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Scotland's Centre for Moving Image appoints senior team
The new parent body for the Edinburgh Film Festival has appointed a chief executive and chief operating officer to join chair Leslie Mills.
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Producers and financiers square up at Spanish film finance conference
The Screen International-backed conference reveals the chasm between producers and private financiers in Spain.
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Vampires own July Fourth weekend as Eclipse takes $82.5m
As expected Summit Entertainment’s The Twilight Saga: Eclipse dominated the Independence Day holiday weekend with an estimated $82.5m four-day weekend that climbed to $175.3m factoring in the midnight launch on Wednesday [June 30].
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Eclipse rolls over international arena with $104.6m debut
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse amassed $104.6m from 6,951 screens in 42 territories since opening on June 30, according to fresh data released by Summit International on Monday [5].
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UKFC clarifies position on quango high earners list
The film industry body points out a significant restructure means only two members of staff should be included on the list.
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Sega Sammy relaunches CG animation company
The Japanese video game and pachinko giant intends to ramp up its feature film production as part of the rebrand.
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Film4 Frightfest scares up nine world premieres
The horror festival’s line-up includes the remake of the controversial revenge thriller I Spit On Your Grave.
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Lagardere to launch IPO for 20% Canal Plus stake
The French company is moving ahead with plans after failing to reach an agreement with majority shareholder Vivendi.
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BAFTA appoints Tim Corrie as chairman
The British agent will take over from current chair David Parfitt.
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Fantasia Festival to open with The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Montreal based festival will close with the Canadian premiere of Eli Craig’s Tucker And Dale Vs Evil.
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Gerard Yubero partners with Legacy, Wind Fish for Tango Dancer
The Spanish producer will work with Canada’s Legacy Filmeworks and UK’s Wind Fish on $7m Spain-set thriller.
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Lionsgate adopts "poison pill" strategy to fend off Ichan
The studio adopts a rights plan aimed at giving shareholders greater control over the company’s future.
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Shooting begins on Ben Crowe's Verity's Summer
The coming of age drama is the Short Film Palme D’Or nominee’s first feature length film.
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This week’s hot projects on Screenbase
German production Der Ganz Grosse Traum Des Konrad Koch, Everywhere and Nowhere (UK) and French-German co-production Affaires Etrangères are among the titles new to ScreenBase this week
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UKFC, British Council withdraw funding from Dinard Film Festival
The festival, which aims to promote British films in France, will still go ahead with continued support from France’s CNC. Sam Taylor Wood’s Nowhere Boy to be opening film.
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Sony unveils Andrew Garfield as its new Spider-Man
The little-known Andrew Garfield will play Peter Parker and his superhero alter ego in Sony’s upcoming Spider-Man reboot.
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Overture chiefs McGurk and Rosett leave the company
Overture Films chiefs Chris McGurk and Danny Rosett walked out late on Thursday [July 1] following differences of opinion with parent company Starz over the distributor’s future.
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Eclipse scores $19m from opening days in 22 territories
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse looks certain to dominate the overseas arena this weekend following an estimated $19m haul from opening days in 22 markets.
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Icahn increases stake in Lionsgate, raises prospect of proxy battle
Corporate raider Carl Icahn’s stake in Lionsgate has grown to 33.9% after the June 30 expiry of his $7 per share tender offer, putting further pressure on the Santa Monica-based studio.
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Philadelphia Film Sociey promotes Lerman, hires Quinn and Werner
The Philadelphia Film Society has promoted director of programming Michael Lerman to artistic director and hired Tom Quinn and Ryan Werner as programmers of the Philadelphia Film Festival.