All Screen articles in 27 Sept 2012 – Page 11
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NewsArrow finds Cherchez Hortense
EXCLUSIVE: UK distributor Arrow Films picks up Pascal Bonitzer’s comedy starring Kristin Scott Thomas.
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NewsTokyo fest screening of Yim Ho's Floating City cancelled
Hong Kong-China production appears to have been withdrawn due to escalating political tensions between China and Japan.
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NewsDigital distribution tool PUMit launches
French technology firm UbicMedia’s platform will make its way to the North American market on Oct 21. The technology helps filmmakers to screen and monetise their work online.
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NewsTom Rothman to produce Robopocalypse for DreamWorks, Fox
The outgoing co-head of Twentieth Century Fox said: “If you are in politics, you dream of a call from the White House, in baseball, from the Yankees, in movies, from Steven Spielberg.”
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NewsExclusive Media invests in Millennium Entertainment
Screendaily broke the story in Cannes that Nigel Sinclair and Guy East’s ambitious company was circling Millennium Entertainment and the principals joined Nu Image founders Avi Lerner and Trevor Short on Tuesday (25) to announce they had acquired a minority stake.
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NewsUniversal Pictures heralds record box office haul
The studio, celebrating its 100th anniversary, announced on Tuesday (25) that its films had amassed $1.128bn for the year-to-date, setting a new company record.
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NewsA24 acquires Ginger & Rosa, Kino Lorber buys Resnais
Sally Potter’s Ginger & Rosa premiered in Telluride and will get a 2012 qualifying run before opening in theatres in early 2013. Alain Resnais’ You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet will open early next year.
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NewsStep Into The Dark with the Barbican
Barbican Centre announce opening programme for its new cinemas.
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NewsNew York's Maven Pictures revs up Rollin’ Thunder
Following the sale in Toronto of their comedy Imogene to Roadside Attractions / Lionsgate, Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray said on Tuesday (25) they will produce the bowling comedy.
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NewsEmma Sullivan, Steven Shiel among writers up for Wellcome Trust Screenwriting Prize
Winner to be announced at an awards event at Wellcome Collection on Oct 8.
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NewsA Most Wanted Man begins shooting
Russian actor Grigory Dobrygin [pictured] among new cast to join Anton Corbijn’s adaptation of John le Carré’s bestseller.
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NewsFilm Agency for Wales launches mentoring programme
Programme will allow 12 producers or company managers to be mentored by distribution executives to develop content for UK and international markets.
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NewsEFA honours Dame Helen Mirren
Mirren to be an honorary guest at 25th European Film Awards Ceremony, to be held in Malta on Dec 1.
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NewsEFP to spotlight European films in Busan
19 European directors and their newest films will be presented by European Film Promotion at the upcoming festival, which runs Oct 4-13.
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CommentGreg Shapiro: 'My ultimate responsibility is to my director'
Oscar-winning producer held a masterclass in Zurich to talk about his career to date.
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NewsMumbai film festival unveils competition sections
The Mumbai Film Festival has unveiled the line-up for its competition sections for this year’s edition (Oct 18-25), including its new competition for Indian features, India Gold 2012.
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NewsOz crowd-funding platform starts to see results
Pozible, Australia’s first and largest crowd-funding platform, has helped filmmakers raise $1.37m (A$1.3m) since its May 2010 launch, while total pledges have quadrupled in the past year.