All Screen articles in 26 May 2011
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NewsKhan, Kaif to star in Ek Tha Tiger for Yash Raj Films
India’s Yash Raj Films has tapped Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif to star in upcoming romantic thriller Ek Tha Tiger, directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Aditya Chopra.
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NewsRidley Scott begins Prometheus shoot at Pinewood
It will be the fifth time the director has shot at the UK studio.
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Pacino to premiere Wilde Salome at Venice
The veteran actor will collect the Jaeger-Le Coultre Glory To The Filmmaker 2011 Award at the Biennale and premiere his latest directorial effort, Wilde Salome.
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NewsUdaan wins Best Debut Feature at East End Film Festival
Vikramaditya Motwane’s drama scores top award at London festival
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NewsBlack & Blue teams with PerfectFeatures on Whisper
The project will be the first film to come out of actress Lysette Anthony’s new UK production company PerfectFeatures.
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Voice and Music Company rebrands as Soho Square Studios
The newly named UK post house, Soho Square Studios, will focus on expanding its film, TV and commercial business.
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Jennifer Garnick returns to IFTA as vp communications
The publicity executive previously handled IFTA’s publicity mandate as a client during her time as vp of The Lippin Group.
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NewsFDA Cinema Showcase previews 13 titles, hosts talent
Attack The Block, Bridesmaids, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 2, Jack Goes Boating among films screening at Film Distributors Association event in London
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IMAX, Southern Theatres unveil revenue share deal
The announcement marks the first time IMAX has entered into a joint revenue sharing arrangement with a regional exhibitor.
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NewsParis Cite du Cinema on track for 2012 opening
A decade after Luc Besson first mooted the idea, construction of France’s state-of-the-art film studio complex the Cité du Cinema is on schedule and will be completed in time for a grand opening ahead of Cannes 2012, EuropaCorp project chief Paul Kistner has confirmed.
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NewsSPWA swoops on North American rights to Magnet thriller Retreat
Thandie Newton stars opposite Cillian Murphy as a frail married couple in an isolated island cottage who encounter a wounded, armed stranger bearing news of an airborne pandemic. Jamie Bell rounds out the key cast.
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NewsEuropaCorp to shift focus to TV and international sales
After a turbulent 12 months, Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp came out fighting on Wednesday [May 4] with the announcement of a four-year strategic action plan it hopes will return it to profit in 2011/12 and puts the accent on increased TV production and international sales.
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NewsDixie Theatrical Coporation launches, backed by oilman Greg Hall
Filmmaker PJ Pettiette and Claudie Viguerie have partnered with Louisiana Oil magnate Greg Hall to form Dixie Theatrical Corporation.
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NewsFocus signs two-film deal with Coraline producers Laika
The first title is comedy thriller ParaNorman and will be released on Aug 17, 2012, with the untitled second project to follow in 2014.
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NewsWarner Bros Home Entertainment Group buys Flixster
The acquisition of the film discovery app includes the reviews website Rotten Tomatoes.
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Fox lines up 3D Glee concert film for summer
Glee Live! 3D will screen for two weeks in theatres commencing Aug 12 and is a collaboration between Twentieth Century Fox Television, Twentieth Century Fox Film and Glee creator Ryan Murphy.
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NewsShooting wraps on Brad Pitt crime tale Cogan's Trade
Principal photography has ended in New Orleans on the crime tale Cogan’s Trade, which reunites Pitt with The Assassination Of Jesse James director Andrew Dominik.
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Frans J Afman, pioneer of indie financing, dies at 77
Afman, the executive credited with revolutionising independent film financing during his time as an executive at Credit Lyonnais Bank in Holland in the 1980s, has died after a long illness. He was 77.
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NewsMagnolia takes worldwide rights to Jack And Diane
Magnolia International head Laird Adamson will commence sales in Cannes next week on the “twisted tale of young love” starring Juno Temple, Riley Keough [pictured], Cara Seymour and pop icon Kylie Minogue.