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NewsHammer takes Daylight Gate rights
Jeanette Winterson’s novella centres on a 17th century witch trial.
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NewsIndian cinema gets boost at Busan
Eleven Indian features are screening at this year’s Busan International Film Festival, reflecting the growing strength and diversity of cinema from the subcontinent.
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NewsEncounters attracts record numbers
Managing director Liz Harkman is stepping down on a high, after 6 years heading up Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival in Bristol.
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NewsDrafthouse picks up Ms. 45
Drafthouse Films has picked up North American rights to Abel Ferrara’s 1981 classic revenge thriller Ms. 45.
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NewsJim Sheridan to head Dubai jury
Oscar-nominated director to lead the Muhr Arab Features Jury at the 10th Dubai International Film Festival.
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NewsBorrowed Time aims for first Tugg UK screening
Comedy drama, which raised most of its P&A through Kickstarter, could be the UK’s first on-demand theatrical screening through crowdsourcing platform Tugg - if it sells enough tickets.
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News'Only Lovers' to open AFF Wroclaw
American Film Festival in Wroclaw to close with Steven Soderbergh’s Behind the Candelabra; competition and programme highlights announced.
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NewsFreddy Heineken adds cast
Jim Sturgess, Sam Worthington and Ryan Kwanten have joined the cast of Kidnapping Freddy Heineken. Embankment Films handles pre-sales.
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NewsEnder’s Game to preview at National Youth Film Festival
Stars including Harrison Ford, who said film could provide “emotional exercise”, made the announcement at Westminster Academy.
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NewsRome to honour late Aleksei German
The Rome Film Festival to award its first posthumous award to the Russian filmmaker, who died in February.
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NewsNovember Films takes After Tiller for UK
EXCLUSIVE: November Films has acquired UK rights to Martha Shane and Lana Wilson’s documentary After Tiller.
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NewsHorror VOD site gains traction
UK service run by David Hughes and Stephen Moore sets sights on AFM, closing deals.
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News'Controversial' Adele set for release in France
Wild Bunch Distribution awaits first figures to see whether controversy has impacted film’s performance at the box office.
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NewsStephen Hawking drama begins shoot
The Theory of Everything will star Eddie Redmayne as the celebrated physicist.
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NewsHigh Point gets Renovation
Carey Fitzgerald’s High Point Films & TV has locked worldwide distribution rights for Dutch thriller Renovation.
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NewsShorts get new BBFC tariff
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has introduced a new tariff for short films made by students or first time filmmakers affiliated to a recognised funding scheme.
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NewsLeeds festival to open with Gravity
Festival’s music documentaries include Revenge of the Mekons [pictured] and Harlem Street Singer.
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NewsStockholm to honour Claire Denis
Bastards director first woman to receive Stockholm’s lifetime achievement award.
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NewsFox Searchlight locks in Starred Up
Fox Searchlight picks up David Mackenzie’s UK prison drama.
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NewsPartners to start $10m animation Hugo in 2014
Anima Point (Malaysia) is partnering with Trixter (Munich, Berlin, LA), Einstein Film (Denmark) and Anima Vitae (Finland) to produce the 3D animated feature film Hugo, the partners confirmed at MIPCOM.