All articles by Andreas Wiseman – Page 153
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NewsStudioCanal and LoveFilm ink exclusive content deal for UK and Germany
All StudioCanal titles to be available to subscribers of LoveFilm’s streaming service at no extra cost
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NewsMomentum wins big at Screen Marketing & Distribution Awards
Momentum, Warner Bros, Universal, Fox among winners at gala event in London.
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NewsBIFA renews Moet & Chandon sponsorship deal
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) will take place on Dec 4.
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NewsTinker Tailor in control for second week on £2.1m ($3.3m) in UK
StudioCanal records its biggest-ever UK haul as Tinker Tailor overtakes Unknown’s £6.5m ($10.1m).
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NewsAndrea Wong named president, international, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Wong also becomes resident of international production for Sony Pictures Television
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NewsEros teams with Jimmy Shergill to tap Punjabi market
Indian major signs four-film deal with Jimmy Shergill Productions
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NewsBavaria and Telepool merge foreign sales units
Thorsten Ritter to head film sales at new company Global Screen; Rolf Moser and Thomas Weymar will be managing directors
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NewsPaul Bettany, Brian Cox attached to Nick Murphy thriller
Neal Street feature scripted by Bill Gallagher gets go-ahead funding from BBC Films and BFI.
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NewsADFF opens with Monsieur Lazhar, hosts eight world premieres
Abu Dhabi Film Festival’s four competition sections offer combined prize money of $1m
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NewsThe Unliving director Lilja finds backing for feature version
Coproduction office and Swedish Film Institute support feature adaptation of Berlinale-winning short, produced by Filmlance International.
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NewsADFC reveals finalists for $100,000 screenwriting grant
Abu Dhabi Film Commission reveals finalists for international screenwriting competition worth $100,000
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NewsRaindance jurors to include Dexter Fletcher, Gillies MacKinnon
The jury for the 19th Raindance Film Festival includes Dexter Fletcher, Helen McCrory and Gillies MacKinnon.
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NewsShoreline takes on Adrift: People of a Lesser God, Vanished
Shoreline Entertainment picks up doc Adrift: People of A Lesser God and thriller Vanished
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NewsEFA nominates three for animation award
Chico & Rita, The Rabbi’s Cat, A Cat In Paris nominated.
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NewsTinker Tailor Soldier Spy opens big on £2.8m ($4.4m) in UK
StudioCanal (formerly Optimum) scores its biggest opening weekend in UK, easily outwitting newcomers I Don’t Know How She Does It and 30 Minutes Or Less
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NewsUniversal and Paramount renew NZ home entertainment deal
Paramount extends DVD and Blu-ray deal with multi-year agreement.
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NewsRaindance in administration for second time, to become plc
Indie festival training company has been in administration since March 2011 after new cash flow problems.
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NewsA Separation is Iran's Foreign Film Oscar submission
Iran selects Asghar Farhadi’s acclaimed drama as its Best Foreign Language Oscar submission.
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CommentWeinstein vs Bachmann: Round 1, Butter up
At the Toronto premiere of TWC comedy Butter, Harvey Weinstein invited potential Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann to join him for “some verbal ping-pong on gay rights and women’s rights.”