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Academy sets October 1 deadline for foreign language submissions
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has set an October 1 deadline for submissions in the foreign language film and the live action short film and animated short film categories.
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Bonnie And Clyde director Arthur Penn dies at 88
Arthur Penn, whose startling work on Bonnie And Clyde ushered US cinema into a new age of awareness, died from heart failure at his Manhattan home on Tuesday [28], one day after his 88th birthday.
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Israel Film Festival in LA to honour Dreyfuss, Landau
Richard Dreyfuss and Jon Landau will be honoured at the Israel Film Festival when it kicks off in Los Angeles next month.
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ATO Pictures swoops on US rights for comedy Terri
ATO Pictures has acquired US rights to the upcoming coming-of-age comedy Terri starring John C Reilly and newcomer Jacob Wysocki.
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NewsLucas to give Star Wars franchise the 3D treatment
George Lucas is going ahead with his plan to retrofit all six Star Wars films in 3D and has earmarked a 2012 launch.
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NewsThis Is That closes New York offices, will continue in spirit
The New York independent film scene is losing a familiar name but not the people behind it as Ted Hope, Anne Carey and Diana Victor call it a day on their production company This Is That.
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Voltage expects surge of interest on thriller Escapee
Production has started on the psychological thriller Escapee from Hollywood Media Bridge and Tall Tales Entertainment in association with Voltage Pictures and Nantucket Productions.
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NewsHollywood Film Awards to fete Bening, Duvall
Annette Bening and Robert Duvall will receive the Hollywood Film Festival’s best actress and actor awards at the gala night in Beverly Hills on October 25.
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NewsIndomina takes North America on Griff The Invisible
Fledgling distributor Indomina Releasing continues to build its slate and has acquired all North American rights from Fortissimo to Griff The Invisible.
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NewsLongtime Tarantino editor Sally Menke found dead
Sally Menke, the friend and collaborator of Quentin Tarantino who edited all his films, was found dead on a hiking trail in Los Angeles early on Tuesday morning [27]. She was 56.
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Film Sales Company takes worldwide rights to Mooz-lum
The Film Sales Company president Andrew Herwitz has acquired worldwide sales rights to Qasim Basir’s feature directorial debut Mooz-lum.
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Favorite Film Pitch contest returns to AFM 2010
The People’s Choice Awards (PCA) and AFM are teaming up again to host the second annual Favorite Film Pitch contest during the AFM that runs from November 3-10 in Santa Monica.
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Phase 4 claims industry's first 3D VOD release
Phase 4 Films will launch what it claims to be the first stereoscopic 3D VOD release this week [October 1].
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NewsStudios ponder NZ exit as Hobbit union row heats up
New Line, Warner Bros and MGM raised the possibility last night [27] that they may take production on the two upcoming Hobbit features away from New Zealand unless an escalating confrontation with regional unions is resolved.
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NewsBiutiful to fly flag for Mexico in Oscar race
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Biutiful will represent Mexico in this year’s foreign language Academy Awards race.
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Winter's Bone among US films bound for inaugural AFF in Poland
The American Film Festival (AFF), the first film event in Eastern Europe devoted to American cinema, has announced the 19 American Independent features that will compete in Wroclaw, Poland, for the $10,000 audience award and chance of Eastern European distribution.
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NewsAnimation spotlight among Hamptons special events roster
The Hamptons International Film Festival has announced its special programmes for the 2010 edition.
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First Run acquires Phil Ochs documentary
First Run Features has picked up Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune, a documentary from Michael Cohl’s S2BN Entertainment.
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AWP, Bron Studios team up on trio of sci-fi projects
Los Angeles-based distribution and production company American World Pictures (AWP) has teamed up with producer Aaron L Gilbert and his Bron Studios (Bron) to co-produce three sci-fi films.
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NewsKing, Schlessel, Berney unveil FilmDistrict
Following months of speculation, GK Films’ Graham King and Tim Headington have unveiled a new distribution, production and financing company FilmDistrict in association with GK Films president Peter Schlessel and new president of theatrical distribution Bob Berney.