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NewsRussian focus at Goteborg 2014
Russian feminist punk rock protest group Pussy Riot is on the poster and Russia is in focus at Sweden’s 37th Göteborg International Film Festival (Jan 24-Feb 3) – the largest showcase in the Nordic countries.
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NewsEd Vaizey to probe diversity stats
Ed Vaizey, minister for UK Culture, Communications and Creative Industries is calling on senior figures in TV, film and arts to explain the lack of diversity in their industries at a ministerial roundtable next week.
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NewsEFM first-timers line up
More than 20 companies have already been confirmed as first-time exhibitors at next month’s European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin.
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NewsBBFC unveils new horror guidelines
Horror films to be more closely scrutinised under new certification guidelines.
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NewsWhite Queen sequel gathers pace
US cable network Starz is moving forward with The White Princess, the sequel to its BBC co-production The White Queen, and has begun working with writer Emma Frost on new scripts.
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NewsAdrien Brody, Sam Neill join Backtrack
EXCLUSIVE: Production underway on thriller sold by Bankside, distributed by Madman.
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NewsBFI launches US distribution fund
Pilot P&A fund to launch at Sundance to help UK films break into North America.
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NewsGolden Globes 2014: Winners
Full list of winners for the 2014 Golden Globes Awards as voted for by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
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NewsGlobes: Slave, Hustle best films
The Oscar battle-lines have been drawn. 12 Years A Slave scooped best dramatic film at the 71st Golden Globe Awards in its only win while American Hustle triumphed in three categories including best comedy or musical.
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NewsLone Survivor secures US pinnacle
Peter Berg’s war film starring Mark Wahlberg and Taylor Kitsch climbed 37 places to number one after expanding in its second weekend through Universal and grossing an excellent $39m.
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NewsFrozen ices rivals on $28m
UPDATE JAN 13: Golden Globe winner Frozen brought in an estimated $27.8m through 50 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International territories as the running total climbed to $394.6m and the worldwide tally soared to $712.3m.
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NewsBroken Circle Breakdown triumphs in Palm Springs
UPDATED JAN 12: Lakshmi wins narrative audience award; Gore Vidal: The United States Of Amnesia earns doc honours.
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NewsFilm Independent unveils Spirit grants
The organisation’s top brass announced on January 11 the recipients of the three Spirit Awards filmmaker grants at the annual Spirit Awards Nominee Brunch in Los Angeles.
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NewsDoha postpones first Qumra festival
The Doha Film Institute is cancelling the March 2014 edition of its first Qumra Doha Film Festival.
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NewsPowley to star in Diary
Caviar and Cold Iron Pictures will finance and produce the coming-of-age feature The Diary Of A Teenage Girl starring Bel Powley, Kristen Wiig and Alexander Skarsgard.
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NewsDistribution: Stray Dogs finds a home
The Cinema Guild has acquired US rights from Urban Distribution International to Tsai Ming Liang’s Venice grand jury prize-winner Stray Dogs
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NewsO-Scope to feast on Banquet
Oscilloscope has taken world rights to Wayne Wang’s documentary Soul Of A Banquet following a work-in-progress benefit screening in 2013 at the San Francisco Film Society.
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NewsGravity, Slave earn ACE nods
The American Cinema Editors (ACE) unveiled their nominees on January 10 ahead of the 64th annual ACE Eddie Awards show on February 7 in Los Angeles.
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NewsProduction begins on Marigold 2
Shooting is underway in India on The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2, Fox Searchlight’s first ever sequel and follow-up to the 2012 $135m global hit.