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News‘Live action’ Bananaman planned
Origin story based on the 1980s comic strip due for release in 2015.
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NewsBAFTA returning to Hong Kong
BAFTA to deliver its second series of events next week when it will make an announcement about its scholarship programme.
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NewsFilm London launches Film Hub
Initiative aims to expand film culture in the capital as part of the BFI Film Audience Network.
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NewsNeed for Speed tops UK chart
eOne’s video game adaptation clocks non-final $3.3m (£2m) to dethrone 300: Rise of an Empire; StudioCanal’s Under the Skin posts strong UK bow of $396,000 (£238,203) from just 47 sites.
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NewsMike Bassett sequel in the works
EXCLUSIVE: A sequel to Mike Bassett England Manager, the 2001 cult comedy, is planned to shoot later this year.
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NewsJoffe making 'Hunchback' TV series
The Killing Fields director teams with FremantleMedia International to develop series.
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NewsSeven Stars pacts with Content Media
Content Media acquires Chinese production and distribution companies from tycoon Bruno Wu’s Seven Stars Media; deal includes the Chinese theatrical release of Grace of Monaco.
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NewsJames Cameron rallies 3D filmmakers
The Avatar director urged filmmakers to “go nuts” with 3D and predicts the medium will come “roaring back” to the home market.
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News‘3D needs to win back audiences’
Executives from Warner Bros and Odeon have expressed the need to win back trust in 3D family films, while research shows China is set to lead the 3D market by the end of 2014.
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NewsScottish film industry facing key challenges
Local producers lobby government for funding while Creative Scotland struggles to attract film director.
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NewsBudapest buzz tops Need for Speed
The Grand Budapest Hotel races ahead of Need for Speed in online buzz.
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NewsScotland identifies studio opportunities
A long-awaited feasibility report commissioned by Scottish Enterprise has identified “a clear opportunity for a film and TV studio facility in Scotland” and pinpointed a £15m ‘Foundation Studio’ as “the strongest” of five options.
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NewsSoda acquires tragic cyclist doc
Soda Pictures secure UK theatrical distribution rights to the tragic story of the infamous Italian athlete.
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NewsKaleidoscope acquires On Angel Wings
Distributor picks up worldwide rights to animation backed on the book by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo.
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NewsHackenbacker joins Halo Group
Bafta-award winning audio post facility Hackenbacker has joined the Halo Group.
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NewsFortissimo, Fox team on Another Me
Fortissimo Films will work with Fox International Productions (FIP) to oversee sales of select international rights on Isabel Coixet’s Another Me.
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NewsScreen launches Creative Week events
Screen is teaming up with its sister titles to launch Creative Week, five days of high-level events in June covering the film business, TV world and advertising community.
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NewsWong, Czernin, Ross join BFI board
Andrea Wong, Pete Czernin and Jonathan Ross have joined the BFI’s governing board.
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Arrow hires head of restoration
James White joins UK distributor, which will now offer restoration services to third parties.