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NewsBeginners, Tree Of Life tie for 2011 Gotham best film prize
The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) unveiled its Gotham Independent Film Awards recipients in New York last night (Nov 28).
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NewsPlacebo confirmed to play O2 at Sundance London
The inaugural arts event set to run from Apr 26-29 2012 has unveiled its first major music act – apart from T Bone Burnett, who as previously announced will take part in an on-stage conversation with Sundance Institute founder Robert Redford on opening night.
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Millennium Films acquires Guys Night
The company plans a spring 2012 production start on the story of four directionless men who head off to an island off the coast of New Jersey where supposedly anything goes.
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NewsFrederic Boyer joins Tribeca as artistic director
The appointment is expected to inject Gallic flair into the festival after Boyer departed his post as artistic director of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight last summer amid acrimony, claiming the French press had attacked his selections before they saw the films.
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NewsThanksgiving audiences reward Twilight with $42m US hold
The Twilight instalment boosted its running total to $22.1m after the second weekend, holding off a trio of family-friendly entries over Thanksgiving led by The Muppets (pictured).
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NewsBreaking Dawn adds $76m internationally to cross $275m
A solid second weekend for Summit’s latest Twilight episode delivered a confirmed $76m from approximately 10,500 venues in 68 markets as the running total overtook Twilight’s $200m lifetime tally. Bella, Edward and friends should surge past the half-billion global mark within a day or two.
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NewsMarc Butan said to have joined Annapurna Pictures as COO
The executive producer of The Grey (pictured) is understood to have come on board Megan Ellison’s finance and production house following the recent departure of Rob Barnum.
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NewsFinance company 120dB Films unveils $107m fund
The ambitious lender has partnered with an unnamed Fortune 500 property casualty insurance company on the venture which puts it in a position to compete with the larger boutique lenders and commercial banks.
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NewsSundance London to open with Redford, Burnett on stage
The inaugural music and film festival will open on Apr 26 with an on-stage conversation between Sundance Institute founder Robert Redford and T Bone Burnett, moderated by British author Nick Hornby.
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NewsFox International makes history, crosses $2bn in 2011
The distributor has become the only company to pass the mark in a single calendar year five times and the first to do so for three consecutive years.
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NewsMichelle Williams to receive PSIFF Desert Palm award
The actress is drawing awards buzz for her starring role as Marilyn Monroe in My Week With Marilyn and will collect the actress achievement award at the gala show in Palm Springs on Jan 7, 2012.
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IFC Midnight picks up US rights to The Corridor from XYZ Films
First-time director Evan Kelly’s sci-fi thriller has won several awards including both the Gold Audience Choice award for Best Canadian Film and AMD award for screenplay at Fantasia 2011.
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NewsNYFCC to announce nominations via Twitter on new Nov 29 date
The move from the original date of Nov 28 means New York critics will be able to accommodate Sony’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, which begins its first screenings on Nov 28. Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close however will not screen in time for consideration.
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MPAA announces two key appointments
Cybele Daley is named svp of government affairs and Anna Soellner becomes vp of corporate communications.
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NewsBreaking Dawn registers $291m worldwide launch
The latest entry in Summit’s Twilight series is a smash within its first five days, scoring an confirmed record $152.9m international debut including previews from approximately 9,950 sites in 54 markets and pushing the franchise past the $1bn international and $2bn global milestones.
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NewsBreaking Dawn eclipses North American box office on $140m
The Twilight express rolled back into town with the fifth biggest domestic opening weekend in history on an estimated $139.5m – a tremendous achievement that ranks one place behind New Moon on $142.8m.
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NewsBuck, Paradise Lost 3 among 15 on Oscar doc shortlist
The Academy on Friday (18) unveiled the features that advance in the voting process for the 84th Academy Awards, but Werner Herzog’s Into The Abyss, Steve James’ The Interrupters and Asif Kapadia’s Senna are notable absentees.
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NewsAction comedy Outrun finds US, international buyers
Open Road will distribute Dax Shepard’s caper in the US in 2012 while a slew of deals have closed outside North America following a strong market launch at AFM by Exclusive Films International.
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NewsGeorge Clooney to receive PSIFF’s Chairman’s Award
The star of awards season contenders The Descendants and The Ides Of March will collect the annual honour at the Palm Springs International Film Festival awards gala on Jan 7.
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NewsDwayne Johnson learns Monster’s Hunt Survival Guide
The former wrestling star is attached to star in the comic book adaptation that Simon Kinberg will produce through his Genre Films label.