Category: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Films
Date: 31.01.2006
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Snow Cake set to open Berlin Festival - Opal Dream and Glastonbury also in official selection
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Films co-productions received three Oscar nominations today.
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Judi Dench was nominated as Best Actress for her outstanding performance in Stephen Frears' Mrs Henderson Presents, matching her Bafta nomination, with Sandy Powell cited for her achievement in Costume Design and Woody Allen's Match Point script nominated as Best Original Screenplay.
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Films developed the Mrs Henderson Presents screenplay and co-financed the production, as well as being the cornerstone financier for Match Point.
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Films co-productions also recently received a total of six Bafta nominations.
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Stephen Frears' box office success Mrs Henderson Presents - the true life story of eccentric Windmill Theatre founder Laura Henderson, starring Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins, and produced by Norma Heyman - led with four nominations for Best Actress/Judi Dench, Best Screenplay/Martin Sherman, Anthony Asquith Award for Music/George Fenton and Costume Design/Sandy Powell.
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Michael Winterbottom's critically acclaimed A Cock & Bull Story was listed among the candidates for the prestigious Alexander Korda Award, and first time producer David Belton (Shooting Dogs) was included in the list for Carol Foreman Award.
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Three Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Films co-productions have been given highly prestigious slots in the upcoming Berlin Film Festival (9-19 February).
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Marc Evans' Snow Cake - starring Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver and Carrie-Anne Moss, with a first screenplay by promising UK writer Angela Pell - will open the Festival on 9 February, screening in competition.
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Snow Cake is a film about friendship, snow, acceptance, obsessive cleaning and about finding the warmest of friendships in the coldest of places.
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Peter Cattaneo's Opal Dream (previously known as Pobby and Dingan) - the Australia-set tale of the bizarre and inexplicable disappearance of Kellyanne's imaginary friends, Pobby and Dingan - has been selected to open the Kinderfilmfest on 10 February.
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Julien Temple's documentary feature Glastonbury has been selected for the Panorama Spezial section.
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Notes to Editors
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Match Point is a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Films and Thema Presentation of a Jada Production.
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Opal Dream is a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Films, UK Film Council and Focus Features in association with the South Australian Film Corporation presentation of an Academy Features and Sherman Pictures production.
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Mrs Henderson Presents is a Pathe Pictures and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Films presentation in association with Future Films Limited and Micro-Fusion 2004-1 LLP and in association with UK Film Council of a Heyman Hoskins Production of a Stephen Frears Film.
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Snow Cake is a UK Film Council and Telefilm Canada in association with Baby Cow Productions, TVA Films, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Films and 2Entertain with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund presentation of a Revolution Films/Rhombus Media production.
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A Cock & Bull Story is a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Films presentation in association with EM Media and Revolution Films of a Revolution Films Production in association with Baby Cow Productions produced with Scion Films of a Michael Winterbottom Film.
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Shooting Dogs is a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Films, UK Film Council and Filmstiftung NRW presentation of a CrossDay/Egoli Tossell production.
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