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NewsBlack Swan dominates Spirits on eve of Academy Awards
Black Swan and Fox Searchlight triumphed at Saturday afternoon’s [26] Indie Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, while 127 Hours, Winter’s Bone and The Kids Are All Right left a notable impression.
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Italian government approves continuation of film tax incentives
Second passage of incentive for cinema will remain active through 2013.
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NewsOscars: The King's Speech edges out The Social Network
By the time Steven Spielberg took to the stage to announce the best picture winner as the crowning moment of a largely predictable 83rd Academy Awards, The King’s Speech and The Social Network were neck-and-neck on three wins apiece.
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NewsHall Pass rises to the top in North America on $13.5m
New Line’s comedy Hall Pass starring Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis opened top in the US through Warner Bros according to official studio figures released on Monday [28]. The Farrelly Brothers comedy grossed $13.5m.
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NewsBlack Swan leads overseas pack on $17m weekend haul
Fox International’s Black Swan once again held on to the overseas crown – but only just – thanks to a confirmed $17.5m weekend haul from 3,950 screens in 45 markets.
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NewsTobe Hooper to direct Imagenation's horror Djinn
Poltergeist and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre director takes on horror to shoot in UAE.
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NewsInside Pictures extends reach outside UK
The UK training programme will be open to applicants from the EU for the first time in 2011.
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NewsRocket Releasing to launch Tomboy in US
The company has picked up US distribution rights to Celine Sciamma’s French drama which opened the Panorama section at Berlin earlier this month.
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NewsFandango Portobello shakes Salt Of Life for more deals
Italian comedy The Salt Of Life sells in ten more territories, including the UK, Germany and Spain.
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NewsFestival Scope adds dozens of Berlinale titles
Selections available at online viewing platform include award-winners Absent, The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye, Heaven’s Story, Invisible, and Barzakh.
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NewsIntandem boards sales for Libertine's US drama K-11
UK-based Intandem will handle international sales on Jules Stewart’s drama K-11.
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NewsHighView Media opens London office
Former Babelgum UK MD Mark Cranwell to run London office of media advisory boutique.
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NewsJapanese stars including Rinko Kikuchi join cast of Universal's 47 Ronin
They join Keanu Reeves in the film, which will begin shooting in Budapest on March 14 before moving to Shepperton Studios in the UK.
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NewsInDigEnt founder Gary Winick dies aged 49
The champion of independent cinema who made several forays into mainstream Hollywood died from brain cancer on Feb 27. He was 49.
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Black and Blue re-teams with Press On for thriller Airborne
Dominic Burns’ thriller stars Gemma Atkinson in the story of an evil force on an airliner.
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Oscar nominated shorts win at Shorts International event
Shorts International presented its first ever Shorts Awards in Los Angeles last week.
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Omnilab prepares Australia shoot on Tomorrow 2
The producer-financier has tentatively lined up a September start in the Australian state of New South Wales on the follow-up to its box office hit Tomorrow When The War Began.
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NewsUniversal to release StudioCanal's Tinker Tailor in US
StudioCanal confirmed [Feb 27] it had struck a deal with Universal to release the Working Title production Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy in the US.
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NewsTribeca Film to double distribution slate
The fledgling distributor has committed to release 26 films over the next year, more than two times the number of titles released in 2010.
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