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    Screen's Global Top 10 - April 09-11

    2010-04-14T12:21:00Z

    Screen International’s top 10 films worldwide this weekend.

  • Mateo Gil
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    Blackthorn

    2010-04-08T11:58:00Z

    A follow up to Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, Mateo Gil’s second feature is currently shooting on location in Bolivia.

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    Indies can skyrocket with CG animation

    2010-04-08T11:45:00Z

    One area where independent producers can carve a niche, and occasionally even trump the studios, is computer-generated animation.

  • Juan Jose Campanella
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    Juan Jose Campanella

    2010-04-08T11:44:00Z

    Argentinian director Juan Jose Campanella talks about his Spanish-Argentinean romantic thriller The Secret In Their Eyes (El Secreto De Sus Ojos), and the impact of winning this year’s foreign language Academy Award.

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    Hong Kong's box office booms, driven by 3D

    2010-04-08T11:41:00Z

    Hong Kong’s box office grew 29% in the first quarter of 2010, thanks to films like Avatar as well as new multiplex openings.

  • Lee Lieh
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    Monga producer Lee Lieh

    2010-04-08T11:35:00Z

    The producer of Taiwanese hit Monga talks about the success of the film and the new wave of commercial titles from Taiwan.

  • Clash Of The Titans
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    Weekly International Box Office April 07

    2010-04-07T16:05:00Z

    ScreenDaily brings you the weekly international box-office news.

  • Clash Of The Titans
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    Screen's Global Top 10 - April 02-04

    2010-04-07T14:29:00Z

    Screen International’s top 10 films worldwide this weekend.

  • The Congress
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    The Congress

    2010-04-01T12:07:00Z

    Ari Folman’s follow up to Waltz With Bashir combines live action feature and 2D animation sequences to explore the ethics of contemporary cinema and culture.

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    Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, screenwriters, Clash Of The Titans

    2010-04-01T12:00:00Z

    The writing team behind Clash Of The Titans talk about how their childhood love of the original informed the remake.

  • David Baddiel and Omid Djalili
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    David Baddiel

    Writer-comedian David Baddiel talks about The Infidel, the film he wrote and produced, and explains why many risk-taking British comedians are turning from TV toward the big screen.

  • Nanny McPhee And The Big Bang
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    Weekly International Box Office - March 31

    2010-03-31T16:26:00Z

    ScreenDaily brings you the weekly international box-office news.

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    International Box Office Review 2009

    2010-03-31T16:01:00Z

    ScreenDaily’s review of the top 11 international territories at the box office over 2009.

  • Agora
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    Spain

    2010-03-31T15:55:00Z

    The Spanish boix office enjoyed a boost later int he year from a string of local films, including Agora, Planet 51 and Cell 211, as well as the Avatar juggernaut.The $80m English-language historical epic Agora was the surprise hit of the year, grossing $30m despite mixed ...

  • Slumdog Millionaire
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    United Kingdom

    2010-03-31T15:55:00Z

    Total box office revenue in the UK and Ireland surpassed the $1.5bn (£1bn) mark in 2009 for the first time.Admissions reached a seven-year high of 173.5 million, helped by 3D. While the box office boomed, the crowded independent distribution sector was under pressure to consolidate. Even ...

  • Baaria
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    Italy

    2010-03-31T15:55:00Z

    Admissions dipped slightly in 2009 to 99.1 million from 99.4 million in 2008.However thanks to a boom in 3D screens (from 40 in January 2009 to 416 in January 2010) and the increased ticket price these rbing, Italy’s gross box office increased by 4.9% year on ...

  • Founding Of A Republic
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    China

    2010-03-31T15:55:00Z

    China’s gross box office reached a six-year high in 2009, up 43% on 2008, thanks to a boom in the multiplex construction and a fast-growing trend to build shopping malls alongside cinemas.A trip to the cinema before or after shopping has become the leisure activity of ...

  • Australia
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    Australia

    2010-03-31T15:55:00Z

    Australia’s annual gross box office exceeded A$1bn - around $891m - for the first time, propelled by the increase in 3D screens and rising ticket prices.Mainstream releases mostly over-performed: Australian audiences enjoy US comedies, such as 17 Again which stood-out backed by an Easter campaign from ...

  • Otra Pelicula De Huevos Y Un Pollo
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    Mexico

    2010-03-31T15:54:00Z

    Family films propelled the Mexican box office to a 9.5% increase in 2009, boosted by the likes of local animation Otra Pelicula De Huevos Y Un Pollo.A further homegrown title, El Estudiante, was one of the year’s off-beat hits, thanks to female word of mouth.The year’s ...

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    South Korea

    2010-03-31T15:54:00Z

    South Korea’s box office hit a record high in 2009 grossing $940m, up 12.7% year on year. Admissions rose 5.1% to 154.9 million.Audiences watched more films - 3.15 per capita, up from 3.03 in 2008 - and ticket prices were raised in the middle of the ...