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NewsWild Bunch's next Asterix to star Baer, Deneuve
Wild Bunch’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous with French Cinema slate also includes Despentes’ Bye Bye Blondie starring Emmanuelle Beart; and Philippe Garel’s That Summer.
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NewsHollywood dominates Spanish box office in 2010
Only two Spanish film sin top 30: Three Steps Above Heaven and Julia’s Eyes.
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NewsFirst 3D opera Carmen heading to more than 1,500 screens
Bizet’s Carmen to premiere as the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Closing Night Gala (Feb 6).
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NewsLoveFilm, blinkbox ink content deals with MoMedia
Subscription service LoveFilm and streaming site blinkbox have signed two-year deals for more than 200 films combined with content aggregator MoMedia.
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NewsSundance Selects acquires five Sundance titles for theatrical and VOD
Mad Bastards, Septien and These Amazing Shadows among new acquisitions for Sundance Selects.
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NewsWarner Bros to handle global release of Hobbit films
Warner Bros and MGM have confirmed that the former will handle the bulk of worldwide distribution on Peter Jackson’s return to Middle Earth.
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NewsLocal films set records in Norway, Finland
For the third consecutive year, Norwegian features sold more than 2.5 million or more tickets domestically, to control a record 23% of the market (against 20.6% in 2009).
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NewsFox's Gulliver looks to walk tall in six new lands
Fox International’s Gulliver’s Travels narrowly won the overseas race last weekend and arrives in half a dozen new markets this time around including Russia and South Africa. It has grossed more than $53m.
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FeaturesSpreading the word
Cannes Grand Prix winner Of Gods And Men was a breakout success in 2010, earning more than $30m. Key European distributors met at Les Arcs to discuss how they helped Xavier Beauvois’ film to attract audiences.
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NewsMeyer, Schaberg team with Bold and OddLot on Sierra / Affinity
The partnership between Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg’s Sierra Pictures, Michel Litvak’s Bold Films and Gigi Pritzker’s OddLot Entertainment heralds the arrival of a major new entity on the sales circuit in the run-up to Berlin.
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Roadside takes US to Sundance opener The Music Never Stopped
Roadside Attractions has made a preemptive buy for US theatrical rights to the Sundance opening night gala film The Music Never Stopped.
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Sundance Selects acquires The Imperialists Are Still Alive!
VOD platform Sundance Selects has taken worldwide rights excluding the UK and Mexico to Zeina Durra’s political drama The Imperialists Are Still Alive!
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Screen Media, XYZ strike deal on Phasma Ex Machina
Screen Media Films acquired Matt Osterman’s debut feature Phasma Ex Machina, which has been a pupular player on the festival circuit.
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NewsUPI on board to co-finance Clavier's directorial debut
Universal Pictures International (UPI) is partnering with UPI France and Les Films du Kiosque and Ouille Productions on the new French-language comedy You Don’t Choose Your Family (On Ne Choisit Pas Sa Famille).
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NewsChina Box office up 61% in 2010 for a new record
The Chinese box office total gross in 2010 reached $1.51bn (RMB10 billion), up 61.29% on 2009. After 44% growth in 2009, the 2010 boom again sets a new record.
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NewsLoveFilm adds Icon titles to streaming service
LoveFilm has struck a new exclusive streaming deal with Icon Film Distribution.
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NewsKaleidoscope picks up Forget Me Not
Kaleidoscope Entertainment have acquired Alexander Holt and Lance Roehrig’s directorial debut Forget Me Not for the UK.
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NewsNew distributors launch in Sweden, Norway
Triangelfilm head Mattias Nohrborg returns with Tri Art; Norway’s Star Media moves into theatrical under Pal Krem.
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NewsIndian censors give Inshallah, Football an adult certificate
India’s Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has issued an A (adult) certificate to Ashvin Kumar’s Kashmir-set documentary Inshallah, Football, which its director and producer say effectively blocks its release in India.