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AFM 2004 Advance copy of Product Guide
by Elspeth Tavares 16 Feb '04

16 Feb '04

The Business of Film The International Business 2 Business PORTAL Link Directly to Film, Television, and Leisure Industry Websites The Business Of Film Available NOW Pre-Market AFM 2004 Online Edition of the Product Guide The ON-LINE, palm-compatible comprehensive version of product guide is available at: http://www.thebusinessoffilm.net/PDF/AFM2004_ProductGuide.doc We are also pleased to add the service of direct link to the following companies: Lakeshore Entertainment Regent Entertainment Ardmore Studios Egyptian Media Production City National Film & Video Foundation Shoreline Entertainment Lithuania Film Studios Bangkok International Film Festival The Business Of Film - Top Restaurants Worldwide Villa For Rent - Cannes Film Festival 2004 Click here to unsubscribe to special offers for AFM 2004, Cannes Film Festival 2004, & MIFED 2004.

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AFM 2004 Advance copy of Product Guide
by Elspeth Tavares 16 Feb '04

16 Feb '04

The Business of Film The International Business 2 Business PORTAL Link Directly to Film, Television, and Leisure Industry Websites The Business Of Film Available NOW Pre-Market AFM 2004 Online Edition of the Product Guide The ON-LINE, palm-compatible comprehensive version of product guide is available at: http://www.thebusinessoffilm.net/PDF/AFM2004_ProductGuide.doc We are also pleased to add the service of direct link to the following companies: Lakeshore Entertainment Regent Entertainment Ardmore Studios Egyptian Media Production City National Film & Video Foundation Shoreline Entertainment Lithuania Film Studios Bangkok International Film Festival The Business Of Film - Top Restaurants Worldwide Villa For Rent - Cannes Film Festival 2004 Click here to unsubscribe to special offers for AFM 2004, Cannes Film Festival 2004, & MIFED 2004.

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ARCLIGHT FILMS LOOKS FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT AFM...
by AFM Arclight 14 Feb '04

