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NewsIsraeli critics honour Zero Motivation
Israeli Film Critics Association chooses Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel as best international film.
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NewsFive Armies plunders $122.2m int'l
DECEMBER 15 UPDATE: The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies has started as it means to go on with a potent reminder of the enduring appeal of Peter Jackson’s commitment to the works of JRR Tolkien, an immense endeavour that has occupied him for close to two decades.
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NewsPaddington to set StudioCanal record
Studio executives said on Sunday (December 14) that the family feature was on course this weekend to overtake Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and become its biggest release of all time in the UK.
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NewsLionsgate hits $1bn international
Powered by The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, Lionsgate executives said on Sunday (December 14) the studio had reached $1.0003bn for the year-to-date.
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NewsVFX Summit Dublin: In service of the story
At the second VFX + Animation Summit Dublin, international experts and growing local companies gathered to talk about issues such as global competition, tight schedules and training needs. Wendy Mitchell reports.
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NewsCourt wins at Singapore film festival
Guests include John Woo, Zhang Ziyi, Juliette Binoche, Cheng Pei Pei, Tong Dawei, Chen Bolin and Nastassja Kinski.
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NewsDFM talks distribution challenges
A Dubai Film Market (DFM) panel discussed the challenges in distributing Arab films in the region and internationally, and how Emirati filmmaker Ali Mostafa’s From A To B may become a game-changer.
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NewsLaish La crowdfunds with Aflamnah
MBC’s pan-Arab show Laish La (Why Not?) has turned to Dubai-based, crowd-funding site Aflamnah to finance a project to rebuild a women’s radio station in the Gaza Strip.
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NewsIda is big winner at EFAs
UPDATE: Pawlikowski is only third Polish director to win EFA’s top prize; Steve McQueen pays tribute to Jean Vigo; Ukrainian diector Oleg Sentsov gets an empty seat at the awards in Riga.
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NewsPachachi’s Baghdad draws co-producers, funds
Maysoon Pachachi’s Nothing Doing In Baghdad is set to start shooting in February after securing three European co-producers and funding from Visions Sud Est and the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC).
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NewsMAD Solutions to distribute Sandfish
EXCLUSIVE: Pan-Arab distributor MAD Solutions will handle distribution in the Arab world for Saudi filmmaker Ahd’s Sandfish, which will be the first production from Paul Baboudjian’s new Dubai-based Tharwa Productions.
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NewsHobbit finale on $26.6m after two days
Warner Bros-New Line-MGM’s fantasy epic grossed a further $13.7m from 28 markets on December 12 following the $11.3m opening day gross across 11 territories on December 10 to stand at $26.6m internationally.
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NewsAcademy to consider 323 features
Voters will consider 323 features deemed eligible for Oscar consideration.
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NewsOscars 2015: Academy to consider 114 scores
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences unveiled the entire list of eligible scores on December 12.
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NewsUni dates Untitled Great Wall Project
Legendary’s Untitled Great Wall Project will open in North America in 3D via Universal on November 23, 2016, and in China in early December 2016.
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NewsExodus leads US social media buzz
Ridley Scott’s biblical epic Exodus: Gods And Kings is ready to ride out in the US.
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NewsAcademy selects 79 eligible songs
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences said on December 12 that 79 songs are in contention for the original song category for the 87th Oscars.
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NewsSanta Barbara unveils 2015 Virtuosos Award
Top brass at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival have announced the multiple recipients for the 2015 Virtuosos Award.
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NewsLondon Short Film Festival to host 34 programmes
The London Short Film Festival will return for its 12th year from January 9-18.
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NewsOrange Wednesdays to end in 2015
Cinemas understood to be close to an alternative deal with a different company; comparethemarket.com among suitors.