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Academy announces scientific and technical achievements
Twenty-five individual recipients will attend the annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation in Beverly Hills on Feb 9.
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Codeblack Films picks up Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain
The acquisition kicks off the partnership established with Lionsgate in May 2012 to build a production and distribution slate for the urban market.
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Call Girl leads Swedish film award nominations
Swedish director Mikael Marcimain’s feature debut Call Girl has taken the lead in the race for the Guldbagge – the Swedish national film awards – collecting 11 nominations.
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Danny Boyle’s Trance gets UK release date
Pathé and Twentieth Century Fox have set the date for the UK release of Danny Boyle’s new film, Trance.
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Lionsgate secures US rights to Reasonable Doubt
Samuel L. Jackson thriller is Bavariapool’s first international co-production.
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Haneke withdraws Amour from Austrian Film Awards
Michael Haneke’s multi-award-winning Amour will not figure in the nominations for this year’s Austrian Film Awards after the director decided not to submit the film for consideration by the members of the Austrian Film Academy (AFA).
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SFFLA embraces Baltic cinema for first time
Latvia’s Oscar submission Gulf Stream Under The Iceberg will receive its North American premiere in January at the Scandinavian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (SFFLA).
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eOne cleared to acquire Alliance for $228m
Waiting period expires to pave way for major indie acquisition.
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Danish box office records 30-year high
Strong performances by The Hobbit, Skyfall and domestic productions generated more than 14 million admissions in Denmark in 2012.
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Maggie Gyllenhaal, Artificial Eye board Frank
Michael Fassbender, Domnhall Gleeson also star in Lenny Abrahamson’s comedy, which gets underway this week.
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Al Jazeera acquires Current TV in $500m deal
International news operator Al Jazeera has acquired Al Gore’s Current TV in a move that will give it significant access to the US market.
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PGA announces motion picture nominations one day early
The Master and The Dark Knight Rises miss the cut but James Bond smash Skyfall is among the 10 nominees for the Darryl F Zanuck Award For Outstanding Producer Of Theatrical Motion Pictures.
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Quentin Tarantino to receive lifetime award in Rome
Director Quentin Tarantino is to receive a lifetime achievement award ahead of the European premiere of Django Unchained.
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Wild Bunch’s Vincent Maraval blasts French star system
Producer and sales chief slams salaries of France’s top stars, calling for rethink of French film subsidy system and cap on actor wages.
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Leonardo DiCaprio to receive Santa Barbara Fest honour
The actor will receive the American Riviera Award. Festival organisers also announced on Wednesday [2] that the annual jamboree will open on Jan 24 with The US premiere of Henry-Alex Rubin’s ensemble drama Disconnect.
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Trieste reveals co-pro projects
EXCLUSIVE: New films by Zglinski, Mitic and Mikesch among 22 projects selected for the first co-production forum of 2013 in Trieste, which also presents its first Italian Screenings to international buyers
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Capri honours Silver Linings, Beasts
David O Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook was named Best Film Of The Year as the Italian event came to a close on Wednesday [Jan 2].
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Academy moves back nominations deadline to Jan 4
The official date for members to vote has been extended by one day from Jan 3 to Jan 4. Votes must be submitted by 5pm PT.
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PSIFF unveils Talking Pictures programme
Palm Springs International Film Festival top brass have lined up events with Peter Greenaway, Naomi Watts, Tom Hooper and Eddie Redmayne and Alan Cumming.
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Skyfall crosses $1bn at worldwide box office
The milestone caps a remarkable run for Sony/MGM/Eon’s James Bond thriller several weeks after it became Sony’s biggest global release. It has become the first film to cross £100m in the UK.