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CommentSelling the Sizzle, Not the Steak
Sales agents are finding it increasingly difficult to close pre-sales, as cash-strapped buyers practice a wait-and-see policy.
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CommentThe UK’s Digital Economy Bill – a victory for copyright owners?
In this week’s Guest Comment, Denise Nurse and Laurie Cooke of Halebury Law argue that this UK bill may not be enough to stop the wave of Internet piracy.
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CommentIn rewarding creative ambition, let's not ignore genre films
The UK Film Council’s new three-year plan will focus on “creative excellence”, meaning more risky projects, but will genre films take a back seat?
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CommentChina: Film, Revenue Sharing, Sex
China Film Group reaps big profits from the country’s growing cinema audience, but there is a dark side when local authorities deem a film unpatriotic or too sexually explicit.
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CommentWhither The Message Movie?
The lacklustre perfomance of Green Zone has proved again that cinema audiences are not enticed by Iraq war dramas but more than that it could mark a turning point for high-priced movies with message.
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CommentAwards season blues: films fighting films
Now that the awards season is over, it’s time to get back to judging films on their own merits, rather than creating artificial battles.
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CommentDavid versus Goliath
As the Oscars approach, the showdown between Avatar and The Hurt Locker has tapped into a wider issue
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CommentCollaborating on film development - Why trust doesn’t come into it
Media lawyer, Pamela Forte of Forte Law, explains why trust is no substitute for a legally binding agreement when it comes to collaborating on feature film development material.
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CommentA window to the future
Exhibitors have survived many technological advances but they are now facing an even tougher challenge; a generation that demands movies instantly and is indifferent to whether that is on a big screen or iPod.
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CommentBerlin: Balance Shifts Back To Independents
The imminent collapse of the independent sector, loudly predicted at last year’s Berlin, has not only failed to materialise; this year’s festival suggest is may even benefit from the crumbling studio model.
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CommentThe price of festivals
Film festivals may not be cheap to attend but, on a cultural level, they still have an important role to play in screening ambitious and challenging films that struggle to find mainstream distribution.
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CommentWhat we could learn from Iron Man’s Masters
Arvind Ethan David speculates on what lessons Marvel Entertainment might hold for the UK film industry and those who strive to make her sustainable.
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CommentFaith in the audience
Faith-friendly films may be drawing in the crowds, but Hollywood is still scared of interacting with religious audiences.
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CommentProducers who actually produce
The film industry’s recent equity era turned executives, financiers and, sometimes, stars into “producers” but, in reality, that is often not where the real credit is due.
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CommentHunting down film finance
There is hope for beleaguered UK producers as traditional sources of finance dry up, says London-based film lawyer Sam Tatton Brown.
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CommentGlobes prompt annual sniping
The domestic media has long used Golden Globes week as an excuse to mock The Hollywood Foreign Press Association; but the tide is turning and US studios are increasingly coming round to the huge potential of the international market.
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CommentLessons from Avatar
Mega-blockbusters such as Avatar may be extreme rarities but it serves to remind the industry that while there are big problems yet to be solved; great entertainment and storytelling remain key winning over audiences.
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CommentA Locker full of gold
Despite the difficulties in producing and distributing The Hurt Locker, the heart-pounding Iraq drama is a perfect example of how an independent production can reap the greatest rewards.
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CommentWorlds apart but moving closer
While a gulf still exists between India’s overtly commercial and star-driven film industry and its European counterpart, there are signs that producers from both regions are looking for ways to secure crossover success.
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CommentDesert roses
Business as usual in Dubai, with the region’s film-makers showing off their finest wares