All Screen articles in 24 Nov 2011
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NewsNew UK Film Fund To Spotlight Dance And Performance
A new competition is inviting filmmakers to submit long format films for a chance to win a development and production budget between £120K and £400K.
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NewsEuropa Cinemas winners include exhibitors in Germany, Scotland, Poland
Europa Cinemas has presented its annual awards to the best exhibitors and cinemas in its network.
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Production starts on six shorts backed by Abu Dhabi Film Commission
The Abu Dhabi Film Commission has selected six films to for its Aflam Qaseera (Short Film) Production Fund.
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NewsIngenious launches Media Opportunities Fund
UK based Ingenious Ventures has launched its latest EIS fund, which aims to invest in up and coming businesses across the creative and media industries.
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NewsHelena Spring gets film rights to cyperpunk thriller Zoo City
South African producer Helena Spring has acquired the film rights to Lauren Beukes’ Zoo City, beating out other producers from the US and UK who were interested in the novel.
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NewsTwo crew members missing after giant wave hits shoot of Norwegian feature
While shooting high sea Sunday afternoon at Egersund on the Norwegian west coast, for Norwegian director Paul Magnus Lundø’s feature debut, The Veil of Twilight (Skumringslandet), a three-member photo unit was hit by a giant wave and washed into the waters.
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NewsDogwoof picks up four IDFA titles, including winner Planet of Snail
Other acquisitions include The Island President, about a carbon neutral politician in the Maldives.
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NewsWarriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale leads Golden Horse winners
A Simple Life takes home three major prizes.
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NewsPlanet of Snail wins top prize at IDFA
Special jury award and audience prize goes to 5 Broken Cameras.
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NewsGerman and French film producers meet to discuss projects at Paris Rendezvous
A dramatic comedy with Holocaust survivors, a horror film set in Morocco and a Balkan Romeo and Juliet love story were among 25 projects presented to potential production partners at this year’s German-French Film Meeting in Paris (Nov 23-24).
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NewsMalatya's Crystal Apricot award goes to The Future Lasts Forever
The second Malatya International Film Festival in Turkey closed Nov 24 with the Crystal Apricot award going to The Future Lasts Forever (Gelecek Uzun Surer).Ozcan Alper’s second feature, a love story about a Turkish woman’s voyage to find her Kurdish lover, was praised for “translating the pain of the war ...
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Jo Nesbø’s novel The Snowman will be adapted for the big screen with Martin Scorsese attached to direct, while in Italy shooting is underway on Toni Trupia’s Itaker.
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NewsSpanish social network Tuenti launches video on demand Service
A new Video on Demand platform has launched in Spain through the Spanish social network Tuenti, the most popular website among people under 30; it has 12 million users.
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NewsGolden Horse project market sees 67% growth; Yi’s animation project takes top prize
Film financier attendance also up, including 12 venture capital companies.
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NewsAsia Pacific Screen Awards give best film honour to A Separation
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia wins three prizes including Screen International Jury Grand Prize.
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NewsTelefilm Canada’s new “Success Index” more than just box office
Telefilm Canada is poised to change the rules of the distribution game in 2012 with its new “success index”, it was announced at its third Annual Public Meeting, webcast live from Winnipeg, Manitoba on Wednesday.
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NewsIDFA unveils prize nominations; Tea Time wins Central Pitch prize at FORUM
Feature competition finalists are The Ambassador [pictured], Bad Weather, Planet of Snail.
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CommentBanana-gate
Fredrik Gertten was sued by Dole for his documentary Bananas!*. Now he’s back with a thriller-like documentary that reveals what happened after the lawsuit.
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NewsIreland's Parked wins top prize at Mannheim-Heidelberg
Irish filmmaker Darragh Byrne’s feature directorial debut Parked, starring Colm Meaney and Colin Morgan, won the main award at this year’s edition of the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival which came to a close on Sunday evening.