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Pathe Pictures and LA-based ReasonPictures are teaming up for Michael Apted s new feature documentary aboutfootball around the world. The film will feature sixintertwining stories in what Pathe calls a moving examination of the socialimpact of the game across
stanley cup the world. It is currently inproduction, with footage already shot in South Africa, Iran, Holland, and theUS. Apted will shoot in the next several months in the UK, Argentina, Senegal,China, Iran, and in Germany during the 2006 World Cup. Pathe will distribute in theUK and France, while Pathe Pictures International will handle worldwide salesoutside of North America. Cinetic Media brokered the financing and will handleNorth American sales. The film, with a workingtitle of The Michael Apted Football Pro
stanley cup ject, will be produced by Eileen Gregory Apted s Me Isaac Newton and ReasonPictures CEO Ben Goldhirsh. The crew includes directorof photography Maryse Alberti, shooting on high definition video, and editorSusanne Rostock.Francois Ivernel, managingdirector of Pathe UK said We believe Michael Apted will deliver anextraordinary view of the world s greatest game - capturing the impactand effect football has on individual lives across the globe. Apted previously directedfilms including the 7 Up series,Coal Min
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stanley cup ;Entertainment earlier this year is showing the latest footage of Fighting Beat Pahuyut - a martial-arts drama set on Phi Phi Island and directed by
stanley cup Piti Jaturaphat - and Theeratorn Siriphunvaraporn s romantic comedy Gig Number 2.Silvia WongSINGAPOREThe Media Development Authority of Singapore is leading a delegation which includes production companies Blinding Sight Media, World Without Borders and Julia Fraser s LeBrocquy Fraser Productions as well as post and location services companies.Through World Without Borders, TV commercials director Edward Foo will unveil his feature debut, a trilogy entitled Year, Month and Day and animated feature You re My Sunshine, while Blinding Sight Media will sell Craig Ower s To Speak about a 12-year-old Cambodian girl who is pushed to her limit in pursuit of a better life for her family.Silvia WongJAPANWhile several of Japan s major companies will be conspicuously absent from the AFM this year - including Shochiku and Kadokawa - there is still some interesting Japanese content being brought to market.Toei will raise the curtains on The Invitation From Cinema Orion, a touching drama starring Ryo Kase Letters From Iwo Jima and based on a novel by Ji
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