All articles by Andreas Wiseman – Page 150
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NewsSalt pre-sells Twist 3D, new Aussie sci-fi Skylab
Buyers hungry for Salt slate, Wild Bunch bites on Twist for German speaking Europe.
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FeaturesAFM buzz: UK sellers
From UK-based sales companies, Pathé brings Luke Evans-starrer No One Lives [pictured]; K5 has footage of Paul Walker in Vehicle 19; Goldcrest offers a new film from Penelope Spheeris; and Protagonist unveils 3D footage from hot sequel StreetDance 2, plus more buzzy projects.
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NewsLisa Aschan, Jane Magnusson among nominees for Stockholm Film Fund
She Monkeys director among five women nominated for new $750,000 (SEK 5m) production grant
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NewsBusan West Asian Festival to be bookended by The Host 3D, AfterShock
North American premieres for Korean hit Leafie and Filipino drama Nino, Bong Joon-ho to attend
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NewsTintin scores big in UK to easily claim crown
Paramount’s 3D animation takes $10.9m (£6.8m) on first weekend; studio scores one-two with Paranormal Activity 3
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NewsRa. One records record-breaking weekend for Eros
Eros reports record Bollywood box office of $35m worldwide from first five days for Shah-Rukh Khan sci-fi
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NewsIranian actress Marzieh Vafamehr escapes 90 lashes for film role
Actress who was imprisoned for scene in which she doesn’t wear a head covering is released from prison.
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NewsEntertainment One UK picks up The Sweeney; Square One takes for Germany
Square One has taken German rights to crime-drama starring Ray Winstone and Ben Drew.
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NewsBirds Eye View Festival 2012 cancelled due to funding cuts
Organisation hit by 90% funding cut and doesn’t get BFI Transitional funding, but will continue to run events in 2012.
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NewsHackney Picturehouse opens, to host Future Shorts festival
East London cinema to open October 28 and will host pop up shorts event.
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NewsMat Whitecross confirmed for Stone Roses film Spike Island
Elliott Tittensor and Matthew McNulty to star, UK shoot set between March-April 2012
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NewsBavaria International boards WWII comedy Hotel Lux
Bavaria takes worldwide rights to Leander Haussmann-directed comedy, produced by Gunter Rohrbach
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NewsEros unleashes ‘biggest ever Bollywood blockbuster’, announces TV deals
Eros International’s 3D action-sci fi RA One is expected to reach 5,000 screens worldwide.
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NewsHigh Court gives BT 14 days to block access to fileshare site Newzbin2
High Court gives BT 14 days from today [25] to block illegal filesharing site in win for studios and creative sector.
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CommentLate October lunch
Screen was delighted to be invited to a wonderful LFF reception with Italian producers and directors this afternoon at London’s Century Club.
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NewsSony Pictures Television opens Middle East sales office
Ziad Yaghi, former head of Dubai Film Market, to head up Dubai-based office, will report to SPT regional headquarters in London
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NewsEFA to honour Mads Mikkelsen
Danish actor accepts honorary award “with great humbleness and a big smile.”
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NewsBen Nicholls appointed MD Picture Production Company
Nicholls also joins Board of London and LA creative production agency
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NewsParanormal beats Contagion in UK; Kevin starts strong
Horror debuts on healthy $5.4m (£3.4m) as Johnny English slips to second; We Need To Talk About Kevin impresses for Artificial Eye.
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NewsFirst Film Festival to showcase 80 films across five Chinese cities
Guests to include Claude-Eric Poiroux, Julie Gayet, Athina Rachel Tsangari.