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De Menezes film sees strong opening in Brazil
Henrique Goldman’s Jean Charles has taken $416,121 in its opening weekend in Brazil, catapulting it into Screen’s International top 40 chart, despite only opening in the one territory.
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National Theatre Live attracts 14,000 for first cinema screening
The London National Theatre’s live cinema broadcast of Phedre, starring Helen Mirren and Dominic Cooper, pulled in an audience of 14,000 from 73 screens across the UK. It was the first performance in the National Theatre Live season.
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Fox's Ice Age 3 dawns in 68 territories day-and-date
20th Century Fox International launches its animated blockbuster-in-waiting Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosuars this weekend on 11,370 prints in 68 territories day-and-date with North America in a bid to knock megahit Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen off the top spot.
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Screen launches reviews newsletter
ScreenDaily has introduced a new weekly film reviews email newsletter.
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The Orchard strikes digital distribution partnership with National Lampoon
New York-based entertainment service company The Orchard has struck new partnerships with National Lampoon, IndiePix Films and Indepedent Film Sales.
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Montreal World festival to pay tribute to actor Pierre Lebeau
The Montreal World Film Festival will pay tribute to Pierre Lebeau during the 33rd edition of the festival, which runs August 27-September 7.
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Just For Laughs to honour Todd Phillips, Etan Cohen
Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival’s Comedy Conference (July 23-25) will welcome Todd Phillips, director of The Hangover, to receive Comedy Director of the Year Award while Etan Cohen will receive the Comedy Writer of the Year Award.
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Kaos to produce feature screenplay winner Legend Of New York Pizza
Kaos Films has announced the winner of its first feature competition — John Paul Sheerin’s The Legend Of New York Pizza wins the 2008 British Feature Screenplay Competition.
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The 6th Glasgow Film Festival calls for submissions
The Glasgow Film Festival is calling for submissions for next year’s event, which will run from February 18 – 28.
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EM Media appoints Lisa Opie as chair
Lisa Opie, the former managing director of content at UK broadcaster Five, has taken over as chair of regional screen agency EM Media.
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Gigantic to handle online launch of First Run's Bliss
Gigantic Digital Cinema, the new online platform announced last week by New York-based Gigantic Group, has signed a deal with First Run Features for US streaming of its feature Bliss.
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Kang resigns as chairman of Korean Film Council
South Korean Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, Yoo In-chon, has announced that he has accepted the resignation of Korean Film Council (KOFIC) chairman Kang Han-sup.
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Lorber Films kicks off with releases of Tony Manero, Nollywood Babylon
Richard Lorber’s new distribution outfit Lorber Films will open its first releases on Friday (July 3).
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Maya, Blockbuster start Latino film theatrical tour
Los Angeles-based Maya Entertainment has struck a deal with Blockbuster to present a new curated series of Latin cinema in select American cities.
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Karl Malden dies at age 97
Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden died of natural causes on Wednesday (July 1) at his home in Brentwood, California. He was 97.
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Notting Hill Film Festival opens with Bananaz, Telstar
The Notting Hill Film Festival will kick off on July 10 with the Gorrillaz docu-film Bananaz, directed by Ceri Levy, followed by Nick Moran’s directorial debut Telstar.
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Korea’s CJ CGV joins ticket price increases
Following Korea’s other exhibitors Megabox, Lotte Cinema and Cinus, leading multiplex chain CJ CGV has announced today that it will also raise ticket prices for the first time in eight years.
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Wong launches Hong Kong production outfit Pegasus
Veteran Hong Kong producer Raymond Wong is launching a new production outfit, Pegasus Films, as a vehicle for his son Edmond Wong who has scripted hits such as Dragon Tiger Gate and Ip Man.
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Yoda, Kinoshita reach agreement for Gaga buy-out
Gaga Communications chairman Tom Yoda has reached an agreement to finalise a management buy-out of the indie distributor from Japanese media and telecoms conglomerate Usen.
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Comic-Con Film Festival announces 64 selections
The Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival has announced the selections for its festival, which runs concurrent to larger San Diego Comic-Con (July 23-26).