Video Age International articles from November 2004

Video Age International archives from November 2004

MIFED links with venice to fend off AFM assault.
November 1, 2004... "MIFED 2005 will be split between the Venice Film Festival and Milan," announced MIFED boss Carlo Bassi. "If the AFM wanted only three markets linked to the key film festivals, now they got them. Bassi is president of MIFED and CEO of Expo-CTS,...

Anglo-Americans bet on AFM and raise stake on Berlin.(American Film Market )
November 1, 2004... The recent admission by MIFED CEO Carlo Bassi that 25 companies who, in May, pledged their allegiance to the Milan market have now withdrawn, has caused the Italian film market a big setback. The current economic realities will additionally...

NATPE CEO Rick Feldman's message.(National Association of Television Program Executives)(Chief Executive Officers)
November 1, 2004... After MIPCOM has drawn to a close, it's a great time to think ahead to NATPE 2005. Our Conference & Exhibition is shaping up very nicely. NATPE's new home at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas is receiving great reviews from the exhibitors and all...

Iraqi filmmakers find their voice.
November 1, 2004... Despite the ongoing struggle to stabilize Iraq, a new generation of filmmakers is emerging from the shadow of Saddam Hussein's fallen regime with the help of the international community. The feature documentary The Dreams of Sparrows, which...

My two cents.
November 1, 2004... Have you set your agenda for 2012 yet? What do you mean "what's the rush"? 2012 is only eight years away. Do you remember MIPCOM in 1996? Isn't it like it just happened yesterday? It was only eight years ago when the Riviera wing was...

Bollywood Bonanza.(World)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... India's Bollywood market has taken a global turn, with Sahara TV Network setting up a London office, Israeli TV offering a weekly "Hot Bollywood" film and in the U.S., Comcast Corp. joining Time Warner Cable with new digital services for direct...

Mexico gets its ATSC.(World)(Advanced Television System Committee)
November 1, 2004... AS was expected, Mexico adopted the U.S.-developed digital broadcast TV standard, ATSC (Advanced Television System Committee). Now, all of North America is using the same TV standard as it is with the analog NTSC. Canada adopted ATSC in 1997...

RAI bash sees some bashing.(World)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Last July, at the Foro Italico in Rome, RAI continued the year-long celebrations of its 50th anniversary as the Italian public broadcaster, with seminars and a retrospective. Titled "50 Anni of Flashback," the seminars attracted most of...

Helmut Thoma: media mogul again.(World)(Kabel Deutschland)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Helmut Thoma is on his way to revamping Kabel Deutschland (KDG) with the upstart of a new, independent company, The temporarily anonymous venture will control programming for KDG and make the cable company second only to the U.S.'s Comcast, by...

Korean execs learn from U.S.(World)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... A group of 35 TV executives from South Korea attended a panel discussion at the Loyola Marymount University, about the "Effectiveness in Major Media Markets in the U.S.," and "How to Maximize Participation as a Seller and as a Buyer." The...

Italian Film Fest in Florida.(World)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Coral Gables, Florida, will be saturated with all things Italian from October 8 to October 13, as the second annual edition of the Italian Film Festival hits the southern U.S. state. Along with the presentation of awards for classic...

N.I.C.E.: an Italian showcase.(World)(New Italian Cinema Events)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Both New York and San Francisco will host the 14th Annual N.I.C.E. (New Italian Cinema Events) Film Festival from November 10 to November 21. At New York City's Quad Cinema and San Francisco's Kabuki8 Theater, independent Italian filmmakers...

Famous quotes.(World)
November 1, 2004... "You don't see any Woodwards and Bernsteins anymore, because corporations don't give people budgets to not produce a story for a year and half while they do the research. And that has a lot to do with the new ownership of the media." ...

Mudslinging memoir massacres Miramax.
November 1, 2004... Picture the scene: Fresh out of film school, brimming with ingenuity, one writes the script of which dreams are made. Then, one borrows some cash from Uncle Joe and scours the Internet for undiscovered talent willing to work hard only for...

Hot Bird TV Awards give sat TV a boost.(Niche Channels)
November 1, 2004... On October 2, the Hot Bird TV Awards in Venice recognized excellence in thematic satellite television channels throughout Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. The Hot Birds remain the only European awards to recognize thematic satellite...

Content sold with lock and barrel.(Technology)
November 1, 2004... According to research house Strategy Analytics, at the end of 2003 there were 100 million digital homes worldwide, and that number is projected to pass 300 million by the end of 2008. Those are a lot of potential downloads, and the prospect of...

MIFED photo report.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... 1--ACI's Chevonne O'Shaughnessy, George Shamieh [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2--Cinema Vault's Steve Arroyave, Natalie Kampelmacher [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 3--Mondo TV's Gian Claudio Galatoli [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

RaiSat, BBC pact a pack.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... RaiSat, the Italian satellite TV platform, and BBC Worldwide, the commercial consumer arm of the BBC, have signed a new deal. Under the agreement, the channels RaiSat Premium, RaiSat Gambero Rosso Channel and RaiSat Ragazzi will, starting next...

Cairo Film Fest to go Italiano.(Middle East)(Cairo International Film Festival )
November 1, 2004... Julius Caesar meets Cleopatra, again? It could happen at the upcoming 28th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), which will present more than 200 films from 30 countries, November 30-December 10. The event will take place at the centrally...

Finding the source of DVD piracy is elusive.(Battling the Future)(Digital Entertainment Group )
November 1, 2004... According to the Los Angeles-based Digital Entertainment Group (DEG), the DVD industry has shipped over three billion discs since the format's launch in 1997. The accountant firm Kaplan, Swicker and Simha on behalf of DEG, has calculated that...

Villas in Italy for vacation, filming.(Market News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Italian realtor Ville in Italia is set to expand its international entertainment industry clientele, aimed at reaching movie companies and executives in search of rentals for filming or personal vacations. With over 200 properties scattered...

ACI has action and thrills.(Market News)(American Cinema International )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... American Cinema International offers its own presentation of the sinister and unbelievable in new teen thriller, Bad Girls from Valley High. Competitive teenage antics climb to thrilling heights as three popular and pretty girls are cursed by a...

Risk-taking reels from Regent Entertainment.(Market News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Regent Entertainment incites edge-of-your-seat suspense with horror, comedy and sci-fi alike. The inventing duo who created tablets that transform boring water into tasty soda become the target of criminals when they happen upon a new...

RAI Trade screens poignant pictures.(Market News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... RAI Trade offers a wide selection of theatrical titles at MIFED and AFM, and executive Sesto Cifola is on hand to promote them. Official selection at this year's Venice Film Festival, Ovunque Sei (Another Life) is the story of a man torn by...

Screen Media Ventures offers star-studded movies.(Market News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Since its formation in 1999, distribution company Screen Media Ventures has built up a library of over 500 feature film titles, available for worldwide distribution. The company has launched and licensed seven syndication packages to broadcast...

Let's do lunch.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
November 1, 2004... MIFED OCTOBER 12-16 Milan, Italy TEL: (39 02) 485501 FAX: (39 02) 48550420 www.mifed.com BROADCAST INDIA OCTOBER 26-30 Mumbai, India TEL: (91 22) 2215 1396 FAX: (91 22) 2215 1269 ...