All Screen articles in 10 Mar 2011
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NewsChan, Zhang become ambassadors for first Beijing Film Festival
Organisers of the inaugural Beijing International Film Festival have confirmed Jackie Chan and Zhang Ziyi as the Image Ambassadors for the first event (April 23 to April 28).
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NewsBulgarian filmmakers appeal to prime minister
Continuing concerns about the future of the Bulgarian film industry have led the local community to petition Prime Minister Boyko Borissov [pictured] “to find a lasting solution for the tremendous problems of Bulgarian cinema.”
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FeaturesBeauty in the East: Filmart 2011
Hong Kong Filmart (March 21-24) is growing in importance as more international buyers and producers head to the event to conduct face-to-face business with the Asian film industry.
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NewsSocial media, Asian/Middle Eastern growth spur talk in Abu Dhabi
The growing importance of social media was one of the hot topics today at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit.
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FeaturesSpotlight on training
Read all about the courses inspiring Europe’s next generation of filmmakers and executives in Screen’s new European Training supplement.
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NewsFestival Scope adds Indian focus, Sofia festival winners
Industry online film viewing platform Festival Scope has added content from two more recent events.
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FeaturesHong Kong International Film Festival preview
The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) celebrates an anniversary this year — its 35th — and is welcoming new executive director Roger Garcia, who joined in September
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NewsOkinawa fest to go ahead despite Japan disaster
Third edition of festival will run March 18-27.
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NewsNigel Clark promoted to Sony president of international marketing
Clark previously served as senior executive vice-president of the department and will continue to direct the home office team overseeing Sony’s international theatrical launches.
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NewsHot Docs’ co-production day to welcome a record nine delegations
A record nine delegations from the UK, US, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa and the Nordic region will participate in Hot Docs’ International Co-Production Day on May 2 during this year’s festival in Toronto (April 28 to May 8).
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NewsEuropean Commission earmarks $19.5m for African, Caribbean and Pacific films
The European Commission is to support filmmakers from the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) with a total of $19.5m (€14m) as part of its new ACP-EU Support Programme to the ACP Cultural Sectors running between 2011 and 2016.
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NewsSundance, AEG Europe plan pre-Olympics London arts festival
The event, which will include a film component, will run at London’s O2 from April 26-29, 2012.
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NewsArgentina and Chile dominate the Toulouse Films In Progress titles
The Latin American Film Screenings of Toulouse has announced its six projects which will compete in the 19th Films In Progress programme, all of which are either Chilean or Argentinian co-productions.
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NewsElmosnino, Chabat to start in TF1's War of The Buttons
TF1 International has locked in Eric Elmosnino and Alain Chabat to star in its version of War Of The Buttons.
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NewsKorea's KT&G launches film business division
KT&G (originally Korea Tobacco & Ginseng and now re-styled as Korea Tomorrow & Global Corporation) Sangsangmadang has launched its Film Business Division with an aim to co-produce, co-finance and find films for its newly updated CineLab as well as to invest in, acquire, distribute and exhibit local and foreign films.
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NewsTroubled Magma looks set to appoint a liquidator
A creditors’ meeting will be held in Galway later this week for troubled Irish-based production outfit Magma European Scripting House (MESH), which now looks set to appoint a liquidator.
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NewsOliver Stone to head Short Awards jury at ScreenSingapore
Winner of the Asian Short Film Awards will receive a cash prize worth more than $15,000.
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NewsPeplow to leave UK's Skillset to join Sydney-based AFTRS
UK producer Neil Peplow is to leave Skillset to relocate to Australia and become director of screen content at the Film, Television & Radio School (AFTRS) from May 2.
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FeaturesZeina Durra
British director Zeina Durra’s debut feature The Imperialists Are Alive! is screening at the Birds Eye View Film Festival in London this week. She talks to Screen about her upcoming projects and why she doesn’t want to be known as a ‘female film-maker.’
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FeaturesMike Hodges
The director talks about the 40th anniversary of Get Carter, the state of the British film industry, and two new films he’d like to make.