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Berlinale announces dates for 60th anniversary edition
The Berlin film festival has announced that its 60th anniversary edition will run from February 11 to 21, 2010, thus avoiding a potential overlap with the Rotterdam film festival. The Berlinale's choice of dates was restricted following Sundance's announcement of January 21-31 for its 2010 dates. That move prompted Rotterdam ...
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Watchmen's Snyder to get ShoWest Director of Year Award
Watchmen director Zack Snyder will receive the ShoWest 2009 Director Of The Year Award in Las Vegas on April 2.Snyder shot to fame with the 2004 release of his of zombie remake Dawn Of The Dead and followed that up with the global juggernaut 300.Now all eyes will be on ...
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The Combination returns to screens after violent incidents
One of Australia's three biggest exhibitors, Greater Union Cinemas, last night reversed an earlier decision to withdraw Australian film The Combination from four of its Sydney screens after blaming the film for inciting violence. The Combination is the self-financed debut film of veteran actor David Field and is imbued with ...
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Sonnenfeld to direct remake of Korean hit Scandal Makers
Korean sales agent M-Line Distribution has announced that Barry Sonnenfeld (Men In Black) is attached to direct and executive produce the US remake of Korean sleeper hit Scandal Makers. Kang Hyung-chul's Scandal Makers portrays the comedy and drama that ensues when a radio DJ in his mid-thirties suddenly discovers he ...
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Film Movement takes North American rights to Munyurangabo
Film Movement has acquired all North American rights to first-time American film-maker Lee Isaac Chung's Rwandan genocide tale Munyurangabo.The feature was shot entirely in the native Kinyarwanda dialect usinga non-professional cast and crew that included genocide orphans.Munyurangabo premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2007 andwill open in May. ...
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Telefilm backs seven feature projects from Quebec
Telefilm Canada has announced it will invest in seven Quebecois feature projects, including the true-life story of airline pilot Robert Piche, who glided his powerless jetliner to a safe landing across hundreds of miles of open ocean. Piche will be directed by Erik Canuel from a screenplay by Chantal Cadieux ...
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Alexander promoted to senior executive VP at Sony International
Ralph Alexander has been promoted to senior executive vice president of international operations and distribution at Sony Pictures Releasing International.Alexander will oversee 23 managing directors as well as the generaloperational and administrative issues of the territory offices. Hewill also work on a wide range of issues arising out of the ...
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NewsTribeca to open with Woody Allen's Whatever Works
The world premiere of Woody Allen’s Whatever Works starring Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson and Ed Begley Jr will open the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival on April 22.The picture’s North American distributor Sony Pictures Classics plans a summer release and said the opening night ...
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Polish Film Institute awards $17m in funding
The Polish Film institute has announced more than $17m in new funding for film projects and productions, including $14.5m for feature production. The results of the first funding session in 2009 also include $8.2m in direct support for international co-productions, including Polish-minority co-productions. The single largest grant was $2.2m (PLN ...
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Terribly Happy comes out on top at 2009 Bodil Awards
Terribly Happy directed by Henrik Ruben Genz was the main winner at the 61st edition of the Bodil Awards in Copenhagen on March 1, taking five awards including best Danish film. Terribly Happy also won best actor, actress, and actor in a supporting role while Jørgen Johansson won best director ...
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Cannes announces participants for upcoming Cinefondation Residence
The Cannes Film Festival has announced the six participants participating in the 18th session of the Cinefondation Residence.The filmmakers are from Israel, Poland, Slovenia, Germany, Guatemala and Chile. There are four first-time and two sophomore directors in the bunch.The six filmmakers will spend four and a half months honing their ...
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Japan's Usen divests stake in ShowTime VoD portal
Japanese media and communications conglomerate Usen has divested its stake in broadband VoD portal ShowTime Inc. Usen sold its 50% stake in ShowTime to online shopping giant Rakuten Inc for $18.38m (Y1.784bn), making the company a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rakuten. The shares will be delivered on March 25. The two ...
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Yubari awards SR: Saitama's Rapper, premieres Slumdog
Yu Irie’s 79-minute comedy drama SR: Saitama’s Rapper was awarded the grand prix at the19th editionof Japan’s Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival (Feb 26-Mar 2), which wrappedtonight.
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NewsElephant Eye sells Sundance winner to France, Spain and Greece
Elephant Eye Films has sold distribution rights to France (ARP), Spain (Filmax) and Greece(Videorama)for Lee Daniels’ Sundance winner Push
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Road movie and black comedy among winners at Belgrade
The 2009 Belgrade co-production market chose Georgian director Tamara Sulamanidze's feature debut and second features from Kazakhstan's Nariman Turebayev and Macedonia's Igor Panov as best in group at this year's B2B Belgrade Industry Meetings. Projects from three areas, the Balkans, Eastern Europe and Euro-Asia were pitched in a public session ...
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The Web TodayMarch Archive - International film news on the web
March 2A fine pickle- The GuardianHollywood loves foreigners, so long as...- The GuardianIn Downturn, Americans Flock to the Movies - New York TimesIs this a new golden age for British cinema' - The GuardianFeature film woes to have happy ending- The AustralianIndian movies hit a low, post-Dog- The AustralianMarch 3A ...
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Samson and Delilah and Treeless Mountain toast ofAdelaide
The Adelaide Film Festival may only be in its fourth year but the event has developed a reputation far beyond its age by being the first Australian film festival to seriously launch an international feature film competition and the first to invest in films. Following its lead, Sydney now also ...
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Folman, Cantet join Taormina jury in 55th anniversary year
Oscar nominees Ari Folman and Laurent Cantet have joined the international jury of the Taormina Film Fest. The announcement came along with other initiatives aimed at celebrating the festival's 55th anniversary.France will be this year's 'guest of Honour,' as part of Taormina's focus on Mediterranean cinema. For the event, eight ...
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Georgia planning tax incentives for film production
Georgia is planning to introduce its own programme of tax incentives for film production in the second halfof 2009.Speaking at this year's B2B Belgrade Industry Meeting, KonstantinChlaidze, director of the Georgian National Film Center, revealed thatresearch was currently being carried out with the UK-based consultingcompany BOP on the feasibility of ...
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Benjamin Button crosses $175m but Watchmen looms
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button continued a magnificent overseas run through Warner Bros Pictures International to remain top of the Hollywood pack as it soared past the $175m mark. Its domination looks likely to end next weekend, however, when Paramount Pictures International launches the graphic novel adaptation Watchmen day-and-date ...