14 Feb '04

Dear Friends, Arclight films is embarking on its 2nd year with an exciting and varied lineup of films that we are proud to be bringing to our international distributors. We look forward to continuing our relationships and forging new ones as we move into 2004. Top lining our news for this market is our highly anticipated project LORD OF WAR, written and to be directed by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Truman Show) and starring Nicolas Cage & Monica Bellucci. Principal photography starts July 15, 2004 with a $45M budget. CRASH is now in post production and has brought together a dynamite ensemble cast including Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser, Jason Isaacs, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe... We will have footage and selected scenes to screen at our offices. MERCHANT OF VENICE. We are also proud to be presenting footage of our $US22M adaptation of William Shakespeares MERCHANT OF VENICE starring Al Pacino, Joseph Fiennes, Jeremy Irons, Lynn Collins and Zuleikha Robinson, directed by Academy Award Nominee Michael Radford (Il Postino). Jackie Chans NEW POLICE STORY, now in post production, we will have a 10 min. promo available at our offices. Arclight is handling worldwide sales excluding Asia on Jackie Chans first Chinese language film after Around the World in 80 days. The film is directed by Benny Chan and co-stars Nicholas Tse in an action packed edgier thriller ala LETHAL WEAPON. MATADOR, a thoroughly contemporary thriller starring Pierce Brosnan as a professional hitman in a story of assassinations, margaritas and certain bars in Manila you wouldnt want to venture into. The rest of the cast will be announced at AFM. Principal photography begins mid-March 2004. A DIFFERENT LOYALTY starring Sharon Stone and Rupert Everett is now completed and will be screening at AFM. FIVE MOONS SQUARE, a taut political thriller starring Donald Sutherland, Giancarlo Giannini and Stefania Rocca. Premiere screening at AFM Last minute acquisition in Berlin, BEAUTIFUL BOXER, the story of a Thai who boy believes he is a girl trapped in a boy's body. He sets out to master the most lethal and macho sport of Muay Thai (Thai kickboxing) to earn the money to achieve the goal of becoming a woman. The story is based on the true story of Thailand's famed transvestite kickboxer, Nong Toom. This touching film is funny, colorful, and is packed with breathtaking Thai kickboxing scenes. The Hollywood Reporter called the BEAUTIFUL BOXER a "crowd pleaser," the "Thai BILLY ELLIOT." The film will touch your heart and make you cheer! US Premiere at AFM. >From our Darclight slate; SILVERHAWK, the female comic book, with the star of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Michelle Yeoh will premiere at AFM. THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER, the new film from the creators of Bundy and Ed Gein. Starring C.Thomas Howell, the film is in post-production and we will have a trailer at AFM. We will also show the trailer for LAST SIGN, the supernatural thriller starring Andie McDowell and Tim Roth, currently in post production. Our complete lineup and screening schedule follows. For Sales information contact: Gary Hamilton tel: +61 418 971 504 email: gary(a)arclightfilms.com Nicolas Chartier tel: +1 323 464 8351 email: nicolas(a)arclightfilms.com Lina Marrone tel: +1 416 569 1224 email: lina(a)arclightfilms.com SCREENING SCHEDULE A Different Loyalty Broadway Cineplex Screen #1 25 Feb 3pm Broadway Cineplex Screen #2 26 Feb 11am Loves Brother Broadway Cineplex Screen #2 25 Feb 1pm Five Moons Square Broadway Cineplex Screen #4 25 Feb 11am Broadway Cineplex Screen #3 2 March 1pm Silverhawk AMC Screen #1 27 Feb 3pm AMC Screen #2 29 Feb 11am Beautiful Boxer Times & dates to be added. AFM 2004 LINEUP AND SCREENING TIMES LORD OF WAR action thriller Dodging bullets and betrayal, a wily arms dealer schemes his way to the top of his profession only to face an enemy he never expected: