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Weinsteins promote Django, Master, Silver Linings
Harvey Weinstein showcased 20 minutes of footage to international press on Monday (21) of Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master and David O Russell’s The Silver Linings Playbook.
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FIP Germany hires Marco Mehlitz to head development, production
Lago Film’s Marco Mehlitz has joined Fox International Productions Germany as head of development and production.
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FILMCLUB to screen 60 great British films to schoolchildren
The initiative has been launched to coincide with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
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Prison guard thriller Screwed goes to Inception for North America
Inception Media Group has acquired North American rights to the thriller Screwed, based on the book by former prison guard Ronnie Thompson.
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Anchor Bay, Red Sea strike deals on Officer Down, Pawn
Anchor Bay has swooped on all English speaking territories for action a pair of action films, Officer Down and Pawn. Red Sea Media is handling international sales on both titles Cannes.
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France’s new Culture Minister Filippetti hits Cannes
France’s new Culture and Communication Minister Aurélie Filippetti was in Cannes on Tuesday for her first big public address since being appointed last week by the country’s new socialist president François Hollande.
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TrustNordisk’s Escape files to US with eOne, Australia with Rialto
TrustNordisk’s action-adventure Escape continues to sell well on promo and is now on its way to US and Australia.
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Territories voice "key concerns" about EU's proposed Cinema Communication
The UK, Germany, France and Austria have voiced “key concerns” in a joint position paper on the European Commission’s (EC) draft Cinema Communication for state aid for films and other audiovisual works.
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Ayres plans Marilyn Monroe doc
Writer-filmmaker has already spoken to and filmed many Monroe associates.
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Norway boosts new Jo Nesbo adaptation
Two high profile new Norwegian features are being fast-tracked - Morten Tyldum’s historical drama Tordenskjold, and Arild Fröhlich’s family feature Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder. They will receive $20 million and $17 million state funding, respectively.
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UK's 011 Productions to co-produce Bettinga's feature debut
UK producer Zorana Piggott’s 011 Productions is to co-produce the feature debut of German filmmaker Eicke Bettinga who is competing in Cannes’ Short Films Competition this year with Gasp which has its world premiere on May 26.
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Zurich to add German-language market initiative
Eighth edition of Zurich Film Festival runs Sept 27-29.
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Loznitsa plans project about Nazi massacre
Project is one of five story ideas that the director is currently developing.
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Warp Australia goes Shopping
Warp Films Australia, here last year with Snowtown, is currently shooting Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland’s New Zealand feature Shopping. Set in 1981, the story is about a teenage boy seduced by a career criminal.
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Scandis get Sensational with Mubi
The new subscriber offering from Mubi, which has launched in Turkey two months ago, will next launch in Norway on July 17, with Sweden and Denmark following in the weeks after, with Finland and Iceland in the autumn.
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City Screen adds Bath venue
The Little Theatre Cinema and City Screen are teaming for a screen within live entertainment Komedia venue on Westgate Street.
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SPC picks up North American rights to Directors’ Fortnight entry No
Pablo Larraín’s story is based on true events and stars Gael García Bernal as an advertising executive who in 1988 is hired to spearhead the Chilean opposition leader’s campaign after military dictator Augusto Pinochet calls a referendum.
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Sofia Coppola's Bling Ring is just the thing for FilmNation
FilmNation has reported a roaring trade here on Sofia Coppola’s Bling Ring, licensing rights to Village Roadshow in Australia, Alliance in Canada and Lucky Red in Italy, among others.
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Film Collaborative launches LGBT initiative for distribution
EXCLUSIVE: The Film Collaborative has launched a new distribution initiative for LGBT films, FestSelects.