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Amazon acquires LoveFilm
Amazon today announced that it has acquired the remaining shares in LoveFilm. Reports value the deal at $320m.
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HotDocs spotlights Italy, retro Reality and fetes Macartney-Filgate
Toronto-based festival also refreshes programming teams
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Simon Breen joins Bedlam to work on factual TV projects
Bedlam Productions, the UK company that was the starting force behind The King’s Speech, has hired Simon Breen as creative director.
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Australia's box office sets new record for third consecutive year
A gross box office of $1.126bn (A$1.13bn) in 2010 has delivered Australian exhibitors and distributors their third consecutive record year.
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Stefan Brunner leaves Imagenation Abu Dhabi
Imagenation Abu Dhabi COO Stefan Brunner has left the company after two and half years.
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UK's Ingenious raising new £15m fund
Ingenious Media Investments has launched the third generation of its Shelley Media Fun.
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The Edinburgh Overhaul
Centre for the Moving Image CEO Gavin Miller said the festival has to redefine itself for the 21st century; some industry watchers bemoan loss of competition section.
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Ealing Studios International comes on board for Bobby Fischer doc
Liz Garbus’ Sundance film has alrady sold for the UK, Canada and Australia/New Zealand.
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Bullets, Confessions lead nominations for Asian Film Awards
Japanese drama Confessions, directed by Nakashima Tetsuya, and Jiang Wen’s satirical action adventure Let The Bullets Fly topped the nominations for this year’s Asian Film Awards (AFAs), with six nods apiece.
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Weekly international box office, January 14-16
Disney’s animated-comedy Tangled was the top performer over a lacklustre weekend at the international box office.
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Foreigners In Hollywood
Golden Globes weekend was an opportunity for Hollywood to engage in an orgy of parties, networking and awards ceremonies. And there were even a couple of occasions for foreign talent to seize the spotlight.
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Larry Charles, Sacha Baron Cohen reteam on The Dictator
Scott Rudin is on board to produce the comedy based on a novel purportedly written by Saddam Hussein.
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Russian franchise pioneers new 3D technology
The Very Best Movie 3D, one of the first Russian productions to be filmed in 3D, is released theatrically in Russia today.
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Cinema City acquires Palace Cinemas for $38m
Cinema City International announced today that is has acquired the Palace Cinemas’ chain.
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Korean box office rises 6.5% to record $1.02 billion
The Korean Film Council has announced its 2010 industry report with box office gross up 6.5% year-on-year to a record $1.02bn (KW1,150,100,000,000) despite admissions dropping 9.6% to 146.8 million.
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Mike Hodges to give keynote speech at Story Engine Conference
Hodges to participate in 40th anniversary events for Get Carter in March in Newcastle.
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GK TV series Camelot to screen at MIPTV
GK TV’s series Camelot, starring Eva Green and Joseph Fiennes, will launch at MIPTV (April 4- 7) in Cannes.
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UK domestic production drops as inward investment hits record highs
Inward investment in UK film production was up to record levels in 2010, according to figures published by the UK Film Council today; domestic production and co-productions on the decrease.
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Warner Bros to create Harry Potter Tour at Leavesden
The US studio has employed design company Thinkwell Group to oversee the development of the attraction.
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Berlinale Forum Expanded announces further events
42 artists, filmmakers, performers and musicians from 16 countries will present exhibitions, screenings, radio broadcasts and stage performances.