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CommentTucking into The Lunchbox
The tastes and aromas of Indian cuisine were offered to cinemagoers to mark the UK release of Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox.
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FeaturesAmina Dasmal, producer, The Double
The only Emirati working in the international film industry, Amina Dasmal and her business partner Robin Fox produced Richard Ayoade’s The Double, which premiered at Toronto last year and is currently rolling out across Europe.
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News
YouTube stars hit MIPTV
Content market launched inaugural Digital Fronts event showcasing online content.
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NewsAlcon enters The Here And Now
Alcon Entertainment, Alloy Entertainment and Kira Davis’ 8:38 Productions have acquired screen rights to The Here And Now.
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NewsMagnolia Pictures enters Blizzard
The distributor has acquired North American rights to Sundance premiere White Bird In A Blizzard starring Shailene Woodley.
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NewsBirdman to get October release
Fox Searchlight and Regency Enterprises have positioned their Alejandro Iñárritu dark comedy in a prime awards season slot.
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NewsRio 2 tops int'l on $63.5m
UPDATED APRIL 14: Fox International’s animation sequel pipped Marvel/Disney’s Captain America 2 to the post in a close contest at the international box office as a confirmed $63.5m weekend trumped $60.3m.
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NewsCaptain America 2 stays top in US
Marvel Studios’ superhero sequel held on to pole position through Disney to reach $159m after two sessions and see off the challenge from Fox’s Rio 2.
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NewsGrandmaster sweeps Hong Kong awards
Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster nabbed 12 prizes at the Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday night, including best picture, best director and best actress for Zhang Ziyi.
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News8, Ida triumph at RiverRun
The Case Against 8 won the top jury and audience documentary awards, while Ida prevailed in the narrative feature, screenplay and actress honours as the 16th annual RiverRun International Film Festival came to a close (13) in North Carolina.
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NewsFIPRESCI appoints new board
Alin Tasciyan elected as president of the International Federation of Film Critics.
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NewsDriving Miss Daisy gets event release
Event screening for stage adaptation to screen at over 300 screens across the UK, followed by live Q&A with star Angela Lansbury.
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NewsUK thriller Containment underway
EXCLUSIVE: Bright Cold Day Films/Patchwork Productions feature begins in Southampton.
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NewsWinter Soldier regains UK lead
Disney’s latest Marvel outing leapfrogs Rio 2 with $3m (£1.78m); Lionsgate’s The Quiet Ones posts non-final $1.1m (£681,305) debut for week’s highest new entry; eOne’s Calvary records third best opening of year in Ireland.
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NewsTrip to Italy to get event release
Picturehouse announces one-off screening for comedy sequel, followed by Q&A with Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon.
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NewsDeluxe Connect set for Germany trial
A group of cinemas picked by ARRI to test out Deluxe’s open-access, point-to-point digital delivery network.
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NewsHong Kong’s EMP expands team
Hong Kong-based Emperor Motion Pictures has appointed production veteran Daniel Yu as production controller and Damon Chan as general manager, exhibition (PRC).
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NewsGreenaway receives CNC support
Other projects supported by Romania’s film fund include Cristian Mungiu’s RMD and Tudor Giurgiu’s Apropierea.