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NewsVoltage closes sales on Romero's Survival Of The Dead
George A. Romero’s Survival Of The Dead, the sixth instalment of the cult director’s zombie franchise, has sold in multiple territories.
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NewsRotterdam film festival reveals Africa focus for next edition
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has announced a major new focus for its next edition, Forget Africa.
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NewsWild Bunch takes Makhmalbaf’s Green Days to Venice
Wild Bunch has picked up Iranian director Hana Makhmalbaf’s latest film Green Days ahead of Venice.
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NewsCinemavault closes key sales on Nik Fackler's romance Lovely, Still
Cinemavault has closed key territory sales on Nik Fackler’s romance Lovely, Still starring Martin Landau and Ellen Burstyn.
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NewsPray The Devil Back To Hell to go on peace tour of grassroots screenings
Director Gini Reticker and producer Abigail Disney of documentary Pray The Devil Back To Hell are organising a Global Peace Tour of grassroots screenings across the world in September and October.
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NewsPalmer, Maklouf, Copti join Doha Tribeca Film Festival
Amanda Palmer has been appointed executive director of the new Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF).
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NewsThe Circle Conference to run October 9-11 in Abu Dhabi
The Circle Conference 2009, a development initiative aimed at creating new filmmaking opportunities in the Middle East, is looking for applicants.
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NewsImagenation Abu Dhabi promotes Brunner to COO
Imagenation Abu Dhabi has promoted Stefan Brunner to the position of chief operating officer, responsible for all operational activities of the company, at the same time as continuing in his present role of chief financial officer.
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NewsQadhafi, Beckerman start $100m production fund Natural Selection
Libya’s Major General Engineer Al-Saadi Qadhafi has come on board as the major financier behind Natural Selection LLC, a new $100m+ private equity funded production company. Matty Beckerman formed Natural Selection, and will serve as CEO, based in Los Angeles.
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NewsIranian film-maker Ghobadi released from prison
Iranian Kurdish film-maker Bahman Ghobadi, whose film No One Knows About The Persian Cats opened the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival, has been released from an Iranian prison.
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NewsUniversal Pictures promotes Niels Swinkels
Niels Swinkels has been promoted to senior vice president, distribution, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) for Universal Pictures International.
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NewsDubai Film Market unveils deals round-up
The Dubai Film Market has announced a round-up of deals that were concluded during and in the months following its inaugural edition in December 2008.
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NewsNew Films closes deals with Falcon, BBI
New Films International has sold a seven-title package to Falcon Films in the Middle East for Witch Hunt,P.V.C.-1, Mysterious Hearts,Peter And Vandy, Camp Hope, Circle, and Keepsake.
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NewsFocus soars with Macdonald’s Eagle Of The Ninth
Focus Features International has virtually sold out the world on Kevin Macdonald’s upcoming Roman Britain epic Eagle Of The Ninth, which is set to begin shooting later this summer with Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell.
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NewsSouth Africa’s DV8 kicks off football projects
DV8, the South African production and financing project, is planning to harness the football mania already descending on the country in advance of the 2010 World Cup.
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NewsDabis to focus on Middle East through new production vehicle
Cherien Dabis, whose Amreeka screened in Directors’ Fortnight last night (May 19), has teamed up with a US-based private investor to form the development, financing and production company Levantine Entertainment.
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NewsMPower close deals on The Stoning of Soraya M.
US-based MPower International has sold The Stoning Of Soraya M. to Scanbox in Scandinavia, Nu Metro in South Africa and Independent Distributors in Israel.
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NewsSola continues on its journey with Turtle
Sola Media is continuing to do business on Turtle: The Incredible Journey and closed deals after the second screening for Greece (PAS Distribution) and Korea (Line Tree) and is about to sign on further for Middle East and South East Asia.
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NewsDubai Film Festival puts France in the spotlight
The Dubai International Film Festival has announced that this year’s edition will include a focus on French cinema.
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NewsADFC unveils initiatives for local film-makers
The recently-launched Abu Dhabi Film Commission (ADFC) has unveiled a raft of initiatives to support the country’s burgeoning film and TV industry, including a tie-up with Mira Nair’s Maisha Film Lab.