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South Korea submits The Front Line for Oscar race
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has announced The Front Line, directed by Jang Hun, will be the Republic of Korea’s entry to the Academy Awards’ foreign language film category.
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Pema Tseden’s Old Dog sweeps awards at Seoul's CinDis
Tibet-set Old Dog takes the Red, Green and White Chameleon Awards.
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Busan International Film Festival unveils New Currents line-up
The 16th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced 13 films from 12 countries for the New Currents competition of up-and-coming Asian directors.
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Fortissimo wades into Wetlands
Fortissimo Films has picked up international rights to French Canadian filmmaker Guy Edoin’s Wetlands (aka Marecages), which premieres at the Venice Film Festival next month.
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Pinewood revenues up 68% in first half of 2011; Snow White shooting
Pinewood has unveiled its strong interim results for the first half of 2011; production has also begun at the UK studio on Universal’s Snow White And The Huntsman, starring Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron.
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Troll Hunter producer on board for TV project about Operation Gunnerside
Partners are Norway’s Filmkameratene and Denmark’s Sebasto Film, in collaboration with the UK’s Headline Pictures.
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Fernando Meirelles' 360 to open 55th BFI London Film Festival
It will be the European premiere of the film, which stars Rachel Weisz, Jude Law and Sir Anthony Hopkins; Meirelles’ The Constant Gardener opened the LFF in 2005.
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Red Dog: Anatomy of an Australian hit
How Roadshow has cultivated a big home-grown hit with the story of a kelpie and a bus driver.
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Beyond in contention for Nordic Council Film Prize
Swedish actress award-winning actress Pernilla August’s feature directorial debut, Beyond (Svinalängorna), which has already scooped top prizes in Venice, Lübeck and Sao Paolo, is among five nominees for the Nordic Council Film Prize, announced on Tuesday (23) by the Norwegian International Film Festival.
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Legendary East unveils Ed Zwick adventure as first project
Zwick will direct The Great Wall and is co-writing with longtime writing and producing partner Marshall Herskovitz based on a story by Legendary Entertainment chairman and CEO Thomas Tull and Max Brooks.
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Ben Stiller to receive BAFTA LA’s Charlie Chaplin comedy award
The actor will collect the honour at the 2011 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards on Nov 30 in Beverly Hills.
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Beth Minehart, Dylan Wilcox swell ranks at Miramax Films
In two significant hires that speak to the company’s ambitions, CEO Mike Lang (pictured) has brought on NBC Universal’s former evp of international new media Minehart and installed Universal’s former director of acquisitions Wilcox.
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Paul Hills to direct psychological thriller The Power
The film about Satanic ritual abuse, is being sold internationally by Moviehouse.
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Films announced for San Sebastian’s Films In Progress, Cinema In Motion sections
Films from Marcelo Gomes, Annemarie Jacir, Khalil Joreige and Joana Hadjithomas among selections.
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Toronto adds 7 more world premieres including features by Millet, O'Nan, Petersen
Toronto has unveiled the final selections for this year’s programme. In total, the festival has now programmed 336 films, including 268 features (that compares to last year’s 339 and 258) representing 65 countries (up from 59).
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ODG and Fox strike TVOD deal for Middle East and Southeast Europe
On Demand Group secures TVOD deal with Fox for Greece, Cyprus and Middle East
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Dubai's Enjaaz fund backs Venice, Toronto-bound Habibi
The Dubai International Film Festival’s Enjaaz post-production fund has supported Habibi Rasak Kharban.
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Tokyo's TIFFCOM announces further details of rebooted TPG project market
Scheme now has two categories: Masters and New Talent.
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Elaine Constantine to direct debut feature Northern Soul
The fashion photographer and commercials director has attached Christian Mckay and Lisa Stansfield to her first feature which is being backed by post production house LipSync.
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Black & Blue's Loser finds a friend in Crabtree Films
UK distributor Crabtree Films has picked up Black & Blue Films’ London-set, low-budget comedy How to Stop Being a Loser.