Video Age International articles from September 2005

Video Age International archives from September 2005

Burnett & the reality gang review their future.
September 1, 2005... After having been the driving force in primetime TV across the globe for the last several years, the reality genre is being forced to creatively reinvent itself in a post-Lost and Grey's Anatomy landscape. With scripted dramas making a...

For Venice fest, MIFED not in competition.
September 1, 2005... "There really is nothing I don't like about the Venice Film Festival," insisted Mike Ryan, chairman of the Independent Film and Television Association and its market, the American Film Market (AFM). He added, "Its position in the festival...

Greek television '05 in facts and figures.
September 1, 2005... While viewing patterns usually prove as hard to break as bad habits, the Greek television scene has undergone a significant change in the last year. Between October 2004 and March 2005 (according to "J.T. TV-Film International's...

Canada shows its love for Film Festivals.
September 1, 2005... This year, Canadian festival-goers will get three film festivals for the price of two. This is the way it works: First one has to go the Montreal World Film Festival held August 26-September 5 (see page 20). Next, hop on over the Toronto...

My two cents.
September 1, 2005... A crime has been perpetrated against the international audiovisual industry, but so far no one has been convicted or even indicted. So, the question remains: "Who killed MIFED?" From the clues left all over the Milan Fair grounds, one could...

Paul Talbot dies at 86.(WORLD)
September 1, 2005... Last July, the TV community lost pioneer Paul Talbot--president and founder of The Fremantle Corporation. He died at his summer home in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He was 86. Talbot began his career as an actor during radio's "golden age."...

All roads lead to Rome film fest.(WORLD)
September 1, 2005... Now that the MIFED film market is gone, and the Venice Film Festival stands on shaky ground, Rome is the most recent Italian city to attempt the creation of a film-cum-market festival. A six-to-eight million euro festival, called the Festa del...

CAMAR extends its TV reach.(Cairo International Market for Radio and TV Production)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The 11th annual Cairo International Market for Radio and TV Production (CAMAR TV) ran last July at Media City in Cairo's desert outskirts, with 130 booths featuring international participation and representatives from 22 Arab countries. The...

Milan wins prix Italia again.(international radio, television and Web competition comes again to Italy)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... After an almost 30-year absence, Prix Italia, the Italy-based international radio, television and Web competition, returns to Milan, September 18-24, for its 57th incarnation. The event is sponsored by RAI, the Italian state broadcasting...

Book on censorship not interested in censorship.
September 1, 2005... Hollywood v. Hard Core, by Jon Lewis (New York University Press, p.376), promised, in its subtitle, to explain "How the Struggle over Censorship Saved the Modern Film Industry." One expects an analysis of Hollywood censorship history and of how...

Production runs away from Canada and toward the U.S.(film and video production companies)
September 1, 2005... The weak American dollar, increased international competition and a concerted effort by California and other U.S. states to lure television and film locations back to the States have had a significant impact on Canadian-based film and TV...

FASTWEB masters full TV services.(TV Over the Internet)
September 1, 2005... The days of satellite dishes, TV antennas, bundles of coaxial cables, VCRs and DVD players seem to be quickly slipping away. In Europe, since 2001, FASTWEB, Italy's largest alternative broadband telecommunications operator, has managed to meet...

Fest is alive and well despite harsh penalty.(The WORLD FILM Festival)
September 1, 2005... This year's 29th Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF) is out in full force, August 26-September 5, in an effort to prove that despite adversity, the show will go on. It has not been an easy couple of years for the Fest. Last year, just before...

As it turns 30, the life of Toronto Film Fest is unspoiled.(Canada Shows its Love for Film Fests)
September 1, 2005... What started out in 1976 as a forum for films showcased at other festivals, has developed into a successful cinematic event in its own right. The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) boasts a public eager for the best in contemporary...

Alliance Atlantis' "Fund" demystified.(Money Matters)
September 1, 2005... Alliance Atlantis Communications is perhaps best known as a Canadian broadcaster and as a supplier of the procedural crime franchise CSI. But one of the more interesting and currently volatile aspects of its business lies within its movie...

Sky Italia's Sky TG-24 news to hit Canada and U.S.
September 1, 2005... Recently, while stopping in New York on his way to Rome, Carelli, the news director of Sky Italia's Sky TG-24, described to VideoAge the news channel's future plans. Sky TG-24 is on air 24 hours a day and is broadcast in Italy on the pay...

Ethnic TV channels to cover the world.(Italians Overseas)
September 1, 2005... For many years, RAI International--the channel owned and operated by Italian public broadcaster RAI--has provided the sole voice of Italy to the rest of the world. But that is beginning to change. As more channels pop up throughout Italy (and...

Let's do lunch.(Calendar)
September 1, 2005... MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL AUGUST 26-SEPTEMBER 5 Montreal, Canada TEL: (514) 848-3883 FAX: (514) 848-3886 www.fffm-montreal.org RENDEZ-VOUS SEPTEMBER 5-9 Saint-Tropez, France TEL: (33 1) 4053 2300 ...