his conscience. But its not easy to leave behind a life of girls, guns and glamour, when nobody wants you to stop, not even your enemies. Cast: Nicolas Cage, Monica Belucci . Writer: Andrew Niccol (THE TRUMAN SHOW) Director: Andrew Niccol (GATTACA) Producer: Philippe Rousselet. MERCHANT OF VENICE drama Shakespeares story of lovers who make hasty commitments and come to understand that life is not so simple. It is also a story of vengeance and betrayal, of two enemies who try to exact horrific punishments from each other, but most of all, a story of two communities who simply do not understand one another. A modern approach to a timelessly relevant epic, which brings to the screen for the first time one of the worlds most iconic courtroom confrontations. Directed and adapted for the screen by Academy Award Nominee Michael Radford (IL POSTINO). Cast: Al Pacino, Joseph Fiennes, Jeremy Irons Director: Michael Radford THE MATADOR contemporary thriller An assassin whose only thrills in life have been sex games, bullfights and drinking transforms the lives of an ordinary couple. When their two worlds collide, the professional hit man tries to redeem himself by executing one last job in a thriller that takes us from Denver to Venice, Mexico, Spain and Manila. A story of assassinations, margaritas and certain bars in Manila you wouldnt want to venture into. Cast: Pierce Brosnan Director: Richard Shepard (OXYGEN) Writer: Richard Shepard COMING OUT musical comedy An entertainer returns to his hometown to drum a motley rugby team into shape with his stage skills. For the beer swilling players its bad enough that their new coach is a dancer, but why does he also have to be gay? Coming back homes nothing to sing about, especially when it means coming out! Principal photography begins September 2004. Cast: Catherine Zeta Jones, Alan Cummings Writer: Steve Allison & Kevin Allen Director: Joel Zwick (MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING) NEW POLICE STORY action thriller The police forces resident supercop and a rebellious rookie reluctantly team up to tackle the infamous Gang of Five. In the tradition of Lethal Weapon, action superstar Jackie Chan takes on HKs most notorious cop killers. Cast: Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Daniel Wu, Charlene Choi, Director: Benny Chan (WHO AM I?) BAILEYS BILLIONS family/comedy Baileys no ordinary pooch. Hes just been left a fortune by his billionaire owner and he can talk, at least to his best friend, an animal behaviour expert. But with outraged relatives determined to get their paws on his loot by hook or crook, it isnt all biscuits and gravy being a one in a billion dog. Cast: Dean Cain, Laurie Holden, Tim Curry, Jennifer Tilly and features .Jon Lovitz as the voice of Bailey. Director: David Devine, (BEETHOVEN LIVES UPSTAIRS, THE INVENTORS SPECIALS) A DIFFERENT LOYALTY spy thriller A spirited woman turns her world upside down to be with the man she loves. But when she discovers hes a Russian spy, her love will be put to tests no-one should have to face. Based on the amazing true story of the woman who fell in love with Englands most infamous double agent, Kim Philby. Cast: Sharon Stone, Rupert Everett Director: Marek Kanievska (WHERE THE MONEY IS) US Theatrical Release through LIONS GATE 2004 HEAD IN THE CLOUDS romance When 18 year old Guy Malyon takes up a scholarship at Cambridge University his world is forever changed. A passionate affair with stunning, aristocratic but hedonistic fellow student Gilda Besse takes him across Europe from the killing fields of Spains Civil War to occupied France before a dangerous secret threatens to tear them apart. Cast: Academy Award Nominee Charlize Theron, Penelope Cruz, Stuart Townsend, Director: John Duigan (SIRENS, FLIRTING, THE YEAR MY VOICE BROKE) US theatrical release 2004 through Sony Classics LOVES BROTHER romantic comedy In despair of ever finding love, shy introverted Angelo uses a photo of his handsome brother to convince