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NewsSpain launches new film commission to tackle piracy
The Spanish government is ramping up its efforts to combat piracy with the launch of a new film commision that will focus on protecting intellectual property rights.
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NewsA Prophet star Tahar Rahim joins The Eagle Of The Ninth
Tahar Rahim, riding high folloing his star turn in A Prophet, has joined the cast of Focus Features and Film4’s Roman Britain epic The Eagle Of The Ninth that is currently shooting in Scotland.
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NewsFukuda to head home video and digital for WB Japan
Taichi Fukuda has been appointed as general manager for Warner Home Video (WHV) and Warner Bros Digital Distribution (WBDD) in Japan.
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NewsWelcome wins Heartland's best dramatic feature award
Philippe Lioret’s Welcome won the Heartland Film Festival’s $100,000 Grand Prize Award for best dramatic feature and P-Star Rising by Gabriel Noble took the $25,000 Award for best documentary feature.
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NewsIndependent picks up international rights to Barafundle Bay
London-based sales and production outfit Independent has picked up international rights to award-winning director Hattie Dalton’s first feature Barafundle Bay.
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NewsDanny Boyle to give master class at inaugural Doha Tribeca festival
A Danny Boyle master class, a panel on the new wave of Arab film-makers and two Q&A sessions with Mira Nair and Elia Suleiman are among the highlights of the inaugural Doha Tribeca Film Festival’s (DTFF) series of dialogues.
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NewsMPAA chief Dan Glickman to step down in September 2010
Dan Glickman will relinquish his post as chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA) when his contract expires in September 2010.
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NewsThe Hurt Locker, Big Fan lead IFP Gotham nominees
Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker (pictured) and Robert Siegel’s Big Fan lead the field of IFP’s Gotham nominees with three nominations apiece, followed by Sebastian Silva’s The Maid and Joel and Ethan Coens’ A Serious Man on two each.
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NewsHFF unveils Hollywood World Awards shortlist
A panel of international judges led by Screen editor Mike Goodridge has unveiled the shortlist for the Hollywood World Awards for the upcoming Hollywood Film Festival’s (HFF) awards gala on October 26.
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NewsHausner's Lourdes takes Grand Prix at 25th Warsaw Film Festival
Austrian director Jessica Hausner’s third feature Lourdes, which had its world premiere at Venice last month, took the Grand Prix at the 25th edition of the Warsaw Film Festival, which ran October 9-18.
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NewsSouth West Screen and BBC Films launch digital film initiative
UK regional agency South West Screen and BBC Films have launched a new digital film initiative - iFeatures – which will see 3 full-length features being developed and shot in Bristol over the next eighteen months.
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NewsClint Eastwood wins first Prix Lumiere
The inaugural Grand Lyon Film Festival closed this weekend following the presentation of the first Prix Lumiere to Clint Eastwood, who was in town for the event ahead of shooting part of his latest film in Lyon and Paris.
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NewsDesedo Films founders snap up the Babelgum Pixel Pitch Award
Michael Hastings-Black and Raafi Rivero of Desedo Films have won the £6,000 Babelgum Pixel prize with their urban teen project Heart Of The City.
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News100,000 downloads for first VODO release
Ivo Gormley’s documentary Us Now has achieved 100,000 downloads in its first five days of operation, through its release via free-to-share online distributor VODO.
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NewsMississipi Damned, Fish Tank, Vincere swipe top awards at the Chicago Film Festival
Tina Mabry’s Mississipi Damned took the Gold Huge for best festure as the 45th Chicago Film Festival, which closes on October 22.
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NewsStefan Arsenijevic's wins New Cinema Network prize
The International Rome Film Festival’s New Cinema Network (NCN) selected Stefan Arsenijevic’s No One’s Child for its best European second work award.
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Steinberg joins Arts Alliance Media board
European digital provider Arts Alliance Media has appointed Bruce Steinberg to its board of directors.
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NewsAna Kokkinos' Blessed added to LFF programme
San Sebastian-winner Blessed, directed by Ana Kokkinos, has been added to the programme at The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival, which opened last week.
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NewsAlexandre Desplat named composer of the year at World Soundtrack Awards
Alexandre Desplat has picked up the film composer of the year award at the 9th World Soundtrack Awards on Saturday (October 17). The event closed the 36th Ghent International Film Festival.
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NewsFortissimo picks up Michelle Yeoh martial arts thriller
Fortissimo Films has picked up international rights to martial arts thriller Jianyu Jianghu (working title), starring Michelle Yeoh and produced by John Woo and Terence Chang’s Lion Rock Productions.