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FeaturesThe blossoming of Istanbul
As the Istanbul Film Festival (April 2-17) celebrates its 30th anniversary, Screen’s Edna Fainaru, a long-time consultant for the festival, suggests why the Turkish event is such a popular fixture on the international circuit
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FeaturesThe war for the living room
Can the likes of Google and Apple overthrow the cable TV establishment by creating a simple way for customers to access content directly through web browsers? Colin Brown believes so
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FeaturesSelling sales to the UK
Screen talks to representatives of Film Export UK as the export budget of the UK Film Council is lost
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FeaturesHop leaps to the top of the UK box office
Optimum Releasing celebrates its biggest-ever box office weekend despite Hop pipping Source Code to the top spot.
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FeaturesThe UK space race
As Warner Bros prepares to transform Leavesden into its permanent UK base, and with the government having pledged to keep the tax credit intact, Sarah Cooper asks how the UK can build on a year of record investment in 2010
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FeaturesGuadalajara 2011
26th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) ran March 25-April 1 in Mexico.
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FeaturesIain Smith
The veteran producer talks about the new Skillset Craft and Technical Academy, his new role with inward investment, and thoughts on the UKFC handover to the BFI.
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FeaturesSummer 2012: The Film Games
Summer 2012 represents a unique challenge for UK distributors with a packed sporting and cultural schedule, including The London Olympics, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the European Football Championships. But it also represents opportunities. Andreas Wiseman has an early look at how the industry is gearing up.
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FeaturesMichael Lewis
RealD CEO Michael Lewis talks to Screen about the early days of RealD and the company’s strategy going forward.
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FeaturesEight Minutes Idle
The second feature to come out of South West Screen’s iFeatures scheme is a romantic comedy set in a Bristol call centre, starring Brit actors of the moment Tom Hughes and Ophelia Lovibond.
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FeaturesWeekly International Box Office Mar 25-27
Battle: Los Angeles narrowly edges out Rango at the top of a stagnant international box office
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FeaturesDiagonale, Festival of Austrian Film 2011, Graz
Winners at Diagonale, Festival of Austrian Film 2011 (March 22 -27)
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FeaturesLimitless breaks free at top of UK box office
Three new entries make up the top three at the UK box office over the March 25-27 weekend.
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FeaturesThe 60 days that could change the world (of film)
Is Warner Bros’ attempt to shrink the theatrical window with the launch of a premium VoD window really the enormous threat international cinema owners fear it could be? Jeremy Kay reports on the eve of CinemaCon.
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FeaturesFilmart 2011: Growing confidence in pan-Chinese market
Hong Kong Filmart had a busy year in terms of networking and big launches, with some deals closed; but some Asian sellers bemoaned the lack of Western buyers attending.
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FeaturesAs Luck Would Have It
Cult Spanish director Alex De La Iglesia follows the success of his Silver Lion winning film The Last Circus with this dark film starring Salma Hayek, which was blacklisted for five years before being rescued by Spanish producer Andres Vicente Gomez.
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FeaturesLuc Besson
The French film-maker talks to Screen about the EuropaCorp strategy following the departure of Le Pogam and his new project The Lady, starring Michelle Yeoh.
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FeaturesAtli Orvarsson
The composer talks about the ‘archaeological journey’ of scoring The Eagle, real instruments vs. samples, and Hans Zimmer’s influence.
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FeaturesThe regional divide
As the UK industry is invited to consult on a draft strategy for new regional body Creative England, Sarah Cooper discovers that there is a fierce debate going on behind the scenes.