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NewsDrafthouse picks up Australian shocker Wake In Fright
Ted Kotcheff’s nightmarish tale of a stranded British teacher’s torment at the hands of an Outback gang played in selection in Cannes in 1971 before Martin Scorsese brought a restored version back to the Croisette in 2009.
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NewsDemarest, China’s E Stars board Reliance / IM Global’s Paranoia
Robert Luketic is set to start shooting the $40m thriller on Friday (20). Liam Hemsworth (pictured), Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford and Amber Heard star. Relativity Media holds US rights.
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NewsJason Spivak earns digital distribution stripes at SPHE
The executive is named evp of worldwide digital distribution at Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and will continue to lead transactional digital business activities.
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Breck Eisner to direct Stretch Armstrong for Relativity
The action story based on the Hasbro property is earmarked for release in the US on Apr 11, 2014 and will open internationally through Relativity’s global network of distribution partners.
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Tribeca Film acquires British found footage film Hollow
Michael Axelgaard’s film premiered at Fantasia Festival in 2011 and will open on Sept 19.
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Schölermann attached to Tour de France action drama
Australian producer/lawyer Rob Gibson has secured German director Marc Schölermann for The Domestique, an action/drama about a veteran pro cyclist who fights his way back onto a struggling team in the Tour de France after he has been banned for doping.
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NewsGodfrey Gao joins cast of Mortal Instruments
Taiwanese-Canadian actor Godfrey Gao has been cast as 800-year-old warlock Magnus Bane in the feature adaptation of The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones, produced by Constantin Film and Unique Pictures.
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NewsChina release date for Dark Knight still unconfirmed
While The Dark Knight Rises tears up the box office in other international territories, its release date in China remains uncertain, although the film has passed censorship and was originally scheduled for a late August release.
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NewsMassacre at Dark Knight Rises screening in Colorado
UPDATED: Warner Bros will not report opening weekend estimates for Christopher Nolan’s Batman finale on Sunday out of respect for the victims and families of the Aurora shootings at the Century 16 Movie Theatre in the small hours of Friday morning (20). Box office results will be issued on Monday.
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NewsFilm Agency for Wales appoints Gubbins as chair
He replaces Peter Edwards, whose term ends this summer.
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NewsFyzal Boulifa's The Curse wins Fujifilm Shorts competition
Screen Star of Tomorrow Fyzal Boulifa won the Best Film prize for The Curse, Adam Etherington picked up the Best Cinematography award for The World Turns.
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NewsBen Rivers and Ben Russell complete shoot for documentary A Spell To Ward Off The Darkness
The director of Two Years At Sea finishes latest film co-directed with filmmaker Ben Russell.
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NewsSam Riley to play title role in Softley's Ivanhoe
UK actor Sam Riley is to play the title role in Iain Softley’s epic adaptation of Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe which is being developed by Berlin-based Egoli Tossell Film New GmbH (ETF) with Spain’s Morena Films as a European co-production with partners from Belgium and the UK.
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NewsThe Dark Knight Rises Paris premiere and press junket cancelled after US shooting
French promotional activities for new Batman film stopped following massacre at midnight screening near Denver, Colorado.
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NewsWIDE Management takes on The House With A Turret
Ukranian drama recently won prize in Karlovy Vary.
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FeaturesLocarno special
Screen’s special preview of the Locarno Film Festival 2012 spotlights the 12 projects in Open Doors, examines new industry initiatives, details the retrospectives and talks to Aritstic Director Olivier Pere about his ambitions for the festival this year and beyond.
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CommentPortobello Pop-Up offers a platform for British gems
“British Films That Can’t Get Shown Season” (BFTCGSS) is a great sub-plot within this summer’s Portobello Popup programme.
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NewsNFTS launches diploma in entrepreneurial producing
EXCLUSIVE: “We need a more holistic entrepreneurial approach to the creative industries,” says course sponsor Patrick McKenna. Course director Chris Auty in talks with Peter Bazalgette, Peter Watson and Rough Trade to participate in diploma, which will teach business skills across seven creative fields, including film, music, games and theatre.