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NewsA Prophet arrives in France, Germany is Laughing Out Loud
ScreenDaily’s weekly round-up of the local and independent releases in key markets this weekend.
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FeaturesKeeping the edge
The Fortissimo Films chief — now steering the company alone after his partner Wouter Barendrecht died earlier this year — tells Liz Shackleton how he and his team are adjusting their strategy in a tough international sales market
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FeaturesThe Swiss connection
The Zurich Film Festival’s MD and artistic director talks to Martin Blaney about his other role, as managing director of production outfit Millbrook Pictures, which made a splashy debut with a $4.3m investment in Oliver Stone’s W.
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NewsAngels And Demons, T4 drive Sony past $1bn overseas
Sony Pictures Releasing International has crossed $1bn at the box office, marking the seventh time in the last nine years it has achieved the feat.
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NewsPaula Le Dieu appointed BFI's digital director
The BFI has appointed new media specialist Paula Le Dieu to the newly created post of director of digital commencing on September 28.
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NewsCinemavault sells key territories on A Previous Engagement
Toronto-based Cinemavault has closed key territory sales on the Juliet Stevenson comedy of errors A Previous Engagement.
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NewsSamson And Delilah wins top AWGIE award
Samson And Delilah, written and directed by Warwick Thornton, won the major AWGIE (Australian Writers Guild) Award and the category for original features on Friday night (Aug 28) in Sydney.
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NewsInglourious Basterds storms past $130m in global revenues
Inglourious Basterdsheld on to the overseas crown courtesy of an estimated $19.4m gross through Universal/UPI that was well ahead the rest of the pack.
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NewsThe Final Destination topples Basterds in North America
Horror dominated the charts as The Final Destination opened top for Warner Bros on an estimated $28.3m and Dimension Films/TWC’s Halloween II launched in third place on $17.4m.
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NewsGsponer's Lila Lila to open the fifth Zurich Film Festival
The world premiere of My Words, My Lies — My Love (Lila, Lila), the German-language comedy starring Daniel Brühl, will open the fifth Zurich Film Festival on September 24.
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NewsSan Sebastian announces Made In Spain line-up
The San Sebastian Film Festival has revealed a 15-strong films for its Made In Spain section, which covers the top local films from 2009 including Pedro Almodovar’s Broken Embraces.
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NewsDisney buys Marvel in $4bn surprise deal
Iron Man, Spider-Man, Thor and Captain America have new owners after the Walt Disney Co said it had agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment in a stock and cash transaction worth $4bn based on $50 per Marvel share.
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NewsMagnolia takes North America on Bong Joon Ho's Mother
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Bong Joon Ho’s Cannes Un Certain Regard hit Mother as well as the director’s 2000 film Barking Dogs Never Bite.
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NewsSPHE names John McMahon managing director, Europe
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has appointed John McMahon as managing director, Europe, as the company moves ahead with its regional development plans.
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NewsNathalie Bloch Laine lands at EuropaCorp as producer
Former Canal Plus executive Nathalie Bloch Laine has joined Luc Besson and Pierre-Ange Le Pogam’s EuropaCorp. as a producer, the company announced on Monday.
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NewsIsabel Hund to head Sony's German production division
Isabel Hund will join Sony’s German production division and European local production headquarters Deutsche Columbia Pictures Film Produktion as director of production starting October 1.
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NewsDerek Haas, Michael Brandt to adapt Shake for Bruckheimer Films
Wanted and 3:10 To Yuma screenwriters Derek Haas and Michael Brandt will adapt Haas’ original short story Shake for Bruckheimer Films.