All Screen articles in August 8 2014
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NewsBest Foreign-Language Film Academy Award submissions 2015
Entries for the Best Foreign-Language Film at the Academy Awards 2015.
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NewsShoreline acquires Learning To Breathe
EXCLUSIVE: Morris Ruskin’s sales and production entity has picked up world sales rights to the Magician Pictures love story.
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CommentWhy Telluride can't exist in a bubble
Toronto changes its Telluride policy on world premieres, in a smart move that reflects the digital age we live in.
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NewsLucy scores smash French debut
EuropaCorp’s action thriller opened in France on $13.2m (€9.9m) last week to deliver the biggest debut for an English-language release so far in 2014 and propel the overall international running total to $31.4m.
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NewsLauren Bacall dies aged 89
The screen icon, leading lady of the Golden Age and Humphrey Bogart soulmate has died of stroke in New York. She was 89.
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NewsLocarno's Step In presents ideas for multi-platform world
Roundtable industry discussions yield ideas such as a global database of film availability and pan-European VOD technical standards.
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NewsUK-Norway horror set for Haugesund
Johnny Kevorkian to direct Hidden Folk; Pinball Films to produce.
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NewsHatice Ozdemirciler joins ICO
Hatice Ozdemirciler has joined the UK’s Independent Cinema Office (ICO) as head of training and professional development.
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NewsNetflix surges to 3m UK subs
Netflix has hit the 3 million subscriber mark, according to a BARB survey.
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NewsWay Out West breaks audience record
Ruben Ostlund presents Cannes hit Force Majeure [pictured] as a gala screening; Jens Lien previews TV series Viva Hate.
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NewsInbetweeners 2 biggest UK debut of 2014
Entertainment’s comedy sequel opens with over $21m (£12.5m), including previews, for the biggest debut of the year.
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NewsFantasia draws record numbers
Montreal’s genre festival ran from July 17-Aug 6 and saw audiences of more than 129,000; its Frontières co-production market also drew a record attendance, up 30% on 2013.
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NewsTurtles storm US box office on $65m
Following a loud Comic-Con presentation in July, Paramount’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot took command of the North American box office in its opening session.
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NewsGuardians rule int'l BO on $42m
UPDATE AUGUST 11: A further $41.7m enabled Marvel Studios’ Guardians Of The Galaxy to retain top spot in the international arena and reach $138.8m as Disney consolidated its $3bn-plus global box office for the year-to-date.
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FeaturesYury Bykov, The Fool
LOCARNO: The Russian director of fesitval hit The Major talks about his new film The Fool, about one man’s 24-hour struggle against corrupt local officials.
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