LONDON -- Errol Morris' Standard Operating Procedure, Chris Waitt's A Complete History of My Sexual Failures and James Marsh's Man on Wire are three of 22 documentaries selected to unspool during this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Nine of the documentaries come from the U.S., organizers said. These include Daniel O'Connor and Neil Ortenberg's Obscene, Ron Davis and Stewart Halpern's Pageant, Margaret Brown's The Order of Myths and C. Karim Chrobog's War Child.
The documentary section also includes Werner Herzog's Encounters at the End of the World, Erik Nelson's Dreams With Sharp Teeth and Peter Geyer's Jesus Christ Savior.
The 19 films in the documentary festival sidebar, along with three docus presented as galas, will compete for the festival's best documentary prize.
This year's festival runs June 18-29, The First Edition not to take place in its traditional August dates.
Nine of the documentaries come from the U.S., organizers said. These include Daniel O'Connor and Neil Ortenberg's Obscene, Ron Davis and Stewart Halpern's Pageant, Margaret Brown's The Order of Myths and C. Karim Chrobog's War Child.
The documentary section also includes Werner Herzog's Encounters at the End of the World, Erik Nelson's Dreams With Sharp Teeth and Peter Geyer's Jesus Christ Savior.
The 19 films in the documentary festival sidebar, along with three docus presented as galas, will compete for the festival's best documentary prize.
This year's festival runs June 18-29, The First Edition not to take place in its traditional August dates.
- 4/21/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARIS -- The Paris Cinema Fair is gearing up for a second edition that will feature a range of new initiatives, including an industry consultancy service, workshops and a competition for made-for-Web movies, organizers said Thursday.
The fair, or Salon du Cinema as it is known in French, runs Jan. 17-20 at the Porte de Versailles trade hall. The First Edition, which set out to give the public a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the filmmaking world, proved popular, drawing more than 50,000 attendees. Organizers even had to close the doors on three occasions to cope with the heavy numbers.
This year, the event has added an extra day devoted to "professional" admissions, with the hope that it will drive overall numbers up to 70,000.
The exhibition space also will include an industry corner with stands from some of France's main film organizations, technical services firms and exhibition companies, with a special focus on 3-D cinema and digital projection.
The fair, or Salon du Cinema as it is known in French, runs Jan. 17-20 at the Porte de Versailles trade hall. The First Edition, which set out to give the public a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the filmmaking world, proved popular, drawing more than 50,000 attendees. Organizers even had to close the doors on three occasions to cope with the heavy numbers.
This year, the event has added an extra day devoted to "professional" admissions, with the hope that it will drive overall numbers up to 70,000.
The exhibition space also will include an industry corner with stands from some of France's main film organizations, technical services firms and exhibition companies, with a special focus on 3-D cinema and digital projection.
- 12/7/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MADRID -- As The First Edition of Spain's International Forum for Digital Content wrapped Thursday, the general sentiment among attendees was that an important first step had been taken toward the creation of a platform for Spanish-language digital content.
"With this conference, the Spanish government is looking to foment the development of the digital content sector and make FICOD the international point of reference for the industry," Spain's Secretary of Telecommunication Francisco Ros said.
Attendees were treated to a wide-ranging agenda that saw former Spanish astronaut Pedro Duque, general manager of Deimos Imaging, defend the satellite imaging project E-Globe as a European alternative to Google Earth, and Pattenstudio founder James Patten demonstrate how a table can become a computer interface.
Discussions centered on the convergence of windows, the challenges for the audiovisual market, the music industry on the Web, videogames, programming, financing and advertising.
"It was a nice first try by the government to put emphasis on a sector that needs attention," said Jorge Mata, chairman of Berggi and participant in a panel on financing and exporting models.
"With this conference, the Spanish government is looking to foment the development of the digital content sector and make FICOD the international point of reference for the industry," Spain's Secretary of Telecommunication Francisco Ros said.
Attendees were treated to a wide-ranging agenda that saw former Spanish astronaut Pedro Duque, general manager of Deimos Imaging, defend the satellite imaging project E-Globe as a European alternative to Google Earth, and Pattenstudio founder James Patten demonstrate how a table can become a computer interface.
Discussions centered on the convergence of windows, the challenges for the audiovisual market, the music industry on the Web, videogames, programming, financing and advertising.
"It was a nice first try by the government to put emphasis on a sector that needs attention," said Jorge Mata, chairman of Berggi and participant in a panel on financing and exporting models.
- 11/9/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARIS -- TF1, host broadcaster of the Rugby World Cup, drew nearly 12.2 million viewers for Saturday's final in which South Africa beat England, the network said Monday. The third-place match, which saw France thrashed by outsiders Argentina, drew an audience of just over 13 million for TF1 on Friday evening.
In the U.K., 15.8 million viewers watched the final on ITV, a 60% audience share for the network, its highest rating so far this year.
The French numbers were unsurprisingly down from the previous weekend's semi-final between France and England, which set a new French audience record for the sport, with 18.3 million viewers and a market share of 67.4%, TF1's biggest audience of the year by far.
Despite the home team crashing out before the final, TF1 will no doubt be satisfied with the interest generated in rugby for The First Edition of the World Cup held in France. The French victory over tournament favorites New Zealand in the quarter-finals drew an audience of more than 16.6 million, while France's game against Ireland earlier in the tournament was watched by 14.5 million on TF1.
In the U.K., 15.8 million viewers watched the final on ITV, a 60% audience share for the network, its highest rating so far this year.
The French numbers were unsurprisingly down from the previous weekend's semi-final between France and England, which set a new French audience record for the sport, with 18.3 million viewers and a market share of 67.4%, TF1's biggest audience of the year by far.
Despite the home team crashing out before the final, TF1 will no doubt be satisfied with the interest generated in rugby for The First Edition of the World Cup held in France. The French victory over tournament favorites New Zealand in the quarter-finals drew an audience of more than 16.6 million, while France's game against Ireland earlier in the tournament was watched by 14.5 million on TF1.
- 10/23/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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