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NewsMusic Box acquires 'Flowers'
The distributor has picked up North American rights from Film Factory Entertainment to Spain’s foreign-language Oscar contender. Separately, Cohen Media Group has acquired 30 films from the Merchant Ivory Productions library .
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News'Tangerine' triumphs in Rio Felix awards
Sean Baker’s transgender drama was named best fiction film as Rio De Janeiro Film Festival top brass celebrated the best LGBTQ films of this year’s festival.
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NewsDon Francisco to receive Precious GEM Award
The Chilean TV personality will collect the inaugural honour on closing night on October 25 of the GEMS Festival hosted by Miami Dade College’s Miami International Film Festival.
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NewsJohn Ridley to direct LA Riots film
The Oscar-winning screenwriter of 12 Years A Slave will direct from his own script for Broad Green Pictures and Imagine Entertainment.
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NewsSky and Disney extend deal
The extended deal will mean Sky customers can watch the studio’s films nine months after theatrical release.
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NewsCPH:DOX announces guest curators; focus on climate change
Naomi Klein and Olafur Eliasson will both curate programmes at this year’s festival.
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NewsSundance Institute to Ignite young filmmakers
The Institute announced on Monday its new Sundance Ignite project aimed at aspiring 18-to-24-year-olds.
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NewsAlibaba to invest in Korea’s Real
Alibaba Pictures Group (APG) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to invest in Korean action film Real, set to star Kim Soo-hyun.
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NewsAlistair Hope to deliver LFF Connects: Games talk
Designer of award-winning Alien: Isolation will discuss the intersection between art, technology and entertainment.
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News'The Martian' retains UK lead
Lionsgate’s Sicario is the week’s highest new entry with $2.5m (£1.6m) as Legend becomes StudioCanal’s second biggest release ever with $25.7m (£16.75m).
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NewsScreen, British Council celebrate Stars of Tomorrow
Screen International and British Council present Screen’s Stars Of Tomorrow tonight at an intimate industry dinner.
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News'Mustang', 'Nice People' among Filmfest Hamburg winners
Festival favourite Mustang took the festival’s art cinema prize, while documentary Nice People won the audience award.
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NewsRobert Walak set to leave TWC
TWC executive Robert Walak is to depart the company this week, Screen has confirmed.
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News'Fantastic Beasts' to shoot in Liverpool
JK Rowling’s Harry Potter spin-off, starring Eddie Redmayne, to shoot in the city.
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NewsFilm Bazaar unveils line-up of 19 projects
Co-production Market to feature new projects from Kanu Behl, Aditya Vikram Sengupta and Nandita Das, along with Ritesh Batra’s first project as a producer.
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NewsChow Yun Fat to star in 'Cold War 2'
Chow Yun Fat has joined the cast of Edko Films’ Cold War 2, directed by Longman Leung and Sunny Luk, which is currently in production.
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News'Immortal', 'Walnut Tree' win at Busan
Iranian filmmaker Hadi Mohaghegh’s Immortal and Walnut Tree from Kazakhstan’s Yerlan Nurmukhambetov were presented with the New Currents Awards at the close of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) on Saturday night.
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News'Pan' fried as 'The Martian' holds US box office
Warner Bros’ Pan struggled to get off the ground at the US box office this weekend while Fox’s The Martian dropped only 32% from its debut.
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News'The Martian' eclipses 'Pan' at international box office
UPDATED OCTOBER 12: Fox’s The Martian dominated the international marketplace again this weekend, with a confirmed $57.5m from 77 markets. Warner’s Pan went wide internationally and took an estimated $20.5m from 54 markets.
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NewsChristopher Nolan issues warning over the future of cinema
Interstellar director slams exhibitors who fail to “put on a show”.