All Screen articles in 21 Apr 2011 – Page 27
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NewsMinghella Film Festival awards four shorts
The inaugural awards took place as part of the Minghella Film Festival on the Isle of Wight, which was set up in 2009 in memory of the late British director Anthony Minghella.
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NewsMichael Shannon to receive RiverRun’s Emerging Master Award
The Oscar nominated scene stealer from Revolutionary Road and Boardwalk Empire will collect the honour on Apr 11.
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NewsFilm Independent launches documentary lab
The seven-week enterprise sponsored by Latino Public Broadcasting will take place in Los Angeles and accommodate 14 filmmakers and nine projects.
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NewsMitchell, Bean, Unger return to Silent Hill
The franchise’s original stars Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean and Deborah Kara Unger are returning to the horror property and will star alongside previously announced Adelaide Clemens and Kit Harington.
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NewsLionsgate partners with Janet Jackson’s jdj Entertainment
In her first outing as a film producer, Jackson has signed a deal with the studio to select, develop and produce a feature project.
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NewsRobert Kessel named svp production for Matt Tolmach
Kessel most recently worked as evp production and acquisitions at Overture Films.
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NewsNatural Selection wins SXSW Grand Jury prize
The Austin festival unveiled jury and audience award winners in the narrative and documentary feature, Spotlight Premieres and Emerging Visions sections on Tuesday night [15].
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NewsSam Worthington to star in one of two new Screen Australia films
New Australian action surf drama Drift is to be filmed in south-west Western Australia and is a passion project for actor Sam Worthington (Avatar) and producers Tim Duffy and Myles Pollard, all of whom are originally from there.
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Shengshi Huarui boards Unison Co’s $30m Song Of Justice
Start-up Chinese production outfit The Unison Company is teaming with Beijing Shengshi Huarui to produce $30m epic action movie Song Of Justice.
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NewsPeccadillo Pictures and blinkbox launch LGBT genre page
LGBT-themed titles to be available on blinkbox’s website via a unique lesbian and gay genre page.
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FeaturesWeekly International Box Office March 11-13
Rango king of the international box office last weekend, taking $24.1m from 5,214 screens; Japanese box office suffers.
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NewsTribeca announces short film selection
Brendan Gleeson, Jean Reno and Eddie Marsan feature in the line-up of shorts unveiled by Tribeca today [16].
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NewsHarry Treadaway, Honor Blackman to star in Optimum's Cockneys Vs Zombies
Principal photography will begin in London next week.
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NewsIndomina Releasing, Vivendi sign exclusive distribution pact
The deal will cover home video, digital, internet, television, VOD and mobile platforms in North America through 2014.
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NewsWarner Bros shuts down international acqusitions unit
The dedicated international acquisitions division launched just over a year ago and had been developing a high-profile slate.
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Columbia to adapt Moonwalking With Einstein
Science correspondent Joshua Foer’s book chronicles his participation in the US Memory Championship.
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Erik Lomis lands top distribution job at Weinstein Comapany
Lomis will serve as president of theatrical distribution and home entertainment and previously served as MGM’s president of worldwide theatrical distribution, home entertainment and acquisitions.
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NewsJulia’s Eyes director to make English-language horror Venom
The Orphanage producers Rodar Y Rodar have revealed a new slate of projects to Screen, including Julia’s Eyes director Guillem Morales’ $17m English-language horror-thriller Venom.