All Screen articles in 23 Feb 2012
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UK digital cinema rollout likely complete by Q1, 2013
The vast majority of UK cinemas will be fully digital by Q1, 2013, according to industry experts; Vue CEO suggests digital upgrade could lead to more UK films in cinemas.
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SPC gets Smashed, IFC Midnight falls for Grabbers
Two late Sundance deals have closed, with SPC taking worldwide rights to Smashed and IFC Midnight acquiring North and Latin America on Grabbers.
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Harvey Weinstein to receive 2012 Legion Of Honour
After working hand-in-glove with French filmmakers on the Oscar winning The Artist, the mogul is set collect France’s highest distinction at a ceremony to take place in Paris.
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Australia's Distracted plans Tunnel sequel, sci-fi thriller
The team behind Australian horror film The Tunnel is now in development on sequel The Tunnel: Dead-End. The project has just received funding from Screen Australia.
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Guadalajara launches with Mike Leigh presenting Another Year
Other guests will include Andy Garcia and Gabriel Retes.
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UK actor Daniel Kaluuya signs with ICM
Kaluuya, a former Screen International UK Star Of Tomorrow, starred in the E4 UK teen drama Skins and went on to become a head writer on the series.
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Ascot Elite secures seven titles at EFM, Splendid Film picks up nine
New films by Brian de Palma and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are among seven new acquisitions made by Zurich-based Ascot Elite Entertainment Group at lastmonth’s European Film Market (EFM), while Cologne’s Splendid Film has picked up nine titles for exploitation in German-speaking Europe and the Benelux.
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Anysay Keola
The director of the first commercial thriller ever made in Laos talks about kickstarting a film industry in his country.
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Feelgood strikes distribution deal with Village Roadshow in Greece
Exclusive DVD and Blu-ray deals include Midnight in Paris [pictured] and Happy Feet 2.
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Target Entertainment goes into administration
International distributor Target Entertainment has gone into administration just 18 months after being bought by Metrodome.
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Soda EFM pick-ups include Woody Allen doc
Soda’s busy EFM included acquisitions of American Masters series doc WoodyAllen: A Documentary from HanWay Films and Eames: The Architect and the Painter from Films Transit.
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Viaplay strikes Walt Disney Nordic and Sony Pictures Television deals
Agreements will give online pay-TV service access to the likes of Salt, Easy Rider, Tangled and Pretty Woman in Nordic territories.
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Madam Butterfly takes flight
A 3D performance of Puccini’s opera is due to hit UK cinemas next week.
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Great British Oscar Cocktail Reception
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt was among the guests at the Great British Film Reception hosted by Consul-General Dame Barbara Hay at her Los Angeles residence on Feb 24.
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Pinewood revenues up in 2011
Pinewood has unveiled its results for the 12 months ending December 31 2011, with film revenues up 24% on 2010.
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Ai Ltd launches new tablet film magazine in UK, Industria
A new interactive tablet film magazine has been launched in the UK called Industria positioned to serve male consumers who engage with digital media.
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Tribeca 2012 to open with The Five-Year Engagement
The projects reunites writer-director Nicholas Stoller and Jason Segel five years after they collaborated on Forgetting Sarah Marshall and will kick off the New York event on Apr 18.
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Jens Jonsson to direct third film in Easy Money trilogy
Swedish writer-director Jens Jonsson, whose 2008 feature The King of Ping Pong won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, will direct the third and final instalment in the EasyMoney (Snabba Cash) thriller trilogy.
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Happy Birthday, Mr. (Cannes) President
Cannes is celebrating its 65th anniversary with a poster featuring the iconic Marlyn Monroe.