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Pony Canyon picks up Busan opener Always
South Korean distributor Showbox/Mediaplex has sold Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opening film Always, directed by Song Il-gon, to Pony Canyon for Japan.
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NewsDoha Film Institute launches mentoring initiative
DFI grantees will receive mentoring from industry professionals as part of the initiative which will take place during the upcoming third Doha Tribeca Film Festival.
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NewsLondon riots inspire new Stuart Urban film
UK production company Cyclops Vision will produce Stuart Urban’s new film, May I Kill U?, a black comedy set against the recent London riots.
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NewsYouTube launches rental service in UK
Google’s partners for the UK service include Universal, Sony, WB, Lionsgate, eOne, Metrodome and Revolver.
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NewsVanguard picks up Slovenian hit 9:06 for US
Igor Sterk’s psychological thriller 9:06 finds US distribution.
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FeaturesArab talent in bloom
As political change and renewal sweeps across the Middle East, the film industry in the Arab world is also undergoing a transformation. In step with this week’s Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Screen profiles some of the region’s rising film-making and acting talent now stepping onto the international stage.
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CommentQueue sera sera
Screen’s chief film critic tries to develop the peace of mind needed to wait in endless lines for screenings surrounded by queue jumpers and film bores.
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NewsTim Roth, Talulah Riley to star in The Liability
The road trip comic thriller will be directed by Craig Viveiros and produced by Corona Pictures.
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NewsWild Bunch's VOD platform FilmoTV adds five new channels
Service boasts more than 1,000 movies per year.
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NewsA Separation, Anatolia lead Asia Pacific Screen Awards nominations
Best film nominees are Let The Bullets Fly, Once Upon a Time In Anatolia, Wedding Planners, A Separation and Goodbye.
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NewsJohnny English reborn at UK box office on $7.8m (£5m)
Universal comedy towers over Lion King 3D and Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark.
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NewsAndrew Haigh in development on Simon Is Waiting
The Los Angeles-set drama has picked up development funding from Film4 and EM Media; Haigh’s second feature Weekend opens in the UK on November 4 following its LFF UK premiere.
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NewsSoda picks Strawberry Fields for UK
Soda takes UK rights ahead of world premiere at BFI London Film Festival.
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Film Asia launches Zombie, 3D Hunter at Busan market
Start-up Hong Kong production and sales outfit, Film Asia Entertainment, is unveiling a slate of new product at the Asian Film Market, headed by Malaysian 3D thriller The Hunter and Joe Chien’s zombie movie Zombie 108.
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Magnet drawn to horror Playback starring Christian Slater
Magnet Releasing has acquired US rights to Michael Nickles’ horror film starring Christian Slater and will release through its Ultra VOD platform in February 2012.
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NewsParamount names David Stainton president of in-house animation division.
Stainton joins Paramount’s new division after a 17-year run at Disney, where he served as president of Walt Disney Feature Animation.
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NewsNetflix announces U-turn over Qwikster
In a bizarre reversal, Netflix said on Monday it would return the business of DVD rentals and streaming under one roof.