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FeaturesShort attention
Screen profiles the final nominees for the live-action short and animated short Oscars.
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NewsEben Davidson adds acquisitions duties at Paramount
Paramount Pictures’ Eben Davidson will add acquisitions to his current duties as he takes on the post of VP Acquisitions and Production.
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FeaturesThe stage is set
EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros Studios Leavesden is set to become both a major production centre and a huge tourist attraction when it opens for business this year. Screen editor Mike Goodridge took an exclusive tour of the site and spoke to studio managing director Dan Dark and Warner Bros UK chief ...
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Visual Effects Society elects officers for 2012
Jeffrey A Okun was re-elected as board chair for a fourth one-year term at the Visual Effects Society’s (VES) board meeting on Jan 18. Okun is also the head of visual effects for Prana Studios.
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NewsIFC Midnight signs The Pact, Magnet drawn to V/H/S
A flurry of Sundance deals led by a pair of domestic buys of Midnight titles closed on Thursday as How To Survive A Plague, Wish You Were Here and Chasing Ice all found homes and VVS took Canadian rights to Arbitrage.
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NewsMimi Steinbauer launches Radiant on eve of Berlinale
The international sales veteran who most recently served at Hyde Park International has resurfaced with her new company, Radiant Films International. Lullaby and I Am are the first two titles confirmed for the EFM.
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NewsGreg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly in talks to join Writers
Lisa Wilson will introduce the project to international buyers at EFM through The Solution Entertainment Group and serves as executive producer with business partner and co-founder Myles Nestel. CAA represents US rights.
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NewsHolmes 2 faces Underworld, Descendants at box office
Sherlock Holmes 2 has dominated the international arena in recent weekends but will need to muster all its nous to prevail against Underworld and The Descendants.
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News2012 Slamdance honours Bindlestiffs, Pine Hill
The jurors and audiences at the 18th annual event in Park City have spoken.“What a great way to end Slamdance’s 18th festival - by celebrating the films our excellent jurors and incredible audiences have awarded these emerging filmmakers,” Slamdance co-founder and festival director Peter Baxter said. “This year’s narrative and ...
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Davi Oliveira to oversee Brazil for PHMD
Oliveira will oversee marketing, sales and distribution in the territory for Paramount Home Media Distribution (PHMD) and will report to Dave Davis, svp Asia Pacific and Latin America physical and digital transactional sales.
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NewsPicturehouse and Revolver partner for UK deals on Sundance's Liberal Arts and The Imposter
Protagonist also closes further deals for The Imposter and Searching For Sugar Man.
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NewsJohn Hurt to receive BAFTA Outstanding Contribution Award
The legendary British actor will receive his award at the BAFTAs on Feb 12.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Among this week’s newly added projects are Christopher Granier-Deferre’s comedy Le Weekend, as well as Né Quelque Part starring Jamel Debbouze.
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NewsPolisse, The Minister lead Césars nominations
Maiwenn’s gritty drama Polisse picks up 13 nominations, followed by Pierre Schoeller’s political satire The Minister with 11.
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NewsFuture Cinema launches new initiative
The Other Cinema will launch in London on Feb 14 with a screening of David Lean’s Brief Encounter.
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NewsAgnieszka Holland to direct mini series for HBO Czech Republic
The Oscar nominated Polish film-maker will direct the mini series about Czech student Jan Palach who buned himself to death in Wenceslas Square in 1968.
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NewsSan Sebastian unveils separate New Directors competition
Previously the New Directors competition was part of the festival’s Zabaltegui section.
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ShortsHD, Magnolia to release Oscar nominated shorts on Feb 10
The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012 series will visit more than 200 theatres in the US and Canada.
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NewsSundance: Middle Of Nowhere, Simon Killer sell
Participant Media and AFFRM (African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement) have jointly acquired US theatrical rights to AFFRM founder Ava DuVernay’s Middle Of Nowhere, while IFC have added Antonio Campos’ Simon Killer to the pipeline.
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NewsAcademy committee allows four producers on Tree Of Life
The producers branch executive committee of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has ruled that the official producers are Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Dede Gardner and Grant Hill.