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Chris O'Dowd to host the British Independent Film Awards
The Bridesmaids actor will replace James Nesbitt who had hosted for six years.
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Halaw wins APSA NETPAC development prize
Filipino first time feature director Sheron R. Dayoc picked up the $5,000 prize on the eve of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
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LoveFilm, Warner Bros ink UK pact, studio heralds 'second pay TV window'
LoveFilm hits back at soon-to-launch Netflix with multi-year, multi-layer deal with studio, all of Warner Bros available streaming content to be exclusively available on LoveFilm from December.
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Lee Byung-hun to star in Choo Chang-min's Masquerade
Shooting is due to begin on the $8m costume drama for South Korean studio CJ E&M.
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Santa Monica Loews keen to keep AFM in 2013 and beyond
As uncertainty reigns over the future location of North America’s biggest film market, the managing director of Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel said he wants the establishment to host the event after the contract expires late next year.
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Ricky Gervais returns to host 2012 Golden Globes
The irreverent British comedian will return to the podium for the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards following his much publicised, controversial turn as show host earlier this year.
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Red Dog snaps up top honours at Australia’s IF Awards
Red Dog was the big winner at the annual IF Awards, held on Wednesday (16) at Luna Park in damp Sydney.
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Anchor Bay picks up North American rights to Touchback
The distributor initially planned to make the announcement during AFM regarding Don Handfield’s inspirational drama starring Kurt Russell.
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Gary Frenkel appointed to senior role at Take Part
As svp of digital products and communities at Participant Media’s digital arm, Frenkel will oversee product development as well as “user experience and community formation and activation activities.”
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Australian short film event Tropfest comes to New York
Tropfest, which organisers claim to be the world’s largest short film festival after launching in a café in Sydney, Australia, almost 20 years ago, is expanding to the US and will touch down in New York next June.
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Blessed Benefit wins Abu Dhabi Film Commission's 2011 Shasha Grant
Writer-producer Mahmoud Al Massad reveives a grant totalling $100,000 in addition to development support from the film commission.
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Italy announces new culture minister, film tax credit safeguarded
Despite upheaval and potential cuts in arts funding, film tax credit safeguarded by a parliamentary vote earlier this year
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Fast Girls adds supporting cast, starts shooting Monday
Regan Hall [pictured] directs the sports drama.
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Manchester council signs Production Liaison Charter
Creative England to host film charter signing at the BVE North event in Manchester this week.
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Fortissimo takes on IDFA competitor El Gusto
Fortissimo Films has taken on international rights outside of France to Safinez Bousbia’s documentary El Gusto, which screens this week in Competition at IDFA.
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Malabar picks up US rights to Swedish thriller Nobel's Last Will
Yellow Bird produces the Liza Marklund adaptation.
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Malick, Kaurismaki, McQueen among Plus Cameraimage competition
Polish festival announces programme, main competition includes The Tree of Life, Shame.
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Experts convene in Brisbane to discuss creating new lab for Asia Pacific
A thinktank will convene on Saturday in Brisbane to discuss the possibility of creating an Asia Pacific Screen Laboratory.
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IFFI to open with Gonzales’ Consul Of Bordeaux
The Consul Of Bordeaux, directed by Portuguese filmmaker Manuel Gonzales, will open this year’s International Film Festival of India (IFFI) which takes place in the former Portuguese colony of Goa (Nov 23-Dec 3).
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Sally Caplan named MD of Entertainment One's international division
Caplan to be based in London; Charlotte Mickie will remain in Toronto.