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LA Greek Film Festival hands out Orpheus Awards
Plato’s Academy was named best feature and Colossi Of Love took the documentary award as the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) came to a close.
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The Reverse, Marwencol among big winners at Seattle
Borys Lankosz The Reverse claimed the grand jury prize and Jeff Malmberg’s Marwencol took top documentary honours as the 36th Seattle International Film Festival close at the weekend.
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Close, Franco, Dunst bring their shorts to Palm Springs
Directorial efforts from Glenn Close, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco will be among the line-up at the 16th Palm Springs International ShortFest.
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NewsEighties remake The Karate Kid battles to number one on $56m
Hollywood released an updated a pair of pop culture staples from the 1980s this weekend to mixed results as The Karate Kid from Sony beat Fox’s The A-Team to open top on a terrific $56m, according to studio estimates.
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NewsSex sells overseas for Warner Bros during World Cup
Sex And The City 2 maintained its winning ways overseas thanks to a confirmed $23m haul through Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI).
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AOP, Castel Film Studios prepare Holocaust hoax tale The Apple
New York-based Atlantic Overseas Pictures (AOP) and Castel Film Studios in Romania have teamed up to produce The Apple based on a screenplay by Ivo Marloh.
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Peter O'Toole to narrate Fantastic Films and House Of Fear's Eldorado
Peter O’Toole has signed on as narrator on Fantastic Films’ and House of Fear’s 3D comedy horror Eldorado.
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NewsLost City Of Z catches fire for Inferno
Los Angeles-based Inferno Entertainment has virtually sold out the upcoming adventure epic The Lost City Of Z, its marquee title that is being lined up for Brad Pitt and director James Gray.
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Summit to release Breaking Dawn in two parts
Summit Entertainment has ended speculation over the format of the final instalment in its Twilight series and confirmed that Breaking Dawn will be released as two separate parts.
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NewsWBPI banks on Sex appeal as World Cup kicks off
Sex And The City 2 complemented its number one international status by crossing $100m on Wednesday and enters the opening weekend of the World Cup as the favourite to retain its crown.
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NewsPeter Schlessel exits Sony to become GK Films president
Longtime Sony Pictures executive Peter Schlessel is joining Santa Monica-based GK Films as president.
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Sundance Film Festival brought in $63m for Utah, report claims
The 2010 Sundance Film Festival generated an overall economic impact of $62.7m for the state of Utah according to a new report.
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Katic, Yustman join The Double for Hyde Park, Imagenation Abu Dhabi
Stana Katic and Odette Yustman have joined Richard Gere, Topher Grace, and Stephen Moyer in writer Michael Brandt’s directorial debut project The Double.
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AFI to present Kaminski with Franklin J Schaffner Alumni Medal
Two-time Oscar winning cinematographer Janusz Kaminski will receive the AFI’s 2010 Franklin J Schaffner Alumni Medal.
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NewsParamount, MTV to give Les Grossman his own feature
Paramount Pictures and MTV Films are teaming up on a feature based on Tom Cruise’s foul-mouthed producer alter ego.
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NewsGilroy returns to write Universal's fourth Bourne episode
Universal has announced plans for the fourth Jason Bourne instalment and hired the franchise’s key writer Tony Gilroy.
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Darryl Iwai joins Toronto-based D Films as chairman of board
Darryl Iwai has been appointed chairman of the board of directors Toronto-based boutique marketing and distribution company D Films Corporation.
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The City Of Gardens wraps in Peru, moves to Los Angeles
Production is underway in Los Angeles on The City Of Gardens, the 1980s story of an American surfer wrongfully imprisoned for cocaine trafficking.
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IFC drawn to SXSW psycho-thriller Wake
IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Chad Feehan’s psychological thriller Wake following its world premiere at SXSW earlier this year.
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Katzenberg, Kennedy receive AFI honorary degrees
The American Film Institute (AFI) has conferred honourary degrees upon Jeffrey Katzenberg and Kathleen Kennedy for their “contribution of distinction to the art of the moving image.”