All Screen articles in 7 February 2013
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FeaturesSpanish cinema: achieving the impossible
Spain may be going through a financial crisis but local cinema had a banner year in 2012. Juan Sarda explores the complex realities of Spanish cinema, and how the territory’s deep pool of talent is overcoming local difficulties to create world-beating films.
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FeaturesUK brunch in Berlin
The new We Are UK film umbrella held a brunch in Berlin on Tuesday. The group includes the BFI, British Council, British Film Commission, FIlm Agency For Wales, Creative England, Film London, Northern Ireland Screen, UK Trade & Investment, Creative Scotland and Film Export UK.
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FeaturesBula Quo! party in Berlin
Bula Quo! and Screen International held a drinks reception at Berlin’s Karlsson Penthouse on Friday night.
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NewsBerlin to host first major Martin Scorsese exhibition
The Deutsche Kinemathek at Potsdamer Platz is staging the world’s first major exhibition dedicated to Martin Scorsese.
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NewsWenders' 3D series sold to 10 broadcasters
Tel Aviv-based Cinephil and Wim Wenders’ Neue Road Movies have pre-sold the 3D series Cathedrals of Culture to ten broadcasters around the world.
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NewsK5 Mans up with Tim Robbins
K5 has boarded international rights to Man Under, the new feature to be directed by and to star Tim Robbins.
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NewsAll Rights takes on Wings, Second Coming
Paris and Hong Kong-based sales outfit All Rights Entertainment (ARE) has picked up international rights to hard-hitting Chinese drama Burned Wings and Herman Yau’s The Second Coming.
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NewseOne picks up Reese Witherspoon refugee drama
eOne strikes multi-territory deal for The Good Lie.
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NewsKon-Tiki star cast in Viking saga
Oscar-nominated Norwegian drama Kon-Tiki’s star Tobias Santelmann has been cast as the lead in Elite Film Produktion’s English-language historical action adventure Northmen - A Viking Saga.
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NewsWeinstein acquires Grandmaster
The Weinstein Company has picked up key territories to Wong Kar Wai’s Berlinale opener The Grandmaster, taking all US and English-speaking Canadian territories from Annapurna as well as UK, Australian and New Zealand rights from Wild Bunch.
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NewsKristen Stewart slips into The Big Shoe
Jim Sturgess is also attached to Steve Shainberg’s feature, being sold by HanWay at EFM.
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NewsLaika, Focus unveil third partnership on Boxtrolls
Laika has begun production on its third feature The Boxtrolls. Focus Features holds worldwide rights while Universal Pictures International will distribute outside North America and eOne will release in Canada.
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NewsTiberius secures EFM acquisitions
Munich-based Tiberius Film has started its 2013 EFM well this year with three acquisitions for release in 2014.
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NewsFilmFlex, Virgin Media renew partnership
Under the multi-year agreement, FilmFlex will invest in the development, roll-out and management of next generation VoD services, as well as procuring and curating film content for Virgin Movies.
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NewsNordic Digital Alliance officially rebrands as Arts Alliance Media
Company has also announced a partnership with Norwegian cinema equipment provider Videvox.
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NewsEurimages reboots distribution fund
Eurimages is to re-launch a distribution fund that will benefit seven countries without access to the EU’s MEDIA Programme.
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NewsWild Bunch Benelux snaps up Goodnight
Wild Bunch has picked up all Benelux rights to Erik Poppe’s English-language debut A Thousand Times Goodnight, which stars Juliette Binoche.
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NewsFocus, Random House snap up films rights to Longbourn
Random House Studio and Focus Features have moved on film rights to Longbourn, a revisionist take on Pride And Prejudice that tells Jane Austen’s story from the point of view of the Bennet family estate servants.
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NewsParkland picks up Balkan Spirit doc
London-based sales, distribution and production company acquires international rights to Hermann Vaske’s documentary, which features Angelina Jolie.