All Screen articles in 08 January 2010
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NewsFilmax takes sales rights to Oskar Santos’ El Mal Ajeno
Spanish studio Filmax has picked up international sales rights to Oskar Santos’ hotly anticipated debut feature, El Mal Ajeno.
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NewsBerlinale unveils Generation sidebar line-up
Bran Nue Dae and Yuki & Nina (pictured) are among the films selected for the Generation sidebar for the 60th edition of the Berlin Film Festival.
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NewsDigital Cinema Media launches ad campaign to boost attendance
Digital Cinema Media (DCM) has teamed up with the National Film and Television School (NFTS) to create a new advertising campaign aimed at increasing attendance.
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NewsIcelandic cinema admissions rise by 7%
Cinema admissions in Iceland rose by 7% to 1.7m during 2009, with total box office receipts up 12% to $12m (ISK1.5bn).
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NewsJose Gonzalez, Brotherhood among Nordic Film Prize nominees
Fredrik Egerstand and Mikel Cee Karlsson’s The Extraordinary Life of Jose Gonzalez, Nicolo Donator’s Brotherhood (pictured) and Sara Johnsen’s Upperdog are among the eight contender for this year’s Nordic Film Prize.
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NewsKevin Spacey joins Chinese black comedy Inseparable
Kevin Spacey has signed up to star in Chinese-American director Dayyan Eng’s black comedy, Inseparable.
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NewsWild Bunch seals raft of deals for Medem’s Room In Rome
Wild Bunch has sold Julio Medem’s $4.5m romantic drama Room In Rome to several territories across Europe, Asia and Latin America.
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NewsProbst aims to be flexible in run up to EFM
Flexibility has been the key to preparing the 2010 edition of the European Film Market (EFM), according to market director Beki Probst.
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NewsJodie Whittaker joins cast of thriller Harmony
Jodie Whittaker has joined the cast of psychological thriller Harmony (previously known as The Veil Of Maya), which starts shooting in London on January 18.
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NewsLetters To Father Jacob scores nine Jussi nominations
Klaus Haro’s Letters To Father Jacob (Postia Pappi Jaakobille) has scored nine nominations, including best film and best direction, for Finland’s Jussi Awards 2009.
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NewsIdo Abram leaves Binger Filmlab to join new Dutch film body
Ido Abram, the director for training and development centre Binger Filmlab, is leaving to join Eye, the new national film agency for the Netherlands.
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NewsSidus to launch sales for Busan omnibus at Berlin
Korea-based Sidus FNH will launch sales for the Pusan International Film Festival’s omnibus Busan Project (working title) at next month’s European Film Market in Berlin.
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NewsMoviemed reveals six projects for inaugural project market
Six projects have been selected to take part in MovieMed, a two-day event which aims to bring together the film and tourism industries (January 18 -19).
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NewsBAFTA reveals nominees for the Orange Rising Star Award
Carey Mulligan, Tahar Rahim, Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg and Nicholas Hoult have been named as the five nominees for the 2010 BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award.
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NewsNZFC promotes James Thompson to marketing chief
James Thompson has been promoted to head of sales and marketing at New Zealand Film, the sales division of the NZ Film Commission, effective immediately. He was previously business affairs executive in the same division.
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Belgium's XDC acquires cinema equipment firm FTT
XDC, the Belgium-based digital cinema services company, has acquired Dusseldorf-based cinema equipment firm FTT.
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Greece takes over European Audiovisual Observatory presidency
The European Audiovisual Observatory has announced that Greece will hold its presidency for 2010.
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NewsOndine, The Eclipse dominate nominations for IFTAs
Neil Jordan’s Ondine (pictured) and Conor McPherson’s The Eclipse have each picked up eight nominations, including best feature and best director, for the 7th Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTA), which take place on February 20 in Dublin.
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NewsThe White Ribbon, Storm lead nominations for German film critics' awards
Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon and Hans-Christian Schmid’s Storm have each scored four nominations for the German Film Critics’ Association’s (VDFK) awards.
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NewsLevelK picks up Ounpuu's The Temptation Of St Tony
Tine Klint’s new sales outfit LevelK has picked up Estonian director Veiko Öunpuu’s The Temptation Of St Tony (Püha Tonu Kiusamine). It is the Copenhagen-based company’s first acquisition.