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Recap of Personnel Shifts
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- May 17, 2012 3:24 PM
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At the risk of being redundant, I publish this so that when Cannes folk meet one another at the myriad of cocktail receptions and parties, they will be aware of where old friends and acquaintances are now working
Cannes Shorts: 2wayTV Distributes Shorts
- By Sydney Levine
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- May 14, 2012 9:29 AM
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2wayTV is an international digital distributor of independent short films. Using Play Festival Films, viewers can watch the best in shorts.
International Sales Agent: Memento, We Are What We Are
- By Sydney Levine
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- May 3, 2012 10:27 AM
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One of my favorite international sales agent is Memento. Now they are representing the film of one of my favorite people in the biz, the hyphenate director-producer-writer who also was put into the role of casting director by Steve Soderbergh while casting Che, Rodrigo (Rigo to his friends) Bellot.
Peru and the Art of Film Financing
- By Sydney Levine
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- March 22, 2012 7:30 AM
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INTERVIEW: Carmen Rosa Vargas Céspedes, General Director of Cultural, Industries and Arts
Dominican Republic Implements New Film Law
- By Sydney Levine
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- March 5, 2012 10:30 AM
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- 1 Comment
Here in Guadalajara where we are participating in the Industry events, we spoke at length with Ellis Perez, the Director of DGCine, the government cinema industry organization for the Dominican Republic. Their new law on international and domestic production is so favorable that whereas for the last 15 years, there has been an average of 2 productions a year, in 2012 there will be 12-15 productions completed.
Women to Watch: Russia to Open Beverly Hills Russian Film Commission Office
- By Sydney Levine, Peter Belsito
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- February 29, 2012 11:43 PM
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Russia’s Roskino / SEF – formerly known as Sovexportfilm – will set up business, and open a full time office, in the USA. Recently, while attending the Berlinale European Film Market, the company announced, via Roskino / SEF CEO Catherine Mtsitouridze and US based Commissioner (and longtime film biz Senior Executive) Eleonora Granata, that the new Russian Film Commission will be looking to build relationships with US distributors for Russian films and to promote Russia as a filming location and a strong partner for US international co- productions. Prominent LA based Russian journalist (and Board Member of ‘The Golden Globes’ Award Ceremony for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association) Sergei Rakhlin will be Director of the Russian Film Commission Office.
The Fragmented Future of Film Finance Presented by Women in Film and TV International
- By Sydney Levine
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- February 15, 2012 9:08 AM
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I moderated a Women in Film and Television International panel on new methods and old for financing features with:
Digital Film Camp in Berlin
- By Sydney Levine
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- February 7, 2012 5:00 PM
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The 7th digitalfilmcamp will take place on February 14th - 15th, 2012 at the HomeBase Lounge Berlin. Doors will be open at 09:30am, the official starts at 10:00am until 3:00pm each day.
Art House vs. Multiplex Here and Abroad
- By Sydney Levine, Peter Belsito
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- December 29, 2011 8:07 AM
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Of the many changes affecting movies and the film business these days is the crisis of theatrical exhibition for art houses. To put it another way the crisis today is in the exhibition as well as in the distribution of quality independent films of all genres. The problem is that the small theaters and small art house chains can no longer acquire the films they need to exhibit to stay in business. Larger companies and richer theater chains have now put a lock on movie product that has any chance of “doing business” or being profitable.
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