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BFI resurrects previously unseen Ken Loach documentary
1969 doc DOP’d by Chris Menges to screen as part of major BFI retrospective.
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twofour54 launches first 3D lab in the Middle East
Abu Dhabi’s twofour54 intaj has opened the first stereoscopic 3D lab in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
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Greek thriller December Riots finishes production
Greek director Dimitri Vorris has finished post-production on December Riots (Or How I Lost My Country And Never Found It).
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Rabbit-Proof Fence, Australia actor dies at age 44
David Ngoombujarra, a well-known Aboriginal actor, has died at age 44.
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Isabelle Huppert to receive Locarno's Excellence Award
Her works to screen include The Piano Teacher and The Lacemaker.
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IM Global, TrustNordisk, Pacha Pictures and UK’s Blue Light among newcomers to Locarno
International sales and distribution company IM Global, Copenhagen-based TrustNordisk, the new French-Arab sales outfit Pacha Pictures, and UK producer-distributor Blue Light are among more than 20 companies already confirmed to attend Locarno’s Industry Days for the first time this year.
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Sloan, Sagansky's Global Eagle adds two to board
Former Telemundo CEO Jim McNamara and venture capitalist and former Sony evp Dennis Miller have joined the board of Global Eagle Acquisition Corp.
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Harry Potter 7 Pt 2 races to $390m internationally
The franchise finale is showing no sign of letting up its scorching pace as Warner Bros Pictures International said it grossed a further $34m from 59 countries on Tuesday [19] following the confirmed $313.5m opening weekend.
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Voltage, Wildwood reboot Company with Shia LaBeouf
Voltage Pictures and Robert Redford’s Wildwood Enterprises are rebooting their long-gestating political action thriller and announced on Tuesday [19] that the veteran actor will play opposite LaBeouf, riding high on the global success of Transformers: Dark Of The Moon.
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Leilani Forby joins W2 Media in key acquisitions / distribution role
The new vp of acquisitions and North American distribution arrives from Wrekin Hill where she served as a consultant and played an integral role in the release of Peter Weir’s The Way Back.
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New Horizons and London Film Academy partner on training event for young film-makers
Hungarian auteur Bela Tarr will give a masterclass at the second New Horizons Studio
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Minds Eye to bring Captain Canuck to life
Kevin DeWalt’s Canadian entertainment venture has acquired rights to the Canadian comic book superhero from writer Richard Comely.
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Adam Deacon to star in urban thriller Payback Season
Deacon will play a professional footballer in the film, which starts shooting in London on July 19.
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Tate Taylor’s The Help to open Deauville
Francis Ford Coppola guest of honour at the Deauville Festival of American Film, with out-of-competition premieres to include Bringing Up Bobby, The Conspirator, Drive, The Change-Up, Fright Night and The Lion King.
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Open Road confirms US buy on The Grey
Joe Carnahan’s thriller stars Liam Neeson as an oilrig worker and his team stranded in snowbound terrain where they are chased by a rogue wolf pack.
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BFI Lottery Transition Fund awards £888,000 to 37 UK projects
FilmClub, BIFAs and Watershed Bristol among biggest beneficiaries of first round of BFI funding
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Eran Creevy's Welcome To The Punch starts shooting
Peter Mullan, David Morrissey, Daniel Mays and Johnny Harris join the cast of the anticipated second feature from Shifty director Eran Creevy.
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Calls for future MEDIA Programme to increase support for digitisation of cinemas
New report from Polish MEP calls on Europe to speed up the digital shift, as the European Commission gathers views on how Europe can move towards a digital single market.
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Warner Bros revises HP7 Pt 2 overseas launch to $312.3m
The record breaking overseas opening weekend for Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has come in more than $5m higher than Sunday estimates, earning $312.3m internationally and combining with the $169.2m confirmed North American debut for $481.5m worldwide.
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Sundance Selects swoops on Walk Away Renee
The North American deal returns Jonathan Caouette to the limelight after the filmmaker caused a sensation in 2003 with his autobiographical documentary Tarnation.