All Screen articles in 21 March 2013
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FeaturesSupermarkets bring hope to UK video market
As Hilco swoops to rescue HMV, Geoffrey Macnab reports on how optimism is returning to the UK video market.
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FeaturesFilmart's French-Asian Connection Party
On March 19 at The Pawn in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, Filmart guests celebrated with the Ile de France Film Commission, Imaginove and the Taipai Film Commission.
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NewsTWC buys JD Salinger doc
The Weinstein Company has acquired world rights and will screen the film at select festivals prior to a Sept 6 platform theatrical release.
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NewsUnified lines up Noah's Ark
Los Angeles-based Unified Pictures has hired John Stevenson and Cameron Hood for its upcoming animated musical Noah’s Ark.
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NewsBritish contingent joins Hercules
Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell [pictured], Joseph Fiennes, Rebecca Ferguson, Aksel Hennie and John Hurt have joined the cast of Paramount and MGM’s Hercules.
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News3D Producers Lab applicants named
Successful applicants for the 3D Creative Summit Producer’s Lab have been revealed a week ahead of the inaugural event.
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NewsUK tax boost expected for £20m+ productions
EXCLUSIVE: This summer’s VFX consultation could lead to an extended cash rebate for films budgeted above £20m, in a bid to encourage more inward investment to the UK.
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NewsCBS Films moves up Kings
The distributor has moved up the release of its Sundance acquisition The Kings Of Summer from Jun 14 to May 31.
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NewsFrench producers boycott CNC
Long-running dispute between French producers and crew unions over pay and conditions blows-up.
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NewsStone Roses premiere set for May
Shane Meadows’ documentary about Manchester band The Stone Roses is to have its UK premiere in Manchester on May 30 - with the group in attendance - satellite-linked to 100 cinemas.
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NewsFreestyle takes Tiger Eyes
Freestyle Releasing and Freestyle Digital Media (FDM) have acquired US theatrical and VoD rights to the young adult property Tiger Eyes and will distribute on Jun 7. Separately, First Run has struck a deal for Living Downstream.
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NewsARRI pays tribute to Bill Lovell
Bill Lovell, head of digital and 3D at ARRI Media in London, has died aged 58.
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FeaturesChris Parks, Vision3: "3D has come a long way"
The co-founder of Vision3 talks to Ian Sandwell about working on Jack the Giant Slayer, Gravity and the use of 3D as a storytelling tool.
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NewsLipSync Post seeks deal over debts
LipSync Post has contacted its creditors in a bid to renegotiate its debt through a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).
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NewsBFI's Greg Dyke named FA chairman
Greg Dyke, the chairman of the British Film Institute (BFI), is to become the chairman of the Football Association (FA).
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NewsAFI hires marketing head
Top brass at The American Film Institute (AFI) announced on Thursday [21] that following a “comprehensive national search”, Liza deVilla Ameen has joined as chief marketing officer.
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CommentA British Cannes deluge?
There is an impressive, if dauntingly large, crop of British films that will be considered for the Croisette.
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NewsHAF honours Doomsday, Barber's Tales
Ho Hong’s Doomsday·Party took the HAF Award for a project originating in Hong Kong, while Barber’s Tales, to be directed by the Philippines’ Jun Robles Lana, took the HAF Award for a project originating outside Hong Kong.
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NewsAID forms jv with Prime Focus
Hong Kong-based private equity firm AID Partners Capital is partnering with post-production house Prime Focus on a joint venture in China.