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    India's NDTV Lumiere launches world cinema channel

    2008-10-14T09:39:00Z

    After announcing its intention to launch a 24-hour world cinema channel earlier this year, NDTV Lumiere has given the channel a soft launch on October 10 and is gearing up for the official launch in late November or early December 2008. Established as a joint venture between broadcaster NDTV, Sunil ...

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    UK producer Mark Shivas dies age 70

    2008-10-14T15:35:00Z

    British producer Mark Shivas has died aged 70 from cancer, it was confirmed today.Shivas was an immensely popular producer who was Head of Drama and then Head of Films at the BBC. He worked with many of the best British directors of his era as well as with several international ...

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    Norway has record local opening with Cold Prey II

    2008-10-14T18:27:00Z

    Mats Stenberg's Cold Prey II (Fritt vilt II) has set an all-time Norwegian record for a local film with 101,564 admissions during its opening weekend.Previously the record for Norwegian opening admissions was Eva Isaksen's Mother's Elling (Mors Elling) which sold 70,952 tickets.'We couldn't even have dreamt of such a figure,' ...

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    Content remains king, Michael Eisner tells MIPCOM

    2008-10-14T18:47:00Z

    'What we all have in common is that we worship at the altar of creativity,' said Michael Eisner as he began his keynote speech on day two of the MIPCOM TV market.The former Disney CEO and founder of new media company Tornante, whose 40-year career has spanned pretty much every ...

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    Fire shuts EuropaCorp's From Paris With Love

    2008-10-14T19:07:00Z

    A fire on the set of From Paris With Love, a new EuropaCorp production starring John Travolta, has caused the film to shut down. On Sunday night, in the Montfermeil suburb of Paris, several stunt cars were set ablaze and burned through the night in what is being investigated as ...

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    Hoffman, Brolin, Scott Thomas to be honoured at Hollywood Awards

    2008-10-14T19:28:00Z

    In the latest round of honourees announced by the 12th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, Dustin Hoffman will receive the career achievement award while Josh Brolin is named actor of the year and Kristin Scott Thomas is feted as actress of the year.Hoffman won two Oscars for Kramer ...

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    Isidore Mankofksy to receive ASC Presidents Award

    2008-10-14T19:43:00Z

    Isidore Mankofsky will receive the American Society Of Cinematographers Presidents Award at the 23rd Annual American Society Of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Awards on February 15 2009 in Los Angeles.Mankofsky began his career making documentaries and shooting newsfilm at a television station in Reno, Nevada. He made more than 100 educational ...

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    UK producer Mark Shivas has died aged 70

    2008-10-14T19:34:00Z

    Film-makers have paid tribute to British producer Mark Shivas, who has died of cancer aged 70.Shivas, who died peacefully amongst family on Saturday October 11, was one of the principals in production company Headline Pictures. An immensely popular producer and one time Head of Films at the BBC, he worked ...

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    Conservatives to outline UK film policy at Screen finance summit

    2008-10-14T20:33:00Z

    Jeremy Hunt, UK shadow secretary of state for culture, media and sport, will outline the Conservatives alternative film policies in a keynote speech at Screen International's annual UK Film Finance Summit.Hunt's speech at London's Waldorf Hotel on Thursday will focus on an 'alternative blueprint for a sustainable UK film industry.'Click ...

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    Last Chance Harvey gets world premiere at AFI FEST

    2008-10-15T06:14:00Z

    Joel Hopkins's romance Last Chance Harvey will receive its world premiere on November 8 after joining the AFI FEST 2008 line-up as a late entry.Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson star in the London-set tale of an unhappy man whose fortunes change when he discovers an unlikely companion at his daughter's ...

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    Lingusitics expert to give keynote address at AFCI Cineposium

    2008-10-15T06:18:00Z

    Linguistics expert Richard D Lewis will give the keynote address 'When Cultures Collide' to kick off the 33rd annual AFCI Cineposium in November in Wellington, New Zealand.The Association Of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) Cineposium International Conference is held annually in a leading film production centre and the event is expected ...

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    Colin Callender leaves HBO Films after 21 years at the company

    2008-10-15T06:22:00Z

    Colin Callender is stepping down as president of HBO Films after 21 years at HBO and plans to launch his own company.The move had been expected since last year when Callender lost out in the race to lead HBO following Chris Albrecht's departure. The decision to take HBO Films out ...

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    Inglourious Basterds starts shooting for TWC, Universal

    2008-10-15T06:26:00Z

    Principal photography commenced last week on location in Germany on Quentin Tarantino's world war two adventure Inglourious Basterds - spelt that way as per the producers.The ensemble cast includes Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Daniel Bruhl, Til Schweiger, Melanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, B J Novak, Julie Dreyfus and Cloris ...

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    The Bench takes trio of awards at Nordic Filmdays

    2000-11-06T19:32:00Z

    Danish director Per Fly's critically-acclaimed debut The Bench (Baenken) scooped three prizes at the 42nd Nordic Filmdays in Lubeck, Germany, which wrapped Sunday night.The film was awarded the Audience Prize, the NDR Promotion Prize and a special prize for lead actor Jesper Christensen from international Church organisation Interfilm for his ...

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    London Film Festival opens today with Frost/Nixon premiere.

    2008-10-15T06:26:00Z

    The Times BFI London Film Festival (15-30 October) begins today with the world premiere of Ron Howard's Frost/Nixon. Click here for full previewHoward, cast-members Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt, Toby Jones, Matthew Macfadyen and subject of the film Sir David Frost were all expected at the premiere.Other ...

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    Dakota Fanning gets the year's Rising Star award at Palm Springs

    2008-10-15T06:34:00Z

    Dakota Fanning will receive the 20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival's (PSIFF) Rising Star Award at the festival's annual awards gala on January 6, 2009.Festival chairman Harold Matzner made the announcement in Beverly Hills last night [October 14] at a reception hosted by festival board member Stephen Breimer.'Dakota Fanning ...

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    Alki David's 111 Pictures options Jeffrey Archer novel

    2008-10-15T06:37:00Z

    A Prisoner Of Birth, the latest novel from flamboyant and controversial ex-politician Jeffrey Archer, is to be brought to the screen. The book has been optioned by 111 Pictures, the London-based production, distribution and sales company run by Alki David.The aim is to turn the novel into a four-hour mini-series. ...

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    Rossellini gets greenlight for Green Porno Part 2

    2008-10-15T06:40:00Z

    Isabella Rossellini has been commissioned by The Sundance Channel to shoot a second batch of Green Porno, the short film series she conceived, wrote and co-directed. Originally commissioned by Sundance Channel, the Green Porno series premiered at the Sundance and Berlin festivals earlier this year.In the first series, Rossellini explored ...

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    Shaw Brothers calls off saledue to financial crisis

    2008-10-15T07:11:00Z

    Hong Kong's Shaw Brothers has announced to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that is has ended all talks to sell a majority stake in the company, citing the current global financial crisis. The announcement marks the end of a bid by Chinese property developer Yeung Kwok-keung to buy a 75% ...

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    Oshii, Production I.G develop animated samurai film

    2008-10-15T07:17:00Z

    Japanese filmmaker Mamoru Oshii and his regular backer Production I.G are developing an animated feature film based on the life of samurai Miyamoto Musashi. Entitled Miyamoto Musashi: Soken Ni Haseru Yume (Musashi Miyamoto: The Dream Of Riding With Double Swords), the film will be directed by regular Oshii production collaborator ...