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Features
Valerie Donzelli
The French film-maker talks about Oscar contender Declaration Of War and her third feature, in production now.
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NewsFree Stone takes on world sales for Sundance selection About The Pink Sky
Keiichi Kobayashi directs TIFF’s best picture winner.
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FeaturesTurning British film upside down
Have UK producers hijacked the debate on public funding in Britain? Geoffrey Macnab reports on calls for a more distribution-led approach as the Film Policy Review panel prepares to unveil its findings
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FeaturesAlexander Payne
Alexander Payne, the writer-director of The Descendants, describes his ability to draw humour from dark moments in a wide ranging interview conducted by Screen editor Mike Goodridge at the BFI London Film Festival.
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FeaturesScorsese goes digital
Martin Scorsese revisits the birth of cinema in Hugo and pushes the boundaries of digital 3D in the 21st century.
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NewsLance Daly kicks off Life's A Breeze shoot
Fionnula Flanagan, Pat Shortt, Eva Birthistle and Kelly Thornton star in the Irish-set family drama.
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NewsBejo boards The Scapegoat alongside Personnaz, Kusturica
In first major role after The Artist, Bérénice Bejo set to play investigative journalist Tante Julia in adaptation of French writer Daniel Pennac’s classic The Scapegoat (Au Bonheur des Ogres).
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EMP signs three-picture deal with Ge You
Hong Kong’s Emperor Motion Pictures (EMP) has signed a five-year three-picture deal with leading mainland Chinese actor Ge You.
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NewsFestival Scope launches Labels section with FIPRESCI, Global Film Initiative, Binger
Online industry platform Festival Scope has partnered with international critics group FIPRESCI to start a new section called Labels, which will offer films that have won awards at festivals or been selected by partner organisations.
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NewsExpanding Dogwoof finds new investment
UK doc specialist gets £200,000 investment as business sees 30% year-on-year growth.
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NewsNBR honours Hugo, Scorsese in best of 2011 vote
The National Board Of Review (NBR) on Thursday (Dec 1) anointed Martin Scorsese’s homage to the filmmaking pioneers as its best film of the year and gave the directors award to the man himself.
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Drafthouse Films picks up Electric Boogaloo
The distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will release Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story Of Cannon Films theatrically in late 2012.
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Chapman University's Dodge to build Filmmakers’ Village
The Dodge College Of Film And Media Arts has unveiled details of its $100m live-learn project for film students.
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Adrian Smith promoted to evp, general sales manager at Sony
Smith will oversee domestic sales of all of Sony Pictures’ films alongside Sony Pictures Releasing president Jim Amos, to whom he will report, and worldwide distribution chief Rory Bruer.
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NewsViola Davis to receive Santa Barbara honour
The star of The Help will collect the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Outstanding Performer Of The Year Award on Jan 27, 2012.
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NewsBreaking Dawn eases past $300m int’l box office
The penultimate episode in Summit’s world-beating tween franchise soared past $500m in worldwide ticket sales earlier in the week.
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NewsSales agents, producers mobilise for LatAm market Ventana Sur
Six Latin American films will compete for post-production and marketing funds in Primer Corte, one of several anticipated highlights when the third Ventana Sur market kicks off in Buenos Aires on Friday (Dec 2).
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NewsLondon Critics Circle to honour Nicolas Roeg
The London Critics Circle will honour Nicolas Roeg with its highest honour, the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence In Film.
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News10 animated shorts on Oscar shortlist
The short list for the animated short film Oscar category has been unveiled.