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NewsShame, Tyrannosaur lead shortlist for Evening Standard British Film Awards
Steve McQueen’s Shame and Paddy Considine’s Tyrannosaur lead the shortlist for the 39th London Evening Standard British Film Awards. Shame is shortlisted for best film, best actor (Michael Fassbender), best actress (Carey Mulligan) and the London Film Museum Technical Achievement Award. Tyrannosaur is in contention for best film, best actor ...
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News39 new film projects looking for partners at 9th Berlinale Co-Production Market
New films by such award-winning directors as Russia’s Alexei Popogrebsky, Romania’s Tudor Giurgiu and Finland’s Petri Kotwica [pictured] are among 39 new film projects from 30 countries, which have been selected for the ninth edition of the Berlinale Co-Production Market (Feb 12-14).
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Millennium finds Heaven in busy day for US deals
The company will release the Kate Hudson rom-com A Little Bit Of Heaven in North America in April, while Sycamore Entertainment has unveiled its second acquisition.
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NewsAbduction, Human Centipede 2 arrive on Facebook
Lionsgate distributes John Singleton’s thriller starring Taylor Lautner, which opened in theatres last September.
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Tommy Lee Jones joins Emperor for Peter Webber
As previously announced the world war two saga will star Matthew Fox as a lovelorn Japanese expert investigating war crimes charges against Emperor Hirohito.
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NewsShoreline, ro*co Films eye sales on Sundance duo
Morris Ruskin’s Shoreline has picked up worldwide sales rights to Luciano Moura’s Brazilian feature debut Father’s Chair (A Cadeira Do Pai) ahead of its premiere in the World Dramatic Competition in Park City on Friday (20).
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NewsInstinctive Films opens UK hub, readies slate
The Berlin-based company is launching a London office and is gearing up to announce a slate of British films in 2012.
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NewsMariachi Gringo to open 29th Miami Int’l Film Festival
The world premiere of Tom Gustafson’s film stars Shawn Ashmore and Adriana Barraza. The Awards Night Film is the US premiere of Chinese Take-Away starring Ricardo Darín
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NewsFull Frame 2012 to honour Stanley Nelson
This year’s Full Frame Tribute will honour filmmaker Stanley Nelson who is best known for A Place of Our Own and Freedom Riders.
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NewsScreen Media takes North America on Good For Nothing
Mike Wallis’ Western was funded by New Zealand’s Mi Films and will most likely open in spring, Screen Media president Suzanne Blech said on Tuesday (17).
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NewsMaureen Barron to replace Tania Chambers at Screen NSW
Maureen Barron has been appointed chief executive of Screen NSW and will return to her hometown of Sydney from Brisbane to take up the role on Feb 27.
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NewsAlicia Scherson wraps shoot for El Futuro starring Rutger Hauer
Chilean director has now wrapped principal photography for El Futuro, which was filmed in three countries: Germany, Italy and Chile.
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NewsAutlook, Films Transit partner on sales of Big Boys Gone Bananas
Peter Jager’s Vienna-based Autlook and Jan Rofekamp’s Quebec-based Films Transit (two of the leading doc sales outfits) have confirmed that they will be jointly selling the Sundance-bound Big Boys Gone Bananas.
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NewsHungary announces first wave of investments under Vajna's new Fund
Also, Hungarian Film Week revived by association led by Bela Tarr.
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NewsEAO: half of European screens now digital
New report reveals 18,500 digital screens in Europe, single-screen cinemas struggling.
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FeaturesPre-Golden Globes Party, Los Angeles
On Jan 13, Silverspoon Lifestyle Group hosted a Pre-Golden Globes event — presented with Screen International — at its venue on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles
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NewsAnnapurna, Open Road partner on Soderbergh’s Side Effects
Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures will finance and produce the psychological thriller and Open Road has acquired all US rights. FilmNation is handling international and will introduce to buyers at the EFM next month.
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NewsA Separation, Bullhead make it on to Oscar shortlist
Zhang Yimou’s The Flowers Of War is the notable omission from the foreign language pack and there are shut-outs too for crowdpleasers Le Havre, Where Do We Go Now, Declaration Of War and Miss Bala.
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NewsThirteen Sundance films to open through Artist Services
The self-distribution initiative covers festival entries from last year stretching back to 1994, all of which will be available to rent, download or stream on platforms like iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu, SundanceNOW, YouTube and Netflix.