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Ben Nicholls appointed MD Picture Production Company
Nicholls also joins Board of London and LA creative production agency
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Australian productions down, but foreign investment healthy
Screen Australia notes that only 17 Australian films completed principal photography in the 12 months to June 30.
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India’s UTV pacts with Warner Bros for action pictures
India’s UTV has struck a long-term exclusive deal with Warner Bros International Television Distribution (WBITD) to screen multiple blockbusters on its UTV Action and UTV Action Telugu channels.
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McQueen's Shame gets NC-17 rating from MPAA
In a move that will come as no surprise to anyone, Steve McQueen’s tale of a lonely sex addict will go out with an NC-17 certificate for scenes containing sexually explicit content.
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Paranormal beats Contagion in UK; Kevin starts strong
Horror debuts on healthy $5.4m (£3.4m) as Johnny English slips to second; We Need To Talk About Kevin impresses for Artificial Eye.
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River Road boards McQueen’s Slave; Summit takes AFM sales
Bill Pohlad’s River Road Entertainment has joined Plan B as producer and will finance Twelve Years A Slave from red-hot Steve McQueen (pictured). Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt and McQueen regular Michael Fassbender to star.
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Focus Features International brings Nero Fiddled to AFM
Alison Thompson will introduce buyers to the eternally prolific Woody Allen’s latest film, his first to be financed by Medusa Film which wrapped production in Rome over the summer.
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FilmFunds launches web-based filmmaker tools
The LA-based company which nurtures an online community to help filmmakers realise their projects has unveiled a slate of tools to build on its pre-existing products like the real-time Emotional ID (EID) and image recognition.
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First Film Festival to showcase 80 films across five Chinese cities
Guests to include Claude-Eric Poiroux, Julie Gayet, Athina Rachel Tsangari.
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Berlinale plans retrospective on classic Russian studio
The Berlinale is planning its 2012 retrospective, The Red Dream Factory, dedicated to the now-defunct film studio Mezhrabpom-Film.
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Michell's Scar Tissue starts shooting in London
Principal photography has started in London on horror thriller Scar Tissue.
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Lily Collins joins Artina Films’ The English Teacher
Julianne Moore, Greg Kinnear, Nathan Lane and Michael Angarano star in the comedy about a repressed high school teacher who runs into trouble when she stages a former star pupil’s play.
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Intandem on board for Bert&Bertie's $20m debut Lucidity
Intandem Films will handle international sales on the new $20m UK thriller Lucidity, which is set to shoot in February 2012.
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TIFFCOM kicks off with buyer attendance up 12%
Exhibitors also up from last year, with overseas exhibitors including BBC Worldwide, Telefilm Canada, Gaumont.
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LFF screens Damsels as surprise film; Best of Fest screenings announced
The BFI London Film Festival unveiled Whit Stillman’s Damsels In Distress as its annual surprise film last night.
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Harry Potter among nominees for BAFTA Children’s Awards
Tanlged, Kung Fu Panda 2, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: parts 1 and 2 among nominees.
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Per Fly plans biopic of Swedish singer-actress Monica Zetterlund
Edda Magnusson to star; Lena Rehnberg to produce for StellaNova.
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Alexandra Stainov joins Sunny Side Of Doc team
Former IMG and BBC Worldwide France employee joins doc market
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KOFIC unveils plans to grow Korean industry to $1.3bn by 2013
Plans to boost international co-productions as well as promoting Korean locations and other initiatives.
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Chicken With Plums, A Separation, Woody Harrelson among Abu Dhabi winners
ADFF unveils Black Pearl, FIPRESCI and NETPAC winners.