a beautiful Italian girl across the sea to marry him. Ginos delighted for Angelo but when he lays eyes on his brothers betrothed, its love at first sight. Touching and funny, sentimental and heart-warming, this is a magical, sweetly nostalgic journey about roots, family, sacrifice and the power of true love. Cast: Giovanni Ribisi (THE GIFT), Adam Garcia (COYOTE UGLY), Amelia Warner (QUILLS) Director: Academy Award Nominee Jan Sardi (SHINE) FIVE MOONS SQUARE political thriller The arrival of a mysterious parcel plunges a guileless magistrate into a perilous web of political intrigue. As skeletons are goaded from closets and ghosts disinterred, a veil of deceit is uncovered exposing a deadly fraud in which the most unlikely become a threat. In this slick, urbane thriller, when sleeping dogs are stirred, they bite. Filmed on location in Rome, Milan and Paris Cast: Donald Sutherland, Giancarlo Giannini, Stefania Rocca, Academy Award Winner F. Murray Abraham. Director: Renzo Martinelli (VALDJON) DARCLIGHT LINEUP PERFECT CREATURE horror/sci-fi In a world where humans and vampires co-exist separately but equally°±, a human cop and vampire cop team up to stop a rogue vampire intent on starting a war between the two races. An innovative, stylish, genre blending re-telling of the vampire myth set in an alternate reality. Cast: Dougray Scott, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Saffron Burrows Writer/Director: Glenn Standring (IRREFUTABLE TRUTH ABOUT DEMONS) ENTER THE PHOENIX comedy action A veteran Chinese gangster sends his henchmen on a mission to toughen up his gay sonbut they get stuck with the wrong youngster, leading to a hilarious comedy of errors! Cast: Eason Chan, Daniel Wu, Stephen Fung and Jackie Chan. Director: Stephen Fung SILVERHAWK futuristic action thriller Armed with ancient Shaolin monastery fighting techniques and high tech hardware, a beautiful masked millionaire crimefighter battles an evil entrepreneur intent on enslaving the world. A rollicking, high-octane comic book style, action adventure romp. Cast: Michelle Yeoh (CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, TOMORROW NEVER DIES) Director: Jingle Ma (RUMBLE IN THE BRONX) THE LAST SIGN supernatural thriller Tormented by the ghost of her abusive husband, a widow must face the very thing shes trying to forget if she is to find peace and put the ghost to rest. If GHOST showed us that love continues after death, THE LAST SIGN shows us that so does hate. Sometimes the only way overcome your demons is to forgive them. Cast: Andie McDowell, Tim Roth Director: Douglas Law DECK DOGZ action adventure With cops, school and parents hot on their tail, three suburban skate punks hit the road to compete in a prestigious competition and pursue their dream of going pro. A deck grinding, wickedly funny coming of age about friendship and growing up. Writer/Director: Steve Pasvolsky (Academy Award Nominee INJA) FAT PIZZA teen comedy Hot cars and hot chicks may be on their minds, but a psychotic boss, drug crazed co-workers and unscrupulous fast food chain rivals make twenty-four hours in these pizza delivery boys lives a day in the hot seat. This gross-out, politically incorrect comedy shows how pizza delivery guys handle fast cars, fast chicks and fast food. Cast: Paul Fenech Writer/Director: Paul Fenech HEROIC DUO police thriller A theft by an unlikely suspect at the opening of International Diamond Expo sees the most elite member of the Hong Kong Police Force teamed up with an ex-police hypnotherapist, but are they the heroic duo, or has one fallen into the others trap? Cast: Ekin Cheng, Leon Lai Director: Benny Chan (GEN-X COPS) Sydney Office Building 22, Fox Studios Australia, Driver Avenue, Moore Park 2021 AUSTRALIA Telephone: +61 (0) 2 9955 8825 Facsimile: +61 (0) 2 9955 8828 Los Angeles Office 6422 Deep Dell Place, Los Angeles CA 90068 USA Telephone: +1 (323) 464 8351 Facsimile: +1 (323) 464 8362 www.arclightfilms.com We look forward to seeing you at AFM.

