20th Century Fox Venise Cinema 71st Venice Film Festival 27th August > 6th September 2014 The project which will increase the seating capacity of the Sala Darsena theatre on the Lido from the current 1300 seats to 1409 was presented on 7th March 2014; the project also includes the completion of plans to regenerate the surrounding grounds. The 71st Venice Film Festival will run 27th August to 6th September, directed by Alberto Barbera. • SUBMITTING A FILM: In order to be eligible for selection, the films presenters must, no later than 20th June 2014, fill out the selection entry form. Gravity wins 7 Oscars Oscar for the Best Directing to Alfonso Cuarón. The opening film of the 70th Venice Film Festival 2013, Gravity by Alfonso Cuarón won 7 Oscars including the Oscar for Directing. Venice Film Festival Biennale College – Cinema (second edition) A training workshop for the development and production of micro-budget feature films.
Pantelion THE BIG SIX Bunim Murray Latino The US Latino population is growing at three times the rate of the overall population, and the group’s purchasing power is expected to grow 50 percent in a mater of years. BMP Latin is our newest division committed to the development and production of a wide range of television programming that engages this unique audience. Our content will be alternative and scripted, in English and Spanish, and most importantly, authentic. We are looking to turn our rising stars into super stars both on screen and behind-the-camera producing Latino content in the US by US Latinos. Combate Americas Number of Seasons: 1 Network: Mun 2 El crecimiento de la población Latina en los Estados Unidos está aumentando tres veces más rápido en comparación con la población total del país. El departamento Latino de BMP es la división más nueva de la compañía la cual tiene como propósito desarrollar y producir una gran variedad de programación dirigida a esta audiencia diversa.
Hollywood Entertainment Breaking News - Deadline.com/hollywood ‘Transcendence’ Lukewarm Thursday Bow, ‘Rio 2′ Might Get Its No. 1 Weekend Yet; ‘Heaven Is For Real’ Debuts Even with taking over Captain America: The Winter Soldier‘s IMAX theaters this weekend, a new sci-fi thriller in the marketplace, Johnny Depp in the lead and the only real newcomer with a shot at No. 1, based on Thursday night’s grosses, Transcendence’s debut near the top of the box office is doubtful this weekend. Bets are on that Fox’s Rio 2 may end up with around $26M, Disney/Marvel’s Captain America next with $22M go $23M and Warner Bros.’ Transcendence at No. 3 with around $18M to $20M. Those predictions come as Transcendence grossed only $850K on Thursday. A question mark is Sony’s Heaven is For Real and how many infrequent moviegoers (i.e. faith-based crowd) may boost its attendance numbers. Jimmy Kimmel Hits Season High & Tops Late Night With ‘Scandal’ Finale Show Over at ABC‘s Jimmy Kimmel Live this morning they’re likely celebrating with two words: “Scandal!” Fading Gigolo
Trade Web Links Hollywood Employment Falls 5.7% In August: Report Investors were disappointed by this morning’s Bureau of Labor Statistics report, which showed an addition of 169,000 non-farm jobs nationwide in August — fewer than expected, even though it dropped the unemployment rate to 7.3% from July’s 7.4% and 8.1% a year ago. But Hollywood didn’t help: The seasonally adjusted number of jobs attributed to “motion picture and sound recording industries” fell 22,200 vs July to 366,300. That’s also down from August 2012 when the motion picture jobs number came in at 376,800. By contrast, in broadcasting (not including the Internet) seasonally adjusted employment was up by 500 to 268,000 while publishing fell 1,200 to 726,500.
Chinese Internet Giant Tencent Licenses Disney Films for Streaming Video Service Titles from Marvel Studios, home of "The Avengers" franchise, will soon be available on Hollywood VIP. Tencent, China's largest Internet company, has signed a deal with Disney Media Distribution to bring a collection of Disney, Pixar and Marvel Studios titles to the Chinese company’s streaming movie service, Hollywood VIP. The number and names of films acquired, along with financial terms, were not disclosed. STORY: China's Youku Tudou: Hollywood's New Gold Mine "We are very excited to be working with Disney to bring both new and classic movies to Chinese viewers," Sun Zhong Huai, vice president of Tencent, said in a statement. Tencent’s Hollywood VIP previously has signed similar deals with Warner Bros., Universal, Miramax, and Lionsgate, which Sun Zhong said “has been a huge success, with hundreds of thousands of repeat customers enjoying millions of movies views on our film service since we launched.” PHOTOS: China Box Office: 10 Highest-Grossing Movies of All Time