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Tore Fredrik Dreyer appointed MD Twentieth Century Fox Norway
Dreyer takes over from Bjorn Jacobsen, effective May 2012
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Oscar nominees react
Gary Oldman says the nomination is “amazing”; Hell & Back Again producer says Oscar would be “the ultimate honour.”
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MEDIA says Bosnia & Herzegovina to be full member by end of year
Bosnia and Herzegovina is expected to become a full member of the EU’s MEDIA Programme later this year.
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BFI Film Fund backs projects by Newell, Potter, McDonagh
Films to receive recent production funding from the BFI include Mike Newell’s Great Expectations [pictured], Sally Potter’s Bomb and Martin McDonagh’s Seven Psychopaths.
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Dogwoof takes UK rights to Sundance docs Big Boys Gone Bananas! and Putin's Kiss
Company also in talks for more Sundance titles.
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Books at Berlinale selects 12 novels
Books include Simon Mawer’s The Girl Who Fell From The Sky.
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Bollywood Films acquires rights to 7 Welcome To London
UK distribution company Bollywood Films has acquired international distribution rights to 7 Welcome To London, a romantic Bollywood/British thriller directed by Asad Shan.
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Percentage of women directors in Hollywood declining
Women account for just 5% of directors working in Hollywood, according to a new report conducted by the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film.
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Curzon launches pop-up cinema scheme in UK regions
Momentum, StudioCanal, Soda Pictures, BFI amongst distributors signed up; 6-8 venues expected by end of 2012.
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She Monkeys wins best film at Sweden's Golden Bug awards
Ruben Oslund wins best director for Play.
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UK comedy Booked Out plans DIY distribution
Sylvia Syms, Rollo Weeks star in the UK comedy which will tour the UK in March.
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Searchlight buys Surrogate as Sundance awaits avalanche
The distributor reportedly paid around $6m for worldwide rights on Monday night (23) to Ben Lewin’s surprise crowd-pleaser as a number of other deals were poised to close.
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Ron Burkle buys "significant" stake in Relativity Media
Burkle’s investment company Yucaipa Companies has purchased Elliott Management’s ownership share of Relativity in what a press release described as “a significant equity stake.”
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Kevin Smith’s SModcast signs output deal with Phase 4
A year after Kevin Smith effectively stood on stage at the Eccles Theatre in Park City and told distributors he did not need them, his company has made a pact with a distributor.
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Incognito Pictures launches, signs output deal with TWC
The production entity headed by ex-PayPal executive and financier Jack Selby is backed by $50m in financing and initial plans are to produce five or six films a year budgeted at $10m and below.
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Industry pays tribute to Bingham Ray
The highly regarded and beloved independent pioneer died on Monday (23) after suffering a series of strokes while attending Sundance. He was 57.
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War Horse leads the field for second consecutive week at UK box office
Disney’s adaptation showcases decent stamina, while Haywire KO’s the rest of the new releases.
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AFI, Levi's launch Show Us The Way shorts contest
The competition calls filmmakers to submit treatments that are five minutes long on the subject of a better tomorrow.
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Northern Film & Media launches pilot jobs fund
The £75K fund is aimed at creating more jobs within the creative industries in the North East of the UK.