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FeaturesMarketplace: word of mouse marketing
From Twitter to transmedia content, the fast-moving digital sphere is changing the face of theatrical marketing. But while online spend is rising, traditional media still claims the bulk of distributor advertising spend in the US. Robert Marich explores how the two arenas intersect
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NewsEcosse plans adaptation of Faulks' On Green Dolphin Street
London-based production company Ecosse films is developing the screen adaptation of Sebastian Faulks’ Cold War love story novel On Green Dolphin Street.
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NewsAruba closes first edition striking balance between international, local needs
In an economy where long-running festivals are struggling, the Aruba International Film Festival had a solid inaugural run. “For the first year, I think it’s a success,” says one of the festival’s founders, Guiseppe Coioccarelli.
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NewsGriffin Dunne unveils Veronica short from Farrelly/Wessler Project
Griffin Dunne was at the inaugural Aruba International Film Festival this week with the world premiere of his new short film Veronica, which is part of the as-yet-untitled Peter Farrelly/Charles Wessler Project.
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FeaturesElisa Salinas
Mexican businesswoman and leading film/TV producer Elisa Salinas talks to Chris Evans about her own companies, Television Azteca and Corazon Films, and her new post on the board of Filmax.
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E1 takes on 13 titles from Cannes
Deals include Three Musketeers for UK, Universal Soldier IV for Canada.
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NewsAruba festival to show 15 film from Caribbean film-makers
The Islands of Aruba, Curacao, The Cayman Islands, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago and The Bahamas will be represented in the Aruba International Film Festival Spotlight.
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NewsKino takes US rights to Lee Chang-dong's Poetry
Cannes screenplay winner scheduled to come to US cinemas this autumn.
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KinoSmith buys slate for Canada
KinoSmith Inc has acquired rights in Canada for a slate of 12 features and documentaries including Hot Docs award-winner Jeff Malmberg’s Marwencol.
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NewsStar power conquers Cannes
Buyers flocked to projects with big stars attached and clear theatrical potential in a Cannes market that proved tough for smaller projects and quiet on the US domestic front. Jeremy Kay reports.
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Cordoba's Maid scoops top prize at Marfici
The Argentine festival closed on May 16 after screening 147 films over eight days.
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NewsGeddes to be festival director for ActionFest
Colin Geddes (pictured) takes new role at ActionFest but will retain TIFF duties.
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NewsSalt strikes first-look deal with $30m Brazilian Fund
Newly launched Brazilian film fund Virtù-Schurmann Cinema has signed a first-look deal with UK-based sales and financing company Salt. Salt, which has previously worked on Brazilian titles including City Of Men (Cidade de Homens) (pictured) and Cidade Baixa (Lower City), will help Virtù-Schurmann in identifying and developing Brazilian films with ...
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NewsFox International Productions ramps up in Russia and Brazil
Projects include Russian Working Girl remake and Brazil’s first stop-motion animated film.
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UKFC's Lenny Crooks to set up New York-based consultancy
Lenny Crooks, former head of the UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund, is moving to New York to start a new consultancy service for filmmakers on both sides of the pond.
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NewsHot Docs top winners are A Film Unfinished, The Name of the Family
In all, the Toronto-based documentary festival gave 10 awards with more than $72,000 in cash prizes.
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Canada's Greenberg Fund backs new projects by Natali, Skogland
Astral Media’s Harold Greenberg Fund has announced the latest round of funding for 24 projects in its Script Development Program for Canadian feature scripts.
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NewsDominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell to star in The Laureate
Media 8 Entertainment is handling worldwide sales on the 1920s-set drama.