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FeaturesA new approach to international
Why are some of the US studios closing or restructuring their international production and acquisitions departments? John Hazelton reports
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FeaturesFilmNation building
FilmNation’s Glen Basner and Aaron Ryder reveal to Jeremy Kay their recipe for success: whip up commercial productions, add a sales roster from leading directors, and feed a network of international distribution partners
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FeaturesAFM dailies digital editions
If you missed an issue of our AFM 2011 print editions, you can catch up with all five issues here.
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FeaturesDollars & sense
They are young and rich and investing in the US indie business. Jeremy Kay profiles the new breed of equity financiers helping to re-energise the industry.
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FeaturesAFM Buzz: US sellers
Hot projects from US sellers include Ron Howard’s Formula 1 film Rush from Exclusive; Woody Allen’s next film from Focus Features International; Hyde Park’s Iraq-set action thriller Thunder Run; and many more.
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FeaturesAFM buzz: UK sellers
From UK-based sales companies, Pathé brings Luke Evans-starrer No One Lives [pictured]; K5 has footage of Paul Walker in Vehicle 19; Goldcrest offers a new film from Penelope Spheeris; and Protagonist unveils 3D footage from hot sequel StreetDance 2, plus more buzzy projects.
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FeaturesRon Howard
Ron Howard will drop in to the AFM this week to rally support among buyers for Rush, a rare foray into the independent space for the director of hits like The Da Vinci Code, A Beautiful Mind and Apollo 13.
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FeaturesMaking it work in Rome
The International Rome Film Festival’s industry initiatives New Cinema Network and The Business Street are well-liked by producers and financiers; Screen also previews the NCN projects including Paddy Considine’s new film.
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FeaturesAnubhav Sinha
The Mumbai-based director talks to Screen about sci-fi movie Ra.One, starring Shah Rukh Khan,which is being released worldwide this week on more than 3,500 screens.
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FeaturesBFI London Film Festival 2011, Part 2
Photos from the second week of the LFF, attended by the likes of Alexander Payne, George Clooney, Madonna and Freida Pinto.
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FeaturesMost wanted
Stephen and Simon Cornwell, the sons of writer John le Carré, tell Screen why their company Ink Factory (with Rhodri Thomas) is following the models used by Unknown and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy to produce a slate of upscale thrillers with global appeal out of Europe
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FeaturesThe spirit of Tokyo
The organisers of this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival are confident there is enough global goodwill towards Japan to attract international visitors to this year’s festival.
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FeaturesManaki Brothers International Cinematographers’ Film Festival
The 32nd annual festival was held in Bitola, Macedonia from Oct 15-21.
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FeaturesArab talent in bloom
As political change and renewal sweeps across the Middle East, the film industry in the Arab world is also undergoing a transformation. In step with this week’s Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Screen profiles some of the region’s rising film-making and acting talent now stepping onto the international stage.
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FeaturesCan Doha strike gold?
As this year’s Doha Tribeca Film Festival gets underway, Geoffrey Macnab explores the strategy of the Doha Film Institute and looks at its impact on film-making in the region.
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FeaturesBFI London Film Festival videos, week two
More from the LFF, including George Clooney in the spotlight, Madonna on the red carpet; plus press conferences for Trishna, The Descendants, A Dangerous Method, Anonymous and The Ides of March.
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FeaturesAsia moves towards regional cooperation
At last week’s Asian Film Policy Forum in Busan, policy-makers from across Asia discussed how they can create region-wide support structures for film.