Sydney Levine

Iber.film.america brings Hispanic cinema to Latin Americans online

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • May 23, 2012 12:28 AM
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Fourteen films have been competing in iber.film.america, the first-ever Latin American film festival online, organised by VoD platform filmotech.com.

Technicolor and Rightstrade Announce Partnership to enhance media asset distribution & management

  • By SydneyLevine
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  • May 19, 2012 10:30 AM
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The First Italian/ American Crossdressing Musical Comedy!

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • May 19, 2012 8:45 AM
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Writer, producer, director Frank LaLoggia of Lady in White (one of the most acclaimed and beloved independently produced American films) is back and in a BIG way. LaLoggia is at Cannes presenting his 10 minute preview of MIRO/MIRANDA! his new musical comedy and perhaps  the most grandly produced  (and expensive) promo for a film yet to be made.

Recap of Personnel Shifts

  • By SydneyLevine
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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 Mourns the Loss of Roch Jauberty, the Son of Edith Grante

  • By Sydney Levine, Peter Belsito
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  • May 16, 2012 10:59 AM
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Cannes mourns the loss of the Roch, the son of Edith Grante and Christian Jauberty.  The Marche, its participants, The American Pavilion and all who know this marvelous Parisian family who lived in L.A. for over 10 years, will hold a memorial service at the American Pavilion, Cannes tonight at 10 pm.

Cannes Has Begun

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • May 16, 2012 10:43 AM
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Moonrise Kingdom will show tonight thus kicking off the festival!  The floor of the market looks quite empty though the registration lines yesterday were winding around the corner like I had never seen before. People are looking forward to Carlos Reyadas' new film Post Tenebras Lux.  He, btw, has started his own international sales company as well.  

Cannes By Numbers

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • May 16, 2012 10:19 AM
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Aside from the Rights Roundup and the U.S. Distributors A - Z (Both are on your right in my Blog Roll), here are some more Numbers. Why are numbers so reassuring to us?  

International Sales Agent: New for Cannes, Blue Galaxy Launched by Vets Marcy Rubin, Andrew Stevens and Fiorenza Cella

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • May 15, 2012 10:30 AM
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Born of the power and passion of two prominent members of the international film community, Blue Galaxy International takes sales, distribution, and media production to the next level.

Cannes! Coming Up!

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • May 11, 2012 10:30 AM
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Well everyone, we're all scrambling now to get ready for Cannes!  We leave Sunday to get one good night's sleep there before beginning 10 days of high adrenaline networking. That especially unique feeling of painful feet will soon be ours again.  It's also painful to think there are no women in Competition and only 6 in all the sidebars and special screenings, but it is SO exciting to think of all the movies we can see...and SO sad we won't have time to see them because we will be in meetings everyday.  I am working again with the Producers Workhop, now in its second year and giving tours of the market the first 3 days.  We have clients who have films and are setting up film projects that we will be working with. Check out this one - Mira/ Miranda!  I have my pet project, Latino Film Financing, which I will be working on as well.

LatinoBuzz: Mexico's Young Filmmakers Are Breaking Records and Pushing Boundaries

  • By Vanessa Erazo
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  • May 9, 2012 11:55 AM
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Mexico’s film industry broke records last year. Box office attendance reached an all-time high and due in part to increased public funding, local productions rose to more than 70 feature films. Yet, as is true in all of Latin America, Hollywood blockbusters edged out national films.

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