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AFTRA talks to resume MondayBusiness News: Sides are expected to reach a deal soon -- The American Federation of Television & Radio Arists and the majors have recessed after eight days of talks and will resume negotiations Monday on a primetime deal. Read more | Comments
Hollywood agents feel the burnBusiness News: Slow business has clients ditching reps -- Just hours after his first big studio vehicle, âSpeed Racer, â sputtered at the box office on its opening weekend, Emile Hirsch dropped his UTA agent Shani Rosenzweig. Strix inks deal with India's DreamsBusiness News: Swedish TV company thinking Big -- Swedish TV company Strix, which created the "Survivor" format, has signed a co-production deal with India's Big Dreams to produce reality formats for the Indian market. Pia restructures as losses mountBusiness News: Japanese media co. cuts third of staff -- Pia, a ticket agency, entertainment info publisher and pic producer, is restructuring to stanch a flood of red ink. Kuba forced out at Barandov StudioBusiness News: Czech director leaving over marketing, tax incentives -- Barrandov general director Vladimir Kuba has been ousted after more than three years at the Czech Republic's largest and oldest studio due to tensions over marketing, film tax incentives and delays in Barrandov's launch of digital TV. Senate rejects FCC measureBusiness News: Full 'Disapproval' nullifies cross-ownership plan -- The full Senate lodged formal disapproval of the Federal Communications Commission's approval to loosen the newspaper-broadcaster cross-ownership ban. Four chords and five coursesMusic News: Phil Roy mixes music, dining with success -- Great ideas born out of desperation sometimes do pay off. The winner this time is Phil Roy, a Philadelphia singer-songwriter whose 25 years in the music biz have been filled with not-quite-filled promises by major labels in L.A., enough song placements to keep the lights on, and an uncorrupted sense of artistic control. Spanish film finance case studiesBusiness News: Funding changes impact diverse projects -- In the second of an occasional series, Variety delivers four case studies illustrating trends in Spanish film finance. William Morris corrals $100 millionBusiness News: Talent agency to finance features -- Sources say that the William Morris Agency has spearheaded the formation of a $100 million fund to finance features, and that agency chairman Jim Wiatt will unveil the details this weekend at the Cannes Film Festival. Ruf to head Paradigm unitBusiness News: O'Hair also segues to Motion Picture Finance Group -- Andrew Ruf has been upped to head Paradigm's Motion Picture Finance Group, bringing aboard indie producer and former Universal production exec Tim O'Hair to work with him. Producer sets up $200 mil film fundBusiness News: Financing largely from private Russian equity -- Russian producer Leonid Minkovsky, whose finance and production shingle Ramco has Mischa Barton starrer "You and I" at Cannes, is setting up a $200 million film fund largely financed with private Russian equity. Manabu Oshio signs with AvexMusic News: Musician is lead vocalist for pop band Liv -- Actor/singer Manabu Oshio has become the latest Japanese talent with international aspirations to sign with Avex, a record label and pic producer that is rapidly expanding its presence in Asia and elsewhere. Courbit venture draws Agnelli cashBusiness News: IFIL to invest $65.8 million -- Former Endemol France chief exec Stephane Courbit has found another wealthy investor for his new TV shingle. Spain, Greece face epidemic of piracyBusiness News: Int'l Antipiracy Caucus updated annual list -- For the first time, Spain and Greece join usual suspects Russia, China, Canada and Mexico on a congressional list of countries with the highest levels of piracy. After Pellicano, Christensen up nextBusiness News: Trial to begin July 15 -- With the win against Pellicano and his co-defendants under their belts, the government will roll into its trial against entertainment lawyer Terry Christensen, as well as further wiretapping charges against Pellicano, on July 15. U.S. District Court Judge Dale Fischer will preside, as she did at the first trial. 'GTA IV' on Xbox outsells PS3Business News: Game has no overall effect on console sales -- "Grand Theft Auto IV" was huge, but it didn't have the ripple effect that the vidgame biz was hoping for. Studios, AFTRA continue negotiationsBusiness News: SAG talks to resume soon -- With the resumption of SAG negotiations looming, the American Federation of Television & Radio Arists and the majors have continued to move forward toward a primetime deal. New Line's Galano stays on at WBFilm News: Exec will continue overseeing int'l releases -- Warner Bros. is retaining Camela Galano as president of New Line Intl. Releasing, a slot she's held for the past seven years. Finding 'Satisfaction'Film News: MK2, Film4 team on Miranda July film -- France's MK2 and Britain's Film4 will produce "Satisfaction, " the second film by U.S. writer-director Miranda July. In a parallel move, MK2 has set dates for Abbas Kiarostami's long-mooted "Certified Copy, " with Juliette Binoche. Danny Glover returns to 'Boys'Film News: Lonny Price to direct Athol Fugard adaptation -- Danny Glover will reprise his stage role in a bigscreen adaptation of Athol Fugard's apartheid-era play "Master Harold... and the Boys." MGM checks 'Facttracker' bookFilm News: David Silverman to direct live action feature -- MGM has acquired rights to the Jason Carter Eaton children's book "The Facttracker" and will turn it into a live-action feature to be directed by David Silverman. Gold Circle acquires 'Solo'Film News: Paul Brooks, Peter Safran to produce thriller -- Gold Circle has aquired David Coggeshall's spec screenplay "Solo" and set up the thriller with Gold Circle topper Paul Brooks and Peter Safran. George Clooney to 'Stare at Goats'Film News: Grant Heslov to direct Jon Ronson adaptation -- George Clooney will topline, and his Smoke House partner Grant Heslov will helm, "Men Who Stare at Goats." Dylan McDermott gets 'Mercy'Film News: Scott Caan to produce, co-star in indie romance -- Dylan McDermott and Scott Caan will star in indie romancer "Mercy, " produced by Caan with Vincent Palomino and Phil Parmet. Brazilian production alliances risingFilm News: Industry taking increasingly global position -- When helmer Jose Padilha stepped on Berlinale Palast's stage to receive the Golden Bear for his "Elite Squad" in February, Brazil's film production sector took another step toward consolidation and internationalization. In 2008, Brazil starts with a bangFilm News: A plethora of possibilities left in the year -- In assessing the box office potential of homegrown fare this year, 2008 could be seen as having started out with a bang and proceeded with a whimper. As niche films rise, box office dropsFilm News: Brazilian attendance drops 24% in 2008 -- Despite the sharp rise in the number of features released in Brazil, local pics have declined at the B.O. since 2003 when they commanded a 21.4% share of the marketplace, and in 2004, when total attendance topped 114 million. In 2007, those same figures were 11.6% and 88.6 million, respectively. Brazil at Cannes reflects new vitalityFilm News: Fernando Meirelles' 'Blindness' opens festival -- In a major coup for Brazilian cinema, Fernando Meirelles' "Blindness" will open Cannes, which represents the frosting on the cake for what is considered the strongest Brazilian presence on the Croisette in many a moon. A Brazil-Canada-Japan co-production, the English-language "Blindness" stars Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover and Gael Garcia Bernal in a thriller about a city succumbing to a blindness epidemic. Brazilian helmers on the horizonFilm News: 10 filmmakers currently making waves -- A new crop of Brazilian directors is making its presence known as the country reasserts its primacy, along with Mexico, as one of Latin America's premiere talent pools for the film biz. Incentives viewed as boon, crutchFilm News: Brazilian government subsidies help level field -- There's no doubt that incentives introduced in the early '90s sparked a production boom in Brazil that has continued to reverberate. The numbers tell the story: In 2007, local pic releases reached 78, up from just 28 in 2003. |
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