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Dream Final Line-Up/Meeting Request AFM 2004
by DreamEntertainment 13 Feb '04

13 Feb '04

Dream Entertainment AFM 2004 Visit our Website www.dreamentertainment.net During AFM, Loews Suite 809 To schedule a meeting with Ehud Bleiberg and/or Nadine deBarros during AFM, please send date/time requests to ndebarros(a)dreamentertainment.net or fax to (323) 655-5603. Company____________________ Name__________________ Email:________________ Date/Time:______________________ Date/Time:_________________________ New Acquisitions Sundance '04 Selection Second Best Starring: Emmy-Winner Joe Pantoliano (TV's "The Sopranos", The Matrix, Memento) Jennifer Tilly (Bound, Bullets Over Broadway) Written & Directed by Eric Weber (Suits) Making its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004, Second Best tells the story of a group of friends faced with the ordinariness of their lives when one of their best friends who's a successful Hollywood producer comes back to town. Joe Killionaire "Scary Movie" meets the ultimate reality show. In this film, the contestants are not eliminated, they are exterminated! Slaughterhouse of the Rising Sun Sexy Horror Film A troubled actress stumbles upon a mysterious band of teens in a cabin in the wood and indulge in a night of terror, blood, and mayhem. Going Greek Starring: Dylan Bruno (Saving Private Ryan, Carrie 2: The Rage) Laura Harris (TV's "24", The Faculty) Simon Rex (Scary Movie 3, MTV Veejay) Chris Owen (American Pie 1&2, Naitonal Lampoon's Van Wilder) Oliver Hudson (The Out of Towners) Susan Ward (Shallow Hal, The In Crowd) If John Belushi were alive - he'd be in this film! It's Animal House meets American Pie! In Production DISASTER! - Action/Comedy - "It's Armageddon meets Airplane!" The Most Creative Animators in Hollywood bring you a clay-animated spoof of modern day disaster films. Five specialists must ban together to save mankind from a giant "planetoid" on a collision course with earth. Must-See-Footage from the work-in-progress will be available for viewing during AFM! In Pre-Production Monster Man 2 - Summer 2004 Monster Man 3 - Fall 2004 Finished Films Monster Man 2003 Comedy/Horror On this highway, the roadkill is human! Starring: Eric Jungmann (Not Another Teen Movie) Justin Urich (How High, The Rage: Carrie 2) Aimee Brooks (True Crime) U.S. Distribution by Lions Gate in 2004 Prey for Rock & RollStarringGina Gershon (Bound, Driven)Drea de Matteo (TV's "The Sopranos")Lori Petty (League of Their Own, Tank Girl)Marc Blucas (The Alamo, TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer")An all-girl rock band struggles to make despite overwhelming personal obstacles and setbacks. The Manson Family First we brought you Dahmer, then Gacy Now we bring you the true story of the Charles Manson Family Cult, the most horrific and notorious murderers of the century. The Manor - Murder Mystery Starring Peter OToole Gabrielle Anwar Greta Scacchi Wonderful performances by a first-class cast in this classic whodunit in the vein of Gosford Park. Immortal Ecstasy - 2003 Vampire/Horror/Thriller Ready for Delivery A well-to-do family's celebration turns deadly when the head of the household decides to infect the entire family with an ancient blood-thirsting curse. Nine Lives 2003 Horror/Thriller U.S. Distribution by Lions Gate Winter 2004 Starring Amelia Warner (Quills) Lex Shrapnel (K-19 The Widowmaker) and featuring Paris Hilton (Zoolander) Nine friends are stranded in an isolated Scottish manor when a centuries-old spirit is unleashed. Only one will survive. Her Majesty - Family/Adventure Finalist - Humanitas Prize - Sundance Feature Category 2002 Winner - 3 New Zealand Film Awards "...Heroine's pluck, the exotic Kiwi setting and overall likeability give [Her Majesty] the same ...audience that made "The Princess Diaries" a hit" - Dennis Harvey, Variety A young girl realizes her lifelong dream when Queen Elizabeth comes to visit her small New Zealand town. 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FilmFestivals NewsLetter N 179
by newsletter＠filmfestivals.com 12 Feb '04

