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    Final Draft announces contest winners

    2014-01-08T04:05:00Z

    Alfonso Cuarón & Jonás Cuarón won the best original screenplay prize for Gravity in the Screenwriters Choice Awards unveiled on the Paramount lot on January 7.

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    DGA unveils 2014 nominees

    2014-01-07T22:10:00Z

    A mostly predictable Oscar bellwether list includes Martin Scorsese as the mild surprise at the expense of the Coen Brothers and Spike Jonze.

  • Anna Zundel
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    FIP Germany hires production duo

    2014-01-07T21:06:00Z

    Anna Maria Zündel and Magdalena Prosteder have joined as production executives as the company steps up development, production and acquisition activities.

  • Better Living Through Chemistry
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    Distribution: Goldwyn takes Chemistry

    2014-01-07T20:51:00Z

    Samuel Goldwyn Films will release Occupant Film’s Better Living Through Chemistry starring and Sam Rockwell and Olivia Wilde in spring in the US.

  • Ann Boyd
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    Participant hires Ann Boyd

    2014-01-07T20:11:00Z

    The corporate communications veteran has joined Participant Media as evp of communications, reporting directly to CEO Jim Berk.

  • Sam Ross
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    Signature hires Sam Ross

    2014-01-07T17:22:00Z

    Publicist [pictured] joins as UK independent distributor as marketing manager.

  • Pierrot Lunaire
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    Raspberry&Cream boards Pierrot Lunaire

    2014-01-07T16:53:00Z

    Bruce LaBruce’s film [pictured] will have its world premiere at Berlinale; Beta Cinema picks up Alain Gsponer’s Solothurn opener Akte Grüninger.

  • The Brother
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    The Brother wraps shoot

    2014-01-07T16:37:00Z

    Ryan Bonder’s crime thriller stars Anthony Head and Belinda Stewart-Wilson.

  • Inferno
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    IFFR unveils shorts lineup

    2014-01-07T15:59:00Z

    24 films will compete for three Canon Tiger awards for short films; programme will also include tributes to British film-maker Jodie Mack and Swiss film-maker and artist HannesSchüpbach.

  • Autentic CEO Patrick Hörl
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    Autentic, WDR team up

    2014-01-07T15:33:00Z

    Joint venture set up for the distribution of documentaries.

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    Sheffield CrossoverMarket adds cash prize

    2014-01-07T14:50:00Z

    Sheffield Doc/Fest’s second CrossoverMarket will now offer one winner a €3000 cash award for the first Ramillas Sheffield Interactive Fund.

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    UK film industry: All white at the top

    2014-01-07T13:45:00Z

    The UK commercial film industry is painfully bereft of black, asian and ethnic minority executives. Why?

  • Harold van Lier
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    eOne announces $100m acquisition fund

    2014-01-07T13:09:00Z

    Entertainment One Films International (eOne) today announced that it has established a $100 million acquisition fund to bolster the coffers of new president Harold van Lier and his team.

  • The Attorney
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    Finecut acquires The Attorney

    2014-01-07T10:56:00Z

    Company also picks up award-winning independent film Han Gong-ju.

  • Shebnem Askin
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    Fox Turkey hires Shebnem Askin

    2014-01-07T09:46:00Z

    Askin joins the channel as executive vice president of programming.

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    Hong Kong box office up 4% in 2013

    2014-01-07T08:06:00Z

    Hong Kong’s box office increased by just 4% in 2013, with Iron Man 3 heading the chart with a haul of $13.72m, according to local industry body the Motion Picture Industry Association (MPIA).

  • Jane Campion
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    Jane Campion to head Cannes jury

    2014-01-07T05:48:00Z

    The New Zealand director, producer and scriptwriter will preside over the jury of the 67th Festival de Cannes, set to run from May 14-25.

  • Run Run Shaw
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    Run Run Shaw dies aged 106

    2014-01-07T03:21:00Z

    Sir Run Run Shaw, founder of Shaw Brothers Studios and a pioneer of early Chinese cinema and television, has died aged 106.

  • Peter Lawson
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    Open Road hires Peter Lawson

    2014-01-06T18:02:00Z

    Peter Lawson has joined Open Road Films in the newly created position of evp, production and acquisitions. CEO Tom Ortenberg made the announcement on January 6. Separately, Kent Sanderson has joined GoDigital.

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    William Hurt to play Gregg Allman

    2014-01-06T16:55:00Z

    Unclaimed Freight Productions’ Randall Miller and Jody Savin have found their lead for the biopic Midnight Rider.