All Screen articles in 09 Aug 2012
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NewsLocarno to expand beyond August dates in 2013
A new three-day event is to be held in Locarno and Monte Verità before Easter 2013; competition titles find sales companies.
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NewsTrieste's When East Meets West plans showcase of new Italian films
Forum also announces that German-speaking countries – Austria, Germany and Switzerland – will be the guest focus region for the third edition of the WEMW forum.
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NewsTed breaks the Bat at the UK box office
Universal’s comedy storms to an estimated $14.3m (£9.32m) opening; Fox’s Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days opens strongly in third.
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NewsIndependent Cinema Office launches new digital marketing course
Course aimed at marketeers promoting cultural or specialised releases.
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NewsInaugural London Mexfest to launch with world premiere of Made In Mexico
Duncan Bridgeman’s documentary to kickstart three-day programme from Aug 17-19.
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NewsLondon's FilmFest Australia to open with European premiere of Not Suitable For Children
Dual site festival, which runs Sept 14-23, also features European premiere of Goddess and three UK premieres.
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NewsKim Basinger joins cast of One Square Mile
EXCLUSIVE: Charles-Olivier Michaud’s first US film also stars Richard Jenkins.
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NewsNew partners join Eye on Films from Croatia, Egypt, South Africa, South Korea
EXCLUSIVE: The network supporting first films also adds a new sales company partner.
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NewsBBC Studios And Post Production head to Elstree Studios
Arrangement will see BBC invest in Elstree with a mix of HD television studios spaces.
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NewsGreg Louganis doc shooting during London Olympics
Documentary follows Louganis’ return to diving as a mentor to the US team.
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NewsIloura brings life to Seth MacFarlane’s Ted
ScreenTech talks to Iloura’s VFX Supervisor Glenn Melenhorst and CG Supervisor Avi Goodman.
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NewsNHK unveils lightweight Super Hi-Vision camera
New camera is a similar size and weight to current HD cameras.
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NewsFilmmakers from Senegal and Burkina Faso awarded two Open Doors awards apiece
A roundtable at Locarno’s 10th co-production lab also focussed on new local and regional initiatives that have recently been launched.
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NewsJeroen Krabbé to star in Tula, The Revolt
Krabbé [pictured] to play a leading role in Jeroen Leinders’ English language feature about the slave uprising on Curaçao in 1795.
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NewsNetflix launches 'Just for Kids' section on Xbox 360
Selection of child-friendly TV programmes and films was already available on PCs and Macs, Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3, among others.
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CommentFootballers strike for Kicking And Screening Festival
A host of legendary ex-Arsenal FC stars from the Highbury club’s 1988-89 First Division winning team will be in attendance at the opening night of the second The Kicking And Screening Festival in London (September 28 to October 4).
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NewsThe Barbican announces year-round film and learning offer for young people
Multi-strand programme kicks off in September with re-launch of Family Film Club.
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NewsNational Theatre announces free Films on the Flytower programme
Series runs Aug 16-25 and features six classic films, including This Is Spinal Tap and The Red Shoes.
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NewsMillion Dollar Crocodile to open 36th Montreal World Film Festival
2012 edition runs Aug 23-Sept 3 and will screen 432 films from 80 countries, including 110 world or international premieres.
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NewsBob Hoskins announces retirement after Parkinson's diagnosis
Bob Hoskins has announce he will retire from acting at the age of 69, after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease last autumn.