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NewsLe Chef, To Be Takei to open RiverRun
Le Chef (France-Spain) from Daniel Cohen and Jennifer M Kroot and Bill Weber’s To Be Takei (US) will open the 2014 RiverRun International Film Festival, while Phillippe Le Guay’s Bicycling With Molière (France) will close the festival.
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NewsSFFS / KRF grant finallists announced
The San Francisco Film Society (SFFS) and Kenneth Rainin Foundation (KRF) have selected 15 finallists for the latest round of SFFS / KRF Filmmaking Grants.
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CommentOscars 2014: No huge surprises, but smart choices
COMMENT: It was an Oscars without many surprises, but that’s not to say that AMPAS voters didn’t make a few bold decisions.
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Massimo Saidel to advise MWFF market
The Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF) top brass announced (28) that Massimo Saidel has been named special advisor to the Montreal International Film Market for 2014.
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CommentZombeavers: awards be dammed
A crack cabal of carnivores is chomping the pomp out of awards season as the race gallops down the final stretch towards the 86th annual Academy Awards on Sunday (March 2).
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NewsBradford scores seven world premieres
The 20th Bradford International Film Festival reveals full programme including seven world premieres.
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NewsBook Thief leads UK buzz chart
The Book Thief leads the UK buzz chart this week, with 37% intent to view mentions.
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CommentRoger Christian talks Black Angel, Star Wars
Oscar-winning art director visits Glasgow Film Festival for the UK premiere of his restored short Black Angel.
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NewsDirector set for tax fraud trial
Two separate cases of alleged film tax fraud are heading towards trial.
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NewsBFI launches producer-distributor JV
EXCLUSIVE: Six-project pilot will see UK distributors and BFI-backed producers split MGs and revenues.
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NewsVisit takes SXSW entry Long Distance
Visit Films will present the world premiere of Carlos Marques-Marcet’s first feature Long Distance (formerly 10,000KM) at SXSW.
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NewsStudios look to Eastern promise
The box office might of China was underlined last weekend when Warner Bros Pictures International’s The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug delivered a titanic debut to rule the roost.
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NewsSPWA swoops on The Final Girls
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) has pre-bought all worldwide rights to Groundswell Productions’ comedy The Final Girls.
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NewsNATO honour for Harkins Theatres owner
The National Association Of Theatre Owners (NATO) will present Harkins Theatres owner and CEO Dan Harkins with the 2014 NATO Marquee Award at CinemaCon on March 25.
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NewsDamon, Chartier join IFTA speakers
Foresight Unlimited CEO and chairman Mark Damon, Voltage CEO and president Nicolas Chartier, Myriad president and CEO Kirk D’Amico and Nu Image/Millennium co-chairman Avi Lerner will take part in the 2014 IFTA Production Conference.
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NewsFocus sets Wish I Was Here release
DISTRIBUTION ROUND-UP: Main Street Films, Image Entertainment, Participant Media and FilmBuff and Factory 25 also unveil latest deals.
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NewsSon Of God sells for Relativity Int’l
Relativity International has licensed more than 60 territories to LightWorkers Media’s feature version of smash miniseries The Bible, set to launch on more than 3,000 screens in North America through Fox on Friday (28).