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Russia's Rising Star to add one more IMAX screen
IMAX and leading Russian exhibitor Rising Star Media, today announced a deal for one additional IMAX location in Moscow, following the success of the exhibitor’s first three IMAX locations in the capital and St. Petersburg.
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NewsIcon plans October UK launch for Sundance hit Buried
Icon Film Distribution plans an Oct 1 UK release for Rodrigo Cortes’ thriller Buried.
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FeaturesRussian cinema battling with profit gap
Despite the ever increasing budgets of Russian movies, 60% of investments in them are not paying off, due to the gap between box-office receipts and production costs.
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NewsSummit sets release dates for Fair Game, The Darkest Hour
Summit Entertainment has scheduled the true-life spy drama Fair Game for a November 5 launch in North America.
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IMAX furthers reach in China with new eight-theatre deal
Building on impressive network growth in 2010, IMAX today announced an eight-theatre deal in China with entertainment developer and exhibitor Guangzhou Junyi Film & Television Group.
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Icon takes UK rights to Rare Exports from Kinology
Icon Film Distribution has taken UK rights to fantasy thriller Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale and plans a Dec 3 launch in the UK.
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NewsInward investment in UK slips slightly from 2009's record highs
Inward investment in the UK is down in the first half of 2010, with the amount spent between January and June totalling $851m (£557m) compared with $941m (£616m) in the equivalent period last year, according to figures released by the UK Film Council today.
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NewsBenelux distributor Lumiere ramps up with new investment
Brussels-based distribution outfit Lumiere has secured extra financing from one of Belgium’s biggest banks, KBC, and is now looking to acquire bigger movies.
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Don Boyd's Hibrow launches with plans for theatre, music and poetry events
UK-based filmmaker and producer Don Boyd has revealed details of his new venture Hibrow, billed as “the world’s first comprehensive online platform for the performing and visual arts.”
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BAFTA/LA, Warner Bros team up with Los Angeles for screening series
BAFTA/LA, Warner Bros and Warner Home Video are launching a free outdoor summer screening series in Los Angeles.
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NewsFuelled by Twilight success, E1 passes £100m in UK box office in 19 months
UK distributor E1 Films has now crossed the £100m ($153m) mark at the UK box office, since being founded in December 2008.
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Fox names Keith Feldman president of international home entertainment
Twentieth Century Fox has promoted Keith Feldman to president of its international home entertainment division.
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NewsMirovision sells The Housemaid to IFC
South Korean sales agent Mirovision has sold Im Sang-soo’s Cannes competition title The Housemaid to IFC Films for the US.
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Tender Son, Le Quattro Volte continue deals for Coproduction Office
Post-Cannes deals include French acquisition of Le Quattro Volte and Czech deal for Tender Son — The Frankenstein Project.
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Artificial Eye plans September UK launch for Peepli Live
The India-set farce is produced by Oscar nominee Aamir Khan.
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China to open up film imports by March 2011, with new WTO timeline
Following the World Trade Organization ruling, China will open up its market for entertainment goods by March 2011, parties have agreed.
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NewsScreen's UK Marketing & Distribution Awards unveils prestigious jury
Jurors joining Lord Puttnam include Roland Emmerich, Amanda Berry, Nik Powell, and Sally Caplan.
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NewsNew Italian distributor Atlantide picks up Plein Sud, LA Zombie
Atlantide Entertainment, a new niche distributor in Italy announces its debut with a catalog of some 30 titles acquired at the Berlin and Cannes Film Festival 2010 editions.
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NewsInception soars to the top in North America on $60.4m
Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures’ sci-fi spectacle Inception from Christopher Nolan soared to the top in its opening weekend on an estimated $60.4m.
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NewsShrek topples Eclipse to lead overseas with $52.2m
DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek Forever After ruled the waves in the first post-World Cup weekend thanks to an estimated $52.2m haul from 8,063 sites through PPI in 57 territories.