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NewsReykjavík opens with Queen Of Montreuil
Guests attending the ninth edition of RIFF include Dario Argento, Susanne Bier and Marjane Satrapi.
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NewsWilliam Hurt to star in Challenger disaster drama for BBC2
William Hurt is to star as pioneering American scientist Richard Feynman in an ambitious BBC2 co-pro drama about the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster.
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NewsBlancanieves entered into Oscar race for Spain
Pablo Berger’s black and white film [pictured] premiered in Toronto.
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FeaturesDaniel Young, Paul Bowles: The Cage Door is Always Open
Swiss-US director talks to Screen about his biopic of acclaimed US writer Paul Bowles.
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FeaturesEmmanuelle Antille, Avanti
Swiss installation artist talks about her debut theatrical feature which world premiered in competition at Zurich.
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NewsBela Tarr to lead new three-year doctoral level film programme
Lecturers lined up for Film Factory include Tilda Swinton, Gus Van Sant, Aki Kaurismaki and Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
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NewsUK, Brazil ink co-production treaty
UK signs film and TV co-production treaty with rising power Brazil.
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NewsHitchcock to open AFI FEST on Nov 1
Sacha Gervasi’s film is based on Stephen Rebello’s book Alfred Hitchcock And The Making Of Psycho and the film will receive its world premiere.
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NewsArmenia selects If Only Everyone as foreign language Oscar entry
Natalya Belyauskene’s drama [pictured] will fly the flag for the Eurasian country and its North American premiere screening will close the Arpa International Film Festival in Los Angeles on Dec 1.
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NewsSpain's APPA calls for new tax breaks for foreign producers
At the San Sebastián Film Festival, a new proposal has come forward for the Spanish cinema sector to overcome difficulties due to the financial crisis.
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NewsLakeshore to finance Baby Jane remake
More than two months after it emerged that Walter Hill [pictured] would remake the 1962 thriller What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? A clearer picture of the elements is beginning to emerge.
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NewsSpanish producers association controversially suggests new finance system
Pedro Pérez, president of producers association, asks government that “cinema finances cinema.”
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NewsTaiwan enters Touch of the Light for Oscar consideration
Wong Kar Wai presents Chang Yung Chi’s debut feature; Fortissimo handles sales.
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NewsLionsgate grows borrowing base with $800m facility
The new five-year revolving credit facility replaces the studio’s previous $340m deal.
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NewsDistribution round-up: Film Movement acquires Broken
Film Movement has acquired North American rights to Rufus Norris’ Critics’ Week opener, while The Cinema Guild has swooped on US rights to Museum Hours and Freestyle Digital Media will release Amphibious (pictured) in North America.
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NewsWinkler Films options The Empty Glass
J I Baker will adapt the thriller screenplay from his novel about conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Marilyn Monroe.
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NewsWell Go USA swoops on North American rights to The Thieves
Choi Dong-hoon’s South Korean heist thriller was a summer smash in its home country where it reportedly generated more than 10m admissions – the first film to do so since tsunami action film Haeundae three years ago.
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NewsMinds Eye, Red Sky, Moving Pictures board Avalon
Canada’s Minds Eye Entertainment, Red Sky Entertainment and Moving Pictures Media will produce the live-action fantasy book adaptation Avalon: Web Of Magic [pictured].
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NewsBabacar Diene joins Voltage in key acquisitions role
The new hire joins as vp of acquisitions and most recently worked at IM Global where since 2010 he served in a similar capacity for Apsara Distribution.
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NewsFilm District moves up thriller release Dead Man Down
The film will now open on Mar 8 2013 after FlimDistrict initially selected Apr 5 2013.