All Screen articles in 10 Nov 2011 – Page 7
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NewsJennifer Lynch talks Chained at AFM
It’s no surprise that Jennifer Lynch is smart and enjoys discussing the darker side of life but she is also disarmingly jolly considering that her credits include Boxing Helena and Surveillance.
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NewsMariela Besuievsky to be honoured with EFA co-production award
The Prix Eurimages will be handed out to the Spanish producer at the European Film Awards on December 3.
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CommentDogs on Film
Only at the annual Fido awards would you see a Bond girl sitting next to a Jack Russell.
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Ariztical Entertainment acquires Movie Star for US
The distributor has earmarked a spring 2012 release for the drama starring Shawn Doyle.
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NewsNorth East Creative Fund makes 13 film investments
Public investment has created a ‘critical mass’ of film activity in North East England, according to Northern Film & Media chief executive Tom Harvey.
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Helen McCrory to star in Klimkiewicz's Flying Blind
It is the third film to go into production as part of South West Screen’s microbudget scheme iFeatures.
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Love sells at AFM for VMI Worldwide
The sales agent has closed a raft of key sales on its space travel drama Love at AFM.
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NewsMelancholia leads European Film Awards nominations
Other top nominees include The Artist, The Kid With A Bike, The King’s Speech, Le Havre and In A Better World.
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NewseOne takes UK on hot AFM seller 12 Years A Slave
The distributor has prevailed in a bidding war to acquire UK rights to Summit International’s sold-out prestige title to be directed by Steve McQueen.
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NewsTintin adds $41m to surge past $125m internationally
A further $40.8m for the family adventure mostly through Sony pushed it to $125.3m while Constantin’s The Three Musketeers is several swishes of the blade away from $100m through Summit International licensees.
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Haywire revealed as Nov 6 AFI FEST secret screening
Steven Soderbergh’s anticipated action thriller stars Channing Tatum, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Michael Angarano, Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas, Bill Paxton and screen newcomer and mixed martial arts star Gina Carano.
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W2 Media acquires remake rights to Finnish prestige hit Princess
Busy W2 Media has taken English language remake rights to Arto Halonen’s acclaimed Finnish feature Princess, based on the true story of cabaret dancer Anna Lappalainen.
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96 Minutes goes to ARC, XLrator for US
ARC Entertainment and XLrator Media have picked up all North American rights to the urban thriller 96 Minutes.
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NewsMyriad, STV get Seconds Of Pleasure with Figgis, LaBute
Myriad Pictures has brought a Mike Figgis project into the AFM, acquiring worldwide rights excluding the UK to Seconds Of Pleasure based on a screenplay by Neil LaBute. Shooting is set for summer 2012.
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NewsPuss In Boots repels Heist to stay top in US on $33m
An excellent hold for DreamWorks Animations’ Shrek spin-off was enough to keep the Ben Stiller-Eddie Murphy comedy Tower Heist and the latest Harold & Kumar release at bay.
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NewsSolid AFM deal-flow despite lack of new high-end fare
AFM trade appeared to be solid at the half-way mark despite a dearth of new high-end packages that in light of an extraordinary Cannes market was perceived more as a foible of the production and financing cycle than any harbinger of doom.
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NewsMatch Factory sees more sales on The Sleeping Voice
War drama goes to Brazil (Imovision), Colombia (Cineplex) and Latin American pay TV (Movie City).
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NewsFortissimo keeps punching with Warrior sales
Fortissimo closes more deals on Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale.
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NewsDead Man Down scores multiple sales for IM Global
Stuart Ford’s sales, production and finance company has reported a roaring trade on its fully financed thriller to star Noomi Rapace and Colin Farrell.