12 Feb '04

NEWSLETTER N°179: Feb 12 - Feb 19, 2004 __________________________________________________________ AWARDS * First Golden Bear to Fernando Solanas (lifetime achievement) * Next ones on saturday * Shorts shoot first at the Berlinale and the winners are * Peter Jackson 3 times DGA nominees gets it * "Fandom" Wins Top Honor at DiY Film Festival * Bangkok International Festival Awards * Evil Winner of 3 Swedish Awards and Oscar nomination * Flickerfest Short Film Festival awards * Berlinale 4 Camera Awards * Oscar nominees lists http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/more_wrapup.shtml __________________________________________________________ BERLINALE IN ACTION * Transport premiere * Rolf Bähr awarded a Berlinale Camera * Erika Rabau be awarded a Berlinale Camera * FIAPF Lunch with 35 fest directors * Selling Democracy - Welcome Mr. Marshall * Regina Ziegler will be awarded a Berlinale Camera * Shooting Stars in Berlin * Minghellas Cold Mountain opens the Berlinale * Control Room: a political late entry into Forum * Ace producers delegation in Berlin * 520 film talents from 84 countries at Talent Campus http://filmfestivals.com/cgi-bin/fest_content/festivals.pl?fest=berlin2004&… ______________________________________________________________ NEWS FROM FESTIVALS * San Diego lines up 100 latino films * NSI FilmExchange Film lineup * Short Film Corner within cannesMarket * Century City Fest: this new fest in the circuit wants your best... http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals.shtml ______________________________________________________________ FESTIVALS AGENDA Festivals calling for your films... This week, this month, the BULLETIN BOARD... http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/deadlines.shtml ASPIRING FEST REPORTERS WANTED Share your festival experience from Berlin and more. CELLHIRE, the world leader in mobile phone rental offers you in partnership with Filmfestivals FREE* incoming calls and low national and international call rates abroad. Rent local airtime for use in your own or a Cellhire phone and save on every call! Order your solution for Berlin, AFM, Cannes or any film event: http://www.filmfestivals.com/cellhire.shtml ______________________________________________________________ D-CINEMA NEWS * D-FEST: 10 digital projectors at Berlinale * D-FEST on Digital cinema network http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/dcinema.shtml ______________________________________________________________ FEST PLAYERS FOCUS * Meryl Streep, Zeta Jones and R Chamberlain SAG presenters * San Diego latino has Arturo Ripstein as guest director * Michael MacLear honored at HOT DOCS * Charlize Theron Speaks Out Against Death Penalty * Carlo Bassi CEO of newly Italian film promotion body * Film festivals: too many of them? * Monster Director: Profile on Patty Jenkins http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/people.shtml ______________________________________________________________ FRENCH NEWS ON THE FRENCH WEBSITE * L'Etalon Noir et les Abysses vainqueurs en IMAX * Faces cachées de Bollywood à Beaubourg * Trois prix pour Deux Soeurs à Gerardmer * Le futur est là: Cannes dans 50 ans? * Festival du Film des Droits de lHomme à Paris * Festival du Cinéma du Réel à Paris * Fribourg 18ème: pour ne pas oublier! * Un nouveau festival sur la vie quotidienne * Un voyage dans le temps à Pléneuf-Val-André * Changement de direction au FCMM * "Les Bidets d'Or": le meilleur du pire http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml ______________________________________________________________ FILM FROM FEST FOCUS * Cold Mountain review * Monstter review * Flanders indigenous box office bonanza in 2003 * Six Swedish Films in the Swedish Box Office Top Ten * Best of MIFF fest screenings in LA http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/films.shtml ______________________________________________________________ CALL FOR ENTRIES Filmmakers don't miss these ones! 1) Attention 2004 Worldwide Short Film Festival Deadline for entries NEAR !: February 23, 2004. Festival runs May 1116, 2004, screens finest shorts & videos from Canada & worldwide.Mexico Spotlight, Classic Silent Shorts, Animators Perspective program Over $40,000 in cash and prizes ! Download entry form at http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/03/december/canadian.shtml 2)Truly indie showcase, Jackson Hole Film Festival, nestled next to Grand Teton Mountains in beautiful Wyoming now accepting films for May 31st deadline. Fest runs September 22-26. Cash prizes to top shorts & features. Download Entry form at http://www.jhff.org & contact films(a)jhff.org 3)Fort Myers Beach Film Festival $1,000 People's Choice Award will be awarded for the People's Choice film at Festival, April 29 - May 2, 2004. Call for Entry Deadline is March 15. Submit features, shorts, animation, docs, student films. Indicate category & complete form on http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/january/fort_myers.shtml 4) ANNUAL PROGRAM WITHOUT FRONTIERS Calls SHORT FILMS producers worldwide to participate with their works. Also see the news on the Festival for Documentaries and Narrative Movies. Awards information and call for entries: http://filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/03/sept/frontiers.shtml 5) See your Banner blinking on Filmfestivals.com HOMEPAGE linked to your online Call for Entries on our Bulletin Board. COMPOUND film entries. Email us bruno(a)filmfestivals.com or Helen for a campaign proposition. Details online http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/bulletin_board.pdf ______________________________________________________________ MORE festival news at http://www.filmfestivals.com Film pros: http://www.filmfestivalspro.com French focus: http://www.filmfestivals.fr Film & Festival DATA BASE management http://www.filmfestivalsPRO.com Have a colleague subscribe to our newsletter: http://www.filmfestivals.com/news/newsletter.html __________________________________________________________ GET READY FOR AFM Book your hotel now for your trip to LA with us; reserve your cell phone at best price. "One Stop Shop" to book hotels, flights, rental car, cell phone. http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/useful_info.shtml ______________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe to our newsletter: http://www.filmfestivals.com/newsletter/unsubscribe.html ______________________________________________________________ This weekly e-newsletter is intended for subscribers only. 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CANNES FESTIVAL DU FILM 2004
by RAPHAEL IMMOBILIER 12 Feb '04

12 Feb '04

RAPHAEL IMMOBILIER CANNES The spécialist for rentals during international congresses and exhibitions THE CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL MIP TV - MIPCOM - TAX FREE visit our internet site http://www.raphael-immobilier.com CONTACT raphael.immobilier(a)wanadoo.fr

