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  • Kate Winslet
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    Kate Winslet joins Divergent

    2013-03-22T04:28:00Z

    Summit confirmed the addition of Kate Winslet to the cast of Divergent on Thursday [21].

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    Global box office hit $34.7bn in 2012

    2013-03-22T02:41:00Z

    Global box office in 2012 climbed 6% on the previous year to reach a record $34.7bn as international gross receipts accounted for 69% of the pie, gaining 6% on 2011 levels to finish on an unprecedented $23.9bn.

  • JD Salinger
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    TWC buys JD Salinger doc

    2013-03-21T21:11:00Z

    The Weinstein Company has acquired world rights and will screen the film at select festivals prior to a Sept 6 platform theatrical release.

  • Noah's Ark
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    Unified lines up Noah's Ark

    2013-03-21T20:57:00Z

    Los Angeles-based Unified Pictures has hired John Stevenson and Cameron Hood for its upcoming animated musical Noah’s Ark.

  • Rufus Sewell
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    British contingent joins Hercules

    2013-03-21T20:55:00Z

    Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell [pictured], Joseph Fiennes, Rebecca Ferguson, Aksel Hennie and John Hurt have joined the cast of Paramount and MGM’s Hercules.

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    3D Producers Lab applicants named

    2013-03-21T15:03:00Z

    Successful applicants for the 3D Creative Summit Producer’s Lab have been revealed a week ahead of the inaugural event.

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    UK tax boost expected for £20m+ productions

    2013-03-21T14:41:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: This summer’s VFX consultation could lead to an extended cash rebate for films budgeted above £20m, in a bid to encourage more inward investment to the UK. 

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    CBS Films moves up Kings

    2013-03-21T13:51:00Z

    The distributor has moved up the release of its Sundance acquisition The Kings Of Summer from Jun 14 to May 31.

  • Juliette Prissard
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    French producers boycott CNC

    2013-03-21T12:52:00Z

    Long-running dispute between French producers and crew unions over pay and conditions blows-up.

  • The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
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    Stone Roses premiere set for May

    2013-03-21T12:49:00Z

    Shane Meadows’ documentary about Manchester band The Stone Roses is to have its UK premiere in Manchester on May 30 - with the group in attendance - satellite-linked to 100 cinemas.

  • TIger Eyes
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    Freestyle takes Tiger Eyes

    2013-03-21T12:35:00Z

    Freestyle Releasing and Freestyle Digital Media (FDM) have acquired US theatrical and VoD rights to the young adult property Tiger Eyes and will distribute on Jun 7. Separately, First Run has struck a deal for Living Downstream.

  • Bill Lovell
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    ARRI pays tribute to Bill Lovell

    2013-03-21T12:17:00Z

    Bill Lovell, head of digital and 3D at ARRI Media in London, has died aged 58.

  • Broken
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    LipSync Post seeks deal over debts

    2013-03-21T11:11:00Z

    LipSync Post has contacted its creditors in a bid to renegotiate its debt through a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).

  • Greg Dyke
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    BFI's Greg Dyke named FA chairman

    2013-03-21T10:45:00Z

    Greg Dyke, the chairman of the British Film Institute (BFI), is to become the chairman of the Football Association (FA).

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    AFI hires marketing head

    2013-03-21T10:44:00Z

    Top brass at The American Film Institute (AFI) announced on Thursday [21] that following a “comprehensive national search”, Liza deVilla Ameen has joined as chief marketing officer.

  • Ho Hong
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    HAF honours Doomsday, Barber's Tales

    2013-03-21T02:00:00Z

    Ho Hong’s Doomsday·Party took the HAF Award for a project originating in Hong Kong, while Barber’s Tales, to be directed by the Philippines’ Jun Robles Lana, took the HAF Award for a project originating outside Hong Kong.

  • Kelvin Wu
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    AID forms jv with Prime Focus

    2013-03-21T01:25:00Z

    Hong Kong-based private equity firm AID Partners Capital is partnering with post-production house Prime Focus on a joint venture in China.

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    IMAX, Disney to make space film

    2013-03-20T21:31:00Z

    In the first deal of its kind between the companies, the untitled 3D film will consider mankind’s future on Earth and take viewers on a deep space journey in search of other habitable planets.

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    CinemaCon to honour Hailee Steinfeld

    2013-03-20T21:18:00Z

    The former Oscar nominee will receive the CinemaCon Female Star Of Tomorrow Award at the annual Las Vegas convention on Apr 18.

  • What Maisie Knew
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    What Maisie Knew to open SFIFF

    2013-03-20T19:44:00Z

    The 56th San Francisco International Film Festival will open on Apr 25 with David Siegel’s drama [pictured] and close on May 9 with Richard Linklater’s Before Midnight.