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19 May, 2007 By Adam DawtreySource: Variety CANNES — ContentFilm Intl. is handling worldwide sales on “Elephants,” a feature doc that will follow the annual journey of hundreds of pachyderms across the Kalahari Desert to reach the lush Okavango Delta in southern Africa. Production will begin in the upcoming dry season. The film will focus […]

ContentFilm International is working with new nature project Elephants Of The Okavango and has already closed deals with Germany (Falcom), France (Euro TV), CIS and Baltics (MGN), Hungary/Czech/Slovak Republics (Intersonic), Latin America (SWEN), the Middle East (Gulf) and The Netherlands/Belgium (A Film). The narrative-style documentary feature follows a family of African elephants as they cross […]

16 April, 2007 Pic stars Josh Hartnett, Naomie Harris, Adam Scott and Rip Torn in the story of a young dotcom entrepreneur struggling to keep his head above water during the 2001 stock market collapse prior to the World Trade Center attacks of 9/11. “August” is being financed by Patrick Morris and Elisa Pugliese’s 57th […]

1 October, 2007 Mark Obenhaus directed the documentary about big mountain skiing, and it was filmed in locations including Alaska, Wyoming, Canada, France and Iceland.The featured skiiers include Ingrid Backstrom, Chris Davenport, Doug Coombs, Shane McConkey, Andrew McLean, Seth Morrison, Eric Pehota, Glen Plake, Anselme Baud and Stefano deBenedetti. Sony Pictures Classics has North American […]

11 September, 2007 By Wendy Mitchell in Toronto Source: Screen Daily Coogan stars as a high school teacher who tries to save the school’s drama department by writing his own sequel to Hamlet. Andrew Fleming (Nancy Drew, The Craft) will direct from a script he wrote with South Park veteran Pam Brady. Shooting starts September […]

26 June, 2007 By John Hazelton in Los Angeles Source: Screen Daily Set in war-torn Eastern Europe, Outpost follows a band of mercenaries who undertake a dangerous mission at the behest of a mysterious businessman. The multi-national cast includes Ray Stevenson (Rome), Julian Wadham (The Madness of King George) and Richard Brake (Batman Begins). Steve […]

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 […]

12 January, 2007 Source: Screendaily.com NOMINATIONS FILMBABEL – Alejandro González IIrritu/Jon Kilik/Steve GolinTHE DEPARTED – Brad Pitt/Brad Grey/Graham KingTHE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND – Andrea Calderwood/Lisa Bryer/Charles SteelLITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (credits to be confirmed) THE QUEEN – Tracey Seaward/Christine Langan/Andy Harries THE ALEXANDER KORDA AWARD for the Outstanding British Film of the YearCASINO ROYALE – […]

2 October, 2007 Based on the shocking true events of the Indonesian invasion of East Timor in 1975, ‘BALIBO’ will star Anthony LaPaglia as Australian television journalist Roger East, who takes an unofficial job as the head of the East Timor News Agency at the behest of young idealistic revolutionary José Ramos-Horta. While reporting on […]