All Screen articles in 09 Feb 2012
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NewsIben Akerlie to star in Knut Hamsun adaptation Victoria
The film will start shooting for director Torun Lian later this month.
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NewsSky 1 named Broadcast channel of the year
Sky 1 picked up the coveted channel of the year prize at last night’s Broadcast Awards in the UK– as ITV drama including Downton Abbey [pictured] stole the show.
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NewsGhost Protocol retains top spot over chilly int’l weekend
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol held firm in the face of sub-zero temperatures across much of Europe to reign supreme internationally for the second week running.
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NewsJinga adds horror Rites of Spring to EFM slate
US horror already sold to IFC for US and Mongrel for Canada.
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NewsNew Toronto-based sales and distribution company launches
108 Media’s first acquisition is the Korean hit animation Leafie: A Hen Into The Wild.
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FeaturesBerlin festival buzz: Other sections
Screen profiles selected world premieres across other festival sections, including Berlinale Special selection I, Anna [pictured].
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FeaturesBerlin festival buzz: Competition
Screen writers profile the world premieres in Berlinale 2012 competition, including Christian Petzold’s Barbara [pictured].
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NewsChronicle flies into top spot at UK box office
Fox’s sci-fi takes the reins from War Horse, which drops to 4th, over a snow-affected weekend in the UK; StudioCanal has DVD hit with Tinker Tailor.
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NewsDana Harrison joins Paradise FX Europe as sales director
Harrison will be running the company’s London and Berlin offices.
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NewsSoda's New British Cinema Quarterly gets BFI investment, launches 2012 slate
BFI’s P&A fund backs the programme with £50,000.
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NewsWeinsteins Company's Radius-TWC takes North American rights to Bachelorette
The Weinstein Company’s new label Radius-TWC has acquired North American rights to Leslye Headland’s comedy Bachelorette, fresh off its world premiere at Sundance.
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FeaturesJames Hickey, Irish Film Board
While Ireland’s economy continues to suffer, its film sector remains a bright light. The Irish Film Board CEO talks about the growing ambitions of the Irish audiovisual industry.
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NewsSchwarzenegger joins Stallone in The Tomb, sold by Summit
Mikael Hafstrom directs the Emmett-Furla Films/Mark Canton production.
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FeaturesWinter Warmer
Jeremy Kay analyses the deals from Sundance — including the $6m deal for The Surrogate [pictured] and looks ahead to Berlin’s European Film Market.
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FeaturesBerlin buzz: market titles
As Berlin’s European Film Market kicks off, Screen looks at the hottest market debuts — at all stages of production — being offered by US, UK and European sellers
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NewsBober's CoProduction Office blasts off with Meteora
Company also handling Ulrich Seidl’s sex tourism story Paradise, now a three-feature project.
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NewsIndependent takes on sales for Sundance hits Safety Not Guaranteed, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
EXCLUSIVE: Independent is continuing its collaboration with Cinetic by taking on two hot titles from Sundance: Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly’s time-travel comedy Safety Not Guaranteed and Alison Klayman’s documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, about the Chinese artist.
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NewsExclusive starts sales at EFM for Robot & Frank, Quiet Ones
EXCLUSIVE: Robot & Frank to screen for EFM buyers on Sunday and Monday.