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‘Shadow’ cast on Toronto film festival
Friday August 08th 2008Monks with guns — that’s how Raymond Phathanavirangoon, Southeast Asian programmer at the Toronto International Film Festival, describes Phawat Panangkasiri’s “In the Shadow of the Naga,” a dramatic thriller he expects to generate controversy here in September. The Thai film, which portrays three criminals who dress as monks to retrieve money they had buried beneath a temple, is expected to offend devout Buddhists, Phathanavirangoon said of the world premiere.
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Canadian broadcaster-producer talks stall
Friday August 08th 2008OTTAWA — Negotiations between Canada’s independent producers and broadcasters over the valuation of program rights and payments, including for new media, have reached an impasse over how negotiations will proceed. Guy Mayson, head of the Canadian Film and Television Production Assn., which represents major producers, believes that broadcasters should be[…]
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Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Announces 2008-09 Board of Directors
Friday August 08th 2008TORONTO, Aug. 7 /CNW/ – The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is pleased to announce the 2008-2009 National Board of Directors. “In its celebration of the great creative achievements of the film and television industries, the Academy is guided by its Directors. We are exceptionally fortunate to have this[…]
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Toronto continues to unveil slate
Thursday August 07th 2008The Toronto Film Festival unveiled 10 high-profile Spanish-language titles and 13 Asian pics on Wednesday. Among the Spanish films are the international preem of Daniel Burman’s aptly titled comedy “Empty Nest” in the Gala section. Pic’s star Cecilia Roth (“All About My Mother”) will walk the red carpet for the film. Javier Camara (“Talk to Her”) and Maribel Verdu (“Pan’s Labyrinth”) star in Jose Luis Cuerda’s Spanish Civil War-era family saga “Blind Sunflowers,” getting its international preem in Contemporary World Cinema.
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U.S. probe into Heath Ledger death closed: report
Thursday August 07th 2008Federal prosecutors in New York have closed an investigation into the fatal prescription drug overdose of actor Heath Ledger without bringing charges, People magazine reported on its Web site on Wednesday. The report, citing an unidentified law enforcement source, also said the U.S. Attorney’s Office will not enforce a subpoena issued in the case by a federal grand jury against actress Mary-Kate Olsen.
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Archives for: August 20085
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‘Shadow’ cast on Toronto film festival
Friday August 08th 2008Monks with guns — that’s how Raymond Phathanavirangoon, Southeast Asian programmer at the Toronto International Film Festival, describes Phawat Panangkasiri’s “In the Shadow of the Naga,” a dramatic thriller he expects to generate controversy here in September. The Thai film, which portrays three criminals who dress as monks to retrieve money they had buried beneath a temple, is expected to offend devout Buddhists, Phathanavirangoon said of the world premiere.
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Canadian broadcaster-producer talks stall
Friday August 08th 2008OTTAWA — Negotiations between Canada’s independent producers and broadcasters over the valuation of program rights and payments, including for new media, have reached an impasse over how negotiations will proceed. Guy Mayson, head of the Canadian Film and Television Production Assn., which represents major producers, believes that broadcasters should be[…]
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Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Announces 2008-09 Board of Directors
Friday August 08th 2008TORONTO, Aug. 7 /CNW/ – The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is pleased to announce the 2008-2009 National Board of Directors. “In its celebration of the great creative achievements of the film and television industries, the Academy is guided by its Directors. We are exceptionally fortunate to have this[…]
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Toronto continues to unveil slate
Thursday August 07th 2008The Toronto Film Festival unveiled 10 high-profile Spanish-language titles and 13 Asian pics on Wednesday. Among the Spanish films are the international preem of Daniel Burman’s aptly titled comedy “Empty Nest” in the Gala section. Pic’s star Cecilia Roth (“All About My Mother”) will walk the red carpet for the film. Javier Camara (“Talk to Her”) and Maribel Verdu (“Pan’s Labyrinth”) star in Jose Luis Cuerda’s Spanish Civil War-era family saga “Blind Sunflowers,” getting its international preem in Contemporary World Cinema.
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U.S. probe into Heath Ledger death closed: report
Thursday August 07th 2008Federal prosecutors in New York have closed an investigation into the fatal prescription drug overdose of actor Heath Ledger without bringing charges, People magazine reported on its Web site on Wednesday. The report, citing an unidentified law enforcement source, also said the U.S. Attorney’s Office will not enforce a subpoena issued in the case by a federal grand jury against actress Mary-Kate Olsen.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: August 20085
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‘Shadow’ cast on Toronto film festival
Friday August 08th 2008Monks with guns — that’s how Raymond Phathanavirangoon, Southeast Asian programmer at the Toronto International Film Festival, describes Phawat Panangkasiri’s “In the Shadow of the Naga,” a dramatic thriller he expects to generate controversy here in September. The Thai film, which portrays three criminals who dress as monks to retrieve money they had buried beneath a temple, is expected to offend devout Buddhists, Phathanavirangoon said of the world premiere.
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Canadian broadcaster-producer talks stall
Friday August 08th 2008OTTAWA — Negotiations between Canada’s independent producers and broadcasters over the valuation of program rights and payments, including for new media, have reached an impasse over how negotiations will proceed. Guy Mayson, head of the Canadian Film and Television Production Assn., which represents major producers, believes that broadcasters should be[…]
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Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Announces 2008-09 Board of Directors
Friday August 08th 2008TORONTO, Aug. 7 /CNW/ – The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is pleased to announce the 2008-2009 National Board of Directors. “In its celebration of the great creative achievements of the film and television industries, the Academy is guided by its Directors. We are exceptionally fortunate to have this[…]
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Toronto continues to unveil slate
Thursday August 07th 2008The Toronto Film Festival unveiled 10 high-profile Spanish-language titles and 13 Asian pics on Wednesday. Among the Spanish films are the international preem of Daniel Burman’s aptly titled comedy “Empty Nest” in the Gala section. Pic’s star Cecilia Roth (“All About My Mother”) will walk the red carpet for the film. Javier Camara (“Talk to Her”) and Maribel Verdu (“Pan’s Labyrinth”) star in Jose Luis Cuerda’s Spanish Civil War-era family saga “Blind Sunflowers,” getting its international preem in Contemporary World Cinema.
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U.S. probe into Heath Ledger death closed: report
Thursday August 07th 2008Federal prosecutors in New York have closed an investigation into the fatal prescription drug overdose of actor Heath Ledger without bringing charges, People magazine reported on its Web site on Wednesday. The report, citing an unidentified law enforcement source, also said the U.S. Attorney’s Office will not enforce a subpoena issued in the case by a federal grand jury against actress Mary-Kate Olsen.
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