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Dubai Film Connection to launch focus on documentaries
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) is expanding its co-production market, Dubai Film Connection, with a focus on documentary films.
Dubai Film Market reports 60% increase in business
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has announced that the December 2010 edition of the Dubai Filmmart assisted sales for a record 224 films from around the world, a 60% increase from its 2009 edition.
Expanded Dubai Filmmart racks up more than 3,000 screenings
The Dubai International Film Festival’s Dubai Filmmart has announced that 3,193 screenings took place through its popular Cinetech trading platform, and at least two major deals were concluded during the week-long event (Dec 12-19).
Jenna Cato Bass wins top prize at first Durban FilmMart
The inaugural Durban FilmMart gave its Hubart Bals Fund Award, with Euros 5,000, to Jenna Cato Bass for her project Tok Tokkie.
Other Angle picks up rights for Bus Palladium and Les Beaux Gosses
Other Angle Pictures, the new Paris-based sales company, has picked up the international rights to Bus Palladium and Les Beaux Gosses.
The Works International to handle sales of La Prima Linea
The Works International has picked up the world sales rights to Italian thriller La Prima Linea (The Front Line). It has acquired the film in conjunction with sales agency QuickfireFilms.
Protagonist signs deals on In The Loop, Bronson and The Children
London-based sales company Protagonist Pictures has sealed furtherdeals on its Sundance hit In The Loop.
Park Circus signs deal with Sony Pictures to distribute classics
Park Circus Films has signed a deal with Sony Pictures Repertory to handle the worldwide theatrical distribution of its classic film back catalogue. It includes David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia and Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver.
Sex, Party & Lies takes $2.4m in its opening weekend in Spain
Alfonso Albacete and David Menkes' local comedy Sex, Party & Lies has taken the Spanish box office by storm with opening weekend figures of $2.4m (March 27-30).
Small wonder - are straight-to-TV deals on the rise'
This year's MIPTV (through April 3) will take place in the midst of very turbulent times in both the film and TV industries. In early March, UK broadcaster ITV shed 600 jobs. Its smaller rival Five announced around the same time it would be making around a quarter of its 354 staff redundant. Advertising revenue has been shrinking. The cuts at the broadcasters come at a time when film slots on UK TV are already decreasing. (It remains to be seen how this upheaval will affect film buying ...
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Lionsgate takes North America on Paris With Love
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Roissy sells four more territories for Cesar winner Seraphine
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Lesbian Vampire Killers sells to France, Scandinavia, Benelux, Brazil
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Wanda Films pick up Francois Ozon's Ricky for Spain
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Spanish outfit Avalon Distribution picks up In The Loop for Spain
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Russian International Film Market gets underway in Moscow
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Archibald Enterprise Film picks up The Milk Of Sorrow for Italy
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Black Dynamite sells to Pretty Pictures and Svensk
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Elephant Eye sells Sundance winner to France, Spain and Greece
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Germany's TMG picks up new films by Redford, Gilliam, Carpenter
