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NewsCreative England doubles production pot to £1m
Individual awards will increase to a maximum of £200,000 per project.
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NewsPatrick Cassavetti boards Lenin?!
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran UK producer Patrick Cassavetti has boarded Marat Alykulov’s black comedy Lenin?!.
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NewsFosun to invest in Robinov’s Studio 8
China’s Fosun International has announced in a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it plans to invest in former Warner Bros Pictures chief Jeff Robinov’s new venture Studio 8.
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NewsRefreshed London Screenings launches
London’s biggest film export event returns with a new name and strong selection of upcoming titles.
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NewsRunarsson to shoot Icelandic fjords drama
EXCLUSIVE: Runar Runarsson, the director of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight 2011 selection Volcano, will start shooting his second feature in Iceland on July 14.
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NewsFilm4 edges closer to new boss
Broadcaster expected to decide on new Film4 head in July, Screen looks at some likely candidates.
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NewsMaleficent rules int’l on $48m
UPDATED JUNE 23: Powered by a number one Chinese debut, Disney’s fantasy tale came in higher than estimates on $47.9m to edge out DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon 2 on $43.2m, according to weekend estimates.
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NewsLittle England wins best film in Shanghai
Greek period drama Little England was awarded three major prizes, including best film, at the Golden Goblet Awards of this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF, June 14-22).
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NewsMan Too edges out Street on $30m
Screen Gems’ comedy Think Like A Man Too opened on $30m to finish approximately $1m ahead of Sony stablemate 22 Jump Street, which powered past $100m in its second weekend.
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NewsFox, Bona team for Bride Wars remake
Fox International Productions (FIP) and China’s Bona Film Group are co-producing a Chinese-language remake of Fox hit Bride Wars, which is being directed by Tony Chan.
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NewsRian Johnson in Star Wars talks
Screen has confirmed that the director of Looper is in discussions with Lucasfilm to direct Episode VIII and write a treatment for Episode IX of the Star Wars series.
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NewsParamount, Pathé date Selma
Paramount Pictures and Pathé have set a December 25 limited release on Ava DuVernay’s Civil Rights drama and potential awards contender. Separately, Open Road has picked up what is being described as the inspirational drama Little Boy.
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NewsSaban Films, Roadside saddle up on Homesman
Haim Saban’s nascent distributor led by Bill Bromiley has struck up a one-off partnership with Roadside Attractions on Cannes competition entry The Homesman as the parties plot an awards run.
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NewsFox joins DreamWorks Spielberg thriller
Fox and DreamWorks are to reunite following a rewarding collaboration on Lincoln.
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NewsNetherlands Film Fund names commissioner
Bas van der Ree will take up the job at the beginning of July.
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NewsBBC boss reveals diversity plans
Tony Hall has set out his blueprint for boosting diversity at the BBC, including creating a £2.1m commissioning fund to help ensure the corporation “represents every family and community in the UK”.
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NewsChina Film Group IPO to raise $740m
China Film Group’s long-mooted initial public offering is moving closer, with plans for a $740m listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, according to the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
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