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Odeon wins tender to programme BFI IMAX, will ramp concession offering
Odeon has won a tender to programme the BFI IMAX Waterloo venue and will ramp the site’s concession offering.
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Emma Pemberton joins UPIE as VP international new release marketing
She joins from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
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Jerry Weintraub to be honoured at Zurich Film Festival
The producer will pick up a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival, which will screen several of his films including Ocean’s 11 and The Karate Kid.
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StudioCanal acquires Hoyts, plans local productions
StudioCanal has bought successful Australia and New Zealand distributor Hoyts Distribution of the Hoyts Group; the outfit will release last Twilight instalment in November.
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Twickenham reveals mystery buyer as property magnate Sunny Vohra, plans to expand
Twickenham to add staff and expand operations, says new management.
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Production wraps on Gilbert’s A Long Way From Home
Production has wrapped on Virginia Gilbert’s A Long Way From Home, a UK-France co-production starring James Fox and Brenda Fricker.
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Bong Joon Ho wraps Snowpiercer in Prague
The Host director Bong Joon Ho has wrapped shooting what looks to be Korea’s most expensive film to date, Snowpiercer.
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The Children wins investment from ScreenWest
The Children, from The Waiting City writer/director Claire McCarthy, has become the latest film to get $767,000 (A$750,000) in production investment funding from Western Australia’s West Coast Visions feature film initiative.
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Busan partners with Al Jazeera on doc support
The Busan film festival’s Asian Network of Documentary (AND) is partnering with Al Jazeera English (AJE) on documentary scheme Viewfinder: Asia (working title).
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Ice Age 4 grossed $98m over weekend to reach $339m
Ice Age: Continental Drift’s third weekend came in a little higher than original estimates from Fox International at $97.6m for a $339.2m running total.
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Sofia, La Playa D.C. among hot titles at Colombia's BAM
The third edition of the Bogota Audiovisual Market (BAM) wrapped at weekend after presenting 56 Colombian projects in development and screening 13 films. Sofia And The Stubborn (Sofia Y El Terco, pictured), La Sirga and La Playa D.C. are among the titles that generated buzz.
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Principal photography kicks off on Very Good Girls
Naomi Foner is directing from her own screenplay about whose plan to lose their virginity hits a bump when they fall for the same guy. Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen star. K5 International is handling international sales.
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Imax to convert up to 18 additional AMC theatres
The companies announced on Monday (16) they were expanding their revenue sharing partnership and have agreed on eight new installation deals.
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Phase 4 acquires North American rights to Alter Egos
Jordan Galland’s superhero comedy will be released under the company’s new “Kevin Smith’s SModcast Pictures Presents” banner.
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Sundance Institute unveils creative producing participants, Bingham Ray Fellow
Eleven projects are selected for the creative producing labs, which run from Jul 30-Aug 3. The Fellows represent five projects from the feature film programme and six from the documentary film programme and fund.
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Sharqiya wins top prize at Jerusalem Film Festival
Ami Livne’s Sharqiya has won the Jerusalem Film Festival’s Haggiag Award for Best Feature.
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Galway winners include Good Vibrations, Citadel, Earthbound, The Parade
Good Vibrations picks up the Galway Film Fleadh Best Irish Feature Award, Ciaran Foy and Alan Brennan jointly win Best First Irish Feature.
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Sandrine Bonnaire appointed Deauville jury president
The actress won Cesars for Vagabond and To Our Loves and starred in Est-Ouest and La Ceremonie, among others. Deauville American Film Festival will run from Aug 31-Sept 9.
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Chris Fetner named Netflix director of content partner operations
The executive will be based at the company’s Beverly Hills offices and will manage all aspects of the digital supply chain.
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Ice Age 4 drifts back into top spot at the UK box office; Magic Mike thrusts into third
Fox’s 3D animation opens nationwide and pulls in $15.6m (£10.1m), including previews; Lionsgate’s comedy drama opens impressively with $4.1m (£2.6m).