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17 January, 2007 By Jeremy Kay in Los Angeles Source: Screen Daily The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:Days Of Glory Algeria (dir Rachid Bouchareb)Water Canada (dir Deepa Mehta)After The Wedding Denmark (dir, Susanne Bier)Avenue Montaigne France (dir Daniele Thompson)The Lives Of Others Germany (dir Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck)Pan’s Labyrinth Mexico (dir Guillermo […]

8 September, 2007 By Wendy Mitchell in Toronto Source: Screen Daily Liebesman previously directed 2006 hit The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. Chloe Sevigny is attached to star and further casting will be announced soon. Manbreak is about four people who sign up for a psychology research study but discover they are actually subjects in […]

1 July, 2005 The King Dir: James Marsh. US. 2005. 105mins. Last year Gael Garcia Bernal was the face of Cannes, with his contrasting performances in Bad Education and The Motorcycle Diaries. This year, he extends his range even further, smouldering with bad boy sex appeal as a prodigal son in The King, an English-language […]

27 October, 2005 By Jo Anne Kenny Source: c21media.net Fireworks International, a division of the UK’s ContentFilm, has racked up a number of sales for Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda, following Mipcom last week. Among the deals are: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) licensing series five for its AXN channels in Japan, Israel and central Europe; Calle […]

14 September, 2005 By David Rooney Source: Variety.com A Room 9 Entertainment presentation of a David O. Sacks production in association with Content Film. Produced by David O. Sacks. Executive producers, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Max Levchin, Mark Woolway, Edward R. Pressman, John Schmidt, Alessandro Camon, Michael Beugg. Co-producers, Daniel Brunt, Daniel Dubiecki, Mindy Marin, […]

19 October, 2005 By Staff Reporter Source: Mipcom Daily News ContentFilm already occupies a niche as a production, sales and financing company based in London, with strong ties to the US film industry, and plans to further exploit that niche by combining forces with newly-acquired television distribution company Fireworks International. July of this year saw […]

5 November, 2005 By Pamela Mcclintock, Ian Mohr Source: Variety.com ContentFilm Intl. is providing the necessary financing for actor-director Richard Attenborough to begin helming the long-gestating “Closing the Ring,” starring Shirley MacLaine. In turn, ContentFilm will handle worldwide sales of the film, which also has received major financing from the Bank of Ireland. Attenborough is […]

24 August, 2005 By Derek Elley in Edinburgh Source: Variety.com The Business (U.K.). A Pathe Entertainment release of a Vertigo Films presentation of a ContentFilm production, in association with Monkey Prods. Produced by Allan Niblo, James Richardson. Executive producers, Rob Morgan, Rupert Preston. Co-producer, Andy Eliot. Directed, written by Nick Love. The Business Frankie – […]

5 October, 2005 By Staff Reporter Source: Worldscreen.com At Fireworks International, Saralo MacGregor has been upped to executive VP of worldwide distribution; and Kathryn Rice to senior VP of European sales and acquisitions. MacGregor will oversee and manage all of Fireworks International’s day-to-day sales and marketing activity. In Rice’s expanded role, she will continue to […]