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NewsUK creative industries have 'soup kitchen mentality,' says Lord Puttnam
Lord Puttnam had some home truths for the UK creative industries last week during a speech about entrepreneurship. Should the film industry be concerned?
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Filmmaker Chris Marker dies, aged 91
Marker worked with the likes of Alain Resnais and Yves Montand.
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FeaturesRecord-breaking 3D screening at the Pula Film Festival, Croatia
Screening of the first 3D Croatian film at the Pula Film Festival in Croatia (Jul 21-28) sets record for 3D attendance and projection distance.
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CommentViennale celebrates 50 years with innovative film projects (and special ice cream)
Before his death, Chris Marker created a special anniversary trailer.
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NewsPeter Jackson confirms third Hobbit film in Facebook post
The New Zealand director hinted at it during Comic-Con and now the news is official – the two-part JRR Tolkien adaptation will become a trilogy.
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NewsSwiss culture minister ignites controversy over policy remarks
On the eve of the Locarno Film Festival Switzerland’s daily newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) has reported that Alain Berset wants the government to champion more “innovative” fare, sparking concern over the future of local mainstream product.
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Sony Pictures Classics acquires The Gatekeepers
Dror Moreh’s documentary premiered at the recent Jerusalem International Film Festival.
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NewsDKR reaches $252m for Warner Bros Pictures Int’l
UPDATE: The distributor confirmed on Monday morning (30) that The Dark Knight Rises added $126.2m over the weekend and drew approximately 18m admissions from 17,200 screens in 57 markets.
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NewsBrendan Gleeson, Taylor Kitsch join The Grand Seduction
Don McKellar will direct the $12.7m project from a screenplay by Michael Dowse and Ken Scott who wrote the original French film, Le Grande Seduction. Alliance Films holds Canadian rights and Voltage Pictures is the international sales agent.
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Emmett / Furla, Envision raise another $275m
The partners made the announcement on Monday (30) with the likes of EFM hit 2 Guns, Lone Survivor and Motor City in the pipeline.
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Wolfe Video takes worldwide DVD and VoD onThe Wise Kids
The distributor plans a November VoD launch followed by DVD in January.
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All The Wrong Reasons starts production in Halifax
Myriad Pictures handles international sales outside Canada on the drama about the aftermath of traumatic stress on four intersecting lives.
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Blanc Biehn, Valladares Films to remake Hidden In The Woods
The news follows hot on the heels of the recent premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival of Blanc Biehn’s thriller The Victim.
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NewsHyde Park takes international rights to Kirk Wong’s SIX
Hyde Park International has boarded Kirk Wong’s upcoming action thriller SIX as executive producer and will handle worldwide sales excluding Greater China.
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NewsUK Trade & Investment partnership to boost British Film Commission with £400k over two years
Goal is to grow inward investment in film and also to boost high end TV work in the UK.
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NewsLoveFilm, Miramax ink streaming deal
There Will Be Blood, The Aviator, Sin City among titles available.
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NewsCreative England launches £1m multiplatform TV fund
Creative England has put a £1m fund up for grabs for small and medium sized businesses based outside of London looking to develop multiplatform TV services.
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NewsMexico's National Council for Culture and the Arts announces film museum and digital video library
Museum and library will be hosted within the Cineteca Nacional’s National Film Archive.