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NewsImagenation pacts with Empire to distribute Emirati films
Imagenation Abu Dhabi has signed an exclusive deal with Beirut-based Empire International to distribute its locally-produced slate throughout the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region.
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NewsRalph Fiennes in talks to return to 19th century Russia
Ralph Fiennes is in talks to star in another adaptation of 19th Russian literature – Ivan Turgenev’s 1872 play A Month In The Country.
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NewsTransformers stands firm on top of domestic box office
Paramount’s Transformers adventure stayed top of the North American charts and pulled in an estimated $47m as the running total climbed to $261m after two weekends.
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NewsTransformers leads international box office; Kung Fu Panda 2 kicks past $400m
Another fine weekend for Paramount Pictures International (PPI) saw Transformers easily hold on to pole position as a confirmed $94.7m weekend haul boosted the tally to $386.4m while Kung Fu Panda 2 swept past $400m.
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CommentFighting Talk
A report after the packed screening of Leila Doolan’s brilliant documentary about Irish activist Bernadette McAliskey at the Galway Film Fleadh.
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NewsIreland, Luxembourg sign co-production treaty
Luxembourg becomes Ireland’s first official European co-production partner
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NewsThe Guard among winners at Fleadh, festival boasts record admissions
The Guard, Parked and Charlie Casanova were among the feature winners at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh.
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NewsIsabelle Huppert now shooting new Hong Sang-soo film
French actress Isabelle Huppert is starring in Korean auteur director Hong Sang-soo’s next film. In accordance with the director’s fluid working style, the film is as yet untitled and the story is under wraps.
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NewsPeter Mullan to star in urban thriller The Man Inside
He will star alongside actor/singer Ashley ‘Bashy’ Thomas and David Harewood in the film which is directed by Dan Turner and will shoot in the North East of the UK.
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NewsPeel Group takes 71.1% shares in Pinewood Shepperton
It is not enough for the investment company to take private ownership of the studio group.
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FeaturesBeeban Kidron
UK film director Beeban Kidron tells Screen why she believes the fate of the future of cinema may lie with FILMCLUB, the after-school film club charity of which she is deputy chair.
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NewsTWC takes US, UK and other territories on Untouchable
TWC takes multiple territories on comedy Untouchable starring Francois Cluzet [pictured]; deals also done in Germany, Italy, Spain.
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NewsChinese government launches $3bn fund for cultural industries
China’s Ministry of Finance has launched the first government- sponsored private equity fund – the China Culture Industrial Investment Fund, to invest in China’s cultural industries, including film and TV, Internet content and publishing.
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FeaturesTransformers and Bridesmaids remain solid in UK
It’s as-you-were among the top four, while The Guard posts big numbers in Ireland.
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NewsMandate confirms Spike Lee will direct Oldboy remake
The filmmaker’s 40 Acres & A Mule label will produce alongside Roy Lee and Doug Davison’s Vertigo Entertainment.
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Maya Entertainment forms advisory board
Noted Latino figures will help the company develop its goals and launch a cable channel.
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Sundance Institute names Composers Lab fellows
The six composers will collaborate with professionals as they explore the process of writing film music. The 2011 Feature Film Composers Lab is set to run in Utah from Jul 13-27.
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NewsReliance MediaWorks joins forces with Digital Domain
India’s Reliance MediaWorks (RMW) is teaming up with California-based Digital Domain to launch visual effects studios in India and London.
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NewsCNC says French cinema admissions fell by 6.1 percent in the first half of 2011
Yo-yo first half of the year at French box office in which admissions slumped 23.6% in April and rocketed 35.7% in June to give overall decrease of 6.1%.
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NewsFrench-Russian Film Academy launched, Carole Bouquet and Pavel Lungin serve as presidents
Relations between the French and Russian film industries are set to be given an additional boost with the creation of the French-Russian Film Academy.