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French film investment drops 7.2%
Investment in minority co-productions and big budget local films fell in 2013.
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NewsBAFTA-nominated shorts release planned
British live action and animated shorts to screen in cinemas from 28 February.
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NewsFilm Policy Review panel sets new challenges
Recommendations include pushing independent and specialised films to improve audience choice across the UK and the formation of a task force to resolve questions around Virtual Print Fees.
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NewsGod's Pocket heads to EFM
Electric Entertainment has acquired international rights and IFC has taken the US on John Slattery’s feature directorial debut. Separately, Kinology has acquired international sales on A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, IFC also acquired Cold In July and SPC picked up Land Ho!.
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NewsA24 takes US on Violent Year
The busy distributor announced from Park City it has picked up US rights to Participant Media’s thriller A Most Violent Year, JC Chandor’s follow-up to All Is Lost.
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NewsRutger Hauer joins Sights Of Death
Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi’s Italian development, finance and production company AMBI Pictures has announced key casting on its upcoming action thriller.
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NewsCMG boards Ratchet & Clank for EFM
Cinema Management Group (CMG) will bring the 3D animation to Berlin on behalf of Vancouver-based Rainmaker Entertainment and Blockade Entertainment of LA.
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NewsMarc Butan joins Sierra/Affinity
The traditional pre-market shuffle intensified as it emerged that the Panorama co-founder was leaving to become co-president of Sierra/Affinity, signalling a major move into production for Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg’s company.
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NewsDinosaur 13 draws int’l buyers
Sundance: Dogwoof Global has taken international rights, while Madman has picked up Australia, New Zealand and South Africa and Jaguar Distribution landed international airline rights.
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NewsGreenaway's Eisenstein casts up
EXCLUSIVE: South African actor Stelio Savante has joined the cast of Peter Greenaway’s Eisenstein In Guanajuato.
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NewsNetflix eyes Euro expansion
The streaming and DVD mailing service has reached 44 million subscribers worldwide and expects to grow that number to 48 million by the end of the quarter.
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FeaturesTiger directors: Ester Martin Bergsmark, Something Must Break
The Swedish director talks about his first foray into fiction.
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FeaturesTiger directors: Dick Tuinder, Farewell To The Moon
The Dutch artist and filmmaker’s second feature is set in 1970s Amsterdam.
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NewsABC greenlights Russell TV drama
Oscar nominated director co-wrote the 13-part series with Erin Brockovich writer Susannah Grant.
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NewsAntonio Salas joins eOne
EXCLUSIVE: Former FFI exec among three to join eOne’s growing London sales team.
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NewsSundance Channel takes festival titles
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has acquired six titles from the Sundance Film Festival for exclusive international premieres this spring.
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NewsBBC greenlights Working Title drama
EXCLUSIVE: BBC1 has commissioned Working Title Television to produce drama strand The Secrets, which will pair emerging writers with established acting and directing talent.