All Screen articles in 23 Aug 2012
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Roman Polanski is preparing his new film Venus In Fur, while Catherine Deneuve will star in Dans La Cour.
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Comment'The best times are yet to come...'
Screen checks out the autumn theatrical schedule at the FDA Autumn Preview Show.
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NewsZurich Film Festival to pay tribute to Tom Tykwer
8th edition of the festival will also present awards to Richard Gere, John Travolta and Jerry Weintraub.
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NewsZinemira announces six new Basque titles for San Sebastian
Six world premieres to vie for $25,000 prize.
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NewsVenice kicks off today with boosted industry attendees
Festival opens with mixed-to-positive critical response to Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
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NewsFrightFest 2012 roundup: news, reviews, blogs and interviews
Screen presents our roundup of Film4 FrightFest interviews, blogs, reviews and more.
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NewsBAC to handle international sales for Kormakur's Toronto premiere The Deep
WME to handle US rights on the Icelandic true-life drama/thriller.
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NewsToronto's IFF selects 41 features including Terence Davies' Dickinson biopic
Other projects for the OMDC International Financing Forum include Gemma Arterton thriller, Cliff Curtis’ directorial debut, Maude Lewis biopic to star Rachel McAdams and dozens more.
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NewsUtrecht to host Focus on Turkish Cinema
Utrecht will host a Focus on Turkish Cinema event Sept 27-Oct 1 as a joint initiative of Istanbul Film Festival – Meetings on the Bridge and Netherlands Film Festival – Holland Film Meeting.
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NewsVenice's new market to include promo of Agnes B's debut, footage from new Carlos Sorin film
The newly launched Venice Film Market (Aug 30-Sept 3) has announced that it is to show promo reels and footage from selected films.
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FeaturesMira Nair talks The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The filmmaker tells Screen about the pressure of opening Venice, wanting to tell a story of contemporary Pakistan and America, and preparing Riz Ahmed (and his beard).
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NewsWong Kar Wai to head Berlinale 2013 jury
Director Wong Kar Wai will serve as jury president of the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.
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NewsDocumentary Unstoppables to continue filming at London Paralympic Games
The team behind the documentary Unstoppables, about the Spanish Paralympic cycling team aka the Pirates Team, will be filming at London’s 2012 Paralympic Games, which kick off this week.For full production credits visitUnstoppablesDani Jariod directs the project, which started shooting more than two years ago.The story focuses on the preparation, ...
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NewsOlivier Père departs Locarno to head up Arte France Cinéma
Locarno Film Festival artistic director Olivier Père will replace Michel Reilhac who is resigning from ARTE to pursue transmedia projects.
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NewsUK actor Toby Kebbell to take lead in Lore producer's first English-language film
EXCLUSIVE: UK actor Toby Kebbell has been cast in the lead part of US director Tony Pemberton’s Buddha’s Little Finger, which is based on Victor Pelevin’s eponymous novel and marks Lore producer Rohfilm’s first foray into English-language production.
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NewsVisit Films closes sales on First Position, Don’t Stop Believin’
Bess Kargman’s ballet documentary First Position has gone to Artificial Eye in the UK, Eurozoom in France and Edko in Hong Kong, Visit chief Ryan Kampe announced on Monday (27).
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Stephen Gyllenhaal to direct JFK security detail film
The film will tell the stories of the Secret Service agents assigned to protect the President and is being targeted for a November 2013 release to commemorate the leader’s assassination.
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Sundance Institute receives $1m Annenberg Grant
The three-year award will go towards general operating support for the Institute’s year-round film and theatre programmes.
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NewsAMC Theatres, Fever Productions to release horror film Smiley
The exclusive partnership means a limited Oct 12 national roll-out for Michael Gallagher’s film through the theatre chain’s AMC independent platform on 28 screens in 14 markets such as New York and Los Angeles.
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NewsStrand Releasing takes US rights to Comes A Bright Day
Simon Aboud’s coming-of-age romance takes place against the backdrop of the robbery of a London jewellers and stars Craig Roberts of Submarine and Imogen Poots.