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Minerva Line up AFM Meeting Request
by Sara Polese 11 Feb '04

11 Feb '04

Dear Friends MINERVA PICTURES by Gruppo Minerva American Film Market LINE UP 2004 ------------------ DO NOT MISS THE CHANCE TO VISIT US!!! ------------------ Los Angeles: Loews Santa Monica Hotel-Room 858 HORROR! --------------------------- LATEST NEWS!!!!!!! TOMB OF TERROR Directed by Charles Band USA/2004 FROM FULL MOON'S CREEPY VAULT OF GEMS, COME THREE GOTHIC HORROR STORIES RE-EDITED AND RE-ENERGIZED FROM PAST CLASSIC FILMS. HORRIFIC Directed by Charles Band USA/2004 --------------------------- PUPPET MASTER-The Legacy Horror/Usa/2003 a Shadow Entertainment Production Directed by Robert Talbot.With John Patrick Jordan, Jessica Lancaster Us Distribution: Fox Video, Sci-Fi Channel. WorldWide Distributor Minerva Now the Legacy Can Be Told! DR. MOREAU'S HOUSE OF PAIN Horror/Usa/2003 a Shadow Entertainment Production Directed by Charles Band. With: Greg Sestero, Brigitta Dau Us Distribution: Fox Video, Sci-Fi Channel. WorldWide Distributor Minerva Some Legends are Reborn..And some NEVER DIE!! NIGHT'S VAMPIRES Horror/Italy/2003 Directed by Giovanni Pianigiani, Lorenzo Onorati With: Juliana Ierugan, Linda Di Pietro Oksana, a vampire woman, takes her awful revenge against rich and perverted clients...EVERYBODY HAS A DARK SIDE! LYCANTROPUS-The Wolf Horror-Erotic/Italy/2003 a film by Robert Fani Please remember that Minerva is now handling Full Moon's Horror libray for non US territories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SENTIMENTAL... MARKET PREMIERE!! LENA -THE BRIDE OF ICE Sentimental/Germany-UK/2003 Directed by Polly Steele with Valentina Cervi, Ciaran McMenamin A contemporary take on the story of the greatest muse of the 20th century, Alma Mahler. Trapped on an emotional roller coaster a young woman must untangle a web of ill-fated love affairs before their sinister connections to a past life destroy her. THE LETTER Sentimental/ Italy/ 2003 Directed by Luciano Cannito With Vittoria Belvedere, Dino Abbrescia, Timothy Dalton, Raffaella Appià The Battle of a class of 18 children of an elementary school and their young teacher, to safe the life of a death row in Austin, Texas. Nothing can stop them: The Mafia, neither the mentality of the village's people nor the Governor of Texas... LADY Sentimental/Italy/2003 Directed by Francesco Laudadio With: Sonia Aquino, Paolo Seganti, Angela Finocchiaro The passionate and romantic love affair between a bourgeois lady and the leader of an anti-fascist group. END OF THE NIGHT Sentimental Drama/Italy/2003 Directed by Salvatore Piscicelli With Ennio Fantastichini, Ricky Tognazzi, Elena Sofia Ricci, Ida di Benedetto In competiton at Taormina Film Fest 2003-International Showcase Annecy 2003 Bruno, a popular actor and director,is passing through a crisis. The story of two journeys: one from Milan to Rome and Naples running into the men and the women who had been important in his life; the other one inside himself, back in a past, populated by obscure ghosts. Bruno will find out something about himself and his roots... COMEDY!! 3 MOTHERS FOR 3 BABIES Comedy/Italy/2001 Directed by Federica Pontremoli Cast: Michela Noonan, Carla Signoris, Mariella Valentini, A 22 year old musician spends one night love affair with a charming lawyer...who is married with an housewife... who is friend of a dentist ...who is the mother of the musician...who is expecting a baby and...3 stories intermingle, 3 different ways of living motherhood. THE AMERICAN COMRADE Brilliant Comedy/Italy/2003 Directed by Barbara Barni With Hugh O'Connor, Nancy Brilli , Giulio Base, Tosca D'aquino International Showcase Annecy 2003-Containing 2 minutes of a Never Released Color Docu on Mussolini! A revolutionary communist end up on the set of regime film ..A revolution that the story has never told! GROWING UP Comedy/Italy/2002 Directed by Federico di Cicilia With Novello Novelli ,Paola Cortellesi Special mention By The "Jeunes Public" Jury At The "Annecy In Paris" Screenings- Paris 2000 Faustino, a young hypochondriac, a day dreamer, undecided on the symplest matters of life, convinced to be HIV positive because a mosquito has punctured him, works at local hospital as a conscientious objector...But TIME FOR REAL DECISION HAS FINALLY COME.. THRILLER-EROTIC.. BAD INCLINATION Erotic-Thriller/Italy/2003 Directed by Pier Francesco Campanella With: Eva Robin's, Mirca Viola, Elisabetta Cavallotti, Florinda Bolkan, Franco Nero A ruthless serial-killer is killing women with an unusual weapon, a metal set square. Around this obscure crimes is a grotesque building and its odd occupants whose ambiguous and trasgressive lives are all related, in some ways, to the murders.. Everybody might be the killer or the next victim! DOLL'S GAME Erotic Drama/Italy/2003 Directed by Lawrence Weber With Emanuelle Nay, Misha Peron, Paul Brady A mercenary killer is determined to break up his wife's extramarital affair with another woman.. From the Director of "Lady Chaterley's Story"..A New Intriguing Erotic Drama! ...AND A LIBRARY OF MORE THAN 800 TITLES (Classic, Western, Horror, Action, Erotic, Mithological..) COME AND VISIT US!!! We would appreciate the opportunity to meet you at the time and date which suits your Schedule. Please designate two alternative days and times for us to meet on the line provided and return this form to us via fax or e-mail. TIME____________________________DATE________________________________ TIME____________________________DATE________________________________ Gianluca Curti (President), Cristina Cassano (Vice Presid. Int. Dpt), Sara Polese (Int. Dpt. Executive), Beata Awdziej (Eastern Europe Sales Executive)

