All Screen articles in 30 June 2011 – Page 8
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NewsThe Flying Guillotine gets new director and start date
The Flying Guillotine, a film produced by Peter Ho-sun Chan and handled by his We Distribution, has changed director from Teddy Chen (Bodyguards and Assassin) to Andrew Lau Wai-keung (Infernal Affairs).
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NewsAcademy awards posthumous membership to Restrepo co-director
The late war photographer Tim Hetherington died in April while covering the conflict in Libya.
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NewsContrafilm’s Beau Flynn, Trip Vinson part ways
After 10 years together the executives have chosen to pursue individual projects and will continue to collaborate on titles.
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NewsPanda 2 stays top overseas for PPI on $55m hold
DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 2 held on to the top spot overseas through PPI as a confirmed $55.4m from 11,110 sites in 51 countries boosted the running total to $281.4m.
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NewsGreen Lantern opens top in US on $53m for Warner Bros
Green Lantern opened top of the charts on $52.7m according to Warner Bros estimates, though box office observers were quick to point out it was the lowest debut for a superhero film this summer.
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EU commissioner: we won't cut MEDIA Programme
The funding source’s budget is to be kept at its current level and could possibly be increased in the European Union’s budget period for 2014-2010, EU budget commissioner Janusz Lewandowski told a delegation of filmmakers in Warsaw on Friday [17].
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NewsWME Global head Taylor urges filmmakers to embrace revolution
Graham Taylor gave attendees at the Los Angeles Film Festival an upbeat appraisal of the independent space on Saturday [18], highlighting a “time of revolution, when the only way to act is entrepreneurially.”
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Alliance, Lionsgate prepare to unveil Maple Pictures sale
Alliance Films is close to paying in the region of $40m for Lionsgate-owned Canadian distributor Maple Pictures, according to press reports.
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Relativity Media promotes Kyle Davies to head global distribution
The executive steps into the shoes vacated by former head of worldwide distribution and marketing Peter Adee, who announced back in April that he was stepping down.
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NewsDirty Girl, Buck among Provincetown audience favourites
Abe Sylvia’s Dirty Girl (pictured) won the HBO Audience Award Best Narrative Feature at the closing ceremony of the 2011 Provincetown International Film Festival.
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NewsWoody Allen unveils cast for The Bop Decameron
The director’s first film to be financed by Medusa Film is currently in pre-production ahead of a Jul 11 start date in Rome.
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Kanter plans to bring Steinbeck field trip to life
Emmy Award-winning television producer Robert Kanter has acquired exclusive worldwide documentary rights to John Steinbeck’s non-fiction work The Log From The Sea Of Cortez.
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Van Damme signs up to MPCA's Six Bullets
Brad Krevoy’s MPCA has signed a second deal in a week with Jean-Claude Van Damme.
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