All Screen articles in 20 November 2009
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NewsMercuryMedia appoints Simon Shaps as chairman
Simon Shaps, the former director of television at British broadcaster ITV, has been appointed chairman of UK-based documentary distributor MercuryMedia.
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NewsFilm Agency for Wales invested $1.9m in local film industry last year
The UK’s Film Agency for Wales invested $1.9m (£1.15m) in the Welsh film industry during 2008/2009, according to its annual report, which was published on November 24.
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NewsMarrakech announces line-up
Marrakech film festival has selected 15 films for its competition line-up.
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NewsAjami and Medal Of Honor win at Thessaloniki as festival faces big changes in 2010
Yaron Shani and Scandar Copti’s dynamic debut feature Ajami and Calin Netzer’s Romanian drama Medal Of Honour took the top prizes at the 50th Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece on November 22.
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NewsGermany’s Senator launches Cologne production arm
German producer-distributor Senator Entertainment is launching a Cologne-based production arm to be called Senator Film Koln Produktion to take advantage of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) as an international production hub.
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NewsUK short film fest Encounters rewards Princess Margaret
Kazik Radwanski’s short film Princess Margaret Boulevard picked up the top prize at the UK’s Encounters Short Film Festival in Bristol on November 21.
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FeaturesTake 12: Metrodome
As part of Screen’s year-long series tracking the progress of Nesta and the UKFC’s Take 12 digital innovation programme, Sarah Cooper talks to Sara Frain (pictured) and Jezz Vernon of UK indepependent distributor Metrodome, about the challenges facing the distribution sector in the digital age.
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NewsCairo festival hands main prizes to Letters To Father Jacob and The Hedgehog
The main awards at this year’s Cairo International Film Festival, which ran from to November 10-20, were shared by two European fables of spiritual growth and redemption.
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Crossroads Co-Production Forum awards project prize to Marinovic's Pasqua
Thessaloniki’s Crossroads Co-production Forum, headed by former Directors’ Fortnight chief Marie-Pierre Macia, presented the €10,000 Crossroads award to Ivan Marinovic’s project Pasqua.
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NewsAMPAS names ten on shortlist for animated short Oscar
Ten animated short films have made it on to the shortlist for the 82nd Academy Awards from an original pool of 37 eligible titles.
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NewsThree Cannes competition titles vie for Prix Louis Delluc
The shortlist for the Prix Louis Delluc has been announced with Cannes favorites among the eight films in line for the award.The prestigious prize this year is eyeing, from the Cannes selection, Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet, Alain Resnais’ Les Herbes Folles and A L’Origine by Xavier Giannoli. The five other ...
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NewsNew Moon post biggest midnight opening record in US
Teeing up what looks to become an astonishing opening weekend for The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Summit Entertainment top brass said the film had shattered the midnight opening record with an estimated $26.27m.
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NewsVenice to screen world premiere of Ray's We Can't Go Home Again
Nicholas Ray’s restored version of the experimental We Can’t Go Home Again will be shown at the 68th Venice film festival in 2011.
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NewsThe Damned United play in France, UK gets Glorious 39
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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FeaturesWeekly international box office – November 20
Screen brings you the weekly international box-office news.
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NewsFido Awards announce winners
The winners of the Fido Awards – the Oscars of the canine world - were announced in London on November 22.
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NewsBaltic co-production market unveils new projects
Projects from Estonian film-maker Kadri Kousaar, Finland’s Petri Kotwica, Poland’s Bartosz Konopka and Uzbek producer-director Ella Vakkasova are among 12 projects selected for the Baltic Event Co-Production Market.
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NewsKiedaisch urges industry to embrace digital transition
CEO of European digital provider Arts Alliance Howard Kiedaisch has urged companies to innovate and embrace the digital transition, or face the risk of being left behind.
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Globescreen digital conference: Howard Kiedaisch speech
Digital cinema isn’t coming. It’s right here, right now. And when I say digital cinema I’m not just talking about the projection equipment, I’m referring to the real benefits that get consumers excited.
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NewsIndustry welcomes UKFC overhaul
The UK film industry has generally welcomed the news of the potential reorganisation of the UK Film Council, describing the major changes as “producer friendly”.