All Screen articles in 18 September 2009
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Swedish Film Institute appoints Suzanne Glansborg as film commissioner
Suzanne Glansborg, the former head of acquisitions with Canal Plus, has been appointed as film commissioner at the Swedish Film Institute.
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NewsValencia reveals new $26m funding scheme
The Valencian Government is launching a new $26m (€17.6m) film fund incentive, which will be available to international producers shooting in the region.
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NewsSpain has Dead Birds, Birdwatchers in the UK
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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FeaturesAcademy Awards: foreign language entries
ScreenDaily brings you the complete Oscars Foreign Language Film selection list.
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NewsEgoyan denounces TIFF Tel Aviv protest
Film-maker Atom Egoyan has weighed in on the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) Tel Aviv sidebar dispute claiming the protestors have failed to substantiate their charge that the Israeli government interfered with TIFF’s programming.
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NewsJames Schamus and Simon Beaufoy join Scriptwriters fest line-up
Focus Features chief executive James Schamus and Oscar-winning screenwriter Simon Beaufoy have joined the line-up of the Screenwriters’ Festival (SWF), which runs October 26 – 29 in Cheltenham.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest reveals early line-up highlights for 16th edition
Sheffield Doc/Fest has revealed a selection of early highlights for this year’s edition, including 16 world premieres.
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FeaturesLFF programme
ScreenDaily brings you the comprehensive list of films screened at the London Film Festival.
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NewsDinard British Film Festival reveals line-up for 20th edition
The Dinard British Film Festival has announced the line-up for its 20th anniversary edition, which runs from 8-11 October.
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NewsProtagonist signs “manufacture on demand” deal
UK-based sales agent Protagonist Pictures has signed a pioneering “manufacture on demand” DVD deal with Amazon.com-subsidiary Createspace for the US.
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NewsBelgium picks Goeningen’s The Misfortunates for foreign-language Oscar
Felix van Groeningen’s The Misfortunates has been selected by Belgium as its submission for the foreign-language film Oscar.
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NewsArgentina’s Pablo Trapero and Ricardo Darin team up for romantic drama
Argentinean director Pablo Trapero’s next project will be a romantic drama called Noir, with local superstar Ricardo Darin in the lead role.
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NewsGirl Who Played With Fire reports strong opening in Scandinavia
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Flickan Som Lekte Med Elden), the second film adaptation from Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy, opened strongly in Scandinavia reaching 474,000 admissions.
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NewsIFP and UK's Shooting People enter one year partnership
Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) has entered into an exclusive year-long partnership with UK-based film-maker support group Shooting People that provides complementary membership to each other’s organisations.
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NewsJose Campanella’s Secret emerges as early favourite at San Sebastian
Jose Campanella’s The Secret Of Their Eyes has emerged as the frontrunner for the Golden Shell just days after the San Sebastian International Film Festival kicked off (September 18).
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NewsImagina closes deals in Oscar contenders Gordos and Maps
Imagina has secured a number of sales on Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s Fat People (Gordos) and Isabel Coixet’s Map Of The Sounds Of Tokyo, which are both competing to be Spain’s entrant for the foreign-langugage Oscar.
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NewsSerbia sends Saint George to do battle at the Oscars
Srdjan Dragojevic’s Saint George Shoots The Dragon has been put forward as Serbia’s entry for the foreign-language Oscar after concerns that its first choice - Darko Lungulov’s Here And There - contained to much English dialogue.
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NewsGhent to open with Felix van Groeningen’s The Misfortunates
The 36th Ghent International Film Festival will open on October 6 with Belgium’s foreign Oscar entry, Felix van Groeningen’s The Misfortunates.
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CommentBoycott the boycotts
The recent spate of cultural boycotts across the festival circuit may start with good intentions but it’s that film-makers the ultimately feel the impact.
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NewsBalkan Script Development Fund selects 11 projects for 6th edition
Eleven projects from have been selected for the upcoming 6th Balkan Script Development Fund, which runs November 14 – 16.