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This year more than 200 members of the Association of Film Commissioners International Afci are expected to descend on Santa Monica for the 22nd Afci Locations Trade Show 2007. The event runs from April 12-14 and is a key opportunity for the global community of film commissioners to promote their city or c
stanley cup ountry s production incentives and swap information. The hot topic is of course incentives, says Afci president Robin James. Governments around the world have acknowledged how significant film production can be for local economies and there will be several sessions at the show exploring what s on offer. The bulk of people attending will be from North America, and there ll be notable contingents from Europe, South-East Asia, Mexico,
stanley uk and South Africa chief executive officer Bill Lindstrom points out.Attendees, who mostly comprise film commissioners and staff as well as producers, will be able to top up their knowledge of which incentives are on offer around the world through general networking and five seminars.The seminars will, among other things, look at global incentives, investigate new media challenges and explore how film commissions and production service companies can form effective partnerships to assist visiting productions.This ye
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California-based Essential Entertainment has picked up Middle Men ahead of Cannes.The California-based sales, distribution and financing outfit will be handling international sales of the film.Directed by George Gallo, Middle Men is based on a true story and follows a straight laced businessman who builds the first online billing company dealing exclusively with adult entertainment. He finds himself caught between the Russian mob, a 23-year-old porn star and the FBI in his bid to make money.The cast includes Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht and James Caan.The film was financed through Christopher Mallicks Oxymoron Entertainment and is produced by Mallick and Blue Star Entertainments William Sherak and Jaso
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stanley cup l Entertainment will be bringing Love and Other Impossible Pursuits to the Cannes market for its debut. It stars Natalie Portman, Lisa Kudrow and Scott Cohen and tells the story of a woman who finds the key to recovering her marriage in her relationship with her step son.Other titles on the companys Cannes slate includ
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