All articles by Andreas Wiseman – Page 181
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Cyan Films picks up Slamdance screenwriting winner
Australian production outfit Cyan Films has picked up 100 Bloody Acres, winner of the horror section of the Slamdance 2010 screenwriting competition.
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NewsBanksy doc, Sons Of Cuba among Grierson nominations
The Grierson Trust has announced its final nominations for the British Documentary Awards.
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NewsOf Gods And Men is France’s foreign language Oscar submission
Xavier Beauvois’ Cannes Grand Prize winner has been selected to represent France at the Academy Awards.
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UKFC, Skillset back WFTV mentoring scheme
UKFC and industry training body Skillset support new Women in Film and Television (WFTV) scheme to give women with more than five years experience in the industries the opportunity to be mentored for six months by a key industry figure.
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London Screenwriters' Festival launches Inspired by Science Treatment Award
The London Screenwriters’ Festival launches the Inspired by Science Treatment Award in association with charitable foundation Wellcome Trust.
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NewsGenie in the House being adapted into 3D films
Wild Bunch Germany, Maestranza Films and Cyber Group Studios have come on board for the 3-D film trilogy adaptated from TV series Genie in the House.
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NewsThe Other Guys tops UK box office
Sony’s cop-buddy comedy The Other Guys topped the UK box office over the weekend, taking $3.1m (£2m) from 441 screens at a per-print average of $6,965 (£4,491).
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Stealth, Premiere start new fund for film and TV finance
Stealth Media Group (SMG) and financier Premiere Picture have partnered to create a joint venture TV and film finance fund, Premiere Stealth Securities (PSS), set to launch at MIPCOM.
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Rio to open with Jabor’s Supreme Happiness; closes with Lope
Festival will present 60 new Brazilian productions.
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NewsNon Stop finds I’m Still Here in Toronto deal
NonStop Entertainment has taken Scandinavian and Baltic rights to Casey Affleck’s Joaquin Phoenix documentary I’mStillHere from Magnolia Pictures.
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IFCO bans DVD re-release of I Spit On Your Grave
The Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO) has banned the DVD re-release of controversial 1978 horror I Spit On Your Grave.The IFCO refused to grant a supply certificate to the film on the grounds that it “depicts acts of gross violence and cruelty towards humans”, and contravenes of Ireland’s Video Recordings ...
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Metrodome to launch sales agency
UK distributor Metrodome Group has announced its intention to launch an international all-rights film sales agency in 2011.
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NewsIMAX signs three-theatre deal with Kazakhstan's Kinopark
The deal will bring the first IMAX cinemas to the Kazakhstan
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NewsVision+Media launches training scheme for screenwriters
The North West screen agency has selected 26 writers to take part in the eight-month initiative
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NewsRiz Ahmed, Matt Greenhalgh host cult film screenings
Riz Ahmed (pictured), Stephen Graham and Matt Greenhalgh will host screenings in the new season of the Jameson Cult Film Club, which returns this autumn.
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FeaturesWeekly International Box Office September 10 - 12
Sony/Constantin’s action-thriller Resident Evil: Afterlife blew away its international competition on its debut weekend, grossing twice as much as its nearest rival.
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Metrodome’s Brown joins Neon Park as partner
James Brown has joined UK production and finance outfit Neon Park as a partner alongside CEO Lex Lutzus, and has also taken up the role of managing director.
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DogWoof launches DIY distribution scheme with Restrepo
Dogwoof has launched a DIY distribution scheme, backed by the UK Film Council, which allows individuals to screen the UK distributor’s newest films.
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Artificial Eye connects with Archipelago
Artificial Eye has acquired all UK rights to Joanna Hogg’s drama Archipelago from Wild Horses Film Company.