All articles by Andreas Wiseman – Page 179
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MediaXchange launches touring 3-D forum at LFF
Media consultants MediaXchange will host a day-long 3-D forum, 3D-360° (Oct 28), as part of the BFI London Film Festival’s industry events.
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NewsEntertainment acquires Hugo Cabret, Dredd and Freddie Mercury biopic
Leading UK independent Entertainment Film Distributors has taken rights to Martin Scorsese’s 3-D family-mystery Hugo Cabret and the Freddie Mercury biopic from GK Films and Pete Travis’ 3-D sci-fi Dredd from DNA Films and IM Global.
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Leeds to open with The King’s Speech
Never Let Me Go, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives and Animal Kingdom are among the titles.
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NewsMaoz, Antoniak among EFA Discovery nominees
Samuel Maoz, Florin Serban, Giuseppe Capotondi, Feo Aladag and Urszula Antoniak nominated for EFA’s European Discovery - Prix FIPRESCI.
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Riseborough, Sheen drama Resistance set for late October shoot
Andrea Riseborough, Tom Wlaschiha and Michael Sheen have signed up for war drama Resistance, to be directed by Amit Gupta.
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NewsMade in Dagenham, Treacle Jr win in Dinard
The big winners at the Dinard British Film Festival this weekend were Nigel Cole’s Made in Dagenham and Jamie Thraves’ Treacle Jr.
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FeaturesSending the message online
Distributors are investing more time if not yet budget on marketing their films through social networks. Andreas Wiseman reports, with case studies of digital marketing plans for Inception, The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus and Four Lions.
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NewsUK production company Ecosse opens Glasgow branch
London-based film and TV production outfit Ecosse Films has opened a Glasgow office with the aim of developing Scottish talent.
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NewsStreetDance, Fox, Optimum among winners at first Screen Awards
Fox wins UK Distributor Of The Year; StreetDance 3D picks up British Independent Film Campaign and UK Theatrical Campaign.
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NewsNiels Swinkels promoted to MD of UPI UK
Duncan Clark, EVP Distribution, Universal Pictures International (UPI) today announced that Niels Swinkels has been promoted to managing director of UPI UK and Ireland.
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NewsMomentum takes UK rights to Wasted On The Young
Momentum has acquired UK rights to Toronto buzz title Wasted On The Young from Fortissimo.
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NewsThe Other Guys scores hat-trick at UK box office
The Other Guys became the fifth film this year to go three consecutive weeks at number one at the UK box office.
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GongMedia launches VOD platform
IPTV network and anime specialist Gong Media has launched an international VOD platform, GongVision.
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Mike Leigh on panel for Film London NYFF event
Mike Leigh joins Film London initiative ‘London in New York’, an event to promote London as a filming location, at the New York Film Festival.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest announces 132-film line-up
Sheffield Doc/Fest (Nov 3-7) includes 17 world premieres, 26 UK premieres, 5 European premieres and 1 international premiere.
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Mission Pictures acquires Gener8xion library
Mission Pictures International, the US-based distributor specializing in faith-based films, has acquired Gener8xion Entertainment’s film library.
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NewsSpike Jonze, HBO produce AIDS awareness documentary
Campaign organization RED has teamed up with HBO Documentary Films to produce The Lazarus Effect.
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NewsBertolucci to receive BBC World Cinema Award
Bernardo Bertolucci is to receive the World Cinema Achievement Award at the seventh BBC Four World Cinema Awards.
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NewsReliance Big Entertainment, Playtone create Electric City
Reliance Big Entertainment (RBE) today announced a joint-venture with Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman’s production company Playtone for a multi-platform digital experience called Electric City.