All Screen articles in 03 July 2009
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NewsFilms Boutique picks up Dancing Dreams
Films Boutique has taken international rights to documentary Dancing Dreams, which has its world premiere in Berlin this weekend (February 14).
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NewsUK Brit List topped by George Kay's Good Luck Anthony Belcher
The 2009 Brit List, a list of the most liked and recommended unproduced screenplays in the UK and Irish film communities, has started circulating in London with Ruby Films’ Good Luck Anthony Belcher written by George Kay coming out on top.
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NewsThe Future Is Wild for John Adams, Vanguard and Warner Bros
John Adams has partnered with John Williams’ Vanguard Films and struck a deal with Warner Bros to render a live-action and animated feature of Adams’ documentary series and intellectual property The Future Is Wild.
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NewsA Prophet arrives in France, Germany is Laughing Out Loud
ScreenDaily’s weekly round-up of the local and independent releases in key markets this weekend.
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NewsNapoleon invades Spain, Germany receives Broken Embraces
ScreenDaily’s weekly round up of the local and independent openings in key markets.
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NewsTIFF announces eight world premieres across Visions and CWC sections
Harmony Korine’s Trash Humpers will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film is one of eight additional world premieres showing in the avant-guarde Visions and the Contemporary World Cinema sections.
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FeaturesThe ascent of Mount Olympus
Basil Iwanyk tells Matt Mueller how his Warner Bros-based Thunder Road Pictures arrived at its first studio tentpole Clash Of The Titans, which is shooting in the UK.
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NewsDemi Moore, Scarlett Johansson to present films at LA Shorts Fest
LA Shorts Fest 2009 (July 23-31) promises to be particularly star-studded, with Courteney Cox, Demi Moore and Scarlett Johansson all expected to attend.
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NewsBritish doc Mugabe selected for Oscar-qualifying showcase
Mugabe And The White African, the British-made documentary, has been selected for an Oscar-qualifying screening at the International Documentary Association’s (IDA) 13th Annual Documentary Showcase in Los Angeles and New York.
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NewsJaime Winstone to star in first British 3D horror film
British actress Jaime Winstone has been lined up to star in Elfie Hopkins And The Gammons, the first British horror film to be shot in 3D.
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NewsHollywood dominates Italian box office over first half of 2009
American films dominated the Italian box office over the first half of the year taking 65% of the box office earnings.
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NewsSpain reveals new regional $835,000 film fund
Rodrigo Cortes’ drama Buried is one of the first films to benefit from a new $835,487 (€600,000) regional Spanish fund.
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FeaturesTales from the script
The hotshot Hollywood duo Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman explain how they learned the key elements of screenwriting and applied them to some of the biggest pictures in the business.
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FeaturesThe end of the Russian gold rush?
The days when Russian buyers would pay big money for small films are over (for now) as the Russian market adjusts to a weak ruble and declining box office. Geoffrey Macnab looks at what this means for international sales agents and producers
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NewsFrance reduces film release windows
The Fédération Nationale des Cinémas Français and the government have agreed to reduce the window between theatrical film releases and their debut on other platforms.
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NewsPuttnam urges UK film industry to be bold online
Lord David Puttnam this week urged the British film industry to be bolder in engaging with audiences online – or risk losing out on many of the opportunities being created by the digital revolution.
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NewsThe Tipping Point Film Fund launches in UK
A not-for-profit film fund that aims to raise money to support independent film-makers through donations launched in the UK today (July 8).
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NewsFilm London announces local film competition winners
Film London’s Best of Borough Film Awards awarded East London film-maker Alex Taylor the jury award on July 6 for his short film, Kids Might Fly.
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NewsPower to the Pixel seeks cross-media projects for first competition
Filmmakers involved in cross-media projects are being invited to pitch for a $10,000 (£6,223) cash prize at this year’s Power to the Pixel event during The Times BFI London Film Festival.
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NewsO’Sullivan to relocate from the UK to head Ausfilm
Jackie O’Sullivan, who has divided her time between the Australian and UK film industries for many years, will take up the role of chief executive of marketing body Ausfilm from August 10.