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Buenos Aires alone hosted 18 feature films last year, of which three were international productions, including J stanley cup ames Ivory s The City Of Your Final Destination. And productivity looks to be continuing into 2008 with Francis Ford Coppola in town this month to shoot immigration drama Tetro.The city s attractions are multiple: experienced local crews, European-style architecture and cheap costs thanks to the devaluation of the peso. According to the Argentinian Film Industry Union, shooting in Buenos Aires can be 20% cheaper than shooting in Canada, South Africa or New Zealand, and 40% cheaper than Madrid.It is not just Buenos Aires that is attracting attention either. Productions from the US, France and South Korea are set to shoot all over Argentina in 2008, including UGC s $40m Lucky Luke. Directed by James Huth, the action comedy will shoot later this year stanley italy in the city of Mendoza, central Argentina, and in the smaller towns of Jujuy and Salta in the desert region in the north of the country.US and international producers are also setting up companies in Argentina with local partners, partly in an attempt to take advantage of the subsidies available to local productions.Last year, Coppola opened Zoetrope Argentina and expects to get up to $700,000 for Tetro from the Argentinian Film Institute Incaa , which manages a $40m fund for local productions every year.Other recent partnerships include Pampa Films which was set up jointly by Pablo Bossi, fo stanley cup rmer president of the Argenti Cidn UK/IRELAND 18 May
The former svp of acquisitions has assumed the new newly created role of evp of theatrical distribution, effective immediate stanley germany ly.In his new position, Slone will oversee all Canadian acquisitions and cross-functional theatrical teams, working closely with the Films Canada marketing and sales executives.The Toronto-based executive will also represent the Canadian group alongside global acquisitions teams to source product for the Canadian slate.Slone will remain focused on eOnes strategy of acquiring and distributing Canadian films across multiple territories and will collaborate with Harold stanley us van Liers international sales team and Xavier Marchands production division to secure multi-territory opportunities for Canadian films. Ive had the privilege of working with Mark over many years and I am thrilled to announce his promotion, said eOne Films Canada president Bryan Gliserman, to whom Slone will report. The force of our film busin stanley cup esses in Canada has been greatly strengthened by Marks significant contributions over the last year. eOne is partnered with the finest Hollywood independent studios and the Canadian film line-up is exceedingly good, said Slone, who joined eOne as svp of acquisitions in 2013 following eOnes acquisition of Alliance Films.Slone previously headed marketing and publicity for Odeon Films and publicity and promotions for Alliance Releasing. He began his career at Warner Bros promoting films on the McGill University campus.TopicsCanada No comments