All Screen articles in 23 June 2011
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NewsDogwoof takes UK rights to The Green Wave
Iranian revolution documentary screens today in Edinburgh.
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FeaturesAmid UK upheaval, LUFF stands strong
Now in its eighth edition, London UK Film Focus 2011 (27-30 June) is an event which, on the face of it, seems to have been remarkably untroubled by the recent upheavals in public film funding in the UK.
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NewsUK distributor Crabtree prepares first theatrical release
New UK distributor Crabtree Films has revealed details of its plans for its first theatrical pick-up, Kevin Asch’s Holy Rollers starring Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Bartha.
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NewsMunich to open with The Kid With A Bike
Festival will show 237 titles in festival director Andreas Strohl’s last edition.
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NewsAugust, Berger sign on for Marcimain's thriller Call Girl
Mikael Marcimain [pictured] is planning a July start for his debut feature Call Girl, a political thriller that will star Pernilla August and Simon J Berger.
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NewsProcacci-produced Blood to start shooting next week
Italian producer Domenico Procacci on Thursday announced the long-gestating police brutality project, Diaz — Don’t Clean Up This Blood, will go into production next week for a 10-week shoot between Romania and the Italian city of Genoa.
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CommentFestivals -- and films -- with martini service
If you are feeling too old, tired or hygienic to actually travel to Glastonbury, then the new W London hotel has a solution.
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NewsBFI's first Lottery funded projects include projects by Glazer, Creevy, Marsh, Mackenzie, Branagh
Under the Skin, the long-gestating film from Jonathan Glazer (pictured) receives £1.8m in funding.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
French language animation Ernest & Celestine and Fernando Trueba’s new feature El Artista y la Modelo, as well as an adaptation of Danny Wallace [pictured]’s forthcoming debut novel Charlotte Street spark excitement on Screenbase this week.
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NewsFilm Policy Review panel opens public survey for industry and audiences
The new Film Policy Review panel in the UK has launched a public survey to ask film industry experts and audiences how the UK government can best support the film sector.
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Our School, Family Instinct among Silverdocs winners
Mona Nicoara and Miruna Coco-Cozma’s Our School won the Sterling Award for best US feature at the AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival in Maryland.
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NewsCars 2 maintains Pixar's 100% record with $68m US debut
Cars 2 was the number one attraction in North America at the weekend, scoring Pixar’s 12th straight number one opening weekend..
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NewsUK High Court will hear landmark copyright case against Newzbin site
This week, a new case goes to trial in the UK High Court as a test case on copyright infringement.
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NewsStephen Moore to chair jury for Screen's UK Marketing & Distribution Awards
Other jurors include Jane Barclay, Sandra Hebron, Adrian Wootton, Nik Powell and Julia Short, among others.
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NewsBoyer responds to "French attack" on Directors Fortnight selection
Boyer says 2011 selection was attacked by French press before films were even screened.
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NewsNorwegian Film Institute backs new films from Olso director Trier
Norwegian director Joachim Trier, whose Oslo, August 31st was launched in Un Certain Regard at Cannes, and Oslo-based production outfit, Motlys, have received slate funding for their next two, maybe three projects together, from the Norwegian Film Institute.
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NewsTrinity to distribute, co-finance Graham Chapman project
London-based Trinity will handle distribution of A Liar’s Autobiography, which is scheduled to hit UK cinemas in spring 2012.
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NewsDabangg leads winners at IIFAs; Shah Rukh Khan wins best actor
First IIFAs in North America welcome 22,000 fans to Toronto’s Rogers Centre.
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NewsCinema Plus lands UK deal for Cinema Park education programmes
Cinema Plus, a division of European digital cinema company Cinema Next, has signed up to become the UK and Ireland’s franchise holder of the Cinema Park education entertainment package.
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NewsChina's Youku signs distribution deal with Warner Bros covering 450 titles
Youku Premium titles will cost $0.77 per view per film online.