All Screen articles in 10 Mar 2011
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NewsParamount and Transmission renew pact in Australia
Paramount Pictures International and Transmission have re-signed the distribution pact that has seen them jointly acquire, market and release 14 commercial crossover films in Australia and New Zealand in the past three years.
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NewsScreen Australia backs projects including Kath and Kim film
Screen Australia has promised investment to the producers of four feature-length films, three of which are comedies, including a big screen version of the television cult hit Kath And Kim.
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FeaturesDavid Mackenzie
The prolific Scottish director talks about the challenges of a quick shoot for You Instead (which has its US premiere at SXSW on Saturday) as well as his new plans for a sci-fi adaptation and a film set on the world’s most remote inhabited island.
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FeaturesEuropean industry mobilises ahead of MEDIA hearing
European film professionals are anxious to hear what’s discussed on March 18 about the hotly debated future of the MEDIA Programme.
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NewsUK's Audit Office criticises decision making process to abolish UK Film Council
National Audit Office says DCMS was “not informed by a financial analysis of the costs and benefits” with its plan to close the UKFC and other arts bodies.
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NewsMedusa on board for Woody Allen's Rome-set film
Italy’s Medusa film has confirmed they will produce director Woody Allen’s next feature, to be shot in Rome in July.
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CommentColombia Pictures
The president of Colombia gave a rousing rallying cry for local cinema at the opening of the Cartagena Film Festival late last month, showing one country that is taking its industry seriously.
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NewsUKFC staffers confirmed to move to BFI include Seghatchian, Buckingham, Evans
Tanya Seghatchian, Pete Buckingham and Will Evans are amongst the members of UK Film Council staff who will be transferring across to the BFI as part of the transition between the two bodies.
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NewsSandrew Metronome to shut down Swedish theatrical distribution business
Sandrew Metronome Sweden has announced that it will close down its Swedish theatrical distribution. The company’s last release will be Mikael Håfström’s Anthony Hopkins starrer The Rite (Ritualen) [pictured].
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NewsEssential Killing, All That I Love, Ghost Writer win Polish awards
At this week’s Polish Film Academy Awards (The Eagles), Jerzy Skolimowski’s Venice prize winner Essential Killing was named best film and he also won best director.
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NewsEC Commissioner Vassiliou responds to producers' fears about MEDIA
Androulla Vassiliou, EC Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, has sought to allay European producers’ concerns about the financial independence of a future MEDIA Programme.
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Sony takes on world home entertainment rights for God Loves Caviar
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has acquired all media rights worldwide from Athens-based Alexandros Film for the upcoming Greek feature film God Loves Caviar (O theos agapaei to haviari) to be directed by Yannis Smaragdis.
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NewsCJ Systems gets leading stake in post house AZWorks
CJ Group subsidiary CJ Systems buys up majority share in AZWorks, other subsidiaries merge into CJ E&M
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NewsSwiss Oscar entry wins two awards at this year’s Swiss Film Prize
Switzerland’s 2011 Oscar entry La Petite Chambre by Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond won the awards for Best Film and Best Screenplay at this year’s Swiss Film Prize Quartz 2011.
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NewsShelter wins in Sofia; Indian Wife, Youth take pitches awards
Dragomir Sholev’s feature debut Shelter has become the first Bulgarian film to win the Grand Prix of Sofia International Film Festival’s (SIFF) International Competition.
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NewsFrightFest moves into UK distribution and takes on Shadow
UK festivals organiser FrightFest is expanding into theatrical distribution, through a new venture formed with Wild Bunch.
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New website launches for film industry recruitment
My First Job In Film aims to standardise recruitment by presenting the industry a cost-free, turnkey offering for job vacancies.
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NewsRed Riding writers hope 1977 will be made as stand-alone film
Novelist David Peace and screenwriter Tony Grisoni speak about the ‘1977’ script at Newcastle’s Story Engine conference.
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NewsHayley Atwell plays Charlotte Rampling's daughter in I, Anna
Barnaby Southcombe’s debut feature just wrapped shooting this weekend.
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FeaturesSofia International Film Festival
The 15th Sofia International Film Festival ran March 4-13 in Bulgaria.