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Workplace short film contest names judging panel
Judges include British Film Commissioner Colin Brown, festival producer Helen de Witt, and director Paul Weiland.
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NewsMicmacs, Joan Rivers bookend San Francisco Film Festival
Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs (pictured) and Rickie Stern and Annie Sundberg’s Joan Rivers – A Piece Of Work bookend the 53rd San Francisco International Film Festival on April 22.
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Film Movement acquires US rights to comedy 1981
Film Movement has acquired US rights to Ricardo Trogi’s French-Canadian comedy 1981.
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FeaturesPhil Hay and Matt Manfredi, screenwriters, Clash Of The Titans
The writing team behind Clash Of The Titans talk about how their childhood love of the original informed the remake.
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NewsSwedish hit Easy Money inspires two sequels; US remake deal being discussed
Director, producer and cast to reunite for at least two new films based on Jens Lapidus’ Stockholm Noir Trilogy.
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NewsHong Kong International Film Festival chooses the High Life
Zhao Dayong’s The High Life picked up both the Silver Digital Award the FIPRESCI prize at the 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), while the Golden Digital Award went to Yang Heng’s Sun Spots.
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NewsTed Hope lends support to IFP 2010 Distribution Lab
IFP has expanded its Independent Filmmaker Labs to include the 2010 Distribution Lab in collaboration with Ted Hope and Jon Reiss.
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Cane Toads, Lemmy among five docs added to Dallas
The Dallas International Film Festival set to run from April 8-18 has added five documentaries to this year’s roster.
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NewsHoyts launches new loyalty scheme to encourage more visits, gather customer data
Major Australian exhibitor Hoyts has launched a points-based rewards system notable for its flexibility and its capacity to gather information about customer habits.
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FeaturesUnited Kingdom
Total box office revenue in the UK and Ireland surpassed the $1.5bn (£1bn) mark in 2009 for the first time.Admissions reached a seven-year high of 173.5 million, helped by 3D. While the box office boomed, the crowded independent distribution sector was under pressure to consolidate. Even ...
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NewsPinewood Shepperton's film revenues slip in 2009
The overall revenue for last year was $61m (£40.3m) compared with $65m (£42.9m) in 2008.
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South Korea
South Korea’s box office hit a record high in 2009 grossing $940m, up 12.7% year on year. Admissions rose 5.1% to 154.9 million.Audiences watched more films - 3.15 per capita, up from 3.03 in 2008 - and ticket prices were raised in the middle of the ...
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NewsEdinburgh, and EIFF, to benefit from creation of Scotland's largest cinema
Edinburgh is planning a new world-class cinema facility, seating 1,600, at the Festival Theatre.
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