All Screen articles in 28 March 2013 – Page 5
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FeaturesChina: High cost of admissions
Explosive growth in screen numbers is driving up box-office revenues in China, but such rapid expansion could present risks for some exhibitors. Liz Shackleton reports
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NewsThree Sisters wins at Fribourg
Chinese documentary wins Regard d’or and three more prizes at 27th Fribourg International Film Festival in Switzerland
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Tax breaks to bring Showtime’s Penny Dreadful to UK
Showtime’s Penny Dreadful is set to be one of the first major US TV dramas that will be shot in the UK as a direct consequence of the imminent high-end drama tax breaks.
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NewsCinemaCon to honour Plaza
Aubrey Plaza, the comedienne and star of Safety Not Guaranteed, will receive the convention’s CinemaCon Breakthrough Performer Of The Year Award on Apr 18.
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NewsTribeca unveils community roster
The Tribeca Drive-In series will showcase The Birds, Beetlejuice and new festival selection Lil Bub & Friendz [pictured], while Family Screenings include a sneak preview of The Smurfs 2.
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NewsSkyfall takes two Empire awards
23rd official Bond mission wins two awards as director Sam Mendes picks up Inspiration award; Sightseers takes home Best British Film.
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NewsCroods tops UK box office
Fox’s 3D animation debuts top with a confirmed $8.3m (£5.4m), including previews; Warner Bros’ Jack the Giant Slayer opens with $2.4m (£1.6m) to chart second.
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NewsTugg, Codeblack free Angela
Tugg and Lionsgate-owned Codeblack Films will partner on the release of Free Angela And All Political Prisoners.
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NewsBlood Brother wins at Thessaloniki
The 15th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival-Images of the 21st Century (March 15-24) and its concurrent Doc Film Market drew to a close with a series of awards.
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NewsSister tops Swiss Film Awards
Ursula Meier’s Sister and documentary More Than Honey were the big winners at this year’s Swiss Film Awards.
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NewsMonsters sequel shoot underway
EXCLUSIVE: Sci-fi sequel stars Johnny Harris, Sam Keeley and Joe Dempsie.
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NewsLAGFF to screen Tightrope
Organisers at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival announced on Monday [25] that they will screen Elia Kazan’s Man On A Tightrope as a prelude to the festival proper.
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FeaturesThessaloniki Documentary Festival
The 15th edition of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival held its awards ceremony on Saturday [March 23], with Nikos Dayandas’ Little Land among the winners.
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FeaturesPrague International Film Festival
Photos from the 20th edition of the Prague International Film Festival, which ran March 14-22.
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NewsCroods tops US box office on $48m
The latest DreamWorks Animation family spectacle debuted top of the North American charts on an estimated $44.7m through Fox, followed by an impressive $30.5m launch through FilmDistrict for the Gerard Butler action thriller Olympus Has Fallen.
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NewsCroods rule int'l on $63.3m
UPDATED MAR 25: The first DreamWorks Animation film to open through Fox opened in fine style outside North America thanks to a confirmed $63.1m haul from 11,709 screens in 46 markets. Meanwhile, Django Unchained crossed $250m through Sony.
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NewsCMG acquires Go For Sisters
EXCLUSIVE: Edward Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group has taken all international rights to the John Sayles thriller following its world premiere in SXSW.
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NewsHKIFFS explains HAF award error
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) has confirmed that A Happy Wish is the winner of this year’s HAF Script Development Fund Award.
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IFFLA names Leadership Award recipients
Top brass at the Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (IFFLA) on Friday [22] announced that Universal Television evp Bela Bajaria and producer Guneet Monga will collect the Sixth Annual Industry Leadership Awards.
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NewsChapman College sets top women panel
Diablo Cody, Penelope Spheeris and Universal Pictures co-chairman Donna Langley [pictured] will take part in Chapman University’s 14th annual Women In Focus Conference.