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887 articles available in total starting from 05/06/2002. Last article published on 27/06/2019.

UK distributors on a Cannes shopping spree (1)

UK independent distribution companies were among the most active "shoppers" during the last Cannes Film Festival, with competition heating up following the flurry of mergers and take-overs in...  

01/06/2006 | Distribution | UK

Michael Steiner wins over Swiss-French audiences

Following the success of Grounded: The Last Days of Swissair (365,000 admissions in Switzerland), Swiss German director Michael Steiner has succeeded in winning over Swiss French audiences with a...  

01/06/2006 | Distribution | Switzerland

BIM brings Loach to cinemas in the autumn

Valerio De Paolis’ BIM will distribute Ken Loach’s Palme d'Or-winning The Wind That Shakes the Barley in Italy this autumn. The film will come out at the same time as a retrospective will be held...  

31/05/2006 | Distribution | Italy

Artificial Eye sold to UK film entrepreneurs

Artificial Eye, one of the oldest and most established buyers of arthouse and foreign language films in the UK, has just been bought by Act Entertainment Group and Knatchbull Communication Group,...  

15/05/2006 | Distribution | UK

The Da Vince Code: Exhibitors against Sony

Overly arduous rental conditions: this is what exhibitors’ have to say against Sony Pictures, the Italian distributor of Ron Howard’s The Da Vinci Code. After heavy criticism by the Catholic...  

11/05/2006 | Distribution | Italy

Optimum Releasing bought by Studio Canal

News about the acquisition of UK distribution outfit Optimum Releasing by French group Canal Plus’ production and sales distribution arm StudioCanal were confirmed yesterday by both companies (see...  

05/05/2006 | Distribution | UK

Film revenues down 54% for Metrodome

Metrodome Group’s theatrical income of £436,000 in 2005 was down 54% on 2004 (£943,000) although five more feature films were released in 2005 (13 in total), according to the group’s preliminary...  

03/05/2006 | Distribution | UK

Pablo forced to close

One last party: Gianluca Arcopinto, founder of the Pablo in 1998, has invited all of his friends tonight to Rome's Mercati Generali to explain why he is closing his independent distribution...  

02/05/2006 | Distribution | Italy

Sorrentino not "taking advantage" of Cannes

L'amico di famiglia (lit. "The Family Friend") by Paolo Sorrentino, in competition at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, will not be released in Italy before September. "Medusa Film is very...  

02/05/2006 | Distribution | Italy

United 93 second in the US

Releasing the first film on the September 11 terrorist attacks in the US was a bit of a gamble for United 93 director Paul Greengrass, Top UK production company Working Title and Hollywood studio...  

02/05/2006 | Distribution | USA

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