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NewsHobbit 2 excels in Australian debut
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug arrived in fine style in Australia on December 26, setting a record in the process.
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NewsLionsgate sets record year in China
Announcing on December 23 that the company’s films had crossed $2bn worldwide for the second consecutive year, top brass added that six films took a record $116.3m in China.
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NewsScreen's most-read news of 2013
Screen looks back on our 15 most-read news stories of the year, led by our favourite feel-good story of the year, the Pixar team helping Ken Loach complete his latest feature.
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NewsZ for Zachariah heads to New Zealand
Chris Pine, Amanda Seyfried and Chewitel Ejiofor to star in Craig Zobel’s thriller.
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NewsCinefestOZ launches $100,000 prize
Australian films and co-productions are eligible, if they have not had a theatrical release locally.
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NewsAcademy selects foreign shortlist
Nine features advance to the next round of voting in the foreign language film category for the 86th Academy Awards from the original pool of 76 submissions - but Iran’s The Past, Saudi Arabia’s Wadjda and Israel’s Bethlehem are among the shock omissions.
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NewsAustralia's Dendy launches VOD service
Australian exhibitor Dendy Cinemas is launching a new video on demand service, Dendy Direct.
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NewsHeilongjiang, FCCE sign cooperation deal
FCCE Hong Kong and China’s Heilongjiang Loong Media Group have signed a cooperation agreement that will kick off by introducing the Entertainment Experience cross-media project in China.
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NewsHobbit 2 triumphs despite Korean distribution discord
In South Korea, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug topped the box office its opening weekend in spite of discord between local distributor Warner Brothers Korea and exhibitors CJ CGV and Lotte Cinema about profit sharing.
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NewsKorean box office breaks 200m record
South Korea’s box office has topped a record 200 million admissions, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) integrated ticketing website.
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NewsWanda, IMAX strike deal
The companies announced on December 18 that they will build additional theatres throughout China.
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NewsLike Father, Like Son wins APFF awards
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Like Father, Like Son won best film and best director at the 56th Asia Pacific Film Festival (APFF), which wrapped in Macau on Sunday night (Dec 15).
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NewsKhan to star in Fan for Yash Raj
India’s Yash Raj Films has announced that Shahrukh Khan will star in its upcoming tentpole picture Fan.
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NewsAvatar trio confirmed for New Zealand
New Zealand increasing financial incentives for international films.
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NewsHubert Bals Fund reveals 14 projects
Harmony Lessons director Emir Baigazin and Uncle Boomee… director Apichatpong Weerasethakul among those selected by the Hubert Bals Fund of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) to receive grants for post production and for script and project development.
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NewsAustralian firms strike China film deal
Agreements set to produce seven family features worth $78m.
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NewsOmar wins best film at APSAs
Omar, set in the occupied West Bank, has won best film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSAs).
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NewsScreen Australia backs 15 features
Two music-themed films and a love story from The Rocket director Kim Mordaunt are among the 15 features to secure new development money from Screen Australia.
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NewsCoote, Tan launch Dragonslate
Former Village Roadshow Pictures CEO Greg Coote and Malaysian producer Leon Tan have launched DragonSlate Media.
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NewsMother, I Love You sells to India
Latvia’s candidate for the Oscars picked up for all rights distribution.