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stanley cup ing Ben Stiller and Jason Schwartzman which has just wrapped. Todd Louiso Love Liza directs and co-wrote the film which tells the story of a high school production of The Wizard Of Oz. Vantage co-financed the film with Michael London s Groundswell Productions. New vice president of international sales Alex Walton is meeting buyers on the film here.Vantage co-president Nick Meyer said that the completed films on its 2007 slate will go through Paramount Pictures International PPI as planned but that from now on, Vantage would assess each film on a case-by-case basis.The 2007 slate includes two films in official selection in Cannes - Michael Winterbottom s A Mighty Heart out of competition and the Coen Brothers No Country For Old Men competition to which it has international rights only. Other films scheduled for the rest of the year include Noah Baumbach s Margot At The Wedding and Marc Forster s The Kite Runner.The Marc Pease Experience is the first film to be financed through Groundswell s new financing deal with global investment firm TPG-Axon Capital and marks its first studio-co-financed production. It was co-written by Jaso
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stanley website Policy Review panel in the UK has launched a public survey to ask film industry experts and audiences how the UK government can best support the film sector.As previously reported, Creative Industries Minister Ed Vaizey has appointed former Culture Secretary Lord Chris Smith to chair an eight-member panel to conduct an independent review of Government film policy. The panel also includes Will Clarke, Julian Fellowes, Matthew Justice, Michael Lynton, Tim Richards, Tessa Ross, Libby Savill, and Iain Smith. This move comes after the UK Film Council was abolished its office doors officially closed today and some of its functions transfered over to the British Film Institute.The panels survey link at bottom of story covers areas ranging from production, development, distribution and exhibition as well as film heritage and education.Of the survey, Smith [pictured] said: We want to hear from everyone involved in UK films.Film-makers, distributors, audiences and experts can all offer a useful perspective on how Government policy can help our film industry grow. Topics included on the survey include big-picture thinking as well as specific areas of work. Respondents dont have to answer every question, only those they feel comfortable answering.Some of the questions include:What do you think are the keyglobal challenges affecting the film industry in the n
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