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Roger Moore joins board of Red Carpet Film Fund
The first project to come out of the fund will be Causeway Picture’s Connemara Days, to be directed by Kevin Connor, which is due to commence principle photography in Ireland in late August.
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BFI strikes 3D deal with Samsung
The British Film Institute (BFI) has announced a 3D partnership with electronics giant Samsung whereby Samsung will have access to hold screenings at the BFI IMAX and the BFI Southbank in London.
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Iron Man 2 holds off all newcomers in the UK, Four Lions debuts in top ten
Paramount Pictures International’s comic book adaptation holds off five new entries to retain the UK number one spot.
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Abu Dhabi Film Festival to integrate Emirates Film Competition
Emirates Film Competition into the festival’s programme under the new banner Emirates Competition, in a move to heighten support for local filmmakers.
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UKFC's Lenny Crooks to set up New York-based consultancy
Lenny Crooks, former head of the UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund, is moving to New York to start a new consultancy service for filmmakers on both sides of the pond.
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Hopscotch takes on Australian rights to new Paul Andrew Williams Film
E1 Entertainment has sold the Australian rights to Paul Andrew Williams’ Song for Marion to Hopscotch.
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Inferno launches new sales label, Ember Films
Specialist sales outfit will be headed up by Inferno’s president of international sales Kimberly Fox and vice president of international sales Jana Toepfer.
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Marie-Pierre Macia to head Abu Dhabi's new $500,000 fund
Macia is a well-known figure on the international film scene as both a producer and programmer; she previously served as head of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
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Dimitri Eipides named head of Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Eipides gets approval for new later dates, December 3-11, 2010.
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Screen starts new UK Marketing and Distribution Awards
The event, slated for Oct. 5, will honour outsanding achievement in UK film marketing and distribution in 15 categories which will be judged by an illustrious panel of judges chaired by Lord Puttnam.
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Loach's Route Irish added to Cannes Competition
There are now 19 films in competition at the festival.
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Ridley Scott will miss Cannes opening night for Robin Hood
The director has to miss the red-carpet festivities because he is recovering from knee surgery.
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Bankside takes on project from Richard Kwietniowski, Gael Garcia Bernal
London-based international sales company Bankside Films has taken international rights on Richard Kwietniowski’s Regret Not Speaking, starring Gael Garcia Bernal and co-starring John Hurt.Currently in pre-production, this is an erotic comedy set aboard a plane. Bankside will be introducing the project to buyers during Cannes.The plot concerns two strangers who ...
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American Pavilion's plans for Cannes include film finance panel
Panel to feature Stuart Ford (IM Global), Robert Kessell (Overture) and Michael Schaefer (Summit Entertainment), to be moderated by ScreenInternational editor Mike Goodridge.
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Ivan Sen starts production on Aboriginal story Toomelah
The low-budget film is financed by Screen Australia and Screen NSW. Visit Films in New York is the sales agent.
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Cannes Market registration up 5% over 2009; 65 3D screenings planned
One notable hike comes from Latin America whose registrations are up 12%. First-time attendees include such territories as Qatar, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Mozambique and the Dominican Republic
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SPWAG promotes Lia Buman to vp acquisitions
Lia Buman has been promoted to vice-president of acquisitions for Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG).
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Iron Man 2 steals the show with $133.6m summer launch
Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 2 kicked off the summer season as it powered to the fifth biggest domestic launch in history thanks to an estimated $133.6m opening weekend through Paramount.
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Iron Man 2 adds $57.2m to fly past $190m overseas
Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 2 surged towards $200m in its second weekend as an estimated $57.2m from 10,774 sites in 61 territories boosted the tally to $194m.
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Paramount Famous takes North America on The Romantics
Paramount Famous Productions has made its first acquisition, taking all US and Canadian rights to Galt Niederhoffer’s Sundance premiere The Romantics.