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Berlinale reports record ticket sales
Despite reports of a slow European Film Market and a subdued reaction to the festival selection, figures were up at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.
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Turner's NonStop Sales to close
Scandinavian-based international sales outfit NonStop Sales AB is to close at the end of March.
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Spanish distributors rack up sales
Filmax International and Latido Films are among the Spanish sellers to secure deals in Berlin, despite reports of a slow market.
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Gary Smith departs Intandem
Founder departs London sales group as Robert Mitchell becomes CEO; company revises distribution policy.
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Exclusive Media to rep Icon library
Library totalling more than 200 titles includes What Women Want, Coriolanus, Hunger, Mean Streets and Project Nim.
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EU pledges $5.6m to digital distribution
The European Union is to pledge $5.6m (€4.2m) to VoD platforms and digital cinema distribution (DCD).
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Full Frame gets Academy boost
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival said on Monday night [25] that it has been named a qualifying festival in the documentary short subject Oscar category.
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BFI to certify TV, animation, games tax credit applicants
The British Film Institute (BFI) has been appointed by the UK government as the certification unit for the upcoming creative content tax reliefs, spanning high-end TV, animation and video games.
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Mary Callery joins IFB in reshuffle
Recent staff restructure includes Emma Scott becoming production and distribution executive; IFB in pact with WME.
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Wreck-It Ralph regains high score
Disney’s 3D animation has leapt back to the top of the chart following a $5.2m (£3.4m) weekend; Universal’s Mama is the week’s highest new entry with a $2.4m (£1.5m) debut.
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Fibre to the Home Conference wrap
London’s ExCel Centre hosted a gathering last week to discuss issues that may not have been the most glamorous, but are some of the most important for the media industries.
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Glasgow fest admissions up 12%
The ninth edition, which closed with the UK premiere of Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing, recorded a 12% rise on 2012 figures.
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Cotillard to star in new Dardennes
Wild Bunch is selling upcoming production due to shoot in Belgium this summer.
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Paul Schrader: Film undergoing ‘total systemic change’
The writer/director talks about The Canyons and the current ‘crisis of form’ in filmmaking.
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Argo wins best picture Oscar
Argo took the best picture award in an Oscar ceremony that spread its prizes around, with Life of Pi taking four statuettes, Argo three and four other films two apiece.
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Quvenzhané Wallis is Annie
Sony Pictures said the youngest Oscar nominee in history will star in its upcoming version of Annie, a timely announcement in the hours leading up to the Academy Awards on Sunday [24].
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Identity Thief reclaims US title
Oscar weekend is never heavy-hitter and so it proved to be this year as Snitch opened in second place through Summit, allowed Universal’s Identity Thief to climb back to number one in its third weekend on an estimated $14.1m.
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Die Hard 5 top dog on $36m
UPDATED FEB 25: John McClane held on to the number one international spot in its second weekend through Fox International after a confirmed $35.5m from 10,587 screens in 67 markets propelled the tally to $132.8m.
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Admissions down 4.3% in Iceland
Box office revenue in Iceland climbed 1.2% on 2011 but admissions took a dip. Skyfall topped the charts while Black’s Game proved the most popular domestic title.