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NewsFrench films up 88% at international box office in 2012
Unifrance study reveals record year on back of international success of Intouchables, Taken 2 and The Artist.
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NewsScreen Yorkshire unveils £2m production slate
Screen Yorkshire has added five major international film and TV investments to its production slate, including new titles from Ecosse Films, World Productions, Warp Films and Emu Film, with £2m investment from the Yorkshire Content Fund.
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CommentWhen Alan met Jeremy
Screen’s US editor Jeremy Kay hosted a Q&A with Alan Cumming at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
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NewsBFI Mediatheque to open in Scotland
The BFI is to extend its Mediatheque facility to Scotland for the first time in February.
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NewsJean-Philippe Tirel to quit Wild Bunch Distribution
French distribution veteran, with eye for US independent fare, to launch acquisition company called Selective Films at Cannes.
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NewsScotland's Stepping Up skills and training scheme launched
Scheme aims to nurture Scotland’s existing creative talent and helping them to ‘step-up’ to more senior roles
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NewsWide secures Silent Ones rights
Ricky Rijneke’s debut feature film, Silent Ones, will be sold by French agent Wide management.
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NewsGerman incentive supports record 115 projects in 2012
The German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) incentive scheme supported a record 115 projects, including 40 international co-productions and a new adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, totalling $78.2m (€58.4m) in 2012.
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Newsm-appeal picks up two Berlinale titles
Berlin-based m-appeal has taken on international distribtion for two films from Cuba and Greece selected for this year’s Berlinale.
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NewsTony Drury's Megan's Game set for big screen treatment
Oscar nominated writer Crispian Sallis is currently developing the screenplay, with a shoot aimed for August 2013.
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NewsVartiainen to head MEDIA unit; Commission launches pilot project
Finland’s Sari Vartiainen has succeeded Constantin Daskalakis as the new head of the MEDIA unit at Brussel’s Education, Audiovisual, and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), with responsibility for the operational management of the EU’s MEDIA Programme.
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NewsClear Vision takes multiple territories for Mission To Lars
AV Pictures handles sales and has also closed deals for Japan and Australia/New Zealand.
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NewsLionsgate and StudioCanal appoint Dersley to head Elevation Sales
StudioCanal and Lionsgate UK have appointed Kevin Dersley as managing director of joint home entertainment venture Elevation Sales.
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NewsAmour scores hat trick at London Critics’ awards
Michael Haneke’s Amour has picked up awards for Best Film, Actress and Screenwriter at the 33rd London Critics’ Circle Film Awards.
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NewsAmour continues winning streak at French Lumière Awards
Rust and Bone, Camille Rewinds (Camille Redouble) also come away with prizes.
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NewsSundance: RADiUS-TWC buys Twenty Feet From Stardom
UPDATE: In the first on-site deal of the festival the distributor has acquired North American rights in a low seven-figure deal and plans a theatrical release this summer. Separately, Anchor Bay has acquired Leland Orser’s drama Morning.
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