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Joe Carnahan to receive 2012 HollyShorts Visionary Award
The director of The Grey, The A-Team and Narc will collect the honour at opening night on Aug 9 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
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NewsProducers bulk up cast on Karl Urban thriller Overdrive
Screen UK Stars Of Tomorrow Sam Claflin, recently seen in Snow White And The Huntsman, and Emilia Clarke (pictured) from Games Of Thrones are on board. Pierre Morel is producing and Michael Brandt and Derek Haas wrote the screenplay.
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NewsHong Kong films to gain greater access to Guangdong
The Hong Kong Film Development Council (FDC) has introduced a package of measures to support Hong Kong films, including greater access to the Cantonese-speaking market in neighbouring Guangdong Province.
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FeaturesThe UK tax debate
Geoffrey Macnab asks why years-old UK film investment schemes are coming under attack and how investor confidence in UK film is being shaken by the allegations.
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NewsCreative Europe, Eurimages on Ukraine's agenda
The European Union’s planned Creative Europe framework programme should be made accessible for the EU Neighbourhood countries, according to professionals from Ukraine and Moldova.
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NewsClaire Oakley's Physics wins Film London's Best of Boroughs jury prize
Gurinder Chadha presented the awards ceremony.
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NewsSpanish exhibitors respond to VAT increase on cinema tickets
13% increase in VAT on cinema tickets labelled a “disaster” for sector with one prediction being the closure of 70% of cinemas in Spain.
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NewsSound-activated cinema advert to screen ahead of The Dark Knight Rises
Sound-activated advert touted as a world first; audience will “cheer” for favourite clip.
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NewsTDKR smashes BFI IMAX ticket sales records
The Dark Knight Rises takes £1m in advance bookings, sells 62,300 seats. 43 shows sold out.
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FeaturesLast Days On Mars
First time feature director Ruairi Robinson and producer Andrea Cornwell talk about Last Days On Mars, an ambitious sci fi drama set on Mars and starring Liev Schreiber and Romola Garai which has just wrapped shooting at Elstree Studios and in Jordan.
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NewsIFC Films takes US rights to Welcome To The Punch
Eran Creevy wrote and directed Worldview Entertainment’s action thriller starring James McAvoy, Mark Strong and Andrea Riseborough.
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Kino Lorber acquires The Revisionaries doc
Vice-president Elizabeth Sheldon negotiated the North American deal with producer Daniel Chalfen of Naked Edge Films and the company has set an early October release. PBS will broadcast in early 2013 to coincide with DVD and digital.
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NewsVincent Scordino joins Cinedigm acquisitions team
The new vp of theatrical acquisitions most recently served at Millennium Entertainment where he led negotiations in acquiring such films as Richard Linklater’s Bernie, Oren Moverman’s Rampart and Elgin James’s Little Birds.
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NewsMichelle Pfeiffer joins Malavita for EuropaCorp, Relativity
Also joining previously announced Robert De Niro on the cast are Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron and John D’Leo. Luc Besson is schedule to begin shooting this summer.
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Andy Horn named to new role of Academy CFO
Horn has served as the Academy’s controller since he joined in 2001 and since that time has managed the organisation’s daily financial activities.