All Screen articles in 21 January 2010
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NewsNordic Film Market expects 300 guests as Gothenburg festival opens
The Nordic Film Market has attracted more than 300 industry figures including buyers and sellers, producers and distributors for its next edition, which runs February 4 -7.
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NewsTelefilm launches web marketing pilot for French titles
Telefilm Canada is launching a pilot program to encourage film distributors to incorporate social media and online tools in their marketing campaigns.
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FeaturesLinas Phillips, director, and Thomas Woodrow, producer, Bass Ackwards
Director Linas Phillips and producer Thomas Woodrow talk to Jeremy Kay about Bass Ackwards, which plays in Sundance’s inaugural Next programme.
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NewsProducer Veronica Cura boards comedy Living And Leaving LA
Veronica Cura will produce Marcelo Mitnik’s Living And Leaving L.A, a bilingual comedy set in Los Angeles and Buenos Aires.
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NewsWarner Bros plans UK base at Leavesden
Hollywood studio Warner Bros has applied for planning permission to buy and refurbish Leavesden Studios, with a view to making the studio its permanent UK base.
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NewsDaniel Bruhl and Paz Vega join the cast of Castro’s Daughter
Daniel Bruhl, Paz Vega and Mia Maestro have joined the cast of Bobby Moresco’s new drama Castro’s Daughter, which will shoot this spring in Puerto Rico.
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NewsPhase 4 acquires all US rights to Hugh Hefner doc
Phase 4 Films has acquired all US rights and DVD, VOD, PPV and digital rights in Canada, to the theatrical version of Brigitte Berman’s documentary Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist And Rebel.
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NewsCTCF, UKFC and Working Title support comedy writing competition
A new UK comedy writing competition, supported by the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF), the UK Film Council and Working Title Films, has been launched to help aspiring writers break into the film and television world.
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NewsDigital movie label FilmBuff launches on Babelgum
Cinetic Rights Management’s digital move label FilmBuff has launched a channel on the Babelgum mobile platform.
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NewsMan On Wire, In The Loop picked for first UKFC India showcase
James Marsh’s Man On Wire (pictured) and Armando Iannucci’s In The Loop are among the films that have been selected for the UK Film Council’s From Blighty With Love, a showcase aimed at promoting British independent film in India.
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NewsTim Burton named Cannes jury president
Tim Burton has been named as president of the jury for the 63rd Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsRenee Zellweger, Cornelia Froboess to sit on Berlinale's international jury
Actress Renee Zellweger (pictured), Italian writer-director Francesca Comencini and verteran German actress Cornelia Froboess have been confirmed as members of the international jury at the 60th Berlinale, which will be led by director Werner Herzog.
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NewsAscot Elite takes German-speaking rights to Cortes' Buried
Switzerland’s Ascot Elite Entertainment Group has acquired all German-speaking European rights to Rodrigo Cortes’ Sundance thriller Buried.
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NewsE1 acquires US rights to Fellini's classic La Dolce Vita
E1 Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Frederico Fellini’s 1960’s classic La Dolce Vita from International Media Films.
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NewsMedienboard director Kirsten Niehuus extends contract until 2014
Kirsten Niehuus, executive director of the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB), has extended her contract until 2014.
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NewsCzech admissions fall but sales rise on ticket price increase
Cinema admissions in the Czech Republic fell by 3% last year although a rise in ticket prices meant sales revenue rose 2% to $68m (CZK 1.3bn).
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FeaturesAamir Khan, producer, and Anusha Rizvi, writer/director, Peepli Live
Indian superstar and producer Aamir Khan and first-time writer-director Anusha Rizvi talk to Jeremy Kay about the film Peepli Live, which screens in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition.
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NewsDragon Tattoo takes best film at Sweden's Guldbagge awards
Niels Arden Oplev’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Män Som Hatar Kvinnor) picked up best feature and best actress prizes at Sweden’s Guldbagge Awards last night (January 25).
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NewsKorean film exports dropped 32.9% in 2009
Korean film exports fell by 32.9% last year, according to new data from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).
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Phuket Film Festival to go ahead in 2010
The second edition of the Phuket Film Festival will go ahead from June 4-13 , following the cancellation of last year’s festival due to the political situation in Thailand.