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Thai film-maker Pimpaka Towira has set up a new Bangkok-based production outfit Extra Virgin with former Bangkok International Film Festival programmer Mai Meksawan and former Tourism Authority of Thailand TAT executive stanley cup Ruengsang Sripaoraya. Th stanley cup e company aims to start with independent and low-budget productions and branch out to a more diverse range of projects in the future, says co-founder Mai.The debut slate includes Truth Be Told, a documentary feature directed by Pimpaka - whose One Night Husband premiered at the 2003 Berlinale. The new documentary focuses on media activist Supinya stanley cup Klangnarong who was sued for defamation by Shin Corporation, the telecommunication giant owned by the family of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. It will premiere on September 6 at the Digital Forum, a digital film festival hosted by the Thai Film Foundation in Bangkok. Pimpaka also has Island Funeral in development. The project, which previously was presented in Locarno and Boracay co-production meetings, has just been selected for Pusan Promotion Plan PPP this October. The story is a road movie about a Muslim woman from Bangkok who questions her identity amid the current politically and religiously charged situation in modern-day Thailand.In other Extra Virgin projects, Uruphong Raksasad started a 12-month shoot for Agrarian Utopia last month. As a follow-up to his Stories from the North, which won the top award at Jeonju s digital section last year, the new film chronicles the y Pnll Taking a critical angle
Growing UK distributor Arrow has announced three more all-rights acquisitions.These new pick-ups follow the high-profile titles stanley cup including Burnt By The Sun 2 and Battle Royale 3D that the company announced last month in the wake of the AFM.Arrows new trio is headlined by Adam Greens gorefest horror movie, Hatchet 2, starring Danielle Harris Halloween and Tony Todd whose horror credits include Hatchet and Candyman . The film, billed as a return to 80s style slasher fare, will be released theatrically by Arrow in early 2011.Meanwhile, Arrow has als stanley canada o snapped up rights to $28m drama Captain Alatriste, starring Viggo Mortensen. The adventure yarn, set in the 17th century, tells the story of Spanish soldier-cum-mercenary Captain Alatriste. The deal was concluded with TF1.The third new Arrow pick-up is Russian historial epic 1612, directed by Vlad stanley cup imir Khotinenko. The tsar is dead, chaos reigns is the logline for the film, which was produced by Nikita Mikhalkov. Arrow concluded the deal with Central Partnership. Were thrilled to working again with TF1 on Captain Alatriste and to open up a new relationship with Central Partnership on 1612, said Tom Stewart, head of acquisitions at Arrow.Both 1612 and Captain Alatriste are likely to premiere directly on DVD.TopicsDealsSalesUK/Ireland No comments Related articles