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NewsThis Life continues raid on Danish box office
The World War 2 set film has taken $3.3m at the box office over its first two weekends, making it the most successful launch of a local film in Denmark since Clown - The Movie in 2010.
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NewsIstanbul announces competition, juries, ramps industry events
Nuri Bilge Ceylan to preside over Golden Tulip Competition, which includes Death of a Superhero, Wuthering Heights and Albert Nobbs.
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NewsK5 adds SXSW thriller Girls Against Boys to Cannes slate
Austin Chick’s female revenge tale premiered in Austin in the Midnighters strand on Friday night (9) and stars Danielle Panabaker and Nicole LaLiberte.
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NewsProtagonist heats up EFM deals including Universal taking multiple territories on The Sweeney
EXCLUSIVE: Richard Ayoade’s The Double also a hot seller including French deal with Mars.
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NewsBonsai, Imposter claim top prizes at Miami Film Fest
Alejandro Brugués’ Juan Of The Dead won the audience award as the 29th annual Miami International Film Festival came to an end at the weekend after nine days and 100 films from 35 countries
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NewsInt'l arena spares Disney’s blushes as Carter takes $71m
The sci-fi spectacle opened in 51 territories on $70.6m led by a typically muscular Russian debut of $17.5m that made up for the film’s disappointing North American debut.
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NewsLorax prevails in US on $39m as John Carter slumps
Disney’s much hyped and roundly condemned sci-fi adventure limped into action in second place on an estimated $31m as Dr Seuss’ The Lorax stayed top in its second weekend and surged to $122m.
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Steve Beeks extends contract as Lionsgate lays off 80 staff
On the day (Mar 9) when management at the post-merger studio were reportedly letting go of approximately 12% of the workforce, Lionsgate chose to announce that Beeks had signed a new contract to continue as co-COO and had been named president of the motion picture group.
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Lionsgate takes US, UK rights to Hummingbird
Jason Statham stars in the thriller, set to begin shooting in London on Monday (Mar 12). The studio negotiated the deal with worldwide rights holder IM Global.
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Film Sales Co boosts slate with SXSW, MIP TV titles
Andrew Herwitz has taken on sale rights to Mark Kendall’s SXSW premiere La Camioneta, about a man who buys a decommissioned yellow school bus and drives it to his native Guatemala to use as a private bus.
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NewsUK's DCMS seeking views on EC's plans for Creative Europe
German Producers Alliance calls for changes to a future guarantee fund and retention of MEDIA Desks/Antenna.
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NewsUK's 104 Films starts shooting teen comedy We Are The Freaks
Skillset backing training/mentoring scheme for disabled filmmakers on the production.
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NewsPhase 4, Kevin Smith fall for Slamdance winner Bindlestiffs
The North American rights deal brings in the first film under the recently announced partnership to get the branding support of the Kevin Smith’s SModcast Pictures Presents label.
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Josh McLaughlin joins Focus Features as svp production
The executive most recently served as evp at Chernin Entertainment and starts work this month, reporting to president of production Jeb Brody.
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NewsFlatpack Festival includes Grandma Lo-Fi
Grandma Lo-Fi, Lawrence of Belgravia and Psychomania are among the films selected for Birmingham’s Flatpack Festival, which runs March 14-18.
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NewsThe Loved Ones, The FP to get Tugg treatment
Both films have played on the midnight circuit and will get the benefit of the web-based service that enables people to vote which films screen at their local theatres.
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NewsRoyo, Eigenberg, Press star in Calloused Hands
Writer/director Jesse Quinones’ debut about a promising baseball player from a tough background is executive produced by Effie Brown.
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NewsPenny Woolcock amongst Bertha Britdoc grantees
Fourteen grants totaling £230,000 have been awarded through The Bertha Foundation and BRITDOC’s new Connect Fund and Documentary Journalism Fund.
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NewsOfcom steps-up BSkyB scrutiny
Ofcom has set up a team - Project Apple - to assess whether BSkyB should still hold its broadcasting licence in light of the phone hacking scandal.