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FeaturesLocarno 2009 award winners
The full list of competition winners at the 2009 Locarno International Film Festival
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CommentIndies are feeling the chill
If studios are proving resilient to the crisis, the indie sector is feeling the pressure.
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NewsUKFC and BFI merger proposed
The UK Film Council (UKFC) and the British Film Institute (BFI) are to be merged under plans announced by Film Minister Siôn Simon today (August 20).
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NewsTIFF adds Gitai’s Carmel, Ozon’s Refuge to world premiere line-up
Amos Gitai’s Israel-France-Italy co-production Carmel will make its world premiere at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.
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NewsGeorge Lucas to present Golden Lion to John Lasseter
Star Wars director George Lucas will present John Lasseter and the directors of Disney Pixar - Brad Bird, Peter Docter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich - with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 66th Venice International Film Festival.
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CommentThe rise of the fanboys
Film marketing and distribution could be changed forever after Paramount pre-screened GI Joe: The Rise OfCobra to fanboy websites - and not to broadcast and print outlets
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CommentThe future for film has already been written
The digital revolution is reliant on the relationship with a new type of audience, says Liz Rosenthal, founder and managing director of Power to the Pixel.
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NewsRussian cinemas forced to close as economic crisis bites
Russian cinemas have been hard hit by the global recession with 43 out of the country’s 1700 closing down in the first six months of the year.
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APC Copyright Code extended to cover online content
The Alliance for the Protection of Copyright (APC) has published an updated Code of Practice, which covers online and interactive content.
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CommentBox office busters
They came, they conquered: who ruled the world in Summer 2009? A look at the tentpole winners and losers…
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London Good Pitch unveils eight selected films
Organisers at the inaugural London Good Pitch have announced the project line-up for when the event runs from September 7 and 8.
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NewsKenny Ortega to direct Jackson tribute film This Is it
Kenny Ortega will direct the Michael Jackson tribute concert film This Is It that Sony will now release early in a limited two-week worldwide run starting on October 28.
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NewsIFC Films takes US custody of Police, Adjective
IFC Films has acquired US rights to Corneliu Porumboiu’s Police, Adjective, which has been named Romania’s foreign language Oscar submission for the 2009/10 awards season.
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NewsAndrea Grau to launch Touchwood PR
Toronto International Film Festival press officer Andrea Gau is leaving after seven years to launch her own full service PR agency.
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NewsTarantino's Basterds looks to set box office alight through UPI
Quentin Tarantino is back and international rights holder Universal wants everybody to know with a wide launch for Inglourious Basterds that sees the war thriller homage infiltrate 22 territories.
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FeaturesFighting for space in a tough market
Why are specialty and independent films getting so squeezed at the US box office this year?
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NewsOrdinary People wins Sarajevo
Cannes Critics Week entry Vladmir Perisic’s Ordinary People has scooped the Heart of Sarajevo award at the city’s 15th film festival.
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FeaturesThe top drawer
As Ponyo hits US theatres, Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki arrived in Los Angeles for a rare promotional trip. He spoke to Mike Goodridge about the Miyazaki process and his passion for hand-drawn animation
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FeaturesVenice set for Sicilian tales
Giuseppe Tornatore’s Baaria is his ‘most personal’ film to date, a Sicilian epic spanning a century with a cast numbering 200. Sheri Jennings spoke to the Oscar-winning director as he prepares his film to open the Venice film festival (Sept 2-12)
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FeaturesIndie distribution update 2009: UK
Slumdog Millionaire’s success skews the figures as indie titles face mixed results at the UK box office.