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NewsFilm In Serbia launches at California's Locations Trade Show
A consortium of more than 20 Serbian production companies backed by the USAID Serbia Competitiveness Project announced the conception of Film In Serbia at the Locations Trade Show in Santa Monica over the weekend.
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SAG board to recommend "Yes" vote on contract agreement
The long-running stand-off between Hollywood’s actors and producers took a step closer to resolution last night [April 19] when the Screen Actors Guild’s board of directors approved a tentative deal struck wih producers late last week.
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Sony signs deal with Hollywood's leading digital cinema integrator
Sony Pictures Releasing Corporation has signed an agreement with Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, the leading integrator behind the digital conversion of North American theatres.
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NewsFilm Sales Company boards Adrienne Shelly film for Tribeca
Andrew Herwitz’ Film Sales Company boards rights to three films at Tribeca including Cheryl Hines’ romantic comedy Serious Moonlight based on a screenplay by the late Adrienne Shelly.
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NewsFast & Furious eyes key debuts in third weekend and sets sights on $150m
Both Universal/UPI’s Fast & Furious and DreamWorks Animation/PPI’s Monsters Vs Aliens have cleared the first hurdle and crossed $100m as they head into their third and fifth weekends respectively and will be at the vanguard of Hollywood’s latest international incursion.
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Seattle International Film Festival to honour Spike Lee
The 35th Seattle International Film Festival will present the 2009 Golden Space Needle Award For Outstanding Achievement In Directing to Spike Lee.
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High Point to distribute Renown's library of British Films
UK distributor High Point Media Group has signed a deal with Renown Pictures to distribute its libraryof British films. Highpoint’s TV division will handle the catalogue.
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Tim Bevan seen as frontrunner to be UK Film Council chairman
Working Title co-chairman Tim Bevan is emerging as a front-runner to become the new chairman of the UK Film Council when current chair Stewart Till leaves at the end of July.
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Pirate Bay's founders sentenced to one year in jail
A court in Stockholm has today ruled against the four operators of file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, saying they are guilty of contributing to copyright infringement and sentencing each to one year in prison. Copyright holders in the film and music industry cheered the decision.
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In The Loop circles UK while France laughs along with Dujardin sequel
In this week’s local and independent releases in key international territories, Il Divo moves into Germany on 37 prints; France welcomes Rachel Getting Marriedand local comedy OSS 117 starring Jean Dujardin; UK readies for Sundance hit In The Loop.
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Filmax refinances debts to set aside $32m a year for new technologies
Major Spanish studio Filmax has closed a deal with 41 banking institutions to refinance its debts so that it can set aside $32.5m (Euros 25m) annually to expand and improve its new technology business.
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Piracy costs Italian industry about $700m annually
Italy’s cinema industry loses an estimated $699m (Euros 530m) to piracy annually, according to the first in-depth study of the impact of piracy in Italy. The findings were announced by Italy’s Anti Audiovisual Piracy Federation.
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Tribeca Film Festival's World Premieres
Screen International’s lists of the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival world premieres, with sales contacts.
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NewsOn the fast track
UPI’s Fast & Furious stepped up a gear over the Easter weekend to climb to the top of the international chart, grossing $45.2m, up 47% week-on-week. It has now grossed $90.1m after two weeks on release, playing on more than 5,000 screens in 50 territories.
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Film London pushes locations to review costs
Film London has started talks with the city’s locations and boroughs as part of a move to make the capital cheaper and more accessible to productions.
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Vue to introduce 'mystery' cinema screenings
UKexhibitor Vue Entertainment is launching ‘mystery’ film screenings at 33 screens across England onMay 5.
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So Close to premiere at COLCOA
Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache’s relationship comedy So Close (Tellement Proches) will receive itsworld premiere at the City Of Lights City Of Angels (COLCOA) festival in Los Angeles, which runs fromApril 20 - 26
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Italian Film Commission presents new tax credit in LA
The Italian Film Commission is presenting the country’s first film incentive at a meeting in Los Angelestoday (April 16). It will be held at Shutters in Santa Monica this evening.
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Eduardo Campoy named interim president of Spanish Film Academy
Leading film producer Eduardo Campoy has been named as the interim president of the Spanish FilmAcademy following the appointment of former chief, Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde, as minister of culture.
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The End to open the East End Film Festival
London’s East End Film Festival will open with the UK premiere of The End, the debut title fromdirector Nicola Collins and her sister Teena, who produced the film.