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Ghbx Sympathy wins best picture at Korea s Blue Dragon Awards
For full Czech listings click HEREFollowing 2003 s banner year for local cinema, Czech producers are looking out for another winner. But with the usual local sources of film funds drying up and with a slate of upcoming releases that includes only a few of the most famous Czech directors, the Czech Republic is unlikely to produce a local blockbuster of the order of last year s Pupendo, the runaway success that tapped the nation s past with its bittersweet depiction of the personal choices faced by families struggling under the Communist regime.Local cinema is traditionally strong in the Czech Republic, considering the country s small population of 10 million. Last year, a solid 25% of total box office revenue came from Czech films, a bounce up from 2002 s lacklustre 12.6%. But significantly, among those not currently producing a film is the country s directorial darling, Jan Sverak, director of Kolya 1996 foreign language Oscar winner and Dark Blue World. Sverak had been gearing up for production of The Empties, a film set in largely in a hypermarket. Following a string of accla stanley cup imed historical dramas, it was posted to be Sverak s first major film dealing with contemporary issues. But in December, Sverak told Screen that after working on the script for several months, he has put The Empties to the side and is now looking for another project.Among t stanley cup h stanley cup e stand-outs in this year s crop of new features is Up and Down, the return of director-screenwriter combo Jan Hrebejk and Petr Qqcl BAL teams up with Marche
The veteran producer is the first full-time appointment to the prestigious role at the San Francisco Film Society since the death of Bingham Ray in January.Hope will begin in his new role on Sept 1 and will leave his base in New York, where he produced films through Good Machine, This Is That and Double Hope Films. Ted Hope is the perfect choice to build on the San Francisco Film Societys already strong reputation for supporting filmmakers and its established excellence in exhibition and education, SFFS board president Pat McBaine said. His absolute grasp of the current state of film culture, his innovative approach to each of his projects, his dedication to bringing artists visions to the screen and his bold plans for the Film Society are exciting to us all. We are truly fortunate to have one of the industrys most creative thinkers take the helm going forward. Th stanley cup e film world 鈥?be it in content, creation, business or stanley cup audience 鈥?has changed stanley kubek significantly over the last twenty years and we all must change with it, Hope said. Its time that the film industry looked not just to Hollywood but instead to the Bay Area and Silicon Valley, and San Francisco Film Society is a major artistic voice positioned right in the heart of this vibrant cultural location. This unique opportunity to work with the Film Societys diverse communities is an extension of producing in the fullest of ways 鈥揳llowing me to engage with the art form as a whole, at every level of activity. I am deeply honoure |
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