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Panh's The Missing Picture wins Cannes UCR prize
Other winners include Omar, Stranger By The Lake, La Jaula De Oro and Fruitvale Station.
Pathe racks up deals for Philomena, Mandela
Other hot sellers include Cannes Competition hit The Great Beauty by Paolo Sorrentino.
Fipresci prizes awarded in Cannes
Winners include Blue Is The Warmest Colour, Manuscripts Don’t Burn and Blue Ruin.
Me, Myself and Mum wins Directors' Fortnight
Guillaume Galliennes’s autobiographical comedy about his relationship with his mother scoops unofficial top prize at Cannes.
SPC bites into Jarmusch film
Sony Pictures Classics has swooped on North American rights to Jim Jarmusch’s vampire tale Only Lovers Left Alive in Cannes ahead of the world premiere on Saturday [25]. Hanway Films handles international sales.
Festivals and Awards
Me, Myself and Mum wins Directors' Fortnight
Guillaume Galliennes’s autobiographical comedy about his relationship with his mother scoops unofficial top prize at Cannes.
ScreenTech
Springsteen doc gets global launch
Arts Alliance Media is planning a worldwide cinema broadcast of music documentary Springsteen & I on July 22.
Film finance site launches
New online platform will offer producers exhaustive data on European and global film funds.
Production News
Robert Redford joins 3D Wenders project
EXCLUSIVE: Wim Wenders has announced that Robert Redford is to direct one of the films in the 3D/2D series Cathedrals Of Culture project.
Latest box office news
Gatsby crosses $100m in US
The Great Gatsby has crossed $100m at the North American box office on its 14th day of release, Warner Bros announced on Friday [24].
Fast & Furious 6 tops UK box office
Sixth instalment in the racing action franchise scores Universal’s biggest-ever three-day opening weekend at $13.2m (£8.7m).
Corporate News
MEPs vote for “cultural exception”
The European Parliament has voted to keep culture out of EU-US trade talks.
