All Screen articles in 26 May 2011 – Page 5
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NewsStephenson named Canadian Academy CEO
Former Toronto International Film Festival executive director Helga Stephenson has been appointed interim CEO of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, replacing Sara Morton.
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NewsSummit signs pay TV deal with HBO
Summit Entertainment has signed an exclusive output deal with HBO that will see the US pay TV network screening Summit titles released theatrically between January 2013 and the end of 2017.
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NewseOne reports Cannes spree
Entertainment One (eOne) has reported acquiring more than 50 films — including multi-territory buys Pompeii, Parker and The Big Wedding - at what filmed entertainment president Patrice Theroux said was “the best Cannes we’ve ever had.”
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Splice makers win TFC award
Vincenzo Natali and Doug Taylor, director and co-writer respectively of sci-fi thriller Splice, have been awarded the second annual Telefilm Canada (TFC) Golden Box Office Award and a prize of $40,855 (C$40,000).
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Greetings to Maya for US
Maya Entertainment has acquired US rights to Greetings to the Devil from Celluloid Nightmares. American Latino and multi-cultural specialist Maya will release the thriller theatrically and on its VOD platform.
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Australian court slams Omnilab and Michael Smith for collusion in VPF scandal
Former DCN director could face 5 years imprisonment for breaching Corporation Law
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NewsHoldom lines up Marcel, Deathtrap Dungeon
Mark Holdom, Inc., the Los Angeles-based production and financing company run by Mark Holdom in Italy and Sam Braslau in LA, has announced further details of its slate.
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NewsStar China Media announces new management team
Star China Media (SCM), a media and entertainment joint venture between China Media Capital and News Corporation, announced the appointment of Tian Ming as the company’s CEO and Cao Zhigao as its COO.
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NewsAbramorama to release Pearl Jam doc in US
Cameron Crowe’s doc is released to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the band’s formation
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Cannes deals signed by CMG
Cinema Management Group (CMG) has reported more than 30 sales deals on its Cannes slate of animated features and action films.
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NewsUniversal to distribute Fox home entertainment in New Zealand
Universal will distribute Fox titles on DVD and Blu-ray, taking over from Village Roadshow
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FeaturesDutch Courage
With the Dutch government recommending 30% cuts in the culture sector, local film industry experts brace for film spending cutbacks and potential job losses and bankruptcies.
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FeaturesCircles (Krugovi)
The Trap director Srdan Golubovic’s latest feature is the true story of a Serbian soldier who risked his life to protect a Muslim civilian during the war in Bosnia.
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FeaturesKarl Markovics
Screen talks to actor-turned director Karl Markovics, whose directorial debut Breathing picked up the Europa Cinemas Label in Cannes last week.
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FeaturesRebecca Daly
Irish director Rebecca Daly’s feature debut The Other Side Of Sleep played in Cannes’ Directors Fortnight. She talks to Screen about her inspirations, shooting in Ireland and sleepwalking.
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NewsKinowelt and Universum buy big in Cannes
New films by Niels Arden Oplev, Olivier Megaton and Martin Scorsese were bought by German independent distributors Kinowelt and Universum Film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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CommentCarry On Star Wars
Barbara Windsor comes face to face with a group of stormtroopers as Elstree & Borehamwood gets the Hollywood treatment.
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NewsDogwoof bites on An African Election
UK outfit takes Merz’s US political doc about Ghana which premiered at Sundance
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NewsFilm4's Commissioning team grows with addition of Piers Wenger
Wenger leaves BBC Wales where he has worked on Doctor Who.