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NewsVoltage, Killer team up on The Disappointments Room
Nicolas Chartier (pictured) and Zev Foreman of Voltage will produce the thriller with Killer’s Pamela Koffler and Christine Vachon.
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Production begins in New Orleans on horror comedy Hell Baby
Darko Entertainment’s Sean McKittrick, Jeff Culotta and Ted Hamm are producing with Principato-Young’s Peter Principato and Paul Young and Garant/Lennon Productions.
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NewsTitanic 3D scores epic $58m opening weekend in China
The staggering result offered a reminder if any were needed that it is only a matter of time before the booming Asian market overtakes North America to become king of the box office world. Overall the film grossed $88m internationally and has combined with the original release for a $2bn-plus ...
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NewsThe Hunger Games stays top in US on $22m
Lionsgate’s blockbuster clung on to its number one berth for the fourth weekend in a row as an estimated $21.5m saw the running total surge to $337.1m and more than $531m worldwide.
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NewsA Simple Life sweeps Hong Kong Film Awards
Ann Hui’s A Simple Life continued its awards run at the Hong Kong Film Awards last night (April 15), scooping five of the top prizes including best film, best director, best actor and best actress for Deanie Ip.
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NewsBattleship sinks Titanic 3D at the UK box office
Universal’s action sci-fi commandeers top spot with an estimated $6.1m (£3.9m) haul.
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NewsTarak Ben Ammar launches competition for Tunisian filmmakers
The Tunisian Mobile Film Festival is aimed at promoting up and coming film-makers from Ben Ammar’s home country, Tunisia.
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NewsLevelK takes on Australian omnibus The Turning
Cate Blanchett, Mia Wasikowska [pictured] to make their directorial debuts alongside directors such as Tony Ayres, Justin Kurzel.
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NewsJared Harris to star in Hammer's The Quiet Ones
Due to start shooting in the UK on June 19, the supernatural thriller will be Hammer’s next project following box office hit The Woman In Black.
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NewsThe Loneliest Planet wins Istanbul’s Golden Tulip
Emin Alper’s Beyond the Hill gets Best National Film Award; Oslo, August 31st wins Special Jury Prize in international competition; Wuthering Heights and Just the Wind also among winners.
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NewsSpain's ICAA confirms budget cut of 40%; tax break dealt a blow
Susana de la Sierra, director of Spanish cinema body ICAA, has confirmed that this year there will be no financial support for scripts, animation movies or short films.
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NewsIan Jessel appointed president of Legend 3D
Former founding president of Miramax International joins Legend 3D.
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NewsUPIE signs multi-territory deal for Fandango's Diaz – Don’t Clean Up This Blood
Universal Pictures International Entertainment takes UK, Germany, Benelux, Brazil and German speaking Switzerland from Fandango Portobello, which also closes deals in Spain, Canada and Poland.
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NewsIron Man 3 to be co-produced by China’s DMG Entertainment
Beijing and Los Angeles-based DMG Entertainment will co-produce Iron Man 3 with Walt Disney Co and Marvel Studios.
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NewsAntonia Campbell-Hughes to star in Constantin biopic
Rising Irish star Antonia Campbell-Hughes has been cast as Natascha Kampusch in Constantin Film’s English-language biopic 3096 (working title) to be directed by German-American Sherry Hormann at the Bavaria Film studios outside Munich from next month.
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NewsIrwin Winkler named president of Tribeca jury
The jury will be divided among the six competition categories and will announce the winners at the awards ceremony on Apr 26. The festival is scheduled to kick off on Apr 18 and runs through Apr 29.
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NewsLukas Moodysson to shoot 'happy film' about neglected adolescents
TrustNordisk to handle sales of graphic novel adaptation about three 12-13-year-old girls roaming the streets of 1980s Stockholm; Moodysson wants feature to be “a happy film full of hope and vitality.”
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NewsTitanic 3D scores record $67m China launch
UPDATE: China Film said the six-day debut – far bigger than the weekend estimate of $58m – means the romantic epic has produced the industry’s biggest launch of all time in the territory, surpassing Transformers 3.