All Screen articles in 27 Jan 2011 – Page 6
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Celestial movie channels to be carried by Indonesia’s Skynindo
Hong Kong’s Celestial Pictures has signed carriage deals with Indonesia’s Skynindo PT for its pay-TV channels Celestial Movies and Celestial Classic Movies.
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FeaturesInternational Box Office 2010 Wrap
The combined box office of the top 50 international territories in 2010 was $17.9bn* from 14,504 titles, a staggering 10.6% increase on 2009, when 14,466 titles grossed $16bn.
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NewsSamsung, BFI 3D screenings kick off with Tron: Legacy
The series of 3D screenings at the BFI IMAX will run from January through to September 2011.
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Ex-Cinemavault evp Michael Paszt returns with Raven Banner
The former Cinemavault Releasing International evp of worldwide acquisitions and Canadian distribution has resurfaced with James Fler and Andrew Thomas Hunt to form Raven Banner Entertainment.
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IM Global to kick off sales in Berlin on Bigelow thriller
Stuart Ford’s sales company will introduce the thriller to buyers at the EFM next month, marking Kathryn Bigelow’s follow-up to her Oscar winning The Hurt Locker.
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Jeffrey Dean Morgan to star in Dibbuk Box for Lionsgate
Lionsgate has set an Oct 28 North American release date for Ghost House Pictures’ supernatural tale about a divorced man whose daughter buys a possessed antique box.
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Gary Rubin joins Cohen Media Group
The former head of First Independent Pictures joins the new production and distribution company as senior vice-president.
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Samuel Goldwyn acquires US rights to The Edge
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired all US rights to the Golden Globes nominee and Russian Academy Award foreign language submission.
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Truly Indie, Magnolia Home Ent to re-release doc Dumbstruck
Wagner/Cuban Company’s Truly Indie and Magnolia Home Entertainment are re-releasing Mark Goffman’s documentary Dumbstruck in theatres and DVD.
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NewsThe Beaver to receive world premiere at SXSW
Jodie Foster directed and stars alongside Mel Gibson in Summit’s drama about a corporate leader who recovers from a meltdown with the aid of a hand puppet.
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NewsFilm finance expert Jeff Steele launches Film Closings
The former Magnet Media Group CFO’s company will specialise in packaging and closing finance deals and will base his company in Los Angeles and Chicago.
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NewsFilmNation, Relativity strike sales deal ahead of EFM
The companies are in final negotiations to close an exclusive multi-year deal whereby FilmNation will oversee international sales and distribution on Relativity’s single picture titles outside of those pursuant to the co-financed slates set up at Universal and Sony.
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NewsSony unleashes international Green Hornet swarm
Sony’s action caper tale is likely to overthrow Disney’s Tangled as the international champion, although the latter is expected to soar past $200m.
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NewsHong Kong film fest draws award-winning directors for Quattro
The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) is planning a second omnibus project, Quattro Hong Kong 2, with short films directed by Thailand’s Apichatpong Weerasethakul, the Philippines’ Brillante Mendoza, Malaysia’s Ho Yuhang and Hong Kong’s Stanley Kwan.
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NewsFrench film foreign admissions drop 18% in 2010
France’s film export body, Unifrance, has reported export figures for 2010 with a 17.9% drop in foreign admissions from 2009.
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FeaturesPaolo Virzi
The director and co-writer of Italy’s foreign language Oscar submission The First Beautiful Thing, talks to Jeremy Kay about shooting in his home town Livorno and going up against Avatar at the box office.
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NewsFilm Agency for Wales launches business support programme
10 Welsh film companies will be selected for the scheme, which is to be headed by Jonathan Olsberg.
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NewsScarabee Films to launch US subsidiary
The Dutch company produced Leonard Retel Helmrich’s forthcoming Sundance feature doc Position Among The Stars.
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