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Awards season blues: films fighting films
Now that the awards season is over, it’s time to get back to judging films on their own merits, rather than creating artificial battles.
David versus Goliath
As the Oscars approach, the showdown between Avatar and The Hurt Locker has tapped into a wider issue
Collaborating on film development - Why trust doesn’t come into it
Media lawyer, Pamela Forte of Forte Law, explains why trust is no substitute for a legally binding agreement when it comes to collaborating on feature film development material.
A window to the future
Exhibitors have survived many technological advances but they are now facing an even tougher challenge; a generation that demands movies instantly and is indifferent to whether that is on a big screen or iPod.
Berlin: Balance Shifts Back To Independents
The imminent collapse of the independent sector, loudly predicted at last year’s Berlin, has not only failed to materialise; this year’s festival suggest is may even benefit from the crumbling studio model.
The price of festivals
Film festivals may not be cheap to attend but, on a cultural level, they still have an important role to play in screening ambitious and challenging films that struggle to find mainstream distribution.
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What we could learn from Iron Man’s Masters
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Faith in the audience
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Producers who actually produce
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Hunting down film finance
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Globes prompt annual sniping
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Lessons from Avatar
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A Locker full of gold
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Worlds apart but moving closer
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Patterns in history
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Best Performance By An Avatar
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UK producers get their share
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Blockbusters kill the movie star
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New Moon's new line of success
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Credit where credit is due
