TeethDir/Writer: Mitchell Lichtenstein. 87 minutes. USWriter/director Mitchell Lichtenstein's, Teeth could have been just another bloody gross-out horror comedy with a gimmick - a teen virgin discovers she has a toothed vagina. But the sexuality angle, as well as the luminous presence and naturalistic performance of Jess Weixler as that girl, raises the film into something poten
Thai director turns on Chinese-language Pleasure FactoryThai writer-director Ekachai Uekrongtham has wrapped principal photography of his first Chinese-language feature, Pleasure Factory, financed by his new Singapore-based production company Spicy Apple Films. The HD feature, set in Singapore 's red-light district Geylang, stars Taiwanese Golden Horse best actress Yang Kuei Mei and up-and-coming Thai actor Ananda Everingham. Singapore 's distributor-producer InnoForm Media has come onboard as co-investor and holds the Singapore
Thailand 's box office up by 2.5% in 2006Thailand 's box office scored a hat trick in 2006 by breaking the $87m (BHT3bn) milestone for three years running. Total box office in the major cities of Bangkok and Chiangmai reached $91.69m (BHT3.15bn) in 2006, up by 2.5% from the previous year. The results were better than the Thai industry had predicted as there was a lack of local and Hollywood blockbusters earlier in the year While 2005 saw five films break the $2.9m (BHT100m) barrier, three of which were Thai pictures, onl
The Mark of CainDir: Marc Munden. UK. 2007. 90mins Moral dilemmas both public and personal form the core of The Mark of Cain, a gripping and very timely drama about British forces in Iraq. Written by playwright and TV screenwriter Tony Marchant (Kid in the Corner,
The PoolDir: Chris Smith. US. 2007. 106mins.In his second narrative feature The Pool, documentary film-maker Chris Smith (American Movie) considerably expands his range and thematic concerns. Working in Hindi, telling a low key, resonant story about an 18-year-old Indian boy's quest to
The Signal (La Senal)Dirs/Writers: David Bruckner, Jacob Gentry, Dan Bush. 99 minutes. U.S. 2006.A low-budget horror picture filmed in high-definition video to look ultra-realistic, The Signal has mind-numbingly brutal gore and violence that could catch on with extremist horror buffs because of its unusual structure and fast-moving nature. The picture appeared at Sundance Film Festival's edgy Park City at Midnight programme because the
The TenDir: David Wain. USDavid Wain's The Ten, a mildly heretical iteration of Mel Brooks or Monty Python style satire, strains very hard to find shock value though it is less renegade than nasty and somewhat repugnant. Aside from two standout contributions, this scattershot effort to illustrat
Tijuana, Unsettled are top Slamdance winnersThe 13th Slamdance Film Festival announced its 16 film and screenplay prize-winners as the event wound down at the weekend.The festival received a record 3,600-plus submissions from 20 countries for less than 100 slots, and registered approximately 20,000 attendees.There was one high-profile sale, as Picturehouse bought domestic rights to Seth Gordon's documentary The King Of Kong and New Line took worldwide remake and life rights
UK exhibitors pull Museum in row over DVD release windowSome of the UK's biggest exhibitors are pulling Fox's Night At The Museum this weekend in a row over a shortened 13-week window between theatrical and DVD release. Odeon and Vue cinemas are amongst those taking action - though none of the chains involved was making a statement tonight.It follows a similar row in Germany last week where the leading cinema chains forced Fox into concessions over the DVD release for
UK Film Council to handle Cultural Test applications as of April 1As expected, the UK government has announced that the administration of the new cultural test to qualify for the new UK film fax relief will move from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to the UK Film Council. As of April 1, all Cultural Test applications will be assessed by the UK Film Council. The UKFC will also assess applications under the Council of Europe Convention on cinematic co-production and the UK's other co-productions agreements. 'This will enable the unit to
UK investigations lead to arrest of 16 pirate DVD suspectsThe UK 's Federation Against Copyright Theft announced that its anti-piracy investigators have worked with law enforcement officials to target pirate DVD sellers at markets in Durham and Nottingham, England. There were 16 suspects arrested: nine at Tanfield Lea, Durham and seven at Hucknall, Nottingham. More than 18,000 pirate DVDs were seized. The Durham raid was a joint operation with Durham Constabulary; the eight men and one woman were arested and have been bailed to return in eight
Under The Same Moon (La Misma Luna)Dir: Patricia Riggen. US. 2007. 109 mins.Patricia Riggen's first feature film La Misma Luna (The Same Moon) is a road movie which starts off as one of those earnest movies which 'wears its heart on its sleeve' and ultimately, irretrievably, descends into cliche and sentimentality. Centred around a Mexican boy who is cuter and more adorable than all the kids in
United Kingdom - Banking on salesLike many producers, Phil Hunt of Head Gear Films had ambitions to expand into other areas of the business. "I knew in-house sales was a good idea, it was just a question of finding the right people to partner with," Hunt says. "There aren't that many good sales agents out there."Enter Hilary Davis and Stephen Kelliher, who had known Hunt for years and officially started working with Head Gear in early 2006 when they headed the London-based film sales team for Australia's Beyond Films.
