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NewsEFP unveils new board members
Christian J. Lemche of the Danish Film Institute has been confirmed as EFP President.
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NewsZurich fest launches screenwriting prize
Participants are being invited to submit a treatment with a strong Swiss connection, with the winner being named at the Zurich Film Festival.
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NewsZentropa, Nordisk board Long Ships
Production companies to adapt Frans Gunnar Bengtsson’s bestseller.
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NewsCorsan sends Haggis film global
New Paul Haggis movie Third Person has been sold by Corsan to over 20 territories.
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Rapace pushes Alive Alone at Cannes
Actress Noomi Rapace and director Khurram Longi were in Cannes to talk up their new feature Alive Alone, which Protagonist is selling internationally.
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NewsWenders: loss of 'cultural exception' would be disaster
German director Wim Wenders has waded into the increasingly fractious debate about the “cultural exception” possibly being abandoned in new trading relations between the EU and US. Wenders has insisted that the European film industry must have state subsidy and support if it is to survive.
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NewsDamon: Cannes 2013 lacking riches
While deals are starting to hot up at Cannes 2013, major buyers are less impressed with the offering than in previous years, agreed a FilmFinanceTV industry panel yesterday.
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NewsKusturica to direct Love and War
EXCLUSIVE: Double Palme D’Or winner Emir Kusturica is to direct and star alongside Monica Bellucci in Love And War, a new feature to shoot next month in southern Bosnia.
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NewsPretty Pictures takes The Notebook
EXCLUSIVE: Pretty Pictures has pre-bought French rights for Janos Szasz’ Second World War drama Le Grand Cahier (The Notebook), currently in post-production from Beta Cinema.
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NewsSPC acquires Farhadi's The Past
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has struck a multi-territory deal for Iranian Asghar Farhadi’s Palme d’Or contender The Past with Memento Films International (MFI).
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NewsDreamWorks inks Euro output deals
DreamWorks, through their licensing collaboration with David Garrett’s Mister Smith Entertainment, has inked multiple distribution output deals at Cannes, including with Samuel and Victor Hadida’s Metropolitan FilmExport in France.
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NewsVinterberg toasts drinking culture
EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Vinterberg, here serving on the Un Certain Regard jury, is planning a new film based on the joys of alcohol, with the working title Drinking.
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NewsMajor travels to France, Greece
EXCLUSIVE: German M-Appeal has sold Russian Yury Bykov’s Critics’ Week title The Major to French distributors Zootrope and Greek firm Ama Films for theatrical release.
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NewsZellweger debut heads to France
EXCLUSIVE: K5 International has closed a major French deal for Renée Zellweger’s directorial debut 4 ½ Minutes.
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NewsColt 45 writer options Stark
EXCLUSIVE: Colt 45 writer Fathi Beddiar to direct Edward Bunker crime-thriller.
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NewsBackup signs up Lorna Tee
EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong-based Tee is a well-known figure in the Asian film industry.
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NewsMacfadyen joins A Miracle
EXCLUSIVE: Brit actor Matthew Macfadyen is to play the lead in Ben Hopkins’ A Miracle, the new German-Turkish-French-British coproduction being put together by Paul Raphael’s Starfield Productions.
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NewsZhu signs Franco-Chinese deal
Deal is one of the first official accords to come together since France and China signed a co-production treaty last year.
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NewsBuyers lock into Movie Chainer
Paris-based film financier Backup Media’s new content and rights management software Movie Chainer is proving a hit in the market.