All Screen articles in 12 February 2010
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FeaturesOut of the blue and into the black
If 20th Century Fox regretted the co-financing alliance it made with Paramount Pictures on Titanic, splitting distribution rights and the pot on what would go on to become the biggest film of all time, it was not going to make the same move on Avatar.
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FeaturesThe trouble with money
The introduction of the UK tax credit in 2006 was meant to end the war between the film financiers and the UK’s Inland Revenue. So why is the battle still raging over Section 48?
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NewsOdeon performs u-turn on Alice boycott threat
The UK’s biggest cinema chain climbs down from threats to boycott Disney’s forthcoming Alice In Wonderland after striking a deal with the studio.
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AV Pictures to sell The LA Job, Rollover
AV Pictures to handle international sales on a slate of projects from London based Gateway Films
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FeaturesRobert Benmussa, producer, The Ghost Writer
The producer of Roman Polanski’s Berlin competition entry The Ghost Writer tells Patricia Dobson about the challenges during post production – and why financing the film wasn’t easy.
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NewsAntonio Banderas to take on Spain's last Muslim king
Antonio Banderas seeks financing for historical epic based on the story of Spain’s last Muslim sultan.
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FeaturesThe Devil's Double
Currently shooting in Malta, The Devil’s Double tells the story of Saddam Hussein’s son Uday and his body-double Latif Yahia.
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NewsUKFC reveals latest round of development funding
The UK Film Council reveals the latest round of projects to benefit from its Development Fund.
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NewsWhy Not's Pascal Caucheteux, Gregoire Solat win Toscan prize
The producers are awarded for their contribution to French cinema over the past year.
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NewsBigelow becomes first woman to win BAFTA director prize
Kathryn Bigelow has become the first woman to win the best director prize at the Orange British Film Academy Awards, held in London over the weekend (February 21).
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NewsTom Tykwer's One Fine Day leads launch of FilmAfrica! training scheme
Tom Tykwer (pictured) and Marie Steinmann’s One Fine Day Films and the Deutsche Welle Akademie launch new training scheme for African film-makers.
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NewsOptimum takes UK rights to Guillem Morales' Julia's Eyes
DeAPlaneta has sold UK rights to Guillem Morales’ hotly anticipated horror Julia’s Eyes, produced by Guillermo del Toro, to Optimum Releasing.
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NewsBuyers close on mainstream pictures at a solid EFM
Mainstream genre titles ruled a generally solid European Film Market as leaner but more aggressive buyer contingents scoured the market for quality tentpoles.
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First Italian 3D picture set to start shooting
Production is due to start on the first Italian-made 3D feature, it will begin principal photography getting underway in Canada later this month.
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NewsOther Angle seals raft of EFM deals
Other Angle Pictures has announced healthy sales on its slate following the EFM.
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NewsFish Tank takes four at London critics’ awards
Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank picked up four awards at the 30th Annual London Film Critics’ Circle Awards, including best British film, whilst Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet was named film of the year.
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CommentBerlin: Balance Shifts Back To Independents
The imminent collapse of the independent sector, loudly predicted at last year’s Berlin, has not only failed to materialise; this year’s festival suggest is may even benefit from the crumbling studio model.
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Screen International changes to reflect market needs
Screen International is changing the way it delivers information for its subscribers; ScreenDaily is now only available to subscribers.
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NewsChiesa bags Spanish sale on teen Sorry trilogy
Italian outfit Adriana Chiesa Enterprises has sold its Federico Moccia’s teen trilogy to Savor for Spain.