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NewsStar Trek's Mexican release hit by flu epidemic
Paramount has cancelled its Mexican release of Star Trek, which was set for May 8, because of the swine flu epidemic.
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French animation Les Lascars receives Critics' Week slot
Albert Pereira-Lazaro and Emmanual Klotz’s animated feature LesLascars will receive a special out of competition screening at Cannes Critics’Week, which runs from May 14 – 22.
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NewsHong Kong's PAM pumps equity into Scandal
South Korea producer-distributor Ssamzie Entertainment has sold a $500,000 equity stake in up coming heist film Insadong Scandal to Prince Asset Management (PAM).
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NewsHong Kong video distributors, retailers tussle over fees
Hong Kong video distributors are pushing for a rental rights fee of 50% of the wholesale price of a disc, a move that local rental shops are claimingwill put them out of business.
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SILVERDOCS to honour legendary documentarian Albert Maysles
The AFI-Discovery Channel SILVERDOCS Documentary Festival will honour Albert Maysles at the Charles Guggenheim Symposium, the centrepiece of the eight-day documentary festival that takes place in June outside Washington DC.
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NewsSita Sings The Blues, Children Of The Pyre share IFFLA honours
Nina Paley’s Sita Sings The Blues won the 7th Annual Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (IFFLA) grand jury prize for best narrative feature and Rajesh Jala’s Children Of The Pyre took corresponding documentary honours.
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NewsAardman, Sony line up pair of animated features
Stop-motion animation studio Aardman has begun production on its next two features,Arthur Christmas andPirates!to be distributed by Sony.
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Princess Pictures makes feature debut with I Love You Too
Australian TV production company Princess Pictures is making its first foray into features with romantic comedy I Love You Too, set to star US actorPeter Dinklage (Death At A Funeral) and Australia’s Brendan Cowell (Noise).
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Shoreline brings Strength And Honour to Cannes
Shoreline Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to Mark Mahon’s debut feature Strength And Honour and will commence sales in Cannes.
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NewsFantastic Films boards Sam Steele And The Junior Detective Agency
Luke Perry and M Emmet Walsh have joined the cast of Sam Steele And The Junior Detective Agency, which worldwide sales agent Fantastic Films International will introduce in Cannes.
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NewsUSC’s School Of Cinematic Arts to host Fever Pitch on May 4
USC’s School Of Cinematic Arts hosts its pitching session Fever Pitch on May 4 in Beverly Hills.
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NewsMGM Networks launches localised HD Channel in Brazil
MGM Networks is launching a Portuguese-language version of its MGM HD Channel on SKY Brazil, offering a round-the-clock library of films in 1080i high definition.
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NewsPirate Bay founders call for retrial
The jailed operators of Pirate Bay are calling for a retrial after allegations that district court judge Tomas Norström has links to three copyright protection organisations.
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News6 Sales picks up international rights to Exterminators
Spanish sales company 6 Sales has picked up international rights excluding the US and India to UTV Motion Pictures’ Exterminators, starring Heather Graham, Jennifer Coolidge and Amber Heard.
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NewsFanny Ardant's debut film added to Cannes line-up
The Cannes Film Festival has added a special out of competition screening for the directorial debut by legendary French actress Fanny Ardant.
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NewsCinematographer Seamus McGarvey made EIFF patron
BAFTA and Oscar nominated cinematographer, Seamus McGarvey has been made an Edinburgh International Film Festival patron.
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Sweden launches summer campaign for local releases
The Swedish Film Institute is backing local films with a $310,000 (SEK 2.5m) support campaign this summer.