All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1062
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Miami to honour von Trotta, Secret In Their Eyes
German director and actress Margarethe von Trotta will receive the 27th Annual Miami International Film Festival’s (MIFF) Career Achievement Tribute Award.
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Rami Yasin named production chief at Imagenation Abu Dhabi
Imagenation Abu Dhabi has hired Rami Yasin as its head of production as the company prepares to unveil its first Arabic project.
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Disney's Alice rules overseas on $100.5m mad March launch
Alice In Wonderland reigned supreme in the international marketplace and grossed $100.5m from 40 territories in its launch weekend, much higher than initial studio estimates from the weekend.
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Pei Pei, Tsang board South Pacific's Girl Meets Boy
Hong Kong actors Cheng Pei Pei and Kenneth Tsang are in Auckland filming South Pacific Picture’s romantic comedy Girl Meets Boy.
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Precious sparkles at 25th Indie Spirit Awards
Precious dominated the 25th Indie Spirit awards in Downtown LA on Friday night [March 5] with five of the top prizes.
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Hurt Locker caps triumphant night with best picture Oscar
The Hurt Locker was the big winner on a good humoured Oscar night, claiming six awards including best picture and best director for Kathryn Bigelow.
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Alice tumbles into history with $116.3m North American launch
Disney pulled off the biggest 3D launch in history as Alice In Wonderland opened in North America on an estimated $116.1m.
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IFC to launch Shane Meadows comedy through SXSW tie-in
Shane Meadows’ Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee (pictured) is among a trio of new films that IFC will launch on VOD day-and-date with their theatrical screenings at SXSW.
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DreamWorks signs up Tate Taylor to direct bestseller The Help
DreamWorks Studios has acquired Kathryn Stockett’s 2009 bestseller The Help and set the author’s childhood friend Tate Taylor to direct.
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Ja Rule, Adrienne Bailon board RGM's debut faith-based film
Rapper Ja Rule and Adrienne Bailon, the former member of girl groups Cheetah Girls and 3LW, will star opposite each other in the faith-based drama I’m In Love With A Church Girl.
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Disney expects box office wonderland for Alice
If some in Hollywood were beginning to wonder whether Avatar would ever relinquish its hold on the international box office their guessing game is about to end.
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San Francisco Film Society names finalists in new grant award
The San Francisco Film Society has announced the 11 finalists and one honorable mention for the SFFS/Film Arts Foundation Documentary Grant.
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Dallas International Film Festival to honur Up's Pete Docter
Up director Pete Docter will receive the Dallas International Film Festival’s 2010 Texas Avery Animation Award.
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Anonymous, Philanthropy Project back homeless tale Little Red Wagon
David Anspaugh will direct the feel-good family film Little Red Wagon for the John Templeton Foundation and Anonymous Content.
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Out of the blue and into the black
If 20th Century Fox regretted the co-financing alliance it made with Paramount Pictures on Titanic, splitting distribution rights and the pot on what would go on to become the biggest film of all time, it was not going to make the same move on Avatar.
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US court hands studios critical victory in piracy war
Hollywood has secured a crucial victory in its war on piracy against RealNetworks.
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IFP returns with Script To Screen Conference
Catherine Hardwicke and Ocean’s Thirteen writer Brian Koppelman will be among the participants at IFP’s Script To Screen conference in New York.
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San Francisco unveils first wave of competition entries
Top brass at the 53rd San Francisco International Film Festival have unveiled the 12 contenders for the New Directors Prize and announced the competition documentaries.
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Shooting starts in New York on Untitled Oliver Sacks Project
Production is underway in New York and the Westchester area on Untitled Oliver Sacks Project.
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Michael Paszt leaves Cinemavault after ten years
Cinemavault Releasing’s international executive vice-president of worldwide acquisitions and Canadian distribution Michael Paszt has left the Toronto-based company after ten years.