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Coproduction Office closes further deals on A Town Called Panic
Coproduction Office has sold its Belgian animation A Town Called Panic to a further seven territories after closing a deal with Zeitgeist for the US last week.
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Pusan film festival to screen record 355 films
The 14th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) will screen a record 355 films from 70 countries, including with 98 world premieres and 46 international premieres.
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Prince Of Tears, No Puedo submitted for Oscars
Hong Kong has selected Yonfan’s Prince Of Tears as its entry for the best foreign-language film category of the Academy Awards, while Taiwan has chosen Leon Dai’s award-winning No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti.
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IFC takes US rights to Cannes entry Father Of My Children
In the latest in a growing line of Cannes acquisitions, IFC Films has taken US rights to Mia Hansen-Love’s Un Certain Regard jury special prize winner Father Of My Children (La Pere De Mes Enfants).
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MPAA joins anti-camcord piracy initiative in India
The Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA) has teamed up with Adlabs and PVR Cinemas in India in a bid to stop camcord piracy.
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Hollywood Film Festival unveils crafts honourees
Cinematographer Roger Deakins, film composer Alexandre Desplat, editor Dana Glauberman, production designer Rick Carter and costume designer Colleen Atwood will be honoured at this autumn’s Hollywood Awards Gala.
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Tolkien Trust, New Line settle Lord Of The Rings saga
The Hobbit and its companion film have been cleared to go ahead after New Line settled its legal wrangle with UK charity The Tolkien Trust and HarperCollins Publishers over proceeds relating to The Lord Of The Rings trilogy.
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Greek film-makers moot film week launch to rival Thessaloniki
Greek film-makers are considering the launch of a new film week after voting to boycott the country’s state film awards and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
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Blu-ray to get boost from Christmas ad campaign
The British Video Association (BVA) is hoping to give Blu-ray DVDs a boost this Christmas with a $1.7m (£1m) TV campaign.
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Spanish broadcaster TVE forced to increase film investment
The Spanish government has given the local film industry a boost after increasing the level of required investment from public service broadcaster TVE to 6% of its annual revenue. The changes will be introduced next year.
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D Films acquires TIFF opener Creation for Canada
Start-up Canadian distributor D Films has picked up all Canadian rights to Jon Amiel’s TIFF opener Creation.
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Australian actor Ray Barrett dies aged 82
One of Australia’s best-known veteran actors, Ray Barrett, who most recently starred in Baz Luhrman’s Australia, died this morning as a result of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 82.
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E1 nets UK rights to Icelandic whale watching horror RWWM
E1 has picked up UK rights from The Icelandic Film Company and Film And Music Entertainment to Julius Kemp’s horror tale Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre (RWWM).
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Journalist Mark Boal wins Gucci award for The Hurt Locker
Journalist Mark Boal has been awarded the Gucci Group Award for his screenplay of Katheryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker, presented during the 66th Venice Film Festival.
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Rotterdam film festival reveals Africa focus for next edition
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has announced a major new focus for its next edition, Forget Africa.
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San Francisco Film Society names Joanne Parsont education chief
The San Francisco Film Society has appointed Joanne Parsont to the newly created position of director of education.
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Cho appointed as head of Korean Film Council
South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports has named critic and professor Cho Hee-moon as the new chairman of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).
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CMG boosts acquisitions clout as The Cleveland Family buys minority stake
Cinema Management Group (CMG) president and CEO Edward Noeltner has sold a stake in his LA-based foreign sales company to The Cleveland Family LP.
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Venice reaches mid-way in a brighter mood, helped by "unexpected gems"
At its halfway mark, Venice 66 Competition has turned the tables on last year, with Marco Mueller’s sixth selection revealing some unexpected gems and few - if any – disappointments thus far.
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Inglourious Basterds stays top overseas, nears $100m
Quentin Tarantino’s rambunctious warriors held on to their number one international berth thanks to an estimated $14.3m gross through Universal/UPI that raised the tally to $83.3m.