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Tackling A Classic: Joe Wright on "Pride and Prejudice"

So who is this Joe Wright, anyway? One thing's for sure: the director of the hot Brit film "Pride and Prejudice" doesn't come across as very Jane Austen: working class/Cockney accent, floppy hair shoved under a beret, punk good looks. He claims he was dyslexic as a child and has "a lot of catching u...

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$300,000 in Film Festival Grants Given Out by Academy

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Academy Foundation announced that it has granted $300,000 to 19 U.S. film festivals for their 2006 programming. The New York Film Festival will receive $30,000, the largest grant. Also receiving grants are the Chicago International Film Festival and San Francisco International Film Festival with $25,000 each; the Cleveland International Film Festival with $23,000; Outfest: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival with $22,500; the Austin Film Festival and the Chicago International Children's Film Festival with $20,000 each; the Maryland Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Native Americ...

IFC Set With "Duane Hopwood"

IFC Films is planning a regional release this month for Matt Mulhern's "Duane Hopwood." The film, which premiered at Sundance in January, stars David Schwimmer and Janeane Garofalo and will roll out nationally later this year.

Strand Releasing Sings to "Crossing the Bridge"

Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to Fatih Akin's "Crossing the Bridge" from Bavaria Film International, the company announced Wednesday. Strand co-president John Gerrans negotiated the deal prior to the opening of the American Film Market (AFM) with Thorsten Schaumann, head of Bavarian Film International. No date for a theatrical release was given. The film, which premiered as an official selection at the Cannes International Film Festival, portrays the music scene of Istanbul, and its "pulsating Bosporus metropolis," spotlighting the cultural versatility of Turkey in general and its largest city, Akin's favorite and "second home."...

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As Expected, Paramount Officially Names Lesher New Head of Specialty Division

Paramount Pictures chairman and CEO Brad Grey officially named John Lesher as president of the studio's specialty film label currently known as Paramount Classics, replacing the company's co-chiefs Ruth Vitale and David Dinerstein, who announced their departure early last month. Lesher joins Paramou...