United Kingdom - Who's the daddy'Eight months ago, Anand Tucker had every reason to be disillusioned with the movie business. He had been preparing New Line's fantasy epic The Golden Compass for 18 months and then left the project abruptly due to "creative differences".Producer Stephen Woolley immediately called to entice him on board And When Did You Last See Your Father', which Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen were developing at Number 9 Films."It was a miracle when Stephen sent me the script - the day after my
United States/Denmark - Lit FuseIn the 10 years since he moved from his native Denmark to Los Angeles, Mikkel Bondesen has established himself in the competitive world of management and expanded into film and TV production.Fuse Entertainment, the literary management company he launched in 2004, has a list of writer clients including Josh Schwartz (creator of TV hit The OC), James Vanderbilt (the upcoming Zodiac) and Heather Hach (Freaky Friday).Through Fuse's production arm, meanwhile, the
United states/Europe - Water worksFor Mark Horowitz and Andras Hamori, the recently launched international sales and co-production arm of H2O Motion Pictures is part new venture, part professional reunion.The two executives previously worked together in the late 1990s, when Hamori was president of the Alliance Pictures production operation and Horowitz served as president of the Alliance Atlantis Pictures International sales division.Hamori struck out on his own in 2000 to produce films including The 51st Sta
Universal promotes Bario to EVP of productionHolly Bario, who has spent more than a decade as a production executive at Universal Pictures, has been named executive vice president of production at the studio.Bario has shepherded some of Universal's biggest comedies in recent years, including Bruce Almighty, Meet The Parents, Meet The Fockers, and The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Universal unveils regional film-buying network across its labelsUniversal Pictures and Focus Features are consolidating their worldwide acquisitions operations to support NBC Universal's global theatrical distribution network.Universal Pictures chairman Marc Shmuger, co-chairman David Linde, and Focus Features and Rogue Pictures chairman James Schamus will oversee the restructured division along with Universal executive vice president Michael Joe and Focus president and Rogue co-president Andrew Karpen.Day-to-day supervision will lie
Volver takes best film, director, actress at Goyas in MadridPedro Almodovar's Volver and Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth split the top prizes Sunday night at Spain's 21st annual Goya Awards. Almodovar was absent from the ceremony, but his film won five prizes including best film, director, original music, actress for Penelope Cruz and supporting actress for Carmen Maura. Labyrinth (
Von Trier makes devil's pact with Anders Thomas Jensen on AntichristLars von Trier recently took an unusual step to finish the script for his new horror film Antichrist. He phoned archrival and prolific writer/director Anders Thomas Jensen for help. Jensen has worked as a co-writer with Susanne Bier and Lone Scherfig and directed three projects himself: Flickering Lights, The Green Butchers and Adam's Apples. But he had never collaborated with Trier before. In fact, two years ago, Trier criticised Jensen for making Danish scri
Walak promoted to head Momentum's acquisitions teamFollowing the sudden suspension of Xavier Marchand in January, Momentum Pictures has also announced changes to its acquisitions team ahead of Berlin. Richard Napper, the company's acting managing director, has promoted Robert Walak as the new head of acquisitions, with Louis Tisne serving as acquisitions manager and Nadia Ward named acquisitions co-ordinator. The posts are effective immediately. The acquisitions team buys films for Momentum's UK business as well as for sister Spanish dis
Walter Salles and John Waters lined up for Berlinale Talent CampusLast year's Golden Bear winner Jasmila Zbanic, directors Walter Salles and John Waters, producer Kees Kasander, and actors Sarah Polley and Gael Garcia Bernal are among 120 international experts speaking at the Berlinale Talent Campus which celebrates its fifth anniversary between Feb 10-15. The programme of discussions, lectures, and workshops will also feature human rights activist Bianca Jagger, Finding Neverland composer Jan Kaczmarek, veteran documentary filmmaker Frederick W
Wheldon to administer NewFestKerry Weldon has been hired as administrative director at NewFest, where she will serve as co-director of the organisation, and oversee finances, development, and administration in partnership with artistic director Basil Tsiokos.Weldon begins in her new post on Feb 1, working on fundraising and corporate relations leading up to NewFest 2007, the 19th annual New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival that runs from May 31-Jun 10.Weldon worked at IFP for
Wide gets on board for controversial Belgian feature Ex DrummerIn one of the first pick-ups of this year's Rotterdam Tiger competition, French outfit Wide Management is to handle international sales on Koen Mortier's Ex Drummer. The news was confirmed on Sunday in Rotterdam, just prior to the film's world premiere. All territories are open, except for Benelux, which is being handled by A-Film. Ex Drummer is already building up a reputation as one of the most contentious Belgian films in recent years. Critical opinion is sharply split o
Wide Management picks up five projects at European Film MarketWith five new acquisitions, Wide Management is gearing up for a busy EFM. First up was Panorama selection Shelter from director Marco Simon Puccioni, starring Maria De Medeiros, Antonia Liskova and Mounir Ouadi. The film traces the story of an Italian couple who return from vacation to find that a Moroccan stowaway has hidden in their car. Also in Panorama is A Casa De Alice from Brazil 's Chico Teixeiro about a 40-year-old woman who begins to question her unfulfilling life


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