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FeaturesA route to funding
Rebecca O’Brien, Ken Loach’s long-time producer, says raising film financing in the UK has became complicated and expensive. She talks to Sarah Cooper about why she turned to France to fund Loach’s latest project, Route Irish.
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NewsQED International and sales chief Kimberly Fox part ways
QED International executive vice-president of worldwide sales and distribution Kimberly Fox has left the LA-based company in a move that both parties said was amicable.
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News2012's $165m overseas launch propels SPRI to record $1.634bn year-to-date
Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) has reported a new company record after amassing $1.634bn at the overseas box office so far this year, powered by the $165m weekend launch of Roland Emmerich’s disaster movie 2012.
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NewsSony reports eighth number one launch of the year as 2012 takes $65m
Befitting its apocalyptic theme, 2012 brushed aside all before it and roared to number one thanks to an estimated $65m launch that delivered Sony’s eighth number one release of the year-to-date.
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NewsChin Han joins cast of Gus Van Sant’s next project
Singaporean actor Chin Han has joined Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper and Ryo Case in the cast of Gus Van Sant’s next as-yet-untitled project, which is being produced by Imagine Entertainment and Columbia Pictures.
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NewsKorea’s CJ CGV opens third multiplex in China
Major South Korean exhibitor CJ CGV is set to open its third multiplex in China on Nov 19 – the CGV Wuhan – located in the capital of Hubei Province, which will have six screens, 940 seats and 3D projection.
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NewsShanda, Hunan TV to invest $88m in production
Chinese entertainment giants Shanda Interactive and Hunan Broadcasting and Television Group have formed a joint venture that will invest $87.8m (RMB600m) in film and TV production.
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NewsSPAA to ask Oz government for $84m cash injection
The Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) is to formally ask the federal government for a one-off $84m (A$90m) injection of cash for the production of feature films.
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NewsEncounters Short Film Festival to screen 150 films over five days
Andrea Arnold, Richard Williams, John Coates and Tony Grisoni will be among the special guests attending the 15th Encounters Short Film Festival, which opens tomorrow (November 17) in Bristol.
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NewsVertigo and E1 extend home entertainment partnership
Vertigo Films and E1 Entertainment has extended their home entertainment partnership. The first title to be released under the renewed deal will be Louie Psihoyos’ The Cove.
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NewsEdward Woodward dies aged 79
Veteran actor Edward Woodward, most famous for his role in the cult 1973 horror film The Wicker Man, has died aged 79 years old.
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NewsLourdes scoops Gold Giraldillo for best film at Seville
Jessica Hausner’s Lourdes won the Gold Giraldillo for best film at the Seville Film Festival, which closed on Saturday (November 14).
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E1 Entertainment appoints Dieckman to head film licensing
E1 Entertainment has appointed Ami Dieckman as licensing manager for its film brands.
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NewsThe Red Shoes to open Soundtrack Film and Music Festival
The second Soundtrack International Film and Music Festival will open with a special screening of the newly restored Oscar-winning classic The Red Shoes on November 18.
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NewsProtagonist Pictures closes further sales on Wild Target
UK sales outfit Protagonist Pictures has announced a raft of new sales on Magic Light Pictures’ comedy Wild Target.
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NewsMichael Puopolo named vp, research at WBITD
Michael Puopolo has been named vice-president, research, at Warner Bros International Television Distribution (WBITD).
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NewsE1 Entertainment US takes North America on Yesterday Was A Lie
E1 Entertainment US has acquired North American rights to Helicon Arts Cooperative’s sci-fi film noir Yesterday Was A Lie by writer-director James Kerwin.
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NewsTwelve vie for 2010 Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Awards
Sundance Institute and Japanese broadcaster NHK have unveiled the 12 finallists in the 2010 Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award.
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NewsMIAAC Film Festival in New York closes with US premiere of The Endless Wait
The Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council’s New York-based film festival (MIAAC) wrapped five days of screenings and events at the weekend with the US premiere of Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury’s The Endless Wait (Antaheen).