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NewsComcast, GE unveil joint entertainment venture
Comcast has made its long awaited play for NBC Universal, agreeing to form a joint entertainment venture with General Electric granting Comcast 51% ownership and 49% to General Electric managed by Comcast.
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NewsEFP reveals line-up for 2010 Shooting Stars talent showcase
European Film Promotion (EFP) revealed the line-up for the 13th Shooting Stars, its annual new acting talent showcase. The young actors and actresses will be introduced at its annual presentation at the Berlin Film Festival.
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FeaturesVisual effects
Screen International brings you two of this awards season’s visual effects contenders.
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NewsThe Runaways, Twelve, Buried screen out of competition at Sundance
World premieres of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Jack Goes Boating, Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s The Extra Man, Joel Schumacher’s closing night film Twelve, the Untitled Duplass Brothers Project, Michael Winterbottom’s The Killer Inside Me and The Runaways starring Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett populate Sundance 2010’s Premieres section.
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NewsRotterdam Film Festival turns to audiences for film funding
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is stepping up it move into the digital future with a new scheme that will encourage audiences to help finance new films
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NewsMusic Box takes US rights to Mafia tale The Sicilian Girl
Music Box Films has acquired all US rights to Marco Amenta’s The Sicilian Girl (pictured), based on the story of Rita Atria, who testified against the Mafia after her father and brother were murdered.
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NewsCoraline, Up, Fantastic Mr Fox make 15-strong Golden Globe animated shortlist
Fifteen animated features have qualified for consideration for the 67th Golden Globes best animated feature category.The 15 features are:9Alvin And The Chipmunks: The SqueakquelBattle For TerraCloudy With A Chance Of MeatballsCoraline (pictured)Disney’s A Christmas CarolFantastic Mr FoxIce Age: Dawn Of The DinosaursMary And MaxThe Missing LynxMonsters Vs. AliensPlanet 51PonyoThe Princess ...
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NewsChris Menges to receive ASC International Achievement Award
British cinematographer Chris Menges will receive the 2010 American Society Of Cinematographers (ASC) International Achievement Award.
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NewsUp In The Air dominates NBR's 2009 film poll
Jason Reitman’s Up In The Air has been named the National Board Of Review’s 2009 Best Film Of The Year, a day before Paramount releases it in limited markets.
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NewsSony set to cross $2bn internationally this weekend
Sony Pictures Releasing International will cross $2bn at the overseas box office this weekend, powering Sony towards its best worldwide haul.
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NewsSPRI nears $2bn milestone, New Moon expected to rule overseas
Summit International’s New Moon enters the weekend on around $270m as the favourite to dominate the international arena, however Sony deserves to take the plaudits as it prepares to cross $2bn overseas
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NewsIFC takes Spanish prison drama Cell 211
IFC Films has acquired US rights to Daniel Monzon’s Spanish prison drama Cell 211 (Celda 211) ahead of its New York premiere on December 4 as the opening night film of the Film Society Of Lincoln Center’s Spanish Cinema Now series.
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NewsThe Most Dangerous Man In America lands at First Run Features
First Run Features has acquired all US rights to Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith’s documentary The Most Dangerous Man In America: Daniel Ellsberg And The Pentagon Paper (pictured).
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NewsAscot Elite, Splendid Films close raft of post-AFM deals
Independent Swiss distributor Ascot Elite and Cologne-based Splendid Films have unveiled deals on films acquired at last month’s AFM.
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NewsArts Alliance Media to release Blur doc in January
Arts Alliance Media will release No Distance Left To Run, a documentary about British band Blur, in cinemas on January 19.
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NewsUK returns to The Descent, Spain gets In The Loop
ScreenDaily’s weekly round up of the local and independent release in key markets.