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AFM Screening Schedule
by Horizon Entertainment 11 Feb '04

11 Feb '04

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Re: CockFight Press Release (15)
by Echelon Entertainment 11 Feb '04

11 Feb '04

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AFM February/March 2004
by Robby Amar 10 Feb '04

10 Feb '04

from ALAIN SIRITZKY PRODUCTIONS: With AFM being only a few weeks away, we would like to take the opportunity to schedule a meeting with you on our current and upcoming projects and availabilities in your territory. Alain Siritzky Productions (A.S.P.) is a very active, multi-faced production company, jointly based in Paris and Los Angeles, see our website for more information: http://www.asproductions.net. We also have an expansive library of films in development, which we are planning to produce in this and the coming year. Among these are new and different genre pictures, such as science fiction, thriller, horror and comedy. (see and/or download our http://www.asproductions.net/images/Highlights.pdf) Alain Siritzky, George Pilzer and my self would be pleased to schedule a meeting with your company to further discuss A.S.P.'s library and these new and exciting genre pictures. Our booth will be located in room 625. We can be reached at our booth: (310) 458-6700 ext 625 or at our Los Angeles Office: (323) 655-6845 Mr. Siritzky can also be reached on his mobile phone at 310-871-2203. Mr. Pilzer can also be reached on his mobile phone at 914-912-6684. I can be reached on my mobile at 213-590-0541. We would appreciate if you were to indicate a day and time when such a meeting could take place. We will then confirm your suggestion or offer an alternative. Please write in company name, name, day/date and kindly fax back to: (1-323) 655-6849 or e-mail back to asproductions(a)usa.net It would also be helpful if you could please let us know where you will be staying and/or where your booth will be during the market. We wish you a successful market and look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely, Robby Amar ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This email has been sent with an unregistered version of MaxBulk Mailer MaxBulk Mailer is a new easy-to-use mail merge software for Macintosh

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