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Taken: record launch for a French film in the USA

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Raking in $24.7 million in ticket sales, the EuropaCorp production got off to a flying start in the USA, hitting No. 1 on its opening weekend. Following in the tracks of The Fifth Element ($17 million) and Transporter 2 ($16.5 million), this marks the third time that a French film tops the US box office on its opening weekend. Released in France 11 months ago, where it attracted over 1 million spectators, Taken now boasts a running total of 12.5 million admissions around the world, wi...

Entre les murs (The Class) offered support in Germany

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Entre les murs by Laurent Cantet has won the Distribution Aid Award aimed at supporting the release of a French film in Germany. Coming with a check of €20,000, this award jointly offered by Unifrance and the MFG Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg, was presented Wednesday evening to the film’s distributor Concorde Filmverleih in the presence of the actress Anne Langlois, the French Consul in Stuttgart, Christian Dumont, and Gabriele Röthemeyer, director of MFG Filmförderung....

2008, a record year for French cinema abroad

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French films attracted close to 78 million spectators abroad in 2008 (provisional figures). According to Unifrance estimates...   French films attracted close to 78 million spectators abroad in 2008 (provisional figures). According to Unifrance estimates, the final figure is expected to cross the 80 million admissions mark. French film production reached an all-time high in 2008, outshining the exceptional year of 2005 (76 million admissions). Moreover, movie attendance ...

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The Perfect Pitch at ECU 2009!

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The Perfect Pitch is a new program to premiere at The European Independent Film Festival, taking place March 13th-15th, 2009, at La Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Francois Mitterand, in Paris. The program begins with a series of workshops - taking place on Friday, March 13th- related to preparing and executing a pitch presentation.   Following the workshops each participant will have the opportunity to pitch in a practice pitch session, from which twenty individuals will be selected to pit...

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Greetings from the sun and surf of Santa Cruz!    As we gear up for next May, I wanted to take a look back at the 2008 Festival and share with you the activities of some of the films we presented then.  It was a fantastic Festival with a terrific program (if I may so myself).  Over those nine beautiful Spring days, we screened 149 films from all over the world to a record audience of nearly 8000 film lovers.  This is truly a testament to the dedication and enthusiasm of our commun...

"2009 Keep On Dancin" Remembering Mel Cheren

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SAVE THE DATE Christina Visca, GMHC, LIFEbeat and AREA present KEEP ON DANCIN' REMEMBERING MEL CHEREN WITH THE MUSIC OF THE PARADISE GARAGE Saturday, January 10, 2009 Santos Party House 100 Lafayette St, NYC DJ Line-Up and More Details COMING SOON Door Proceeds to Benefit GMHC, LIFEbeat and AREA ...

Sir Ben Kingsley and Latino husband and wife team gear up.

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Sir BenKingsley and Latino husband and wife team gears up for new Native Americanfilm, Whispers Like Thunder.By Women Without Borders Announcing new film, WHISPERS LIKE THUNDER bySir Ben Kingsley's production company SBK Pictures and Latino productioncompany, Luis Moro Productions. Luis Moro is a Black Cuban, and his wife aSpanish-Danish American. "This is an exciting opportunity to blend so manycultures together to produce this Native American epic film here in the United States.Especial...

The University of Obama and Women Without Borders join to present awesome gifts.

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    http://www.cafepress.com/thankgod4mommyhttp://www.theuniversityofobama.info/ ...

Festival on Wheels 2008

Festival on Wheels has changed its route! The 14th Festival on Wheels, which is organised by the Ankara CinemaAssociation with the support of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism andthe Municipality of Kars, will start its journey on 7 November in Kars and then stop in Artvin from 14-16 November. For the first time in 13 years, the festival won’t stop in Ankara, but invites all ci

W.C: FIELDS' Grandchildren

Interop NY Conference/Web 2.0 Expo East Coast Inaugural

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By Maria Esteves - September 24, 2008 The East Coast inaugural Web 2.0 Conference Exposition (Web2.0 Expo) was held at Javits Center, New York, September 16-19, 2008. Web 2.0 Expo, co-produced by TechWeb and O'Reilly Media, annually showcase globally Web 2.0 Internet technologies by industry innovators creating the next generation World Wide Web. The East Coast inaugural included keynote presentations, over 80 sessions, special programs, conferences, seminars, panel discussions, workshops...

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York Spring Summer 2009 Photos

By Maria Esteves - September 22, 2008 The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring Summer 2009 (MBFW/SS09) Collections was held in Bryant Park, and through out New York City, September 5 - 12, 2008. Emerging designers and veterans from around the world showcased their 2009 Spring Summer collections. Mercedes-Benz Fashiion Week was presented by IMG Fashion. The sponsors were Mercedes-Benz, DHL, American Express, MAC Cosmetics, Judith Ripka, YKK, W Hotels Worldwide, Havaianas, TRESemme, Bla...

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