5 October 2005: 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 be responsible for sales to […]
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20 December 2005 :: ContentFilm PLC announced a raft of sales for its newest acquisition, Transamerica, whose star, Felicity Huffman, received the nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Dramatic Actress, as did Dolly Parton for Best Original Song. ContentFilm acquired the international distribution rights to the dramatic comedy (excluding North America) in April […]
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Deal Crosses Pond Adam Dawtrey | Variety March 3, 2004 :: Three months after announcing merger plans, London-based sales company Winchester Entertainment and Gotham-based production banner ContentFilm have finalized terms of a deal. Winchester has agreed to acquire content for £9.1 million ($16.7 million) in new shares. It will raise a further $15.6 million via […]
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31 Jan 2006: Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) Nominees for 78th Academy Awards are: “Travelin’ Thru” from TRANSAMERICA, Music and Lyric by Dolly Parton has been nominated for Alongside “In the Deep” from CRASH “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” from HUSTLE & FLOW
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1 December 2005 :: Lately, when a TV distributor is asked which territories are becoming more receptive to their international business, he or she will often mention Asia – be it Korea, Japan or even the territory known as Australasia. And the market that is set to benefit most from this upturn in business is […]
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John Schmidt, CEO, ContentFilm Greg Philips, President, Fireworks International In the international distribution business it is said over and over that a sales team must believe in their product. Nowhere has this yielded better results than at Fireworks International, the London-based concern that used to be the sales arm of the Canadian media company CanWest […]
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Nick Naylor – Aaron Eckhart Polly Bailey – Maria Bello Joey Naylor – Cameron Bright Jack – Adam Brody Lorne Lutch – Sam Elliott Heather Holloway – Katie Holmes Bobby Jay Bliss – David Koechner Jeff Megall – Rob Lowe Sen. Ortolan Finistirre – William H. Macy BR – J.K. Simmons The Captain – Robert […]
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Crash lands the top prize at Deauville Screen Daily.com | Nancy Tartaglione-Vialatte in Paris 11 September 2005 :: Paul Haggis took home the grand prize Sunday night at the 31st Deauville Festival of American Film for his directing debut, Crash. The ensemble look at race relations in Los Angeles, is the first time behind the […]
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31 Jan 2006: … Brokeback Mountain is leading the field with eight nominations at the 78th Academy Awards, including best film. Ang Lee won a best director nomination for the cowboy romance – building on his Golden Globe success, while its star Heath Ledger is up for best actor. Fellow best film nominees are Good […]