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Shooting begins on Glenio Bonder's Belle Du Seigneur
Stealth Media Group is handling international sales on the film adaptation of Albert Cohen’s French novel, which stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova.
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Icon, Weinsteins confirm new joint finance/production fund
Grumbar and Glasser to head fund, which could reach $100m in initial two years.
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IFC takes on Horner's brilliantlove/Orgasm Diaries
The BIFA-nominated UK drama premiered in Tribeca.
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IM Global to commence sales on Walking With Dinosaurs 3D from BBC, Reliance
IM Global enters AFM this week with arguably the biggest English language project in the market after it emerged today [Nov 1] that BBC Earth and Reliance Big Entertainment are partnering on Walking With Dinosaurs 3D and two other films.
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LKFF moves to ICA, opens with The Man From Nowhere
The fifth edition of the London Korean Film Festival (Nov 5 - 14), which gets underway this Friday, will take place at London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA).
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FilmDistrict, TriStar hit the waves with Soul Surfer
FilmDistrict is partnering with Sony on the true-life story Soul Surfer starring AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt and Carrie Underwood in her feature debut.
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When We Leave wins top prize at Panorama of European Cinema
Feo Aladag’s When We leave (Die Fremde) from Germany has scooped the best film award at the 23rd Panorama of European Cinema in Athens.
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First four films chosen under New Zealand low-budget initiative
Guy Pigden, one-time employee of the UK’s Scala Productions, is one of four directors who will make the first ultra low-budget films under the New Zealand Film Commission’s (NZFC) “escalator” initiative.
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Rome's New Cinema Network Awards announced
Nader Takmil Homayoun’s Director’s Cut and Miguel Angel Jimenez’s Chaika took the top prizes.
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The King's Speech leads the pack at BIFA nominations
The film has picked up 8 nominations including Best Film, Best Director and a Best Actor nod for Colin Firth.
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Chinese venture capitalist to fund film startup FromMovie Entertainment
The company’s first slate will include a film adaptation of Chinese bestseller Founder, a 3D animation and an adaptation of internet novel Marriage-Home; Xu Xiaoping to be chairman of the group, Donny Liang to serve as CEO.
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Goalpost journeys with Winterbottom's The Trip; five new territories sold
London-based Goalpost Film has boarded sales for Michael Winterbottom’s Toronto hit The Trip, starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon.
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Waititi says NZ industry needs to compromise to continue work on films like The Hobbit
New Zealand director Taika Waititi said that the resolution for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit to shoot in New Zealand will be a boost to the local Kiwi industry as well.
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Chile's Silva writ large over Elephant Eye's AFM slate
Elephant Eye Films has announced its AFM slate and will seek to tempt buyers with Sebastian Silva’s Old Cats and Victoria Mahoney’s debut feature Yelling To The Sky, among others
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Despicable Me tops overseas with $23m weekend haul
Another fine weekend for Universal’s popular animation saw it trump the double horror threat of Paranormal Activity 2 and Saw 3D and boost its running total to $235.4m. Lionsgate reported a preliminary $11.5m haul for Saw 3D from 22 territories
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Saw 3D dominates Halloween weekend on $22.5m
Lionsgate’s final instalment in the horror franchise ruled the roost in North America thanks to an estimated $22.5m debut.
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Summit takes US rights to Katherine Heigl romance Adaline
Summit Entertainment has taken Lakeshore and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment’s upcoming romantic drama off the shelf in a preemptive move heading into AFM.
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Group Sex, Homewrecker among new AWP quartet for AFM
Los Angeles-based American World Pictures (AWP) has added four acquisitions to add to the AFM line-up.
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Intimate Grammar takes top prize in Tokyo, China has strong showing
Director Nir Bergman’s Intimate Grammar was awarded the Tokyo sakura grand prix and $50,000 at the closing ceremony of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), which wrapped up on Sunday (October 31).
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Filmmaker George Hickenlooper dies at age 47
Director was in Denver to present his latest film Casino Jack.