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NewsTFI Doc Fund announces grantees
The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) have unveiled the 11 2014 TFI Documentary Fund grantees who collectively will receive $175,000.
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NewsDistribution: Mood Indigo, Smiling Faces
Drafthouse Films has picked up from Studiocanal all US rights to Michel Gondry’s surreal romance starring Audrey Tautou and Romain Duris. Separately Tribeca Film has acquired Hide Your Smiling Faces.
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NewsBrazilian box office growth continues
The Brazilian box office was up for the eighth consecutive year in 2013 as a result of strong performances from local films.
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NewsWhite Queen sequel gathers pace
US cable network Starz is moving forward with The White Princess, the sequel to its BBC co-production The White Queen, and has begun working with writer Emma Frost on new scripts.
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NewsBFI launches US distribution fund
Pilot P&A fund to launch at Sundance to help UK films break into North America.
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NewsGolden Globes 2014: Winners
Full list of winners for the 2014 Golden Globes Awards as voted for by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
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NewsGlobes: Slave, Hustle best films
The Oscar battle-lines have been drawn. 12 Years A Slave scooped best dramatic film at the 71st Golden Globe Awards in its only win while American Hustle triumphed in three categories including best comedy or musical.
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NewsLone Survivor secures US pinnacle
Peter Berg’s war film starring Mark Wahlberg and Taylor Kitsch climbed 37 places to number one after expanding in its second weekend through Universal and grossing an excellent $39m.
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NewsBroken Circle Breakdown triumphs in Palm Springs
UPDATED JAN 12: Lakshmi wins narrative audience award; Gore Vidal: The United States Of Amnesia earns doc honours.
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NewsPowley to star in Diary
Caviar and Cold Iron Pictures will finance and produce the coming-of-age feature The Diary Of A Teenage Girl starring Bel Powley, Kristen Wiig and Alexander Skarsgard.
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NewsDistribution: Stray Dogs finds a home
The Cinema Guild has acquired US rights from Urban Distribution International to Tsai Ming Liang’s Venice grand jury prize-winner Stray Dogs
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NewsO-Scope to feast on Banquet
Oscilloscope has taken world rights to Wayne Wang’s documentary Soul Of A Banquet following a work-in-progress benefit screening in 2013 at the San Francisco Film Society.
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NewsGravity, Slave earn ACE nods
The American Cinema Editors (ACE) unveiled their nominees on January 10 ahead of the 64th annual ACE Eddie Awards show on February 7 in Los Angeles.
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NewsSlamdance to honour Nolan
The Slamdance Film Festival hierarchy announced that Christopher Nolan will receive the inaugural Slamdance Founder’s Award.
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NewsBerlin selects co-pro projects
New films from Peter Webber, Pernille Fischer Christensen, Oliver Schmitz, Eran Kolirin.
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NewsStalingrad to get IMAX release
Colombia Pictures is bringing Fedor Bondarchuk’s Russian smash to the US and has struck a deal with IMAX for a one-week nationwide engagement starting on February 28.
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NewsDistribution: SPC, Woody Allen reunite
The distributor has picked up Magic In The Moonlight from Gravier Productions, marking its seventh collaboration with the prolific Allen following awards contender Blue Jasmine. Separately, Lionsgate and Tribeca Film announced new acquisitions.
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NewsChef to open SXSW
The Austin event will host the world premiere of Jon Favreau’s film on March 7.
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NewsMitch Levine joins Provincetown
The film-maker and festival consultant has been hired as CEO of the Provincetown Film Society.
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NewsAubrey Plaza joins Mortdecai
The star of the upcoming Sundance world premiere Life After Beth has joined Johnny Depp and Gwyneth Paltrow on Lionsgate and Oddlot’s action comedy.