All Screen articles in 01 Dec 2011
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NewsOld Dog takes top prize at Tokyo Filmex; inaugural edition of Talent Campus Tokyo wraps
Director Pema Tseden’s Tibetan-language Chinese film Old Dog was awarded the grand prize and $12,800 (Y1m) at the closing awards of the twelfth edition of Tokyo Filmex, which ran from Nov 19-27.
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NewsEl Estudiante and Declaration of War win Gijón Film Festival
Declaration of War, the French candidate for the Oscars, and El Estudiante, a low budget political satire and drama, won ex aequo the 49 edition of the Gijón Film festival, which ended this weekend in the Spanish city of Asturias.
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FeaturesAsia Pacific Screen Awards 2011
Images from the red carpet of the APSAs, held Nov 24 on Australia’s Gold Coast.
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NewsJefery Levy launches production companyXMarksTheEarth, lines up first four films
Cast in discussions for first four projects includes Jeremy Piven, Aidan Quinn, Paz de la Huerta.
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NewsAmr Waked talks about directing Arab superhero project, co-producing R for Revolution
Egyptian actor and filmmaker Amr Waked has revealed further details of Antara, his ambitious new “Arab superhero” project.
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NewsHeather Graham To Receive Career Achievement Award At Bahamas
Boogie Nights star Heather Graham will be honoured with the career achievement award at the Bahamas International Film Festival this month in Nassau.
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NewsTallinn's Black Nights gives grand prix to A Simple Life
Other festival prize winners include We Need To Talk About Kevin, Barzakh, 33 Animals of Santa Claus, and Kotoko.
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NewsVariance takes US theatrical rights to The Trouble With Bliss
Comedy starring Michael C Hall (pictured) was formerly titled East Fifth Blues.
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NewsDreamworks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg gets Pioneer of the Year honour
Award to be presented in April at CinemaCon.
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NewsCross Creek, Hammer to co-produce Boneshaker
Cross Creek to co-finance with Exclusive; John Hilary Shepherd adapting script.
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NewsSony to distribute new Evil Dead outside of UK, France
Production is set for 2012; Fede Alvarez to direct.
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NewsIFC Films takes US rights to The Samaritan
IFC Films has acquired US rights to David Weaver’s The Samaritan, starring Samuel L Jackson, Luke Kirby, Ruth Negga and Tom Wilkinson.
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CommentMiranda and more
Friday’s Women in Film and TV Awards in London is a social highlight of the year.
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NewsFrancesc Morales now shooting Chilean thriller Apio Verde
Social drama meets horror in film that tackles controversial subject of abortion.
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NewsSouth African film to shoot in both English and Afrikaans versions
Story of Racheltjie De Beer being brought to big screen.
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Features
Valerie Donzelli
The French film-maker talks about Oscar contender Declaration Of War and her third feature, in production now.
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NewsFree Stone takes on world sales for Sundance selection About The Pink Sky
Keiichi Kobayashi directs TIFF’s best picture winner.
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FeaturesTurning British film upside down
Have UK producers hijacked the debate on public funding in Britain? Geoffrey Macnab reports on calls for a more distribution-led approach as the Film Policy Review panel prepares to unveil its findings
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FeaturesAlexander Payne
Alexander Payne, the writer-director of The Descendants, describes his ability to draw humour from dark moments in a wide ranging interview conducted by Screen editor Mike Goodridge at the BFI London Film Festival.
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FeaturesScorsese goes digital
Martin Scorsese revisits the birth of cinema in Hugo and pushes the boundaries of digital 3D in the 21st century.