All Screen articles in 22 Mar 2012 – Page 15
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NewsFilmDistrict hires Christine Birch as president of marketing
Peter Schlessel (pictured) has slotted an important piece of the jigsaw into place in the wake of the departure of former president of theatrical releasing Bob Berney and his wife, evp of marketing Jeanne Berney.
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NewsHarry Potter named Best Film at Jameson Empire Awards
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy won three awards at the ceremony, which took place in London last night.
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NewsAs 3D novelty wears off, some experts call for more extreme uses
3D’s days as a novelty are up. That was the message at the second 3D Storytelling Conference at London’s Ravensbourne college.
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NewsOkinawa fest opens, organiser Yoshimoto steps up international profile
The fourth edition of the Okinawa International Movie Festival (OIMF, Mar 24-31) launched this weekend with increased emphasis on the event’s organiser — comedy giant Yoshimoto Kogyo — working to establish itself internationally.
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NewsKatniss and co leap into record books with $152.5m US debut
UPDATE: Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games grossed a confirmed $152.5m down from the estimated $155m and beat the opening weekend of every Twilight film to date and secured the third biggest launch of all time, the biggest non-sequel debut and the biggest March debut to signal the arrival of the next ...
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NewsHunger Games plunders $59.3m from 67 international markets
Lionsgate’s runaway train reached $214.3m worldwide after its opening weekend factoring in the $155m North American launch and opened top in virtually every market according to the distributor.
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NewsAlex Holdridge wraps shoot for Meet Me In Montenegro
EXCLUSIVE: In Search of A Midnight Kiss director’s new feature stars Rupert Friend, Jennifer Ulrich.
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NewsUK distributor ad spend surges in 2011
FDA figures confirm record box office in 2011 and 171m admissions; older demographic boost admissions.
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NewsVertigo eyeing StreetDance 3, another Horrid Henry film
If release of StreetDance 2 performs well, StreetDance 3 would follow after Giwa and Pasquini’s Walking On Sunshine.
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Jim Henson Company cuts first deal with China on Sid The Science Kid
The Henson’s first 3D animated film project is headed for MIPTV and involves a partnership with China’s Nine Eyes Stone & Shanghai Animation Film Studios to create a feature version of the TV series.
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NewsThe Hunger Games reigns victorious at the UK box office
Lionsgate’s adaptation defeats good weather to record the year’s highest debut to date and the best ever UK debut for distributor Lionsgate.
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NewsFrench cinema lobbies for digital update of l’exception culturelle laws
Directors Michel Hazanavicius and Luc Besson join campaigns calling for overhaul of France’s famous cultural exception laws taking into account new digital landscape.
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Fifth annual IFFLA honourees to include Kishore Lulla, Michelle Satter
The Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles has announced its annual Industry Leadership Awards honourees.
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Tribeca top brass announce panel series, new premieres
Festival co-founder Robert DeNiro, Meryl Streep and Judd Apatow to take part in a tribute discussion marking the centenary of Universal Pictures.
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NewsRichard Lester honoured with BFI fellowship
The director was presented with the award following a screening of his 1976 film Robin And Marian, starring Audrey Hepburn and Sean Connery, at the BFI Southbank.
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FeaturesRegent Street Cinema launch event
Industry attendees at the launch event for the Regent Street Cinema, London (Thursday 22 March).
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Jerry Pierce to receive Inter-Society’s 2012 Ken Mason Award at CinemaCon
The former svp of technology at Universal Pictures and founder/chairman of the Inter-Society’s Digital Cinema Forum will collect the honour in Las Vegas on Apr 24.
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NewsM-Net launches VOD African Film Library
The service promises to offer the world’s largest online collection of African film content.
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NewsGrace Carley appointed CTBF's head of fundraising
The Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF), the charity which supports film and television industry employees and their families in times of hardship, has appointed Grace Carley as its new head of fundraising.
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Bela Bunyik to act as Hungarian producers rep in Los Angeles
The executive producer and founder of Bunyik Enterprises will forge relationships between the Hungarian Producers Association and North American producers.