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NewsLorenzo Soria elected HFPA president
The Italian journalist for L’Espresso and La Stampa has been voted in for the 2015-16 term, effective July 1.
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NewsPatricio Valladares lines up ‘Garip’
EXCLUSIVE: Never one to rest on his laurels, the Chilean genre filmmaker has reunited with his Downhill co-writer Barry Keating and is moving ahead with the Turkey-set horror film.
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NewsVisit slate spurs robust Cannes sales
EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Kampe has reported a strong response from buyers to the roster led by Critics’ Week selection Krisha.
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NewsUK gets film and TV facility ‘Yorkshire Studios’
EXCLUSIVE: RAF Church Fenton to become 100,000 sq ft shooting facility.
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NewsOscar-winning directors back BBC campaign
British filmmakers and some of the UK’s highest-profile documentary-makers have put their names to a campaign backing the BBC.
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NewsCannes: Kidman, Weisz, Blunt titles head to Middle East
EXCLUSIVE: Front Row strikes Cannes deals with HanWay, Protagonist, Embankment.
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NewsToronto Film Fest switches Telluride stance
Top brass at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will return to their prior policy of allowing films that receive their world premiere in Telluride to screen in the opening weekend in Canada – with one big string attached.
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NewsAwesomeness TV eyes theatrical
EXCLUSIVE: The online network and content creator is exploring theatrical distribution avenues as it builds an ambitious film business following the stunning social success last year of Expelled.
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NewsFilm underserves teens, conference told
STREAM MARKET: The president of Awesomeness TV identified a section of the Millennial demographic as woefully underserved during a panel at the two-day digital conference on Thursday.
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News'San Andreas' crosses $100m
The disaster tentpole has reached $100m heading into a second weekend expected to deliver solid holds for Warner Bros Pictures International and the promise of mighty debuts in China and South Korea.
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NewsARC acquires ‘Safelight’
The distributor will release its new drama starring Evan Peters, Juno Temple and Kevin Alejandro theatically and via VOD on July 17.
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NewsOpen Road acquires ‘A Willing Patriot’
The distributor has picked up US rights to the Liam Neeson thriller from Marc Butan’s fledgling MadRiver Pictures, Film 360, Hollywood Gang and Jason Keller.
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NewsSKE to produce Alice + Freda Forever
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SKE) has acquired rights to the non-fiction book and has set Jennifer Kent to direct following wide acclaim for her Australian horror hit The Babadook.
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NewsPalm Springs ShortFest announces titles
New work featuring Murray Abraham, Kate Mara and Amber Tamblyn, Rufus Wainwright, Katie Holmes and Zachary Quinto will screen at the Palm Springs International ShortFest & Short Film Market from June 16-22.
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NewsErik Baiers earns Uni production stripes
The ten-year veteran at the studio has been promoted to evp of production.
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NewsUSC film school in filmmaker exchange programme
The American Film Showcase will host its first annual International Filmmaker Exchange Program in Los Angeles from June 6-18.
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News'The Walk’ to open NYFF
Robert Zemeckis’ latest has landed one of the most prestigious slots of the upcoming awards season.
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News‘Jurassic World’ beats ‘San Andreas’ in social media buzz
The dinosaur sequel topped the disaster movie ahead of its UK release next weekend.
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NewsS Korea's NEW holds film release over Mers outbreak
In South Korea where concerns over the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) have been heightening, distributor Next Entertainment World (NEW) has postponed the release of Northern Limit Line (aka Battle of Yeonpyeong).